Maja Kazaic looked closely down into the aquarium(水族馆).For two years，she’d been watching the injured  dolphin named Winter swim around the tank.From a distance，the dolphin seemed approachable enough.Still，as  Kazazic prepared to j ump into the water，a little panic  gradually came into her excitement.  

 The young woman eased herself into the pool.Despite  her fear，she felt strong wearing her new leg.She was ready  to make good on a promise from long ago.  

  In second grade in Mostar，Yugoslavia，Kazazic’s five- year-old cousin，Jasmina，died of leukemia(白血病).Kazazic  swore that she would honor the little girl by swimming with a dolphin，an animal they both adored.“Jasmina never got the  chance to do it，”says Kazazic，32，“so I decided that someday  I’d do it for her.”

  In 1993，during the Bosnian civil war，16-year-old  Kazazic was badly injured.Her left leg was cut off just below  the knee and was brought to the United States for treatment.A few months later，Kazazic received her first artificial leg.Because her right leg was also damaged，walking was still  very painful.Nonetheless，she managed to graduate from a  local high school.  

After receiving a BA in psychology，she moved to  Florida’s Gulf Coast.She liked watching the dolphins play at  the aquarium.A young dolphin，Winter，who had lost her tail  in a crab trap，caught Kazazic’s eye：“She swam more like a  shrimp(虾)than a dolphin.” After one doctor’s visit，trainers fit Winter with a high—tech tail.When it was done，Winter swam away fast.Kazazic  was impressed.She approached the trainers，who put her in  touch with the inventors.Within ten days，she had a new leg  and she could walk without pain again. 

  Eight months 1ater，Kazazic was ready to keep the  promise she had made in honor of Jasmina.“After being in a  war zone，this should be a piece of cake，”Kazazic said as she  lowered herself into the tank.She held out a hand to Winter who approached cautiously，and then moved away.After a  few minutes，the dolphin let Kazazic move her hand gently  over her back.The two started an hour—long swim around the  pool.When Kazazic climbed out，her parents hugged her.She  would have shouted with joy had she not been aware of  dolphins’sensitivity to noise.Instead she quietly said，“I felt I owed somebody something，and now I’ve paid my debt.”Out  in the parking lot，she got into her car and shouted loudly and  happily all the way.

21.Which is the correct order of the following events?

    a.Kazazic was brought to the USA for treatment.

    b.Kazazic’s five—year—old  cousin，Jasmina，died  of  leukemia.

    c.Kazazic swam with a dolphin named Winter.

    d.Kazazic’s left leg was cut off below the knee.

    e.Kazazic had a new leg and could walk without pain.

     A.b.d，c，a，e       B.b.d.a.e，c

     C.d，a，e，c，b      D.b，a，d，e，c

22.Which of the following sentences BEST indicates Kazazic  is a woman who keeps her word?

  A.Despite her fear，she felt strong wearing her new leg.(Paragraph 2)

  B.…“so I decided that someday I’d do it for her.”(Paragraph 3)

  C.“I felt I owed somebody something，and now I’ve paid my debt.”(Paragraph 7)

  D.“After being in a war zone，this should be a piece of cake，”…(Paragraph 7)

23.Whieh of the following words can we use to describe

    Kazazic?

  A.Ashamed，faithful and outgoing.

  B.Hard—working，shy and hesitant.

  C.Unsatisfied，determined and grateful.

  D.Determined，considerate and faithful.

24.Which of the following would be the best title for the

  passage?

  A.A new 1ife of a disabled dolphin.

  B.An earnest promise of a disabled woman.

  C.The true love between a woman and her cousin.

  D.A good relationship between a woman and a dolphin.

 International Weather Forecast(January 18 th，2008)   

    Paris Weather

    Today：Plentiful sunshine High 59F.Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

    Tonight：Generally clear.Low near 35F.Winds light and variable.

    Tomorrow：A mainly sunny sky.High 59F.Winds ENE at 5 to l0mph.

    Tomorrow night：A mostly clear sky.Low 36F，Winds light and variable.

    New York Weather   

    Today：Cloudy with rain and snow showers Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s.Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.Chance of precip 40％.

    Tonight：Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight Low 34F.Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph Chance of precip 60％.

