(21)_______ (found) by Louis Cartier in Paris France in 1847, Cartier is well known in the fashion world. It is recognized as one of the world’s most distinguished luxury brands. Most early years of Cartier (22)_________ (devote) to serving royal families and celebrities. King Edward VII of England referred to Cartier (23)_________ “ the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers.” The company remained under family control (24)__________ 1964 when an investment group bought the business.

Many of Cartier’s famous products were produced by chance. In 1904, the Brazilian pioneer pilot, Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to Louis Cartier about the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches while flying.  In result, Cartier designed a flat wristwatch named “Santos”. (25)____ ____ ____ it was available on the market, the watch was loved by not only Alberto Santos-Dumont but also other customers. It wasn’t long (26)________ the Santos watch became the most popular men’s wristwatch then.

        In 1907, Cartier began to work with a businessman named Edmond Jaeger, (27)____  agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. By that time, Cartier (28)________ (establish) branches in many cities. It was these earliest shops that witnessed Cartier’s amazing development into today’s leading jewelry and watch brand.

A. comprehensive

B. spread

C. impact

D. incredible

E. observed

F. compared

G. success

H. firmly

I. combination

J. heavily

K. motivate

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year.

In the first study to assess the global __29__ of second-hand smoke, WHO experts find that children are more __30__ exposed to second-hand smoke than any other age-group, and around 165,000 of them a year die because of it.

Children’s exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco seems to be a deadly __31__ for children in these regions. Commenting on the findings, Heather Wipfli and Jonathan Samet from the University of Southern California, said policymakers try to __32__ families to stop smoking in the home.

While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed(曲解) toward poor and middle-income countries, deaths in adults were __33__ across countries at all income levels.

In Europe’s high-income countries, only 71 child deaths occurred, while 35,388 deaths were in adults. Yet in the countries like Africa, an estimated 43,375 deaths due to passive smoking were in children __34__ with 9,514 in adults.

Only 7.4 percent of the world population currently lives in places with __35__ smoke-free laws, and those laws are not always __36__ enforced(施行). In places where smoke-free rules are __37__, research shows that exposure to second-hand smoke in high-risk places like bars and restaurants can be cut by 90 percent, and in general by 60 percent, the researchers said.

Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher __38__ rates in those trying to quit.

66.   我发现很难与那些一贯固执己见的人合作。(stick, it)  4分

67.   一些人偏爱绿色的原因是绿色是生命的象征并且意味着坚定。（symbolize）4分

68.   尽管水果富含维生素，急切想减肥的女士们不能用水果来代替营养均衡的正餐。(rich, replace)   4分

69.   在美国避免穿白色的衣服，除非你想被误认为是医生或者护士，因为白色被认为是使人冷静和放松的颜色。(mistake)  5分

70.   经常锻炼不仅能增强免疫，而且能有助于缓解压力。这就是为什么每个周末健身房里都挤满了人。（Not only…）  5分

Telemedicine has   39   for a long time, but the rise of smartphones, tablet PCs and camera-equipped computers is   40   telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now   41   Virtual(虚拟的) Urgent Care. Patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home.

Diana Rae, a nurse educator in the Franciscan Health System recently   42   how Virtual Urgent Care works. She used an iPad tablet and skype—the video chat service.

Doctor Green has the patient describe her   43  ; then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is a common   44  . For medicine, he prescribes(开药方) an antibiotic(抗生素). He says about 3 out of 4 patients have   45   problems that can be treated like this—through Virtual Urgent Care, which means a video chat could   46   a visit to the doctor’s office.

“Patients’ safety is really important to us. So if we feel it is not   47   for the patient to be treated in this manner, we’re going to suggest other   48   for them,” said Green.

The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. It   49   $35 for this kind of virtual house call, which is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor’s office or an urgent care clinic.

After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says she would be   50   to pay the $35 when she was recently home with a bad cold. “I would have paid twice that for the   51   of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get   52   everyone else’s germs,” Rae said.

Franciscan operates hospitals and clinics and has a deal with a company called Carena to add effective urgent care by Skype or phone. Carena is one of several companies doing this kind of work around the country. But a company official says state rules have not kept   53   with developments in telemedicine.

Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areas connect with specialists in big cities.

39. A. rested                 B. existed                            C. survived                   D. vanished

40. A. keeping               B. occupying                C. striking                    D. raising

41. A. offer                   B. advertise                   C. prohibit                    D. criticize

42. A. predicted             B. published                  C. demonstrated            D. claimed

43. A. symptoms           B. emotions                  C. medicines                 D. coughs

44. A. mistake               B. infection                   C. experience                D. sense

45. A. heart                   B. security                    C. drug                        D. health

46. A. pay                     B. cancel                      C. replace                     D. include

47. A. necessary            B. smart                       C. hard                         D. safe

48. A. hospitals             B. doctors                    C. alternatives               D. networks

49. A. charges               B. costs                        C. pays                        D. provides

50. A. happy                 B. reluctant                   C. excited                     D. surprised

51. A. delight                B. convenience              C. significance                     D. embarrassment

52. A. infected with              B. exposed to                C. shocked at                D. fascinated by

53. A. contact               B. company                  C. progress                   D. communication

The red phone box in Britain is a perfect example of the British traditional culture. However, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in people’s everyday life. In order to save their loved red phone boxes, people have thought up many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses. 

In a village in Somerset, a place in South West England, villagers have found a novel way to save their red phone box. They turned it into a mini library to cope with the shortage of libraries in their area. The idea was given by a local villager, Janet Fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. Villagers rallied together to set up the book box after their mobile library service was cancelled. Over 100 books and a variety of movies and music CDs are available at this tiny library. The books are of different kinds, ranging from cooking books to the classics and children’s books.

People can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that they’d like to read. The books are always changing. There is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.

Anyone is free to come to read books there. The phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit at night.  “It’s very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. More importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said one of the villagers.

54.   The red phone box has been a symbol of ______.

A. the European architecture                       B. the British culture

C. the development of technology               D. British people’s daily life

55.   The underlined word “novel” in paragraph 2 means ______.

       A. separate            B. traditional                 C. ridiculous                 D. new

56.   People in Somerset turned the red phone box into a mini library to ______.

       A. keep its original function

       B. make up for the lack of library service

       C. provide a place to exchange ideas

       D. to enlarge the collection of the local library

57.   Which of the following statements is true about the red phone box?

       A. The library is open to the public only at night.

       B. The library was set up by a local villager living opposite a phone box.

C. People can borrow books and other audio-visual products there.

       D. Regular check is made to keep the books in good order.