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Passage1

Thecarstopped.

Minka'sheartwasbeatingfast,butherlegscarriedheiforward.

Facesflashedthroughthecarwindows.Shelookedatthefrontpassenger

seat,butBettyJanewasnotthere.Throughthebackwindow,she

sawwhitehair.Minkasteppedforward,openedthedoorandwasmet

withflowers.

Frombehindthem,shesawherdaughter'sface,theoneshe'dseenonly

inphotographs,andheardthevoiceshe'dheardonlyoverthephone.

Everythingdisappearedbehindonelonging（渴望）一togetherdaughter

intoherarms.Andthen,shewas.

Minka'ssightcan'tseeitclearly.Hervoicestuckinherthroat（喉嚨）.Her

armswrappedtightlyaroundhergirl.She'dwaitedmorethan28,OOOdays

forthis,herdaughtersafeinherembrace（擁抱）.Thejoyofitwas

boundless.

FinallyMinkaletgoalittle,pullingbacktoseethatdearfaceagain-

afaceaslinedasherown.ButMinkabelievedsheknewthosepaleblue

eyes,Shelookedintothem,andthenherdaughterkissedher

cheek.Minkamanagedtospeak,herwords41loveyou*thathadnever

beenspoken.

"YouareaswonderfulasIthoughtyouwouldbe."Minkasaid.

Theydidn'tlooklikestrangersmeetingforthefirsttime.Therewas

somethingweaving（編織）themtogether,rightbeforetheireyes.

55.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.MinkawastooweaktomeetBettyJane.

B.MinkawasunwillingtomeetBettyJane.

C.MinkawasnotreadytomeetBettyJane.

D.MinkawasnervousbutlookingforwardtomeetingBettyJane.

56.whentheymetforthefirsttime.

①MinkaandBettyJanehuggedeachother

②MinkatookagoodlookatBettyJane.

③BettyJanekissedMinka.

④MinkaandBettyJanetalkedalot.

A.①②③

B.①②④

C.①③④

D.②③④

57.Inthesentence"Therewassomethingweavingthemtogether,right

beforetheireyes."inthelastparagraph,whatdoes''something"mean?

A.Thelongwaitformeetingeachother.

B.Thefactthattheyhadn'tseeneachotherforalongtime

C.Thelovebetweenamotheranddaughter.

D.Noneoftheabove.

Passage2

TheAztecswereanativeAmericanpeoplewholivedinCentral

Americanbetweenthe14thand16thcenturies.

TheAztecswereoriginallyfromNorthAmerica,buttheymigratedsouth

totheareathatisnowmodernMexicoinsearchofabetterplacetolive.

WhentheAztecsfirstarrivedinCentralAmerica,theyweresubjectsof

theToltecpeoplewhoalreadyruledthearea.But,whentheAztecshad

beenthereforabout1OOyears,theystaredtosetuptheirownempire,this

empiregrewtocovertheareathatisnowMexicoandGuatemala.

64.WhereweretheAztecsoriginallyfrom?

A.LatinAmerica.

B.CentralAmerica.

C.SouthAmerica.

D.NorthAmerica.

65.WhatwastheAztecsempiresetup?

A.Inthe14thcentury.

B.Inthe15thcentury.

C.Inthe16thcentury.

D.Inthe17thcentury.

Passage3

Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStarisalovelysongforchildren,butithastwo

misunderstandings.First,starsaren'tlittle.SomemaybeEarth-sized,but

mostarebiggerthanJupiter,thelargestplanetinthesolarsystem.Second,

theydon'ttwinkle;theyshine.Andthebrightnessandcolorofthelight

fromeachstarprovideinformationaboutitstemperature,sizeandevenits

age.

ViewingthestarsfromEarthisabitlikelookingatthemthrougha

waterfilter（過濾器）becausetheairisthickcomparedtotheemptinessof

space.Whatismore,airisalwaysmoving,sostarlightappearstobe

moving,too.Theairalsomakesstarsappeardimmer（暗淡的）thanthey

wouldbeifwecouldseethemfromspace.

Ifyoustopandexaminetheskyonadarkandmoonlessnight,it'seasy

tofindcolordifferencesamongstars.Thecolorofastarisasignalofits

surfacetemperature.Thehotteststarsareblue,andthenexthottestare

white.Yellowstarslikethesunarenext,whileredstarsarethecoolestof

thevisiblestars.Manyredstarsaresodimthatpeoplecan'tseethematall,

andsomestarshardlysendoutanylightatall.Onereasonthatstarsdiffer

inbrightnessisthathotterstarsproducemoreenergythancoolerones,but

anotherimportantreasonisthatsomearemuchbiggerthanothers.

