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            • 1．
              On March 19，Malala Yousafzai，a 15-year-old Pakistani student and women's education activist，returned to the classroom for the first time since being violently attacked by a member of the Taliban----a terrorist organization----on October 9，2012．Malala was shot on her way home from school in Mingora，Pakistan．A Taliban group took responsibility for the attack，claiming that the attack should serve as a warning to others．Members of the group follow a strict version of the local religion and believe girls are not permitted to go to school．Malala was targeted because she is appealing for girls'rights to education in Swat Valley，Pakistan．
              Malala recovers from the attack at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham，England．After a long period of recovery，Malala is starting as a nine-year student at Edgbaston High School．It is the oldest independent girl school in Birmingham，England．Though she has no concrete plans to return to Pakistan，Malala still speaks out as a voice for change in her country and everywhere．
              "I am excited that today I have achieved my dreams of going back to school．I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity，"Malala said in a statement．"I miss my classmates from Pakistan very much but I am looking forward to meeting my teachers and making new friends here in Birmingham．"
              Malala has been an Internet blogger，or writer，since she was 11 years old．In 2011 she was awarded Pakistan's National Peace Award for her bravery in writing about difficulties of life and education in the shadow of Taliban．She has spoken publicly about children's rights and been nominated（提名）for an international children's peace prize．
              After the attack in 2012，support for Malala poured in from around the world．The United Nations declared November 10 Malala Day．Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the day honors Malala and shows the world that people of all sexes，all backgrounds and all countries stand behind the heroine．

              (1) What's the best title of this text？ ______
              A．A terrorism attack．
              B．An education activist．
              C．The Taliban's threat．
              D．The return of a heroine．
              (2) When was Malala violently attacked by the Taliban？ ______
              A．Serving as a warner．
              B．Going home after school．
              B．Staying in classroom．
              D．Playing at home．
              (3) Why was Malala shot？ ______
              A．Because she didn't obey the school rules．
              B．Because she planned to study in England．
              C．Because she called on girls to go to school．
              D．Because she fought against the Taliban．
              (4) What can we learn from Paragraph 2？ ______
              A．Malala is still concerned about her homeland．
              B．Malala will return to Pakistan soon．
              C．Malala recovered shortly after the shot．
              D．Malala will study in a Pakistani school．
              (5) The United Nations declare November 10 Malala Day because ______ ．
              A．November 10 is Malala's birthday
              B．Malala has advocated the right to children's education
              C．Malala has made great achievement in writing
              D．Malala has been awarded an international children's peace prize．
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            • 2．
              America's holiday shopping season started on Black Friday，the day after Thanksgiving．（36） ______ Shoppers make the most money this time of year，about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year．About 136 million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend．
              （37） ______ In an era of instant information，shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals．Nearly 80 percent of this year's holiday shoppers，or about 183.8 million people，shopped on Cyber Monday．（38） ______ Online spending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit 2.7 billion this year．Cyber Monday spending increased 12 percent to 3 billion．NBC News reported that for many，shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls．
              The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls．Since 2010，more than 24 shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling．Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed．However，the business in malls is thriving again，it adds．According to a survey，94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014．（39） ______
              The average American consumer will spend about 805ongifts．That'sabout630.5 billion between November and December-an increase of 3.7 percent from last year．
              （40） ______ That goes to China's Singles'Day，celebrated on November 11，which posted record sales of 14.3 billion in 2015．

              A．More and more people shop online nowadays．
              B．That is the highest level in 27 years．
              C．It is the busiest shopping day of the year．
              D．One-in-five Americans used a tablet or smart-phone．
              E．The traditional mall industry can hardly survive．
              F．Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday．
              G．Nonetheless，Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world．
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            • 3．
              Ten Chinese engineers were driving down a road to a National Forest Park．They were （61） ______ （sudden） amazed by what they saw．Three tall animals，（62） ______ （cover） with long black hair，were crossing the road．On （63） ______ （see） the animals，the engineers immediately stopped and ran after them．However，when they saw （64） ______ move through the forest with great speed and strength，they did not dare to follow any （65） ______ （far）．
              The men did not take any photographs but scientists were delighted by the （66） ______ （discover），Because the engineers are all well educated people and scientists feel they can rely on what they （67） ______ （describe）．
              Scientists returned to the forest，collected some hair and measured footprints，（68） ______ are about 20 inches．They appear to be the animals'feet!Chinese scientist have now set up a special group to exchange information and made a study of the forest．But in the meantime，some people refuse to believe that this half-man，half-monkey （69） ______ （exist）．They will not believe it（70） ______ one of the animals have been caught．
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            • 4．
              Happiness Is an Attitude
              The 92-year-old confident and proud lady，who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock，with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied，（25） ______ she's legally blind，moved to a nursing home today．
              Her husband of 70years recently passed away，（26） ______ （make） the move necessary．
              After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home，she （27） ______ （smile） sweetly when told her room was ready．As she got into the elevator （28） ______ her wheelchair，I provided a description of her tiny room．
              "I love it，"she started with the enthusiasm of （29） ______ eight-year-old child having just been presented with a new dog．
              "Mrs．Jones，you haven't seen the room…just wait．"
              "That has （30） ______ to do with it，"she replied．"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time．（31） ______ I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged…it's how I arrange my mind．I already decided to love it．It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up．I have a choice； I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body （32） ______ no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones working．Each day is a gift，and （33） ______ my eyes open，I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away…just for this time in my life．"
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            • 5．
              A．standardB．experiencedC．potentiallyD．orderlyE．extremely
              F．termsG．powerH．benefitI．comparedJ．noticeableK．scanned

