17．There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway，were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．
   I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car，so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularlf relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
     It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore，so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city，I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive，I decided to wave back．
   From then on my joumey became imeresting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
  The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3：00 pm．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with，I threw my around him to give him a warm hug．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
   I looked forward to the return journey．

 66．The author expected the train trip to beD．
A．a(chǎn)dventurous               
B．pleasnt                 
C．exciting                 
D．dull
67．What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip？A
A．The friendly country people．
B．The mountains along the way．
C．The crowds of people in the streets．
D．The simple lunch served on the train．
68．Which of the following words can best take the place of the word"relish"in the second paragraph？B
A．choose       
B．enjoy   
C．prepare for     
D．carry on
69．Where was the writer going？C
A．Johore Baru．
B．The Causeway．
C．Bunerworth．
D．Singapore．
70．What can we learn from the story？D
A．Comfort in traveling by train．
B．Pleasure of living in the country．
C．Reading gives people delight．
D．Smiles brighten people up．

16．Before I had my son，I spent two years working with children with disabilities．I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster．Coming up against their behaviour could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme．I found something that worked，though．
There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him．One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine．His appearance created an atmosphere of tension．He spent the entire session running around，hitting and kicking，and destroying property．
I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this boy's teacher was in tears，and could not get control of the situation．As we were talking，the boy ran in．I told my co-worker that I would take care of him．
I closed the door．He was full of energy，throwing things around and making a huge mess．But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me．He needed connection，and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it．So I sat back down and kept quiet．Then he slowed down and began making a rocket．I talked to him about it．We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation：
"So what happened today？"
It was purely a question，no blame or anger in my tone．I believe that if I had criticized him，the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed．He told me that the teacher didn't let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked．He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game．I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset．This again was stated simply as a fact．I suggested that next time he had a session，he talk about what he hoped to do at the start，which might be easier for everyone．He agreed and was quiet for a moment．Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize．

51．The boy made trouble for his teacher because heC．
A．was accused of destroying property
B．was told not to yell at other children
C．was made to do things against his will
D．was blamed for creating an air of tension
52．Why didn't the author do anything about the boy's bad behavior at firstA？
A．She didn't want to make it worse．
B．She didn't mind the huge mess at all．
C．She was tired of shouting and threats．
D．She hadn't thought of a coping strategy．
53．The author managed to get the boy to talk to her byD．
A．playing games with him
B．giving him a good suggestion
C．describing his teacher's feelings
D．a(chǎn)voiding making critical remarks
54．Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the endB？
A．He was sorry about his reputation．
B．He was regretful about his behavior．
C．He was fearful of the author's warning．
D．He was sad for the author's misunderstanding．

15．Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades．Other forms of prenatal involvement，including volunteering at school and observing a child's class，also fail to help，according to the most recent study on the topic．
The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting（養(yǎng)育子女） where schools except them to act as partners in their children's education．Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time，fed，dressed and ready to learn．
Kaith Robinson，the author of the study，said，"I really don't know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids'education that leads to declines in their academic performance．One of the things that was consistently negative was parents'help with homework．"Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task．"They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now，or in some cases never learnt it themselves，but they're still offering advice．"
Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks．In general，about 20% of parental involvement was positive，about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant．
Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because"children with good academic success do have involved parents"，admitted Robinson．But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success．"A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved．They took a more reasonable approach，conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives．"

58．The underlined expression"parental involvement"in Paragraph 1probably meansB．
A．parents'expectation on children's health
B．parents'participation in children's education
C．parents'control over children's life
D．parents'plan for children's future
59．What is the major finding of Robinson's study？C
A．Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way．
B．Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging．
C．Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected．
D．Parents are not able to help with children's homework．
60．The example of Asian-American parents implies that parents shouldA．
A．help children realize the importance of schooling
B．set a specific life goal for their children
C．spend more time improving their own lives
D．take a more active part in school management．

14．Doctor are known to be terrible pilots．They don't listen because they already know it all．I was lucky：]became a pilot in 1970，almost ten years before I graduated from medical school．I didn't realize then，but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon．I loved flying．As I flew bigger，faster planes，and in worse weather．I learned about crew resource management （機(jī)組資源管理），or CRM，a new idea to make flying safer．It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result，regardless of positions．
  I first read about CRM in 1980．Not long after that，an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather．The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready．The attending doctor was flying； I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn，he had forgotten to put the landing gear （起落架） down．He was a better pilot-and my boss-so it felt unusual to speak up．But I had to：Our lives were in danger．I put aside my uneasiness and said，"We need to put the landing gear down now!"That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM，and I've used it in the operating room ever since．
  CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up．It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite，the doctor doesn't overreact，which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again．So when I'm in the operating room，I ask for ideas and help from others．Sometimes they're not willing to speak up．But I hope that if I continue to encourage them，someday someone will keep me from"landing gear up"．

