1．In early autumn I applied for admission to college．I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University，but my mother fought strongly againsnst it．When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell，she tore it up．
"You can't say it's not a great university，just because Papa went there．"
"That's not it at all．And it is a top university．"She was still holding the pieces in her hand．"But we can't afford to send you to college．"
"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money．Do you want me to get a job to help suppont you and Papa？Things aren't that bad，are they？"
"No，"she said．"I don't expect you to help support us．"
Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop，His chief customers were his old college friends．To get new customers，my mother had to help．She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women，so that she cound get to know more people．Whether those people would turn into customers was another question．I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment （投資） could show returns．What's more，they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly．
I was torn between the desave to help them and change，their lives，and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes．I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted．After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金）．My father could hardly contain his pride in me，and my mother eventually gave in before my success．

53．The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly becauseD
A．his father grduated from the university
B．his mother did not thinks it a great university
C．his parents needed him to help support the family
D．his parents did not have enough money for him
54．The father srarted his small shop with the money from．C
A．a(chǎn) local league                 
B．his university
C．his relatives                  
D．his college friends
55．Why did the mother renew her membership in the league？A
A．To help with her husband's business   
B．To raise money for her son
C．To meet her long-forgotten friends     
D．To better manage her life
56．According to the text，what was the author determined to do in that autumn？C
A．To get a well-paid job for himself
B．To improve relations with his mother
C．To go to his dream university
D．To carry on with his father's business．

11．由于被一只蜜蜂蟄過(guò)，每次看到蜜蜂他都會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)身就跑．
Once bitten by a bee，，he tends to run away every time he sees bees．

10．正是在這家二手書(shū)店里我第一次遇到了該書(shū)的作者．
It was in the second-hand bookshop thatI came across the author of this book．

9．Below is a selection about some Guinness （吉尼斯） World Records．
Top 6Unusual Guinness World Records
?Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was，according to CWR，their biggest day of record-breaking ever，I-h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries．Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day．He is just another example of Japanese with"super powers"．His"super power"is to run with great speed on all fours．Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds．The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo，Tokyo，in 2008．
?Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana，Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble （泡泡） Festival．A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition．The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program．Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making．The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded．
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it．The record was set or．April 4，2011．
?Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog．The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches．The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner．
Mr．Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title．Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long．His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record，but when he died Mr．Jeffries look over．
?Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family？Seven is the answer．
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great-great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung"aged 109 years 97 days，followed by her daughter aged 89，her granddaughter aged 70，her great grand-daughter aged 52，her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21，1989"
?Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not，there is a record also for this category．Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22，2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time．The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours..The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No.120．He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts．
?Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9.2010 that a gigantic pumpkin （南瓜） grown in Wisconcin was officially the world's heaviest．It weighed 1，810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota．Stevens'pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I，another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio．The proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain，cow mature，good soil，sea grass and fish emulsion．Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins，including the record bolder，were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days．

46．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a"super power"？C
A．He set a good example to all Japanese．
B．He made record attempts in!5different countries．
C．He set a new record for"Fastest 100m running on all fours"．
D．He participated in the 2008Guinness World Records Day activities．
47．Jeffries is the name ofD．
A．the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B．the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C．the present holder of the record for"Longest ears on a dog"
D．the former holder of the record for"Longest ears on a dog"
48．How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on？B
A.68．   B.120．   C.238．   D.245．
49．According to the given information，which Guinness World Record was most recently set？A
A．The record for"Most people inside a soap bubble"．
B．The record for"Most living generations"．
C．The record for"Most T-shirts worn at once"．
D．The record for"Heaviest pumpkin"．

