9．For many of us，cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes．The popular Japanese manga（漫畫） provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy，adventure and romance．With much less text and pictures running for pages，it fits perfectly into today's fast，throwing away city lifestyle．
But Tsai Chih-chung，a famous Taiwanese illustrator （漫畫家），doesn't agree．He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern  world in a much wittier and more acceptable way．
He has interpreted Lao Zi，Confucius，Mencius，Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience．He has also produced two books about Zen （禪宗），introducing oriental philosophy．His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics．
After avoiding the public for ten years，Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works．But does his age，61，work as a gap between him and his young readers？Tsai doesn't think so．The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school．"Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination，"he said．
If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment，Tsai's work，to a large extent，is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way．Tsai uses differenr forms of water to refer to people．In his eyes some people are like an ocean，some are like vapor，while others may be ice or
rain．But in essence（本質(zhì)上）they share a similarity-human being's forever chasing for the true and the good．"The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher，"he said．"I've dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom，not making a living．"

61．What is the main idea of the first paragraph in the passage？D
A．Japanese manga is a simple way of killing time．
B．What Japanese manga is mainly about．
C．Japanese manga presents a world of fantasy，adventure and romance．
D．Why Japanese manga is so popular．
62．The underlined word"it"in paragraph l refers toB．
A．much less text
B．Japanese manga
C．pictures running for pages
D．a(chǎn)n escape from reality
63．In Tsai Chih-chung's opinion，cartoonB．
A．connects traditional Chinese culture and wisdom
B．helps connect Chinese classics with modern world
C．uses a wiser and acceptable way to draw cartoons
D．builds up a bridge between cartoons and illustration
64．Compared to Japanese manga，Tsai's works areC．
A．mainly designed for a pure time killer for all
B．more popular with young readers in China now
C．to inspire people to think in a cheerful way
D．much more interesting and instructive
65．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about Tsai Chih-chung？A
A．He values more thinking and personal freedom than making a living．
B．He says that one who thinks over life is either a scholar or a philosopher．
C．He thinks some people are like ocean，some like vapor，while others like ice cream．
D．Tsai devoted his life to creating cartoons in order to make money．

8．It was 3：30 in the morning and 8-year-old Walt Disney was doing what he did at that time every morning-rolling hundreds of newspapers he would soon deliver in his neighborhood．
   It was hard work for a little kid who had to go to school，then deliver another round in the evening．But delivering papers beat（比更好） picking apples for a living．That's what he'd been doing before，on his family's failing farms in Missouri．
   Walt Disney，born in December，1901，never had time for a childhood．As a result，he spent all of his adult life attempting to invent one for himself．In the process 一 almost by accident一 he created wonderful childhood memories for generation after generation of children worldwide．
   When the Disneys moved to Chicago，Walt signed up for cartooning classes，working three part-time jobs to pay for them．At 24，he created a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit，which was a great success．He then shifted（轉(zhuǎn)移） his attention to mice，or one particular mouse called Mickey．And Mickey Mouse became an overnight success．
Success followed success，but Walt Disney pushed himself even harder．He produced Snow White and Seven Dwarfs，for which he won a special Oscar．After the Second World War，Walt   came up with the idea of Disneyland．Everyone said it was too costly a dream，but he wouldn't   listen．His great world of fantasy opened on July 17，1955．In the next seven weeks，more than one million people walked into Disneyland．The man who had spent a painful childhood now watched other people enjoy the perfect childhood world that he had created．
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案
56．Which was Disney's first successful cartoon character？A
A．Oswald the Lucky Rabbit                          
B．Snow White
C．Mickey Mouse                                  
D．Donald Duck
57．What can be said about Disney's childhood？B
A．Good and unforgettable                       
B．Boring and unhappy  
C．Tiring but joyful                             
D．Hard but enjoyable
58．According to passage，DisneyB？
A．was given two Oscars for his cartoons．
B．created Disneyland，a perfect childhood world．
C．stopped making cartoons after World War II
D．was successful but not happy．

