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            • 1. For professional athletes,it's all about training,speed,strength,and endurance.It's no different for the homing pigeon (传信鸽)-the flying athletes,but they're not going for the gold with every race.They just want to go home.
              When you walk into Mike Beavers'pigeon loft (鸽棚) you'll hear the happy coo (咕咕叫) from his flock of homing pigeons.Beavers raises and races these birds near Kingsley,Iowa,USA.
              “Most people don't believe me,”says Beavers.“They ask,‘How do you do that?'Then once you start explaining it,it really kind of catches their interest and they say,‘Wow,that's pretty awesome.'”
              His love for the birds took off when he was a kid and he's spent the past 30years building his team of racing pigeons.It's a family hobby.“I got out of it for a few years and after I got married,my daughter came along and it was something that she and I could do together because I don't shop,”says Beavers.
              Beavers has about 150birds,but these aren't ordinary pigeons.They're born to race,conditioned to travel long distances,and they have the instinct (本能) to always return home no matter where they are.
              “They come back because this is home,”says Beavers.“This is where they were born and raised and it's just their instinct to go home.Nobody even really knows the reason.It's one of nature's secrets and nobody has found it yet.”
              These pigeons are kind of like a flying GPS.That's what makes them so special.If you take a wild pigeon you find under a bridge and take it out 100miles away,it is just going to find the closest bridge and that's going to be its new home.It is the instinct that is bred into these birds over centuries and centuries.

              31.What do most people think of Beavers'raising homing pigeons after his explanation?    
              A.Boring but acceptable.
              B.Interesting and acceptable.
              C.Surprising and unacceptable.
              D.Understandable but unacceptable.
              32.It can be inferred from the passage that Beavers    
              A.often goes shopping with his family
              B.has never stopped raising homing pigeons
              C.has raised homing pigeons for two decades
              D.shares this pigeon⁃raising hobby with his daughter
              33.In what way are homing pigeons different from ordinary pigeons?    
              A.They can locate their home.
              B.They are equipped with GPS.
              C.They like to live under a bridge.
              D.They can't travel long distances.
              34.The homing pigeons can fly back home because    
              A.they are well trained 
              B.they have the instinct
              C.they are equipped with GPS
              D.they don't travel long distance
              35.The main purpose of the passage is to    
              A.compare homing pigeons with other pigeons
              B.give advice on how to raise homing pigeons
              C.encourage people to find the secrets of homing pigeons
              D.introduce a man who raises and races homing pigeons.
            • 2. He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry.Beloved by Chileans of all classes,he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history.And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1904-1973).
              Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto,he was a tall,shy and lonely boy.He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten.The American poet Walt Whitman,whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table became a major influence on his work.
              However,his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing.To cover up (掩饰) the publication of his first poem,he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.
              In 1924Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work“Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.”Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流犯) made him go beyond the theme of love.His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
              Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative,destructive and forever moving.He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.“I need the sea because it teaches me,”he wrote.“I move in the university of the waves.”He loved how the sea forever renewed itself,a renewal echoed in his work.

              21.The underlined word“Picasso”can probably be replaced by“    ”.
              A.most important person           
              B.famous person from Picasso
              C.freedom fighter in Picasso        
              D.poem fans
              22.Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because    
              A.literary greats usually used the pen name
              B.his father encouraged him to use the name
              C.he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication
              D.he was greatly influenced by other poets
              23.Which of the following is not the theme of his works?    
              A.Love.
              B.Political struggle.
              C.Social reform.
              D.Development of South America.
              24.The last paragraph mainly tells us    
              A.the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration
              B.the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast
              C.Neruda's poems were widely read overseas
              D.Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea.
            • 3. The writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end.In actual fact,people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
              The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper:“An opportunity to earn $250in a few minutes.A man willing to take chances is wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.“A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser,but being a bit suspicious,he gave a false name.Soon afterwards,he received a reply.Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested.He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him“to get rid of somebody“and would discuss it more fully with him the next day.But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
              The police saw the two men met and watched them as they drove away together.In the car the advertiser came to the point at once:he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife.The reason he gave was that he was suffering from an incurable disease and wanted to live in a warmer country,but his wife objected to this.Giving the man some money,the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog which,though it would not bite,might attract attention.He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her,After that,the advertiser suggested that the man should“do the job“next morning.Meanwhile,he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call.After the murder,they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged.The second meeting never took place,for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.

