18．April 22，2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day （TOD），a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America （NFW） developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
         The program offers，millions of girls a first-hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 percent of the U．S．workforce，girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics，to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities，not just their appearance．
         The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school，boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom，especially in math．science and computer science，the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented （數(shù)量不足） in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers，particularly in non-traditional fields．
         Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful，TOD had been criticized for excluding boys，and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO，"added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
61．The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day isC
A．to encourage girls to get top paying jobs，
B．to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．to give girls a chance to visit their mothers'offices
62．Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology？B
A．They are not interested in these fields．
B．They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
63．TOD was criticized because some peopleA．
A．thought it was not fair to boys
B．did not like having children at work
C．did not have daughters to take to work
D．would rather have their daughters stay at home
64．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A
A．Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
65．What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words？D
A．Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．

17．February 4，2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin．
    Among professional basketball players，Jeremy Lin's background is not typical．He graduated from Harvard University，which sends few players to the NBA，and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player．
    Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan．When Lin's father moved to U．S．，his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son，introducing him to the game at the age of five．The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun．
    In high school，Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA．When he applied for college，he was not offered a single sports scholarship．However，after his admission to Harvard，he was offered a place on its college basketball team．
    During Lin's time at Harvard，his basketball career began to speed up．He scored 1，482 points，making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history．
    When he graduated，no professional teams offered Lin a contract，but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League．He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors．
    At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement．He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years．But slowly，the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety．In a few very difficult months，he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up．
    But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream，so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come．Then his moment arrived on February 4，2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight．After that，he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory．Knicks fans developed the nickname for him"Linsanity"（林發(fā)瘋）．Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100"Most Influential People in the World"，Jeremy Lin included．
67．Which of the following is of little help in Lin's success？D
A．his father's influence            
B．his devotion to basketball
C．his years of hard work           
D．his graduation from Harvard University
68．What does the phrases"wore off"in seventh paragraph probably mean？B
A．arose      B．disappeared        C．grew        D．remained
69．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight．
B．Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning．
C．Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players．
D．Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA．
70．It can be inferred from the passage thatA．
A．Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA．
B．Lin got an easy entry into NBA．
C．Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University．
D．NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University．

16．A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe．Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean，leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports．
    Grimsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe．What makes Grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier（冰川） of ice up to 12 meters thick．The hot volcano heats up the ice above it，which then forms a layer（層）of water between the glacier and the volcano．This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano，keeping it stable．As the water flows out from under the glacier，the pressure lifts．The lava（巖漿） from the volcano then comes up to the surface．This is exactly what happened today．
    Now，airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash．According to KLM，one of Europe's biggest airlines，airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it．Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane's engines，causing damage to the plane．
  The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland．The volcano left ash and sharp glass-like
rocks all over the countryside．Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating
ash-covered grass or the sharp object．
63．What makes Grimsvom different from other volcanoes？A
A．It is below ice．
B．It lies under the sea
C．It is the largest volcano                     
D．It is lava affects the airlines
64．What keeps Grimsvom still？D
A．The slow flow of water                      
B．The low water temperature
C．The thick glacier                           
D．The water pressure
65．Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption？C
A．People stop traveling in Europe              
B．Airlines suffer from the loss of planes
C．It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside 
D．Farmers have lost many of their animals
66．This text is most probably taken fromB．
A．a research paper                           
B．a newspaper report
C．a class presentation                        
D．a geography textbook．