7．Christopher Thomas，27，was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast．Diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿病），Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin（胰島素） three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage，blindness，and even death．And if that weren't bad enough，he had no health insurance．After a month of feeling upset，Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back．He left Canton，Michigan for New York，got a job waiting tables，nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar，and created diabeticrockstar．com，a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones-a place where over 1，100 people share personal stories，information，and resources．
 Jason Swencki‟s son，Kody，was diagnosed with type diabetes at six．Father and son visit the online children's forums（論壇） together most evenings．"Kody gets so excited，writing to kids from all over，"says Swencki，one of the site's volunteers．"They know what he's going through，so he doesn't feel alone．"Kody is anything but alone：Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States，with 24 million diagnosed cases．And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages．
These days，Thomas's main focus is his charity?慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，F(xiàn)ight It，which provides medicines and supplies to people-225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses．Fight-it．org has raised about $23，000-in products and in cash．In May，Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean．
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause，while still doing his full-time job waiting tables．"Of the diabetes charities out there，most are putting money into finding a cure，"says Bentley Gubar one of Rockstar's original members．"But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now．"
56．Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas？C
A．He needs to go to the doctor every day．
B．He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C．He has a positive attitude to this disease．
D．He encourages diabetics by writing articles．
57．Diabeitcrockstar．com was created forA．
A．diabetics to communicate         
B．volunteers to find jobs   
C．children to amuse themselves      
D．rock stars to share resources．
58．According to the text，KodyB．
A．feel lonely because of his illness
B．benefits from diabeticrockstar．com
C．helps create the online kid's forums
D．writes children's stories online
59．What can we learn about Fight It？A
A．It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties．
B．It organizes parties for volunteer once a year．
C．It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics．
D．It owns a well-known medical website．
60．The last paragraph suggests that ThomasC．
A．works full-time in a diabetes charity     
B．employs 22 people for his website
C．helps diabetics in his own way          
D．ties to find a cure for diabetes．

6．Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s．The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong．People watched him，and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach．Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before!Spinach became a necessary part of many people's diets．Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable．
Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong，but this is not true．Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable．
People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake．In the 1890s，a group of people studied what was inside vegetables．This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did．The group wrote the number wrong，and everyone accepted it．
Today，we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is．However，spinach does have something else which the body needs-folic acid．
It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong．Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along．
51．A good title for this reading passage isB．
A．Popeye the Sailor                                              
B．The Truth about Spinach
C．A Mistake with Numbers                                
D．Folic Acid Makes You Strong
52．Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor？A
A．They thought spinach made them strong．
B．They thought Popeye was funny．
C．Spinach had a lot of iron．
D．People liked folic acid．
53．A research group told people that spinachD．
A．made Popeye strong
B．was a green vegetable
C．had less iron than other green vegetables
D．had more iron than other green vegetables
54．The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength fromC．
A．iron                        
B．folic acid               
C．spinach                 
D．exercise
55．Folic acid isA．
A．something in food                                            
B．a(chǎn) vegetable
C．dangerous                                                 
D．a(chǎn) certain kind of spinach．

5．A traveler was staying in an Egyptian village．One day，she held up her camera to take pictures of the children．Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her．The traveler's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing，and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul（靈魂） if his picture was taken．She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time．Several times the head tried to say something，but he couldn't．When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer，the traveler then let him speak．With a smile，he said，"The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens（鏡頭） cap!"
46．The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them becauseD．
A．they didn't want to stop playing                        
B．the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head
C．they didn't want to have their pictures taken 
D．the traveler was not doing well with her camera
47．The traveler made an apology to （向…道歉） the head becauseA．
A．she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand（事先）
B．the children would lose their souls   
C．she had stayed in the village too long
D．she didn't take a picture of the head first
48．The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head becauseD．
A．the head was very interested in her camera  
B．the head wanted to learn to take pictures
C．she was afraid of the head   
D．she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
49．When the head smiled，it's clear thatB．
A．the children wanted to play with her                       
B．the traveler didn't know what the children meant
C．he wanted the traveler to tell him something else
D．the traveler didn't let him speak
50．Which of the following is NOT right？C
A．The traveler knew something about people in some countries．
B．The children wouldn't mind if the traveler took pictures of them．
C．The head was afraid that the traveler's camera would hurt the children．
D．The traveler didn't understand why the children shouted．

