The wrong you have done him is terrible, ___ I think, in my opinion, you should make an apology to him．

       A．which            B．what              C．that                    D．for which

—That joke doesn't sound fun．

       —____．It doesn't but it _____．

       A．No; is             B．Yes; does        C．Yes; is                 D．No; was

．____ their inexperience, they have done a very good job．

       A．Giving            B．To give           C．Given                 D．Being given

—Do you have any idea who is ____ interviewee today?

       —Sure, _____ 18-year-old girl from Xiamen．

       A．the; a             B．the; an           C．a(chǎn)n; a                        D．a(chǎn)n; the

—Now, where is my straw hat?

       —____! Father's calling us downstairs．

       A．Take your time                                B．Don't worry            

       C．Come on                                     D．Take it easy

Last year, on report card day, my son and a bunch of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald’s. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A’s, and Laurie got a cellphone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she’s only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $ 10 for each A.”

I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cellphone, and the portable DVD player?

I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle vanish before my eyes-no more of those $ 5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything!

I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal attained by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns, runs-batted-in? What about orchestra? Would first chair pay more than second? I’d be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.

“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that’s about it.”

Don’t you just hate that? We’re all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation.

71．The sentence “As the homework load increased, my income would decrease.” in the third paragraph probably means _____________.

       A．taking care of the children would influence my work

       B．I would spend more money on my children’s homework

       C．reducing children’s homework load would cost me a lot

       D．more rewards would be needed as the children grew up

72．We can tell from the passage that the author’s son was in ___________.

       A．primary school                         B．junior middle school

       C．high school                           D．university

73．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.

       A．if you pay the children for good grades, they would take it for granted

       B．if you buy children pizza for good grades, they would work harder

       C．children would not ask for rewards when they enter high school

       D．children would not ask for rewards when they enter university

74．The example of the author’s neighbor shows that ____________.

       A．pizza is the best way to motivate children

       B．reward is not the only way to motivate children

       C．the author’s neighbor was very poor

       D．the author’s neighbor’s son didn’t like reward

75．What is the author’s attitude toward paying children reward for good grades?

       A．Favorable                                   B．Ambiguous         

       C．Disagreeable                                  D．Unknowable

Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation(剝奪) cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students. All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies help document the consequences.

A study at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., showed what may seem obvious to most: All-nighters are not an effective way to succeed in school.

“You can’t do your best work when you’re sleep-deprived,” says psychology professor Pamela Thacher, who wrote the study. Thacher, studied the sleeping patterns and grades of 111 students to see the relationship between sleep and their GPAs.

Two-thirds of the students reported that they had pulled at least one all-nighter during a semester. Many students believe that it’s a “rite of passage”(標(biāo)志) to stay up all night during college and that “it’s kind of fun,” Thacher says.

But “if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,” Thacher says. “Pulling all-nighters gives in your (overall) sleep” and makes it difficult to reach full academic potential.

Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation include delayed reactions and tendencies to make mistakes.

A Stanford University study may help persuade at least student athletes to make more time for bed. Cheri Mah, a graduate researcher at Stanford, worked with six basketball players, who all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night.

“Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game,” says Mah, who released results from an ongoing study in June. “It’s not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep could make athletically,” they’d apply it more to their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.

66．According to the study at St. Lawrence University, ___________.

       A．one can reach his potential by staying up late

       B．it takes one all night to recite a passage

       C．the less one sleeps, the more effective his work is

       D．a(chǎn)ll-nighters affect one’s academic performance

67．The underlined word “document” in the first paragraph probably means ___________.

A．prove                 B．check               C．oppose              D．improve

68．Which of the following statements is true?

A．All-nighters are a short-cut to success in school.

       B．All-nighters can make one’s GPAs much higher.

       C．Staying up late tends to react slowly and make mistakes.

       D．The study may help persuade all students to sleep well.

69．According to Cheri Mah, _______.

       A．a(chǎn)thletes improve their performance only by means of nutrition and exercise

       B．it is known to all that those who get extra sleep perform better

       C．people don’t understand getting more sleep can make a difference

       D．a(chǎn)thletes should sleep as much as possible to run faster

70．What is this passage mainly concerned about?

A．A study on all-nighters at St. Lawrence University.

       B．College students’ performance suffering from lack of sleep.

       C．Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation.

       D．A Stanford University study on athletes’ sleep

When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!

