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【2013年重庆】Kindergartens( 幼儿园 ) may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E.” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22.The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. “ It is surprising for him to get off the highway ( 高速路 ) and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil. “ Dancy’s spelling skills helped himseizethe moment,” he said. “And that’s the real value (价值 ) of education.”
When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________.

A．on the highway	B．at home
C．in a shopping center	D．in a hospital

Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak.

A．his mother	B．911
C．Shine	D．the reporter

The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”.

A．成功

B．抓住

C．救援

D．失去

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dancy drove his father home.

B．The reporter was really a hero.

C．Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital

D．Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills.

【2013年安徽】The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can, hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers don't forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything, and luckily we don't usually have to. But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.
◆Try to use new informati6n immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says "Hi! I'm Carlos," don't just say "Hello." Repeat the person's name. Say"____"
◆Break a big number into smaller parts. For example, it's hard to memorize (记忆) 109244153. But if you break it into three parts--109/244/153—it becomes easier.
◆Write out what you need to remember ever and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas (公式) or facts.
◆Always review information. If you bring what you've learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it’s a good idea to review the new things you learned that clay.
◆Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what's right and what's wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.
◆Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyone's memory gets better if they use it often enough.
All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory.
How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

Which should be put in the blank (空格) in Paragraph 2？

A．Hello, Carlos.	B．How do you do?
C．Hello, I am Sophia.	D．Glad to meet you!

What can help memorize a big number more easily according to the passage?

A．To store it in a computer.

B．To break it into stunner parts.

C．To discuss it with a friend.

D．To review it before you sleep.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Discussing with friends can help you remember things.

B．Always reviewing information can help you fall asleep.

C．Formulas and facts can help you learn about your brain.

D．Human beings can improve their memory by computer.

What does the sentence "Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory” mean?

A．You should tell others about your bad memory.

B．You should believe in other people all the time.

C．You should ask others to improve their memory.

D．You should ho confident in your memory ability.

【2013年安徽】①"I will think of it." It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father's watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.
⑤Ideas come at any time, end the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don't lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.
Newton wanted to find out ________.

A．when the apple hit him

B．why the apple fell

C．who made the apple fall

D．where the apple fell

________ made a wooden clock.

A．Isaac Newton	B．Walt Disney
C．James Ferguson	D．James' father

Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.

A．making a film	B．telling a story
C．having a meeting	D．sitting in a garden

From the passage we can learn that

A．we should always ask others for help

B．every one of us likes thinking

C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts

D．thinking helps to get new ideas

Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
（①="Paragraph" 1, ②=" Paragraph" 2, …）

【2013江苏徐州】In the past, when people had problems, they usually went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines. A hot line is a telephone line. It offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers. Most hot lines are completely anonymous. That is to say, callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are free. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-time-job people with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.
How did people get advice when they had problems in the past?

A．They listened to the radio

B．They went to their families or friends

C．They watched TV programmes

D．They made telephone calls

What is a telephone hot line?

A．A hot telephone

B．A phone call to the listeners

C．A telephone line for people to get advice

D．A training class on the phone

What does the underlined word anonymous mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．匿名的	B．虔诚的
C．开放的	D．免费的

According to the passage, how does a caller get in touch with the adviser working on the hot line?

【2013年江苏盐城】Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think o elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.
One centre in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they are at the centre, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the centre. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.
Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

A．India	B．Ghana
C．Thailand	D．New Zealand

Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

A．Teaching young children	B．Health care work
C．Saving elephants	D．Teaching Chinese

What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A．The keepers	B．The doctors
C．The students	D．The elephants

What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

A．It is amazing	B．It is boring
C．It is helpful	D．It is expensive

A．In 1952.	B．In 1955.
C．In 1961.	D．In 1987.

A．In Kansas.	B．In Kenya.
C．In Columbia.	D．In Hawaii.

	Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.
	60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering People in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”
	Barack Obama ( born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44^th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas.