Loch Ness．
Now, one Internet fan called Jason Cooke says that he found the legendary Loch Ness
monster in satellite images on Google Earth．Jason told the newspaper, “I couldn’t believe it． It’s just like the descriptions of Nessie．”A researcher on the Loch Ness project called the fresh photos “really interesting and might be helpful” and said further study should go on． 54．Nessie looks like Picture according to some witnesses．
55．People find in Scotland．
A．UFOs and ghosts B．ghosts and monsters C．UFOs and monsters D．monsters and dinosaurs 56．People first reported to find monsters in Loch Ness years ago． A．300 B．30 C．800 D．80 57．From the article we call learn that ．
A．scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster in Loch Ness B．Loch Ness is a very deep and warm lake in Scotland C．people have taken very clear pictures of Nessie D．in fact Nessie is a whale or a snake
C
It’s something familiar to all parents of young children：you’re in a busy shopping street and your child wants to pee(小便)and he just can’t hold it any longer．But two parents’ decision to let their child relieve(释放)himself has caused much attention in China． By now, it seems，the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street．A mother holds a nappy(尿布)while her two-year-old pees．A passerby took pictures which then were put online．The woman explained that they had found a public toilet(厕所)but saw there was a long queue，So she had no other choice but to let’their child to relieve himself on the street instead．
Why has this one child’s act caused so much upset? Allowing a child under l2 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar($250)fine(罚款)．But the on-1ine chatter has put all the attention on the fact that this family were tourists from mainland China,rather than being locals．“For Hong Kongers，people might think from time to time that
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mainlanders are not so polite and often break the public rules，”says Martin Yip of BBC． Charmaine Chui，who was born in Hong Kong，told BBC she feels angry to have seen
mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．“Hong Kong is a beautiful． modem city．What do these people think of it?” she says．
In mainland China, there has also been criticism of the parents’behavior．But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable as they had tried to find a toilet for their child and the mother used a paper nappy rather than simply allowing the baby to pee on the ground．
54．The child peed in HK．
A．on a crowded shopping street B．in a public toilet C．at home D．in a restaurant
55．The underlined phrase “answer the call of nature ”means ． A．回归自然 B．接自然打来的电话 C．上厕所 D．接电话
56．Charmaine Chui feels to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．
A．understandable B．sorry C．angry D．happy 57．which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．A policeman took photos of the 2-year-old child and put them online． B．It’s OK for children under l2 to pee wherever they like in Hong Kong． C．All the Chinese feel very angry about the parents，behavior．
D．In mainland China，most of the people find the parents，behavior understandable．
D
This summer, 19-year-old Peng Shuhan from Nankai Secondary School got an offer from one of the world’s top universities---Deep Springs University．Any excellent high school graduate may find himself not good enough when they are fighting for a chance into Deep Springs．For millions of high school students across the world，Deep Springs is just like a dream，a dream too good to become true! This university is different from the others not only because of its special school culture but also super-strict rules．Besides，its students，all boys now, have to study for only two years in the dreamlike college．
Deep Springs University is a non-public college in Deep Springs，California the United States．It now has 26 students．From its birth in 1917，the college has boy students only，and it began considering accepting girls not long ago．Tuition and board are free here---each student receives a scholarship(奖学金)valued at about$50，000---which makes Deep Springs one of the few free colleges in the US．
Students at Deep Springs study philosophy and international relations．but they are also
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seen herding cattle．Students must spend at least 20 hours a week doing work in me field to keep everything going：cooking，cleaning，gardening，milking cows，killing chickens for lunch，sorting library books and fixing vehicles．
“The desert has a deep personality；it has a voice．Great leaders in all ages have sought the desert and heard its voice．You can hear it if you listen?Gentlemen, you came to prepare for a life of service, with the understanding that superior generous purpose would be expected of you.”一Deep Springs Founder L．L．Nunn，1923．
62．Deep Springs University was set up ．
A．two years ago B．in l917 C．in 2011 D．in l923 63．According to the passage，Deep Springs students do work EXCEPT ． A．cooking and fixing vehicles B．milking cows and cleaning C．cleaning and sorting library books D．writing and selling books 64． make(s)Deep Springs different from other top universities． A．Having only boy students now
B．Special culture and strict rules C．School courses of only 2 years D．All above
65．Deep Springs graduates are expected ． A．to get their degree from Deep Springs B．to get better service and make money C．to serve the world better and love it D．to get more knowledge from Harvard
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第Ⅱ卷(共50分)
V．任务型阅读。(每空2分，共6分) 阅读下文并回答问题。
One day at a school，an old teacher was trying to explain the word “miracle(奇迹)”in class．
“Boys and girls，”said the teacher, “imagine I stood on the roof(屋顶)of a ten-floor building，lost my balance and fell off．Then suddenly, in the air, a wind blew me up and brought me safely to the ground．Now what word would you use to describe this?” The students thought for a long time．Then a boy raised his hand and said，“Luck?” “True，true，”answered the teacher，“?but that’s not the word l wanted．I'll retell the story．I am on top of the ten—floor building again，and I fail．A wind catches me in the air and places me safely on the ground．Think now?What word would you use to describe it?” “Accident!” cried out a girl．
“No，no”，he answered，“Listen for the third time．I'm on that same building，I fall and am saved by a wind．What word could describe it?” The boys and girls shouted together, “Practice!” 66．What was the teacher trying to do in class?
67．How many times did the teacher try to explain the word?
68．Did the students give the teacher the answer he wanted in the end? Ⅵ．完成句子。(每空l分，共8分)
根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 69．He brought a dog home．(变否定句) He a dog home．
70．I spent 20 dollars traveling around Paris by taxi．(同义旬转换) around Paris by taxi me 20 dollars． 71．Mary teaches me English．(对划线部分提问) you English? 72．快点，否则你们就迟到了。(完成译句) ‘ ，or you’ll be late．
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Ⅵ．口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分)
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
Tony：Excuse me．Are you Alice?
Mary；No．I'm Mary, Alice’s classmate．Alice is the leader of the girls，volleyball team． 73
Tony：I’m Tony from Class 3，Grade Eight．We are publishing a school newspaper this week． 74 I’d like to interview Alice about the girls’ volleyball．
Mary：I see．But she’s not here at the moment． 75
Tony：Thank you very much．But I have a lot of questions to ask her． 76
Mary：I'm afraid you’ll have to come for her again．
Tony： 77
Mary：She’ll be here after school this afternoon．I’ll tell her to wait for you．
Tony：Thanks．
Ⅶ．短文填空。(每空2分，共l6分)
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