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            • 1. When John was growing up,other kids felt sorry for him.His parents always had him weeding the garden,carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers.But when John reached adulthood,he was better off than his childhood playmates.He had more job satisfaction,a better marriage and was healthier.Most of all,he was happier.Far happier.
              These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,”said George Vaillant,the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves,others felt good about them.”
              Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail.Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31and 47.Under Vaillant,the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores with their boyhood-activity scores.Points were awarded for part-time jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability to deal with problems.
              The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people,five times as likely to be well paid and 16times less likely to have been unemployed.The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Working----at any age----is important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility,independence,confidence and competence---the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health.They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isn’t everything.As Tolstoy once said,“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love,to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”

              46.What do we know about John?    
              A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.
              B.He had few childhood playmates.
              C.He received little love from his family.
              D.He was envied by others in his childhood.
              47.Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as    
              A.a description of personal values and social values
              B.an analysis of how work was related to competence
              C.an example for parents’expectations of their children
              D.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men
              48.Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by    
              A.recording the boys’effort in school
              B.evaluating the men’s mental health
              C.comparing different sets of scores
              D.measuring the men’s problem solving ability
              49.What does the underlined word“sharp”probably mean in Paragraph 4?    
              A.Quick to react
              B.Having a thin edge
              C.Clear and definite
              D.sudden and rapid
              50.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?    
              A.competent adults know more about love than work.
              B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.
              C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.
              D.Independence is the key to one’s success.
            • 2. One day when I was 12,my mother gave me an order:I was to walk to the public library,and borrow at least one book for the summer.This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem-inability to read.
              In the library,I found my way into the“Children’s Room.”I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random.The cover of a book caught my eye.It presented a picture of a beagle.I had recently had a beagle,the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child.He was my secret sharer,but one morning,he was gone,given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him.I never forgot my beagle.
              There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog.I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.My eyes ran across the title,Amos,the Beagle with a Plan.Unknowingly,I had read the title.Without opening the book,I borrowed it from the library for the summer.
              Under the shade of a bush,I started to read about Amos.I read very,very slowly with difficulty.Though pages were turned slowly,I got the main idea of the story about a dog who,like mine,had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home.That dog was my dog,and I was the little boy in the book.At the end of the story,my mind continued the final scene of reunion,on and on,until my own lost dog and I were,in my mind,running together.
              My mother’s call returned me to the real world.I suddenly realized something:I had read a book,and I had loved reading that book.Everyone knew I could not read.But I had read it.Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.
              I never told my mother about my“miraculous”(奇迹般地) experience that summer,but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year.And years later,she was proud that her son had read thousands of books,was awarded a PhD in literature,and authored his own books,articles,poetry and fiction.The power of the words has held.

              46.The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to    
              A.encourage him to do more walking
              B.let him spend a meaningful summer
              C.help cure him of his reading problem
              D.make him learn more about weapons
              47.The book caught the author’s eye because    
              A.it contained pretty pictures of animals
              B.it reminded him of his own dog
              C.he found its title easy to understand
              D.he liked children’s stories very much
              48.Why could the author manage to read the book through?    
              A.He was forced by his mother to read it.
              B.He identified with the story in the book.
              C.The book told the story of his pet dog.
              D.The happy ending of the story attracted him.
              49.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?    
              A.The author has become a successful writer.
              B.The author’s mother read the same book.
              C.The author’s mother rewarded him with books.
              D.The author has had happy summers ever since.
              50.Which one could be the best title of the passage?    
              A.The Charm of a Book
              B.Mum’s Strict Order
              C.Reunion with My Beagle
              D.My Passion for Reading.
            • 3. The behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use,according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放)by 80percent by 2050,part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016.But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own-though extremely important-is not enough to achieve such reductions:the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.
              The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率),which  instead focus on architectural and technological developments.
              ‘Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,’explains Katy Janda,a UKERC senior researcher,‘consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.’In other words,old habits die hard,even in the best-designed eco-home.
              Another part of the problem is information.Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits.Without specific information,it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices.Feedback (反馈) facilities,like smart meters and energy monitors,could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15percent energy savings using smart meters.
              Social science research has added a further dimension (方面),suggesting that individuals’behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted 一 whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器),for example.
              Janda argues that education is the key.She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.

