21. Where can you taste delicious food while enjoying beautiful scenery?

A. South of France. B. Barcelona. C. Italy. D. Mexico City.

22. What is Kiosko Universal?

A. A market. B. A butcher shop. C. A restaurant. D. A street stand.
B

One Thursday evening，I was trying to parallel-park on a busy street in the city centre. Despite moving back neatly into position between two cars, I was still quite a way from the edge of the pavement. I spent a few minutes inching backwards and forwards but failed to get any closer to it. I was starting to panic, worrying that I'd be late meeting my daughter, when a young man of about 25 got out of the car behind me and knocked on my window.

Embarrassed and nervous, I wound down the front side window. “Would you like me to park your car for you?” he asked pleasantly.

I gratefully accepted. Taking my handbag with me, I jumped out of the car and handed him my keys. As I watched, he drove the car out into the busy traffic before moving back and parking with swift precision. “Thank you so much,” I said excitedly.

While it was a simple act of kindness for this young man to perform, I felt it was quite an unusual thing to occur these days. He politely refused further thanks and hurried away. I related this story to my daughter over dinner and then we went to the Pop Up Theatre to see Hamlet. Sitting in the theatre later, imagine my surprise when the actor playing Rosencrantz-or was it Guildenstern?—turned out to be the same young man.

I have seen him in a few other local productions since then. Although I can’t remember his name, he’ll always be the kind young man who parked the car for me.

25. Why was the author worried?

A. A strange man knocked at her car window. B. Her daughter would be late for school.

C. She might fail to meet her daughter in time. D. Her car crashed into another car.

26. How did the author react to the young man’s offer?

A. She refused it at first. B. She felt extremely embarrassed.

C. She hesitated about it. D. She thankfully accepted it.

27. What do we know about the actor?

A. He was a kind-hearted man. B. He liked Guildenstern.

C. He was like Rosencrantz. D. He played Hamlet in a play.
C

As a child, I was generally happy, singing and dancing to my favorite songs, smiling and laughing with my friends and family. But as far back as second grade, I noticed a “darkness” about me. I didn’t enjoy participating in many things.

In middle school things in my life began to get even worse. I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed. I was always tired. Everything was horrible. Finally, midway through eighth grade, I was told I had a chemical imbalance, diagnosed (诊断) with clinical depression, and had to take medicine. It took months for me to feel the effects of the medicine.

When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine. Aristotle said, “To live happily is an inward power of the soul,” and I believe that this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happiness. Happiness is a journey. Everyone seems to need different things to be happy.

“The essentials (要素) to happiness are something to love, something to do, and something to hope for,” a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe people need to realize to be truly happy in life. People need love; I feel they need their family and their friends more than anything else in the world. People need work to do, something to make them feel they are making a difference in the world. People need to know that more good is to come in the future, so they continue to live for “now” instead of constantly worrying about the bad that could come. Love and hope are happiness.

28. What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2?

A. He hated going to sleep because he couldn’t sleep well.

B. He spent months recovering from the clinical depression.

C. He was diagnosed with clinical depression in Grade Seven.

D. He suffered a great deal from clinical depression.

29. Who helped the author to be happy again?

A. The author’s friends. B. Aristotle. C. The author himself. D. William.

30. Which of the following about being truly ha|

A. Love. B. Ambition. C. Hope. D. Work.

31. What may be the best title for the text?

A. The Essentials to Happiness B. Ways to Overcome Shortcomings

C. Everyone Needs to Be Happy D. Happiness Is Love
D

Dragging a sleigh loaded with enough presents for the world’s children can be no easy skill. But, since ancient times, the Christmas Eve duty has been performed with distinction by a team of beloved reindeer (驯鹿).

Soon, however, Santa Claus may have to start looking around for a stronger type of animal, as a new research shows the species is becoming increasingly puny. A 16-vear survey on the arctic Norwegian island of Svalbard found the reindeer there have declined in weight by an alarming 12 percent.

The reduction in average body-mass is being blamed on global warming. In the research presented lately at a meeting of the British Ecological Society in Liverpool, scientists have explained how rising temperatures are robbing female reindeer of nutrients during important periods of pregnancy. are becoming starved, causing them to abort their babies or giving birth to much lighter young.

Snow in Svalbard typically covers the ground for eight months of the year, which, combined with low temperatures, limits grass growth to June and July. But as summer temperatures have increased by around 1.5 °C , grass has become more productive, allowing female reindeer to gain more weight by the autumn and therefore to have more babies. However, wanner winters have brought with them greater rainfall which freezes when it settles on the snow. Reindeer can often access the poor food sources beneath the snow by clearing it away with their antlers (鹿角)，but they cannot break through the hard ice. As a result, female reindeer are becoming starved, causing them to abort their babies or giving birth to much lighter young.

Despite the findings, reindeer appear to be suffering less from the effect of climate change than some other arctic species. Last week the scientists warned that a third of the world’s polar bears could disappear in the next 40 years.

32. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “puny” in Paragraph 2?

A. strong B. mature C. heavy D. weak

33. Why do female reindeer become fat in autumn?

A. The temperature is getting low. B. They give birth to more babies.

C. Grass has grown well since summer. D. They often break through the hard ice.

34. What can we infer from the text?

A. Climate change has little effect on reindeer. B. Polar bears suffer more from climate change.

C. Reindeer have no trouble finding food in winter. D. Polar bears will disappear in the near future.

35. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The Christmas Eve duty will still be carried out by reindeer.

B. Reindeer has decreased in weight owing to global warming.

C. Global warming contributes to more young reindeer.

D. Many arctic species are at the risk of dying out.
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Some Most Common Senior Year Mistakes

Almost every high school senior makes some mistakes. 36. Finding a balance between having fun and studying for your courses is a great way to start preparing for college, since you will be called upon to do this during your college years.

Here we’ve listed some top mistakes students make so that you can make sure you don’t make them.

Skipping Classes

Skipping classes could mean missing valuable information for the coming tests. 37. As is known to all, information you’ll need for your major in your college program may be covered during a high school lecture you miss.

Forgetting to Study

When you feel less motivated to study, remind yourself that every good grade gets you closer to finding a college that offers a great program in the major you want. Keep your eyes on the prize!

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