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  After my brother died in an accident,my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time,but I still understood the 24       in my mums attitude towards safety. 25      ,everything around us was potentially 26       . 1 grew up with a lot of 27        and rules that were meant to 28        me. For example,I was not 29      to walk home from school by myself,even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn't 30      evening parties or go to summer camp,31      what if something happened to me?

  As I got older,the list of things to 32       got lon?ger. I became a natural33       . I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes—34       big and small,real and 35      .The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly 36      myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact,I've developed a37      for myself; if it scares me,then I have to do it38      once. I've done lots of things that would have39      my mum：Ive ridden a motorcycle,I've travelled alone,and I've performed standup comedy.

  Courage isn't a natural attribute (品質(zhì)) of human be ings. I believe that we have to practise being courageous. The more 40        I do things that scare me or that make me 41       ,the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

  Even though I have inherited (經(jīng)遺傳獲得) my mother's cautious 42      ,I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we 43       it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

24. A. hint   B. change   C. scene   D. lesson

25. A. Slowly   B. Logically   C. Fortunately   D. Suddenly

26. A. important   B. inspiring   C. convenient   D. dangerous

27. A. restrictions   B. considerations   C. judgements   D. comparisons

28. A. limit   B. help   C. protect   D. train

29. A. allowed   B. encouraged   C. reminded   D. advised

30. A. arrange   B. attend   C. decorate   D. support

31. A. but   B. though   C. or   D. because

32. A. hope   B. fear   C. count   D. bear

33. A. worrier   B. dreamer   C. adult   D. thinker

34. A. ideas   B. affairs   C. actions   D. disasters

35. A. special   B. common   C. imaginary   D. practical

36. A. expecting   B. warning   C. forcing   D. promising

37. A. rule   B. form   C. case   D. hobby

38. A. in all   B. at most   C. after all   D. at least

39. A. threatened   B. shocked

   C. confused   D. entertained

40. A. rarely   B. quickly   C. often   D. fairly

41. A. confident   B. uncomfortable   C. happy   D. generous

42. A. nature   B. duty   C. work   D. task

43. A. know   B. get   C. avoid   D. face 

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  How to be a good tourist We travel for work but also for fun and learning. New restaurants,galleries,temples and new architecture-" These places are homes for people like us who live and work there. How would you want visitors to behave in your own home? Think about it. 19.        There are many ways of doing this without sacrificing our own holiday.

  Do your homework. 20.        Guides will help you when you get to the site,but is that the best place to go? Is it popular only because the oneday tourists can see it easily or because it is really a worthwhile place to visit? You'd better check it out.

  21.       Don't go to your hotels for meals.

  Walk around,even if in the streets closest to your hotels. Eat in local restaurants. Talk to the locals. Learn some of the local language and use them.   You will surely get a smile from the hotel staff and street sellers.

  Help preserve the sites. Most of the sites you visit may be visited by millions of people a year,so care needs to be taken to allow others to enjoy them as well. S^on^^e of these monuments are so old and fragile that they are sensitive to the touch of hands or bags. 22.       This way,you don't encourage the use of those plastic bags that fly all over many sites.

And here's the big one—good manners are nearly universal. 23.        If that doesn't sound like you? then give the world a break and stay at home.

   A. Experience the place.

   B. Always have a cloth bag with you.

   C. Read up on the places you want to visit.

   D. Try to buy something from the local stores.

   E. A good tourist is polite,positive and ecosensitive.

   F. We've cleaned up after ourselves and taken only good memories.

   G. If we are good tourists,wherever we go,we try to make it a little better because of our visit.

 You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think that forget?ting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That's why he created Lampbrella,a lamp post with its own rainsensing umbrella.

  The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. "Once,I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (傘篷) buiit into a street lamp," he said.

  The Lampbrella is a standardlooking street lamp fit?ted with an umbrella canopy. It has a builtin electric mo?tor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sen?sors (傳感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedes?trians shelter whenever it starts raining.

  In addition to the rain sensor,there's also a 360° mo?tion sensor on the fibreglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three mi?nutes of not being used the canopy is closed.

  According to the designer,the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed,so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides,it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strikes. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed (安裝) at 2metres off the ground* it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

  While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production,Belyaev says he recently introduced his crea?tion to one Moscow Department,and insists his creation should be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

15. What do we know from Belyaev's words in Paragraph 2?

   A. His creation was inspired by an experience.

   B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.

   C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.

   D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.

16. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?

   A. motor—canopy—sensors

   B. sensors—motor—canopy

   C. motor—sensors—canopy

   D. canopy—motor—sensors 17. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?

   A. Its moving speed.

   B. Its appearance.

   C. Its installation.

   D. Its safety.

18. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

   A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.

   B. The Lampbrella could be put into immediate pro?duction.

   C. The designer is confident that his creation is prac?tical.

   D. The Lampbrella would be put on show in Mos?cow.

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 Amy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital with her daughter,Isabella,who caught bad flu. "Lying in bed beside Isabel?la,I could hear the cries of children in pain," says Amy. "It completely broke my heart."

  When Isabella was getting well and could leave her room,she wore her prized possession―a "superhero cape (fe 斗篷) ”Amy had sewn to encourage her—and walked into the hallway. The pink cape was an instant hit with the other young patients,who were doing exercise around the nursing station. "Then,all the kids were taking turns wearing the cape,giggling," Amy said. "These were some of the same children that I had heard crying the night before,and here they were playing and having fun―kids just being kids！"

  From that moment on,Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones battling with serious illnesses. "I felt God presenting an opportunity," she said. "I hoped Com?fort Capes can help these kids feel brave,to lift some of the fear away."

  Since then,Amy has made and donated more than 5 ,000 capes in the United States. Amy usually pays for materials herself,although she accepts donations.

  The capes she makes for kids in treatment are differ?ent from those her own children have. Before Amy starts to sew she learns what image or character the little boy or girl connects with. " I choose the pattern,colour and theme specially for each child," explains Amy.

  When she is not sewing,Amy is raising awareness of childhood cancers and looking into ways to get Comfort Capes to more kids who need them. "If a cape can help a child,even only for a moment,forget his illness,it's worth the time spent sewing," she says.

11. What made Amy feel sad when she was staying with her daughter in the hospital?

   A. Her daughter's serious illness.

   B. The cries of children in pain.

   C. The tiredness from sewing the cape.

   D. The illness of children in her daughter's room.

12. What purpose did Amy have when she began making Comfort Capes for sick children?

   A. To make them feel warm.

   B. To find friends for her daughter.

   C. To make them happy and fearless.

   D. To raise the awareness of children's illness.

13. According to the passage,we can get that the author's attitude towards Amy's behaviour is         .

   A. indifferent   B. neutral

   C. negative   D. supportive

14. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   A. Turning sick kids into superheroes

   B. How to treat the sick children

   C. A strong mum who helps others

   D. Amy: a considerate woman

10. Something must be done to prevent some impulsive (沖動(dòng)的) people        (dive) into the deep river to kill themselves.

9. Mr Smith isn't in now. Can you call       after 6 o'clock?

8. These concerns may        (associate) with strong feelings such as anger or shame.

7. They set        solving the problem you put forward at the meeting at once.

6. I usually enjoy his movies? but the latest one didn't come up to my        (expect) .

5. The ice was not thick enough        ( bear) the weight of marching men.