“Angel Falls”. New York Times Bestseller，written by Kristin Hannah，tells the following story. To save his  1  life，an ordinary man must risk losing her forever.

Living in a small town of Washington State，Liam and Mikaela have a  2  marriage and family. While Liam enjoys being a doctor，Mikaela  3  their children.

One day Mikaela falls off a horse,  4  her head and sinks into a coma（昏迷）. Liam has been told not to expect a recovery.  5 ，he doesn’t give it up. He hopes that love can  6  what medical science can not. To  7  her out，Liam sits at her bedside and speaks to her. He talks about their   8  together. He tries various ways to   9  her. He brings her favourite music and place across her  10  body with sweaters that smell like home.  11   tries to keep life as normal as possible for their kids. One day,  12  through Mikaela’s closet to find a dress，he happens to find some souvenirs（紀(jì)念品）of her first marriage and a picture of her former husband—Julian True. The discovery makes him  13  the foundations of their marriage. Mikaela has a secret past and had a marriage before. Liam has known the   14   that he was not the love of her life. But she is the love of his.  15  still in a coma, Mikaela responds to the stories between Julian and her. Risking losing his wife forever，Liam decides to find Julian to save her.

With Julian’s help, Mikaela   16  awakens. But she has to make a hard choice between the two men. She apologizes to Liam for not telling him her past and says  17  to Julian. She has discovered that it’s Liam who stays with her  18  years of decorating the Christmas   tree，who defines what love really is.

“Angel Falls” is named as the best  19  of the year by “Publishers Weekly” in the US. As a result，Kristin Hannah’s books have  20  many awards.

1. A．sister’s             B．daughter’s            C．horse’s                  D．wife’s

2. A．painful             B．poor                    C．perfect                   D．bad

3. A．looks after        B．is fond of             C．picks up                 D．thinks about

4. A．destroys           B．hits                      C．beats                     D．strikes

5. A．So                   B．Finally                 C．Besides                   D．However

6. A．a(chǎn)bandon           B．a(chǎn)ccess                 C．a(chǎn)chieve                  D．a(chǎn)buse

7. A．pull                  B．wake                   C．pick                       D．help

8. A．house               B．1ife                     C．pets                       D．work

9. A．a(chǎn)waken            B．trouble                 C．surprise                 D．call

10. A．dead               B．hot                      C．unmoving               D．helpless

11. A．Kristin            B．Julian                   C．Mikaela                  D．Liam

12. A．Getting           B．Going                  C．Doing                    D．Making

13. A．question         B．investigate            C．found                    D．believe

14. A．reason            B．cause                   C．fact                       D．news

15. A．Why              B．Though                C．Where                   D．As

16. A．still                B．a(chǎn)lso                     C．yet                        D．finally

17. A．good-bye        B．love                     C．hello                       D．yes

18. A．on                  B．with                    C．through                  D．by

19. A．book              B．movie                  C．magazine                D．couple

20. A．sold               B．received               C．given                     D．provided

Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.
In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.
Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip:  "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “
【小題1】From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords (聲帶) can heal.

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia.com.

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record–singing for 80 hours straight–is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Granted , I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name– and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (混合曲) of pop songs.

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.

To all of these enterprising (有進(jìn)取心的) souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you–with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.

After all, records are made to be broken.

1.From the text, we can learn that the author         .

        A．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

         B．feels it is a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

         C．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

         D．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

2.Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to         .

         A．become an international celebrity

         B．know all about Guinness record

         C．practice a great deal

         D．bear great stress for fear of injury

3.We can infer from the article that        .

         A．a(chǎn)fter the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

         B．Burbure’ wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

         C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

         D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

4.The author’s attitude to the Guinness world records mentioned in the passage is         .

         A．positive                                                              B．impressed

         C．negative                                                            D．touched

5.What is the best title for the passage?

         A．What Was the Point?

         B．Records Are Made to be Broken

         C．A New Indian Guinness Record

         D．The Guinness Book Is Boring

       “Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For Example, most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time.

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic (蒜) is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

       Unfortunately, not all of Mom’ s advice passed the test of medical studies, For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the test?   

       A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes.

       B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.

       C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous.

       D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds.

49. The author develops the third paragraph mainly     .

       A. by cause and effect   B. by order in space

C. by order in time      D. by examples

50. The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means ”_____”.

A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be suitable

51.What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text?

A. Subjective    B. Objective    C. Dissatisfied    D. Curious

 “Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. 

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （積累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？          

A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes

B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth

C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。

D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds

2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly--------。          

A. by cause and effects            B. by order in space

C. by order in time      D. by examples

3.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“   ”

A. to be believable    B. to be valuable     C. to be admirable    D. to be smtable

4.What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

  A. So objective    B. Objective     C. Dissatisfied     D. Curious