16．In early summer，one of the most popular fruit is strawberry（草莓）．It is said strawberry is the"Queen of fruit"as it has many nutritious elements．But many people feel that the strawberry in the current market tastes different as many strawberries are artificially（人工地）grown and some even have a scent of pesticides（殺蟲(chóng)劑）．So finding naturally-grown strawberries is a hot issue．There are some places where you can not only find tasteful strawberries，but also enjoy picking them．
Tianxing Strawberry-Picking Garden
As one of the biggest strawberry-growing areas，Tianxing is known for its healthy fruits．The strawberries here are pesticide-free with no artificial coloring．And now the farm has a special offer that you can get a kilogram of strawberries for only 12 yuan．Here，visitors can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste their freshness．And if you are a newcomer，you can get a discount card and enjoy an extra 20 percent discount on your purcha se．
Address：Xinzhuang Village，Xingshou Town，Changping District，Beijing．
Tel：13910667270
Taolin Strawberry Garden
This garden is not as famous as the first one，but it is a quiet place and relaxing．The str awberries here are much cheaper than those sold in markets．It only costs 6 yuan per kilogram．You can also buy freshly-picked lettuce and Tonghao，a green vegetable．You can have fun picking strawberries in person，but you can't taste them for free
Address：Linzhuang Village，Xingshou Town，Changping District，Beijing．
Tel：010--88413840
Baihe Green Strawberry Garden
Baihe Town is the biggest strawberry-picking area．Known for the freshest and healthiest strawberries，this place is named as the"Hometown of Strawberries"．The price for this fruit is about 12 yuan per kilogram．And you can bargain（講價(jià)） with the local sellers for further discounts．
Address：Zhaot un Village，Baihe Town，QingpuDistrict，Shanghai．
Tel：13803456780
29．People prefer naturally-grown strawberries mainly becauseC．
A．they contain many nutritious elements
B．they have a different scent
C．they are pesticide-free and tasteful
D．they are cheaper and bigger
30．You should pay Tianxing Strawberry-Picking GardenCyuan if you buy 10 kilograms with a discount card．
A.120                B.108                    C.96                 D.60
31．Which of the following is WRONG about Taolin Strawberry Garden？C
A．It is not better known than Tianxing Strawberry-Picking Garden．
B．Besides strawberries，you can buy green vegetables from it．
C．You can have fun picking strawberries as well as taste them as you like．
D．If you buy 20 kilogram strawberries，you should at most pay 120 yuan．
32．What is the purpose of writing the passage？A
A．To advertise Strawberry Gardens．
B．To show the magic of strawberries．
C．To tell the difference between artificially-grown strawberries and naturally-grown strawberries．
D．To tell us the joys of picking and buying strawberries．

15．We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this place in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．
"Look down，Elsa，"father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw the crisscross （十字形） of the twisting，turning streets leading to the square．"See，my dear，"father said gently．"There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road，try another．"
Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．
When I turned to Father for help，he didn't say anything．Instead，he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home，I had a plan．
At school the next day，I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（噴濺出）"The cook must have gone mad！"Quickly I told her what I had done，and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
     In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn't st op working until I tried every possible means to my goal．Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．
25．The writer's father took her to the top of a church tower toC．
A．enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town
B．find out how many ways lead to the square
C．inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem
D．help her forgot some unpleasant things earlier that day
26．What did the writer want her mother to do earlier that day？D
A．Do something delicious for lunch．
B．Taste her bad lunch．
C．Dismiss the mad cook．
D．Speak to the school about lunch．
27．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 means？D
A．The cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother．
B．The matter of lunches was effective．
C．Her father persuaded her mother successfully．
D．The way the author thought of was successful．
28．By sharing her own experience，the writer tried to tell usA．
A．when one road was stopped，we should try another
B．how bad the lunches of her school were
C．how wise her father was
D．a(chǎn)bout the church tower near her home．

14．Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful，but as we age，we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit-and that can be a very annoying thing．（36）F Read on for some techniques worth trying．
1．（37）APeople who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease （早老性癡呆癥），according to a recent study．（38）ESomething as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do．There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better．In other words，keep your brain looking forward．
2．Go for a walk．
Mildly raised glucose （葡萄糖） levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical acti vity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels．In fact，exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain．（39）G3．Learn something new．
Take a Spanish class online，join a drawing club，or learn to play cards．A study found t hat mental stimulation （刺激） limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind．But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time．（40）COr go dancing with your friends．
A．Focus on the future．
B．This can be especially harmful to the aged．
C．It should be something like learning gardening．
D．So take a few minutes each day to do some reading．
E．But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events．
F．Luckily，research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments．
G．In other words，when you take care of your body，you take care of your brain．

13．I mustapologize（apology） to you for forgetting your birthday．

12．The Group of Eight （G8）______ the eight richest countries in the world．（　�。�

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is made up

B．

consists of

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11．假如你是李華．你的美國(guó)筆友Martin正在某中文學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，他來(lái)信向你咨詢(xún)?nèi)绾螌W(xué)好漢語(yǔ)．請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一封回信，給他提一些建議．
注意：詞數(shù)120左右．
Dear Martin，
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua．

