If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “ Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back — thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “ You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “ a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police for stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man..

“ I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “ So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(棲息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.

“ I saw the sign ‘ Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘ How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “ Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大鏡) , ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼蟲) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘ Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

41. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.

   A. broke the law and ended up in prison         B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

   C. often laughed at people on the streets          D. often caught butterflies and took them home

42. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

   A. found the butterfly had died out                 B. won many prizes from his professor

   C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology             D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

43. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _________.

   A. made Bonner famous                               B. changed Bonner’s life

   C. brought Bonner wealth                            D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

44. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

   A. A Promise to Mom                                         B. A Man Saved by Butterflies

   C. A Story of Butterflies                                     D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

33. He waited until it was dark ____ nobody could see him clearly.

A. so that         B. in order to        C. although           D. However

33. —________ she come to see you today?

— Of course, please. And I’d rather she ________ me the truth.

A. Will; informed               B. Can; inform

C. Shall; told                       D. Should; will tell

Growing up together in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship would last forever. But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered. "Do you think I've somehow offended her?" Fry asked her husband.

Turner, meanwhile, had thought she was no longer important to Fry. "She's got a family now," she told herself. "We're just too different to be close like before."

Finally, Fry picked up the courage to call her old friend. At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other. A month later, they got together, laughing and sharing confidences.

   "Thank goodness I finally took action," Fry says. "We both realized we were as important to each other as ever."

There are good reasons to value our friendships. Once a public-opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 people to identify one or two things that said the most about themselves. Friends far outranked（高于）homes, jobs, clothes and cars.

   “A stable friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction and keeps us connected,” says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association. "It is what we should protect." However, says Brant R. Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University, "The better friends you are, the more likely you'll face conflicts." And even the result can be what you don't want--an end to the relationship.

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. Here's what experts suggest:

◆Swallow your pride.

◆Apologize when you're wrong--even if you've also been wronged.

◆See things from your friend's point of view.

◆Accept that friendships change.

Making friends can sometimes seem easy, says Yager. The hard part is keeping the connections strong and long. Her suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and develop.

71．The first paragraph is written mainly to_______.

     A．complain something to her husband

     B．show Lisa Fry missed her friend

     C．show family is more important than friendship

     D．introduce the topic to be discussed

72．The underlined word “awkward” in the third paragraph probably means______.

       A．uncomfortable      B．uninteresting      C．convenient        D．relaxed

73．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

       A．Once friendship is broken, there is no way to be repaired.

       B．People don’t value friendship over other things

       C．The more and better friends we make, the happier we are.

       D．Lisa Fry and Paula Turner were as important to each other as ever.

74．Experts suggest that_________.

     A．Making friends should be no difficult experience.

     B．We should consider things for our friends first

     C．We should not have to apologize if it is not our fault

     D．Friendship should be one-way process and worth our effort.

75．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

      A．A Broken Friendship       

       B．Opinions on Friendship and Friends

      C．What Is Good Friendship?   

       D．How to Mend a Broken Friendship

One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.

The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.

1. A. taken              B. held             C. brought          D. drawn

2. A. money            B. help             C. a lift            D. a ride

3. A. As               B. Since           C. Then           D. Because

4. A. recognized         B. learned            C. supposed        D. expected

5. A. sight               B. idea              C. touch                 D. thought

6. A. fast             B. bright           C. strange           D. bad

7. A. put on            B. got on          C. took on          D. had on

8. A. behind            B. with             C. after            D. beside

9. A. and so            B. or so            C. and so on       D. or so on

10. A. head             B. shoulder          C. back           D. neck

11. A. number         B. home           C. place            D. address

12. A. car                  B. pocket           C. hand          D. trousers

13. A. shall            B. will                C. would           D. need

14. A. careful         B. normal           C. drunk    D. dangerous

15. A. held out         B. build up      C. given up  D. turn over

16. A. run away        B. break away    C. set out      D. get out

17. A. I’m sorry B. You’re welcomeC. That’s all rightD. Thank you

18. A. kind      B. polite     C. known         D. necessary

19. A. all        B. fact         C. return         D. the end

20. A. gun       B. pen         C. money          D. notebook

Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought   1   him as my “Valentine man”.

My first recollection of the   2   he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was   3   “Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to   4   my birthstone, a ruby (紅寶石). There is   5   difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember   6   that ring with pride that all the cards in the world   7   not surpass (超越).

  8   I grew older, the gifts gave   9   to heart-shaped boxes filled with my   10__   chocolate and always included a   11   card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became   12   of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less   13  , and I took for granted that the Valentine would   14   be there. I had   15   my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite   16  .

His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a   17   of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a   18_        of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.

Those things never   19  , nor does the memory of a man who never   20   being my Valentine.

