2．Ms Green decided to buy that kind of cloth because she ______ that the cloth ______ very well．（　�。�

	A．	is told； was washed		B．	was told； was washed
	C．	has been told； washes		D．	had been told； washed

1．How words came into being is unknown．All we assume（推測）is that some early men invented certain sounds，in one way or another，to express thoughts and feelings，actions and things，so that they could talk with each other．Later they agreed upon certain signs，called letters，which could be put together to show those sounds，and which could be written down．Those sounds，whether spoken or written in letters，are called words．
The power of words，then，lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience； and the longer we live，the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past； and the more we read and learn，the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings．This clever use of words is what  we call literary style（文體）．Above all，the real poet is a master of words．He can express his meaning in words which sing like music，and which by their position and association can move men to tears．We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly，or they will make our speech silly and common．
33．We learn from the text that language might have begun withD．
A．expressions         B．a(chǎn)ctions        C．signs           D．sounds
34．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2？C
A．The learning of new words．
B．The importance of old words
C．The relation of human experience with words．
D．The gradual change and development of words．
35．In the last paragraph，what does the author suggest that we should do？A
A．Use words skillfully．
B．Make musical speeches
C．Learn poems by heart．
D．Associate with listeners．

20．Nothing could stop Dad．After he was put on disability for a bad back，he bought a small farm in the country，just enough to grow food for the family．He planted vegetables，fruit trees and even kept bees for honey．
And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）．The smell really burned the inside of your nose．When we complained（抱怨） about the terrible smell，Dad said the stronger the manure，the healthier the crops，and he was right．For example，just one of his cantaloupes（甜瓜） filled the entire house with its sweet smell，and the taste was even sweeter．
As the vegetables started coming in，Dad threw himself into cooking．One day，armed with a basket of vegetables，he announced（宣稱） he was going to make stew（燉菜）．Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages，eggplants，potatoes，corns，onions and carrots．For about half an hour，the pressure built and the vegetables cooked．Finally，Dad turned off the stove，the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam．If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad，this was 10 times worse．When Dad took off the lid，the smell nearly knocked us out．
Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house．Just how bad was it？The neighbours came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!
Determined，Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around．It didn't look that bad，and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell，it didn't offend the nose so much，either．I took a taste．It would never win a prize in a cooking competition，but it was surprisingly edible，and we drank up every last drop of soup．
29．Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgin's chicken house regularly？C
A．To earn some money for the family．
B．To get rid of the terrible smell．
C．To collect manure for his crops．
D．To set a good example to us．
30．What can we infer about Dad's stew？B
A．It is popular among the neighbours．
B．It tastes quite delicious．
C．It looks very wonderful．
D．It contains honey and vegetables．
31．What does the underlined word"offend"in the last paragraph mean？B
A．To attract．
B．To upset．
C．To air．
D．To shut．
32．What can we learn about Dad from the text？C
A．He is an experienced cook．
B．He is a troublesome father．
C．He has a positive attitude to life．
D．He suffers a lot from his disability．

19．If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles．He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought．It's nothing personal．Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius．In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities．More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries．These schools teach both Chinese language and culture．The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy（哲學(xué)）．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy．Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States．Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers．
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well．
Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is．
25．The opening paragraph is mainly intended toA．
A．a(chǎn)ttract the readers'interest in the subject
B．provide some key facts about Confucius
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
26．We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American studentsC．
A．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
B．take an active part in Chinese competitions
C．have a great interest in studying Chinese
D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
27．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Old Thinker with a Big Future
28．The passage is likely to appear inC．
A．a(chǎn) biography               B．a(chǎn) history paper
C．a(chǎn) newspaper               D．a(chǎn) philosophy textbook．

