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As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.
I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew （工作人员）. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general，for me，has always been a terrible and painful experience．Flying on Lufthansa，however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.
Which country does the author live in now?

A．India.

B．Canada.

C．Belgium.

D．Germany.

What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?

A．Growing up in India.

B．Once staying in Canada.

C．Once traveling to Canada with his father.

D．His father's stories about his traveling experiences.

Which of the following is true about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?

A．The author traveled with one of his parents.

B．Both their going and return were by air.

C．They traveled in spring that year.

D．They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.

It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.

A．a city in India	B．a city in Europe
C．an airline company	D．a travel agency

The underlined word “somber” in the 4th paragraph probably means“________”.

A．happy

B．sad

C．angry

D．enjoyable

Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can
Put our water supply in danger ,but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways .
You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water . A major
Part of the water we use every day is groundwater . Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers .It come from underground . The more roads and parking lots we pave ,the less water can
Flow into the ground to become groundwater .
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Driver climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall ,but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs .
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference ,too In the United States ,a family of four can use 1.5tons of water a day ! This shows how much we depend on water to live ,but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number .
You can take steps to save water in your home .To start with ,use the same glass for your drinking water all day .Wash it only once a day .Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full 。Help your parents fix any leaks in your home . You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away .
Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater ?

A．Using river water	B．Throwing batteries away .
C．paving parking lots	D．Throwing rubbish into lakes .

What can be inferred from the text ?

A．All water shortages are due to human behavior .

B．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs .

C．There is much we can do to reduce family size .

D．The average family in America makes proper use of water .

The last paragraph is intended to .

A．show us how to fix leaks at home

B．tell us how to run a dishwasher

C．prove what drinking glass is best for us

D．suggest what we do to save water at home

The text is mainly about .

A．Why paving roads reduces our water

B．how much we depend on water to live

C．why droughts occur more in dry climates

D．how human activity affects our water supply

The behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.
The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.
‘Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,’explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher，‘consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ’In other words，old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.
Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.
Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals’behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted 一 whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example. Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.
As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of________.

A．zero-carbon homes

B．the behaviour of building users

C．sustainable building design

D．the reduction of carbon emissions

The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to”________.”

A．the ways

B．their homes

C．developments

D．existing efforts

What are Katy Janda’s words mainly about?

A．The importance of changing building users, habits.

B．The necessity of making a careful building design.

C．The variety of consumption patterns of building users.

D．The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.

The information gap in energy use _______.

A．can be bridged by feedback facilities

B．affects the study on energy monitors

C．brings about problems for smart meters

D．will be caused by building users’ old habits

What does the dimension added by social science research suggest?

A．The social science research is to be furthered.

B．The education programme is under discussion.

C．The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.

D．The behaviour preference of building users is similar.

“A very destructive seven-year old child kicked my legs and scratched at my hand,” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the lavatory properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.
What problem do people ignore in the writer’s opinion?

A．The school violence.

B．The pressure of students’ learning.

C．The right to achieve students’ potential.

D．Students’ responsibilities.

The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of .

A．dissatisfaction

B．sympathy

C．understanding

D．tolerance

The underlined part in Paragraph 4 may mean .

A．children don’t live with their parents in the same room

B．parents care little about children’s life at home

C．children spend little time with their parents at home

D．parents attempt to establish a good relationship with their children

From the last paragraph,we can infer that.

A．school can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers

B．teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents

C．parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn

D．students are responsible for making themselves known in society

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children’s behavior at school is worrying people

B．Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habit

C．There is no point in parents’teaching children at home

D．Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．
Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”
Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”
To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！
Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？

A．They were so curious as to make a joke．

B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．

C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．

D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．

The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to _____ ．

A．the Durer family’s	B．the miners
C．Albert’s	D．Albrecht’s

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？

A．He began to earn his living after graduation．

B．He did perfectly well at the academy．

C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy．

D．He created great masterpieces．

Which of the following is the correct order of the story？
a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg．
b．Albert supported his brother．
c．The Durer family held a festive dinner．
d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands．
e．The brothers tossed a coin．

A．b, a, c, d, e	B．a, e, c, d, b
C．e, a, c, b, d	D．e, a, b, c, d

What can we learn from the story？

A．One can achieve success simply on his own．

B．Any success requires the help of others．

C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success．

D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance．

A．bullying is rare	B．victims suffered a lot
C．schools are to blame	D．personalities are related