Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered and a child rarely dislikes food _____ it is badly cooked.

   A. if         B. until                 C. that                   D. unless

Dear Cassy,

Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the fact that you are only 15 years old, my wife and I would be willing to consider your application if you can meet a few modest requirements:

1. Submit（提交）three letters from teachers who will prove that you have never failed to follow directions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in a homework assignment（任務(wù)）on time.

2. Submit a note from two doctors which says that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.

3. Submit a document（文件）from your physical education teacher or team coach that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in less than nine minutes, climb an oily rope to a height of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing（平衡）a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without complaint or injury.

4. Submit letters from at least two mental health experts saying that you have never had a bad thought towards any living being or not living object.

    5. Play and defeat five expert chess players with your eyes covered after going without sleep for 48 hours.

    6. Wait patiently for two years while we make sure that all your documents are true.

                                                     Your loving and trusting friends,

                                                                     The Smiths

60. From the letter we can know that ________.

    A. Cassy wrote to the Smiths twice       B. Cassy loves children very much

    C. Cassy will be in perfect health         D. Cassy does very well in her studies

61. What can we infer from the letter?

    A. Their children are hard to baby-sit.     B. Their children are well educated.

    C. Cassy is good at doing many things.    D. Cassy won’t get the job as a baby-sitter.

62. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

    A. Rules for baby-sitting                B. Modest requirements

    C. A job application letter               D. Private investigations

63. Which of the following words can best describe the Smiths?

A. Humorous.     B. Patient.          C. Honest.           D. Kind-hearted.

　　A new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent，increasing the brainpower they had at birth.

　　Until now，it has been widely assumed that the kind of mental ability that allows us to solve new problems without having any relevant previous experience—what psychologists call fluid intelligence—is innate and cannot be taught（though people can raise their grades on tests of it by practicing）.

　　But in the new study，researchers describe a method for improving this skill，along with experiments to prove it works.

　　The key, researchers found, was carefully structured training in working memory—the kind that allows memorization of a telephone number just long enough to dial it. This type of memory is closely related to fluid intelligence，so the researchers reasoned that improving it might lead to improvements in fluid intelligence.

　　First they measured fluid intelligence of volunteers using standard tests. Then they trained each in a complicated memory task—the child’s card game，in which they had to recall a card they saw and heard. During the course, they needed to ignore irrelevant items，monitor ongoing performance，manage two tasks at the same time and connect related items to one another in space and time.

　　The four groups experienced a half-hour of training daily for 8，12，17 and 19 days，respectively. To make sure they were not just improving their test-taking skills，the researchers compared them with control groups that took the tests without the training.

　　The results, published Monday in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences，were striking. Improvement in the trained groups was a lot greater. Moreover，the longer they trained, the higher their scores were. All performers，from the weakest to the strongest，showed significant improvement.

　　“Our results show you can increase your intelligence with proper training.”said Dr Jaeggi, a co-author of the paper.“No one knows how long the gains will last after training stops，”he added，“and the experiment’s design did not allow the researchers to determine whether more training would continue to produce further gains.”

67．The researchers thought the key to improving the intelligence was ______________.

A．memorizing telephone numbers

B．improving working memory

C．training in concentration

D．recalling a card

68．The following aspects of the training help increase intelligence EXCEPT___________.

A．ignoring irrelevant items

B．monitoring ongoing performance

C．managing two tasks at the same time

D．using previous experience

69．When the experiment was conducted，the researchers______________.

A．trained the four groups for the same period of time

B．only made comparisons between the four groups

C．compared the four groups with control groups

D．trained the four groups together

70．By writing the article，the writer intends to ______________.