10．一個(gè)英文網(wǎng)站面向中學(xué)生征稿，請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)稿件，介紹"中秋節(jié)"（The Mid-Autumn Festival）及這個(gè)節(jié)日里的主要活動(dòng)．寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)：
1．它是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一；
2．家人團(tuán)聚（reunion）；  
3．賞月、吃月餅；  
4．還有旅游、訪(fǎng)友等其他活動(dòng)．
注意：
1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．

9．How can you improve your English？
There are many things that you can do to improve your English．（36）GHere are some tips on how to improve your English．
l  Take a class
First，decide whether you want to join in an English class．（37）DNo matter where the class is offered，it is best if it is taught by a person whose first language is English．
l  Use learning tools
（38）FIf you cannot afford to purchase these，you might be able to borrow them from your local library or find free versions that you can download over the Internet．
l  Keep reading
As you become more comfortable reading English，be sure to read things other than instructional materials （教學(xué)材料）．（39）EChoose topics which you are especially interested in．In that case，it will increase your motivation（動(dòng)機(jī)） to read．
l  （40）AIf you want to improve your English vocabulary，it can be helpful to focus on learning a few new words at a time．For example，you could learn one new word every few days and look for opportunities to use it in conversation．
In a word，the more you practice the language，the more likely you are to improve your English．

A．One word at a time
B．Use English in public
C．This kind of class is usually expensive．
D．These classes are available in many parts of the world．
E．For example，reading books and news in English every day．
F．There are many products that you can use to improve your English．
G．One of the best things to do is to read，write and speak English as much as possible．

8．One in ten teens says they use"study drugs"to improve their performance in school．So-called"study-drugs"refer to prescription medicines（處方藥） used to treat ADHD（注意力缺乏癥）．But most of parents have no understanding of the problem，a new study finds．
In January，2013，researchers from the University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital did a national survey of more than seven hundred families with teens．They found that only one percent of parents believe their child has taken a study drug．
Yet in a 2012 University of Michigan study，ten percent of second-year high school students and twelve percent of third-year students say they use a study drug．
The misuse of stuffy drugs didn't come to the attention of almost all parents．"What we found in this survey is a clear mismatch（不相符），"said Dr．Matthew Davis，one of the researchers．"It is a mismatch between what parents believe and what their children were reporting．"
"We know teens believe that these drugs can improve their grade，"Davis said．"But these prescription medicines are drugs．And teens who use them without a prescription are taking a serious risk．"
The new survey showed that fifty-four percent of white parents were"very concerned"about their child taking study drugs，compared with thirty-eight percent of the Hispanic （拉美的） parents and thirty-seven percent of black parents．
However，just twenty-seven percent of parents surveyed talked to their teens about using study drugs．Of these parents，forty-one percent were black，twenty-seven percent were white and seventeen percent were Hispanic．
Students with a prescription for an ADHD drug should be required to keep their medicines in a safe place．Seventy-nine percent of parents think so，the survey shows．This may help preventitfrom being shared or used by other students．
32．According to paragraph 4，Dr．Davis thinks．D
A．the 2012 University of Michigan st udy is untrue
B．it is a good way to take study drugs to treat ADHD
C．it is necessary to do another new survey about study drugs
D．some parents still don't realize the study drug problem
33．Dr．Davis believed using study drugs to improve grades．A
A．is bad for health    B．is worth a try   C．sometimes works   D．causes little harm
34．What does the underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refer to？A
A．The study drug     B．ADHD．C．The survey．D．A safe place．．
35．What is the purpose of this text？C
A．To give useful advice．
B．To introduce a new drug．
C．To report a research result．
D．To explain what ADHD is．

7．Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger．But what can blind people do if they are allergic（過(guò)敏的）to dogs or just don't like them？For some people，the answer is provided by the Guide Horse Foundation．
Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999．They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people．Miniature horses look just like regular horses，only much smaller．They are generally less than 34 inches tall．
Cuddles was the foundation's first guide horse in full service．She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw's helper．Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor．One night，while filling out a form to get a guide dog，Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind．Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time．He applied（申請(qǐng)），and a year later，Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team．
On a trip to New York，Cuddles helped Shaw safely tour Times Square，a very busy part of the city at night．The next day，Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building，a famous tall building．Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty，and traveled on the subway system．
Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles．He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself．
28．The Guide Horse FoundationD．
A．was set up by one person              
B．has different kinds of horses   
C．has a history of several hundred years    
D．trains horses to guide blind people
29．According to the text，miniature horsesC．
A．a(chǎn)re different from regular horses in many ways     
B．a(chǎn)re more friendly to people than dogs  
C．a(chǎn)re much smaller than regular horses             
D．live a shorter life than guide dogs
30．We know from the text that Dan ShawB．
A．became blind at age 45                 
B．has a great love for horses
C．got a guide horse as soon as he applied    
D．heard about guide horses from a friend
31．The text is written to tell us thatA．
A．Miniature horses are trained to help the blind．
B．horses are better than dogs as guide animals
C．blind people are brave to face many challenges
D．New York City is a magical city．