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It is said that Mr. President will hold a dinner party _____ the heroes who have won honor for the country.

   A. to praise for         B. in honour of      C. instead of       D. to celebrate

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Written English is more or less the same in both British and American English _______ the differences in spelling.

       A. except for                B. except that         C. except               D. besides

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He insisted on going abroad to have further study ____ his parents’ objection.

A. by means of       B. in favor of      C. regardless of    D. on purpose of

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Geniuses amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealous．How do they differ from the average person? Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer．Tune in to the National Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveries they’re making in the series My Brilliant Brain.

When Marc Yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano．After a year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven．Now he’s a world-famous concert pianist at age eight．He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears．He seems to be specially designed for music．In Born Genius, National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.

Genius didn’t come naturally to Tommy McHugh．His came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brain．After recovering, McHugh’s head was filled with new thoughts and pictures．So, he began to express them in the form of poetry and art．Now, he’s a seemingly unstoppable creative machine．Sufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage or disease．Accidental Genius explores this puzzling relationship.

Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence．Yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately．As a result, she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards．Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.

If becoming a genius were easy, we’d all be one．Yet, there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky．Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographic’s My Brilliant Brain.

57．My Brilliant Brains is most probably from _______.

A．a(chǎn) website       B．the radio      C．a(chǎn) magazine       D．a(chǎn) newspaper

58．The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is        .

A．a(chǎn) person who learns something easily      

B．a(chǎn) child who is eager to learn new things

C．a(chǎn) student who practices an instrument a lot 

D．a(chǎn) kid who works hard to do well in school

59．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．New things about the brain are still being discovered.

B．People without natural abilities can learn to do things well.

C．Some people naturally have more active brains.

D．People are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.

60．The author develops the passage mainly by        .

A．providing typical examples             

B．following the natural time order

C．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects 

D．comparing opinions from different scientists

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. Shanghai is trying to control ________ number of cars on the road to ensure clean air for

________ 2010 World Expo.

A. a ; /                                B. a ; the                      C. the ; /                       D. the ; the

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Only when you ________can you earn a living, .

  A. settle down    B. takes a risk   C. react to  D. cheer on

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--Why didn't you join us last night?

--I _________ the close game of CBA final between Xinjian and Guangdong.

A. watched          B. would watch        C. was watching     D. had watched

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____in bed, he              to me:“The hen has_________an egg.”

A. Laying, lied, lay              B. Laying, laid, lain      

C. Lying, lied, laid        D. lying, lay, lain

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---Would you mind if asked you where you’re from?

    ---__________  .

       A．Of course. I’m from London.         B．Sure. I was born in London.

       C．Not really. You can do it.                   D．Not in the least. I’m from London.

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Do dogs understand us?

Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.

A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

  In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided the into 20groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests,Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

 In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room

with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

  The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.          

  Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (種)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.

  It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

60. From paragraph 2 we know that ______________.

    A. animals are as clever as human beings

    B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees

    C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills

    D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children

61. Both experiments show that__________

    A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right

    B. Rico can recognize different things including toys

    C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics

    D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them

62. Which of the following statements is true?

     A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.

     B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.

C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.

     D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.

63. What does the writer want to tell us?

     A. To train your dog.                        B. To talk to your dog.

     C. To be friendly to your dog.                 D. To be careful with your dog.