In what can only be described as a heroic act，a golden retriever managed to save his owner’s life by lying on top of him for almost 24 hours to keep him from freezing to death after slipping on ice and breaking his neck.

On New Year's Eve，64-year-old Bob，who chose not to reveal his last name for privacy reasons，of Petoskey，Michigan，was watching a football game between Clemson and Ohio State．It was around 10：30 p．m．when he decided to go outside and fetch some more wood for his fireplace wearing only long underpants，slippers and a shirt．He had taken the short，15-foot walk to the firewood shed thousands of times before，but this time his poor choice of footwear made him slip，and the fall left him unable to move．

“I was Screaming for help，but my nearest neighbor is about a quarter-mile away and it was 10：30 p．m.，but my Kelsey came，” Bob recalls．“By morning my voice was gone and I couldn’t yell for help，but Kelsey didn’t stop barking．She kept barking for help，but never left my side．She kept me warm and alert．I knew I had to hold on through this and that was my choice to stay alive．”

21．Who saved Bob’s life?

A．His friend．    B．His neighbor．    C．His son．  D．His dog．

22．What was the reason for Bob’s slipping?

A．He seldom went out at night．

B．He didn’t wear proper shoes．

C．It was too dark to see clearly．

D．The weather was freezing cold．

23．What can be learned about Bob from the story?

A．He was shy in public．

B．He liked playing football．

C．He lived all by himself．

D．He got on well with neighbors．   

Seven years ago，back in 2010，some reports covered a story that the world’s longest railway tunnel was under construction in Switzerland．At that point it had already been under construction for over a decade．It had been voted to be built nearly a quarter of a century ago!The idea to build it could date back to nearly 70 years ago—about as old as some of your grandparents!

    Yesterday，it was finally ready!

It’s 35 miles long and runs 7，5 00 feet beneath the Swiss Alps，a famous mountain range in Switzerland．It even runs under an old tunnel that was there before．It took a total of 17 years to build at a cost of $12 billion 128 million tons of rock were dug．Two million truckloads of earth were removed!

The tunnel connects northern and southern Europe．The opening of this tunnel was such a big deal that the Germany’s leader，Chancellor Angela Merkel，France’s president，Francois Hollande，and Italy’s prime minister，Matteo Renzi，were all there to celebrate，as was Austria’s chancellor Christian Kern．

It’s called the Gotthard Base Tunnel． Eventually，325 freight and passenger trains will go through the tunnel，relieving a lot of traffic on the roadways there and making it a more environmentally friendly option．The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a wonder of engineering!Make us want to visit it!

24．When did people first have the idea of building the Tunnel?

A．About 70 years ago．

B．Half a century ago．

C．Twenty five years ago．

D．Seven years ago．

25．What can we learn about the Tunnel?

A．It used to be an old tunnel．

B．It has just been completed．

C．It connects all European countries．

D．It runs over a range of mountains．   

26．What may be the purpose of building the Tunnel?

A．To improve traffic．

B．To increase employment．

C．To attract donation．   

D．To stop pollution．

27．What can be inferred about the Tunnel?

A．It will cause conflicts among countries．

B．It will be of little benefit to the locals．

C．It may do damage to the environment．

D．It may become a tourist attraction．

A European Union program is letting blind people experience famous paintings for the first time．It uses three dimensional(3-D)printing to re-create famous paintings so they can be touched．

    One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimt’s“The Kiss．”It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna，Austria．The painting shows a man and a woman standing in a field filled with flowers．They are wearing gold robes and have their arms around each other．The man leans down to kiss the woman．

    Klimt finished the painting in 1908．Until now，people who had trouble seeing could not

appreciate the artwork．But thanks to the reproduction they can touch the piece and feel the  ridges and depressions．Andreas Reichinger started making 3-D versions of artwork in 2010．He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couple’s robes are so  detailed．

Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor．She touched the reproduction．As she  moved her hands around it she said，“Exactly，can you see these?There are so many details．”Raditsch said she can imagine what the original painting looks like when she touches the reproduction．“It’s somehow round．You can feel it．You can feel it．It comes with it．And  in many places it’s so smooth．And then I think to myself：it probably shines too!”Raditsch said．

The Belvedere is not the only museum to have 3-D versions of its artwork．Some of the  pieces at the Prado，in Madrid，Spain have reproductions that can be touched．But the piece in Vienna has one special part：It is made with widely available 3-D printing technology．That means one day，blind art fans anywhere in the world could download the source files and print the reproductions themselves．

28．What is“The kiss”?

