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Test11CIn1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenoughpatients.To1thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers.ConanDoyle'sstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockHolmes.ConanDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLondon,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor2.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,too.HewasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere3tofigureout.SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghischair.Helistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredouttheanswer.Atothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries.4heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon.SherlockHolmesisthemost5detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopledon'tunderstandthatheisafictional(虛構的)character,notarealperson.TheEnglishpostofficesreportthatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,0006everyyear.()1.A.keepB.changeC.passD.mention()2.A.practiceB.thinkingC.trustD.help()3.A.willingB.suitableC.likelyD.unable()4.A.SeldomB.NeverC.SometimesD.Always()5.A.tiredB.relaxedC.nervousD.famous()6.A.visitorsB.lettersC.callsD.directionsTest13EGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday--apersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.Whatdoesa“greenhorn”nowreferto?Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants?Whoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains?Peopledon,tusegreentodescribepeople,sfeeling,dothey?Whenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster”probablyfirstlyused?Whatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis?Test14Withsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,youmaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes1reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby.Hobbycanr2pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H3,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects（方面）ofyourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa4.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure.Hobbiescanhelprecover（恢復）notonlyyourp5energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourlife.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm6.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,hobbiescanalsobeh7toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand（拓展）yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob.1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7.EWhenMattySallin,34,wasstudyingartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotaninterestingtaskforthefinalexam:Createsomethingfortheordinaryfamily.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock."Togetupintime,manypeoplehavetouseanalarmclockeverymorning.Butthesoundoftheclockisextremelynoisyandunpleasant,"hesays.Sobeforehestartedtodesignthenewclock,heaskeddifferentpeoplewhatthey'dliketowakeuptointhemorning.Alotofthemsaid,"Thesmellofbacon（培根肉）."SoSallinandhistwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmclock:awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbacontowakepeopleup.Heexplains,"There'snodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Itusesspeciallightbulbs（燈泡）insteadofafireforcookingandrumsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes."Justafeweasystepsarerequiredtosetthe"alarm"."Whatyoudoistoputafewpiecesofbaconmeatinsidetheboxthenightbefore,thenyousetthealarm,"saysSallin."Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,itwillturnonat7:50andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs.Thenthebulbsrumoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig."Sothepleasantsmellofbaconwillwakeyouup.Therewillbenomorenoisyalarms,"saysSallin."Thenyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit."WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions."Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,"hesays."ButIneverreallythoughtI'dbecomeaninventor!"SallingotanAforhisalarmclockandwentontoinventotherthings—butpeoplecontinuetoemailhimeverydayaskingwheretheycanbuyhisalarmclock.Ifhedecidestoproduceandsellhisspecialalarmclock,maybehecanbuildasuccessfulbusinessoutofit.WhatwasMattySallin?Howmanypeopleworkedtogetheronthenewalarmclock?Howlongdidittaketocookthebacon?Whyarelightbulbsusedforcookingbaconinsteadofafire?What'sspecialaboutSallin'salarmclock?wakespeopleupinsteadoftheloudalarm.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewalarmclock?Test26BWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme."AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“youwillgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwillnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?Itis20kilometres,maybemore.finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.Itisbig!