Made from the hide (獸皮) of bushy-haired animals, fur is known as the first material used for clothing．It was used by early humans like the hominoids (類人猿) to keep warm during the winter season or when they traveled to cooler regions．Traditionally, animals were hunted down to produce fur coats．At present though, some animals like the mink (水貂) and the fox are bred and farmed for their fur．Now, wearing fur is considered a luxury because of its price and availability.

    Fur coats are produced and used all over the world especially in cooler countries like Russia and Northern Europe．These are usually made from the fur of bigger animals like bears, wolves and foxes which are hunted down for their meat and hide．Because of this, several of their species have become endangereD．Yet, until now, there has been no law passed to regulate the fur industry．That’s why Animal rights groups, including stars, continue to campaign against fur clothing including fur coat manufacturing.

    Dennis Rodman is the first man, and the first sports star, to do a photo shoot for PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” series.

    During the Fashion Week of NYC in 2005, Rodman came not to sit in the front row at a show, but to unveil his provocative (挑釁的, 震動(dòng)的) new PETA advertisement．In the very tents where designers were pushing fur．In PETA’s advertisement, Rodman appears nude (赤裸的) --- except for his tattoos --- alongside the caption ( 插圖說明), ” Think Ink, Not Mink,” and urges :” Be comfortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs.”

    Rodman watched Pamela Anderson’s three-minute video showing how animals live and die before being made into fur coats．“If you actually look at the video firsthand, it gives you a different perspective on animals and how they’re treateD．It’s heart-wrenching to see what they go through,” he saiD．

56．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A．People raise minks and foxes to get their fur.

B．Early humans used fur to keep warm.

C．There are blanks in legal system to regulate the fur industry.

D．Many species have been extinct because of the need for fur.

57．By quoting the example of Dennis Rodman, the author intends to show that _______ .

A．Stars take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves famous

B．Stars are less likely to wear fur.

C．More and more stars have taken part in the campaign against fur clothing.

D．Stars belong to Animal rights groups.

58．The underlined word “heart-wrenching” in the last paragraph most probably means __________ .

A．upset and painful      B．surprising    

C．interesting     D．encouraging.

59．What is the best title for this passage ?

A．Fur Industry   B．Campaign Against Fur Clothing

C．Animals Are Endangered  D．An Animal Rights Activist

 At age 86, Millie Garfield is one of the world’s oldest elderly bloggers(寫博客的人). __36___ reading a newspaper article in 2003 and then asking her son for __37___ in getting online, Millie has been blogging ever since.

We usually associate blogging with the __38___: our children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. While the blogging landscape was once ___39___ almost entirely by teens, it has opened to different age groups now.

After 38 years of marriage, Millie ___40__ her husband in 1994. She has no siblings and has only one son. She has to live alone. Like many elderly people, her social network was beginning to ___41___ in size as many of her friends were in assisted living.

Blogging has ___42__ Millie’s universe. “I have to blog once a week,” she says. “If I don’t, they start ___43__ about me.” When I ask who “they” are, Millie says they are the 70 or 80 ___44__ who visit her blog each day. When she was three days __45___ in posting one week, she began getting ___46___ from them to see if she was okay. She has also got to ___47___ other bloggers from around the country.

Not only has blogging helped Millie make new __48___, but it has also helped her learn about herself. “I write about everyday living in a __49___ fashion, so I try to find interesting things in a TV show, a movie, or a(n) __50___ to the dentist, she says. “I never knew I was funny but now people ___51___ me I am. It is a big discovery.”

Millie __52___ loves blogging. “My life would be __53___ and empty without it. I’m able to learn from people all over the world,” she says. Then she adds, “When you’re older, you don’t have many ___54___. The wonderful thing about blogging is that you can have many people hear what you think and no one ___55__ you when you are speaking.”

36. A. While          B. Until            C.  After          D. As

37. A. help           B. apology          C. excuse          D. permission

38. A. old            B. young            C. rich            D. sick

39. A. damaged        B. occupied         C. prepared        D. designed

40. A. missed         B. followed         C. recognized      D. lost

41. A. grow           B. develop          C. decrease        D. remain

42. A. expanded       B. concluded        C. found           D. ruined

43. A. complaining    B. thinking         C. arguing         D. worrying

44. A. workers        B. readers          C. passengers      D. speakers

45. A. late           B. away             C. fast            D. ready

46. A. warnings       B. suggestions      C. emails          D. books

47. A. know           B. see              C. change          D. ask

48. A. comments       B. connections      C. contributions   D. combinations

49. A. popular        B. famous           C. similar         D. humorous
50. A. gift           B. visit            C. wave            D. award

51. A. warn           B. prove             C. order         D. tell

52. A. probably       B. fortunately       C. hardly        D. clearly

53. A. poor           B. slow              C. dull          D. simple

54. A. listeners      B. managers          C. interpreters  D. lecturers

55. A. fears          B. interrupts        C. controls      D. treats

 No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it’s better ______ silent.

    A. remain   B. be remaining   C. to remain   D. having remained

 We laugh at jokes, but seldom __________ about how they work.

    A. we think   B. think we   C. we do think   D. do we think

 There is ___________ as a free lunch.

    A. not such thing   B. no such a thing    C. no such thing   D. such no thing

 He works as an engineer now, but he _____ on a farm for three years.

    A. has worked   B. worked   C. was working   D. had worked

 Wu Juping, ______ the most beautiful mother, is also popular with foreigners for her saving the baby _________ off the high building.

    A. honored; falling   B. honoring; falling   C. honored; fallen   D. honoring; fallen

 __________ to the left at the crossroads, and you will see the railway station on your right.

  A. Turning    B. If you turn   C. Turn   D. Having turned

He got up late and hurried to his office, ______ the breakfast untouched.

  A. left   B. to leave   C. leaving   D. having left

 Unfortunately, the research was limited __________ increasing economic profits, _________ protecting the environment.

  A. to; other than        B. by; rather than   C. to; rather than    D. by; more than