The riches in the world are not found in the ...

The riches in the world are not found in the famous gold and diamond mines，where many men and women are digging for them．Most riches in the world are found in the cemeteries(墓地)and grave yards，buried with people’s dreams，aspirations，and unfulfilled potential．Why is it so?

Countless men and women died without ever having the courage to follow their own paths．Maybe because they were afraid to violate some kinds of social norms, maybe because they were afraid to be alone，or maybe simply because they preferred to settle for the familiar．They went to the graves，with a song that would never be heard，a piece of poetry never be written, a dance step never be initiated and a heart full of dreams and aspirations，leaving behind a life full of potential yet no legacy．

Michael Jordan，one of the greatest athletes once said，‘‘I can fail，but I cannot afford not to try．” Life remains a beautiful journey if we learn to take that step and to work that path．Every challenge and defeat in the process becomes a light post that sharpens the vision and shapes the direction forward．

“In my world nothing goes wrong，”said the great Indian sage Nmaja Dhahta Majraj．We must learn to trust the greatness within all of us and know that each of as is here to bring our unique contribution to the universal monument．If each of us learns to dance to the music we only can hear, society as a whole will evolve naturally and spiritually toward love，peace and happiness，and will be void of jealousy,envy and discrimination．

And Henry David Thoreau would say, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions，that is because he hears a difierent drum．’’And one truly believes that the path to success and happiness passes through the dancing to such a unique drumbeat．Therefore，do not die with the music still playing inside you．

1.What’s the author’s opinion on riches?

A．They are people’s dreams and aspirations．

B．They are the most important things in the world．

C．They are something we can’t possess and dream of．

D．They are gold and diamonds which we can dig for in mines．

2.According to Paragraph 2，which one is NOT the reason why so many people died without sticking to their own paths?

A．They were afraid to break the traditional norms．

B．They were used to what they were already familiar with．

C．They were afraid to hurt others and snffer setbacks．

D．They were afraid to be alone when making the dreams come true．

3.What does Michael Jordan mean by saying “I can fail, but I cannot afrord not to try”?

A．Having a try is an easy thing we can do．

B．Trying something new will bring us benefits．

C．We should be careful if we want to have a try．

D．All people are not brave enough to experience something new．

4.Which word can best describe Nihaja Dhahta Majraj according to the passage?

A．Brave．　　 B．Healthy．　　 C．Common．D．Self-confident．

5.How is the passage organized?

A．Topic—Argument—Explanation

B．Topic—Examples—Conclusion

C．Introduction—Comparison—Discussion

D．Introduction—Explanatton—Examples

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have   36   these traditional publications try to  37  the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its   38   to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has  39  its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小型报纸）.

In Britain the newspaper market is  40  between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms  41  the size of the papers' pages but there is also a clear  42  in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are  43  papers. They  44  a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also  45  long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have  46  more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities' love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more  47  language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain's  48  newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day.

By  49  to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the  50  of a less famous broadsheet paper, the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase  51 . Although both papers have   52   to the smaller size, the content of the papers has  53  the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers  54  that people find the smaller size easier to  55  when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The times says its new size is "compact", not tabloid.

36. A. found                   B. known                C. seen                   D. proved

37. A. match                    B. suit                     C. change                D. fit

38. A. length                       B. thickness             C. width                         D. size

39. A. printed                 B. cut                        C. added                       D. enlarged

40. A. divided                  B. separated                  C. arranged                D. marked

41. A. turn into                 B. think about               C. refer to                    D. connect with

42. A. meaning                  B. difference             C. mark                        D. sign

43. A. useful                        B. easy                    C. serious                  D. long

44. A. sell                       B. include                    C. take                      D. cover

45. A. certainly             B. reasonably                      C. probably                D. necessarily

46. A. a few                        B. little                        C. far                           D. any

47. A. difficult                        B. simple                 C. easy                        D. good

48. A. best-selling                B. good-looking            C. slow-moving            D. ugly-looking

49. A. going                    B. getting                   C. coming                    D. changing

50. A. footsteps                       B. way                    C. direction                  D. method

51. A. slowly                    B. usually                    C. little                    D. greatly

52. A. halved                    B. made                   C. changed                 D. cut

53. A. become                   B. remained              C. left                   D. found

54. A. agree                     B. hope                    C. expect                 D. insist

55. A. handle                       B. look                         C. see                           D. buy

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There are so many breathtaking famous castles in the world and it’s very hard to make a list. Here are some director’s picks. You’re welcome to add a comment with your favorite castles.

Castle Howard, Yorkshire

C. Howard, Yorkshire is one of the grandest and most famous castles as well as the private residence in Britain. This beautiful palace of Europe has been home to the Howard family for over 300 years. It is 15 miles north of York. Today, it is part of the Treasure Houses group of heritage houses.

 Location: Castle Howard, York Y060 7DA, UK

 Timing: The Garden is open daily from loam－4pm

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

This castle is one of the most famous castles in the world. This Castle was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a personal refuge. After he died in 1886, Neuschwanstein opens to the paying public and has over 60 million visitors in a year. Neuschwanstein is a 120-year-old luxury Castle, which has a remarkable view of two lakes, two castles, towns, and localities.

Tickets can be reserved online or you can buy at the Ticket center in the village of Hohenschwangau below the castle.

 Location: Neuschwansteinstra Be 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany

 Timing: Sunday to Saturday 8am-5pm

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

This castle is a historic fortress (城堡) which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh. In this castle, different parts of the castle were constructed in different centuries, from the 12th to the 20th century. It is the most famous landmark and one of the most famous castles in the world. The castle is still in use today for ceremonial and military purposes and also rented for wedding receptions.