15．Bekoji is a small town of farmers in the Ethiopian highlands．There，time almost stands still，and the number of horse drawn carts is much greater than that of motor vehicles．Yet，it has consistently produced many of the world's best distance runners．
It's appealing．When breathing the thin air of Bekoji，to focus on the special conditions of the place．The town sits on the side of a volcano nearly 10，000 feet above sea level，making daily life a kind of high altitude training．Children in this region often start running at an early age．Covering great distances to fetch water and firewood or to reach the nearest school．Their disproportionately （不成比例地） long legs is also advantageous for distance runners．
A strong desire burns inside Bekoji's young runners．Take Millionn Abate for example．Forced to quit school in fifth grade after his father died，Abate worked as a shoe-shine boy for years．He saw a hope in running and joined Santayehu Eshetu's training program．This 18-year-old ran very fast to the finish of a 12 mile run with his bare feet bleeding．The coach took off his own Nikes and handed them to him．To help Abate continue，the coach arranged a hotel job for him，which pays $ 9 a month．
Most families in Bekoji live from hand to mouth and distance running offers the younger generation a way out．Bekoji's famous person Derartu Tulu，who won the 10，000-meter Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 2000，is a national hero．As a reward，the government gave her a house．She also won millions of dollars in the races．
Encouraged by such signs of success，thousands of kids from the villages surrounding Bekoji have moved into town．They crowd the classrooms at Bekoji Elementary School，where Eshetu works as a physical education instructor．All these kids share the same dream．Some day they could become another Derartu Tulu．
59．Which is NOT mentioned as something contributing to the excellence of distance runners in Ethiopia？D
A．Long distance running in daily life．
B．Thin air in the highlands．
C．Extraordinarily long legs．
D．Well-known coaches．
60．What can we know about Bekoji from this passage？B
A．It's the capital of Ethiopia．
B．It's situated near a volcano．
C．It's has trouble handing car accidents．
D．It's home to several Derartu Tulus．
61．What is the goal of Bekoji's school kids？C
A．To become PE teachers．
B．To work as hotel managers．
C．To win in international competitions．
D．To perform well academically at school．
62．What can be inferred from this passage？A
A．More distance runners may appear in Bekoji．
B．Nike will sponsor the young distance runners in Bekoji
C．Bekoji will host an international long-distance competition．
D．The Ethiopian government has spared no efforts in promoting running．

14．NASA will be hosting a huge face-to-face Angry Birds exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral，F(xiàn)lorida for the next year and a half in an effort to help get kids interested in physics and space!
The exhibit is called Angry Birds Space Dating．It has 1.2-metre-high （3.9-foot-high） slingshots（彈弓） that kids can use to fire mini Angry Birds at the green pigs，and there is also a laser-beam obstacle course!The exhibit lets kids make their own personalized Angry Birds games while they learn about gravity's effect on an object's track．
"Gravity will attract an object if it's moving in a straight line，and it will no longer move in a straight line because it gets bent and it goes in a curved track，"astronaut Donald Pettit explains in the video below．
"Astronauts have to worry about these thing  s because if you're in a rocket and you're trying to get from one orbit and arrive at a targeted space station，you end up going in curved tracks and you need to know how to fire your rocket engines so that you can go exactly from where you are to where you want to be．"
Pettit said that the exhibit is a great opportunity for kids who are fans of the game to learn some science，math，and physics while playing instead of just playing an"empty brain-draining video game that crowds out the creativity from the minds of young people．"
 
41．NASA holds the Angry Birds exhibit toA
A．interest kids in science
B．help kids get interests
C．get kids interested in a gamev
D．teach kids to play a game
42．Kids can do all the following things in the exhibit EXCEPTB．
A．firing mini Angry Birds at the green pigs
B．playing a video game called Angry Birds
C．making their own special Angry Birds games
D．learning how gravity affects an object's moving track
43．The underlined word"curved"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．bent         B．straight         C．round        D．smooth
44．Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage？C
A．Objects'moving tracks will be affected by gravity．
B．Astronauts should pay attention to the effects of gravity．
C．Only fans of Angry Birds can go to the exhibit．
D．Playing the video game may make a kid dull．
45．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．An exhibit for kids．
B．Come and Play with Angry Birds．
C．Gravity changes an object's track．
D．NASA connected with Angry Birds．

