3．I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And（16）C otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher，I always（17）D to sit at the back of the classroom．
All this（18）B after I joined a sports team．It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team．At first I thought it was a crazy（19）A because I didn't have a good sense of balance，nor did I have the（20）C to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my"（21）Afor it"，I wouldn't have decided to give it a try．
Getting up the courage to go to the try outs was only the（22）B of it!When I first started（23）C the practice sessions，I didn't even know the rules of the game，much（24）A what I was doing．Sometimes I'd get（25）D and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid．（26）B，I wasn't the only one"new"at the game，so I decided to（27）A on ieaming the game，do my best at each practice session，and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't（28）D"just yet"．
I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the（29）C and the"moves"．Being part of a team was fun and motivating．Very soon the competitive（30）B in me was winning over my lack of confidence．With time，I learned how to play and made friends in the（31）A 一friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player．I never had so much fun!
With my（32）B self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from"（33）D"in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself，（34）D raising my hand---even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent（35）C I had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．

16．A．a(chǎn)s	B．until	C．unless	D．though
17．A．hoped	B．a(chǎn)greed	C．meant	D．chose
18．A．continued	B．changed	C．settled	D．started
19．A．idea	B．plan	C．belief	D．saying
20．A．right	B．chance	C．a(chǎn)bility	D．patience
21．A．going	B．looking	C．cheering	D．a(chǎn)pplying
22．A．point	B．half	C．rest	D．basis
23．A．enjoying	B．preparing	C．a(chǎn)ttending	D．watching
24．A．less	B．later	C．worse	D．further
25．A．committed	B．motivated	C．embarrassed	D．confused
26．A．Interestingly	B．Fortunately	C．Obviously	D．Hopefully
27．A．focus	B．a(chǎn)ct	C．rely	D．try
28．A．want	B．do	C．support	D．know
29．A．steps	B．orders	C．rules	D．games
30．A．role	B．part	C．mind	D．value
31．A．process	B．operation	C．movement	D．situation
32．A．expressed	B．improved	C．preserved	D．recognized
33．A．dreaming	B．playing	C．relaxing	D．hiding
34．A．by	B．for	C．with	D．to
35．A．lucky	B．happy	C．sure	D．satisfied

2．The beautiful lady was at ______loss when ______word came that she was forbidden to drive for speeding．（　　）

A．

a；/

B．

the； a

C．

a； the

D．

the； the

1．For several years，the art trade in London has known about the possible existence of the"treasure of the western cave"，dating from the 6^th century BC．It was said to have been discovered"by farmers"in western Iran around 1992．Out of between 200and 600pieces，only a few have so far"surfaced"．The Iranians were very angry that they managed to seize only part of the collection and that the rest was taken abroad illegally．But now they may worry less．An academic paper has just produced convincing evidence that at least one piece is a fake （贗品）．
Fakes always exist in the world of antiquities（古物），but what is astonishing is how widespread they are now．A report from the Archaeological Institute of America concludes that no less than 80per cent of all"ancient"west African pieces on the market are fake．How can this"forgery（偽造） culture"boom？It is found that about 80per cent of the antiquities traded have no clear source．In other words，it is not known where they were found and therefore，even if they are real，they can tell us little about ancient history．
People in the trade say that the majority of these objects were found in"casual discoveries"．Shamefully，they know that this is not true．They advance the fiction because it suits their commercial purposes．The reality is that the objects come from robbery，not by local farmers"happening"on a few finds．The"treasure of the western cave"is a classic example of how faking works．
Faking is big business，and is of such a standard that even the greatest scholars may be fooled some of the time．The antiquities trade likes to play down not only the extent of robbery and faking，but also the overlap between the two．These latest reports let the cat out of the bag．But it is the overlap with robbed antiquities that is the most significant factor，which leads to the culture of forgery．
Collectors of antiquities need to be aware that they not only aid the robbery of potentially invaluable sites，but put themselves at the mercy of fakers as well…．

