8．（36）F When a starving man gets a meal，he begins to think about an overcoat； when an executive gets a new sports car，visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view．
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels．（37）C
The first and most basic level of wants involves food．Once this want is satisfied，a second level of wants appears：clothing and some sort of shelter．By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans．（38）EIt included such items as automobile sand new houses．
By 1957or 1958this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied．Then，in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared：the"life-enriching"level．While the other levels involve physical satisfaction-the feeding，comfort，safety，and transportation of the human body-this level stresses mental needs for recognition，achievement and happiness．It includes a variety of goods and services，many of which could be called"luxury"items．Among them are vacation trips，the best medical care，and entertainment．（39）B
One this level，a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services，while on the first three levels more is spent on goods．Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases，or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level？
A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action．Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease，ignorance，crime and prejudice．（40）A In this way，we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels．

A．At this stage，we now may seek to ensure the health，safety，and leisure．
B．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing．
C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants，another level appears．
D．There are several levels of wants in one's life．
E．Then a third level appeared．
F．Human wants seem endless．
G．Different people have different wants on each level．

7．How to Love Your Parents？
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times，loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life．You love them for the fact that they created you，raised you，and are in part，a source of who you are．1（36）C．
Tell them you love them every morning．A gentle"good morning"and"I love you"will warm a coldest heart．Remember that they brought you into this world．Without your parents，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world．
Respect them more and cherish these moments．You can use these moments to learn from them，preparing yourself for when you're off on your own．It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents．Act calmly，cool off，write down your feelings，or talk to a friend．（37）F．
Obey their requests．It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them．It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean．However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold，raining，snowing，or too hot．Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes．（38）BSince you can forgive your friends，why not forgive your parents？
Keep company with them．Do things with your parents like watching TV，or going somewhere with them．（39）EListen to their old stories and learn from them．You will find they are your teachers in this way or another．
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents．（40）DSeek help if you are being abused in any way．Parents do not have a right to harm you．

A．Parents will in turn express their love to you．
B．Forgiveness is the key．
C．Here are some ways to love your parents．
D．There can be realistic reasons for this，family violence for example
E．Anyway，spend as much time with them as you can．
F．After this，share your feeling with your parents．
G．Please remember parents are as important as friends．

6．Food festivals around the world
Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations，but the 2，000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans．Teams of four，dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes，roll a complete cheese along a 50metre course．On the way，they must not kick or throw their cheese，or go into their competitors'lane（賽道）．Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos （disappointingly，but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones）．All the competitors are served with beer or port wine，the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese．
Fiery Foods Festival-The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New Mexico．They come from as far away as Australia，the Caribbean and China，but they all share a common addiction-food that is not just spicy（辛辣），but hot enough to make your mouth burn，your head spin and your eyes water．Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March．You might like to try a chocolatecovered habanero pepper-officially the hottest pepper in the world-or any one of the thousands of products that are on show．But one th ing's for sure-if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue，this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina-The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August，the Spanish town of Bunol hosts La Tomatina-the world's largest food fight．A weeklong celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events．The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes-official fightstarters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd．
The battle lasts little more than half an hour，in which time around 50，000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves，runs，or fights back．Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again-and for a muchneeded wash!
21．In the Stilton cheese rolling competition，competitors on each team mustB．
A．wear various formal clothes
B．use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
C．kick or throw their cheese
D．roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
22．Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held？B
A．In the Caribbean．
B．In New Mexico．
C．In Australia．
D．In China．
23．The celebration of La Tomatina lastsA．
A．seven days                      B．three  days
C．less than three days            D．more than seven days
24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine．
B．More than 10，000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
C．Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
D．An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina．

5．Selfie
Social media and the mobile web have given rise to（導(dǎo)致） a strange phenomenon called the selfie（自拍）．It refers to a picture of yourself，usually shared on any social networking website．
（36）A．Some selfies are extreme close-ups（特寫(xiě)鏡頭），and others show part of an arm held straight outward．A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror．
Everyone takes selfies，but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend．Young people are relatively heavier digital users．They are interested in staying connected to their friends．（37）C．
There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site．（38）G．A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get"likes"and comments from friends．Secondly，it's human nature to show off your own great achievements．When you feel good about yourself or look good，it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies．（39）F．That's right．Sometimes people are bored at work，bored at school，bored at home and even bored on the toilet．Last but not least，social media is about being social!If that means uploading as many selfies as possible，then so be it．It's fun，and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life．
Finally，there are things to be mindful of when you're posting．It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people．（40）E．So don't post anything online，selfie especially．

A．There are lots of selfie styles．
B．The rise of selfies has become universal．
C．Social media，to some extent，is the driving force of their selfie activity．
D．The desire to take，post and get"likes"on selfies goes back to a biological behavior．
E．But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it．
F．There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do．
G．The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible．

