15．Teens want structure in their lives，which means they want their lives well-planned．To begin building structure，teens need love and trust．They need to know their parents are there to give them needed love and support （支持）．Teens want to be sure that nothing can prevent parents from shouldering their responsibility for them not their growing maturity （成熟），misbehavior，nor anger at something they have done．Teens want parents to keep control while allowing them to make some decisions．
    There are some ways you can help your teens create reasonable structure and remain close．One way is to spend time together．Parents often mistake their teens'increased interest in friends for a disinterest in the family．
    Teens would like to spend more time doing things with their parents，but watching TV is not counted as spending time together．As your teens mature，it is important you and your teens spend time alone together，one to one．Your teens need time to talk to you alone without any other family member present．
    Talk with your teens about their interests and concerns．Make sure you really show interest in what is happening．When talking with your teens，give full attention and do not stop them．
    The way to help your teens become adults is to let your teens into your world．Sharing your emotions and concerns with your teens is important．Avoid causing needless worry．
    Trust your teens．Don't expect the worst．Hope for the best．Telling your teens you don't like their friends will cause the teens not to bring their friends home．If something should go wrong，believe that your teens didn't do it on purpose．
    It is very important that you treat your teens with respect．Teens need the same respect adults show for total strangers．Don't talk down to your teens．
    You need to be supportive of your teens．What may be a small problem to you may be troubling to your teens．Teens don't have the experiences that adults have had．Let the teens know that you understand how much it hurts when something happens that is upsetting or hurtful to them．As they mature，they can look back at some problems they had and laugh at having been upset by something that now seems unimportant．
    The most important things to remember are：talk with your teens，listen to their worries and offer suggestions when needed．This will help your teens to live a well-organized life．
56．According to Paragraph 1，teensB．
A．can control themselves
B．expect direction and freedom
C．don't know how to make decisions
D．don't have responsibility for the family
57．The underlined part"counted as"in Paragraph 3 probably means"D"．
A．compared wit
B．used as
C．connected with
D．regarded as
58．To help teens organize their lives，parents shouldC．
A．invite their teens'friends home
B．leave their teens'problems alone
C．share their feelings with their teens
D．pay little attention to their teens'daily lives
59．What is the best title of the passage？B
A．Training Teens to Become Responsible Adults
B．Helping Teens to Build Reasonable Structure
C．Improving the Relationship with Your Teens
D．Stepping into Your Teens'Secret World．

14．Most people want to be happy，but few know how to find happiness．Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness．Happiness depends on ourselves．In other words，we make our own happiness．
Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier．
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often，we spend so much time thinking about the future--for example，getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present（現(xiàn)在）．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures，such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music，or spending time with close friends．People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives．
Another secret of living a happy life is to be active，and hobbies make you forget your problems and time．Many people experience this by dancing，swimming or playing a sport．You can forget about your problems，and only think about the activity．
Finally，many people find happiness in helping others．Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others．If you want to feel happier，do good things for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies，go shopping to buy food for an elderly person，or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．
66．The passage gives us three pieces of advice onB．
A．how to solve problem                
B．how to find happiness
C．how to enjoy life                     
D．how to succeed
67．The third paragraph tells us thatC．
A．the more friends you have，the happier you will be    
B．we shouldn't think about our future
C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life        
D．some people fail to help others
68．The writer thinks thatD．
A．it's wrong to spend time on work   
B．everyone knows how to live a happier life      
C．hobbies take up too much time    
D．doing good things for someone can make you happier
69．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage？B
A．Reading a good book．
B．Traveling to a foreign country．
C．Playing a sport．
D．Spending time with close friends．
70．The best title （標(biāo)題） of this passage isA．
A．The Secrets of Happiness                 
B．Money Makes You Happy  
C．Helping Others Makes You Happy          
D．Good Friends Make You Happy．

13．71．Most famous people had dreams when they were young．They often worked hard to make their dreams come true．When I was only 14 years old，I first thought about what I should do in the future.72．I uesd to dream about being a basketball player，a soccer player or a baseball player．However，because I was too short.73．所以我放棄了這些夢(mèng)想．Then I thought about going into music，so I bought a guitar.74．但是我彈得不是很好．Then I had to give up my
　dream again．After that I thought about being a reporter and worked really hard．At the age of 25，my dream came true and I became a reporter．
　　Finally，75．I learned the truth about making dreams come true．I should never give up and I must work hard．
71．大部分著名人物在他們年輕的時(shí)候都有夢(mèng)想．
72．我過(guò)曾經(jīng)夢(mèng)想成為一名籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員或者一個(gè)棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)員．
73．I gave up these dreams．
74．But I couldn't play it very well．
75．我了解到使夢(mèng)想成真的真相．．