67．What do we probably know about the"treasure of the western cave"？C
A．It's slightly broken．
B．It's totally real．
C．It's partly fake．
D．It's fairly new．
68．What astonishes the author？A
A．The huge number of fakes．
B．The long history of fakes．
C．The influence of fakes．
D．The origin of fakes．
69．According to the passage，"forgery culture"mainly results fromD．
A．a(chǎn) belief in"casual discoveries"
B．high faking standards
C．a(chǎn)ntiquities without a clear source
D．close combination of robbery and faking
70．Which is probably the last sentence of the passage？D
A．This is the main source for robbery．
B．What shall be done to stop this trend？
C．Are collectors of antiquities aware of it？
D．They are being not just dishonest，but foolish．

20．Robot Surgeon（外科醫(yī)生） Succeeds without Help from Human Doctors
Humans make mistakes．Even surgeons with years of experience are not infallible．But what if these doctors could pool their knowledge and experience together and create a surgical standard of care，to be carried out by machines？
That's the idea behind surgical robots，which may soon perform most surgeries，from sewing up tiny wounds to performing heart procedures．Many of these operations are，in fact，already completed with the assistance of robots．But a recent test suggests that robots in the operating room may soon go a step further，performing on soft tissue completely on their own，from start to finish．
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot（STAR），successfully completed surgeries on pigs．"We're the first group to develop autonomous robotic surgery with soft-tissue surgery，and when compared to standard operation，it's better，"says Peter Kim，professor of surgery．"The idea is not to replace surgeons； it will make the surgeons better and make the procedures safer．"
A recent Mayo Clinic study found that major surgical errors-including operating on the wrong site or side of the body，or even leaving tools or objects inside the patient-occur every one out of 22，000procedures．That's rare，but robots like STAR would aim to lower the number even further．
In the da Vinci surgical system，surgeons place their arms inside instruments and use their hands to control the movement of robotic tools on the operating table from afar．The robot's every major move is controlled by surgeons，and thus its results may vary based on the surgeon's training or experience．
STAR，on the other hand，is entirely autonomous．It's not only able to work on its own and perform surgeries with a more flexible"hand"，but it's able to react to the unexpected incidents．Cutting into hard tissue like bones is one thing，but operating on moving soft tissue is far more complex．STAR reacts to a changing environment，similar to how self-driving cars are programmed to not only drive on the highway，but also react to another driver making a mistake and getting in your way．

63．The underlined word"infallible"in Paragraph 1probably meansA．
A．a(chǎn)lways right
B．really creative
C．rather responsible
D．quite smart
64．We can learn from the passage that STARB．
A．has been widely used in the operating room
B．can perform the operation on its own
C．can make surgeries much faster
D．will take the place of surgeons
65．In the da Vinci surgical system，B．
A．robots are trained from afar
B．surgery results depend on surgeons
C．robots always make mistakes
D．surgeons have trouble controlling robots
66．In the last paragraph，the author mentions self-driving cars in order to showC．
A．how bad getting in another driver's way might be
B．how difficult self-driving on the highway is
C．how smart an autonomous robot can be
D．how dangerous operating on people is．