1. A. of           B. about       C. up              D. over

2. A. memory      B. magic        C. puzzle            D. presents

3. A. read           B. written             C. shown           D. signed

4. A. recover      B. resemble        C. represent              D. replace

5. A. much        B. little           C. great             D. less

6. A. having       B. owning       C. wearing         D. watching

7. A. could         B. did             C. must             D. should

8. A. Because     B. Since          C. When            D. As

9. A. room         B. way            C. honour          D. seat

10. A. favorite    B. lovely          C. dear                  D. precious

11. A. usual        B. common        C. strange         D. special

12. A. less         B. little            C. more             D. much

13. A. important     B. beautiful       C. familiar          D. standard

14. A. surely      B. always        C. regularly        D. often

15. A. let        B. kept            C. placed            D. remembered

16. A. suitable      B. enough         C. effective         D. sacred

17. A. signal        B. certificate     C. consequence      D. reminder

18. A. tradition       B. hobby        C. habit             D. custom

19. A. lose          B. die             C. miss             D. appear

20. A. thought     B. wanted           C. tried            D. stopped

As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away.  I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers   1   it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I   2   her more each day. My mother does not change, but I   3  . As I grow older and wiser, I realize   4   an extraordinary' person she is. How   5   that I am unable to speak these words in her   6  , but they flow easily from my pen.

    As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just   7   hard work that go into   8  a child? For running after a toddler (學(xué)走步的小孩), for understanding a   9   teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows   10  ? For waiting for the day when a daughter   11   how wise her mother really is?

    How does a   12   woman thank a mother for   13   to be a mother? For being ready   14   advice when asked or remaining   15   when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words  16  ? For being  17   herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she   18   and to help me live up to the example she has   19  . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother   20   in mine.

1．A．a(chǎn)s               B．that            C．until               D．when

2．A．a(chǎn)pprove         B．a(chǎn)ppreciate      C．need                D．resemble

3．A．do              B．have            C．did                D．will

4．A．how             B．that           C．who                D．what

5．A．sad              B．glad            C．comic               D tragic

6．A．a(chǎn)bsence          B．presence        C．a(chǎn)ppearance          D．existence

7．A．common         B．plain           C．normal             D．usual

8．A．raising           B．rising           C．developing          D．training

9．A．childish          B．energetic       C．fearless              D．moody

10．A．a(chǎn)nything        B．something      C．everything           D．nothing

11．A．detects         B．discovers       C．recognizes           D．realizes

12．A．pretty          B．foolish          C．green            D．grown

13．A．failing         B．intending       C．continuing          D．keeping

14．A．by          B．with            C．for                 D．on

15．A．silent         B．quiet           C．cool                D．noiseless

16．A．dozen times    B．a(chǎn) dozen of times C．dozens of times    D．dozen of time

17．A．valuably     B．essentially      C．naturally            D．a(chǎn)ctually

18．A．devotes       B．deserts         C．deserves             D．desires

19．A．set          B．settled           C．placed              D．fixed

20．A．sees         B．finds            C．is                  D．looks

This writer’s book sells ___.

A. nice   B. well   C. smooth    D. wonderful

I ___ get on the bus when I heard someone calling me from behind.’

A.was to   B. was going to  C.would   D. was about to

Tolerance: Respect the differences in others

       You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place   36   you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is   37   easy. What can you do   38   you just don’t like one of your classmates?

       If you discover that you have problems   39   your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the   40   to recognize and respect the   41   in others. We cannot change the way that other people act,   42   it is important to learn to live happily with them.  

       Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better    43    with each other. Getting to know someone   44     help you understand why they do things   45   from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad.   46   teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.

       One thing to   47   is the old saying, “Treat others how you want   48   ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is   49   to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate   50   it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to   51   who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be   52   of the differences in others and not try to make them change. 

       It is important to   53    tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier.  Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very   54   , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make    55   .

36．A．which       B．where       C．that   D．when

37．A．very  B．often C．not always       D．really

38．A．unless       B．since C．because     D．if

39．A．getting along with          B．making apologies to

       C．getting away from   D．fleeing from

40．A．reflection  B．benefit      C．patience    D．a(chǎn)bility

41．A．characteristics  B．thoughts   C．consequence    D．differences

42．A．so    B．a(chǎn)nd   C．but    D．a(chǎn)lthough

43．A．moods      B．habits       C．relationships    D．feelings

44．A．must B．may C．should      D．can

45．A．fortunately       B．easily       C．differently       D．a(chǎn)ttentively

46．A．Patience   B．Experience       C．Tolerance        D．kindness

47．A．keep in touch   B．keep in mind   C．keep up with    D．keep to yourselves

48．A．to treat     B．being treated    C．to be treated    D．to be treating

49．A．a(chǎn)ttractive  B．important        C．desperate D．fantastic

50．A．something       B．a(chǎn)nything   C．everything       D．nothing

51．A．change     B．remind     C．promise    D．decide

52．A．convenient       B．respectful        C．negative    D．unselfish

53．A．ignore      B．cancel      C．prevent     D．practice

54．A．diverse    B．same C．individual D．a(chǎn)pparent

55．A．no difference   B．a(chǎn)n effect   C．a(chǎn)n apology       D．a(chǎn) difference