A．inform the readers of a new study

B．call on people to be trained to increase intelligence

C．prove one’s born brainpower can be improved

D．tell people the improved intelligence will last forever

Britain’s parents have admitted school is harder today than it was when they were kids．A poll（民意測(cè)驗(yàn)）of 1，500 parents shows that those with children who have recently sat（參加）A-level or GCSE exams believe today’s exams are harder than the ones they sat at school．One in four thought A-levels were getting harder-compared to just twelve percent who thought they were easier．The figures for GCSEs were more evenly split with 26 percent thinking they were harder and 21 percent believing they were easier．This is the first survey（調(diào)查）of the opinion of parents whose youngsters have just sat exams．They told pollsters they believed the higher pass rates in examinations today were due to the youngsters concerned working harder．"But another reason given was that they believed today’s youngsters felt there was little chance of success in life without qualification（資格）．Parents are seeing standards rise and their children working harder and being smarter than their generation." says Dr Christina Townsend，president of the Ed excel exam board，which commissioned（委托） the survey．The poll，carried out by Opinion Research Business for the exam board，also showed parents supported government plans to allow students to see their marked papers after they had completed their exams．The move（行動(dòng)）is designed to help them decide whether they should doubt their standard．

59. What do you know about Britain’s school education from the text？

A. Students are burdened with too much homework after school．

B. Students are tired of learning at school．

C. Most students can’t pass the A-level or GCSE exams．

D. Exams are more difficult today and pupils are working harder．

60. The writer’s purpose in writing this text is ____．

A. to show the result of a poll of 1，5000 parents

B. to tell parents that their youngsters are working hard

C. to prove that youngsters are smarter than their parents

D. to request that exams be easier

61. We can infer from the text that ____．

A. the government will take steps to lower the standards of exams．

B. Students were once not allowed to see their marked papers．

C. Parents didn’t work hard when they were at school

D. More parents think A-levels are getting harder and GCSEs are getting easier

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I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I  41  to play, too."You're  42  young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's   43  by heart from hearing her practice, they   44   me begin. I was four.  45   joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud  46  my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was  47  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly  48  .There was a comfort in those keys.

That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of  49  and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I  50  my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt  51  I lost my oldest friend.

The insurance (保險(xiǎn)) supplied the money to purchase  52  .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I  53  an envelope containing a gift certificate(禮券)to Hammell Music for a  54  .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it  55   .

And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's  56  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,  57  and smiling. Every song is for them and the  58   goes on.

And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  59  that old things pass away and new life  60  .

41.A.planned  B.allowed       C.begged D.dared

42.A.very       B.so C.not      D.too

43.A.lessons   B.piano   C.keys     D.text

44.A.permitted       B.promised     C.let       D.made

45.A.What a   B.What   C.How    D.How many

46.A.until       B.when   C.as soon as    D.after

47.A.likely     B.ready   C.discouraged D.afraid

48.A.dropped  B.went    C.came to       D.slept

49.A.people    B.students       C.boys    D.children

50.A.destroyed       B.left      C.lost      D.rebuilt

51.A.as though       B.even though C.even if D.though

52.A.the other B.another       C.a house       D.one

53.A.accepted B.gained  C.received      D.won

54.A.present   B.piano   C.house   D.sum of money

55.A.for myself     B.at all    C.any way      D.above all

56.A.bed B.clothing      C.portrait       D.name

57.A.crying    B.listening      C.singing D.playing

58.A.joy  B.piano   C.sadness D.friendship

59.A.book      B.reminder     C.equipment   D.instrument

60.A.disappears      B.remains       C.stops    D.begins

--- You won’t go to Kathy’s wedding party, will you?

  --- No, __________ invited.

      A．though             B．if           C．unless              D．a(chǎn)s

What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was______in the traffic jam.

       A. broken up  B. put up C. held up      D. kept up

Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard －        , you failed.

       A．in other words  B．a(chǎn)fter all    C．in the end D．a(chǎn)t the same time

As a member of the society,we are_____to obey whatever law for the sake of the public.(泰安市)

       A.curious           B.adorable         C.reasonable        D.bound

The National Day Parade for the 60th anniversary of the founding of China is so grand that it certainly doesn’t          the whole nation.

       A．let down   B．calm down       C．break down      D．set down