19．Searra，an eight-year-old brain cancer patient，was a"regular"in the Radiation Department．With my office located near the （41）D，I could hear Searra，also called CC，coming．Several steps behind，CC's grandmother，also called Mommie，would follow as she tried （42）CCC．
I had prepared toys and coloring materials for her in my office．When she walked into the （43）B，it was time to socialize with us and to see what she could color for （44）Bbefore her treatment．
I was surprised by the love CC had for Mommie．（45）A I asked her about home life，or how she was feeling，every reply referred to her time（46）A with Mommie，the funny stories they（47）Band how much she loved her．When CC was first（48）C with radiation treatment，the therapists （治療專家） told her they'd give her a quarter each day if she promised to keep her（49）C still on the treatment table．So on the last day of the 6-week treatment，the therapists （50）D what big toy she was going to buy with all her （51）D．CC replied，"Oh，I am not going to buy a toy．I'm going to buy something for Mommie （52）Ball the nice things she does for me．"
CC taught me about what is really important in life．She （53）A showed that loving others is the best gift you can give another．Certainly，CC had an excuse to complain or be （54）D at the world for a childhood totally （55）C from other children's in her class．I have never heard her （56）C about her hairless head，swollen（腫脹的） body or （57）D energy level，which keeps her from playing outside．
CC reminds me not to （58）B the love people give us for granted and to look beyond the superficiality（表面情況） that is often found in daily life．I am （59）A to be more thankful for what I have today and not to complain what is behind me or what lies ahead．CC，just like many other cancer patients，is a true （60）B，so let's make the best of what we have today．

41．A．road	B．car	C．store	D．entrance
42．A．coming up with	B．putting up with	C．keeping up with	D．keeping in touch with
43．A．hospital	B．department	C．studio	D．waiting room
44．A．herself	B．Mommie	C．doctors	D．nurses
45．A．Whenever	B．Whatever	C．However	D．Wherever
46．A．spent	B．taken	C．cost	D．wasted
47．A．said	B．shared	C．spared	D．told
48．A．cured	B．experienced	C．treated	D．experimented
49．A．leg	B．face	C．head	D．hand
50．A．realized	B．noticed	C．knew	D．wondered
51．A．checks	B．belongings	C．bills	D．change
52．A．unlike	B．because of	C．a(chǎn)s to	D．in front of
53．A．constantly	B．seldom	C．never	D．occasionally
54．A．excited	B．curious	C．surprised	D．a(chǎn)ngry
55．A．similar	B．familiar	C．different	D．unfortunate
56．A．talk	B．think	C．complain	D．a(chǎn)sk
57．A．high	B．normal	C．full	D．low
58．A．look	B．take	C．link	D．think
59．A．reminded	B．informed	C．requested	D．a(chǎn)dmitted
60．A．girl	B．example	C．exception	D．patient

18．A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk．As we headed home，dark  （41）B started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn't make it back without getting wet．（42）A  enough，the rain started falling just as we  （43）D  our neighborhood．We all  44C down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was   （45）A．I went back out in the rain and found him   （46）C in an irregular pattern in front of the house．His face was one of  （47）Das he seemed to be going in circles．This is my child that usually hates getting  （48）B．
I shouted to him，"What are you doing？!!"
"I hate getting wet!"he  （49）A  back．
"Then why are you running around in the  （50）C？Hurry inside!"
"I'm trying to but I have to  （51）D the rain drops!"
He was getting more wet than any of the rest of us （52）A  he was trying to avoid the raindrops．As I went and put him （53）Bmy arm and walked him inside，I realized that there is a good  （54）C  in this story．
How often do you  （55）Dlife"avoiding the raindrops"？How often do you get so worried about the little  56A that might happen，the failures that you miss out on the great  （57）D that you could be having？We can spend all of our time running around in circles trying not to fail or we can accept that failure is going to come and（58）C  forward anyway．Any happy and successful person will tell you that the road to success is （59）B with failures．
But every time you fail，you learn．Every time you learn，you improve．The more you improve，the more（60）A you will be．

41．A．buses	B．clouds	C．mosquitoes	D．smoke
42．A．Sure	B．Anxious	C．Strange	D．Funny
43．A．surrounded	B．noticed	C．crossed	D．entered
44．A．paced	B．escaped	C．hurried	D．a(chǎn)dvanced
45．A．missing	B．outstanding	C．disturbing	D．charming
46．A．jumping	B．trembling	C．running	D．sliding
47．A．happiness	B．pleasure	C．excitement	D．suffering
48．A．cold	B．wet	C．hungry	D．thirsty
49．A．screamed	B．waved	C．turned	D．looked
50．A．distance	B．darkness	C．rain	D．wind
51．A．collect	B．experience	C．fight	D．a(chǎn)void
52．A．because	B．though	C．unless	D．if
53．A．with	B．under	C．by	D．beside
54．A．ending	B．plot	C．lesson	D．theme
55．A．care about	B．rely on	C．sort out	D．go through
56．A．failures	B．a(chǎn)ccidents	C．emergencies	D．disasters
57．A．pains	B．dangers	C．diseases	D．a(chǎn)dventures
58．A．float	B．wander	C．move	D．flow
59．A．equipped	B．paved	C．buried	D．covered
60．A．successful	B．generous	C．considerate	D．intelligent

