16．Eco-friendly Car Racer
Can you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes，its body is created from hemp （大麻） and rapeseed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet？The one-seater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University，who hope that Eco One will be adopted by the automotive industry．It is sold at﹩51，000．
Pollution-sensitive Dress
Don't be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the air．The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly．This dress-which is actually quite pretty-looks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty．It might protect your health by advising you to stay indoors for the day，but it won't do you any favor if you're meeting with clients．
Eco-friendly Umbrella
Traditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface．Although it is changeable，you cannot replace it easily．This eco-friendly design is more flexible．It is actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface，which can be folded，so you can put anything such as newspapers，plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface．
Eco-friendly Moss （苔蘚） Carpet
It is said that walking on fresh grass increases your blood circulation．The Moss Carpet，created by Nguyen La Chanh，looks at getting the grass to your feet．The mat includes ball moss，island moss and forest moss．The humidity （濕度） of the bathroom ensures that it grows well．And that's why you need to place it there and not anywhere else．

21．According to Paragraph 1，we can find Eco OneC．
A．can seat one passenger and one driver
B．can't be afforded by the public at present
C．is mainly made from some kinds of plants
D．will take the place of the traditional car industry
22．Why is EPA Dress designed？B
A．To advise people to stay at home as often as possible
B．To keep users informed of the polluted levels in the air．
C．To make women look pretty even in the polluted air．
D．To stop people from meeting their clients if necessary．
23．Compared with traditional umbrellas，the Eco-friendly UmbrellaB．
A．is changeable       B．hasn't any surface
C．can be folded       D．is made of newspapers
24．Where does the text probably come from？A
A．A science report        B．A personal blog
C．A health report         D．An official document．

15．This is a story about a learning experience．The teacher in it did not assign homework，give me tests or even （41）A me on my work．
"My wallet!Where is it？"I found my wallet missing，crying．I searched myD（42）D for seconds，and then realized that I had left my （43）B wallet in the library's public restroom!I （44）A remembered that，but the library wasn't  （45）Cthen．
When I got there the next day，all I found was a（46）B restroom．This was the first time I could remember ever （47）A to see a clean bathroom．When walking out，I looked at myself in the mirror shaking my head at the （48）Bfool in front of me．Then I could only hope the person cleaning the （49）Chad found my wallet．So I politely（50）Dan old lady reading her book at the front desk．I asked her if she found a wallet in the bathroom the day before．She didn't answer me （51）B she found a good place to（52）C herself away from her book．The she peered at me from behind the thick glasses parked on her nose，saying"No"．Finally I （53）C accepted the fact that my wallet was gone，which （54）A sixty dollars and many other irreplaceable personal （55）B．A week later，having （56）D my bank card and reported my license missing，I received a （57）A package．It was my wallet!Everything was there and there was a little sheet of paper （58）Bup in one of the wallet pockets．I slowly unfolded the paper and it read：…the （59）A watching over you last week will always be close．
From then on，I promised myself I would help others the way this person helped me．I will （60）D this example．

41．A．grade	B．praise	C．examine	D．scold
42．A．pocket	B．bag	C．room	D．memory
43．A．little	B．precious	C．private	D．expensive
44．A．distinctly	B．possibly	C．suddenly	D．painfully
45．A．closed	B．a(chǎn)dvanced	C．a(chǎn)ccessible	D．cleaned
46．A．dirty	B．spotless	C．empty	D．smelly
47．A．hating	B．liking	C．wanting	D．refusing
48．A．nervous	B．forgetful	C．curious	D．disappointed
49．A．floor	B．library	C．restroom	D．desk
50．A．interviewed	B．saw	C．recognized	D．a(chǎn)pproached
51．A．because	B．until	C．a(chǎn)fter	D．while
52．A．push	B．make	C．pull	D．find
53．A．certainly	B．naturally	C．reluctantly	D．willingly
54．A．contained	B．consisted	C．held	D．had
55．A．cards	B．items	C．notes	D．photos
56．A．checked	B．bought	C．a(chǎn)pplied	D．canceled
57．A．mysterious	B．heavy	C．a(chǎn)ddressable	D．a(chǎn)cceptable
58．A．stuck	B．folded	C．given	D．put
59．A．a(chǎn)ngel	B．lady	C．a(chǎn)ssistant	D．deliverer
60．A．set	B．copy	C．learn	D．follow

