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B.Bybus.
C.Bybike.
D.Onfoot.
2.TheschoolbusesareyellowintheNetherlandsbecause______.
A.thecoloryellowiseasytopaint
B.yellowbusescanbeseeneasily
C.yellowisthenationalcoloroftheNetherlands
D.it'
sthedesigner'
sfavoritecolor
3.Whichcountryofthefollowinghasn’tboughtaschoolbusbike?
A.America.
B.Germany.
C.England.
D.Belgium.
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Thomasmadeanewkindofschoolbus.
B.Aschoolbususuallycosts$25,000.
C.ThomassoldbikestoAsiancountries.
D.Ridingschoolbusbikeshelpskeepkidshealthy.
B
StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.HewenttoschoolinStAlbans—asmallcitynearLondon.Althoughhedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.Afterleavingschool,HawkingwentfirsttoOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysics,thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology（宇宙学）.Ashehimselfadmittedhewasn'
tveryseriousaboutstudying.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidverylittlework.However,hestillachievedextremelygoodmarks（分数）.
Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimattheageof20.Hestartedtobumpinto（碰撞）things,andoftenfelloverfornoreason.Whenhevisitedhis
familyatChristmastime,hisfatherwassoworriedthathewassenttohospitalfortest.Finally,theresultcameback.Hawkinghadmotorneuronedisease（运动神经元病）,anincurable（无法治愈的）illnesswhichcausesthemusclesofthebodytowasteaway.Doctorssaidhewoulddiebeforehewas23.
Atfirst,Hawkingbecameextremelydepressed（忧郁的）.Afterawhile,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrote,“Beforemyillnesshadbeendiagnosed（诊断）,therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IsuddenlyrealizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddo.”Hawkingmarried,foundajobatCambridgeUniversity,wherehestillworkstoday,andhadthreechildren.Healsowenttodosomeofthemostimportantscientificresearchevercarriedout.
Hisstoryshowsthatnobody,howeverbadtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope,“Lifeisnotfair（公平的）,”heoncesaid.“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninthesituationyouarein.”
5.Asauniversitystudent,StephenHawking________.
A.workedextremelyhard
B.studiedmothsandchemistry
C.waslazyanddidverylittlework
D.onlyachievedaveragemarks
6.Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimwhen________.
A.hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastimeoneyear
B.hewas20
C.hisfathermadehimseeadoctor
D.hewassenttohospitalfortest
7.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Hawking'
seducation.
B.Hawking'
sreaction（反映）tobeingseriouslyill.
C.Hawking'
sviewsonlife.
D.DiagnosisofHawking'
smotorneuronedisease.
8.Hawkingbelievesthat________.
A.youshouldalwaysdoyourbesthoweverbadyoursituationis
B.lifeisfair
C.nobody'
slifeisasbadashis
sOKtolosehope
C
Recently,myhusbandandthreekidswereplayingintheMediterranean（地中海）,swimmingandfloatinginthepicture-perfectsea.ItwasridiculouslybeautifulinMajorca,Spain.Thewaythesundancedacrossthewaterandhowthebluehorizonwasdotted（点缀）withstorybooksailboats（帆船）weresuchbeautifulscenes.Ialmostcouldn'
tbelievemyeyes.
MyhusbandandIalwaysdreamedabouttakingourkidsonatriparoundtheworld.Itwassomethingwealwayswantedtodo“oneday"
.Itwasoneofthethingswetalkedindetail（详细地）about,whenweimaginedourlifewiththechildrenwehopedwewouldhave.
Fourteenyearslater,wehadthreeboyswhoweregrowingupfasterbytheday.Itwastimetomakegoodon（兑现,实现）thoseplans.
Wespentdozensofhoursdiscussing,researchingandplanning.
Wehadtolearnhowto“roadschool”ourkidsandarrange（安排）timeofffromwork.Werenewedourpassports（护照）,andthenpackedourbags.
Weshowedourkidstheworld.Itwasaboutexperiencingthedozensofflightsandtrainsandtaxistogether.Weshowedthemhowwonderful,howdiverse（多样的）,andhowfascinatingtheworldis.Wewantedthemtolearnallthatwehadlearnedourselves,throughourowntravelsasyoungadults.
Buttherewassomethingmorethanthat:
Whatwereallywantedistoslowdowntime.Wewantedthedaystolastabitlonger,andtheweekstotaketheirtime.Theyearswithourchildrenaregoingtoofast.Wewantedtoputthebrakes（刹车）onourbusylivesforayear,andjustbewithourkids.Wewantedabreakfromthedailymorningroutine（安排）ofmakinglunches,eatingbreakfastandrushingoutthedoorintimeforschool.Weneededafamilytime-out（休息时间）.
