In yesterday' s football game, our school football players performed well----they were in _____ of the ball most of the time.

  A. favor   B. need  C. memory  D. possession

Taobao. Com is a free site; _____visitors can not just purchase almost all kinds of products, but open their own online shops.

  A. where   B. which    C. what    D. whose

With the financial crisis _______across the globe, a lot of companies have shut down and many people have been out of work.

  A. to spread   B. spreading  C. being spread   D. having spread

Yellowstone Weather

Yellowstone National Park is at high altitude（海拔）．Most of the park is above 7,500 feet （2,275meters）．

Yellowstone's weather is unpredictable．In summer, it may be warm and．sunny with temperatures in the high 70s．At night in any given month, the temperature may drop close freezing．So it is best to come prepared for cold evenings and mornings, especially if you are camping or hiking．When you leave your campsite, please leave it prepared for possible thundershowers and wind．

A sunny warm day may become fiercely stormy with wind, rain, sleet and sometimes snow．Without enough clothing, an easy day hike or boat trip can turn into a battle for survival.

72．The author writes this passage most probably for those who plan to ____ in Yellowstone National Park．

       A．do, research, work．                B．take a business trip．

       C．have sports games                   D．spend their holidays or take a tour

73．Which of the following best describes Yeltowstone's weather?

       A．Yellowstone's weather is generally changeable and it snows most at the year．

       B．It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter．

       C．Weather in fall is pleasant and temperatures never fall below freezing．

       D．It's pretty warm in the day and very cool at night throughout the year．

74．If you are planning to spend your holidays in Yeilowstone National Park in summer,, what should you take with you?

       A．Just some light clothing such as T-shirts or skirts．

       B．Just some warm clothing such as sweaters and coats．

       C．Both light clothing and warm clothing．

       D．Either light clothing or warm clothing．

75．What does the underlined word "readings" refer to?

       A．literature works                                B．books                   

       C．a(chǎn)nnouncements                              D．figures

"Happiness isn't just feeling good．It's good for you and for society．Happy people are more successful, have better relationships, are healthier and live longer," said Ed Diener, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois．

Beyond your genes

Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at University of California Riverside, analyzed studies on identical twins and concluded that happiness is 50 percent genetic, 40 percent intentional and 10 percent circumstantial．

"Your circumstances—where you live, your health, your work, your marriage—can be tough to change．But most people are surprised that circumstances （環(huán)境） don't account for as much of their happiness as they think," she said．

Life circumstances don't result in continuous happiness, she says, because we adapt．That new car, promotion or house feels great at first．Then we get used to it．Keeping that good feeling requires something else: control of how you act and think．

Happiness defined

       To gain happiness, you need to understand what happiness is．

Martin Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, says happiness is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activities．

By "engaging", he means when we get so absorbed in what we are doing that we lose track of time． "Meaningful" would be using what you are best at to serve others or to participate in a cause that's

bigger than yourself．

"Your purpose doesn't have to be giant," says psychologist Dan Baker．"If you're 17, your．purpose can be getting into the college of your choice．When you're a parent, it can be getting your kids off to school safely and prepared for each day．"

External factors

From 1981 to 2007, the World Values Survey took polls （民意測(cè)驗(yàn)） all over the world and measured what it considers happiness and overall life satisfaction．Of the 52 countries that completed the surveys over the 17-year period, happiness increase in 45．

According to the survey analysis, economic growth helped promote happiness for some, while Democratization（民主化）and rising social tolerance contributed even more

Democracy provides more choice, which promotes happiness．Support for sex equality and tolerance of people who are different from oneself are also strongly linked．This is not just because tolerant people are happier, but because living in a tolerant society strengthens everyone's freedom．

68．Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky found that ____．

       A．we get continuous happiness as a result of life circumstance

       B．happiness is more genetic than circumstantial

       C．new car, promotion or house can make people happy for a Song time

       D．to contorl the way we act and think, we should be happy

69．We can infer that _____ from the Paragraph "Happiness defined"．

       A．to gain happiness, we should make ourselves get involved in what is worthwhile

       B．to gain happiness, we needn't understand the meaning of happiness

       C．happiness, is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activities

       D．it's no point in paying attention to engaging and meaningful activities．

70．The World Values Survey suggests people are more likely to promote happiness if____．

       A．they can choose to be those who are different from others

       B．they get much money or raise social states

       C．they five in a democratic and tolerance society

       D．they owns freedom and get support for sex quality

71．According to the whole passage, which statement is correct?