8．For those who make journeys across the world，the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages．Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village．Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other，allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago．
Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far．A price has been paid，they say，for the conquest （征服） of time and distance． Travel is something to be enjoyed，not endured（忍受）．The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey．A journey by train also has a special charm about it．Lakes and forests and wild，open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing．On board a plane，however，there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane．The soft lighting，in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know，and the hours progress slowly．
Then there is the time spent being"processed"at a modern airport．People are conveyed like robots along walkways； baggage is weighed，tickets produced，examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area．Journeys by rail and sea take longer，yes，but the hours devoted to being"processed"at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent．No wonder，then，that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines．
Man，however，is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane．The working lives of too many people depend upon it； whole new industries have been built around its design and operation．The holiday maker，too，with limited time to spend，patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days，relaxing in the sun．speed controls people's lives； time saved，in work or play，is the important thing-or so we are told．Perhaps those first horsemen，riding free across the wild，open plains，were enjoying a better world than the one we know today．They could travel at will，and the clock was not their master．

71．What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1？B
A．Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages．
B．The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short．
C．The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams．
D．Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place．
72．How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2？D
A．By giving instructions．
B．By analyzing cause and effect．
C．By following the order of time．
D．By giving examples．
73．According to Paragraph 3，passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains becauseD．
A．they pay less for the tickets
B．they feel safer during the travel
C．they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D．they don't have to waste time being"processed"
74．What does the last sentence of the passage mean？A
A．They could enjoy free and relaxing travel．
B．They needed the clock to tell the time．
C．They preferred traveling on horseback．
D．They could travel with their master．
75．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．Air travel benefits people and industries．
B．Train Travel has some advantages over air travel．
C．Great changes have taken place in modern travel．
D．The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost．

7．London's newest skyscraper （摩天大樓） is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build．At a height of almost 310metres，it is the tallest building in Europe．The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London．However，not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better．
The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano．When he began designing the Shard for London，Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire （尖頂）．He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city．The sides of the building aren't regular．So the building has an unusual shape．It looks like a very thin，sharp piece of broken glass．And that is how the building got the name：the Shard．Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition．The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts （桅桿） of the ships that were once on the river Thames．
The Shard has 87floors．At the top，there is an observatory．At the moment the building is empty，but eventually there will be a five-star hotel．There will also be top quality restaurants，apartments and offices．
Before building work began，a lot of people didn't want the Shard though the plans were approved．Now they are still unhappy about the Shard．Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York，but not in London．They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape．But that is the only thing．There is no decoration，only flat surfaces．The Egyptians did that 4，500years ago．They also think the Shard is too big for London．It destroys the beauty of the city．
Other critics don't like what the Shard seems to represent．They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal．Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel．But the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in London．So the Shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich and the poor．
The Shard now dominates the London skyline．It is not certain，however，that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city．

55．London's newest skyscraper is called the Shard because ofC．
A．its cost
B．its size
C．its shape
D．its height
56．When he designed the Shard，Piano wanted it toB．
A．change London's skyline
B．inherit London's tradition
C．imitate the Egyptian style
D．a(chǎn)ttract potential visitors
57．The critics who refer to social division think the ShardB．
A．is only preferred by the rich
B．is intended for wealthy people
C．is far away from the poor area
D．is popular only with Londoners
58．Which would be the best title for the passageD？
A．The Shard：Cheers and Claps
B．The Shard：Work of a Great Architect
C．The Shard：New Symbol of London？
D．The Shard：A Change for the Better？

6．Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck．I'm not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don't come into play because they do．Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that's just the reality of how life is．
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical．And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10，000 hours studying and practicing．To become great at certain things，it'll require even more time，time that most people won't put in．
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love．If you don't enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it．
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost．It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway．
Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it，you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time．If you're not willing to put in the time and work，don't expect to receive any rewards．Consistent，hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want，but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into．

31．Paragraph 1 mainly talks aboutA
A．the reasons for success                                          
B．the meaning of success
C．the standards of success                                        
D．the importance of success
32．In Paragraph 2，the underlined word that refers toB
A．being good at something                                      
B．setting a practical goal
C．putting in more time                                            
D．succeeding in life
33．Successful people suggest doing what one loves becauseD
A．work makes one feel pain                                     
B．one tends to enjoy his work
C．one gives up his work easily                                  
D．it takes a lot of time to succeed
34．What can we infer from Paragraph 4？B
A．Successful people like to show their great skills．
B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent．
C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life．
D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success．
35．What is the main theme of the passage？C
A．Having a goal is vital to success．
B．Being good is different from being great．
C．One cannot succeed without time and practice．
D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success．