4．The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．At his factory in Ivera，he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter．Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin，but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world．
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13，000 machines a year．Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries．
Camilllo's son，Adriano，started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss．He introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（計算器）．In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機(jī)）computer designed and traded in Italy．
After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Janpanese，made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company．
In 1978，Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss．Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment．Soon it became one，of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications．There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group---one for personal computers，one for other office equipment，one for systerms and services，and two for telecommunications．
46．From the text we learn thatA．
A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13，000 typewriters a year
B．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C．some of Olivetti，s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
47．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti，s falling behind in electronic technology？B
A．Adriano's death．
B．A period of financial problem
C．its faster progress       
D．Its agreements with other companies
48．What do we know about Olivetti？D
A．It produced the best typewriter in the word．
B．It designed the word's first mainframe computer．
C．It exported more typewriter than other computer．
D．It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea．
49．The best title for the text would beC．
A．The Origin of Olivetti          
B．The Success of Olivetti
C．The History of Olivetti         
D．The Producich of Olivetti．

3．A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill．Thanks to his skill and care，his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again．
The child's mother was very much obliged to the doctor，and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child．"Doctor，"she said，"you have saved my little son．I don't know how to thank you enough．I feel that money alone cannot repay you，so I have made this little purse with my own hands，as a sign of my gratitude．I hope you will accept it．"The doctor stood up and said coldly，"Madam，a little present like that is very nice between friends，but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done．"The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment．Then she said quietly，"Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is？"
"Fifty pounds"，he answered．
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes．She handed one of them to the doctor，and put the other three back into the purse．She put the purse into her handbag and，saying good bye to the doctor，went out of the room．
42．The lady was thankful to the doctor becauseB．
A．he had saved her life               
B．he had saved her son's life
C．he had lent her some money      
D．he often called on her
43．The doctor refused the lady's purse because he thoughtD．
A．the purse should be given between friends
B．the purse was too small
C．the lady was not kind to him
D．the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn't give him the medical fee
44．The money in the purseC．
A．was only 150 pounds
B．was less than 200 pounds
C．was much more than the medical fee
D．was not enough for the medical fee
45．How do you think the doctor would feel in the end？D
A．Sorry and worried                 
B．Regret and proud
C．Excited and proud                
D．Sorry and regret．

2．Son's Help
Mr．Lang worked in a factory．As a driver，he was busy but he was paid much．His wife was an able woman and did all the housework．When he came back，she took good care of him and he never did anything at home．So he had enough time when he had a holiday．A few friends of his liked gambling（賭博） and he learned it soon．So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling．He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television，watches and so on．His wife told him not to do it but he didn't listen to her．She had to tell the police．He and his friends were punished for it．And he was hardly sent away．After he came out of lockup（拘留所），he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him．
It was New Year's Day．Mr．Lang didn't go to work．He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again．He called his friends and they came soon．But they were afraid the police would come．He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside．They waited for a long time and didn't think the police would come and began to gamble．Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen．
"I saw there weren't any policemen outside，daddy，"said the boy，"so I went to the crossing and asked some to come．"
36．Mr．Lang was paid much becauseC．
A．he was a driver
B．he worked in a factory
C．he had a lot of work to do
D．he had worked there for a long time
37．Mrs．Lang did all housework becauseB．
A．she couldn't find any work
B．she thought her husband was tired
C．her husband spent all time in gambling
D．she wouldn't stop her husband gambling
38．Which of the following is right？B
A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again．
B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen．
C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon．
D．The boy hoped his mother to come back．