17．Nowadays more and more people around the world are using the Internet to communicate with each other and the blog is one increasingly popular form of communication．Through these personal web sites，people can share their lives，ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet and millions of people around the world are creating and reading blog．
People of all kinds of ages have blogs．For young people，they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression．Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests．For example，doctors use blogs to share ideas，experiences and concerns about their work with other doctors．
Many web sites offer free services which allow people to create personal web pages and to fill them with writings and pictures．These sites include"MySpace"，used mainly by teenagers and young adults．About 120，000，000 people use MySpace and share messages and pictures online．It is the most popular social networking site on the web．
YouTube is another Internet site that has become more popular this year．This web site lets anyone create，share and watch short videos．People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news，sports and entertainment events in their own homes，including videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny things．
YouTube says that people watch at last on hundred million videos on the site every day．Three young man created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service．They recently sold it to Google for more than one and a half billion dollars．
Games and entertainment have also become a larger part of the Internet this year．One Internet social site is called SecondLife．It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life．They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school．About two million people take part in SecondLife．

32．What can we infer according to the passage？A
A．More and more people are using blogs as a way of communication
B．Teachers can use blogs to help their students in their computer classes
C．Old people seldom have their own blogs because they only like to read others'
D．Nowadays，people all over the world use blogs to communicate with each other
33．MySpace and YouTube are similar becauseA
A．they are popular with young people   
B．they were created by two young men
C．they are filled with writings and pictures
D．they both mainly consist of short videos
34．For what reason was YouTube started two years ago？C
A．It was set up in order to compete against MySpace
B．The two young men started so they could watch movies
C．It was started so that people could share their personal videos
D．It was set up so that it could be sold to Google for a lot of money
35．What can we learn about SecondLife？C
A．It's a new world established for more people to live in
B．It's an Internet school where students can study online
C．It's an online game where people can have a different life
D．It's an Internet social site where people can share their second life．

16．As the leaves change color in autumn，students return to school．As a frost covers the ground each night，we are busy planting vegetables in northern Wisconsin．
Five public school districts in northern Wisconsin recently built high tunnels（隧道）for the winter growing season．The schools'high tunnels，made of metal frame and a plastic covering the raised beds，keep plants warm enough to extend the growing season through the winter and allow an earlier spring planting．Our very short growing season occurs almost entirely during the summer vacation months．This makes the high tunnels necessary in allowing students to gain experience of growing and marketing produce in a cold climate where production at this scale couldn't otherwise happen during the school year．
During the summer，the high tunnels on school grounds still need to remain there．We developed the Agripreneur program（Agriculture+Entrepreneur）to support students'work in the high tunnels during months when students are are on holidays．This program was made possible by a farm and a university．Each summer，a pair of students will be hired from every high school to care for and sell a single crop in exchange for instruction from professional lo-cal farmers，growing experience，and a salary．
The Agripreneur program appeared for its first season during the summer of 2015．Students grew tomatoes that were sold to community members，local restaurants and the school cafeterias（食堂）．The program met its goal of increasing the number of local vegetables consumed，both within the region and in school lunches．Sales to school cafeterias will continue through the winter as the high tunnels'change to nutrient root vegetables，all grown by students．
We may live in winter，but with the recent addition of these school high tunnels，our students are able to eat the freshest local vegetables available-even during the coldest months．
 
