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閱读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

If youre a design enthusiast， youre sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.

SkyPark Infinity Pool， Marina Bay Sands， Singapore

Located on the SkyPark above Singapores most famous hotel， Marina Bay Sands is the worlds largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the citys skyline， the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge， they face an illusion that theyll float into the sky-line. Its quite a heart-beaten rush！

The Red Pool， The Library Koh Samui， Thailand

This blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samuis Chaweng Beach， the fascinating color isnt the result of using artificial dye （染料）. Rather， the mosaic tiles （瓷砖） of orange， yellow and red make the brilliant sight thats set among trees and an open-air library.

San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool， Region de Valparaiso， Chile

The worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chiles San Alfonso del Mar Resort， this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million liters of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest （115 feet） pool.

Y-40 Deep Joy， Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme， Italy

The deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like youre jumping into the sea！ The Y-40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool， which has special caves， ledges and underwater viewing glass， was designed by well-known architect Emanuele Boaretto. Its meant for leisure dives， dive training and photo shoots.

1. What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand？

A. The water is artificially dyed red. B. The swimming pool is specially dyed.

C. The swimming pool is painted red. D. The mosaic tiles make its brilliant color.

2. Where can you pay a visit if you want to experience a swim in real sea water？

A. SkyPark Infinity Pool. B. The Red Pool.

C. San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool. D. Y-40 Deep Joy.

3. What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y-40 Deep Joy have in common？

A. They both use sea water. B. They are both very huge.

C. They are both round-shaped. D. They are both very deep.

B

It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling （蜷缩） together on the top step.

“Any old papers， lady？” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals （凉鞋）， wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands， looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice， “Lady， are you rich？”

“Am I rich？ Pity， no！”

I looked at my worn-out slipcovers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said， “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that， holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred （攪动） the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup， a roof over our heads， my man with a regular job， these matched， too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while， I thought， just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

4. The writer let the two children come in and served them well to ____ .

A. sell old papers to them B. give them some presents

C. show her thanks to them D. give them some love

5. Why did the writer leave the muddy marks on the floor for a while？

A. To show that she was a kind-hearted lady.

B. To prove that she had known what being rich meant.

C. To remind her that she should be satisfied with her own life.

D. To leave room for readers to think about what being rich is.

6. According to the writer， whether you are rich depends on ____ .

A. your kindness to others B. the way you help others

C. the people around you D. your attitude towards life

7. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Lady， Are You Rich？ B. A Story of Thanksgiving Day

C. Dont Forget How Rich You Are D. Do Cups and Saucers Match Well？

C

Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful， there is a natural desire of us to capture and preserve it—which means， in this day and age， that we are likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.

Though this would seem to be an ideal solution， there are two big problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly， we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly， because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones， we never get around to looking at them， so sure are we that well get around to them one day.

The first person to notice the problems was an English art critic （評论家）， John Ruskin. He was a keen traveler who realized that most tourists make a poor job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and desire to have it， but there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst， we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But， in Ruskins eyes， theres just one thing we should do—attempting to draw the interesting things we see， regardless of whether we happen to have any talent for doing so.

Ruskin said， “Drawing can teach us to see， to notice properly rather than gaze absent-mindedly. In the process of recreating with our own hand what lies before our eyes， we naturally move from a position of observing beauty in a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.”

Ruskin deplored the blindness and hurry of modern tourists， especially those who prided themselves on traveling around the whole Europe in a week by train， “No changing of places at a hundred miles an hour will make us stronger， happier， or wiser. There was always more in the world than men could see， if they ever walked slowly; they will see it no better for going fast. The really precious things are thoughts and sights， not pace.”

8. According to Paragraph 2， when taking pictures， people tend to ____ .

A. find a good way to keep the pictures in the mind B. find it hard to learn skills of taking good pictures

C. forget to appreciate the beauty on the spot D. meet the challenge of new technology

9. According to Ruskin， what should travelers do to best express their desire for something beautiful？

A. To speak it out openly. B. To purchase it directly.

C. To paint it immediately. D. To photograph it instantly.

10. From the fourth paragraph， we can infer that Ruskin encourages us to be ____ .

A. active and adventurous B. creative and thoughtful

C. sensitive and ambitious D. considerate and determined

11. The underlined word “deplored” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “____”.

A. appreciated B. criticized C. favored D. ignored

D

Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television， nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths， and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each others minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle （奇跡） it is.

Obviously， the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animal. Of course， some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Natures talent show， humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms， its an ability for communicating information to others， by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.