1．Cyril was a small town．The houses there were all made of wood； almost everything in the houses were made of wood，too．And all the houses faced south．The town was never peaceful．Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons．People were puzzled who was the real firebug （縱火犯）．
One day a big fire broke out．It was said that a Negro（黑人） had jumped out of the house on fire，so the police arrested all the Negroes in the street．However，there were fires breaking out when the Negroes were in prison．
Mauson，a physics teacher，didn't believe that the Negroes were the firebugs，and decided to find out who the real firebug was．One day，he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays．Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was．He dashed out of the pub to his friend's house nearby，which also faced south．He made an experiment there to prove his idea．
The next Saturday afternoon，Mauson asked some policemen to come to the house．They were told that the real firebug would be shown there．At that time，the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room．"Now，"said Mauson，"this house will soon catch fire．"People looked at each other in surprise．Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth．After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!
The mystery of fire was discovered，but the police wouldn't believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs．Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison．But Mauson said he would never turn against science．
56．The town was never peaceful，for fire broke outB．
A．on Sundays       
B．on summer afternoons   
C．a(chǎn)t any time     
D．on winter mornings
57．Why did the police arrest all the Negroes？B
A．Because one of them had been seen to set on a fire．
B．Because they were considered to be the firebugs．
C．Because the police hated the Negroes．
D．Because the Negroes knew something about the fires．
58．Drinking in a pub，Mauson realizedD．
A．he needed to leave the pub               
B．he needed to back the bottles
C．it was too hot in the pub                 
D．who was the real firebug
59．By making an experiment，it was proved that the real firebug wasC．
A．the Negroes    B．bottles       C．sunrays      D．plastic plates
60．What happened at the end of the story？C
A．The Negroes were set free
B．The police arrested the real firebugs
C．Mauson was arrested too
D．Mauson made friends with the Negroes．

20．Michael，Rae，Jequita，Alice，Sarah and Phyllis have at least one thing in common：They all love animals so much that they're driven to volunteer regularly at the Romulus Animal Shelter．
The six Romulus-area residents give as much time as they can to perform various tasks at the shelter，help make life more comfortable for the dogs and cats that stay there and do their best to find permanent homes for the stray（流浪）pets．
The shelter，at 12300 Wayne Road，opened in June 2011and operates on money raised in the community．To date，bingos and other fundraising activities have brought in more than＄177.000，according to community leader William Wadsworth，but a tight budget requires the efforts of volunteers to make ends meet．
"Without their help，this building would not be an outstanding place，"Wadsworth said．"Their time and devotion is beyond what I ever expected．And I thank them all．"
The volunteers work at the direction of two animal control officers，Annie Hall and Kim Ratcliff，who spend much of their day patrolling（巡邏）the city and housing stray dogs and cats．The two，both with 32 years of experience，count on the public to be the eyes and cars of the shelter．They are also responsible for addressing complaints and taking care of the shelter．
That's where the volunteers come in．They take photos of the animals and post them on Facebook and other websites for adoption．They clean cages，play with the animals，feed and bathe the pets and take the dogs for walks．They pick up supplies and even clean the restrooms．
"We couldn't do it without them，"said Ratcliff．"They come in and go right to work．We depend on them a lot．They help run the place，"added Hall．
61．What is the purpose of this text？C
A．To raise enough money for the stray pets．
B．To advertise for the Romulus Animal Shelter．
C．To praise the volunteers for caring animals．
D．To house more stray dogs and cats in the city．
62．Why does the Animal Shelter need the efforts of volunteers？D
A．Because it has just opened for l year．
B．Because it has too many stray pets．
C．Because there are only 2 animal control officers．
D．Because it has a very tight budget．
63．Many volunteers came to help in the shelter mainly becauseC．
A．they are living near the shelter
B．they have rich experience in caring animals
C．they love animals very much
D．they can raise some money for the shelter
64．Which of the following isn't the volunteers'work？A
A．Patrolling the city．B．Feeding the pest．
C．Cleaning the cages．D．Picking up supplies．
65．We can learn from the text thatD．
A．a(chǎn)ll the stray pets will live in the shelter forever
B．most stray pets were picked up by the control officers
C．the animals with most beautiful pictures on the websites will be adopted
D．the volunteers'work was highly praised by the control officers．