              66.As to energy use,the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of    
              A.zero-carbon homes       
              B.the behaviour of building users
              C.sustainable building design
              D.the reduction of carbon emissions
              67.The underlined word“which”in Paragraph 2refers to”    .”
              A.the ways
              B.their homes
              C.developments       
              D.existing efforts
              68.What are Katy Janda’s words mainly about    
              A.The importance of changing building users,habits.
              B.The necessity of making a careful building design.
              C.The variety of consumption patterns of building users.
              D.The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.
              69.The information gap in energy use    
              A.can be bridged by feedback facilities
              B.affects the study on energy monitors
              C.brings about problems for smart meters
              D.will be caused by building users’old habits
              70.What does the dimension added by social science research suggest    
              A.The social science research is to be furthered.
              B.The education programme is under discussion.
              C.The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.
              D.The behaviour preference of building users is similar.
            • 4. Odyssey Arena
                  The Odyssey Arena,owned by Odyssey Trust,is a large sports and entertainment centre situated in Titanic Quarter and the Waterfront,Belfast,Northern Ireland.It was jointly funded by the Millennium Commission,the Laganside Corporation,the DCAL,the Sheridan Group and the Sports Council for Northern Ireland.The Arena opened in 2000 with the Pavilion later opening in 2001.The Odyssey is said to have cost£120 million on completion.In 2011 The Odyssey Pavilion which was owned by The Sheridan Group went into administration,the building is now under control of KPMG until a new owner is found.
                  Event
              Since opening,the Odyssey Arena has hosted some of the world’s best known bands and artists from around the world.
              It has also hosted a number of World Wrestling Entertainment live events including RAW and SmackDown!.WWE visits the Odyssey at least once a year.
                  Since 2008,it has played host to the Premier League Darts(标枪).
                  As well as these high-profile sporting events,the Odyssey Arena has also hosted concerts by some of the best-selling music artists in the world and it’s also home of the Belfast Giants.
                  Janet Jackson was scheduled to perform during her All for You Tour on 14 December 2001,but the show was cancelled,due to the 11 September 2001 attacks.
                  On 2 October 2010,the Boston Bruins faced the Belfast Giants Selects in an NHL Challenge match.
                  The Odyssey was short-listed for‘International Large Venue of the Year’(Outside of North America) in the 2005 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards,making it one of the top six major concert venues in the world.
              The complex features:
              The Odyssey Arena-Northern Ireland’s biggest indoor arena hosts concerts and sporting events such as Belfast Giants games.
              W5-stands for“Who,What,Where,When,Why”.W5 is an award-winning science exhibition centre demonstrating the powers of science.
              The Odyssey Pavilion-contains bars:Rockies Sports Bar,Chi c Shed Bar.Restaurants:Soda Joes,Pizza Hut,Indian Ocean,The Streat,Red Panda.Nightclubs:Box Nightclub,Beach Club.The Odyssey Bowl and Odyssey Cinemas (formerly Storm cinema,Vue) 12-screen multiplex.
              A Sheridan IMAX operated in the complex from 2000 until 2007,with its former location remaining vacant as of 2013.
              60.Which of the following is NOT true about the Odyssey Arena in the first paragraph?    
              A.The Odyssey Arena was jointly funded and the owner is Odyssey Trust.
              B.The building of the Odyssey Pavilion is under the control of KPMG.
              C.Both the Arena and the Pavilion opened in Northern Ireland in 2000.
              D.£120 million is said to have been spent on the completion of the Odyssey.
              61.What has been hosted in the Odyssey Arena so far?    
                a. World Wrestling Entertainment live events.
                b.The 2005 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.
                c.The Premier League Darts.
                d.Janet Jackson's All for You Tour.
                e.An NHL Challenge match.
              A.a; b; c     B.c; d; e         C.a; b; d         D.a; c; e
              62.What can we infer from the passage?    
              A.The Odyssey Arena is Northern Ireland’s biggest arena.
              B.W5 is a science exhibition centre with educational purpose.
              C.In the Odyssey Pavilion,you can visit many scenic attractions.
              D.A Sheridan IMAX has operated in its former location since 2000.
            • 5. 首先请阅读某大学提供给学生的项目信息:
              A.B.
              In-Company Experience
              Challenging posts in industry for gap year students.Use your academic and interpersonal skills to improve a product or service provided by a top name company-and get paid for it!
              Camp World
              Work in camps for young people in one or more of the five continents.You help organize sports activities and other outdoor pursuits and you could end up with a qualification as an instructor.
              C.D.
              Community Care
              Volunteer work at home and abroad with the physically and mentally handicapped,the homeless,the elderly and orphans.You’ll need to be committed,patient and sensitive to others.
              Academic Study Year
              Spend a whole year studying at a foreign university in Europe,the USA or even further afield,without the pressure of exams.Accommodation with local families.Grants available.
              E.F.
              Conservation International
              Conservation and research work with teams of volunteers on nature reserves in South America and Africa.Projects include monitoring wildlife,path building and water and soil conservation.
              Language Teachers Abroad
              Teach your own language or English in almost any country in the world.Class sizes vary from one to one hundred and resources can be basic,but your students will welcome you with open arms.
              46.I grow up in a very big family.My parents have raised twelve kids and I am their first-born.It has been my duty to help my mom take care of my brothers and sisters.To handle them,often I have to organize an outdoor activity,like a softball game.I must say that I have the potential to work as an instructor    

