C
Conjoined twins lead separate but active lives.
Lori and Reba have never been alone and they want to keep it that way.
The 40-year-old conjoined twins in Pennsylvania,US,have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated.But they insist only death can part them.
“We’ve never imagined a life divided,”Lori said.
Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads,facing in opposite directions.Their blood supply is partly linked,but each has a separate brain.
Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.
Lori wheels her everywhere they go in different professional directions.Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer.
Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone”,which was inspired by Reba and Lori’s desire for togetherness.
Reba’s career has taken her across the United States,Europe and parts of Asia.
While the twins receive some money from the government,the earning from Reba’s concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)).
The sisters have set goals for themselves.Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer,while Lori says she hopes to get married and have children.Lori said,”So when it comes,it comes.Meanwhile,I live wonderfully from day to day.”
46.When Lori said “We’ve never imagined a life divided”,she meant that      .
A.they don’t wish to be made separate        
B.they think their case is beyond medical help
C.independent life would be too good to think of 
D.they would die once separated
47.By leading separate lives,the topic means that       .
A.either of the two can look after herself   B.the twins do different things
C.they face in opposite directions         D.they are no longer conjoined now
48.When Reba gives performances as a country singer,Lori       .
A.works in a hospital                   B.continues her college education
C.brings up her children      D.looks after her sister
49.The twins lead active lives because they       .
A.are tired of staying at home doing nothing 
B.need more money  
C.want to prove themselves as useful citizens
D.have to earn their own bread
50.From the last paragraph we can understand that Lori       .
A.thinks it’s too late for her to have children 
B.is sure she’ll get married and have children
C.prefers to have things go naturally     
D.would rather not change her way of life
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Wondering how many calories the banana cream pie on your plate has? Some Japanese have a novel way to find out: Photograph it with a cellphone and send the image to an expert. With cellphones becoming common in Japan and rising concern over expanding waistlines, health-care providers will allow the calorie-conscious people to send photos of their meals to nutritionists (營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家) for advice.
Public health insurance offices in Osaka in Western Japan have launched the service on a trial basis. About 100 cardiac (心臟病的) patients signed up in the first year, followed by diabetes and obesity patients in the second. “Japanese have been getting fatter, especially men in their 20s and 30s. There is concern over what they learned about nutrition when they were younger,” the Osaka official, Satomi Onishi, said. “We’re hoping that this program can help us deal with the problem.”
Osaka is using a system developed by Asahi Kasei Corp. The system is operating among about 150 health-care providers and local governments around the country Nutritionists can work with photos from one day’s meals to several weeks’ worth. Results come back in three days. People can also log on a website to get further information.
Dr Yutaka Kimura has developed a similar system at Kansai Medical University’s Hirakata Hospital, also in Osaka. Five patients have taken part in the programme, which costs $37 to join and $21 per month. Patients photograph meals over the course of three to seven days, and a nutritionist e-mails advice to them. “Patients used to fill in meal logs, but people tend to forget things or underestimate (低估) their portions (份),” Kimura said. “Photographing meals and e-mailing them can be easier and get more accurate results.”
As Japanese have turned to bigger portions and more meat and fried foods, obesity and related illnesses such as high blood pressure have become a rising concern. The Health Ministry estimated last year that more than half of Japanese men and about one in five women between 40 and 70 years old were at the increased risk of heart disease, type II diabetes and other diseases because of obesity. With the Health Ministry hoping to see a 25% reduction in the number of people at the risk of these diseases by 2015, Osaka officials hope the cellphone program will help.
New function of cellphones
Reasons
Cellphone cameras help Japanese lose (69) _____.
There is a growing concern about health and (70) _____ slim.
Obesity may result (71) _____ diseases such as high pressure, heart disease, type II diabetes and so on.
They hope the cellphone programme will help to (72) _____ the number of people who are at the risk of these diseases.
Ways
The service on a trial basis has been started to solve the problem of (73) _____ fat.
A system has been developed in which the value in (74) ______ is told 3 days later according to the photos of meals (75) _____ with cellphones.
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PART FOUR WRITING SECTION A
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each blank.