       A．It makes only you feel good to know how to get happiness．

       B．Happy people are all successful and healthy．

       C．Happy people achieve their goal more easily．

       D．Happiness lies more in the aged than in the young．

Arts and cultureis live and breathed in every comer of Canada-Due to a racial and immigrant(移民）population, the variety and richness of art and sports is very evident．

Since the Second World; War．Canada has produced an impressive amount of writing．From novels to poetry, the selection is wide．Native writers are also becoming better known across Canada in recent years．

Musicians are reaching a higher level of recognition in the world music scene．Everything from Country to Pop, Classical to Heavy Rock can be found across Canada and across the globe performed by Canadian artists．

Film Crew in Canada The National Film Board is the primary producer of movies in

Canada．However, many Hollywood studios are turning to Canada as a source for locations and as an alternative to the more expensive USA ．Many well known actors．directors．screen writers and movies come from Canada and often scoop awards for their work．

French art was the-first to appear in Canada along the St Lawrence in and around Quebec．Since then the volume of art-and artists has increased．Canadian photography as well as painting by Canadians is not well known outside of Canada but recognition is increasing．

Sport is a major part of today's society in Canada．Hockey is the most popular spectator sport with more participants taking part in curling．American style football and baseball are also very popular and all of these sports are played across Canada．

64．What would be the best title of the passage?

       A．A Brief Introduction to Canada．            B．Canadian Arts, Culture and Sports．

       C．Canadian Artists．                       D．Canadian Arts and Culture are World Famous．

65．Canada has many forms of art and culture because it has___.

       A．a(chǎn) long history                            B．a(chǎn) large area

       C．a(chǎn) large population                         D．a(chǎn) variety of nations and immigrants

66．Many Hollywood studios come to settle in Canada because___．

       A．the cost in Canada is lower than that in the USA

       B．Canada has many well known actors and directors

       C．they want to work together with the movie producers in Canada

       D．they want to make movies about Canada

67．Which group of Canadian artists is well known all over the world today?

       A．Native writers and screen writers．           B．Photographers and actors．

       C．Painters and writers．                     D．Musicians and actors．directors．

In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a "gap year", a year off between high school and college．This idea never gained a big following in America．Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers．

Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D．C．, estimates that in the first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off．He says this number hasn't changed much over the years．

Mr．Deacon says the most common reason for taking a "gap year" is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a "gap year" to meet requirements at home for military （軍事的）duty．

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests．Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital．

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission．Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy．

The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called "Time Out or Bum Out for the Next Generation"．It praises the idea of taking time off to step back．think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies．It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time．

Of course, a " gap year" is not for everyone．Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college, and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off．Another concern is money．A year off, away from home, can be costly．

Holly Bull's job is to specialize in helping students plan their "gap year"．She notes that several books have been written about this subject．She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college．

60．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．More and more American students are choosing to take a year off．

       B．If you want to go to an American university, take a "gap year" first．

       C．It is likely that taking a " gap year", is becoming popular in America．

       D．Americans hold different opinions towards students' taking a "gap year"．

61．How many reasons for students' taking a" gap year" are mentioned in the passage?