A．A European Union project．

B．A popular painting．

C．A 3-D technology．

D．A famous museum．

29．Why did Reichinger say this reproduction was difficult to finish?

A．The painting was reproduced detailedly．

B．The original artwork was made in 1908．

C．Blind art fans can’t download the source．

D．The 3-D technology is not available．

30．How did Raditsch feel when she first touched the reproduction?

A．Awkward．    B．Puzzled．    C．Excited．  D．Nervous．

31．What is the best title for the text?

A．A European Union Program for Museum Visitors

B．3-D Printing Lets Blind Experience Famous Painting

C．How to Reproduce the World-famous Paintings

D．A Special Museum for Art Fans in Vienna，Austria

Tea，the most typical English drink，became established in Britain because of the influence of a foreign princess，Catherine of Braganza，the queen of Charles II．As a lover of tea since her childhood in Portugal，she brought tea-drinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the beverage in the 17th century．The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes，and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day．Many employers served a cup of tea to their workers in the middle of the morning，thus inventing a lasting British institution，the“tea break．”However，drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people．It came with a high price tag and tea was taxed as well．

    Around 1 800，the seventh Duchess of Bedford，Anne Maria，began the popular practice

of“afternoon tea，”a ceremony taking place at about four o’clock．Until then，people did not

usually eat or drink anything between lunch and dinner．At approximately the same time，the

Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating bread—in thin slices，with something like jam or cucumbers between them．Before long，a small meal at the end of the afternoon，involving tea and sandwiches，had become part of the British way of life．

    As tea became much cheaper during the 19th century，its popularity spread right through all corners of the British society．Thus，tea became Britain’s favorite drink．In working-class households，it was served with the main meal of the day，eaten when workers returned home after a day’s labor．This meal has become known as“high tea．”Today，tea can be drunk at any time of the day，and accounts for over two-fifths of all drinks consumed in Britain-with the exception of water．

32．What is mainly discussed about tea in the text?

A．Its development in Britain．

B．Its traditional ways of drinking．

C．Its influence around the world．

D．Its popularity in Europe．

33．What does the underlined words“the beverage”probably refer to?

A．Tea drinking．                  B．A small meal．

C．A way of eating b read．     D．A choice of drinks．

34．Why was tea unable to be accepted as a common drink in Britain in the 17th century?

A．It was merely served in London．

B．It was taxed as an alcoholic drink．

C．It was forbidden in business settings．

D．It was too expensive for most people．

35．How is the text organized?

A．By cause and effect．

B．By comparison．

C．In time order．

D．In frequency order．

While you are travelling abroad，cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes，which can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill—feeling between individuals．  36

●Touching Someone

    37  In Mediterranean countries，if yo u don’t touch someone’s arm when talking to them or if you don't greet them with kisses or a warm hug，you’11 be considered cold．But backslap(拍背)someone who isn’t a family member or a good friend in Korea，and you’ll make them uncomfortable．In Thailand，the head is considered sacred—never even pat a child on the head．

    ●Talking Over Dinner

    In some countries，like China，Japan and some African nations，the food’s the thing，so don't start chatting about your day’s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner．

  38  It's not because your group is unfriendly，but because meal times are for eating，not

talking．

    ●Removing Your Shoes or Not

Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized，but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia，Hawaii，or the Pacific Islands and you’11 be considered disrespectful．So，if you see a row of shoes at the door，start undoing your laces． 39

    Once you are on the ground of a different country，remain highly sensitive to native behavior．  40  And don’t feel offended if something seems offensive—like queue jumping．

After all，this is a global village，and we are all very different．

    A．Personal space varies as you travel the globe．

    B．Asians consider removing shoes impolite at home．

    C．Never be completely surprised by anything．

    D．The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his idea．

    E．Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them．

    F．If not，keep the shoes on．

    G．You’11 likely be met with silence．