ItwasawonderfultwomonthsinEurope,fullofincredible（难以置信的）moments.Andwhenwelookbackatourlives,Iknowwe'
llbegladwedidit.Iknowwe'
llbehappythatthisisachapterofthestoryofourfamily.
9.Whatwastheauthor'
sattitudetowardthetripwhenplanningit?
A.Calm.
B.Expectant（期待的）.
C.Stressed.
D.Worried.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph7referto?
A.Preparingforthevacation.
B.Havingfuninthepicture-perfectMediterranean.
C.Experiencingadifferentandbeautifulworld.
D.Learningtostudyduringtripsasyoungadults.
11.Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheauthortakingthistrip?
A.Toallowherchildrentoseetheworld.
B.Toteachherkidstovaluelife.
C.Toteachherkidswhattheycan'
tlearninschool.
D.Toenjoyafamilybreakawayfromtheirusualbusylife.
12.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterhertwomonthsinEurope?
A.Exhausted（精疲力尽的）.
B.Satisfied.
C.Disappointed.
D.Proud
D
Whetherthey'
replayingonourTVscreensorprintedinnewspapers,adverts（广告）areeverywhere.Infact,accordingtoUSmarketresearchcompanyYankelovich,theaveragepersonlivinginacityseesthousandsofadseverysingleday.However,adsdon'
tjustactasatoolforgettingpeopletobuythings;
theyalsoserveasawindowintocultures,societiesandhistory.
Modernadvertsbegantoappearinthe18thand19thcenturies,sinceadvancesinprintingtechniquesallowedmoredetailedimagestobeproducedinnewspapersandmagazines.Lookingatsomeoftheseearlyadsisliketakingastepbackintimetoanotherworld.Forexample,an1881advertforFrenchcigarettespromisedthatitsproductwould“giveimmediaterelief”toalistofmedicalconditions,includingbreathingproblems.AndaUSadfroma1955newspaperadvisedmotherstomixthesugarysoftdrinkA7Upwiththeirbaby'
smilk.Thesedays,ofcourse,theharmfuleffectsofbothsmokingandsugarydrinksarewellknown.Butalthoughtheseadvertsseemunusualtousnow,perhapsfuturegenerationsmayconsidersomeoftoday'
sadstobejustasbizarre.
“Advertisingoftenservesasanindicator（指示）forwhatsocietyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime,”USmarketingexpert（专家）wroteontheAdCouncil'
swebsite.Inspiteofbeingdesignedtoselloradvertisesomething,someadscanevenbecomepartofasociety'
svernacular（方言）.
IntheUK,forexample,aslogan（标语）createdin1994toadvertisepaintisusedineverydayconversationbymanyBritons（英国人）.Thephrase,“Itdoesexactlywhatitsaysonthetin"
isusedtodescribeanitemorproductthat'
sopen,straightforwardandsimple.Meanwhile,alsointheUK,ifsomeonedescribesthemselvesasa“Marmiteperson”,thismeansthatyoumayeitherlovethemorhatethem,basedontheBritishfoodMarmite'
sslogan,“Loveitorhateit.”So,inspiteofwhatwemaythinkofthem,itseemsthatadsareabiggerpartofeverydaylifethanwethinktheyare.Insteadoffindingthemannoying,however,atleastwecanbeassuredthatfuturegenerationswillhaveaninterestingwaytoseehowwelived-nomatterhowunusualtoday'
sworldmayseemtothem.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bizarre”inParagraph9probablymean?
A.Typical.
B.Creative.
C.Strange.
D.Misleading（误导的）.
14.TheexamplesofthetwoBritishphrasesarementionedmainlyto____.
A.provemostadsinthepastweresimple
B.showadscaninfluenceeverydaylanguage
C.explainwhysomeadsareverypopular
D.showthatBritishpeoplelovetousewordsfromads
15.What'
sthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofmodernadverts.
B.Thechangingrolesofads.
C.Howadsreflecthistoryandsocieties.
D.Adsthathaveinfluencedourlives.
II.阅读七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
You'
veprobablyheardthephrase“gooutsideandgetsomefreshair”before.Breathingfresh
aircanmakeusfeelmoreenergetic（精力充沛的）.___16___.AccordingtoanewstudyfromtheWorldHealthOrganization（W
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