       A．2．                   B．3．                  C．4．                  D．5．

62．The essay "Time Out or Bum Out for the Next Generation" suggests that ______．

       A．every student must take a "gap year" before applying for a famous university

B．some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experiences

       C．taking a" gap year", can make students free from life learning

       D．the stress of studies ．does harm to the students' health

63．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Books and media have contributed to the students' interest in school learning．

       B．Charles Deacon doesn’t support the idea of the students' taking a "gap year"．

       C．Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their children's future．

       D．Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically．

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter．We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine．Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack．Sometimes it's an ingredient（配料） in the main course of a meal．Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken．The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices（香料） like chili peppers．

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree．The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say "Ugh!" and run away．Workers must first dry and then roast the beans．This removes the bitter taste．

The word "chocolate" comes from a Mayan word．The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico．They valued the cacao tree．Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink．

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too． Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine．No one had the idea of adding sugar．The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes．Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion．

In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．It quickly became a cheap and popular drink．Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together． People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better．

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie．Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce．

56．It was _____that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao．

       A．The workers in the chocolate factory         B．The Spaniards

       C．The people in England                     D．The owner of a chocolate factory

57．The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_____

       A．it was strong and bitter．                           B．it was good for digestion．

       C．it cured man's diseases．                            D．it was a kind of drink for good health．

58．Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

       a．Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England．

       b．A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate．

       c．The Spaniards started drinking cacao．

       d．It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao．

       e．A factory mixed milk and chocolate together．

       A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d-e           B．c-d-e-b-a           C．c-d-a-b-e           D．c-d-b-e-a

59．It can be inferred from the passage that _____．

       A．chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar

       B．Mexicans like chocolate very much

       C．chocolate is a product of the cacao tree

       D．people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes' break between classes．But when the bell for the next class rings, you can't 36 how quickly time has passed．

If you are familiar with this__37_,you'll know how time flies when you are having fun．And how time 38 when you are bored．Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case．

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain_ 40 according to how we focus on a task．When we are 41 ．we concentrate more on how time is passingAnd this makes our brains_42_the clock is ticking more slowly．

In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44 researchers monitored their brain activity．The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 46 _the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration（持續(xù)的時(shí)間） and color．The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects．

It is thought that if the brain is 　49　 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock．51 ,time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its__53___energies on monitoring the passing of time．__54_．time seems to drag．

Next time you feel bored__55__,perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36．A．guess　　　　 　 B．learn　　　　　 C．believe　　　 　　　 D．doubt

37．A．view　　　 　　　 B．point　　　　　 　　 C．scene　　　 　　　 D．experience

38．A．drags　　　　 B．stops　　　　 　　　　 C．backs　　　 　　　 D．gains

39．A．thought over　 　 B．made up　　　　　 C．suggested　　 　　 D．come up with

40．A．change　　 　　 B．develop　　　 　　　　 C．grow　　　　　 D．slow

41．A．sleepy　　　 　 B．bored　　　　　　 C．excited　　　　 　 D．a(chǎn)ctive

42．A．report　 　　　　 B．think　　　　　 　　 C．decide　 　　　　　　　 D．see

43．A．produced　 　　 B．carried　　　　　 C．tried　　　　　 　 D．performed

44．A．so　　　　　 　 B．when　　　　　 　　 C．while　　　　　 D．but

45．A．partly　　　 　　 B．quickly　　　　　 　 C．how　　　　　 D．first

46．A．remember　　 　 B．focus on　　　　　 C．forget　　　　 　 D．tell apart

47．A．the researchers B．the experiment　　 C．the clock　　　 D．the brain

48．A．much attention to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．more attention to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．a(chǎn)ttention to many　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ttention to more

49．A．busy　　 　　　　 B．likely　　　　 　　　 C．ready　　 　　　　　 D．sure

50．A．focus　 　　　　　 B．gather　　　 　　 C．reach　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．spread

51．A．However　　 　 B．Furthermore 　　 C．Therefore　　　　 　　 D．Finally

52．A．recognizing 　　 B．watching　　 　 C．noticing　　　　　　 D．counting

53．A．enough　　 　　　 B．full　　　　 　　 C．right　　　　　　　 D．proper

54．A．In fact　　　 　 B．As a result　　 C．For example　　　 　　 D．Instead

55．A．in class　　 　　 B．with work　 　 C．in mind　　　　　　 　 D．of lessons

—I hear that Mary won the prize of the biology contest．

       —    _．She was not interested in it at all．

       A．You're kidding!                                B．So what?          

       C．Why not?                                    D．Not really．