              26.What can we infer from paragraph one?    
              A.While reading murder stories,we have to guess at the end of the stories.
              B.While reading murder stories,we have to guess from the beginning to the end.
              C.People usually behave more strangely in murder stories than in real life.
              D.It is very easy for writers of murder stories to have readers guessing.
              27.The underlined word“suspicious”in paragraph two means    
              A.doubtful        B.sure        C.persuaded        D.unexpected
              28.Why did the man put an advertisement in a local newspaper?    
              A.To hire someone to kill himself because he was seriously ill.
              B.To ask someone to buy a gun for him and then he would kill his wife.
              C.To hire someone to kill his wife because he didn’t love her any more.
              D.To have his wife killed because he doubt whether she still loved him.
              29.According to the passage,what is NOT true about the advertiser?    
              A.He was suffering from a deadly disease.
              B.He raised a dog in his house.
              C.He would help the person hired to finish the task.
              D.He paid the man he hired beforehand.
              30.From the passage,we can learn that    
              A.The advertiser wrote a letter to the reader to ask him to call a number.
              B.The reader was in great need of money,so he wanted to get the job.
              C.The advertiser was caught by the police right after he met the reader.
              D.The dog in the advertiser’s house was very fierce.
            • 4. Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life,mostly for the better.However,social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.
              An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college.Surveys (调查) on this topicsuggests that parents today continue to be“very”or“somewhat”overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories.The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago.This usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.
              However,greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their“adult”children.
              In the context (背景) of this discussion,it seems valuable to firstfind out the cause of change in the case of parents’involvement withtheir grown children.If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently,would thishave been possible?Probably not.On the other hand,does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago?Many studies show that older parents-today’s grandparents-would have called theirchildren more often if the means and cost of doing so had not beena barrier.
              Furthermore,studies show that finances are the most frequentsubject of communication between parents and their collegechildren.The fact that college students are financially dependent ontheir parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to besent from home.This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is afact of college life,today and in the past.
              Thanks to the advanced technology,we live in an age of bettered communication.This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college.But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desireby parents to keep their children under their wings.
              67.The surveys inform us of    
              A.the development of technology
              B.the changes of adult children’s behavior
              C.the parents’over-protection of their college children
              D.the means and expenses of students’communication
              68.The writer believes that    
              A.parents today are more protective than those in the past
              B.the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
              C.technology explains greater involvement with their children
              D.parents’changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed independence
              69.What is the best title for the passage?    
              A.Technology or Attitude
              B.Dependence or Independence
              C.Family Influences or Social Changes
              D.College Management or Communication Advancement
              70.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?    
            • 5. What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t a prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle.On a mere 1/10 ofan acre in Los Angeles,Loe andher family grow,can(装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.
              Loe is a master food preserver,gardener and canning expert.She also operates a website,where she share her tips and recipes,with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what’s on their plate.
              Loe initially went to school to become an engineer,but she quickly learned thather enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food.“I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs(香草) and foods for that fresh flavor,”she said.Engineer by day,Loe learned cooking at night school.She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.
              “I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,”Loe said.Through her website Loe emphasizes that“anybody can do this anywhere.”Got an apartment with a balcony(阳台)?Plant some herbs.A window?Perfect spot for growing.Start with herbs,she recommends,because“they’re very forgiving.”Just a little of the herbs“can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,”she added.“I think it’s a great place to start.”Then?Try growing something from a seed,she said,like a tomato or some tea.
              Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does.With every planted food,Loe noted,there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor.“I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar.”Loe said.“Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food,knowing where it comes from.”In addition to being more in touch with the food she’s eating,another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children:“Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,”she said,“that if we don’t take care of the earth,no one will.”