5．假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華．請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下四幅圖的先后順序，介紹在"傳統(tǒng)文化進(jìn)校園"活動(dòng)中，向面人藝術(shù)家學(xué)習(xí)捏面人的過(guò)程，并以"A Day with a Craftsman"為題，給校刊"英語(yǔ)角"寫(xiě)一篇英文稿件．
注意：詞數(shù)不少于 60．
提示詞：一個(gè)面團(tuán) a piece of dough，面人 dough figurine

（請(qǐng)務(wù)必將作文寫(xiě)在答題卡指定區(qū)域內(nèi)）

4．Forget Cyclists，Pedestrians are Real Danger
We are having a debate about this topic．Here are some letters from our readers．
■Yes，many cyclists behave dangerously．Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists．But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders．
People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone，quite unaware of what is going on around them．They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere．The rest of us have to evade （避讓） them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision．
The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be，at least for the moment，in worlds of their own that are，to them，much more important than the welfare of others．
--Michael Horan
■I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists （Viewpoints，May 29）．I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads．
I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me．
The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used．
The police do nothing．What a laugh they are!
The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets，fluorescent （發(fā)熒光的） jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them．
--Carol Harvey
■Cyclists jump on and off pavements （which are meant for pedestrians），ride at speed along the pavements，and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red．
I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him．
Other road users，including horse riders，manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists？
It's about time they had to be registered and insured，so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle，or cause an accident，at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim．
--JML
Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper．

56．Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show thatC．
A．drivers should be polite to cyclists
B．road accidents can actually be avoided
C．sine pedestrians are a threat to road safety
D．walking while using phones hurts one's eyes
57．Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists shouldB．
A．be provided with enough roads
B．be asked to ride on their own lanes
C．be made to pay less tax for cycling
D．be fined for laughing at policemen
58．What is a complaint of JML？B
A．Very few drivers are insured．
B．Cyclists ride fast on pavements．
C．Pedestrians go through red traffic lights．
D．Horse riders disrespect other road users．
59．The underlined word"they"in the third letter refers toD．
A．a(chǎn)ccidents  B．vehicles  C．pedestrians  D．cyclists
60．The three letters present viewpoints onA．
A．real source of road danger
B．ways to improve road facilities
C．measures to punish road offences
D．increased awareness of road rules．

3．You've just come home，after living abroad for a few years．Since you've been away，has this country changed for the better-or for the worse？
If you've just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight's holiday，small changes have probably surprised you-anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house．
So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven，ten or even 15years living abroad？What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed-or now take for granted？To find out，we asked some people who recently returned．
Debi：When we left，Cheltenham，my home town，was a town of white，middle-class families-all very conservative （保守的）．The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians，who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism．There are even several shops only for foreigners．
Having been an immigrant （移民） myself，I admire people who go overseas to find a job．Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high，I'd think differently，but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they're more open-minded and often work harder than the natives．
Christine：As we flew home over Britain，both of us remarked how green everything looked．But the differences between the place we'd left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed．
To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening-in Cyprus，they're very relaxed-and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall．Everyone seemed to be on guard．Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers．
But anyway，this is still a green，beautiful country．I just wish more people would appreciate what they've got．

51．After a short overseas holiday，people tend toA．
A．notice small changes      B．expect small changes
C．welcome small changes     D．exaggerate small changes
52．How does Debi look at the foreign settlers？B
A．Cautiously．B．Positively．C．Sceptically．D．Critically．
53．When arriving at the airport in Britain，Christine was shocked byC．
A．the relaxed policemen      B．the messy arrivals hall
C．the tight security         D．the bank robbers
54．Which might be the best title for the passage？B
A．Life in Britain．     B．Back in Britain．
C．Britain in Future．   D．Britain in Memory．