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The deadly stampede（踩踏）occurred just before midnight in Chen Yi square on the city's famous Bund waterfront district.
Some survivors say they were standing on the steps leading towards the platform overlooking the Huangpu River when the stampede started. "We were at the bottom of the steps, and we wanted to go up. At the same time, people at the top of the steps wanted to get down. We were pushed down by the people trying to go down, and then people started to fall down, row by row. "
Most of the deceased are young people and students aged from 16 to 36.
"At around 12:05, a large number of the injured arrived at the hospital. Some of them suffered severe asphyxia（窒息）, and some have already lost vital signs. There are others who suffered cervical damage and brainstem damage.” said Xia Shujie, who is the deputy director of Shanghai No.1 Hospital.
Police are still looking into the cause of the accident, but some witnesses say the stampede was trigged as coupons that looked like U.S. dollar were being thrown from a building to the crowd below. The coupons are printed with letters "M18", the name of a bar on the Bund.
"I had indeed picked up a bank note from the ground but had thrown it away. The bank note looked green. We didn't really pay much attention at first, after we picked up, I said to my friend it is a bank note. My friend said that is not possible, how come there is a bar code on it, then we just threw it away." a witness said.
Some web users say they found pictures on the bar owner's micro-blog showing off the coupons before the incident. But the blogger denied she threw away any coupons.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked authorities in Shanghai to do whatever it takes to treat the injured and get to the bottom of the incident as soon as possible.
Shanghai has cancelled all New Year celebration events including a laser show scheduled for tonight.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．Some survivors at the bottom of the steps were pushed down by the people trying to go up. |
| B．Some injured people have already been dead when arriving at the hospital. |
| C．Police have almost identify the real cause of the accident. |
| D．Some web users say they found pictures on the bar owner's micro-blog showing off the coupons after the incident |
What does “the decreased” refer to in the second paragraph?
| A．the people who were alive |
| B．the people who were dead |
| C．the people who got injured |
| D．the people who participated in the incident. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the 7th paragraph?
| A．forget the incident |
| B．find out the cause of the incident |
| C．avoid the incident happening again |
| D．inform the whole nation of the incident |
What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
| A．The leader of China has shown great concern about the incident. |
| B．All New Year celebration events have been put off in Shanghai. |
| C．The whole nation has stopped all New Year celebration events. |
| D．A laser show scheduled for New Year celebration would still be put on. |
A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans
and their neighbors．
On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机)as a waste oi energy and a
major polluter of the environment．As a result，they are turning to clotheslines as part of the
“what—l—can—do environmentalism(环境保护主义)．”On the Other side a．re people who
are against drying clothes outside，arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant tn look at。They
have Dersuaded Homeowners Associations (HOAs) access the U．S．to ban outdoor
clotheslines，because clothesline drying also tends 10 lower home value in the neighborhood．
This has led to a’Right—to--Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect
people’s right tO use clotheslines．So far，only three states have laws to protect clotheslines．
Right—Lo—Dry supporters argue that there should be more．
Matt Reck，37，is the kind of eco—conscious(有生态意识的)person who feeds his trees
with halhwal er and reuses water drops from his air conditloners to water plants．His family
also uses a clothesline．But on July 9，2007，the itOA in Wake Forest，Norlh Ca rolina．told
him that a dissatisfied neighbour had telephoned them about hi
s clothesline．The Recks paid
no attention tO the warning and still dri'ed their clothes on a
line in the yard．“Many people
say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands。”says
Reck．The local HoA has decided not tO take any action，unless more neighbors co~le 10
them．
North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to
do．But HO
As and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people o
f poor
neighborhoods．They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford
dryers，housing prices will fall．
Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary，and in view of global warming，
that idea needs to change．As they say，“The clothesline is beautiful”．Hanging clothes
outside should be encouraged．We a11 have to do at least something to slow down the process
of glohal warming．
60．One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying
iSthat
A．clothes dryers are more efficient
B．clothesline drying reduces home value
C．clothes dryers are energy--saving
D．clothesline drying is not allowed in nlost U．S．slates
61．Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?
A．He is a kind～hearted man．B．He is an impolite man．
C．He is an experienced gardener． D．He is a man of social responsibility
62．Who are in favor of clothesline drying?
A．Housing busmesses．B．Environmentalists．
C．Homeowners Associations．D．Reck’8 dissatisfied neighbors．
63．What is mainly discussed in the text?
A．Clothesline drying：a way to save energy and fnnRey
B．Clot hesline drying：a lost art rediscovered．
C．Opposite opinions on clothesline drying．
D．Different varieties of clotheslines．
Failure is probably the most fatiguing (令人疲劳的)experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding, being blocked, not moving ahead. It is an evil circle. Failure causes fatigue, and fatigue makes it harder to get to work, which adds to the fatigue.
We experience this tiredness in two main ways: start-up fatigue and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up. Either because it is too boring or because it is too difficult, we avoid it. And the longer we put it off, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The remedy (治疗法) is obvious, though perhaps not easy to apply: willpower exercise. The moment I find myself turning away from a job, or putting it under a pile of things I have to do, I clear my desk of everything else and attack the difficult item first. To prevent start-up fatigue, always treat the most difficult job first.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Here we are willing to get started, but we can't seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work, we fail again and again. The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can, then let the unconsciousness take over.