              55.The underlined word“prerequisite”(Para.1)is closest in meaning to“    ”.
              A.recipe
              B.substitute
              C.requirement
              D.challenge
              56.Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?    
              A.They are used daily.
              B.They are easy to grow.
              C.They can grow very tall.
              D.They can be eaten uncooked.
              57.According to Loe,what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?    
              A.It can preserve their best flavor.
              B.It can promote her online sales.
              C.It can better her cooking skills.
              D.It can improve their nutrition.
              58.What is the“the bigger picture”(Para.6)that Loe wishes her children to understand?    
              A.The knowledge about good food.
              B.The way to live a grow-our-own life.
              C.The joy of getting in touch with foods.
              D.The responsibility to protect our earth.
            • 6. I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head.Now I am thirty-two.I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is.It would be wonderful to see again,but a calamity(灾难)can do strange things to people.It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn’t been blind.I believe in life now.I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply,otherwise.I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes.I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.
              Life,I believe,asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality.The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments,the more meaningful his own private world becomes.The adjustment is never easy.I was totally confused and afraid.But I was lucky.My parents and my teachers saw something in me-a potential to live,you might call it-which I didn’t see,and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.
              The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself.That was basic.If I hadn’t been able to do that,I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life.When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone.That is part of it.But I mean something bigger than that:an assurance that I am,despite imperfections,a real,positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping,intricate(错综复杂的) pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
              It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance.It had to start with the simplest things.Once a man gave me an indoor baseball.I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt.“I can’t use this.”I said.“Take it with you,”he urged me,“and roll it around.”The words stuck in my head.“Roll it around!”By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible:playing baseball.At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the blind I invented a successful variation of baseball.We called it ground ball.
              All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them,one at a time.I had to learn my limitations.It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure.I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.
              41.What can we learn from the first paragraph?    
              A.The author lost his sight because of a car crash.
              B.The author wouldn’t love life if the disaster hadn’t happened.
              C.The disaster made the author appreciate what he had.
              D.The disaster strengthened the author’s desire to see.
              42.What’s the author’s biggest difficulty?    
              A.How to adjust himself to reality.
              B.Building up assurance that he can fit in life.
              C.Learning to manage his life alone.
              D.How to invent a successful variation of baseball.
              43.The underlined words“a chair rocker on the front porch”in Paragraph 3 means that the author    
              A.would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life
              B.would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair
              C.would lose his will to struggle against difficulties
              D.would sit in a chair and stay at home
              44.As can be seen from the passage,the baseball and encouragement offered by the man    
              A.hurt the author’s feeling
              B.gave the author a deep impression
              C.directly led to the invention of ground ball
              D.inspired the author
              45.Which can be the best title for the passage?    
              A.A Miserable Life                
              B.Struggle Against Difficulties
              C.A Disaster Makes a Strong Person
              D.An Unforgettable Experience.
            • 7. (2014•怀化二模)Like most Oregonians,Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather.Although rain still beat the window of her car,the worst of the day’s storm seemed to have passed as she drove her 11-year-old daughter,Maggie,home from a church at 8:30p.m.Two little children sat into their car seats in back.
              When crossing over Fawcett Creek (小河),McRae found the road just ahead had been washed away.The storm had turned Fawcett Creek into a 100-feet-wide river.Water began to go into the car and the four of them had to climb onto the car’s roof.The car was floating about and was being swept toward the Tillamook River only a few miles ahead.Suddenly it stopped when hitting a logjam (浮木阻塞).The water swept over them,rising higher and higher.Stephanie screamed into the rainy night,almost crying.
              “Mom,I have to go and get help,”her 11-year-old daughter Maggie cried.
              Stephanie realized if she went by herself,Maggie couldn’t hold on to the other two babies.But Maggie was still recovering from foot surgery.How could she manage?Finally she shouted,“I’m proud of you.Be careful!”
              As Maggie McRae struggled to reach the shore,she was all wet.The sixth grader started running to the nearest house.Inside,the neighbors immediately called 911and were told that firefighters were making their way toward another trapped car.Maggie joined the neighbors,and helped the rescue team point out where her mother was.The firefighters saved McRae and her children by using a 35-foot-long ladder.
              When Stephanie reached land in safety,Maggie raced into her mother’s arms.“She hugged me for five minutes,”Maggie remembers.Maggie accepted an award for her heroism,but she’s happier to get back to her sports team and her family.

