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            • 1. Malala Yousafzai,the teen activist from Pakistan,has just become the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize.In 2012,Malala survived from being shot by terrorists for speaking out for a girl’s right to be educated in her native country.She is being recognized today for her global activism on education for girls.Winning this award is a huge honor,especially for such a young person.
              Malala’s journey to the Nobel Prize has not been easy.She grew up in a dangerous district of Pakistan called the Swat Valley.This area was taken over by the Taliban.The Taliban ruled the district with an iron fist.They were especially cruel to women,not allowing them to go shopping,have jobs,or go to school.
              In 2009,Malala began speaking out publicly for every girl's right to an education.She blogged about how the Taliban didn’t want her to go to school.She also continued to attend her local school,despite the danger involved.
              Then,in 2012,the Taliban tried to kill Malala to silence her.Two Taliban gunmen shot her and two other students while they were on a school bus.Malala was flown to the United Kingdom for immediate medical treatment.
              Malala eventually recovered from her injuries.She now lives in Birmingham,England,and continues to work hard to support girls'and women’s rights around the world.
              “The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions,”she said,“but nothing changed in my life except this.Weakness,fear,and hopelessness died.Strength,power,and courage were born.”
              The 17-year-old girl from Pakistan is sharing the 2014Nobel Peace Prize with a children’s activist Kailash Satyarthi,who is from India Satyarthi leads many campaigns dedicated to removing child labor.

              21.Which of the following is the correct order of the events relevant to Malala?    
              a.She recovered from the serious injuries.
              b.She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
              c.She began speaking out publicly for girls'education.
              d.She was shot by the terrorists on a school bus.
              A.c,d,a,b       
              B.a,d,c,b          
              C.a,c.d,b          
              D.c,a,d,b
              22.What can we mainly infer from the second paragraph?    
              A.People in Pakistan were brave.
              B.Women in Pakistan were not allowed to go shopping.
              C.The Taliban’s cruelty was severe.
              D.Malala’s journey contributed to her Nobel Prize.
              23.After recovering from being shot,Malala    
              A.felt depressed                      
              B.was devoted to removing child labor
              C.decided to stop her ambitions          
              D.continued to fight for women’s right
              24.Which words can best describe Malala according to the passage?    
              A.Sensitive and stubborn.
              B.Devoted and fearless.
              C.Proud and optimistic.
              D.Creative and outgoing.
            • 2. The Minions

              These yellow creatures become a big hit for their cuteness of loving bananas,nonsense words and silly movements.When you watched Despicable Me (2010),did you predict the Minions would later become the main attraction?From background characters and then main characters,their success proves good animated creations can take on a life of their own spin-offs(续集)
              The penguins

                  The penguins were originally just sidekicks in Madagascar(2005).But in 2008 they took leading roles in their own TV series,and in 2014 starred in the film Penguins of Madagascar.The penguins’wit,sarcasm and crafty composure not only adds attraction to the kid-friendly franchise,but also serves adult audiences well.So it's not surprising that they got their own movie.
              Scrat

              A small and furry squirrel with a long tail from animated movie Ice Age(2002),Scrat has won people’s hearts with its persistence in acorns.It is a big part of its(Ice Age’s) enduring appeal.He demands a lot of nuts,but he is a superstar,and he does his own stunts.Scrat now has his own animated shorts,extended scenes and mini-movies.
              Puss in Boots

              Originally a fairy tale written by French author Charles Perraut,Puss in Boots features a cat that helps his low-born master gain wealth and power through trickery.The cat later appeared in the Shrek franchise.In 2011,he had his own movie fittingly titled Puss in Boots
               
              21.According to the text,an adult is more likely to enjoy the character    
                 A.the Minions                    B.the Penguins
                 C.Scrat                          D.Puss in Boots
              22.Which is close in meaning to the underlined word‘sidekicks’in the second part?
                  
