B
For most seventh graders，life doesn’t get much harder than a history test．But for Grant Reed of Bellville，Ohio，it’s his own current events that are so painful．“Honestly，I don’t want to die，\says．Last year，doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus found a tumor(肿瘤)in Grant’s brain．They cut it out，but the surgery left him with stroke-like symptoms．Plus，he had to go through months of radiation and chemotherapy to try to stop the spread of the disease． Yet，through it all，Grant has shown remarkable determination，which he owes partly to Ohio State football．His parents，Troy and Denise，were both in the OSU marching band and fell in love during halftime of the Michigan game．His cat is named after the team Buckeye． His wardrobe is painted scarlet (the color of the team’s sportswear)．The point is，almost nothing mattered more to Grant than Ohio State football until he got sick，of course．
‘‘I didn’t like the word cancer，” Grant says．So he decided not to use the word．Instead，the kid named his cancer Michigan and insisted everyone in his life refer to it as such，because Ohio State always beats Michigan．That was something he could understand and make it into a competition．He was going to beat this disease． It’s now been more than a year since Grant issued that announcement．“And if you look at his scans，”Dr．Randal Olshefski at Nationwide Children’s says，“There’s nothing there．There’s a big space，but there’s no tumor’’ “Grant is beating Michigan．And although much of it has to go to science，don’t discount the semantics(语义学)．You have to do something to make it a disease you can fight．And for Grant，that was naming it Michigan” his parents say． This weekend，Ohio State and Michigan will be battling like their lives depend on it．But in this house，the Reed family will be watching with a calm insight：it’s just a game．
46．What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A．History is a difficult subject． B．Grant suffered a serious disease． C．The operation was successful．
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D．The tumor has spread all over．
47．From the second paragraph，we can infer that ． A．Grant was born a football fan B．football makes a full man C．interest is the best teacher D．God helps those who help themselves 48．Why did Grant name his cancer Michigan? A．Because he dare not face it． B．Because he doesn’t want to die． C．Because Michigan is his favorite team．
D．Because his favorite team can always beat Michigan
49．Apart from radiation and chemotherapy， is helping Grant beat the disease． A．the semantics B．his strong determination C．the football game D．his cat Buckeye
50．By saying that it’s just a game，we can infer that the Reed family ． A．has lost interest in the match between Ohio State and Michigan B．believes Michigan will surely beat Ohio State this weekend C．has a better understanding of life
D．views the match as a matter of life and death
C
There's nothing like experiencing history to understand it．So instead of reading about the U．S．Civil War in textbooks，some schoolchildren in Virginia are creating videos related to the conflict, in which the northern Union and southern Confederate states fought over several issues，including slavery，from l861—1865．
In one scene, children act as two Union generals, meeting at the Kaploan Klver in central Virginia．The l2-and l3-year-olds are producing a mini—video on the key role temporary pontoon bridges (浮桥) played during the war．After building and crossing a pontoon bridge，Union soldiers defeated a Confederate army in the Battle of the Wilderness．
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In another scene，students act as soldiers who are marching to the river with guns．Today，the area is part of a national military park．Park Educational Coordinator Peter Maugle shows the children how to hold the fake guns．“Hopefully they will understand why these places are important through projects and programs like this，and they will make an effort to keep these places preserved for future generations,’’ he said．
Another background is a plantation where much of the Battle of the Wilderness was fought. At this location，another group of children is focusing on the diary of a woman who lived in the region during the war．Student director John Ashley says the experience has made him think more about the human aspect of the war．Filmmaker Ghil Hong donated his time to help the students, who have understood it quickly．“They are trying to convey the emotions during the Civil War．They really focus on wanting the story to be accurate，’’ Hong added．
With help from advisors，the children also research，write，and edit the videos．Alexis Albert got a chance to try out directing and learned a lot about Civil War history in the process. “It helps me more as a student understand it more than reading a book and looking at words，\．
The project is sponsored by the Journey Through Hallowed Groun, which raises awareness of historical sites from Pennsylvania to Virginia, including many Civil War battlegrounds．
51．The first paragraph mainly tells US that ． A．some US students are making videos on the Civil War B．US students don’t like reading history textbooks C．The Civil War broke out for abolishing slavery． D．The Civil War of America lasted for four years
52．The important role that the pontoon bridge mentioned in the second paragraph played lies in that ． A．the two generals met on it
B．it contributed to a victory of Union soldiers C．it looks like a beautiful picture
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D．it was build over the Rapidan River
53．Peter Maugle did much to get the students to know ． A．how to march like real soldiers B．how to make fake guns
C．why the national military park is important D．what the area will be like in the future
54．The group of children is focusing on the diary to ． A．know more about history of the plantation B．know more about the human nature during the war C．spend their spare time in the plantation D．make up more stories for the film
55．The Journey Through Hallowed Ground sponsors the project to A．direct the children to research，write，and edit the videos B．teach the children more about the Civil War history
C．earn more money by attracting more tourists to the military park D．make the public pay more attention to the historical sites
D
Few things can get normally calm people angry like finding a parking ticket attached to the windshield of their cars，especially when they seem undeserved．But most people don’t want to invest the time and energy to beat them．
Now a new iPhone app，Fixed，will take on the task of beating a ticket：suggesting reasons it might be wrong，gathering supporting evidence and submitting proper paperwork to get drivers out of them. If the driver beats the ticket，they pay Fixed 25％of what it would have cost．
“When you mention parking tickets to people，most people think they’ve received an unfair one，”said David Hegarty，the designer of Fixed，who came up with the idea after getting six parking tickets in one day．
When someone gets a ticket，they snap a photo of it on their iPhone and enter the code．The app will tell them what percentage of those types of tickets are usually
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overturned and then show a list of possible reasons it could be found wrong such as a traffic sign covered by a leafy tree or a broken parking meter．If the motorists think they have a case，the app will remind them to get any additional photographic evidence with their phone and then digitally sign a letter．
Fixed’s business model isn’t completely new．There are companies that handle such cases for large companies such as FedEx and UPS．The difference is that Fixed is making the service available to individuals，thus helping in any area where the fee amount is small enough not to protest in person，but still big enough to make someone angry．“That’s our sweet spot，”David said．
56．Most people accept parking tickets even if they feel unfair because A．they don’t want to spend time and energy on them B．they never have a chance to question them
C．they think they deserve tickets for their mistakes D．they have no courage to face the traffic police
57．The underlined word “submit”，in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”. A．put down B．make up C．give up D．hand in 58．The inspiration of Fixed came from A．similar software from Apple App store B．marketing analysis provided by iPhone C．David Hegarty’s personal experience D．successful cases of some drivers
59．What does the 4th Paragraph mainly tell us about? A．Why evidence is important in paying a ticket． B．What people can do to avoid parking tickets． C．Why a smart phone App attracts users． D．How the iPhone App Fixed works．
60．According to the last paragraph，Fixed is unique because A．it is free for smartphone users B．it targets individuals as its customers C．it was developed by FedEx and UPS
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