              Paying more for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the cause of annoyance of many a cinema-goer's life．But there may be a（n） （41） ______ to doing so，as a study has claimed that 3D films exercise the brain and improve short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests．
              The research was led by neuroscientist（神经科学家） Dr Patrick Fagan from Goldsmiths University in London．More than 100 people took part in the experiment，where participants watched Disney film Big Hero 6in either（42） ______ type or RealD 3D．They also carried out a brain-training-style test before and after seeing a part from the film．The test covered memory，reaction time and cognitive （认知的） function，and the results were later（43） ______ ．
              According to the research，participants（44） ______ a 23 percent increase in cognitive processing，as well as an 11percent increase in reaction time．
              Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain （45） ______ in the future．"These findings are more significant than you might think，"he said．"It is a fact that people are living longer and there is a（n）（46） ______ decline in cognitive brain function in old age which can damage future quality of life．There has never been a better time to look at ways to improve brain function．The initial results of this study indicate that 3D films may（47） ______ play a role in slowing this decline．"
              A second part of the experiment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets（耳机） that（48） ______ brain activity and this too showed heightened activity when watching 3D．According to the results，participants were seven percent more engaged with what they were watching，adding to the argument that 3D movies are more like watching real-life-something．"A seven percent rise in emotional engagement is （49） ______ remarkable．Watching in 3D gives the viewer such an enriched and quality experience，as these results show，"he said．"In evolutionary（50） ______ ，the results of both parts of the test certainly make sense.3D films are more likely to heighten the senses and cause emotional arousal-this，in turn，makes the brain run at quicker speeds，"Dr Fagan added．
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            • 6．
              "Time，"says the proverb，"is money"．This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets．
              If our time （25） ______ （employ） usefully，it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market，or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes．Let those，（26） ______ think nothing of wasting time，remember this．
              Our life is nothing more than our time．To kill time is therefore a form of suicide．We are shocked （27） ______ we think of death，and we spare no pains，no trouble，and no expense to preserve life．
              But we often care nothing about the loss of an hour or of a day，（28） ______ （forget） that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live．Our life is a brief period measuring some seventy or eighty years in all．So a day or an hour（29） ______ （waste） is therefore so much life lost．
              But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep； some years have to be spent over our meals； some in watching over the sick-beds of our （30） ______ （near） relatives； some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea．
              Now if all these years were to be decreased from the term over which our life extends，we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal （处置） for active work．（31） ______ remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life．
              The precious hours of childhood and youth，if properly used，（32） ______ （supply） us with incalculable advantages．If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away，we shall never be able to make up for the loss．
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            • 7．
              Home on the Way
              People need homes：children assume their parents'place as home； boarders call school"home"on weekdays； married couples work together （33） ______ （build） new homes； and travelers …have no place to call"home"，at least for a few nights．
              So how （34） ______ people who have to travel for extended periods of time？Don't they have the right to have a home？Of course they do．
              Some regular travelers take their own belongings：like bed sheets，toothbrushes and family photos to make them feel like home （35） ______ they are； some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants； others （36） ______ simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely．Furthermore，driving a camping car during one's travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like （37） ______ is generally thought of as"home"--only mobile!
              And how about maintaining relationships while in transit？Some keep contact with their friends via internet； some send letters and postcards，or even photos； （38） ______ may just call and say hi，just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well．People find ways to keep in touch．（39） ______ （make） friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home．Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends，even closer than siblings．
              Nowadays，fewer people are working in their local towns，so how do they develop a sense of belonging？Whenever we step out of our local boundaries，there is always another"home"waiting to be found．Wherever we are，with just a little bit of effort and imagination，we can make （40） ______ place where we stay"home"．
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            • 8．
              Last year，I met my friend Steve at a party．He invited me to take part in a teaching project over winter break in Cambodia．The～he talked about it，the（61） ______ （interest）
              I became．I left the party （62） ______ （think） I might actually do it．
              My immediate excitement gave in to（63） ______ （excuse） as the weeks passed．The trip
              would be expensive，I （64） ______ （have） less time to spend with my family over winter break，and I hadn't really traveled before．Most of all，I was terrified of taking the risk．
              On the day I made my decision，I suddenly（65） ______ （feel） as if I had opened my
              Eyes（66） ______ （final） and seen myself clearly．I had moved away from home，almost
              graduated from college（67） ______ overcome several small-scale fears．I could not let fear get in the way of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity．So I took the challenge．
              Before the trip，I hadn't known（68） ______ I wanted to do after graduation．Now I am
              planning on teaching English abroad．I am still amazed by my experience and thankful for
              everything it has taught（69） ______ （I）．Now I am not afraid to take on challenges and have faith （70） ______ myself．
              难度：较易
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