                 A.assistants                      B.leading players
                 C.standers-by                     D.minor roles
              23.What do the four characters have in common?    
                 A.They have contributed most to the success of their original films.
                 B.They have proved that the audience usually favor cute animals
                 C.They have completely stolen the show with their own series.
                 D.They have shown their shared qualities of honesty,loyalty and unselfishness.
            • 3. October 17,1989is a day San Francisco will never forget.On that day,an uncommon number of tragedies took place.It was also a day when total strangers became linked.The story of Jim Betts and Julio Berumen is a moving example of one such meeting.
              On that day,Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist.Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda.Soon after Petra drove onto the highway,disaster struck.Without warning,the earth began to shake.
              The damage was terrible.Hugh trees bent as if they were made of rubber.Streets cracked and buildings collapsed.At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.
              Then as quickly as it started,the earthquake stopped.The Berumens’s car had been crushed be the steel.Petra and Yolanda were killed instantly.Cathy escaped unhurt but Julio,though still alive,was in danger.Not only was his right leg pinned down by the steel,he was also squeezed between the dead bodies of his mother and Yolanda.
              Rescuers had calmed Julio by the time Jim Betts,a doctor from Oakland Hospital,arrived.For two hours,Jim tried to free Julio with two bare hands.He did not stop to worry about the fact that aftershocks could send the highway to the ground.As soon as Julio was breathing,Jim kept working.However,Julio was languishing.Jim realized that he had only one choice.He would have to cut the boy’s right leg at the knee.Conditions were far from ideal.It was hot inside the car.Darkness had fallen outside.
              With great care,Jim started the operation.He had to try risky methods.Finally Julio was free.
              Those hours on the highway were like a nightmare.Jim said:“If my family members were up there badly hurt,they would urgently need help like that.”Though the day the earthquake tore many things apart,it also brought brave people together.

              66.The San Francisco earthquake was an uncommon event for Julio and Jim because    
              A.the earth shook violently and suddenly
              B.they became linked unexpectedly
              C.they neither could see the broken highway
              D.they both lost their family members
              67.In the fifth paragraph,Julio was languishing,which means that he was    
              A.about to die
              B.complaining about the pain
              C.losing his voice
              D.crying
              68.According to the passage,Jim    
              A.successfully performed the operation
              B.had necessary equipment to rescue Julio
              C.was able to save Julio’s right leg
              D.had one family member operated on
              69.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage    
              A.The Berumens were trying to leave the dangerous city when the earthquake struck.
              B.Two people of the Berumen family finally survived from the earthquake.
              C.Knowing aftershocks would come soon,Jim tried to rescue Julio from the car.
              D.The conditions were agreeable enough for Jim to perform the operation.
            • 4. The Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever“intelligent bicycle,fitted with electronic devices to help bring clown the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country.
              Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO),the intelligent bicycle,runs on electricity.A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1,700 to 3,200 euros per bicycle.
              The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycle's saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.
              The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from  behind,while,the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead.
              “Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed,“said Maurice Kwakkernaat,one of TNO's research scientists involved in the project.“The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry,“he said.
              ''More and more elderly people are using a bicycle,not only for short distances,but also for longer distances,“Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP.“This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling,“she said.
              In the Netherlands,bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country.Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport,leading to an increased risk of injury.
              Last year,184 cyclists died in the country,of which 124,or 67%,were older than 65,according to the Central Statistics Office.The year before,200 cyclists died,the majority of victims also being elderly.
              The current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller.
              63.The intelligent bicycle is aimed to    
              A.protect the environment                 
              B.help reduce traffic pressure
              C.popularize the use of bicycles            
              D.improve safety for elderly cyclists
              64.Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when other cyclists approach it from behind?    
              A.The saddle.                           
              B.The wheels.
              C.The handlebars.                       
              D.The onboard computer.
              65.We can learn from the passage that    
               A.the elderly ride bicycles wherever they go
               B.the elderly are planning to give up cycling
               C.the number of elderly cyclists is decreasing
               D.the accident rate among elderly cyclists is high
              66.Which is the best title for the passage?    
               A.A Test Bicycle                         B.Elderly Cyclists
               C.A Smart Bicycle                        D.A Bicycle-mad Country.
            • 5. Whether in the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
              While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
              The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions,and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
              Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
              Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The company’s“Oshbot”robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
              The more interaction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,”said Breazeal.