              61.What can we infer from the passage?    
              A.Without the logjam,McRae’s car would have been swept into the Tillamook River.
              B.The rain became heavier when McRae drove home.
              C.McRae’s car was the only vehicle that was blocked in the Fawcett Creek that night.
              D.Most of the time the weather in Oregon is quite good.
              62.Stephanie McRae’s screaming on the car’s roof suggested that she felt    
              A.surprised        B.helpless    C.disappointed        D.careless
              63.According to the passage,we can infer that Maggie    
              A.was strong enough to hold the two children in the water
              B.tried to swim to the bank in order to get help
              C.stopped her sports activities due to her foot injury
              D.rescued her family using a ladder
              64.Which of the following is in the correct order of events?    
              ①Firefighters rescued McRae and her children from the river.
              ②Firefighters were sent to the broken road.
              ③The neighbors Maggie found called 911.
              ④The rescue team had got informed of the trouble at Fawcett Creek.
              ⑤Another trapped car was found in the river by the firefighters.
              A.④②③⑤①B.④③②①⑤C.③④②①⑤D.③④②⑤①
              65.What is the passage mainly about?    
              A.A heavy storm that damaged a road and killed lots of drivers.
              B.A brave young girl who helped save her family from flood.
              C.Firefighters who rescued a family late at night from flood.
              D.Great neighbors who saved people swept away into a river.
            • 8. Car Talk
              When I got the driving license last summer,Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot.Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me.It wasn't that she shouted,or told me that I was doing poorly.As you can imagine,my mother's“helpful instructions“only managed to make me more nervous.
              Since I could no longer practice with her,the job was placed in the hands of my father.The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me.I loved him dearly,but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from.He almost never talked.We shared a typical father-daughter relationship.He'd ask how school was,and I'd say it was fine.Unfortunately,that was the most of our conversations.Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
              As we got into the car that first time,I was not surprised at what happened.Dad and I drove around,saying almost nothing,aside from a few instructions on how to turn.As my lessons went on,however,things began to change.Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music.And he actually began talking.I was soon hearing about past failed dates,“basic body“gym class,and other tales from his past,including some of his first meeting with Mom.
              Dad's sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car.In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much,I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen.Homework,friends,and even TV had all called me away from him,and,consequently,I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
              Since I began driving with him,my driving skill has greatly increased.More important,though,is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased.Just living with him wasn't enough-it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.

              59.The author couldn't practice driving with her mother because    
              A.she couldn't talk with her mother     
              B.her father wanted to teach her
              C.her mother made her nervous        
              D.she didn't trust her mother
              60.At first,the idea of learning driving from her father made her    
              A.happy           B.uneasy        
              C.satisfied       D.disappointed
              61.What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on?    
              A.Her Dad liked modern music.
              B.Her Dad was the best teacher.
              C.Her Dad was a chatty person.
              D.Her Dad told her his sad stories.
              62.With her story“Car Talk“,the author indicates that    
              A.fathers love their daughters dearly
              B.mothers are less patient than fathers
              C.family members need real communication
              D.it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship.
            • 9. I left university with a good degree in English Literature,but no sense of what I wanted to do.Over the next six years,I was treading water, just trying to earn an income.I tried journalism,but I didn’t think I was any good,then finance,which I hated.Finally,I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher.I loved working with books,although the job that I did was dull.
                  I had enough savings to take a year off work,and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel.Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
                  It takes confidence to make a new start-there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other.You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do,and you’re too ashamed to say,“Well,I’m writing a navel,but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.”My confidence dived.Believing my novel could not be published,I put it aside.
                  Then I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents.So,I did and,to my surprise,got some wonderful feedback.I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and,after signing with an agent,I finished the second half of the novel.
                  The next problem was finding a publisher.After two-and-a-half years of no income,just waiting and wondering,a publisher offered me a book deal-that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
                  It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck-of fate,really.When you set out to do something different,there’s no end in sight,so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher-to be a published writer-is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).


              49.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?    
              A.I was waiting for good fortune.
              B.I was trying to find an admirable job.
              C.I was being aimless about a suitable job.
              D.I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
              50.The author decided to write a novel    
              A.to finish the writing course
              B.to realize her own dream
              C.to satisfy readers’wish
              D.to earn more money
              51.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?    
              A.Disturbed.
              B.Ashamed.
              C.Confident.
              D.Uncertain.
              52.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?    
              A.It pays to stick to one’s goal.
              B.Hard work can lead to success.
              C.She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.
              D.There is no end in sight when starting to do something.
            • 10. Salvador Dali (1904-1989)was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200paintings,sculptures,drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces,most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938,works on paper,objects,and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.
              The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning,the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
              The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限).“From the infinity small to the infinity large,contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus:amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”explains the Pompidou Centre.
              The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid,Spain,and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg.

              28.Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?    
              A.Optimistic.B.Productive      C.Generous.D.Traditional.
              29.What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?    
              A.One of his masterworks.
              B.A successful screen adaptation.
              C.An artistic creation for the stage.
              D.One of the beat TV programmes.
              30.How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?    
              A.By popularity.
              B.By importance.
              C.By size and shape.
              D.By time and subject.
              31.What does the word“contributions”in the last paragraph refer to?    
              A.Donations.B.Projects.C.Artworks.D.Documents.
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