14．The sounds you make while chewing have a significant effect on the amount of food you eat，a new study has found．The results suggest that people are likely to consume less if they can hear themselves eating．
Researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University have found that your TV，radio and computer are making you fat．Not by bombarding （轟炸） you with food ads （though，they totally are） but by blocking the sounds of your chewing．In a recent study，they found that the noise your food makes while you're eating can have a significant effect on how much food you eat．
"Sound is typically labeled as the forgotten food sense，"adds Ryan Elder，assistant professor of marketing at BYU's Marriott School of Management．"But if people are more focused on the sound the food makes，it could reduce consumption．"
"For the most part，consumers and researchers have overlooked food sound as an important sensory cue in the eating experience，"said study coauthor Gina Mohr，an assistant professor of marketing at CSU．
The team carried out three separate experiments to quantify the effects of food sound on quantity of food consumed during a meal．In one experiment，participants were given snacks to eat while they wore headphones playing either loud or quiet noises．The ones loud enough to mask the sound of chewing made subjects eat more-4 pretzels compared to 2.75 pretzels for the"quiet"group．
In another of their experiments they found that just having people hear chewing sounds through an advertisement can decrease the amount they eat．
Elder and Morh call this the"Crunch Effect"．The main takeaway of their work should be the idea of mindfulness，they said．Being more mindful of not just the taste and physical appearance of food，but also of the sound it makes can help consumers to eat less．
"When you mask the sound of consumption，like when you watch TV while eating，you take away one of those senses and it may cause you to eat more than you would normally．"Elder said．
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS）

78．Why do TV，radio and computer make people fat？Because they block the sound of chewing．/Because they mask the sound of consumption．
79．The researchers intended to find out the effects of food sound through experiments by observingthe quantity of food consumed by different groups．
80．What will happen to people if they hear chewing sounds through a food advertisement？They will eat less．/They will reduce their food consumption．/They will decrease the amount they eat．
81．Apart from sound，other sensory cues such astaste and physical appearance of foodmay influence food consumption．

13．Why does Facebook use blue as its primary branding color？According to The New Yorker，the reason is simple：it's because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind．As the Facebook CEO told the magazine，"Blue is the richest color for me-I can see all of blue．"
While Facebook's choice of blue didn't come after extensive research，it's most likely not sheer coincidence that two other major social networking sites-Twitter and LinkedIn-also picked blue as their dominant color．
Blue is the color of the intellect，the mind，making it the color of communication．And when you think about social media，it's all about communicating．Besides，blue is the world's favorite color，multiple surveys have shown．Ask people their favorite color，and in most parts of the world roughly half will say blue，a figure three to four times the support for common second-place finishers like purple or green．The color is also associated with trust，honor and productivity，which constitute how a lot of businesses want to be perceived．
Another example is CocaCola．It's not by accident that its logo and cans have remained red for decades．The mention of the beverage probably had you think of red immediately，the most emotionally intense color associated with boldness，love and life．
The visual sense is the strongest developed sense in most human beings．Research has revealed that people make a subconscious judgment about a person，environment，or product within 90 seconds of initial viewing and that between 62 percent and 90 percent of that assessment is based on color alone．It's only natural that advertisers and marketers have spent vast amount of time and money in attempts to use color for the purpose of influencing consumers to use their services or buy their products
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS．）
 
78．Why do some networking sites use"blue"as their dominant color？Because it stands for the intellect and the mind．
79．That businessmen are supposed to think carefully about the color they choose is thatit is associated with trust，honor and productivity．
80．According to the survey about their favorite color，roughly half in most parts of the worldsupport blue．
81．What is the main factor when people make a subconscious judgment？The main factor is based on color alone．

