11．There are many famous women scientists in the world．As is known to all，Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize，and the first person to win it twice．However，few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner．Born in September，1987，Irene Curie was the first of the Curie's two daughters．Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars，Irene studied in their own school，and her mother was one of the teachers．She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris．
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics．When World War I began，Irene went to her mother，who was using X-ray facilities（設(shè)備） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers．Irene continued the work by developing X-rays facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium．Her services were recognized in the form of a Military's Medal by the French government．In 1918，Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute．In December 1924，F(xiàn)rederic Joliot joined the Institute，and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work．They soon fell in love and were married in 1926．Their daughter Helene was born in 1927and their son Pierre five years later．
Like her mother，Irene combined family and career．Like her mother，Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize，along with her husband，in 1935．Unfortunately，also like her mother，she developed leukemia（白血�。� because of her work with radioactivity（輻射）． Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17，1956．
1．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal？B
A．Because she received a degree in mathematics
B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded
C，Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic．
D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother．
2．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot？A
A．At the Curie Institute    
B．At the university of Paris
C，At a military hospital    
D．At the College of Sevigne
3．When was the second child of Irene Curie and her husband born？A
A．In 1932   
B．In 1927   
C．In 1897   
D．In 1926
4．In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother？C
A．Irene worked with radioactivity   
B．Irene combined family and career．
C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once   
D．Irene died from leukemia．

10．How much of your stress，disappointment，anger or worry comes from one little thing？Almost all of it comes from your expectations（期望），and from wishing things were different．We build these expectations in our heads of what other people should do，what our lives should be like…（36）A And when reality doesn't meet our fantasy （想像），we wish the world were different．
Here's a simple solution：Picture all the expectations you have for yourself，your life，your kids，your job and the world．（37）E A river or lake will also do．What happens to them？They're carried around by waves．They float away．Let them be washed away by the clean waters，and let them go．Now live your life without them．
（38）B It means you accept reality as it is，and people as they are．Without expectations，you see things as they are．（39）G Or if you are，you accept it，and then let it go．
That's not to say you never act．You can act in a way that agrees with your values，but never have an expectation of how the world will react to your actions．（40）D Do good because you love doing good，and expect nothing beyond that．
Let the waters of the world clean us，and let us walk lightly in a world that is wonderful without our fantasies．

A．And yet it's not real； it's all fantasy．
B．What's a life without expectations like？
C．Don't beat yourself up if you have expectations．
D．If you do something good，you won't expect praise．
E．Take them from you，and throw them into the ocean．
F．When things don't turn out as we expect，we'll get angry．
G．It's a life where you don't need to be disappointed or angry．

9．Too many people want others to be their friends，but they don't give friendship back．That is why some friendships don't last long．To have a friend，you must learn to be one．You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you．Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules：be honest； be generous； be understanding．Honesty is where a good friendship starts．Friends must be able to trust one another．If you do not tell the truth，people usually find out．If a friend finds out that you haven't been honest，you may lose friend's trust．Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly．Generosity（慷慨） means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow．You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes．Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feeling．These can be very valuable to a friend．They tell your friend what is important to you．By sharing them，you help your friend know better．?
   Sooner or later every one needs understanding and helping with a problem．Something may go wrong at school．Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve．Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem．So to be a friend you must listen and understand．You must try to put yourself in your friend's place so you can understand the problem better．?
   No two friendships are ever exactly alike．But all true friendships have three things in common．If you plan to keep your friends，you must practice honesty，generosity，and understanding．
25．Some friendships don't last very long becauseB．
A．there are too many people who want to make  friends
B．some people receive friendship but don't give friendship back
C．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others
D．they don't know friendship is something serious
26．According to the passage honesty isB．
A．something countable          
B．the base of friendship
 C．a(chǎn)s important as money        
D．more important than anything else
27．Which of the following isn't mentioned  in the passage？D
A．Always tell your friends the truth．
B．Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value．
C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem．
D．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend．