If you are a mother and you have to give up your dream of receiving higher education due to the need to raise a family. Yet always keep that dream in the back of your mind while a tight schedule of lack of funding (資金)keeps you from pursuing it, then President Barack Obama may be able to help.
He is offering education money to help those women who pursue their dreams. The aid, in the form of a $ 10,100 scholarship, is meant for stay - at - home moms, single mothers, and other women who want to go back to school .
With this scholarship, the mom doing the studying will not have to work while going to school because the education will be paid for. Busy schedules are always an issue with mothers, but online education is available, which definitely frees up time that would otherwise be spent on the commute (往返路程)to and from class, All American women have access to the scholarship, which does not have to be paid back as student loans do.
If you're wondering how going back to school could be beneficial to you, the answer is many ways. Such an education may give you the skills necessary to pursue the career you've been dreaming of, and you will be able to bring in more income to support your family. It will also make you feel more confident. Just think how nice that new diploma (畢業(yè)文憑)would look in one of your rooms, and how great you will feel as you are heading off to your first day at a new job！ It will also make your children look up to you, and give them the courage to pursue their own dreams.
Take advantage of the scholarship now, because it won't last forever, especially with money tighter than ever during this economic recession (經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退)
 
Obama Offers小題1:to Educate Mothers
The problem
Many mothers are小題2:to get higher education for many reasons, such as having to stay at home and raise a family or being unable to小題3:higher education.
Those qualified for the fun­ding
? Stay - at - home mother
? Single mothers
? Any woman who wants to小題4:
小題5:of getting the fun-
?  Receive an小題6:
?     No need to小題7:the scholarships
?     Gives them the skills小題8:to pursue an ideal career
?They can support their families more easily if they have more in­come
?     Cain小題9:
?Get respect from their children and sets a good example to them
ding
小題10:
Take advantage of this scholarship now.
 

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"Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built．At the age of sixty-one, he   36   Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five Points" area, a   37   section of Denver．There is debate about   38   his ribs（排骨） were the best in town but no debate on the man himself．He fed people - not just his   39   , but the poor and the homeless．Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began   40   for the crowds of the homeless．He wanted them to have a great    41   on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving．
In the   42   years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket．But as time went by, the   43   sky-rocketed as the crowds grew．That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen   44   others stepped in to   45  ．They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their   46   to stand beside the old man and volunteered to cook and   47   .
It seemed there was an endless   48   of food to feed the crowds．No one ever walked away 49   from Daddy Bruce．It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it   50 a few year ago when he edged toward ninety．He had become too   51   to work anymore．He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street   52   in his honor—“Bruce Randolph Boulevard"．A couple of years later．Daddy Bruce died．When asked why he   53   to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years, his   54   was simple, "You can't beat love．If you give just one thing, you get more things   55  ．That’s why I do it．"
36．A．built           B．opened     C．passed       D．sold
37．A．poor           B．rich       C．beautiful       D．lonely
38．A．what           B．why      C．where       D．whether
39．A．customers       B．a(chǎn)dmirers   C．friends      D．volunteers
40．A．cooking      B．looking     C．caring       D．waiting
41．A．holiday       B．surprise    C．dinner       D．thank
42．A．early          B．later      C．past          D．recent
43．A．prices         B．foods      C．customers      D．costs
44．A．a(chǎn)s soon as       B．a(chǎn)s many as C．a(chǎn)s far as     D．a(chǎn)s well as
45．A．pay         B．buy       C．interview       D．help
46．A．money        B．time      C．dinner       D．food
47．A．serve          B．pay       C．eat         D．share
48．A．supply        B．hope      C．exchange       D．production
49．A．happy         B．a(chǎn)ngry           C．thankful           D．hungry
50．A．before        B．a(chǎn)fter      C．until         D．since
51．A．long           B．old        C．hopeless        D．discouraged
52．A．named        B．rememberedC．built         D．praised
53．A．helped        B．supported  C．expected        D．volunteered
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第二節(jié)完形填空 (共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—50 各題后給的A，B，C，D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  31  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  32  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had  33  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  34  letter. So she lost the contest.
　　  As the girl walked off the  35 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her　36  .