36．What does the author say about doctors in general？B．
A．They like flying by themselves．
B．They are unwilling to take advice．
C．They pretend to be good pilots．
D．They are quick learners of CRM．
37．The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM whenA．
A．he saved the plane by speaking up
B．he was in charge of a flying task
C．his boss landed the plane too late
D．his boss operated on a patient
38．In the last paragraph"landing gear up"probably meansD．
A．following flying requirements．
B．overreacting to different opinions．
C．listening to what fellow doctors say
D．making a mistake that may cost lives
39．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？B．
A．CRM：A New Way to Make Flying Safe
B．Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor
C．The Making of a Good Pilot
D．A Pilot-Turned Doctor．

13．Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers，But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．
Mothers have long known that their home worked was just heavy as paid work．Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as＄172，000 a year．
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure．This would make their yearly income＄3000more than the Prime Minister earns．
By analysing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119hours a week，40of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79hours as overtime．After questioning 1，000mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm．
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．being a part-time lawyer，at＄48.98an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the"mum jobs"，with psychologist（心理學(xué)家）a close second．
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80percent making emotional（情感的） demand as the hardest thing about motherhood．
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends．
The study shoes mothers matter all year long and not just on，Mother's Day．The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing（投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent．

38．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister？B
A．￡30，000．
B．￡142，000．
C．￡172，000．
D．￡202，000．
39．The biggest challenge for most mothers is fromA．
A．emotional demand
B．low pay for work
C．heavy workload
D．lack of training
40．What is stressed in the last paragraph？B
A．Mothers'importance shows in family all year long．
B．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
C．Mothers'devotion to children can hardly be calculated．
D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
41．What can we conclude from the study？C
A．Mothers'working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
C．Mothers'labour is of a higher value than it is realised．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．

12．While there is no widely accepted definition of MOOCs，their key features are open access：they are currently free to participants，no entry qualifications are required，they support an unlimited number of participants and as yet，very few include any form of accreditation （認(rèn)證）．
Currently offered by some famous universities，MOOCs are attractive to people who do not have the financial resources to meet the growing costs of university education，or who do not have formal qualifications．They also allow participants to study at their own pace．
The potential for MOOCs to deliver education is obviously vast-they could be considered as a huge step forwards in widening participation．They also have the potential to provide a unique window on universities that offer popular and valuable courses，they may attract some participants to register for formal fee-paying programmes at the same or other universities and are likely to promote new ways of on-line education．
However，it is still very early days for MOOCs．The quality of the education provision is highly variable，with many courses offering only recordings of lectures，and delivery is particularly difficult in some special fields that require practical classes，research projects or extensive library access．Besides，wider engagement with participants requires very considerable resource．Even limited feedback or examination becomes a major task if there are several thousand students in the class．
Considering the challenges，some people argue MOOCs will soon evaporate （蒸發(fā)）．But they certainly provide good opportunity for widening higher education，are a means of raising awareness of universities to audiences of tens or hundreds of thousands，and are well worthy of serious consideration．

71．MOOCS72．no requirement73．cannot afford74．no formal qualifications75．Potentials76．providing77．Challenges78．particularly difficult delivery79．evaporating80．considering．

11．While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class，a monitor （監(jiān)控器） a few hundred miles away was watching her every move．
Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer's Los Angeles apartment，the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room．Her Internet access was locked-remotely-to prevent Internet searches，and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was：Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past？Or was she slowing down？
In the battle against cheating，this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education．The technology gives trust to the entire system，to the institution and to online education in general．Only with solid measures against cheating，experts say，can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid-that students haven't just searched the Internet to get the right answers．
Although online classes have existed for more than a decade，the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of"open online courses．"Private colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field，spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance．
Aside from the web cameras，a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular．Among them are programs that check students'identities using personal information，such as the telephone numbers they once used．
Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones．As in many university classes，term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating．

41．Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam？D
A．To correct her typing mistakes．
B．To find her secrets in the room．
C．To prevent her from slowing down．
D．To keep her from dishonest behaviors．
42．The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning toA
A．a(chǎn)dvanced technique           
B．sharpening tool              
C．effective rule           
D．dividing line
43．For Internet universities，exams and diplomas will be valid ifB
A．they can attract potential students                          
B．they can defeat academic cheating
C．they offer students online help                               
D．they offer many online courses
44．Some programs can find out possible cheaters byA
A．checking the question answering speed                  
B．producing a large number of questions
C．scanning the Internet test questions                        
D．giving difficult test questions
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage？C
A．The Advantages of Online Exams                          
B．The High-tech Methods in Online Courses
C．The Fight against Cheating in Online Education             
D．The War against the Booming of Online Education．