At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres (a small collection of flowers they pin to their jackets). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.

Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.

High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, on a pleasure cruise boat.

But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.

The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.

Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the prom. But others like to go with friends, to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye.

       If you like the idea of a prom, why don't you and your classmates organize one for your graduation?

61．What does the word “prom” probably mean in the passage?

       A．A dancing competition.                        B．A party held to celebrate graduation.

       C．A fashion show.                                 D．An election.

62．Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?

       A．Renting a ballroom.                             B．Taking a cruise boat.

       C．Holding it in the school gym.                D．Wearing formal dresses.

63．Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?

       A．They take pictures at the prom.

       B．They wear formal clothes or special clothes.

       C．Music is played at the prom.

       D．Teachers and parents attend it.

64．Why do some students attend the prom with their friends?

       A．They want to be elected by their friends us the Prom King or Queen.

       B．They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents.

       C．They don’t want to depend on their parents.

       D．They will part with their friends in a short time.

65．Why is the prom so important to students?

       A．They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen.

       B．They can be relieved from the study pressure.

       C．They are going to say goodbye to their friends.

       D. The prom is to mark the graduation and after it they will be independent.

A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street. He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed（猛撞） into the Jag’S side door! He slammed on the brakes. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you?”

The young boy was apologetic. ”Please, Mister. . . Please, I’m sorry…I didn”t know what else to do. I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”

With tears dripping down his face, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother, ”he said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’ t lift him up. ”

Now sobbing, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me. ”

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. “Thank you and may God bless you. ” the grateful child told the stranger.

56．The executive slowed down because         .

A．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car

B．he saw a boy rush out from between cars

C．he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out

D．a(chǎn) brick smashed into the Jag’s side door

57．The boy threw the brick to the car in order to           .

A．disturb the driver on purpose                B．destroy the car of the stranger

C．a(chǎn)sk someone to drive him home            D．stop someone to help him

58．Knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel        .

A．sympathized and excited                      B．regretful and sympathized

C．a(chǎn)shamed and regretful                         D．a(chǎn)ngry and regretful

59．After the boy’s brother fell off his wheelchair,            .

A．the boy threw bricks at several cars

B．the boy tried to stop several cars

C．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously

D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car

60．From the last paragraph we can learn that          .

A．you shouldn’t drive so fast that someone throws at you

B．it is common to throw a brick at a car running too fast

C．you can’t go through your life without a brick throwing at you

D．you should pay more attention to others and help them

 “Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a typical  36  of Chinglish.

Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal(字面上的) translation of the Chinese greeting with a   37  English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American     38  . I was too delighted to believe her. Her words could not   39  me at all. So I did a   40  on Google.Com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages  41  “Long time no see”. This sentence has been   42  used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, or any other possible place. Though it is  43  informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily.   44  , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the   45   will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

Nobody knows the  46  of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully  47  a world wide famous Chinese detective named  “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom   48  quoting(引用) Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon “Long time on see” became a   49   phrase in America  50  the popularity of these movies.

Some people  51  America to a huge pot (熔爐). All kinds of culture are   52  in the pot together, and they  53  the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also  54  some changes to be  55  in the mixed pot.

36．A．example              B．sign                    C．word                  D．change

37．A．damaged             B．perfected             C．learned                D．ruined

38．A．custom               B．greeting               C．habit                   D．proverb

39．A．persuade             B．encourage            C．convince             D．believe

40．A．job                      B．research              C．survey                D．search

41．A．containing           B．printing               C．publishing            D．expressing

42．A．widely                 B．hardly                 C．seldom                D．search

43．A．lots of                 B．plenty of              C．lots of                 D．sort of

44．A．Unfortunately       B．Luckily                C．However             D．Suddenly

45．A．hardware             B． software            C．operator              D．speaker

46．A．use                     B．origin                  C．expression           D．meaning

47．A．created                B．published             C．did                      D．discovered

48．A．by                      B．in                        C．with                    D．of

49．A．ordinary              B．rare                     C．modern               D．popular

50．A．because               B．a(chǎn)s to                   C．thanks to             D．but for

51．A．compare             B．a(chǎn)dd                     C．join                     D．owe

52．A．joined                  B．mixed                  C．compiled             D．done

53．A．improve              B．change                C．lower                  D．promote

54．A．owing                 B．putting                C．taking                 D．contributing

55．A．influenced           B．mentioned            C．used                   D．considered