Not that we dont have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions， such as anger， or joy， or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling （竖立的） fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly， the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.

Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals， including human beings， instinctively （本能地） acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct？ If so， how did human beings acquire this amazing skill？ Biologist can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function， but this doesnt tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.

12. According to the text， what we take for granted is ____ .

A. the miracle of technology B. our ability to use language

C. the amazing power of nature D. our ability to make noises with mouth

13. What body language is common to both humans and animals according to the text？

A. Lifting heads when sad. B. Keeping long faces when angry.

C. Bristling hair when ready to attack. D. Bowing heads when willing to obey.

14. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3？

A. Body language is unique to humans. B. Animals express emotions just as humans do.

C. Humans have other powers of communication. D. Humans are no different from animals to some degree.

15. What is the text mainly about？

A. The development of body language.

B. The special role humans play in nature.

C. The power to convey information to others.

D. The difference between humans and animals in language use.

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Choosing the right college for you is not so easy. You should have a general idea of what you want and dont want. The idea can guide you to find what fits your needs best.        16

Think about what major you want to study in college. If you know that， just look at colleges that have your major.        17        So think carefully about your major and interests before choosing one.

Where the college is located matters. Anyone who tells you the location isnt important is lying.        18        If you look forward to working in the publishing industry， New York may be your best bet. If your parents want you to stay close to home， please dont consider anywhere that requires a plane ticket to get to.

Think about how much you can afford. Are your parents paying for your education？ If so， how much are they willing to spend？ Do you have to contribute anything？ Financial aid and scholarship exist， but dont count on anything.

19        These are all things to consider before you fall in love with a college.

Make sure youre going to spend time with the right people. The cool thing about college is that each different one attracts different kinds of people. For the first thing in your life， you get to choose where you get to spend your time and who you get to spend it with.        20        Make sure that the people youre with for four years are your kind of people.

A. College is about learning what you love.

B. Youd better choose a major that is popular.

C. Go to the college with some people you like.

D. Are you willing to go into major debt over a school？

E. Remember， above all， its the people that make the place.

F. If you dont like cold weather， stay away from northern schools.

G. These guidelines will help figure out what college you want to go to.

16. _______  17. _______  18. _______  19. _______  20. _______

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Believe it or not， sometimes love can make what seems impossible really possible.

Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this    21    to finish their paper： Go to the    22    residential area， take 200    23   ， between the ages of 12 and 16， get to know their backgrounds and surroundings， and then    24    their chances for the future.

The students， after    25    social research figures， talking to the boys， and    26    much data， drew a conclusion that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in prison or    27    to commit a crime. Twenty-five years later， another group of graduate students was given the job of    28    the prediction. They went back to the same    29   . Some of the boys， who by then had grown up， were still there， a few had died， and some had    30   ， but they got in touch with 180 of the    31    200. They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to prison.

Why was it that these men， who had    32    in a breeding place of crime， had such a surprisingly good record？ The researchers were continually told， “Well， there was a teacher...” They looked through the data further， and    33    that in 75 per cent of the cases it was the same woman. The researchers went to this    34   ， who was now living in a home for retired teachers. How had she had this remarkable    35    over that group of children？ Could she give them any reason why these boys should have    36    so well just because of her？

“No，” she said. “No， I really couldnt.” And then， thinking back over the years， she said    37   ， more to herself than to her    38   ， “I loved those boys...” So， if you are a teacher， remember to    39    more about your students， regardless of their scores， backgrounds and environments， for love can    40    everything.

21. A. topic B. way C. task D. reward

22. A. richest B. poorest C. nearest D. smallest

23. A. patients B. workers C. girls D. boys

24. A. predict B. offer C. help D. seize

25. A. experimenting with B. filling in C. referring to D. working out

26. A. recording B. ignoring C. comparing D. forgetting

27. A. need B. tend C. decide D. plan

28. A. understanding B. changing C. realizing D. testing

29. A. place B. university C. hospital D. factory

30. A. settled down B. gave up C. traveled around D. moved away

31. A. missing B. original C. last D. remaining

32. A. worked B. traveled C. lived D. played

33. A. admitted B. explained C. supposed D. found

34. A. teacher B. friend C. classmate D. sister

35. A. change B. influence C. share D. responsibility

36. A. grew B. built C. learned D. behaved

37. A. nervously B. sadly C. thoughtfully D. curiously

38. A. questioners B. children C. students D. neighbors

39. A. appreciate B. argue C. care D. hear

40. A. change B. mean C. replace D. produce