              47.Last year,my dog got crippled after losing the fight to my neighbor’s bulldog.I rinsed its wound with some lotion and tied its leg with a stick.I had him take medicine every day for a full month.Finally he recovered.I think I can help the elderly and the disabled as well.I feel so good when I can offer help    

              48.I am a film buff.A big fan of Antonio Banderas.He is so wild and charming.Because of him,I fell in love with Spain.The Latin dance and the bullfight are really exciting.Oh,if only I could stay in Spain as an exchange student!I would be learning Spanish so well that I can watch a Spanish film with the dubbing    

              49.I had the experience of working as a social worker in Switzerland last summer.I love the country and its people.There are great mountains for climbers and the local people are so nice to strangers.I helped the kids with their English.My teaching skills improved greatly during my stay.Now I’m well prepared to work as a language instructor    

              50.I spent my gap year traveling all over Africa last year.It was definitely an eye-opening experience.The exotic clothes and tribal dances of the people really fascinated me.But I was most amazed by the wildlife there.I really took great pleasure in watching those animals hunting their prey.You know,I specialize in zoology,and I’m a good observer
                  
            • 6. Planning a visit to the UK?Here we help with ways to cut your costs.
              AVOID BIG EVENTS  Big sporting events,concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost£169.15 at Booking.com.A week later,the same room cost£118.15.
                     If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid-or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time-check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com,which allow you to search for events in the UK by city,date and category.
              STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train,you may want to find a good base close to the station,but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
                     Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Booking two months in advance,the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was£95.95.A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was£75.75.And at Farringdon,a double room cost just£62.95.
              LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London,Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune,especially at weekends and during big events.As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile,available for£420 for five days in late September,with room for four adults.
              GET ON A BIKE London’s‘Boris bikes’have attracted the most attention,but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace,saving you on public transport or car parking costs.
                     Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around£1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes,or£5 per day).(358 words)
              56.The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may    
              A.help travelers pass time                                 
              B.attract lots of travelers to the UK
              C.allow travelers to make flexible plans              
              D.cause travelers to pay more for accommodation
              57.“Farringdon”in Paragraph 5 is most probably    
              A.a hotel away from the train station                  
              B.the tube line to Covent Garden
              C.an ideal holiday destination                            
              D.the name of a travel agency
              58.The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat    
              A.lies on the ground floor                                 
              B.is located in central London
              C.provides cooking facilities for tourists                    
              D.costs over£100 on average per day in late September
              59.Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of    
              A.half an hour          B.one hour       C.one hour and a half      D.two hours
              60.The main purpose of the passage is    
              A.to tell visitors how to book in advance            
              B.to supply visitors with hotel information
              C.to show visitors the importance of self-help     
              D.to offer visitors some money-saving tips.
            • 7. It’s such a happy-looking library,painted yellow,decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.About the size of a microwave oven,it’s pedestrian-friendly,too,waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates,along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
                     It’s a library built with love.
                     A year ago,shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization,a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available,she announced to her family of four,“That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”
                     Son Austin,now a 10th-grader,didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.But Janey insisted,and husband Peter unwillingly got to work.The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses,and made a door of glass.
                     After adding the library’s final touches (装点),the family hung a signboard on the front,instructing users to“take a book,return a book,”and making the Henriksen library,now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world,the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
                     They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read,a mix of science fiction,reference titles,novels and kids’favorites.“I told them,keep in mind that you might not see it again,”said Janey,a stay-at-home mom.
                     Since then,the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself,thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers.The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
                     The project’s best payoff,says Peter,are the thank-you notes left behind.“We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”(317 words)
              66.In what way is the library“pedestrian-friendly”?    
                 A.It owns a yellow roof.B.It stands near a sidewalk.
                 C.It protects book lovers from the sun.D.It uses palm-tree stickers as decorations.
              67.Janey got the idea to build a library from    
              A.a visit to Brian Williams                                
              B.a spring break with her family
              C.a book sent by one of her neighbors                
              D.a report on a Wisconsin-based organization
              68.The library was built    
              A.by a ship supply company                              