　    Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty，even when it  37  her the contest. But the fact is that she  38  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   39  .
　　Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get  40  .This young girl could easily have  41  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it: She would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you  42  , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  43  and character more than the prize from a spelling  44  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   45  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  46  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
　　  It's so true that the choices you make today  47  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  48  our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to  49  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  50  what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.
31. A. high           B. sweet            C. tough           D. soft
32. A. finally         B. kindly          C. secretly          D. totally
33. A. forgotten       B. mispronounced   C. misspelled       D. lost
34. A. correct        B. wrong            C. different        D. same
35. A. stage          B. studio            C. test             D. classroom
36. A. bravery        B. honesty           C. courage         D. cleverness
37. A. cancelled      B. cost             C. offered           D. wasted
38. A. achieved       B. broke            C. won             D. defeated
39. A. reputation     B. knowledge       C. 1ife             D. character
40. A. paid           B. awarded          C. caught          D. reported
41. A. escaped        B. 1ied              C. changed         D. answered
42. A. accept        B. fight             C. cheat            D. insist
43. A. conscience     B. feeling           C. diligence        D. modesty
44. A. contest         B. champion       C. judger           D. expert
45. A. sense          B. pride            C. respect          D. awareness
46. A. plan           B. conclusion      C. discovery        D. choice
47. A. make         B. change           C. keep             D. create
48. A. give           B. take              C. follow          D. set
49. A. grow up        B. bring up         C. take up          D. come up
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第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
　　When I Was four years old,my mother died of cancer.My father brought my sister and me up 36 .Last April,when he had the heart surgery(手術(shù)),I felt as if 37 were going to end.
　　He is the most caring,selfless,loving person I know.
　　It all 38 so quickly.Out of nowhere my father's 39 was in danger.I was 17 and thinking about 40 would have to live my life 41 either of my parents! He was the person who jad 42 me what I am and could always 43 me down the fight way when I didn't know what path to choose.He was 44 to me. I felt completely 45 at the thought of his death.
　　Before my mother 46 ,My father explained her sickness to me.Now again he thought the best thing was to 47 .He sat me down for a long conversation.It was too frightening for my father and mme to talk about him 48 the surgery,so he worked around it by saying,"okay,we both know I am 48 going to die during this surgery, 50 say when I am leaving the hospital I get hit by a bus or something." 51 we talked about what I would do if he died.It was the 52 sonversation,but that was exactly what I 53 .
　　Facing the danger of death brings about the realization of 54 .I have learned to live every moment to its 55 ,never leaving anything unsaid or undone.
　　36.A.both B.alone C.later D.together
　　37.A.the world B.his illness C.our happiness D.my childhood
　　38.A.developed B.happened C.ended D.started
　　39.A.job B.family C.life D.health
　　40.A.when B.where C.why D.how
　　41.A.like B.after C.without D.with
　　42.A.made B.told C.given D.taught
　　43.A.drive B.stop C.place D.lead
　　44.A.a teacher B.a friend C.everything D.nothing
　　45.A.excited B.frightened C.disappointed D.lost
　　46.A.got ready B.fell ill C.became well D.passed away
　　47.A.talk B.wait C.leave D.plan
　　48.A.preparing for B.dying from C.working at D.having
　　49.A.not B.also C.probably D.surely
　　50.A.and B.so C.but D.then
　　51.A.First of all B.After a while C.At the end D.In this way
　　52.A.funniest B.easiest C.hardest D.happiest
　　53.A.expected B.needed C.enjoyed D.missed
　　54.A.joy B.work C.parents D.life
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第三部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)       （共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
My sister and I shared a typical sisterly relationship: we couldn’t stand each other．Or, to be honest, she couldn’t stand me．I took her as a hero．My clothes mysteriously looked like hers, and even my words tended to copy those I heard from her．Any sort of talk we had usually became a fighting, and try as I might, my sister had an extra six years worth of rude vocabulary．
After a while, I stopped trying to impress her and learned to be totally indifferent（冷漠的）；we soon fell into a sad pattern — I avoided her, she paid no attention to me, and deep inside, it hurt．She was only a sister in name．I truly believed that we would forever be apart, two housemates without conversation, two strangers without warmth．
