I liked adventure. Once I decided to climb a mountain and asked my uncle for advice. He said, “Unfortunately, I am so busy these days. But if no one leads, you are likely to be lost. ”

I said, “What am I afraid of? If lost, I will call you for help. ” He said with a smile, “Well, I hope you will not get lost. Good luck. ” I confidently said, “I think I’ll certainly be able to return safely.”

  I finally set off by myself. Everything was very smooth at first. When I came close to the top, a sudden strong wind burst. I had to find a shelter to hide my sleeping bag inside. An hour later, I crawled（爬）out and looked around. All the places were so familiar and those roads appeared to extend（延伸）in all directions. What should I do? I decided to call for help, but except the sleeping bag, there was nothing left.

  Going on in my despair（绝望）, suddenly I found a map from the sleeping bag. Could that be put by Uncle? Anyway, I followed the directions on the map and succeeded in finding a smooth way home.

  Stepping into the house, I was pleased to see Uncle again and said excitedly, “Today, thanks to your map, or I really could not return home. My baggage, including my mobile phone, was blown away. ”

  Strangely Uncle asked, “The map?” I said, “The one you put in my sleeping bag.” Seeing the map, Uncle suddenly laughed again, “This is your 4-year-old cousin Linda’s painting of a Super Spider-Man.”

I was surprised, “However, I really got this ‘map’ to find it down the road.”

Uncle said, “You can come down the mountain successfully, not due to the map, but due to your strong will to deal with the problem!”

21. According to the passage, the writer climbed the mountain alone because _________.

A. no one wanted to go with him                      

B. his uncle encouraged him to do so

C. he wanted to try an unusual and exciting experience     

D. he had a map in his bag

22. How did the writer protect himself from the sudden wind?

A. He hid himself in the sleeping bag.                    

B. He could do nothing but call for help.

C. He crawled to the top of the mountain.          

D. He hurried to search for a place to hide in.

23. With _________, the writer returned home smoothly.

A. the map his uncle put in his sleeping bag           B. his determination

C. the painting his cousin prepared for him            D. his uncle’s instruction

24. From the passage we learn that the author is _________.

A. thoughtful           B. strict        C. warm-hearted         D. adventurous

A “F1 racing car” appeared on the campus（校园）of Southwest University on Nov.1, and the driver was an ordinary college student. This “cool” scene attracted the attention of many teachers and students. It turned out that the student was showing his hand-built car at the opening ceremony of the Science and Technology Month for College Students held by the College of Engineering and Technology under Southwest University.

A senior student named Hong Tonglong said that his creative team spent one year to build this “F1 racing car” all by hand. This car looks the same as real F1 racing cars and its inner structure also works well.

“This racing car has four gears（挡）and a motorcycle engine,” Hong said. He also added that the car cost about 4,000 yuan. “In the beginning my parents didn’t really believe it was very serious, and my grandfather was completely against it,” he said. “So it was a bit of a difficult start. Now it’s working pretty well.”

There was also a green solar electric car at the ceremony. The car can seat two people and run without using oil. “Its power source（能源）is solar power. If it is sunny, the car can run for four to five hours with a maximum speed of about 40 kilometers per hour,” said Jiang Meng, a teacher from the College of Engineering and Technology under Southwest University. He also said that this is the first solar-powered car independently developed by colleges in Chongqing and currently, students have registered(注册) a small company for solar-powered cars.

25. What can we learn about the “F1 racing car” in Southwest University?

A. It is completed by a senior student and his companions.

B. It has the same gears as the motorcycle.

C. It is the same as a green solar electric car.

D. It is designed to race in the competition.

26.Which of the sentences is true?

A. The solar electric car can run for five hours at any time.

B. The “F1 racing car” can be sold at 4000 yuan.

C. We are likely to own solar-power cars in the future.

D. The “F1 racing car” can seat only two people.

27. The passage is most likely to be taken from _________.

A. a fairy tale.       B. a travel guide.     C. a novel.                D. a newspaper.

Hello, everybody! Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.