              41.How are social robots different from household robots?    
              A.They can control their emotions.
              B.They are more like humans.
              C.They do the normal housework.
              D.They respond to users more slowly.
              42.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?    
              A.Communicate with you and perform operations.
              B.Answer your questions and make requests.
              C.Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
              D.Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
              43.What can Oshbot work as?    
              A.A language teacher.B.A tour guide.
              C.A shop assistant.D.A private nurse.
              44.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will    
              A.train employeesB.be our workmates
              C.improve technologiesD.take the place of workers
              45.What does the passage mainly present?    
              A.A new design idea of household robots.
              B.Marketing strategies for social robots.
              C.Information on household robots.
              D.An introduction to social robots.
            • 6. If you’re secretly worried about your smartphon addiction,then the nw NoPhone might be just the thing you need.It looks and feels exactly like a smartphone,but it does nothing.It's just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.
              Dutch designer lngmar Larsen came up with the idea as a joke along with his two friends.To their great surprise,the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world staned placing requests for NoPhones of their own.So that’s when the three friends decided to turn to collect enough fund for mass production.
              NoPhone is currently a prototype(模型)that will cost only $12once it hits the market.It is 5.5inches high,2.6inches wide and 0.29inches thick,bringing it quite close to the latest smartphenes on the market.It is described as“battery free”,“no upgrades necessary”,“shatterproof(抗震)”,“waterproof'’and“an alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact that allows you to stay connected with the real world”.
              “Phone addiction is everywhere.”the designers insist.“It’s ruining your dates.It’s distracting you at concerts.It’s blocking sidewalks.Now,there is a real solution.With a thin.
              1ight and completely wireless design,the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device,enabling you to always have a phone to hold without giving up potential engagement with your direct environment.”
              If you’re interested in NoPhone,but concerned about not being able to take selfies(自拍) anymore.Don’t feel upset.The makers do have an upgrade at no extra charge-the mirror sticker.That way,they say,you can enjoy‘real-time’selfies with your friends when they’re standing right behind you.

              32.What can NoPhone do for people according to the text?    
              A.It is actually a new kind of real smartphone.
              B.It can help us stay away from the real world.
              C.It helps get rid of people’s smartphone addiction.
              D.It’s just a piece of plastic and can do nothing.
              33.What is Paragraph 3mainly about?    
              A.The size of Nophone.    B.The inventors of Nophone.
              C.The material of Nophone.D.A brief description of Nophone.
              34.What can we learn from the passage?    
              A.NoPhone has received unexpected attention.
              B.NoPhone can completely replace smartphones.
              C.The designers have made lots of money from Nophone.
              D.NoPhone is able to take selfies as smartphones do.
              35.What type of writing is this passage?    
              A.A traveI guide.       B.A scientific report.
              C.A medical record.     D.An official document.
            • 7. October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes,it caused the largest business damage in Texas’s history.The worst thing is Hanna’s destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy,Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15million customers.Currently,more than 4,000of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.
              Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools,restaurants,retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover.Hundreds of people are still missing,and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.
              Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston,Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not,Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl,she was an orphan,but was taken in by her stepmom,Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane,Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There,she reunited with Flores after 30long years!The moment they saw each other,their lives were changed.

              21.What’s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna    
              A.Hundreds of people are still missing.
              B.A large number of people are homeless.
              C.Power facilities are severely destroyed.
              D.Factories are closed and many people jobless.
              22.It can be inferred that the residents in Houston    
              A.have fully recovered from the disaster
              B.were the most unlucky people in the disaster
              C.need a long time to bring their life back to normal
              D.suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
              23.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for    
              A.at least one month    
              B.at least three weeks
              C.two weeks at most 
              D.nearly half a month
              24.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because    
              A.they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
              B.they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
              C.Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
              D.Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades.
            • 8. Forget Cyclists,Pedestrians are Real Danger
              We are having a debate about this topic.Here are some letters from our readers.
              ■Yes,many cyclists behave dangerously.Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists.But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders.
              People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone,quite unaware of what is going on around them.They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere.The rest of us have to evade (避让) them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision.
              The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be,at least for the moment,in worlds of their own that are,to them,much more important than the welfare of others.
              --Michael Horan
              ■I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpoints,May 29).I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.
              I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.
              The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.
              The police do nothing.What a laugh they are!
              The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets,fluorescent (发荧光的) jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.
              --Carol Harvey
              ■Cyclists jump on and off pavements (which are meant for pedestrians),ride at speed along the pavements,and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red.
              I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.
              Other road users,including horse riders,manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?
              It's about time they had to be registered and insured,so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle,or cause an accident,at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim.
              --JML
              Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.

