Basketball Statistician Help Wanted
The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:
 Good computer skills
 Available evenings and weekends
 Knowing basketball rules and statistics
Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses. 
TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308
 Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589
 Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273
 Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gavri Chavan, 240-567-6915
21.When will the job start?
A .In May 2016B. In May 2017
C. In September 2016D. In September2017
22.Who is more likely to get the job?
A. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team
B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach
C. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends
D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother
23. Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?
A. Michael   B. Jorge   C. Gauri   D. Gary

For Chinese, it’s a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi（粽子）. But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling（摔跤）and swing play are the highlights. However, both events go by the same name---the Dragon Boat Festival---which falls on May5 of the lunar calendar.
One festival, two cultures: does one nation have the right to call its own? It has been reported that South Korea will apply（申请）to the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization（UNESCO联合国教科文组织）to make the celebration its cultural heritage（文化遗产）. If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation.
As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation. “It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China,” said Zhou Heping, deputy culture minister. The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event.
Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Viet Nam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of local culture.
With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue about which country the festival belongs to. “No one can deny that it came from China,” said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province. “But if all the countries involved can protect culture heritage together, they will all benefit.”
24. The underlined word “highlights” can be probably replaced by “      “.
  A. most exciting events   B. highest lights on the building
  C. brightest lights at night   D. most famous festivals
25. It can be inferred that South Korea       .
  A. has proclaimed（宣布）the Dragon Boat Festival as a part of its cultural heritage
  B. has the exactly same Dragon Boat Festival as China
  C. has no idea that China has such a festival
  D. is paying more attention to its cultural heritage than China
26. China is not happy with the situation because       .
  A. it created the festival
  B. it is also making an application
  C. South Korea has no right to call the festival its own
  D. UNESCO may approve（批准）South Korea’s application
27. If South Korea’s application to UNESCO is successful,       .
  A. China will also make its own application to UNESCO
  B. it will be meaningless to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival
  C. people from other parts of the world will think South Korea created the festival
  D. the Dragon Boat Festival will become part of local culture

One morning, I stepped out of bed and put my feet on the floor. Suddenly, a mean little man jumped out from under the bed and stabbed (刺，扎) an ice pick (碎冰锥) through my left foot.
Figuratively (比喻地) speaking, yes.
I took another step and he stabbed it again. This went on all day. Step, stab, scream. Over the next few days, I started limping (跛行). My whole body hurt. Even my hair. I kept thinking that the little man would get tired of stabbing me and go pick on somebody else. We often take things for granted until we lose them or they start to hurt.
My brother deals with pain every day. He’s also blind and suffers from cerebral palsy (脑瘫), needs a walker to walk, doesn’t take much for granted. I had to wonder: What would he think about my foot?
Finally, after a week of pain, I went to see a very nice foot doctor. The doctor studied my foot, took X-rays, shook his head, and said the little man’s name: Arthur Itis, or Arthritis (关节炎).
I knew it well. I’d often heard it hissed angrily by my grandparents and parents, all attacked by Arthur’s ice pick when they got older.
“Wait,” I said. “Doesn’t Arthur usually just pick on old people?”
The doctor smiled, looking at my chart. “How old are you?”
I gave him a look. “Never mind,” I said. “Can you fix it?”
“Well,” he said, “we can try.”
He listed several options and I chose the injection (打针). It didn’t hurt much. Not half as much as the ice pick.
That was yesterday. This morning, I awoke, took a few careful steps and … hallelujah! It hurt just a bit, but no ice pick. I looked under the bed. No sign of Arthur. Maybe he was hiding in the closet, waiting for another day. But for now, he was gone, and I was grateful. My mind began to race with plans to do all the things I’d been putting off for days: unpack, clean the house, wash my hair …
Then it hit me. Another stab. Not in my foot. In my heart. I remembered that I hadn’t called my brother in a long time.
It’s easy to take some things for granted. But it should never be the people we love.
28. Why didn’t the author go to see the doctor for the first week?
 A. Because she was afraid that her brother would laugh at her.
 B. Because she thought it was too cold to step out of her room.
 C. Because she expected that the pain would gradually disappear.
 D. Because she believed that she could endure the pain like her brother did.
29.  Who had a disease that was different from the other people mentioned?
 A. The author. B. The author’s brother. C. The author’s parents. D. The author’s grandparents.
30.  After having the injection, the author’s _______.
 A. felt regretful because it hurt so much
B. was first satisfied with her recovery
C. felt better but could still feel the “ice pick” pain
D. was busy with housework that had been delayed for days
31. From her experience of arthritis, the author learned that _______.
A. a stabbing pain in the heart is as painful as one in the foot 
B. people who help us relieve pain should be thanked properly
C. we should always remember to show our love to those we love
D. we should never take for granted the pain we experience in life