72.. Which of the following can be called an evil circle？
A. Success-zeal-success-zeal.
B. Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness.
C. Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness.
D. Success-tiredness-success-tiredness.
73.. According to the passage , when keeping putting off a task, we can experience _______.
A. tiredness B. performance fatigue C. start-up fatigue D. unconsciousness
74.To overcome start-up fatigue, we need ________ .
A. toughness B. prevention C. muscles D. strong willpower
75.. The underlined word "insurmountable" in the last paragraph probably means ________ .
A. that can not be overcomeB. that are known
C. that can not be imagined D. that can not be objected
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Hsieh．a never--say--die young man，has mastered the technique of painting hy holding the paintbrush in his mouth．When he was sixteen，Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident． Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off．He also lost sight in his rigllt eye．But Hsieh didn’t lose heart．He decided to learn art，and took the first difficult step toward changing his life． “At first．I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth．But I couldn’t control it，”Hsieh said，“Fi—nally，after trying over and over again，I learned tO write my OWn name．”Learning to paint was even more difficuh．At first，every brushstroke he made causeddeep cuts in his mouth．It was ext remely painful．But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage him．“lnstead，I held the painlbrusb even tighter，”Hsieh explained in a firm voice．“lknew if I gave up．it would not only be the end of my painting，hut also the end of mystruggle for a better life．”No matter what the obstacle(障碍)is，Hsieh always manages tofind the bright side of the situation． Hsieh works hard tO inspire others．He is a tireless lecturer，giving about four hundredformal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life，”Hsieh explained，“whywould regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams．A11 it lakes is a warm heart．”56．What happened tO Hsieh when he was young? A．He was struck by electricity． B．His left leg was hurt． C．He lost heart because of failure． D．He was ill for two months．57．Which of the following is his character? A．Realistic thought． B．Impressive works． C．Unexpected news． D．Belief in SUCCESS．58．Which is right? A．Hsieh once got the help from the government． B．Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed． C．He touched himself before he began to paint． D．It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream．59．Which is the best title of the passage? A．How to learn painting． B．A painter without hands．
C．A man who was hurt． D．How to make oneself well—known．
Disposing(处理) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.
During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dumpsite. Residents or trash haulers(垃圾托运者) would transport household rubbish, rotted wood, and old possessions to the site. Periodically(定期的) some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by.
Factories, mills, and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem.
Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps, which are now called landfills, are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose. Property is either too expensive or too close to residential(住宅区的)neighborhoods. Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice, but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere, cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent.
Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers, ground water, land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste, however, continues to grow.
Recycling efforts have become commonplace, and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city's reusable waste.
72. The most suitable title for this passage would be ______.
A. Places for Disposing Waste B. Waste Pollution Dangers
C. Ways of Getting Rid of Waste D. Waste Disposal Problem
73. During the 18th century, people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for ______.
A. burying it B. recycling it
C. burning it D. throwing it into rivers
74. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
A. Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.
B. There is cheap land to bury waste in modem society.
C. It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modem society.
D. Ways to deal with waste in modem society stay the same.
75. The main purpose of writing this article is to ________.
A. draw people's attention to waste management
B. warn people of the pollution dangers we are facing
C. call on people to take part in recycling programs
D. tell people a better way to get rid of the waste
Sheep, like turkeys and ostriches, are not considered the cleverest animals. British scientists said last Wednesday human may have underestimated(低估) the woolly creatures. They could be much smarter than we think.
Researchers at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, southern. England, have shown that animals have a good memory system and are extremely good 
at recognizing faces--which they think is a sure sign of intelligence.
Behavioral scientist Keith Kendrick and his friends trained 20 sheep to recognize and distinguish(区别) 25 pairs of sheep faces and used electrodes(电极) to measure their brain activity, which showed they could remember 50 faces for up to two years.
"If they can do that with faces, the fact is that they have to have reasonable intelligence, otherwise, what is the point of having a system for remembering anything else," Kendrick said in an interview.
So hours of seemingly mindless eating grass may not be so mindless after all.
Kendrick believes sheep got their reputation as dumb animals because they live in large groups and do not appear to have much individuality and are frightened of just about everything.
"All animals, including humans, once they are frightened don't tend to show signs of intelligent action," he explained.
In re
search reported in the science journal Nature, Kendrick and his team showed that sheep, like humans, have a specialized system in the brain, which allows them to distinguish between many different faces that look extremely similar.
"The most important findings of the study is that they are able, both from a behavioral point of view and from looking at the way the brain is organized, to remember a large number of faces of individuals for a very long time," said Kendrick. "It is a very strange system. They are showing similar abilities in many ways to humans. "
68. From the first paragraph we can find that ______.
A. people used to think sheep are smarter than the other animals
B. people used to raise sheep in a wrong way
C. people don't consider sheep as clever animals
D. people have done a lot of research on sheep
69. From what Kendrick said in the interview we learn that ________.
A. scientists have learned a lot about sheep's intelligence
B. scientists have learned little about sheep's intelligence
C. scientists can't do anything more about sheep's memory
D. scientists don't have to research animals' memory
70. As is shown in the passage _________.
A. sheep are among the weak animals
B. it is not right for people to raise sheep in groups
C. when sheep eat grass in the fields their minds may be active
D. if people feel frightened, they may become more brave
71. When scientists found that sheep show similar abilities in many ways to humans they may think it _____.
A. worrying B. moving C. frightening D. interesting