28. The person who teaches Computer Science may be from_________.

   A. America           B. Australia                   C. New Zealand          D. Canada

29. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from_________.

   A. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday                                B. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday

   C. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday                             D. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday

30. You may learn something about a disease called TB from _________.

   A. Dr. West         B. Mr. Morison       C. Mr. Thomas          D. Mrs. Green

31. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________.

   A. Monday           B. Sunday               C. Wednesday         D. Friday

The sight of a tailor-shop gave me a strong wish to throw off my old clothes and get a new suit. Could I afford it? No, I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note. So I forced myself to go on by. But soon I was drawing back again. The temptation troubled me cruelly. I must have passed that shop six times during that struggle. At last I gave in; I had to. I asked if they had a cheap suit. The fellow I spoke to made no answer at first, looked me up and down, noticed that I was almost in rags（衣衫褴褛）, then said, “Just a minute.”

I waited till he had finished his work. Then he took me into a back room to choose a cheapest suit for me. I put it on. It didn’t fit, but it was new and I was anxious to have it, so I said shyly:

“Could you wait a few days for the money? I haven’t any small change on me.”

The fellow looked at me coldly and said, “Oh, you haven’t? Well, of course, I know that gentlemen like you carry only large notes.”

I was angry, and said, “My friend, you shouldn't judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears. I am quite able to pay for this suit; I simply didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note. ” “Why do you think we can’t change your note? Instead, we can.”

I handed the note to him and said: “Oh, very well, I apologize.”

He received it with a smile, and then as he looked at the note, his smile froze.

Realizing what was going on, the owner of the shop gave a low whistle and talked excitedly, as if to himself.

“To sell such a suit as that to a millionaire! Tod’s a fool. Please get those clothes off, sir. Wait till you see what we’ll make for you to your own measure.”

Before I could get in a word he had measured me, and was giving orders for evening suits, morning suits, shirts and all sorts of things.

32. The underlined word “temptation” in paragraph 1 has the same meaning with ________.

A. attraction          B. happiness          C. anger           D. attention

33. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The author knew he couldn’t afford that suit.

B. Gentlemen always carried large notes.

C. The note the author carried was too large to change.

D. The shop owner recognized the author was a millionaire at the first sight..

34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The author liked the suit very much and decided to have it.

B. Both Tod and the owner of the shop welcomed the author warmly.

C. The author was looked down upon because of the clothes he wore.

D. The author couldn’t have any new suit because he had no small change.

35. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. No pains, no gains.                 B. Never forget to say thanks.

C. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.       D. Never judge a person just by his appearance.

Nowadays people can see dinosaurs only in the films. As time goes by, more and more wild animals are becoming out of sight.   1  To our great comfort, scientists are taking the first step. All around the world, teams of scientists are racing against time to collect DNA material from endangered animals before they disappear. They hope that if it is frozen and stored, it could help them to one day bring an extinct (灭绝的) animal back to life with cloning (克隆) technology.

       2  It was created by the Zoological Society of London, the UK’s National History Museum and the University of Nottingham. Scientists collect DNA material from animals in zoos and those in the wild and freeze and store them at the University of Nottingham.

Frozen Ark says that it could provide a back-up plan if all other conservation（保护）efforts fail.

  3 “Like Dolly the sheep, although scientists do not like to talk too much about this, there is a very real possibility that we might be able to one day bring back an extinct animal. It will come true.” said Ann Clark from Frozen Ark.

While bringing extinct animals back from the dead sound like science fiction, thanks to recent developments in cloning technology, it is much closer to reality than you might think. 4    The animal died short after birth, but it marked the beginning of this new conservation biology.    5  

But as long as action is taken by scientists, I’m sure our future generations will still be able to see those lovely animals.

A. There is a long way to go.

B. This program was called Frozen Ark.

C. It’s really hard to froze and store animals.

D. Many extinct animals have been brought back.

E. Nothing in the world is that easy at the beginning.

F. So it’s high time that we did something to protect them.

G. In 2009, a Spanish team made a clone of the extinct Pyrenean ibex.