I still remember the day I learned to ride a bike．I had received the bike that Christmas, which was great, until I realized I had no idea how to ride it．My mom had long since abandoned any attempt to teach me; I had proved to be a frustrating student．I had to learn by myself, a little bit each day, but unsuccessfully．On that day I was so disappointed that I threw my bike aside and began to cry, I guess that was what caused my sister to come outside．At first I was nervous, as I thought she would begin to laugh at me．She did not．She gently picked my bike up．That was the beginning．She fearlessly held my hand while the tears dried on my cheeks．She never once let me fall．And for three hours — three wonderful hours — we learned to ride my bike．No shouting．No fighting．No arguing．
That day I learned that my sister was human — how else could she have been my teacher? It was a life-changing experience．We still occasionally have our quarrels, but since that day, it’s been easier to get along because we have an unspoken respect for each other．
56．From the first paragraph, we can infer that _____．
A．the writer’s sister usually won the fighting
B．the writer was not always honest with her sister
C．the writer showed little respect for her sister
D．the writer’s sister had a good memory
57．When the writer failed to impress her sister, she _____．
A．felt hurt and treated her sister as a stranger
B．decided to be indifferent to her sister
C．didn’t talk with any member of the family
D．kept apart from her sister for a long time
58．What caused the writer to cry when she learned to ride a bike?
A．She fell off the bike and hurt herself seriously．
B．Her mother refused to buy her a bike．
C．She couldn’t learn how to ride a bike by herself．
D．Her sister laughed at her old bike．

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第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
51.The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
A.give people a good laugh                         B.cover some facts
C.promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel       D.deliver a lesson
52.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A.The story took place at about one a.m..
B.The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C.The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D.The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
53.The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A.rooms       B.suites            C.meetings         D.hotels
54.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A.Every little thing helps.                                           B.Make hay while the sun shines.
C.Man proposes； God disposes(處理,決定).                   D.One good turn deserves another.

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B
By now there were several people standing around me, my mom, and the little broken bush(灌木叢).
“Son, would you like me to call an ambulance?” some men said.
“No,” my mom yelled. “I’m fine. Please go away!”
“She’s learning to ride,” I tried to explain to all those who were not going to go away.
“Oh, all right!” My mom sat up and brushed the grass and leaves off her sweater. Finally she stood up. Everyone began to clap(鼓掌), and my mom’s face turned bright pink.
“Thank you very much, but as you can see, I’m just fine.” Mom took a few steps around to show them that she wasn’t hiding a broken leg. Everyone clapped again and then went on their way.
“Enough for today?” I asked hopefully.
“No,” she said in a way that surprised me. “I almost had it, and then I let myself get scared. I know I can do it this time!” Now this sounded more like my mom, for I’d never known my mom to be afraid of anything before. I helped her pull the bike out of the bush and push it up the hill.
She didn’t look quite so pale this time. She got on the bike again and went down the hill. I ran down the hill after her. She had ridden quite a way ahead of me when she looked back over her shoulder, smiling. Then she gave me a thumbs-up(翹拇指) sign.
“No, no!” I yelled. “Use both hands!”
But it was too late. Again.
“Mom! Are you hurt?” I ran up to her in the grass.
This time she was laughing. “Did you see me? I did it! I really did it!” Then she stopped and looked at me. “I mean,” she said, “we did it.”
60. From the passage we can learn that the author ____.
A. was helping his mother learn to ride a bike   
B. went on a picnic with his mother by bike
C. was learning to ride a bike by himself           
D. could ride a bike as well as his mother could
61. Those people were not going to go away because they ____.
A. would wait until the police came                  
B. wanted to see if the author’s mother was OK
C. thought it was a terrible traffic accident
D. worried about the little broken bush
62. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 8) most probably refers to ____.
A. the ambulance   B. the sweater    
C. the skill of riding a bike   D. the courage to stand up
63. What happened after the author’s mother gave him a thumbs-up sign?
A. She forgot how to ride a bike.               B. She broke one of her legs.
C. She was hit by something.                     D. She fell off the bike.

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