32．What do we know about the school's high tunnels？A
A．They are actually greenhouses．
B．They are actually metal containers．
C．They are entirely used for planting vegetables in summer．
D．They are mainly used as reading rooms for students．
33．High tunnels are being used in the school districts because ofC．
A．students'interest in planting．
B．the larger need of crops there．
C．the short growing season there．
D．no fresh vegetables available there．
34．The Agripreneur program was created toD．
A．get farmers to produce more crops．
B．check students'work on the high tunnels．
C．get instructions from professional local farmers．
D．help students do their work in the high tunnels in holidays．
35．What can be the best title for the text？D
A．Crops Are Planted in Winter
B．Students Are Becoming Scientists
C．Schools Have the Vegetable Market
D．New Growing Season Begins Under High Tunnels．

15．The number of Japanese students in the Chinese mainland is more than those studying in the US，according to Japan's Ministry of Education，Culture，Sports，Science and Technology，a Taiwan news outlet reported on Monday．
Japan saw the peak of studying abroad in 2010 when 124，000 sought academic careers overseas．About 61，000 Japanese studied in the US in 2010，about half the total studying abroad．But since then，the number has decreased．In 2015，the number was down to only just over 20，000，about 20 percent of Japanese students being educated overseas．
The number of Japanese going to the Chinese mainland to study has been rising since 2009 and now surpasses the US．
An official spokesman said，"Choices are various for studying abroad nowadays，not just limited to the US．Many Japanese universities have an increasing number of exchange pro-grams with Chinese universities and Japanese companies now tend to prefer people with academic experience in Asia rather than the US or Europe as previously．Tuition fees （學(xué)費） are another reason．Annual fees in US universities are almost twice those charged by Chinese universities．"
Some Japanese experts say the decline indicates young Japanese are satisfied with the domestic situation rather than preparing for challenges outside．
 
29．How many Japanese students studied abroad in 2015？B
A．About 61，000．
B．About 100，000．
C．About 124，000．
D．About 200，000．
30．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about？C
A．The tuition fees about studying in the US．
B．The choices for Japanese students to study abroad．
C．The reasons why Japanese students go to study in China．
D．The problems that Japanese students have when studying in China．
31．The underlined word"domestic"in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．native                       B．previous                    C．complex                    D．simple．

14．March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day，a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep．Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call．
According to a poll （民意調(diào)查）by the National Sleep Foundation，nearly 4in 5Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek．On average，adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night，although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more．But the survey found that，on workdays，only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep，and another 21% get less than six．
To many of us，the thought of spending more time sleeping is，well，a big yawn．On the other hand，the thought of being smarter，thinner，healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal．And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep，researchers say．Also on the plus side：We're likely to have better skin，better memories，better judgment，and，oh，yes，longer lives．
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason，it influences your performance the next day，"says Dr．Alon Avidan，director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center．
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children．When kids aged 8to 12slept for just one hour less for four nights，they didn't function as well during the day．
But sleeping has an image problem．"We see napping or sleeping as lazy，"says Jennifer Vriend，a clinical psychologist in Ottawa，Canada，and the leading author of the study with children．"We put so much emphasis on diet，nutrition and exercise．Sleep is in the back seat．"In fact，she adds，no matter how much we work out，no matter how well we eat，we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep．

21．The underlined part in Paragraph 1 meansC．
A．to wake up the sleepers
B．to serve as a morning call
C．to draw people's attention
D．to declare the special day
22．From Paragraph 3we can infer thatB．
A．being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B．enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
C．sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
D．spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
23．What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies thatA．
A．people care little about sleeping
B．sleeping is an image problem
C．lazy people tend to sleep long
D．sleeping is only part of our life
24．What is the purpose of the passage？D
A．to talk about people's sleeping problems．
B．to provide an investigation result of sleeping．
C．to stress the function of sleeping at night．
D．to arouse the awareness of enough sleeping．