4．Frankly，I appreciate myself very much．Yes，I admit I'm in many aspects not as good as other people，but I don't think I'm always not good．When I find what I've done or written is okay，I'll remain pleased with myself for quite a few days，and if I receive praise for it，I'll even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself．
True，I'm not modest at all．People may call me conceited （自負(fù)的）．But I think otherwise．
I appreciate other people．I appreciate anything good．Isn't it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others？
We Chinese generally tend to be modest，and we take pride in being so．For example，a Chinese man will call his own wife zhuojing，meaning"my humble wife"，and his own writings zhuozuo，meaning"my poor writings"．But if you call his wife a"rustic （鄉(xiāng)村的） woman"or his writings"trash"，he would，I'm sure，declare he would make a clean break with you angrily．As a matter of fact，there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you．
I don't think it's wrong of you to freely praise yourself if you're really worthy of praise．As we know，there is an old Chinese saying disparaging （蔑視） a melon seller，named Lao Wang，who keeps praising his own goods．Well，why can't he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy？
Lao Wang sells melons for a living．How could he carry on business if he，by imitating the affectations （裝模作樣） of us intellectuals，were to show false modesty about his melons？He would sure enough die of starvation．
Selfappreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work．Needless to say，the same is true of those who make a living with their pen．One will lose confidence in writing when he stops admiring his own essays．

32．We know from the first three paragraphs that the authorA．
A．is modest in some way           
B．is pleased to be a good writer
C．is too conceited                 
D．thinks it unfair to appreciate others
33．What do we know about the author's attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4？B
A．Supportive．  B．Negative   
C．Neutral．     D．Careless．
34．The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove thatC．
A．Lao Wang is very proud of himself     
B．melon sellers should praise their goods
C．reasonable self appreciation is good   
D．writers should learn from Lao Wang
35．The purpose of the passage is to encourage readers to beD．
A．modest          B．considerate   
C．respectful      D．confident．

3．It was a late Wednesday night when the dreading phone call reached our home．I sat up，so I could hear the phone call better．To my surprise，I heard my mom burst into tears．"Get the car，Dean!Andrea has been in a car accident．"
We ran every stop sign on the way to the hospital and our tires screeched around every corner．We got to the hospital，but were not allowed to see Andrea．The next morning，after wearing masks，we were allowed to go to the ICU to see Andrea．Well，the least I could say was that everything was injured in her body and she lost all of her memories．It was a fatal accident．
Over the next two months，I lived more at the hospital than I did at my house．I watched as Andrea worked so hard to gain back everyday motor skills．She never once complained or pitied herself，her determined spirit was shining through．After two weeks in the ICU and two months of the regular hospital treatment，Andrea was able to come home．She missed several months of school，so it was hard for her to catch up．Andrea had tasks to accomplish，and no matter how hard it was，she stuck with them until t he job was done．Though busy with dealing with pain and therapy，she always found time to love and play with me．
I'll never forget the impact that this incident made on my life．I admire her strong-willed personality and her determined spirit．Today she is perfectly normal，despite the scars and the pins holding her leg in place．I couldn't ask for a better sister，hero，or best friend．

29．The writer sat up to hear the call because heB
A．sensed that something terrible had happened．
B．might be very curious about who phoned so late．
C．wanted to scold the people who phoned so late．
D．was not sure whether the telephone concerned him．
30．From the underlined sentence in the second paragraph，we can infer thatC
A．the family did not obey the traffic rules．
B．the writer's father was not good at driving．
C．the whole family were too anxious to see Andrea．
D．their house was very far from the hospital．
31．During the treatment，AndreaD
A．had to give up all her studies    
B．stopped playing with the writer．
C．refused to be accompanied．
D．showed unbelievable strength．
32．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．A Miracle Happening to my sister
B．My Sister----the Hero in My Life
C．An Accident Which Changed My Sister
D．An Incident Which Influenced Me Much．

2．We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day．Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time．The question is not as simple as we might think，as recent experiments have shown．In one experiment，flowers were kept in constant （持續(xù)的）darkness．We might expect that the flowers，without any information about the time of the day，did not open as they usually do．In fact，they continue to open at their usual time．This shows that they have some special ways of knowing the time．Their sense（感覺(jué)） time does not depend on information from the outside world．It is inside them：a kind of"inner （內(nèi)部的）clock"．This discovery may not seem to be very important．However，it is later found that not just plants but animals have this"inner clock"which control（控制）the working of their bodies and influences their activities．Human beings，then，are also influenced by it．Whether we wish or not，it  affects such things in our life as our need for sleep or need for food．

41．Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion，people had thought that the flowers wouldA．
A．never open in constant darkness
B．change their usual time to open
C．open ahead of the time as they usually did
D．continue to open at usual time
42．The sense of time that flowers have is connected withC．
A．its age and size
B．light and temperature
C．a(chǎn) kind of strange power（力量）inside them
D．some unknown information from the outside world
43．What will happen if we make good use of the"inner clock"D
A．We'll need less sleep or food．
B．We'll be able to sleep as long as we wish to．
C．We'll be able to change our work time when necessary．
D．We'll have more energy to do our work better．
44．What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word"affects"B
A．產(chǎn)生      B．影響   
C．給予      D．依賴．

1．Earlier that day，when they crossed the Rocky Mountain，they managed tocatch sight of（看到了） some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle．

20．What is even more important is that as the earthcooled down （冷卻），water began to appear on its surface．

19．Doing morning exercises surely has somebeneficial （有益的） effects on our health．