Somestarsappearbrightertohumanbeingssimplybecausethey're

closer.AstronomersrankthebrightnessofstarswhichareseenfromEarth

bygivingthemanameknownasmagnitude（光度）——thesmallerthe

magnitude,thebrightertheobject.Theyhavealsodesignedanumberthat

ranksstarsaccordingtohowbrighttheyarewhencomparedtoeachother.

Withamagnitudeofminus26.7,thesunisthebrightestobjectinthesky.

62.Fromthesongquiteknowntochildren,thewriterwantstoprovethat

A.moststarsaresmallerthanJupiter

B.JupiterisbiggerandbrighterthanEarth

C.starsareverylargeandalwaysshinebrightly

D.starlight'sbrightnessandcolorarethesignsofitstemperature

63.FromParagraph3,wecanknowthat

A.aredstaroftensendsoutmuchbrighterlight

B.ablueorwhitestarishotterthanaredoryellowstar

C.ayellowstarlikethesunisthehottestinspace

D.abluestarismuchbiggerthanstarsinothercolors

64.Magnitudeisdesignedtosee.

A.howfarastarisfromEarthB.howbrightastaris

comparedtootherstars

C.howfarastarisfromotherstarsD.howbrightastarisseen

fromEarth

65.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whatdostarsreallylooklike?B.Whichsongdochildren

likebest?

C.HowtoviewthestarsfromEarth?D.Whyaremanystarsso

dimatnight?

Passage4

IwasraisedinahousewheremysistersandIwerenttrusted

byourmothertomanageourownappearance.

Asaresult,therewererules,andfashionwaslargelyignored

（忽視）.

Afewyearsago,Iwashomeforavisitwhen

mymom,nowinherearly70s,calledmeinto

herbedroom.Wewereaboutreadyto

leavefordinner."]donfknowwhattowear/^shecomplainedfromher

seat.44Yougirlsalways

looksogood.”

Ipausedinthedoorwayandlookedather,wonderingifId

misheard."Whatdoyou

mean??!askedher."Youknowwhattowear.,,

“No,飛heanswered?!dont.Canyoupicksomething?”

Iwassosui*prised.

Thiswasthesamewomanwho,in1989,toldmeIwasntallowedto

leavethehousewearing

apairofripped（有破洞的）jeans;thesamewomanwho,inhighschool,

calledmyyoungersister

whileshewasoutatapartytoaskifherhairwasup."Youlookbetter

withitdown,飛hetold

thegirl,beforeshecouldanswer.

Irealized,suddenly,thatmymother-alwayssostrong-notonly

wantedmyopinion,butneededit.

Ipulledapairofbluejeansfromtheclosetandalightbluesweater

fromherdrawer.

“Wearthesewithyourblackshoes,toldher.ShedidasIsuggested.

Mymothercertainlydoesntneedanyonetotakecareofher.Infact,

shestillcaresJ,ormy

grandmotherwholiveswithher.Butwiththatonequestion,my

motherandIstartedtherolechangethathappenswithallparentsand

allchildren,fromcaregivertoreceiver.

Now,ifIinvisitingorwefetogether,it§rareforhertowear

anythingwithoutchecking

withmefirst.

Butsometimes,itseemsthatsheasksmejusttobeableto

disagreewithmyanswerandpickoutsomethingonherown.And

whenshedoes,IjusttellherwhatIthinkofthewayshe

looks.Sometimesit?4great?AndsometimesitC'awful?

61.Whenthewriterwasyoung,she.

A.couldneverknowwhattowear

B.alwaysworefashionableclothesandhairstyles

C.wasnotallowedtogotopartiesatnight

D.hadtopickherclothesaccordingtohermother^rules

62.Thefirsttimethewriter§motheraskedherforadviceonclothes,

she.

A.wasunhappytodosomethingforhermother

B.begantorealizethathermotherneededhercare

C.wasworriedthathermotherwastoooldtolivealone

D.hadnoideawhatwassuitableforhermother

63.WhatSthemeaningoftheunderlinedword'paused'lnthefourth

paragraph?

A.ranB.criedC.stoppedD.laughed

64.Whenthewritergivesheropinionaboutclothes,hermother

A.alwaysacceptshersuggestionshappily

B.sometimeschoosestofollow

herownideasC.isoften

surprisedbywhatthewriter

saysD.isstilluncertain

aboutwhattowear

65.Thewriterwrotethisarticlemainlyto.

A.showwhati「tisliketohaveastrictmother

B.remindreaderstovisittheirparentsoften

C.showhermothersgreatinfluenceonher

D.showhowtheroleofparentsandtheirchildrencanchange

Passage5

HermelintheDetectiveMouse

Hermelinisaspeciallittlemouse.Hewasborninaboxofcheese

andlivesinabuildingat33OffleyStreet.Hecanreadbooksandtypenotes

onhistypewriter.Mostimportantly,Hermelincansolvemysteries.Andthe

peopleofOffleyStreetareinneedofadetective!

Againandagain.Hermelinisonthecase-thehiddenhero.But

whenhisneighboursinvitehimtoathank-youpartyinhishonorandfind

outwhoHermelinreallyis-aMOUSE!—willhestillbewelcomein

OffleyStreet?

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First,DetectiveDinosaursolvesthemysteryofthemissinghat.Then

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48.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatthetwobooks.

A.areforteenagersB.havethesame

pages

C.arepublishedinthesameyearD.havedifferent

sizes

49.Accordingtotheinformationabove,thetwodetectivesare.

A.animalsB.heroesC.children

D.adults

50.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Hermelinlivesinasmallbuildingat33OffleyStreet.

B.PeopleinOflleyStreetdon'tknowwhoHermelinreallyis.

C.Dinosaurfindsamonsterinadarkstreetonenight.

D.Dinosaurfollowsthecluesandfindsoutwhattheshadowis.

Passage6

"Allright,areyouready?Okay,thecamera'srolling.1'Iwasreally

realizingmydream.Istoodinsidetheemptyschoolhallwayonaspring

afternoon.Inmyslightlyshakinghand,IheldthescriptOnPatrol."Forthis

scene/Iexplained,"allIneedyoutodoiswalkquietly."Infrontofthe

camerawasmybestfriend,Gavin,wearingablueuniform."Woulditbe

funnierifIlookedintothecamera?"Gavinsuggested."HmmJIsaid.

"Yeah,you'reright.Let*sdoitthatway.*'Thiswascertainlynota

Hollywoodblockbuster.Ididn'thaveaproducer,ascriptdirector,oreven

somethingassimpleasalightsetup.Theonlyequipment（設(shè)備）1hadwas

mycameraandmytripod（三腳架），buttheywereenoughtomakemy

dreamcometrue."Okay,areyougood?"Iasked.Gavinnoddedhishead.

"Okay.Action!"Isaid.

Sinceasfarbackasmypreschoolyears,movieshavebeenmylife.

Somepeoplemaythinkbacktotheirchildh（x）dastheyhearthesoundof

tabletennisorseeabaseballflyingintotheblueskyduringabackyard

game.Somepeoplemaysmellthesaltyairoftheoceanduringafamily

vacation.Asforme,Ihearthesoundofthevideorecorder,asitreplaysthe

tapeofavideo.ThemovieIwatchedmostasachildwasSamRaimi's

Spider-Man.Fromthenon,IwatchedasmanymoviesasIcouldandmy

momanddadoftensaidtome,"Nathan,youneedtostopwatchingmovies

andgooutside."

WhenIbeganhighschool,IwasconsideringwhatIshouldchooseas

ajob.AftermonthsofnothavinganyideaofwhatIwouldbecome,anidea

appeared:ifIlovemoviessomuch,whynotmakeitacareer?Duringhigh

school,experienceseemedtobekeyinturningmydreamintoareality.

Withthisrealization,Iwrotemyfirstshortfilm,OnPatrol,aten-minute

silentvideoaboutahallmonitortryingtostopsomeonefromthrov/ing

rubbishataschool.AfterIfinishedmyfirstscript,Iwasveryexcited.Then

Iwasthinking,"Nowitisuptometomakemyfirstmovie."

Theshortscriptwasfilmedoverthecourseofaweekendatmyschool.

Thehallwaywasdark,givingoffacoldatmosphere（氣氛）.Itwasperfect

formymovie.Thefilmingprocesswasanythingbutperfect.Thelighting

nevermatchedup;mycheapcamerabatterykeptdying,whichforcedme

torecordonaniPhone.ThoughIwasverytired,Iwasstilllearning.Iwas

learningtoworkwithmyactorsandlistentotheir