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As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day.

A. to be watched   B. watched    C. watching    D. to watch

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As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day.

A. to be watched   B. watched    C. watching    D. to watch

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Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink and can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured.

The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed a sweetened chocolate drink. Later, the popularity of the drink spread throughout Europe. Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century. During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, new technologies helped make chocolate less costly to produce.

Farmers grow cacao trees in many countries in Africa, Central and South America, but these trees are difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cacao trees start producing large fruits called pods, which grow near the trunk of the tree. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate. Growing cacao is very hard work for farmers. Today, chocolate industry officials, activists, and scientists are working with farmers. They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is easy for the farmers and safe for the environment.

The market value of the yearly cacao crop around the world is more than five billion dollars. Chocolate is especially popular in Europe and the United States. Each year, Americans eat an average of more than 5 kilograms of chocolate per person. Specialty shops that sell costly chocolate are also very popular. Many offer chocolate lovers the chance to taste chocolate grown in different areas of the world.

1. We can learn from the passage that chocolate was ______.

A. served with a drink in old times

B. popular with people around the world

C. a drink enjoyed by the rich in old times

D. bought easily in stores in old times

2.What made it possible to produce chocolate inexpensively?

A. A warm climate.　　　　　　　　 B. Official aid.

C. New technologies.　　　　　　 D. Scientific protection.

3. What should ideal cacao farming be like？

A. Simple and time-saving.

B. Safe and labour-saving

C. Easy and labour-saving

D. Easy and environment-friendly.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Scientists are trying to help people find various cacaos.

B. The chocolate industry is developing rapidly only in European countries.

C. People in America love to produce dear chocolate.

D. Chocolate making is probably a big business internationally.

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Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    11 . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 12it. Creativity isn’t always  13with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 14 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

　Making connections. This technique involves taking   15ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words 16  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   17to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   18  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

　NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 19. You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new20  . If your goal is to learn to ski,  21, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 22this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 23point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 24 in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 25. The best fishermen think like fish!

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Being blind is something ________most people can’t imagine.

A. who　　　　　　　　　 B. what

C. that　　　　　　　　 D. whom

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We don’t know how different our life in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day, we will be making new friends through the Internet--- even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today--- we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much environmentally friendly.

We could expect that the faster economic development would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. Scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.

Although we cannot predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectation, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.　　　

1.The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.

A. disappointed　　 B. surprised

C. curious　　 　　 D. optimistic

2.According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?

A. It will not be difficult for people to travel to other plants.

B. Our environment will be much polluted with a growing number of cars.

C. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today

D. The relationship between people will be more important than today.

3.The third paragraph mainly tells__________.

A. that computers will do all the things for human being

B. how people will use robots to do housework.

C. that machines like computer and robots will help people a lot.　

D. how people will use computer to communicate with each other.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.

C. How people will communicate in the year 2050.

D. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.

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Can you imagine what difficulty people had this year ________ against the severe natural disasters?

A．fighting  B．to fight    C．fought  D．Fight

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He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know__1.__ imprtant he is to you.

The third Sunday of June—which ___2.__(fall) on June 19 this year –is Father’s Day.

The idea of Father’s Day came from___3.___ American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day___4.___(honor) her father. He raised six children by__5.__ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.

The first Father’s Day __6.___(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a __7.__(nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June__8.__Father’s Day.

Here are some ways to show your love and respect:

Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards __9.__are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.

If he has a computer, cover his desktop___10.___ words like “I love you Dad”.

A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.

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In most people's opinion, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly（胆小的）than his keepers could ever have imagined.

Tanvir, a two-year-old Bengal tiger, got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in the zoo, after climbing it for the first time.

The wooden tower had been designed to provide mental exercise for Tanvir by testing his ability of dealing with troublesome situations, but after climbing it in just a few seconds, he lost his courage when it came to coming back down. Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to collect the courage to attempt to get down.

A spokesperson for the zoo said that several days before Tanvir had taken half an hour to get down a lower tower only 1.5m high, and the taller tower had clearly been too much challenging for him.

"Every time he got to the edge, he looked out, put a paw over, and thought, ‘no, I cannot make it!" ’laughed Samantha Cordrey, Tanvir's keeper. In the end Tanvir's hunger defeated his fear, and after almost 48 hours he made his way down. Burying himself in a big meal just like a hungry pig, Tanvir seemed to forget such a shameful experience for a while.

It appears that his experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if he continued to act like a chicken. It is not known whether he will take courage to go back up his exercise tower again.

The whole episode（插曲）only serves to show the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will improve animals' living ability in enclosed space.

1.When speaking of Tanvir's shameful experience, Samantha Cordrey might feel it was　　　　 .

A. funny　　 B. surprising　　 C. exciting　　 D. unbelievable

2.What made Tanvir get down the 5m-high activity tower at last?

A. The coldness of the weather.　　 B. The direction from his keepers.

C. The sufferings of being hungry.　　 D. The fear of being alone.

3.Why does the author say "this experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if..."(Paragraph 6)?

A. Because Tanvir's keepers will design more difficult exercise for him.

B. Because Tanvir is so cowardly that he has little courage to meet greater challenges.

C. Because Tanvir's bad health will bring him much trouble in practice.

D. Because Tanvir is always careless and often causes trouble by accident.

4.The zoo designed the 5m-high activity tower to　　　　 .

A. make Tanvir become brave　　 B. improve Tanvir's performance skills

C. let tourists watch Tanvir better　　 D. improve Tanvir's living ability

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Though some insist separate education can satisfy people’s special needs, most people consider it as ________, saying it will cause greater conflict between the poor and the rich.

A. admirable        B.suitable

C. conventional        D. absurd

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