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Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirits as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a US diplomat(外交官), died at the age of 85 at her home in Woodside, California, on Monday.
A family statement said, “We announce with great sadness that diplomat Shirley Temple Black, former Hollywood child star and forever America’s little darling peacefully passed away at her Woodside, California, home from natural causes, at the age of 85, on February 10, 2014.” She was surrounded by her family and caregivers.
“We respect her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and good wife for fifty-five years of much-missed Charles Alden Black, who has passed away.”
Temple’s film career began in 1932 and she found international fame two years later aged in the film Bright Eyes, famous for the song On the Good Ship Lollipop. The youngster was seen with her hair in curls, and the unforgettable performance made her one of the biggest box office draws (有票房影响力的明星) of the times. She was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award in 1935 and starred in films such as Curly Top and The Littlest Rebel, helping the US deal with the depression of the 1930s. And she was credited with helping save the film company 20th Century Fox from being bankrupt(破产).
But after retiring from the entertainment world in her early 20s with a special Oscar under her belt for the movie Stand up and Cheer when she was six, she created a role as an outstanding diplomat, serving as the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
Temple was also a delegate to several international commissions and was involved with the United Nations. She was the first woman to serve as US chief of protocol(礼仪) in the Department of State.
According to the family statement we can know that .

A．Shirley Black had been ill in bed for a long time

B．Black’s family was of five generations before she died

C．no doctors and nurses were allowed in Black’s home

D．Shirley Black survived her husband Charles Black

What movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar in?

A．The Littlest Rebel.	B．Stand up and Cheer.
C．On the Good Ship Lollipop.	D．Bright Eyes.

It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that .

A．Shirley saved the falling American government

B．most film companies had already gone bankrupt

C．Shirley ever brought in big incomes to herself

D．Century Fox was the biggest company on earth

What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Shirley Temple performed in a lot of films.

B．Shirley Temple became famous as a child.

C．Shirley Temple, a former child star, died.

D．Shirley Temple acted as an excellent diplomat.

I was doing a weekend seminar (研讨会) at the Deerhurst Lodge, north of Toronto. On Friday night a tornado swept through a town north of us called Barrie, killing dozens of people and doing millions of dollars worth of damage. Sunday night, as I was coming home, I stopped the car when I got to Barrie. I got out on the side of the highway and looked around. It was a mess. Everywhere I looked there were smashed houses and cars turned upside down.
That same night Bob Templeton was driving down the same highway. He stopped to look at the disaster just as I had; only his thoughts were different than my own. Bob was the vice-president of Telemedia Communications, which owns a string of radio stations in Ontario and Quebec. He thought there must be something we could do for these people with the radio stations they had.
The following night I was doing another seminar in Toronto. Bob Templeton and Bob Johnson, another vice-president from Telemedia, came in and stood in the back of the room. They shared their conviction (信念) that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie.
After the seminar we went back to Bob's office. He was now committed (坚定的) to the idea of helping the people who had been caught in the tornado.
The following Friday he called all the executives (执行委员会) at Telemedia into his office. At the top of a flip chart (海报) he wrote three 3s. He said to his executives, "How would you like to raise 3 million dollars 3 days from now in just 3 hours and give the money to the people in Barrie?" There was nothing but silence in the room.
Finally someone said, "Templeton, you're crazy. There is no way we could do that."
Bob said, "Wait a minute. I didn't ask you if we could or even if we should. I just asked you if you'd like to."
They all said, "Sure we'd like to." He then drew a large ‘T’ underneath the 333. On one side he wrote, "Why we can't." On the other side he wrote, "How we can."
"I'm going to put a big X on the 'Why we can't' side. We're not going to spend any time on the ideas of why we can't. That's of no value. On the other side we're going to write down every idea that we can come up with on how we can. We're not going to leave the room until we figure it out." There was silence again.
Finally, someone said, "We could do a radio show across Canada."
Bob said, "That's a great idea," and wrote it down. Before he had it written, someone said, "You can't do a radio show across Canada. We don't have radio stations across Canada." That was a pretty valid (有效的) objection. They only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.
Templeton replied, "That's why we can. That stays." But this was a real strong objection because radio stations are not very compatible (和谐相处的). They usually don't work together. They are very cutthroat. They fight each other. To get them to work together would be virtually impossible according to the standard way of thinking.
All of a sudden someone said, "We could get Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson, the biggest names in Canadian broadcasting, to anchor (主持) the show.” (That would be like getting Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson to anchor the show. They are anchors on national TV. They are not going to go on radio.) At that point, it was absolutely amazing how fast and furious the creative ideas began to flow.
That was on a Friday. The following Tuesday they had a radiothon (广播募捐). They had fifty radio stations all across the country that agreed to broadcast it. It didn't matter who got the credit as long as the people in Barrie got the money. Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson anchored the show and they succeeded in raising three million dollars in three hours within three business days!
You see, you can do anything if you put your focus on how to do it rather than on why you can't.
The first paragraph is written to______.