8．I am a good mother to three children．I have tried never to let my job stand in the way of being a good parent．
I no longer consider myself as the center of the universe．I show up．I listen．I try to laugh．I am a good friend to my husband．I have tried to make marriage vows（誓言） mean what they say．I am a good friend to my friends，and they to me．Without them，there would be nothing to say to you today．
So here's what I want to tell you today：Get a life．A real life，not a desire of the next promotion，the bigger paycheck，or the larger house．
   Get a life in which you are not alone．Find people you love，and who love you．And remember that love is not leisure，it is work．Pick up the phone．Send an e-mail．Write a letter．And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted．
It is so easy to waste our lives，our days，our hours，and our minutes．It is so easy to exist instead of to live． I learned to live many years ago．Something really，really bad happened to me，something that changed my life in ways，that，if I had had my choice，it would never have been changed at all．And what I learned from it is what，today，seems to be the hardest lesson of all．
I learned to love the journey，not the destination．I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it，completely and totally．And I tried to do that，in part，by telling others what I had learned．
By telling them this：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face．Learn to be happy．And think of life as a deadly illness，because if you do，you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived．
21．The best title of this passage probably isB．
A．Love your friends     
B．Live a real life
C．Don't waste time     
D．Be a good mother and wife
22．How did the writer form her view of life？C
A．Through social experience      
B．By learning from her friends
C．Through an unfortunate experience 
D．From her children and husband
23．By the underlined sentence"It is so easy to exist instead of to live"in the fifth paragraph，the writer really means that people tend toA．
A．make a living rather than live a real life
B．work rather than enjoy life
C．waste a lot in life
D．forget the most important lesson in life
24．It can be inferred from the passage thatA．
A．the writer is a success in personal life
B．the writer didn't try her best to work well
C．the writer spent all her time caring for her children
D．the writer likes traveling very much．

7．When I left for the United States to study，I had butterflies in my stomach．I was nervous because I was going to（71）anew place with new people and new customs．I couldn't even understand（72）their（they） language．Everything was（73）different（difference） from my own country．There was nobody whom I could talk to．I just had my husband，（74）whowas a new person for me，too．
It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye （75）to my family and friends．I didn't want  （76）to leave（leave） my hometown （77）because/as I grew up there and had wonderful memories of the place．
So，thinking about all these changes made me nervous and I was （78）worried（worry） about my new life．But studying abroad （79）was（be） a decision that I made myself．I had to continue and accept the challenge．I looked forward to （80）visiting（visit） my family in the summer vacation．

6．I have a new hero．It is G．M．Hennen．I found him in the old newspapers as I was doing my research for the column A Look Back in History．
In 1958，he retired as a newspaper carrier from the Sherman Herald Democrat．He was 77years old and had delivered four million copies of the Democrat．He had gone through 17automobiles and had thrown on average 400newspapers a day，six days a week．He drove 100miles a day，including the day he collected．
Before he was a newspaper carrier，he was also a teacher and a construction worker．
He opened the first motor delivery route in the newspaper's history．Driving a Model T Ford，his route consisted of Pottsboro，Gordonville，Sadler and Southmayd．Before he started in delivery，he solicited（征求） subscriptions（訂閱） riding horseback over the county．
Mr．Hennen had only one wreck in 30years．The car spun（疾駛） out of control and flipped on its top．That didn't stop him．A man with a truck used a tow rope to flip the car back over and tied the doors shut，leaving Mr．Hennen to continue on his way．Now that was determination!
Mr．Hennen told of the time his headlights went out as he was delivering newspapers．He borrowed a kerosene lantern（煤油燈） from a farmer to light the way and continued his route．
What a story!I complain when I have to drive to work when it is snowing，and I only have to travel three miles．I could never be that tough．
43．What does the underlined word"wreck"mean according to the fifth paragraph？D
A．Luck．
B．Success．
C．Failure．
D．Accident．
44．What do we learn from the underlined sentence？B
A．Mr．Hennen was a successful worker．
B．Mr．Hennen was devoted to his job．
C．Mr．Hennen was not afraid of death．
D．Mr．Hennen was silly．
45．What is the main idea of the text？C
A．Mr．Hennen had several jobs．
B．Mr．Hennen was once faced with a wreck．
C．Mr．Hennen loved his newspaper carrying work．
D．Mr．Hennen had delivered four million copies of the Democrat．

5．After the adjustment of financial policies，many citizens put up posts，90percent ________carried the message of approval．（　　）

A．

of which

B．

Whom

C．

of them

D．

of whom

4．When I was a little girl，my mum would say，"Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others．"1（36）B．
Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our success and our joys，comfort us in our hard moments，and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves．I've always looked at friends as the family we choose．They enrich our lives．As Robert Louis Stevenson once said，"（37）E"
To be a good friend or partner，it's important to be a good listener．Hear what your friend or mate has to say．first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive．（38）DWhen they hear their words repeated back to them，it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say （39）GYou know the old golden rule，"Care for others the way you would like them to care for you．"The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure．Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person's life．
Take care，though，with whom you choose to have close relationship，for they can have a great effect on your self-respect and life path．As someone once told me，"（40）FThey will take you either up or down．"