 Location: Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, UK

 Timing: Sunday to Saturday 9:30am-5pm

1.Which of the following demand(s) admission fees?

A.Castle Howard, Yorkshire. B.Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.

C.Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. D.All of them.

2.What do we know about Castle Howard?

A.It boasts lake view. B.It is the landmark of the UK.

C.It once served as a private house. D.It has the longest opening hours.

3.Which is NOT available in Edinburgh Castle?

A.Having a good view of Edinburgh.

B.Holding a wedding ceremony there.

C.Appreciating ancient art and architecture.

D.Honoring the nation’s military tradition.

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We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and the rest of the world are not energy-efficient.

Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling, and a lot of it is wasted, as warm air and cool air escape through fireplace chimneys and thin or poorly fitting windows and doors. A passive house loses almost none."Imagine a thermos(保温瓶),"said housing developer Brendan O’Neill."You have insulation(隔绝) everywhere, and it’s basically completely sealed. And so the idea is to build a house like a thermos. So the windows are sealed. There’s insulation completely surrounding the building. We make it as sealed as possible."

A 147-square-meter passive house, presented by O’Neill Development Corp. as a demonstration unit just outside Washington, was brought to the site in two boxes. "Once it’s set and put together, it takes about four weeks to complete the outside construction, to put down carpets," O’Neill said. "If everything is set in place, you put a house like this together in about four months.”The total cost of building it was $325,000, or about 17 percent more than constructing an ordinary house. But its utility(公用事业) bill is only around $20 monthly, or one-tenth the amount for the average house of the same size.

While passive houses have been around for a long time, the idea has never taken root in the U.S. There was no driving force to push it.

However, David Peabody, an architect who designs passive houses said, "I think climate change is now becoming a larger issue. And I think building standards are catching on to that. So people are becoming more aware of energy."Peabody said the cost of building passive houses could come down."What really makes sense for truly affordable housing," he said, "is to build multi-storey buildings."

1.Why aren’t ordinary family homes energy-efficient?

A. Building them wastes much energy.

B. Their energy mainly goes to heating and cooling.

C. Their sealing performance is poor.

D. They have no insulation around at all.

2.What is the feature of a passive house?

A. There’re no windows or chimneys.

B. There’s little space to place furniture.

C. Its building cost is relatively high.

D. It takes about four weeks to build one.

3.What’s David Peabody’s attitude to the future of the passive house?

A. Cautious.        B. Optimistic.        C. Skeptical.        D. Concerned.

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Teenagers who do not get enough of the nutrients commonly found in fruits and fish are easier to have bad lungs, coughing and wheezing （喘息）．Teens who eat the least of fruit and especially vitamin C have weaker lungs compared to the others．

Teens who take in less vitamin E, found in vegetable oil and nuts, are more likely to have asthma（哮喘）, Jane Bums at the Harvard School of Public Health found.

Based on these findings．Bums said that current recommended dose（一剂）of vitamin C, 85 mg a day, may not be enough for teens to have healthy lungs．Teens who eat less fruit and don't take in enough fatty acids （脂肪酸） are more likely to have asthma and the signs of breathing difficulty．

Proper amounts of fatty acids are protective, Bums said, though fish, the best source of fatty acids, is particularly unpopular with teenagers．Fatty acids are also found in some nuts as well as some green vegetables'．Smokers who avoid vitamin C will increase their chances of coughing, wheezing and developing phlegm（痰）．

More than 80 percent of teens are getting their recommended doses of vitamin C - mainly from fruit drinks．"I wouldn't approve of drinking them, but at least they're getting their vitamin C from somewhere," Burns said．

Burns added that there are several different ways to get the necessary nutrients．"I think vitamin supplements are fine．I think adding vitamin D to orange juice is fine．But I do think there are added benefits that we don't fully understand of eating whole foods like fruits and vegetables and fish," she said．The researchers did not account for poverty and other factors that often distinguish less-healthy eaters and may explain their findings．

1.According to the passage, what is the problem with teens who don't get enough nutrients?

A．They are becoming smokers．             B．They don't take enough exercise．

C．They eat too much fruit and fish．          D．They are likely to have weaker lungs．

2.According to Burns, how should teens get the necessary nutrients?

A．By drinking juice as much as possible．

B．By eating more whole foods．

C．By taking vitamin pills．

D．By giving up smoking．

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the researchers in the passage?

A．The amount of nutrients teens should take in a day．

B．How teens can take in enough nutrients．

C．Whether poor teens can prove their findings．

D．The fact that teens don't like fish．

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Poor nutrition hurts teens' health．         B．Teens lack proper nutrition．

C．Teens are easy to suffer from diseases．      D．More fruit help keep teens healthy．

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The archaeologists found gold coins and pottery in the lowest level of the site____ they reached three months ago．

A．what           B．for which      C．that            D．to which

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The archaeologists found gold coins and pottery in the lowest level of the site ________ they reached three months ago.

A．what     B．for which

C．that     D．to which

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C

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages and bicycles.

In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

49. When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?

A. When they are poor.                                    B. When they run out of oil.

C. When they need more exercise.               D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.

50. What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?

A. Water                         B. Coal                        C. Wood and plants          D. Tides

51. How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A. 2                                 B. 5                             C. 4                                      D. 3

52. The passage is mainly about ________ .

A. how to run our cars                                          B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas                                  D. the ways to make electricity

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In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting _______ one wants, and the other is getting it.

A.that B.what C.which D.where

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Many of the creatures in Rowling's world are not real, and much of____happens is strange．

A．which      B．that          C．what         D．it

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