During a test, it is always wise to move on when you get s_________ on a difficult problem and come back to it later.

When the recent research was analyzed, it was found that a lot of people wanted free pictures or free music from the Web. If it couldn’t be free, then they wanted it “new” or at least at a low price. It seems that 70 percent of people aged 16 to 24 download music online but only 1 in 40 tracks are bought legally.

Thus, some companies are planning to give all of their music away for free. The music will be totally free except that you will have to pay with your time by watching ads. This will be perfect for those who have lots of time but little money.

The Web has encouraged a belief that things can be free, or at least very cheap. It seems that everyone is looking for a good deal on the Web. The desire for free objects is part of the nature of the Web because the Web is about self-service and self-service is all about being free, cheap, fast and convenient. It’s interesting how words change their meaning. Stealing has now become file sharing, but it’s not really stealing, is it?

Free is a funny word. We all know that very little is really for free. If we go searching on the Web for free music, we know or should know that there are risks involved. However, it doesn’t matter. We still want free things, or at least the sense that we’re getting a real bargain and that at a minimum we’re saving time.

What can be the worst experience on the Web? A site that charges us high prices and wastes our time.

57. The passage mainly talks about ________.

   A. the nature of the web                            B. the web and the culture of “free”

   C. stealing and file sharing                         D. what the word “free” means

58. Why do some companies “sell” their music for free?

   A. Their music is not popular and is out of date.

   B. Most people have lots of time but little money.

   C. Their music can’t be sold new or for a low price.

   D. They can earn money from the ads added.

59. Which of the following can best describe the belief of the Web?

   A. Risky behavior.                B. Stealing.         C. File sharing.                    D. For fun.

60. We can learn from the text that ________.

   A. things that are free always involve risks

   B. it is wrong to download free things from the Web

   C. most people can get a real bargain on the Web

   D. there is no need to surf the Net for a bargain

   As his quitting date comes near, Matt McDonnell, 51, has been thinking about his life as a smoker. “It has such power over me,” he admits, “but this is something I don’t want to continue doing.”

   Diagnosed with a lung disease two years ago, the private investigator who has smoked 36 years is well aware of the damage cigarettes have done to his health.

   When his wife Laurel bought him a bagpipe as a birthday gift a few years ago, McDonnell didn’t have the lung ability to play the instrument. “I could tell it was smoking-related and I couldn’t believe that my health was being stolen away.”

   So he quit… for a while. “In four months, my skin tone improved and I noticed that I wasn’t getting chest pains.” But after a stressful day, McDonnell went out and bought cigarettes. “I felt like the biggest loser.”

   Now working with non-smoking coach Angela Forfia, McDonnell says, “I find that it takes the average person seven attempts to actually quit and the big trip wires are emotional. Lesson learned: I will now follow this program― and it had better work!”

50. When did McDonnell begin to realize that something was wrong with his lung?

   A. When he first began to smoke in his life.             

   B. When he was diagnosed with a lung disease.

   C. When his wife bought him a bagpipe.

   D. On a stressful day.

51. The underlined sentence “I felt like the biggest loser” means that ________.

   A. he wanted very much to give up smoking       B. he failed to give up smoking

   C. he spent too much money on cigarettes          D. he lost his way home

52. What conclusion can we draw according to the last paragraph?

   A. Mr. McDonnell will not smoke any more.

   B. Mr. McDonnell may smoke again a few months later.

   C. Mr. McDonnell has given up smoking successfully now.

   D. Mr. McDonnell wants to stop smoking but he can’t.

Rescue workers and volunteers in Florida worked non-stop to help as many dolphins as they could to return to deep water. Some dolphins made it. About 24 died.

For 35 dolphins in danger there was only one chance for survival―to be sent to the Marine Mammals Care Centre.

The dolphins were placed in a water pool where they have been given care round the clock by hundreds of volunteers who signed up for four-hour shifts (輪班). By the second week in April, only 11 of the original 35 were still alive.