18．When I was laid off （解雇） from Intel Corporation two years ago，I felt very sad．I'd been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot into my work．I was afraid that I would not find a better job．
     Several years before，I had taken a comedy class to conquer （克服） my fear of public speaking．Like many other performers，I seemed shy in front of people，but after a show，people said，"Hey，you're amazing onstage．"
     So I thought it was a chance for me to take up comedy now．It would pay very little．Luckily，I had saved a lot during all my years at Intel．
     I made up jokes while taking the subway，walking around，and talking on the phone．I made efforts to practice，improved myself on the Internet，and performed whenever I had a chance．My new career took off．I'm a frequent flyer，and I get upgraded （升級(jí)） to first class on every flight．
     Recently，I made 12，500onenight．I'mmakingmorethandoublewhatImadeatIntel．I'llprobablyearnabout275，000 this year，not counting the advertisements I was involved in for a computer company．I also have a role in a movie next summer．I've become pretty well-known．
     In this business，there is no greater excitement than thinking of a joke that makes you laugh out loud，practicing it for a small audience，and then performing it in a theater of 2，000 people．Getting laid off is the best thing that has ever happened to me．
21．What's the passage mainly about？B
A．The greatest excitement in the author's life．
B．The author's experience after being laid off．
C．The funniest thing the author had experienced．
D．The author's experience at Intel Corporation．
22．How did the author feel when he was laid off？C
A．Excited．B．Relaxed．C．Worried．D．Lonely．
23．According to the passage we know that the authorC．
A．saved little during his work at Intel
B．was good at speaking in public
C．has a talent for performing on stage
D．spent more money than he earned
24．Which of the following is TRUE about the author's new work？A
A．He is successful in it．
B．He usually does it on the plane．
C．It wastes a lot of time．
D．It includes making movies．

17．Could you get away from t he Internet today and not go online again for 12 months？For many of us，the answer is probably an emphatic"No!"-the Internet has become part of our life and we have a hard time without it．But Paul，a 26-year-old writer at The Verge，a technology website，just did the seemingly impossible：he survived a year without the Internet．
Beginning on Oct.30，2011，he didn't read e-mail，type a word into Google or download a single app．He lived his entire year offline in hope of finding out more about himself and focusing on other activities．But on November 1，2012，Paul turned on the Wi Fi on his laptop and i-Pad．
"I was wrong，"he began．His article is titled"I'm still here：back online after a year without the Internet．"At first，the was encouraged to"stop and smell the flowers by a new friend he made at the beginning of his Internet-free adventure"．And that is what he intended to do．He described the first months of 2011 as full of surprising events：real life meetings，bike rides and reading．Besides，his relationships with his family got closer．He visited his brother's family instead of using Facebook to communicate with them．
But as the months went by，Paul"had learned how to make a new style of wrong choices off the Internet"．The learning and creativity turned into social retreat（隱退）．Instead of reading and writing，he started playing video games for hours on his sofa．He missed some of his Facebook and long-distance friends．"I fell out of the flow of life．"he wrote，"The experiment was a failure．My plan was to leave the Internet and therefore find the‘real'Paul and contact the‘real'world，but the real Paul and the real world are always connected to the Internet．Not to say my life wasn't different without the Internet，jus that it wasn't real life．The Internet is where people are．"
38．The underlined word"emphatic"means doing or saying somethingA．
A．in a definite way              
B．with great interest
C．in a delighted manner      
D．without a clear attitude
39．Paul decided to spend a year offline becauseC．
A．he wanted to have more adventure in his life
B．he was tired of sitting in front of his computer all day
C．he wanted to discover more about himself and the world
D．he missed his long-distance friends and his family members
40．What happened after Paul stopped using the Internet in the first months？D
A．He spent all the time reading and meeting people．
B．He became interested in adventures around the world．
C．He played computer games and did some experiments．
D．He i mproved his relationships with his family members．
41．We can conclude from the passage that Paul has realized thatA．
A．the Internet has become part of our life today
B．a(chǎn)n Internet-free life is a healthier life
C．there is no need to contact the real world
D．without the Internet，one can enjoy life better．