    Tomorrow：Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day.High around 45F.Winds WNW at l0 to 20mph.

    Tomorrow night：Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight Low 29F.Winds W at 5 to10 mph.

    London Weather

    Today：Cloudy and windy.High 56F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph.

    Tonight：Partly cloudy and windy.Low 43F.Winds W at 20 to 30 mph.

    Tomorrow：Windy with occasional light rain.High 58F.Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph.Chance of rain 70％.

    Tomorrow night：Cloudy and windy.Periods of light rain early.Low 54F.Winds WSW

at 20 to 30 mph，Chance of rain 60％.

    Sydney Weather

    Today：Cloudy with periods of rain.High 73F.Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph.Chance of rain 70％.Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.   

    Tonight：Rain.Low near 70F.Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph.Chance of rain 70％.Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

    Tomorrow：Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon.High 78F.WindsNNE at 5 to10 mph.Chance of rain 40％.

    Tomorrow night：An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening.Then occasional showers overnight.Low near 70F.Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.Chance of rain 40％.

25.Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?

  A. Paris.            B. New York.          C. London.             D. Sydney.

26.There will be thunderstorms in Sydney on__________.

  A. the evening of January 18th          B. the afternoon of January 18th

  C. the morning of January 19th                 D. the afternoon of January 19th

27.If you go on a tour on January l8th，which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?

A. The Eiffel Tower.      B. Statue of Liberty. 

C. Big Ben.                D. The Sydney Opera House.

 It is easy to lose patience with science today． The questions are pressing: How dangerous is air pollution? What about low-level radiation? When will that horrible earthquake strike California? And why can't we predict weather better? But the evidence is often described as "uncertain", forcing scientists to base their points of view almost as much on intuition（直觉）as on science．

   When historians and philosophers of science listen to these questions, some conclude that science may not be able to solve all these problems any time soon． The unknowns can grow into riddles that are impossible to solve． Because of the unstable and changing state of the earth's atmosphere, for example, scientists have struggled for centuries to predict the weather with precision（精确） but failed．

  The case is different for scientists of astronomy． For example, they think that the gravitational force of a nearby space vehicle, though tiny, is able to change the path of a much larger planet if the vehicle spends enough time close to it． With the aid of Newton's laws of gravitational attraction, ground controllers can predict the path of a planetary probe （探测仪）-or satellite-with incredible accuracy． They do this by calculating the gravitational force from each of the passing planets until the probe speeds beyond the edge of the solar system．A much more difficult task is to calculate what happens when two or three times of such force pull on the probe at the same time． Such procedures can, of course, be very difficult, but for experiments, they are effective．

  This range of questions-from simple problems to those impossibly complex-has resulted in nicknames for various fields of study: "soft" sciences and  " hard "  sciences．“Soft” sciences admit a great degree of uncertainty． Academicians tend to judge fields such as sociology, psychology, and political science as “soft” because they are assumed to be understandable, of unnecessary mathematical accuracy, and concerned with everyday affairs such as interpersonal relationships． However, "hard" sciences, such as astronomy and chemistry, are said to offer precise answers． Precise definitions for "hard" sciences vary, but the characteristics of "hard" sciences include: producing testable predictions; performing controlled experiments; relying on quantifiable data and mathematical models; a high degree of accuracy and objectivity; and generally applying a pure form of the scientific method

28.We can learn from the passage that        ．

 A．a large planet is able to change the size of a tiny planet

 B．ground controllers can affect the gravitational force of planets

 C．calculating the probe speeds beyond the solar system is possible

 D．predicting the weather is more difficult than predicting the path of a satellite

29.According to the author, "soft" sciences         ．

 A．allow for certain inaccuracy

 B．focus on personal relationships

 C．are based on controlled experiments

 D．are rooted in data and mathematical models

30.What might be the best title for the passage?

 A． Science, a Long History?

 C． Science, Accurate or Not?

 B． Science and Its Functions

 D． Science and Its Application

31.What is the author's attitude towards science in this passage?