A．arouse the readers’ curiosity about the tornado.

B．tell the readers why the writer got out on the side of the highway and looked around.

C．introduce the background of the story.

D．tell the readers the influence of the tornado.

Why did Bob Templeton called all the executives at Telemedia into his office the following Friday? Because he wanted ______.

A．them to help him decide whether they should raise money for the people in Barrie

B．them to help him think of ways to raise money for the people in Barrie

C．them to discuss how to do a radio show across Canada

D．to share his conviction that there had to be something they could do for the people in Barrie

Which of the following does NOT result in the fact that they could not do a radio show across Canada?

A．Telemedia only had stations in Ontario and Quebec.

B．Radio stations are very compatible.

C．It is virtually impossible to get the radio stations to work together.

D．Radio stations are very cutthroat, and they fight each other.

What do the underlined sentences mean in the passage?

A．That’s the reason why we can do a radio show across Canada, so it remains.

B．That is a real strong objection.

C．The idea of doing a radio show across Canada belongs to the side of “how we can”, so it should stay.

D．The idea shows why we can help the people in Barrie.

That Tom Brokaw and Sam Donaldson are mentioned in the passage is because ______.

A．they are anchors on national TV

B．they are not going to go on radio

C．they are biggest names in Canadian broadcasting

D．they are to national TV as Harvey Kirk and Lloyd Robertson are to Canadian broadcasting

We can conclude from the passage that Bob Templeton is______.

A．compassionate and determined

B．stubborn and simple-minded

C．independent and strong-willed

D．passionate and stubborn

Picture a library without books? Well, I can’t. Ever since I was little I would go to the library and take out numerous books. From picture books to beginning chapter books to YA books, books have always been a part of my life. Unlike many people today, I don't own a Kindle or a Nook or any type of e-reader. I prefer the old-fashioned book. There is something about holding a book and being able to turn the pages that I find comforting. In today's 21st century, books may become obsolete. For me that's something I find scary.
I am a fan of the old TV science-fiction series Twilight Zone. One episode（一段情节）is about a librarian who has become obsolete. Though this episode aired in 1961, the writer of the series, Rod Serling was exactly on point when it came to predicting the future.
In fact, in San Antonio, Texas the first-ever bookless library in the country opened. The library is full of iMacs, tablets and iPads which cost a huge $2.3 million. The library offers around 10,000 e-books. So the question is, is this what the future will soon be? Mary Graham, vice president of South Carolina's Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce states, "This is the future…If you're going to be building new library facilities, this is what you need to be doing."
It is our generation that will be the guinea pigs（试验品）of increasing technology like this. Is this a good or bad thing? Well, digital libraries may help the environment by not using paper; however, I feel like something will always be lacking with a digital book. A digital library is just the beginning.
With all of this new technology, people seem to be more absorbed in their own world. One of my biggest complaints is when I am with my friends and they can't seem to get off their smart phone and talk to me. To make plans with a friend and then have them stuck on their phone the whole time is extremely rude. Not only is it disrespectful, but it reflects the direction of where human interactions are heading. Though social media is great, it also is addicting and has negative effects.
Often when I go on Facebook it just makes me feel worse about myself. I'll see many of my 800 Facebook friends showing off their newest accomplishment or acceptance to college. Additionally, our society is becoming increasingly lazy. For instance, instead of doing mental math, people use their phone to solve 89 + 74. It is simple tasks like these that are allowing people to lack important educational and social skills.
It is up to us to find a balance between technology and human values and interactions. With new technology being created every day, we need to learn how to use it alongside our great minds. After all, inventions are supposed to benefit society not harm it. In the day of technology, who knows what's next?
The underlined word "obsolete" (Paragraph l) is closest in meaning to.

A．outdated	B．complex
C．expensive	D．meaningless

What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．The episode still enjoys great popularity nowadays.

B．Rod Serling liked making predictions about the future.

C．The situation of books today is similar to what Rod Serling predicted in the episode.

D．The episode airing in 1961 was the most entertaining of the TV science-fiction series.

What can we learn about the library in San Antonio, Texas?

A．It is the first-ever library in America.

B．It is of no practical use although it costs so much.

C．It holds an exhibition of much electronic equipment.

D．People can read e-books there with the help of the new facilities.

Which of the following will the writer probably disagree with?

A．Great as social media is, it does have some negative effects.

B．With the increasing use of social media, something will actually be lost.

C．Through social media, people can develop educational and social skills around.

D．As a result of social media, people may communicate less with the people around.

The tone of the passage is best described as.

A．Optimistic	B．Skeptical
C．Supportive	D．Objective

Below are some interesting columns from a website:

Girl’s Crazy Historical Costumes
Stella Ehrhart, a US third-grader, dresses up as a different historical figure every day before school—yes, you heard right! The 8-year-old has been coming to class in a different persona (人物) daily since the second day of second grade, when she showed up as American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Stella gets ideas for what to wear from the book 100 Most Important Women of the 20^th Century. However, in the past years she has also dressed up as fictional characters including Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. The eager student managed to get through the entire second grade without repeating herself, but now she is running out of ideas. The girl’s parents, who are both theater professionals, say they support their daughter’s “creativity”. Her mother told UK news website The Huffington Post, “She goes into her closet and just picks out what she wants each day.”
Learning Soars
How do you get a child’s early education off the ground? A head teacher in the Georgian city of Rustavi has found a unique way of creating an exciting learning environment. He has transformed a plane into a kindergarten. Gari Chapidze bought an old but functional Yakovlev Yak-42 from Georgian Airways and filled it with education equipment, games and toys, but left the cockpit (驾驶舱) untouched so it could be used as a play area. “The idea was to create a kindergarten where children go

with joy,” Chapidze, who runs the kindergarten, told AFP. “The children come in to the kindergarten with pleasure and cry when they have to go home. They are happy here,” he added.
Taxi Driver Gets Lucky in Las Vegas
Bright lights and big wins—this is what Las Vegas is known for, and even the taxi drivers here get lucky. Well, at least recently one did. Adam Woldemarim, 42, discovered $ 221,510 in the back of his van after a long day at work. The money was in a laptop case left between the seats of the Virgin Valley cab. What did Woldemarim do with the cash? He turned it in. The Ethiopian driver soon got a call from the case’s owner who, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had “won big” and was on his way to the airport when he realized he had forgotten his winnings. Woldemarim was given a $ 2,000 reward. But it was reported that the driver’s fellow taxi drivers thought he should have got a lot more.
Eat Crickets (蟋蟀) and Worms at a Museum
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is putting on a night for meat eaters who want to try some unusual foods. It is hosting a cocktail party on Oct 27 called Cuisine from the Collections. The food on the menu is inspired by the exhibited specimen (标本) at the museum. The event is for adults only. Let’s hope they don’t get a stomach bug from all the insects!

Stella Ehrhart gets ideas on how to dress up every day before school from ________.

A．Laura Ingalls Wilder	B．a book
C．Hermione Granger	D．her parents

Which of the following is the biggest problem Stella Ehrhart is facing?

A．She has to get through the entire second grade dressing up as others.

B．She finds her parents no longer offer her as much support as before.

C．She finds it hard to think of enough new figures to dress up.

D．She has difficulty dressing up without falling behind in study.

Yakovlev Yak-42 is a certain kind of ________.

A．school

B．company

C．toy

D．plane

According to the passage, the van driver ________.