              B.on the basis of toy horses
              C.like a mailbox                                              
              D.with glass
              69.What can we infer about the signboard?    
              A.It was made by a user of the library.
              B.It marked a final touch to the library.
              C.It aimed at making the library last long.
              D.It indicated the library was a family property.
              70.The passage tells us that the users    
              A.donate books to the library                            
              B.get paid to collect books for the library
              C.receive thank-you notes for using the library  
              D.visit the library over 5 times on average daily.
            • 8. 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上.
              Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him.He suddenly appeared in class one day,(16)    (wear) sun glasses.He walked in as if he (17)    (buy) the school,And the word quickly got around that he was from New Youk City.
              For some reason he sat beside Mary.Mary felt (18)    (please ),because there were many empty seats in the room.But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her,it  was probably the fact that she sat in (19)    last row.
              (20)      he  thought he cloud escape attentiong  by sitting at the back,he was wrong.It might have made it a little (21)    (hard) for everybody because   it meant they had to turn around,but that didn’t stop the kids in the class.Of course whenever they turnd to look at him,they had to look at  Mary,(22)    made her feel liake a star.
              “Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?”the teacher asked.The new boy shook his head.”Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class.I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.”The new boy looked at the teacher (23)     a few seconds and all the other students wondered (24)     the boy would do.Then he took (25)     off,gave a big smile and said“That is cool”
            • 9. Brrriiinnng.The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning.You jump out of bed,rush into the shower,into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think.A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing.Once at the office,you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters.In that sort of mood,who can get down to work,particularly some creative,original problem-solving work?
              The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible,open-minded thinking.Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we’re unfocused.If you are one of those energetic morning people,your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed.Sleepy people’s lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving.By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind,you’re missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.
              The trip you take to work doesn’t help,either.The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons (神经细胞),making inspirations less likely to occur.And while we all should read a lot about what’s going on in the world,it would not make you feel good for sure,so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the day’s work is done.
              So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving?We’d set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed,following our thoughts where they lead.We’d stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower,stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation.We’d take some deep breaths on our way to work,instead of complaining about heavy traffic.And once in the office-after we get a cup of coffee-we’d click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.

              67.According to the author,we are more creative when we are    
              A.focused    B.relaxed     C.awake     D.busy
              68.What does the author imply about newspapers?    
              A.They are solution providers.
              B.They are a source of inspiration.
              C.They are normally full of bad news.
              D.They are more educational than websites.
              69.By“tune into your wandering mind”(in Para.2),the author means“    ”.
              A.wander into the wild              B.listen to a beautiful tune
              C.switch to the traffic channel     D.stop concentrating on anything
              70.The author writes the last paragraph in order to    
              A.offer practical suggestions       B.summarize past experiences
              C.advocate diverse ways of life     D.establish a routine for the future.
            • 10. Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar,it is also delicious.
              Most people,and many animals,like eating it.However,the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees'nest and take the honey from it.Often,these nests are high up in trees,and it is difficult to find them.In parts of Africa,though,people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper-a little bird called a honey guide.
              The honey guide does not actually like honey,but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房).The little bird cannot reach this wax,which is deep inside the bees'nest.So,when it finds a suitable nest,it looks for someone to help it.The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people.Once it has their attention,it flies through the forest,waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest.When they finally arrive at the nest,the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches.Some of the honey,and the wax,always fall to the ground,and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
              Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax,but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away.They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives,and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

              60.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees'nest?    
              A.It's small in size.        B.It's hidden in trees.
              C.It's covered with wax.     D.It's hard to recognize.
              61.What do the words“the follower“in Paragraph 2refer to?    
              A.A bee.     B.A bird.     C.A honey seeker.     D.A beekeeper.
              62.The honey guide is special in the way    
              A.it gets its food                 B.it goes to church
              C.it sings in the forest           D.it reaches into bees'nests
              63.What can be the best title for the text?    
              A.Wild Bees                   B.Wax and Honey
              C.Beekeeping in Africa        D.Honey-Lover's Helper.
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