 A． Objective． B． Sceptical． C． Disapproval．    D． Optimistic

Britain’s private schools are one of its most successful exports．The children of the well-off flock to them，whether from China，Nigeria or Russia ：the number of foreign pupils rose by 1.4％in the last year alone．

Yet foreign students，whether educated in British private schools or elsewhere，are decreasingly likely to go to English universities．According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England，307,200 overseas students began their studies in the country in 2012-13，down from 312，000 two years earlier and the first drop in 29 years．Student numbers from the rest of the European Union(EU)fell—probably a result of the increase in annual tuition fees in England from ￡6，000(＄10，000)a year to ￡9，000．But arrivals from India and Pakistan declined most sharply．

In contrast to the visa system for private schools，which is extremely loose(the Home Office counts private schools as favoured sponsors)，student visas have been tightened．Foreign students used to be allowed to work for up to two years after graduating．They now have only four months to find a job paying up to ￡20，600 if they want to stay in Britain．

This change was intended to deal with fake colleges offering two-year work visas．But it seems to have put off serious students too．Nick Hillman of the Higher Education Policy Institute says the government has sent unclear messages about the sort of immigration it wants to restrict．Australia and America，which have more relaxed entry criteria for students，are becoming more favoured destinations．

Britain’s student-visa system bas become more onerous(繁琐) overall．As a result，Britain is losing out to other countries in the contest for talent．Its unwelcoming attitude will harm its long-term development．And the drift of foreign students from leading British private schools to American colleges may have another, somewhat happier，consequence：America might become rather better at cricket(板球)．

32.What causes the foreign student numbers to English universities to drop?

A．Poor quality of higher education．

B．The sharp increase of tuition fees．

C．The poor economic situation in EU．

D．Higher living cost in England．

33.What’s the aim of UK tightening its student visas?[]

A．To control the student number from India and Pakistan．

B．To increase the financial income of UK．

C．To send clear messages about the sort of immigration．

D．To deal with fake colleges that offer‘two-year work visas．

34.Why is it easy to get the visa from private schools in Britain?

A．Because private schools have bad quality of education．

B．Because graduates from private schools can earn￡20，600．

C．Because private schools turn in more money to the Home Office．[]

D．Because their students can work for two years after graduating．

35.According to the passage，Britain________．

A．is famous for playing cricket

B．will get more talents in the future[学&科&]

C．will simplify its student-visa system

D．will help US colleges to develop cricket

How to Teach Kids to Respect Others

When learning how to teach kids to respect others, you must know how to respect others yourself. _____36.______You must know how to, and consistently use the skill yourself for your teaching to be effective.

So, the very first and most important tool in learning how to teach kids to respect others is to respect others yourself. Always show respect to people, even people who disrespect you, and always show respect to the kids you're trying to teach. _______37._______There is no need to conduct your life by keeping company with people who are disrespectful to you or your family. There are plenty of people in the world. Allowing yourself to become emotional, angry or upset over the words or actions of others is unnecessary. It can be difficult to avoid, but if your goal is to teach kids to respect others, you must respect others as well.

Children learn by example. They just do. The 'do as I say, not as I do' line just doesn't fly. Children WILL automatically do what they are taught, but teaching doesn't come through words alone. _____38.________

  Another important factor to keep in mind when you are trying to teach kids to respect others is to listen carefully to what they say. You've had children, so now it's ultimately your job to raise them into the world the best you can. _____39.______Do not yell. Do not roll your eyes. Do not insult, and never, ever hit. If you engage in any of this type of behavior with your children, they will ultimately learn that this behavior is acceptable, no matter how many times you tell them with words that it's not ok.

  Always make children feel like they are the most important thing in the world to you at any given moment. ____40.______Nothing is more important than giving your children undivided attention when they need it. They will be off on their own before you know it and then you can have some time to yourself. Right now, make them feel like they are No.1 and they will learn so much for than just to respect others. They will learn compassion, listening skills, and how to choose friends who are good for them.

A.    This is the key to teaching anyone anything.

B.    Giving them a reward can help them behave well.

C.    If people are disrespectful to you, simply walk away.

D.    When children feel like you care, they will learn how to care as well.

E.    Parents can find pleasure from turning their children into responsible adults.

F.    They watch how adults around them act and they learn to act that way as well.

G.    When your children speak, listen carefully.