12．Children today spend less time outdoors than ever before and it may be harmful not only to their physical health，but also to their cognitive （認(rèn)知的） development．
A year-long study，recently published in the Sciences，found that elementary school children who were exposed to more green space within or directly outside their school showed improved learning and memory．The findings reinforce （加強(qiáng)） that of a recent six-year study on 905Massachusetts public elementary schools，which found that students in schools that had more"greenness"in their surroundings reported higher scores on standardized testing in English and math．"There is an expanding body of scientific evidence linking the human experience in the natural world to better physical and mental health and improved cognitive abilities，"journalist Richard Louv，co-founder of the Children & Nature Network，said in an email to The Huffington Post．"An increasing number of homeschoolers，nature preschools，independent primary and secondary schools，and forward-thinking public schools are incorporating （并入） nature experience into learning．"
The new study was conducted on more than 2，500children in second，third and fourth grade at 36primary schools in Barcelona，Spain．Researchers found that the students who attended schools with more green space showed a 5percent improvement in the short-term memory that's critical for reasoning，learning and comprehension．But their inattentiveness decreased slightly．
Spending time outside could have a number of benefits for children beyond improved memory and attention．Another recent study found that adventurous outdoor play such as climbing，rough and tumble （翻筋斗） play，and exploring alone improves children's physical health while also help them develop creativity and social skills greatly．
Some schools are starting to take notice，creating more space for children to enjoy being in nature，including community gardens，outdoor playgrounds and small parks．
32．What did the study lasting a year find？C
A．The cognitive abilities of children today decreased．
B．The findings of another six-year study were incorrect．
C．Being exposed to nature was beneficial to the learning of pupils．
D．Students had higher scores on testing in English and math than before．
33．According to the passage，what can we know about Richard Louv？B
A．He discourages students from getting close to nature to gain experience．
B．He is one of the founders of the Children & Nature Network．
C．He conducted the study on 905Massachusetts public elementary schools．
D．He often contributes articles to The Huffington Post．
34．Spending time in green space may have little effect on children'sA．
A．inattentiveness
B．creativity
C．communication
D．learning
35．In which column of a newspaper can you see this article？D
A．Entertainment．
B．Travel．
C．Parenting．
D．Education．

11．Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day．It was hotter than normal．This was the （36）D my father and I had waited so long for，because we had been working towards this race for three years．Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view．They had come （37）A me．I saw worry and （38）C on my father's face．Then the race began!
For the first two and a half miles．I felt（39）B．I had never before been so ready for something．The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled（40）D and a strict diet．My friends hadn't seen me in weeks，but they understood the （41）A required to make my dream a reality．As in all of my races，I didn't （42）C out in the front，I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed．
Then without warning，my strength began to decrease．Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors，I （43）B see the finish line．I had begun the final dash into （44）D when my knees became weak and my legs gave way．Nothing I could do would make them （45）C weight．
I watched as runners rushed by me．（46）D I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed．I had to finish the race．However，my legs hurt badly．With all of the （47）C left in me，I got on my hands and knees and crawled （爬），inch by inch，across the finish line．Voices，both （48）B and familiar，cheered me on．They gave me the courage to keep （49）A until the very end．
The doctors were there in seconds，but my eyes searched the crowd for him．There was only one person I wanted to （50）B to．I whispered，"I'm so sorry，Dad，I'm so sorry I （51）C you．"He looked at me，saying，"You could never disappoint me．Sometimes these things just （52）D．All that matters is that you did your best．"
"But we worked so （53）B．What about our dream？"He reached over for my hand and said，"Don't you know that you are my dream and it has come true？"
It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on，marking a（54）A path for my journey，I learned that all of the miles，the tears，the sweat，and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a（55）D．What I realized，though，was that to him，I was the greatest prize he had ever won．

36．A．dream	B．weather	C．result	D．day
37．A．for	B．to	C．a(chǎn)cross	D．over
38．A．coldness	B．a(chǎn)stonishment	C．excitement	D．a(chǎn)musement
39．A．proud	B．great	C．nervous	D．a(chǎn)fraid
40．A．programs	B．studies	C．instructions	D．practices
41．A．sacrifice	B．potential	C．patience	D．a(chǎn)ttention
42．A．look	B．move	C．start	D．come
43．A．should	B．could	C．must	D．need
44．A．relief	B．spirit	C．pleasure	D．glory
45．A．give	B．feel	C．hold	D．a(chǎn)dd
46．A．Where	B．Because	C．If	D．Although
47．A．trust	B．emotion	C．strength	D．confidence
48．A．loud	B．foreign	C．soft	D．firm
49．A．going	B．running	C．fighting	D．training
50．A．refer	B．talk	C．listen	D．a(chǎn)gree
51．A．frightened	B．disturbed	C．disappointed	D．bored
52．A．develop	B．change	C．follow	D．happen
53．A．late	B．hard	C．closely	D．quickly
54．A．new	B．near	C．rough	D．narrow
55．A．wish	B．duty	C．rank	D．race

10．I got invited to go with some friends to a game at another school．A senior will be driving us，and I think she's a good driver，but it's someone my parents don't know．I want to tell my parents where I'm going，but what if I ask and they say"no"？I'll end up wishing I never mentioned it and just went ahead and did it anyway．
If you want more privileges，it's best to build a track record of honesty and trust．Letting a paent know where you're going is always a good idea．
You may worry that telling your parents puts you at risk of getting"no"for an answer．But there's a good chance your parents might be OK with you going．If you go but don't tell them，you risk losing something more important-your parents'trust．
Parents who find out their kids did something behind their backs may be less likely to give permission to do things in the future．When trust is broken like this，parents wonder if teens are trying to hide something-and what they imagine can be far worse than the reality．
Before you talk to your parents about the game，think about which approach will help them feel most comfortable with giving you more freedom．Maybe they'd like to meet the person driving or talk to friends who have driven with her in the past．If your parents have questions or hesitate about letting you go，find out what their worries are and then do your best to answer them．

21．From Paragraph 1we know that the writerB．
A．a(chǎn)ppears nervous
B．feels confused
C．looks worried
D．seems discouraged
22．What is the best way to get parents'permission according to the passage？D
A．To get more privileges from them．
B．To risk gaining their permission．
C．To keep off the track of reality．
D．To be honest nd win their trust．
23．What does the writer really want to tell us？C
A．Which effective approach to use．
B．How to deal with strict parents．
C．How to win over parents．
D．How to get freedom from parents．
24．Who do you think the passage is intended for？D
A．Parents．B．Friends．C．Drivers．D．Teenagers．

9．Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices，while driving，walking，shopping，even sitting in toilets．People have been influenced to become technology addicted．One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep，cigarettes and alcohol．
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products，not to actually improve our quality of life．They have successfully created a cultural disease．Consumers willingly give up their freedom，money and time to catch up on the latest information，to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern．
I see people trapped in a pathological（病態(tài)的）relationship with time-sucking technology，where they serve technology more than technology serves them．I call this technology servitude（奴役）．I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money．
What is a healthy use of technology devices？That is the vital question．Who is really in charge of my life？That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology．When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week，then we can regain control and personal freedom，become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology．Mae West is famous for proclaiming（聲明） the wisdom that"too much of a good thing is wonderful．"But it's time to discover that it does not work for technology．
Richard Fernandez，an executive coach at Google acknowledged that"we can be swept away by our technologies．"To break the grand digital connection，people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today's overused technology．
25．The underlined word"allure"in Paragraph 2probably meansC．
A．a(chǎn)dvantage      B．a(chǎn)daption  C．a(chǎn)ttraction          D．a(chǎn)ddiction
26．From the passage，technology companies aim toD．
A．deal with cultural diseases             
B．provide the latest information
C．improve people's quality of life         
D．draw people's attention to their products
27．We can learn from this passage that peopleB．
A．consider too much technology wonderful
B．may enjoy life better without overused technology
C．can regain freedom without high-tech devices
D．have realized the harm of high-tech devices
28．What's the author's attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices？A
A．Disapproving．B．Skeptical．C．Supportive．D．Sympathetic．