Each year thousands of dolphins, the lovely marine mammals, are found beached or stranded (使擱淺) along coastlines around the world. They can’t get back to the sea and will die if they don’t get help, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society’s website.

Nobody knows what caused the dolphins to strand themselves, but the US Navy and marine wildlife experts are investigating whether the dolphin stranding was caused by sonar (聲納) exercises of ships. And some scientists suggest disease, or human interference (干擾). The reason for stranding isn’t completely understood.

In the pool, volunteers hold the dolphins and keep their blowholes out of the water so they can breathe. A vet injects the mammals with vitamin E to help with muscle cramping (抽筋). Unable to eat on their own, they are fitted with a feeding tube to get them the needed nutrition.

“Today we made the first steps in getting them to eat dead fish and to eat them out of our hands,” Banick said. It’s a race against time and feeding times must be strictly kept to.

45. The dolphins stranded on the beach were sent to the Marine Mammals Care Centre, where ________.

A. they were warmly welcomed                           B. they were taken care of and cured

C. they were to be trained                                   D. they would live with human beings

46. How many dolphins had died by the second week in April?

   A. 11.                                   B. 24.                          C. 35.                          D. 46

47. According to the writer, what caused the stranding of dolphins?

   A. Human interference.                                    B. Sonar exercises of ships.

   C. Some disease of marine mammals.                D. The cause is unknown.

48. What does the underlined phrase “round the clock” most probably mean?

   A. As accurately (精準(zhǔn)) as a clock.                    B. Day and night.

   C. Fast without delay.                                       D. In time.

49. What would be the best title for this passage?

   A. Volunteers Signing Up for Care of Dolphins. 

   B. Dolphins Stranded on Shores.

   C. Race against Time to save Dolphins.             

   D. Reasons for Dolphins to Strand Themselves.

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41. Which hotel gives a promise?

   A. Baymont Inn Ft. Lauderdale.                  B. Beach Plaza Hotel.

   C. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.                   D. None.

42. Where can we most probably find this passage?

   A. In a travel guidebook.                           B. In a text book.

   C. In a story book.                                   D. In a research report.

43. If you ________, you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel.

   A. enjoy seeing movies without leaving your hotel room

   B. are fond of swimming in heated water

   C. want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

   D. are a cigarette smoker

44. Which of the following is NOT true according to the ads?

   A. All of the three hotels provide television with cable.

   B. You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

   C. In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available.

   D. While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet.

When I was a child, I promised to try to remember as much as I could about my childhood. Because from what I could __21__, it seemed that most __22__ had forgotten their childhoods. I wanted to __23__ other adults and myself when the time came. You should __24__ some useful things when you get away from your __25__.

       When I was three years old, my parents asked me to be __26__. I did not understand why my parents asked a three-year-old girl to depend on myself. I did not have a doll. We did not have much __27__ and a doll seemed so expensive. __28__, my father managed to __29__ me a full set of encyclopedia (百科全書(shū)), maps and beautiful pictures __30__ I could read. Well, guess what? I learned to read __31__ realizing them! When I started school, all came so __32__. I knew so many places on the map __33__ the teacher did. If my dad hadn’t asked me to read all those books, __34__ them on me and told me what I should look for, I would __35__ have become so interested in the things I learned. That time, we did not have a TV and had not much else to do. It was the simple __36__ that really opened a new __37__ for me.

       These days, most kids lead a happy life. They can get what they want from their __38__. But they should learn to be independent. Be independent to learn some __39__ knowledge; be independent to __40__ and discover the world safely; and be independent to do your own things.

He _______ his work, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so happy on the seaside then.

     A. may as well have finished                      B. might as well finish

     C. may well have finished                          D. might well finish

It was in 2000 _________ he got his first book published.

     A. when                     B. that                       C. which               D. in which

Blanchett has proved she can master almost any role: parts _________ from musician Bob Dylan to the mysterious lady in Indian Jones have displayed her talent.

A. including         B. ranging                   C. containing         D. covering

You will find this map of great importance in helping you to ________ London

      A. get across                 B. get over                 C. get in                       D. get around