A．was lucky to win a laptop case after a long day at work

B．was on his way to the airport when he saw the money

C．was given a reward but not quite satisfied with the sum

D．discovered the money but didn’t keep it for himself

Tens of thousands of ancient pictures carved into the rocks at one of France’s most important tourist sites are being gradually destroyed. Scientists and researchers fear that the 36,000 drawings on rocks in Mont Bego in the French Alps are being damaged so rapidly that they will not survive for future generations.
The mountain, believed to have once been a site for prayer, is scattered (散布) with 4,000-year-old drawings cut into bare rock. They include pictures of cows with horns, cultivated fields (耕地) and various gods and goddesses. But as the popularity of the site increases, the pictures are being ruined by thoughtless graffiti (涂鸦).
Jean Clottes is the chairman of the International Committee on Rock Art. He says, “People think that because the pictures have been there so long they will always continue to be there. But if the damage continues at this rate there will be nothing left in 50 years.”
He describes seeing tourists stamping on the drawings, wearing away the rock and definition (清晰) of the artwork as they do so. Some visitors, he says, even cut off parts to take home as souvenirs. “When people think they can’t take a good enough photograph, they rub the drawings to get a clearer picture,” he said. “The drawings are polished by the weather, and if the sun is shining and the visitors can’t see them properly they simply rub them to make them look fresher.” Other researchers describe how people arrive carrying long sticks with sharp ends to scratch (刮) their own drawings, or even their names, in the rocks.
But experts are divided over the best way to preserve the drawings. Henry de Lumley, director of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, believes that the only way to save the site is to turn the whole mountain into a “no-go” area, preventing the public from going there except on guided tours. Otherwise, he says, not only will the site be completely destroyed but important research work will be reduced.
Clottes disagrees, “The measure suggested by Henry de Lumley is the most severe, and while it is the most effective, it is also certain to bring about protests from people who live there,” he said. “The site was classified as a historic monument years ago by the Ministry of Culture, and we must do as much as possible to save what is there.”
David Lavergne, the regional architect, also wants to avoid closing the site. “Henry de Lumley’s idea isn’t ideal,” he said. “Our department feels that the best solution is to let people look at the site, but because the area is very big it is difficult to prevent visitors from damaging it. I would prefer that everyone was able to look at it, but the main problem is money. We do not have the funds to employ the necessary number of guards. We may have to consider charging a fee. It doesn’t seem to be possible to get the government support.”
In Nice, Annie Echassoux, who also worked on researching the site, is alarmed that as the mountain becomes easier to reach — tourists can now avoid the three-and-a-half-hour walk by hiring vehicles — the damage will increase rapidly. She thinks that the only solution is to rope off the area and provide guides. “You can’t say the plan can’t go ahead because there is no money,” she said. “That is not good enough. Money must be provided because the Ministry of Culture has classified this area as a historic site. If we don’t take steps, we will be responsible for losing the drawings for the next generation.”
Jean Clottes says that people who visit the mountain____.

A．do not believe the drawings are old.

B．believe they are allowed to paint there

C．think the drawings should be left alone

D．think the drawings will not disappear

According to Jean Clottes, some of the visitors to the area have____.

A．helped to clean the drawings

B．taken bits of the rock home

C．been unable to take photographs

D．misunderstood what the pictures mean

Henry de Lumley is eager to ____.

A．set up research projects

B．protect public rights

C．keep out individual visitors

D．ban traffic in the area

Which word best describes Annie Echassoux’s attitude towards saving the historic site?

A．Supportive.	B．Disappointed.
C．Worried.	D．Hesitant.

This passage has been written about Mont Bego to ____.

A．advertise the closing of the site

B．warn visitors about the dangers of the site

C．encourage scientists to visit the site

D．describe fears for the future of the site

Problem	Be tired of the same old schedule on Mother’s Day.
1) _______	Go out for dinner before or after Mother’s Day	Avoid the (2) ______ Have lower prices
Go out for a (3) ______ lunch	Enjoy the cool breeze under the shade of a tree Enjoy a nice meal that you have made for her
Invite her to go bowling	Something new is always (4) ________
See a (5) ______ or take a photo with her	She can proudly display the (6) ______ in her house.
Take her to a (7) _____	She needs a way to release her stress.
Buy her special (8) _____ and oils and scented candles	She can relax in her tub and enjoy the (9) ______ atmosphere.
Conclusion	Make sure you do something (10) ____ for your mother.