8．Phrases like"tiger mom"and‘‘helicopter parent"have made their way into everyday language．Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort，we might turn out children with bright futures．But is there anything wrong with a kind of"overparenting style"？
Parental involvement has a long history of being studied．Many of the studies，conducted by Diana Baumrind，a famous psychologist at the University of California，Berkeley，have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way，who sets high expectations but gives her child independence．These"authoritative parents"appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically，psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved，or controlling and more involved．Why is this parenting style so successful？
Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children．Carol Dweck，a social psychologist at Stanford University，has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children．In a typical experiment，Dr．Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle．Most do so with little difficulty．But then Dr．Dweck tells some，but not all，of the kids how clever they are．As it turns out，the children who are not told they're smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles．They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving．
As the experiment suggests，praising children's talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence．Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one's status as"smart"．Dr．Dweck's work strongly supports that of Dr．Baumrind，who also found that reasonably supporting a child's independence and limiting interference （干涉） causes better academic and emotional results．
The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident．If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can't walk，you reduce her confidence．Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting．It is easier when they are young．The potential mistakes carry greater risks，and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children．

32．According to the passage，a"tiger mom"D．
A．helps her children realize their dreams
B．speaks her children's everyday language
C．places reasonable expectations on her children
D．pays close attention to her children's experiences
33．It is implied that controlling style of parenting mayA．
A．cause more problems in children
B．foster independence in children
C．face more challenges of children
D．lead to children's academic success
34．The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests thatB．
A．a(chǎn) good game plays a big role in training young minds
B．overpraising makes children less motivated and confident
C．puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they need
D．bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games
35．The last paragraph tells us thatC．
A．children should not be given much freedom
B．parents should not increase the risk of challenging
C．parents should allow their children to learn from mistakes
D．children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents．

7．I love a good murder mystery．It is so（41）Dto watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the （42）Cyourself．Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she （43）Bover eighty books．Many people have fallen in love with her （44）A-----Hercule Poirot，a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple，an old lady who is also an amateur（45）B．
As I am a big  （46）Cof Agatha Christie，I was excited to （47）Dher house in Devon called Greenway．I travelled to her（48）Aby steam train．We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke．It was a （49）Asetting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express．（50）B，all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods，I （51）Cthe splendid house．I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her （52）D．Many first editions were on display in a revolving（旋轉(zhuǎn)的）bookcase．However，my （53）Dpart of the estate（房產(chǎn)） was the boathouse．There was a lovely view of the river （54）Cthe boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime （55）D．In the Poirot novel，Dead Man's Folly，a girl's body is（56）Cin the boathouse．They even （57）Bthe TV adaptation of the book at Greenway．
I really （58）Amy visit to Greenway．It was such a （59）Bplace and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was（60）Ato write so many exciting stories．

41．A．a(chǎn)ttention	B．heat	C．success	D．fun
42．A．doubt	B．problem	C．murder	D．method
43．A．read	B．wrote	C．saw	D．contributed
44．A．creations	B．inventions	C．discussions	D．reasons
45．A．guard	B．detective	C．creator	D．spy
46．A．guide	B．fellow	C．fan	D．gift
47．A．watch	B．rebuild	C．explode	D．visit
48．A．house	B．family	C．hometown	D．site
49．A．perfect	B．central	C．colorful	D．direct
50．A．Sadly	B．Fortunately	C．Hopefully	D．Surprisingly
51．A．fetched	B．got	C．reached	D．mentioned
52．A．posts	B．novels	C．letters	D．books
53．A．personal	B．useful	C．rewarding	D．favourite
54．A．or	B．a(chǎn)nd	C．but	D．for
55．A．scenery	B．sight	C．view	D．scene
56．A．dissolved	B．tended	C．found	D．buried
57．A．developed	B．filmed	C．a(chǎn)dapted	D．a(chǎn)ffected
58．A．enjoyed	B．treasured	C．exploited	D．focused
59．A．shocking	B．beautiful	C．skillful	D．helpful
60．A．inspired	B．disappointed	C．marked	D．Honored