10．Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear．Children know this very well．Fred Epstein，in his book If I Make It to Five，tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom，a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone．He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination．
Tom loved to pretend，and he particularly loved to play superheroes．Dr．Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led．
The day before his third trip to the operating room，Tom was terribly afraid．"Maybe I could go as Superman，"he whispered to his mom．Hearing this，the mother hesitated for a while．She had avoided buying the expensive costume （戲裝），but finally she agreed．
The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman，showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way．And Tom，with the strength of his fantasy，successfully made it through the operation．
The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only．we all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible，to go through those things that seem impossible，and to achieve what we never believed we could．Just as Dr．Epstein puts it，"If you can dream it，you can do it．"
It doesn't mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview．But，next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible，imagine what it would take to overcome it．Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first．So，let your imagination run wild，and dare to dream．

26．What do we know about Tom？A
A．He was seriously ill                                              
B．He was a dishonest boy．
C．He was crazy about magic．
D．He was Dr．Epstein's patient．
27．What can be inferred about Tom's mother？D
A．She was a rich lady．
B．She refused Tom's request．
C．She wanted Tom to be a superhero．
D．She wanted to get Tom through the pain．
28．When Tom went for the third operation，heB
A．pretended to be painful                                                
B．a(chǎn)cted like a superhero
C．a(chǎn)ppeared in poor spirits                                        
D．a(chǎn)rgued with his mother
29．In the last paragraph，you are advisedC
A．to go through some difficult tests                                 
B．to wake up from your wild dreams
C．to become a powerful person in your mind                    
D．to wear expensive clothes for job interviews
30．What is the purpose of the passage？D
A．To tell us an interesting story．
B．To help us make right decisions．
C．To advise us to care about children．
D．To encourage us to use our imagination．

9．Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life，mostly for the better．However，social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes．
An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college．Surveys （調(diào)查） on this topicsuggests that parents today continue to be"very"or"somewhat"overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories．The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago．This usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate．
However，greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their"adult"children．
In the context （背景） of this discussion，it seems valuable to firstfind out the cause of change in the case of parents'involvement withtheir grown children．If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently，would thishave been possible？Probably not．On the other hand，does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn't present a generation ago？Many studies show that older parents-today's grandparents-would have called theirchildren more often if the means and cost of doing so had not beena barrier．
Furthermore，studies show that finances are the most frequentsubject of communication between parents and their collegechildren．The fact that college students are financially dependent ontheir parents is nothing new； nor are requests for more money to besent from home．This phenomenon is neither good nor bad； it is afact of college life，today and in the past．
Thanks to the advanced technology，we live in an age of bettered communication．This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college．But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desireby parents to keep their children under their wings．

67．The surveys inform us ofC．
A．the development of technology
B．the changes of adult children's behavior
C．the parents'over-protection of their college children
D．the means and expenses of students'communication
68．The writer believes thatC．
A．parents today are more protective than those in the past
B．the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
C．technology explains greater involvement with their children
D．parents'changed attitudes lead to college children's delayed independence
69．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．Technology or Attitude
B．Dependence or Independence
C．Family Influences or Social Changes
D．College Management or Communication Advancement
70．Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage？B

8．Life in the Clear
Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window．These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3，300feet-as far as most light can reach．Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch．Sonke Johnsen，a scientist in biology，says，"These animals live through their life alone．They never touch anything unless they're eating it，or unless something is eating them．"
And they are as clear as glass．How does an animal become see-through？It's trickier than you might think．
The objects around you are visible because they interact with light．Light typically travels in a straight line．But some materials slow and scatter（散射） light，bouncing it away from its original path．Others absorb light，stopping it dead in its tracks．Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it，so you can see it easily．
But a transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light，at least not very much，Light can pass through it without bending or stopping．That means a transparent object doesn't look very different from the surrounding air or water．You don't see it----you see the things behind it．
To become transparent，an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light．Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments（色素） that absorb specific colors of light．But a transparent animal doesn't have pigments，so its tissues won't absorb light．According to Johnsen，avoiding absorption is actually easy．The real challenge is preventing light from scattering．
Animals are built of many different materials----skin，fat，and more----and light moves through each at a different speed．Every time light moves into a material with a new speed，it bends and scatters．Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering．Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat．Without much tissue to scatter light，it is easier to be see-through．Others build a large，clear mass of non-living jelly-lie（果凍狀的）material and spread themselves over it．
Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge，because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does．They need to look uniform．But how they're doing it is still unknown．One thing is clear for these larger animals，staying transparent is an active process．When they die，they turn a non-transparent milky white．

63．According to Paragraph 1，transparent animalsB．
A．stay in groups
B．can be easily damaged
C．a(chǎn)ppear only in deep ocean
D．a(chǎn)re beautiful creatures
64．The underlined word"dead"in Paragraph 3meansD．
A．silently
B．gradually
C．regularly
D．completely
65．One way for an animal to become transparent is toC．
A．change the direction of light travel
B．gather materials to scatter light．
C．a(chǎn)void the absorption of light
D．grow bigger to stop light．
66．The last paragraph tells us that larger transparent animalsD．
A．move more slowly in deep water
B．stay see-through even after death
C．produce more tissues for their survival
D．take effective action to reduce light spreading．