12．Are some people born clever，and others born stupid？Or is intelligence （智力） developed by our environment and our experience？Strangely enough，the answer to these questions is yes．In some degree，our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no education can make a talent out of a child bor with low intelligence．On the other hand，a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich environment．Therefore，the limits of person's intelligence are fixed at birth，whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This point of view，no is held by most experts．
It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people，the closer they are likely to be intelligence．If we take two strangers by chance from the population，it seems that their degree of intelligence will be completely different．If，on the other hand，we compare two twins，they will very likely be as intelligent as each other．Relations like brothers and sisters parents and children，usually have similar intelligence，and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．
Imagine now that we take two twins and put them in different environments．We might send one，for example，to a university and the other to a factory separately where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing，and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important role．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact （接觸） with each other，but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence．

51．How is man's intelligence given？C
A．At birth              
B．Through education
C．Both at birth and through education    
D．Neither at birth nor through education
52．What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph？A
A．確定       
B．修理     
C．穩(wěn)固     
D．安排
53．According the passage，if a child is born with low intelligence，what might happen to him later？C
A．Become a genius．
B．Still become a genius if he should be given special education．
C．Reach his intelligence limits in rich environment．
D．Never reach his intelligence in his life．
54．What can we learn from the example of the twins going to a university and to a factory？B
A．The importance of their intelligence．
B．The role of environment on intelligence．
C．The importance of their jobs
D．The part that birth plays
55．What statement is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．No education can help make a genius．
B．Personality is important as intelligence which was given to people at birth．
C．People who have similar degree of intelligence must be relatives．
D．Environment influences people in intelligence developing．

11．Do you know Yao Beina？
Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina，but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel．She had her corneas （眼角膜） donated to two men who needed them，which helped them see the world clearly again．
Yao was born in a music family on Sept.26，1981in Wuhan．Her father，Yao Feng，was the former chairman of the Shenzhen Association of Musicians and now serves as the vice chairman of Guangdong Association of Musicians．Under the influence of her family，she had taken up piano since the age of 4，and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9years old．Yao did quite well in singing，so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize．
She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama"The Legend of Zhenhuan"in 2012，and the mandarin version （中文版本） of"Let It Go"from Disney's"Frozen"．In July 2013，she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying's team．She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous．
Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed （診斷） with breast cancer （乳腺癌） and had a successful operation in 2011．Since then，she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing，but sadly she failed．She originally thought of donating all of her organs （器官） to save others'lives，but failed to do it because of her serious illness．
She's gone，even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer．Heaven just got another beautiful angel，with her beautiful voice and kindness．

46．Yao Beina had herA donated to save others．
A．two corneas
B．a(chǎn)ll organs
C．heart
D．kidney
47．Yao was born in aC family on Sept.26，1981in Wuhan．
A．doctor
B．farmer
C．music
D．worker
48．How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people？B
A．Four．
B．Nine．
C．Thirteen．
D．Thirty．
49．Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage？B
A．She started to play the piano at the age of 5．
B．She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music．
C．She was a weak and selfish girl．
D．She won over the breast cancer in the end．
50．What's the passage mainly about？D
A．Yao Beina's family．
B．Yao Beina's disease．
C．Yao Beina's teacher．
D．Yao Beina's art achievements．

10．Tim Cook，the CEO of Apple，showed off their newest device （裝置），the Apple Watch．Mr．Cook said it is the"most personal"device Apple has ever created．
The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist （手腕）．An Apple Watch will be able to do many of the same things as an iPhone．It will show email，texts，news，health readings and other information．It will be different from just seeing what is on your phone．
Like a phone，you will be able to receive calls on your wrist．Mr．Cook smiled while describing this．"I've been wanting to do this since I was five years old，"he said．"The day is finally here．"Twenty years ago，a comic strip hero named Dick Tracy talked into his wrist watch，but until now，that has only been something possible in the future．
The watches will be available in stores in late April．They will be sold at different prices，beginning at $349．But the high-end model will be thousands of dollars．
Apple hopes to excite users so they will want to buy and wear computers on their bodies．The first smartwatches from Samsung，Sony and LG have not been selling well．Only five million smartwatches were sold last year．
One problem with Apple Watch is that you need an iPhone on your body，or nearby，to make this watch fully functional．Like a phone，it will also need to be charged （充電） each night．It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smartphone and a smartwatch．

42．It is clear that Tim CookB．
A．was the creator of the Apple Watch 
B．was proud of their new product
C．is a better CEO than Steve Jobs was
D．is a true fan of comic strips
43．Compared to other Apple devices，Apple Watch willA．
A．be more personal                          
B．be much smarter
C．sell better                                    
D．excite more users
44．The writer doesn't tell us whether Apple Watch can be used toD．
A．receive text messages                     
B．a(chǎn)nswer phone calls
C．read the health                              
D．watch comic strips
45．We learn from the passage thatD．
A．the new device must be charged at night
B．users don't care carrying both a smartphone and a smartwatch
C．Apple Watch will be useless without an iPhone nearby
D．the new products of Apple will be of different prices．

9．Elephants in Uganda are starting to come close to villages near national parks．The big animals are a real danger to people．So new tools called vuvuzelas have been given to people to keep the elephants away．They are plastic instruments some fans use at sports events．The instruments make a loud sound elephants do not like．The animals leave，and no one is harmed．
Vuvuzelas work because they do not threaten （威脅） the elephants．That is important because an elephant that feels threatened is more likely to attack．So far，no one has reported an elephant attacking in answer to a vuvuzela．
Officials and villagers have tried other ways to stop elephants from coming near farms and houses．They have built beehives （蜂巢）-houses for flying insects that sting （叮，蜇）．They have hung ropes covered in spicy oil．They have dug long，deep holes．And they have used guns，called A-K47s．
An official from the Uganda Wildlife Authority explains that people shoot the gun in the air to scare the elephant．But over time，the elephants have stopped being afraid of the sound of the gun．They only look at the shooter and wave their ears．Probably one day，elephants will accept the vuvuzela noise，just as they do the sound of the A-K47．But right now，vuvuzelas are an effective （有效的），harmless and fun way to deal with a serious problem．

38．Villagers are trying to keep away the elephants because they fear thatD．
A．they don't have food to feed them  
B．they may threaten the elephants
C．the elephants may destroy the park  
D．the huge animals may attack them
39．The writer thinks itAto use the vuvuzelas to keep away the giant animals． 
A．safe                 
B．harmful            
C．helpless                   
D．difficult
40．The meaning of the underlined word"accept"in the last paragraph is close to"B"．
A．be afraid of             
B．be used to         
C．be pleased with        
D．be worried about
41．Which of the following statements is true about vuvuzelas？C
A．Vuvuzelas were invented to keep elephants away from villagers．
B．So far，vuvuzelas have been the only way to keep the elephants away．
C．At present，vuvuzelas work better to keep away elephants than A-K47s．
D．People in Uganda are thinking of making louder and better vuvuzelas．

8．For foreigners in China，food isn't simply a meal．It's sometimes a （16）B．I often fail to order the right food and use chopsticks correctly when I sit down in a restaurant．
Because not every dish has a picture on the menu，（17）D food becomes a guessing game．My father and I often （18）Dwhat kind of vegetables or meat we're eating．In one of our favourite Sichuan restaurants，it took three waiters 15minutes to take our order for （19）C．I simply wanted water，but my father wanted to try one of the fresh juices listed on the menu．There were two （20）A，however．There were neither pictures nor English on the menu．Finally，he just ordered a Coca Cola．
One of our most embarrassing（令人尷尬的） experiences was at a famous restaurant．It was always （21）C，so we thought it might be a good restaurant to visit．We had the most difficult time ordering our meal，since there were so many choices．Luckily，the waiter was very （22）Band successfully understood us．During the dinner，noodles slipped（滑落） through my chopsticks onto the table lots of times．Once，I tried to pick up a dumpling for my father，but I （23）Bit on his shorts．We both looked at it as it fell to the floor．I looked behind me and people were （24）Aabout my chopsticks skills．
No matter how difficult it is for us to understand the menu，the waiters are always very understanding of our （25）D．They always give us good service，even when they realize they have to clean up the noodles that have slipped through my chopsticks．

16．A．surprise	B．challenge	C．prize	D．mistake
17．A．cooking	B．selling	C．sending	D．ordering
18．A．fear	B．report	C．explain	D．guess
19．A．dessert	B．fruit	C．drinks	D．vegetables
20．A．problems	B．inventions	C．chances	D．directions
21．A．noisy	B．peaceful	C．crowded	D．empty
22．A．honest	B．patient	C．proud	D．brave
23．A．a(chǎn)te	B．dropped	C．prepared	D．got
24．A．laughing	B．thinking	C．a(chǎn)rguing	D．learning
25．A．culture	B．habit	C．conversation	D．situation．

7．林濤迅速地跑到孫女士的浴室．他把水澆在他的衣服上來(lái)保護(hù)他自己．然后他沖進(jìn)了廚房．他把一條濕毯子放在孫女士的身上并幫助她逃出來(lái)．后來(lái)消防員來(lái)了并撲滅了火．
Lin Tao quickly ran to Mrs Sun's bathroom，he poured water over his jacket to protect himself．Then he rushed into the kitchen．he put a wet blanket over Mrs Sun and helped Mrs Sun out．Later the firemen came and put out the fire．．

6．David 很自信．他認(rèn)為如果他盡力他能做任何事．他不害怕在眾人面前演講．他從不忘記自己需要做的事．他學(xué)會(huì)了使用電腦讓自己更有效率．如果我們?nèi)闭n，他也會(huì)幫助我們學(xué)習(xí)功課．
David is very confident．He thinks he can do anything if he tries his best．He is not afraid of making a speech in front of many people．David is organized and never forgets the things he needs to do．He has learnt to use the computer to get himself more organized．he will help us with our lessons if we are absent from school．．