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The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.　36　 these wide modern roads are generally 　37　and well maintained, with 　38　 sharp curves and many straight 　39　,a direct route is not always the most 　40　 one. Large highways often pass 　41　 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 　42　 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 　43　 traffic during rush hours,　44　 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 　45　 always another route to take 　46　 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 　47　 new “superhighways”,there are often older,　48　 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside.　49　 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 　50　 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 　51　 or down frightening hillsides to towns 　52　 in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 　53　the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 　54　 to get a fresh, clean 　55　 of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”.But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 　36　 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 　37　 the wolves.
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 　38　 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 　39　 full use of the shape of land to 　40　 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　41　 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　42　.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 　43　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　44　 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules.　45　 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 　46　 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great selfrespect and won't 　47　 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,　48　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 　49　,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　50　 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 　51　 and he never gave in, fighting 　52　 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 　53　:wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　54　 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 　55　 in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
36. A. thought about B. walked into C. talked about D. cared for
37. A. hunt B. admire C. draw D. watch
38. A. space B. spot C. food D. survival
39. A. get B. take C. Have D. make
40. A. fight B. avoid C. Trap D. discover
41. A. special B. imaginative C. Outstanding D. creative
42. A. operation B. teamwork C. lifestyle D. control
43. A. single B. brave C. lonely D. fair
44. A. fight B. struggle C. fear D. fail
45. A. As for B. As though C. Even so D. Even if
46. A. what B. he C. That D. one
47. A. turn in B. give in C. take in D. break in
48. A. once B. just C. Soon D. only
49. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. pleasure D. sorrow
50. A. rest B. others C. Another D. the other
51. A. proud B. satisfied C. Willing D. eager
52. A. until B. although C. before D. unless
53. A. selflessness B. self-confidence C. self-respect D. self-protection
54. A. curious B. different C. strange D. humorous
55. A. walk B. hand C. get D. succeed

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your students, you must be 　36　—speaking, with a good, strong,　37　 voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to 　38　 what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
　39　 a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class; he 　40　 the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his 　41　,hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express his 　42　.Listen to him, and you will 　43　 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always 　44　 according to what he is talking about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't 　45　 that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important 　46　 between the teacher's work and the actor's. The 　47　 has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the 　48　 words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 　49　 beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 　50　 on the stage.
A good teacher 　51　 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 　52　:they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don't 　53　 something, they will say no. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must 　54　 it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine 　55　 in class but unable to take part in a stage play because their brains wouldn't keep discipline: they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
36. A. clear B. slow C. small D. low 
37. A. frightening B. fearing C. exciting D. pleasing 
38. A. act out B. talk C. say D. repeat 
39. A. Listen B. Look C. Watch D. Learn 
40. A. stands B. sits C. lies D. talks 
41 A. tongue B. words C. legs D. arms
42. A. attention B. thanks C. feelings D. sentences 
43. A. hear B. see C. think D. guess 
44. A. making B. changing C. expressing D. giving 
45. A. tell B. express C. show D. mean 
46. A. things B. differences C. points D. jobs
47. A. actor B. teacher C. boy D. student 
48. A. different B. same C. above D. following 
49. A. read B. known C. fixed D. written 
50. A. natural B. bad C. false D. clear 
51. A. is B. works C. has D. teaches 
52. A. group B. party C. class D. play 
53. A. give B. place C. obey D. hear 
54. A. invent B. discover C. teach D. continue 
55. A. learners B. watchers C. actors D. listeners

What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was 　36　 news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job 　37　 college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be 　38　.　39　,the best writing in the paper was sports.”
“Furthermore, I had the 　40　.I grew up in a(n) 　41　 family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”
Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the 　42　 of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports 　43　.She started out by editing other people's stories,　44　 within a year, she was writing her own sports column.
Today, Joan is the sports 　45　 for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she 　46　 her job eight years ago, she was the 　47　 woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.
Was it tough to 　48　 as a female sports writer?　49　!Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I 　50　 into the locker room 　51　 all sports writers interview athletes—the room went 　52　.Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle,　53　 a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the 　54　 of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”
Joan 　55　 interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”
36. A. writing B. finding C. editing D. sending
37. A. in B. out of C. into D. before
38. A. one B. the one C. it D. that
39. A. However B. Therefore C. Above all D. First of all
40. A. knowledge B. experience C. Background D. interest
41. A. big B. athletic C. athrete D. warm
42. A. editor B. Manager C. Director D. workmate
43. A. column B. field C. department D. paper
44. A. and B. So C. however D. but
45. A. columnist B. writer C. journalist D. female
46. A. did B. left C. landed D. wanted
47. A. abed B. only C. brave D. wisest
48. A. work B. writer C. interview D. pioneer
49. A. You bet B. You believe C. Unbelievable D. You guess
50. A. stepped B. entered C. rushed D. moved
51. A. that B. which C. where D. when
52. A. warm B. crazy C. down D. full
53. A. held B. playing C. used D. using
54. A. cap B. cover C. handle D. movement
55. A. started B. ended up C. Made D. wrote

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Shopping habits in the United Stateshave changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 　36 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street .Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37 on both sides with many 38 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 39 ,some shops offered 40 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 　41in　 the 1950s, a change began to 42 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43 too few parking places were 44 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　
And open space is what they got 46 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47 as a collection of small new stores 48 crowded city centres. 49 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51 of shopping centres led 52 to the building of bigger and betterstocked stores. 53 the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54 of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55 benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　
36.A.As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier　　
37.A.built B.designed C.intented D.lined　　
38.A.varied B.various C.sorted D.mixed up　　
39.A.Apart from B.However C.In addition D.As well　　
40.A.medical care B.food C.cosmetics D.services　　
41.A.suddenly B.Abruptly C.Contrarily D.But　　
42.A.be taking place B.take place C.be taken place D.have taken place　　
43.A.while B.yet C.though D.and then　　
44.A.available for B.available to C.used by D.ready for　　
45.A.over B.from C.out of D.outside　　
46.A.when B.while C.since D.then　　
47.A.started B.founded C.set up D.organized　　
48.A.out of B.away from C.next to D.near　　
49.A.Attracted B.Surprised C.Delighted D.Enjoyed　　
50.A.inner B.central C.shopping D.downtown　　
51.A.distinction B.fame C.popularity D.liking　　
52.A.on B.in turn C.by turns D.further　　
53.A.By B.During C.In D.Towards　　
54.A.cheapness B.readiness C.convenience D.handiness　　
55.A.because of B.and C.with D.provided