A．I am afraid so．
B．It is quite true．
C．Friendship is the most important factor．
D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror．
E．A friend is a present which you give yourself．
F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift．
G．Patience，sympathy and understanding are also important qualities．

3．More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes each year．At least 125，000 of these people die，while almost three million others are seriously injured．Doctors and researchers say we do not have enough good treatments for poisonous snakebites．To help improve the situation，an international project called the Global Snakebite Initiative （GSI） has been formed．
     Poisonous snakebites are most common in rural areas of developing countries with hot climates．Many of the victims are agricultural workers and children in Asia and Southern Africa．Shortages of antivenom medicine，the treatment for snakebite，are common there，while existing supplies may be of low quality，or inappropriate to local needs．
Doctor Herbert Winkel of GSI says antivenom treatment is also too costly for many of the poor people who need it most．The Initiative is trying to increase the availability of high quality antivenom treatment and improve medical training．Another goal is to help manufacturers of antivenom medicines improve their products，while also teach communities about snakebites and first aid．It wants more research and better reporting systems，and aims to help national health officials choose antivenom appropriate for their countries．
The drugs are developed from the venom of poisonous snakes．For example，laboratory workers in Costa Rica may collect venom（毒液）from highly poisonous Fer de Lance snakes in order to make antivenom for the snake's bite．However，the antivenom that cures the bite of one kind of snake may not be effective for that of another，and treatment for a cobra bite in the Philippines may not work for someone bitten by a similar snake in West Africa．
Experts look forward to improvements in the worldwide treatment of snakebite，but say that the best ways to reduce deaths and injuries from snakebites are education and prevention．

33．What's the main idea of the text？A
A．The work GSI is doing to improve snakebite treatment．
B．How to tell poisonous snakes from common ones．
C．How to treat the snakebites on the spot．
D．The present situation of snakebite treatment in poor countries．
34．Which of the following functions are performed by the GSI？C
a．Helping to improve the ability to produce antivenom medicine．
b．Telling people how to use antivenom medicine properly．
c．Teaching about snakebites and first aid．
d．Helping choose appropriate antivenom．
A．a(chǎn)bc           B．a(chǎn)cd           C．bcd            D．a(chǎn)bd
35．Which of the following is NOT true about poisonous snakebites？B
A．The venom of poisonous snakes can be used to cure their bites．
B．They are not very common in countries with hot climates．
C．The existing treatment of them is unsatisfactory．
D．Poor people usually cannot afford snakebite treatment．

2．As more and more books become movie adaptations，I can't help but think how this will affect English classes in America．Thinking back to my years in middle and high school-ten years ago，I would be rewarded if I had read a number of classics．Today，a majority of those books are now also movies：Life of Pi，The Great Gatsby，Much Ado About Nothing and Anna Karenina，to name a few．
Even modern books such as The Hunger Games and Harry Potter have been adapted for the big screen．In discussion with my students，I often hear them say they are not going to read books because movies will come out soon，which makes me wonder what effect movie adaptations have on modern-day students．Will the Common Core State Standards （CCSS） encourage them to read books more carefully or to use movies to improve their understanding of the text？
The CCSS requires students to provide text-based evidence when reading and discussing a book．By focusing on such evidence，teachers can pull specific details from a book that may have not made the final cut when the book was adapted for the big screen．For instance，after reading and watching The Hunger Games，there were a number of details from the book that were missing from the film-many people were disappointed with Rue's meek（溫順的） movie role．A student who failed to read The Hunger Games would not quite understand Rue's impact on the games in the same way as someone who had read the book and remembered all the details that went into her death．
I am not saying the CCSS will stop students from cutting corners，but I believe if teachers use the support the CCSS provides，it can be a great roadway to ensure all students are digging deep into texts and not just hitting the play button．

29．Ten years ago，students in America wereD．
A．fond of reading all kinds of novels     
B．forbidden to discuss movies in class
C．not allowed to watch movies in the cinema       
D．encouraged to read many literature works
30．Which of the following might be the effect that movie adaptations have on modern-day students？C
A．They spend less time in studying．
B．They can't understand English texts．
C．They spend less time in reading．
D．They discuss movies more frequently．
31．What can we learn from the third paragraph？C
A．The Hunger Games is the worst movie adaptation．
B．It is a waste of time reading and discussing a book in class．
C．Movie adaptations may bring trouble in understanding the books．
D．Rue's impact on the games is perfectly presented in the movie．
32．According to the text，it seems that the CCSSD．
A．prevents students watching movies      B．provides students with well-known movies
C．encourages students to write novels    D．provides guidance on teaching and learning．