              56.Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that    
              A.drivers should be polite to cyclists
              B.road accidents can actually be avoided
              C.sine pedestrians are a threat to road safety
              D.walking while using phones hurts one's eyes
              57.Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should    
              A.be provided with enough roads
              B.be asked to ride on their own lanes
              C.be made to pay less tax for cycling
              D.be fined for laughing at policemen
              58.What is a complaint of JML?    
              A.Very few drivers are insured.
              B.Cyclists ride fast on pavements.
              C.Pedestrians go through red traffic lights.
              D.Horse riders disrespect other road users.
              59.The underlined word“they“in the third letter refers to    
              A.accidents  B.vehicles  C.pedestrians  D.cyclists
              60.The three letters present viewpoints on    
              A.real source of road danger
              B.ways to improve road facilities
              C.measures to punish road offences
              D.increased awareness of road rules.
            • 9. A team of scientists from University of Freiburg in Germany are developing a shoe with a sensor to automatically tie its laces(鞋带)that could be taken off when users click their heels together.
              It’s been 26years since we saw them magically tightening Marty McFly’s Nike boots in the film Back to The Future.
              Now,self-tying shoelaces could actually become a reality this year,proving right one of the film’s fantastical predictions for what 2015would be like.
              Engineers have designed a shoe that can automatically lace up,adjusting itself to the shape of your foot.
              Simply slip the controller on and pressure sensors will tell the‘smart shoe’when your foot is in position,triggering(触发)a tiny motor in the heel that pulls the laces tight.
              When you want to take off the shoes,you click your heels together twice and the motor will release a spring(弹簧)in the shoe’s tongue,which loosens the laces enough for you to slip them off.
              And the invention doesn’t even need to be plugged in to charge or have its battery  replaced because it runs on power generated by the swing of your foot as you walk•
              Engineer K1evis Ylli,of the Institute for Micromachining and Information Technology in southern Gemany,said the shoes could help a variety of different people.
              “One focus is that it could be used in shoes for elderly people who have mobility problems,”he said.“But it could also work for children,or as a lifestyle product.”.
              The design,which is still in a prototype(雏形)stage,cleverly gets the energy of the foot’s swing when opposing magnets in each shoe move past each other.It then uses that power to charge a battery.An hour of walking is enough to tighten the laces once,and it requires no energy to undo the shoes because that relies on the spring alone.

              29.Which of the following can be the best title of the text    
              A.A fantastical prediction    
              B.A great invention in Germany
              C.A shoe with self-tying laces 
              D.A popular lifestyle product
              30.What can we learn about the shoes    
              A.They can automatically take off.
              B.They can adjust themselves to your foot.
              C.They need to be charged once.
              D.They have been in design for 26years.
              31.From the last paragraph we can know    
              A.the shoes have been put into use
              B.the shoes need power to take off
              C.the shoes promise to be popular
              D.how the shoes work to produce energy.
            • 10. SHANGHAI-With a shining light show set to begin at midnight,a huge crowd of revelers (狂欢者) had gathered for an outdoor New Year’s Eve in this city’s historic riverfront district.They began to grow unruly.
              “We were just trying to walk up the steps to see the light show,and then people at the
              top began pushing their way down,”said a 20-year-old man.“Then I heard someone scream and people began to panic.”
              The man,who spoke while awaiting a friend at Shanghai No.1People’s Hospital,said,
              “We got crushed.”
              In an instant,a stampede trampled (践踏) and asphyxiated (使…窒息) dozens of people.So thick were the crowds here that ambulances struggled to reach the victims,who had been partying moments before and now lay suffering or lifeless,some with dirty footprints on their clothes.
              By Thursday afternoon,at least 36people had died in the stampede and 47were known to be injured,and the police admitted that they had been ill prepared. Most of the victims were Chinese in their teens and 20s,who had hoped to ring in 2015partying in the area,the Bund,the city’s famed riverfront place.
              Among the dead were 25 women,aged 16 to 36,according to Xinhua,the official news agency.Besides the Chinese residents,the authorities said the injured included one person from Taiwan and one from Malaysia.By the afternoon,the police were even looking into reports that partygoers in a nearby building may have contributed by throwing fake 100dollars bills into the area.
              The police later ruled out that theory,saying that the phony currency had been thrown after the stampede.

              31.The passage is most likely to be taken from    
              A.a guide book  
              B.a news report 
              C.an application 
              D.a TV program
              32.Which of the following is NOT true about the accident?    
              A.By Thursday afternoon,at least 36 people had died in the stampede.
              B.Among the dead were 25 men,aged 16 to 36.
              C.The casualties included one person from Taiwan and one from Malaysia.
              D.Partygoers in an earby building tossed fake 100dollars bills into the area.
              33.The underlined word“residents”in the fifth paragraph means    
              A.doctors 
              B.singers 
              C.citizens 
              D.foreigners
              34.The main reason why so many people died in the accident was that    
              A.someone threw the fake $100 bills
              B.there were so many people around the Bund
              C.there was only a few policemen
              D.the crowd was out of order
              35.The best title of the passage is    
              A.New Year’s Revelry Became Fatal Crush in Shanghai
              B.Stampede in Shanghai
              C.Revelry in Riverfront District
              D.New Year’s Bund.
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