If you think about World Heritage Sites, you probably think of places connected with ancient art and culture, historical buildings and monuments. And of course, many of these are on the World Heritage List (WHL)（世界遗产名录）. But the WHL contains a lot of sites that are not so obvious. Let’s look at a few of them.
Citadel of Haiti
These monuments were built at the end of the nineteenth century when Haiti（海地）became independent and the many thousands of black slaves in Haiti were free for the first time. These ex-slaves built the monuments, which the WHL describes as “a universal symbol of liberty”.
Robben Island in South Africa
This island was used through the centuries as a prison, a hospital and a military base. But it’s probably most famous as a maximum-security prison for political prisoners in the twentieth century. Nelson Mandela was one of its most famous residents. The WHL says it represents “the triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression and racism”.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India
This railway was opened in 1881 and is still operating today. It crosses a difficult area of mountain landscape and it is a great example of railway engineering. The WHL says that it is “the first, and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway”.
Borders of France and Spain
This is an area of great natural beauty and the mountains have many interesting geological formations. But it is also an area of small farms. People there still use a type of agriculture that used to be common in mountainous areas of Europe but has almost completely disappeared in modern times.
The city of Brasilia, Brazil
Brasilia is a capital city that was created from nothing in 1956. The WHL calls it “a landmark in the history of town planning”. The different areas of the city and the buildings themselves were all designed at the same time carefully. Every part of the city shows the ideas of the planer and architect.
Alto Douro, Portugal
This is an area in the North of Portugal where wine has been produced for thousands of years. The WHL says that this long tradition of winemaking “has produced a cultural landscape of outstanding beauty that reflects its technological, social and economic evolution”.
Rio Platano Reserve, Honduras
The WHL says that this site is “one of the few remains of a humid tropical forest in Central America”. It’s a mountainous area on the Caribbean coast with many different species of plants and animals. The people who have always lived there still have the same traditional lifestyle.
Simien National Park, Ethiopia
Simien National Park was one of the first sites to be listed in 1978. It is one of the highest mountain areas in Africa, and the WHL calls it “one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world”. It is also important for its wildlife. The population of some rare animals is getting smaller and smaller.
32. The passage mainly talks about       .
  A. the remains of ancient cultures on the WHL
  B. the household heritage sites on the WHL
  C. some of the more unusual sites on the WHL
  D. places of artistic or cultural importance
33. Which of the following sites were listed in WHL for political symbol?
  A. Simien National Park and Rio Platano Reserve.
  B. Alto Douro and the city of Brasilia.
  C. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and Borders of France and Spain.
  D. Citadel of Haiti and Robben Island.
34. Which of the following sites was listed in WHL for the wonderful plan of buildings?
  A. Robben Island in South Africa
  B. The city of Brasilia, Brazil.
  C. Rio Platano Reserve, Honduras.
  D. Simien National Park, Ethiopia
35. From the passage we can infer that the WHL lists places       .
  A. only concerned with ancient monuments and buildings
  B. only concerned with technology, natural beauty, wildlife and traditional ways of life
  C. not only concerned with ancient monuments and buildings, but with technology, natural beauty, wildlife and traditional ways of life
  D. neither concerned with ancient monuments and buildings nor with technology, natural beauty, wildlife and traditional ways of life.

Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 36  In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological.
One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women.   37  Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.
38   They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally ger sick less often and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.
39    Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency(向) to age more slowly than a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. 40  
A．However, women, on average, live longer.
B .The biological factor plays an important part.
C. Women are also helped by their female genes.
D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way.
E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.
F. Therefore, women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.
G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions.