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felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 55 that at first glance seemed minor. 36. A. parked
B. bought B. caught
C. started C. kept C. gladly C. care C. place C. public
D. found D. covered D. briefly D. gave out D. payment D. position D. looked over D. open D. useful D. grown D. owners D. changed D. do D. dustbin D. since D. request D. mistake D. in D. madly D. something
37. A. blocked 38. A. suddenly 39. A. came out 40. A. permission 41. A. side 42. A. held up
B. carefully B. worked out B. plan B. shoes B. secret B. played B. guests B. noted B. make B. pocket B. if
C. turned out
B. knocked over B. possible
C. kept up C. impractical C. fetched C. partners C. called C. take C. bag C. though C. loss C. to
C. angrily
43. A. personal 44. A. important 45. A. born 46. A. hosts 48. A. set 50. A. as
47. A. recalled 49. A. envelope 51. A. attempt 52. A. pain 53. A. on
B. experiment B. luck B. at
C. promise
54. A. violently 55. A. anything
B. severely B. nothing
C. everything
四．阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，共40分） A
The prestigious (久负盛名) Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, graduation speeches by other university presidents were also under the spotlight for the same reason. Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today, such as \clouds\( meaning \small and of little importance to mention\and \(meaning \very helpful\speeches , these university presidents recalled campus life together with students and finally moved all the audiences. They were very different from the
usual run of lectures.
Many university presidents have changed their regular manner of addressing graduation ceremonies from an advising and preaching (说教) mode to a more fashionable and funny approach. They try to use those words popular among young people in their speeches.
In the past, university presidents' speeches were criticized for being too standard and lacking sentiment. Now , they quote fashionable words in their addresses, reflecting they are starting to adopt more everyday attitudes to students. The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion. It focuses on the question of whether university presidents should speak in an informal way at graduation ceremonies.
Supporters agree with the new approach. They consider it good to build close ties with students by using the youth's own words. Opponents argue the new ways have no practical value or significance for education but are merely to please those leaving university.
56. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth B. Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students C. Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs D. Should University Heads Use Newly-created Words 57. What can we infer from the passage?
A. University presidents consider it good to build close ties with students. B. More and more students are eager to make speeches in public. C. The new ways of making speeches are popular with the young. D. University presidents have special opinions about the world.
58. What dose the underlined word \
A. Break off B. Set off C. Sum up D. Focus on 59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Many people are likely to be influence by the Internet.
B. The writer thinks it necessary for us to follow the traditional customs. C. More and more words are changing with the development of technology. D. People argue about whether to use fashionable words on formal occasions.
B
A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great star, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance．
Last Saturday, Houston was once again the focus before the Grammy, but her presence was a regrettable one．Earlier that day, the pop music's former queen was found dead in her hotel room．She was 48．This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world．
At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world．From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists．She impressed audiences with her effortless, powerful and peerless performance．
Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Ha-oe Nothing, and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You．She also influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey．
But by the end of her career, there was a shocking fall for this superstar．Houston had been addicted to drugs．Her album sales declined (下降) and the hits stopped coming and her once beautiful voice became hoarse （嘶哑的）, unable to hit the high notes as she used to．
In 2009, Houston staged a successful comeback with the album I Look To You, which fell on top of the charts．But hoarse voice, canceled concerts, and continuous illness-Houston's comeback trail wasn't smooth at all．In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2009, Houston admitted: \(show business) is too much for me and I wanted out．\
Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos(混乱), may she rest in peace．
60．Whitney Houston died ______．
A. shortly before the Grammy this year
B. earlier last Sunday
C. a year ago D. at the annual pre-Grammy party A. having great power B. having no equal C. requiring no effort D. leaving no impression A. her album sales declined
B. show business was too much for her C. her once beautiful voice became hoarse
61．The underlined word \．
62．The cause of the fall of Whitney Houston was that _____．
D. she had been addicted to drugs
63．Whitney Houston's achievements include the following except that ．
A. she made countless hits such as I Have Nothing B. she influenced a generation of younger singers C. she became the focus before the Grammy this year D. she staged a successful comeback in 2009
C
(CNN)-China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it. That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否决权) or will always abstain（弃权）,” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime（政权）change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.” 64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?