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.Itisnot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrangCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?( )1.Thepassagemaycomefrom.A.aguidebook B.agrammarbookC.adictionary D.adiary( )2.Therewasnothingtoseebecause.A.therewasnothing B.itwastoodarkC.itwasraining D.itwasinthemorning( )3.ThewriterwasfacingtotheontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon.A.south B.north C.east D.west( )4.ThewriteraskedhimselfaquestionabouttheGrandCanyon.A.Howdeepisit? B.Howwideisit?C.Howlongisit? D.Isitthegreatestwonder?( )5.Accordingtothepassage,whichsentenceisnotrightTheGrandCanyonistallerthanthreetallestbuildingsintheworld.TheGrandCanyonismuchlongerthan400kilometres.TheColoradoRiverwasabout2kilometresbelowthewinter.ThewriterthinkstheColoradoRiveristhegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.( )6.Thewriter,spurposeinwritingthispassageis.togivefactsabouttheGrandCanyontotellhowhefeelsabouttheGrandCanyontodescribetheGrandCanyontotellpeopletovisittheGrandCanyonTest27BAsteelbridgecollapsed(倒塌)duringeveningrushhour.Dozensofcarsfelldown60feetintotheMississippiRiver.Tenpeopledied,andmorethan50wereseriouslyinjured.Thebridgewasbeingrepairedbecauseitwasfoundtobestructurallydeficient(結構缺陷);itneededtoberepaired.Like

manybridgesthroughoutAmerica,thebridgewasbuiltmorethan40yearsago.Trafficwasmuchlighterthen.Nowadays,cars,buses,andbigtruckscrossthebridgeeveryday,evenlateatnight.“Iheardaterrificsound.”saidMissTurnertothedisaster.Sheranoutofhercartoseewhatwashappening.Shesawcarsfallingintotheriverandheardpeoplescreaming.Sheheardtheloudsoundsofthebridgecollapsingandsoundsasthepartsofthebridgeandcarshitthewater.“Itwashorrible,”shesaid.Engineershadnoexplanationforthecollapse.Theysaidthebridgehadbeeninspectedrecently.Thereportsaidthat,althoughitwasstructurallydeficient,thebridgewasnotunsafe.Sincethereportdidnotsaythatthebridgewasunsafe,thedecisionwastosimplyrepaireditatsomelocations.Americanswereshocked(震驚)thatanAmericanbridgecouldsimplycollapse.ThenewswasalloverTV,radio,andmostnewspapers.Onenewspapersurveyshowedthatalmost10percent(about59,000)ofAmerica,sbridgeswerestructurallydeficient.Atfirst,somepeoplethoughtthatterrorists(恐怖分子)mighthaveputabomb(炸彈)intothebridge.Onedriversaidthat,beforehedroveoveranotherbridgeinAmerica,hewouldmakesurethatalifejacketwasinthefrontseatnexttohim.((((((((A.InCanada. B.InAmerica. C.InEngland.)2.Howmanypeoplediedinthedisaster?A.50. B.10. C.60.D.InChina.D.40.D.InChina.D.40.A.Lessthan40yearsago.C.Morethan40yearsagoB.Lessthan50yearsago.D.Morethan50yearsagoB.Lessthan50yearsago.D.Morethan50yearsagoinhercar B.intheofficeC.onthebridge D.inaboat)5.Theunderlinedword"inspected"probablymeans.A.built B.found C.printed D.examined)6.HowdidAmericansfeelafterthedisaster?A.Theywereexcitedaboutthenews.Noneofthemdaredtocrossanybridge.Theywerefrightenedandworried.Theywereangryandsad.Test28B“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou-askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.”It,safamousquotefromUSpresidentJohnF.Kennedy,sinaugural（就職的）speechin1961.MarkZuckerberg,thefounderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook,mustagreewithKennedy.The26-year-oldAmericanrecentlydonated$100million（670millionyuan）tothepublicschoolsinNewJersey,US.Whoisthisyoungbillionaire?Howdidhemakehisfortune?Sixyearsago,Zuckerbergwasacomputergeek（怪才）atHarvardUniversity.Asasecond-yearstudent,hesetupawebsitetoputthe“facebooks”-photosofincomingfirst-yearstudents-online.Thewebsite,wherepeoplewereabletosharepersonalinformation,wasasuccessatonce.ZuckerbergfirstopenedFacebooktohighschoolstudentsandthentoeveryone.Greetingssuchas“HaveyoucheckedyourFacebookpagetoday?”and“Doyour‘friends,knowwhatyouateforbreakfast?”becameapartofAmericanlife.NowFacebookisthemostpopularsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.IfFacebookwereacountry,itwouldbetheworld,sthirdlargest.“IcouldhaveneverimaginedallofthewayspeoplewoulduseFacebookwhenweweregettingstartedsixyearsago,”Zuckerbergwroteinarecentblog.Zuckerberg,sdreamistomaketheInternetamoreconnectedplace.Thatmission(任務)couldbecomeprofitable(有利潤的)forFacebook:Themorepeopleshareinformationaboutthemselvesonline,themoremoneyFacebookwillmakesellingadvertising.Zuckerbergisalreadyworth$6.9billion(46billionyuan),accordingtoForbes.Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.Atthecompany,it,ssaidthathesitsamongaseaofdeskslikehundredsofworkers.AvisitortoFacebookmightnotevenspotZuckerberginT-shirtandjeans.Heusuallytakesonetwo-weekvacationeachyearwithhisgirlfriendPriscillaChan,aChineseAmericanstudentatHarvard.Ontheweekends,it,sreportedthatheroastspigandgoatinhisbackyardforfriendsandtakesMandarinlessons.TheSocialNetwork,amoviebasedonZuckerberg,sstory,cameoutlastmonth.Ithasbecomeoneofthepopularfilmsoftheyear.( )1.Attheverybeginning,MarkZuckbergsetupthewebsiteinorderto.A.communicatewithmorepeople B.makealotofmoneyC.putthephotosoffirst-yearstudentsonlineD.becomeafamousperson( )2.RecentlyMarkZuckerbergdonated$100millionto.A.HarvardUniversity B.FacebookC.thepublicschoolsinNewJersey D.highschoolstudents( )3.MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebook.whenhewasafirst-yearstudentatHarvardUniversity.whenhewas26yearsoldsixyearsagoassoonashegraduated( )4.Thesentence“Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.”means.A.MarkZuckerbergdoesn'twanttoattractpeople'sattention.MarkZuckerbergdoesn,tliketoliveinpublicplaces.MarkZuckerbergisafraidtomeetpeople.MarkZuckerberglivesinaplacefarawayfrompeople.( )5.Inhisdailylife,MarkZuckerberg.likestoroastpigandgoatforfriendsonweekdayssometimestakesMandarinlessonsisquitedifferentfromotherpeopleD.makessomemovies.( )6.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkZuckerbergisNOTTRUE?NowFacebookisthemostpopularwebsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.HehasaChineseAmericangirlfriend.Heusuallytakesavacationeachyear.Heknewhewouldmakealotofmoneywhenhefirstsetupthewebsite.Test39DChildrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theys1needa「?色「??（裁判）andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon,tc2muchaboutwhowinsorloses,anditdoesn,tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonl3,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycompare.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagameinitself.Parentscanhardlyfindchildren,sgamei4,andtheyoftendon,tunderstandwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson,andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbec5,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplacetog6 orders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,ortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmoreimportantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasac7towin.1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7.Test36CCreativityisthekeytoabrightfuture.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanhelptheirchildrentodeveloptheircreativity.Drewworkedforacompanyin1925.Atworkheinventedakindofmaterial1enoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Drewdidn,tstopandfinally,usinghisowntime,madeakindoftape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhiscompanylearnedfromitsthought.Nowthecompanyaskeditsworkerstospend15percentoftheirworktimejust2anddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith.Apersonwithhighintelligencedoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterof3yourintelligencetothinkofnewideasthataregoodforsomething.Weknowthatmanyschoolshavetriedtodevelopstudents,creativity,butsometeachersonlywanttodevelopstudents,reading,writingandmathskills,andhavetogiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Childrenfromsuchschoolscangivecorrectanswers,buttheyare4tousethemtoworkoutproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildren5.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldlearntomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Eventhoughit,schoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhavea 6___time,butthatisallright.()1.A.interestedB.carefulC.deepD.strong()2.A.thinkingaboutB.laughingatC.pickingupD.lookingfor()3.A.findingB.usingC.takingD.keeping()4.A.willingB.readyC.likelyD.unable( )5.A.choices( )5.A.choices( )6.A.hardB.lucky C.happy D.easyTest37CTimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshopping,hedoesn'tjustdrivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks1upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanythingunusualsuchasstrangecars,loudnoises,2windows,orpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.TimbelongedtoaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStoneville,Indiana,USA.TheneighborhoodwatchgroupmeetonthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That's3Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunitysafety.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice4theirhomes,streets,andfamiliessafe.TinaStedman,presidentoftheirneighborhoodwatchgroup,agreeswithTim."Peopleseemtothinkthatcrimehappenstootherpeoplebutnottothem.Well,it's 5 happenedtome,"shesaid,"butIdon'tthinkanyonehastherighttostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeelunsafesittingintheirownhomes."Alex,amemberofthegroup,saidthatalltheneighborslook