16．Nervous suspects（嫌疑犯） in Britain's newest police station may feel a bit more relaxed by a pleasant yellow color on the door．If they are to confess a crime（坦白罪行），the blue one on the wall may help．
Gwent Police have given up colors such as grey and brown in the 20th-century police cells（牢房） and have used color psychology to decorate them．
Ystrad Mynach station has four cells with g lass doors for prisoners who suffer from the complete loneliness．Designers have painted the frames yellow，which researchers say is a calming color．Other cells have a royal blue line because the color can encourage truthfulness．
The station has 31 cells，including 12 with a"live scan"system for drunken prisoners，which watches the rise and fall of their chests．An alarm sounds if a prisoner's breathing stops and goes on ringing until the door is opened．
Designers and psychologists have worked for years on color．It is said that blue means trust，duty，coolness and calmness．It also means coldness and unfriendliness．Strong blues are believed to help people think clearly and lighter； softer colors will calm the mind．
Yellow is linked with self-respect and friendliness．Get the color wrong and it could cause fear，depression（壓抑） and worry，but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect．
Ingrid Collins，who has been doing the experiments about the effects of color，said color was an"energy force"．She said，"Blue is of some help to communication but I'm not sure whether it is helpful to truthful communication．"
Yellow works on the mind，she said．Red，on the other hand，should never be considered because it could increase aggression（攻擊）．Mrs．Collins praised the designers for using colors in the cells．Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with color to calm down or make prisoners co-operate．In the 1990s，Strathclyde Police used pink in the cells after they studied the result of the research carried out by American scientists．
34．Which colors have been given up at Gwent police cells nowadays？D
A．Pink and red．
B．Yellow and green．
C．Blue and dark．
D．Grey and brown．
35．What can make police officers know that someone stops breathing？A
A．Scanning equipment．
B．Royal blue lines．
C．Glass doors．
D．Yellow frames．
36．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．yellow helps make prisoners suffering from loneliness calm down
B．grey and brown have not been used to decorate cells in the world now
C．American scientists are the first to try on color to calm down prisoners
D．Ingrid Collins doesn't believe that blue can help truthful communication
37．What could be the best title of the passage？B
A．Yellow and Blue-Two Best Colors
B．The Use of Color Psychology in Cells
C．Scientific Ways to Watch Prisoners
D．Different Social Functions of Colors．

15．Every student has their own way of learning English．For Pan Fangdi，a student from Shenzhen，her favorite method is watching American TV dramas．
"My favorite show is House．The storyline is interesting．And it helps to enlarge my vocabulary．I would never remember those long and hard words，such as tuberculosis and pneumonia if I didn't watch the dramas，"she said．Pan，17，is the winner of the sixth National English Speaking Competition held on October 8 in Shanghai．Fifty students from the Chinese mainland，Hong Kong and Macao spoke on the subject："What the Olympics mean to me．"Pan impressed the judges with her impressive language skills．
Starting learning English at the age of 5，Pan said she fell in with the language when she first watched the American video Family Album in the third grade．After she finished the whole series，she got an American accent and a taste for American dramas．
Pan thinks English is an important tool for communicating with people of different cultures．The summer she graduated from junior high school，she joined an exchange student program to find her way home．
At San Francisco airport，she got separated from her group and ended up in a wr ong departure lounge（候機(jī)廳）．She used English to ask for directions．After walking around and taking a train between several terminals（終點(diǎn)站），she finally found her place and boarded it on time．
"The experience always reminds me of how important it is to learn English well，"she said，laughing．
31．Pan won the English Speaking Competition mainly because ofA．
A．her excellent English language skills
B．her love for hot TV show House
C．her experience of finding her way at the airport
D．joining an exchange student program in America
32．Pan's experience at San Francisco airport tells usD．
A．that the more friends we make，the easier things become
B．that we should always stay with our group members
C．how important it is to be on time for the plane
D．how important it is to learn English well
33．The author's attitude towards English-learning by watching TV isA．
A．supportive      B．doubtful     C．serious      D．funny．

14．My first _____ of him was that he was a kind and outgoing young man．（　　）

A．

expression

B．

attention

C．

satisfaction

D．

impression

13．O．Henry，the famous American writer，wrote lots of short stories，most of _____ are very well-known．（　�。�

A．

them

B．

that

C．

which

D．

where