13．請說出劃線部分的句子成分：
The young man offered the old man his own seat．（　�。�

A．

賓語

B．

定語

C．

賓語補足語

D．

表語

12．The decision to enter F1and compete at the highest level of motorsport was an intended move by Toyota，the world's third largest auto manufacturer，to further challenge its own capabilities．By going head-to-head with the industry's top performers on the world's premier racing stage，the Japanese giant was setting itself a huge task．A sport with an enormous international following，the risks of entering the F1arena are high-but there are rich rewards for those who succeed．Besides being a showcase for state-of-the-art technology，the intense competition in this most demanding of racing disciplines leaves no room for self-satisfaction．More importantly，it fosters（培養(yǎng)）the kind of forward-thinking team spirit that Toyota is seeking．
While F1benefited greatly from the added prestige of having such a distinguished newcomer among its competitors，the demands placed on Panasonic Toyota Racing last year revealed the shortcomings of not having enough experience as a team．Mistakes were made and valuable lessons were learned，among which was the fundamental truth："To stand still in F1is to go backwards．"
With the past in mind，preparations for the 2003season included sweeping changes on both the technical and personnel（人事的）sides．The management at Toyota Motorsport GmbH was restructured，with John Howett moving from Toyota Motor Marketing Europe to become President，thus enabling the company founder，Ove Andersson，more time to concentrate on the operation of the race team at the track．Andersson's value as an inspirational leader was one of the team's biggest assets（財富）in 2002．

68．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2mean？B
A．To go backwards，Toyota has to stand still．
B．If Toyota doesn't make improvements，they will fall behind．
C．Keeping calm will help go forward．
D．In order to keep up with other teams，Toyota has to stand still．
69．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．Toyota entered F1to enlarge its market．
B．Entering F1is low risk but rich rewarding．
C．Toyota team has always been experienced．
D．Toyota made good preparations for the 2003season．
70．What will the next paragraph talk about if the passage goes on？B
A．Preparations for the 2003season．
B．The value of Ove Andersson．
C．How to improve the European market．
D．Changes on technical side．

11．The UK government is considering removing"Best Before"dates on food packaging in the country，in order to prevent throwing away of million tons of eatable produce worth£6bn each year．
According to the Waste and Resources Action Program，British families throw away 8.3million tons of food and drink a year，while most of it ends up in garbage sites．It is reported that more than 5million tons of the thrown-away food still remains eatable．
"Best Before"（BB） is not the same as"Use By"（UB）．BB is about quality not safety．UB is the key date in terms of safety．"Best Before"indicates the date before which a product provides the most satisfying experience for the consumer．It's safe to eat，but it just won't be at their best．By contrast，"UB"dates show when food is no longer safe and should be thrown away．One exception is eggs，which should not be eaten after their"BB"dates because they can contain salmonella bacteria，which could multiply．By law，pre-packed food must show a"BB"date．
The government will set down new policies that will provide better information for shoppers and stop them from throwing away food before it is even opened．Under the new policies，sellers will have to produce labels （標簽） that will give accurate information of the health risks associated with foods that remain on shelves，or in the fridge for a certain period before being eaten．Seafood and eggs，for example，would be more likely to carry warnings of potential risks of food poisoning if they were eaten after a certain date．Bread，however，where risks would be smallest，would carry much simpler labels．
In order to reduce food waste，scientists at Strathclyde University are developing a plastic packaging，which will be on the shelves within two years．The advanced packaging can tell when meat，fish or salad leaves have passed their UB dates or have been left out of the fridge for too long．

60．The UK government is planning to remove BB dates in an attempt toA．
A．reduce food waste                   B．improve food package
C．introduce UB dates                  D．offer advice on keeping food
61．"Best Before"is a date whichC．
A．will apply to all kinds of food         B．indicates when food is to go off
C．concerns quality rather than safety     D．gives full information on potential risks
62．Which would carry the least health risk information on the labels？A
A．Bread．  B．Seafood．  C．Meat．  D．Salad leaves．
63．Which would be the best title for the passage？D
A．Food Safety Policy in UK        B．"Best Before"or"Use By"？
C．Food Waste：Who Is to Blame？D．UK to Remove"BB"Food Labels．

10．Le Whif，an inhaler （吸入劑） that allows chocolate lovers to meet their needs whenever they please without putting on weight，is to be on market in British stores．The invention，called the world's first breatheable food，lets consumers suck in the taste of chocolate or coffee while taking on less than one calorie．Its makers claim it will enable dieters to enjoy their favorite snacks without worrying about their waistline．
The lip-stick-style tube contains hundreds of milligrams of tiny food particles （粒子） which are small enough to be carried by air，but too large to enter the lungs．Each Le Whif contains enough flavor for about eight to ten whiffs （一陣氣味） and costs﹩1.99 on its own，or﹩4.99 a pack of three．The inhaler is available in chocolate as well as coffee flavor．
It was invented by Prof．David Edwards．He said Le Whif was not designed to replace food but could be used to increase dining experiences，such as allowing people to try a variety of dishes from restaurant menus before ordering their meal．
He said，"In terms of living on whiffing，we aren't even close to being there．But there clearly has been a revolution over the last few years where we are eating smaller amounts of food more frequently，and choosing food for its aesthetic （審美的） pleasure．We will be launching new whiffing experiences probably every six months．It is reasonable to predict that the next line of whiffing products will be even more health centered．"
The product came onto market in Paris in 2009and the first production run of 25，000inhalers were sold out within a month．It has since been made available across France and in the US．In Britain Le Whif is to be sold firstly in House of Fraser for a month，after which it could become more widely distributed．

64．We can learn from Paragraph 1thatA．
A．Le Whif isn't availabe in British stores yet
B．Le Whif can help dieters to lose weight
C．Le Whif is calorie-free
D．Le Whif is popular with British chocolate lovers
65．What's the main purpose of inventing Le Whif？D
A．To replace food．
B．To help people stop drinking coffee．
C．To replace the traditional chocolate．
D．To increase people's dining experiences．
66．Which of the following statements does David Edwards agree with？B
A．His new products will come out once a year．
B．The whiffing products in the future will be improved．
C．Le Whif can make people eat less food．
D．Le Whif is a revolution that will change people's life．

9．Several years ago，while attending a communication course，I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list （36）B  in our past that we felt（37）A   of，regretted，or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very （38）A process，but there's always some （39）D soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then（40）B that we find ways to （41）C  people，or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever（42）A  my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story："Making my （43）B，I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff  （44）C of us kids liked．One night，my two buddies（伙伴） and I decided to play a（45）C   on him．
After drinking a few beers，we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town，and wrote on the tank in bright red paint：Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day，almost the whole town saw our glorious （46）B．Within two hours，Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I  （47）D．No one ever found out．
Nearly 20years later．Sheriff Brown's name（48）A   on my list．I didn't even know if he was still（49）D．Last weekend，I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few（50）B，1heard，"Hello？"I said，"Sheriff Brown？"Paused．"Yes．""Well，this is Jimmy Calkins．"
"And I want you to know that I did it？"Paused．"I knew it!"he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a   （51）D discussion．His closing words were："Jimmy，I always felt bad for you   （52）D  your buddies got it off their chest，but you were carrying it  （53）A  all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"
Jimmy inspired me to  （54）C  all the items on my list within two years，and I always remember what I learned from the course：It's never too late to  （55）C  the past wrongdoings．

36．A．everything	B．anything	C．somebody	D．anybody
37．A．ashamed	B．afraid	C．sure	D．proud
38．A．private	B．mysterious	C．interesting	D．funny
39．A．foolish	B．polite	C．simple	D．brave
40．A．expected	B．suggested	C．ordered	D．hoped
41．A．connect with	B．depend on	C．apologize to	D．get along with
42．A．improve	B．continue	C．realize	D．keep
43．A．notes	B．list	C．plan	D．stories
44．A．any	B．most	C．none	D．all
45．A．part	B．game	C．trick	D．record
46．A．view	B．sign	C．attention	D．signal
47．A．lay	B．laid	C．lain	D．lied
48．A．appeared	B．considered	C．presented	D．remembered
49．A．angry	B．happy	C．doubtful	D．alive
50．A．words	B．rings	C．repeats	D．calls
51．A．cold	B．plain	C．nervous	D．lively
52．A．in case	B．so long as	C．unless	D．because
53．A．around	B．out	C．off	D．away
54．A．build up	B．make up	C．clear up	D．give up
55．A．regret	B．forgive	C．right	D．punish