As the population of the planet increases, so does the number of homes, businesses, parking lots, schools, airports and roadways． All these structures use electricity and need to be lighted． Humans demand these lights． They want their homes more comfortable and they want their streets sage． The problem is that researchers are finding that all the light is having a negative effect on humans and wildlife as well．

Less than 10 years ago I drove to a thinly populated section of my town, lay down in the middle of the road and watched an attracted meteor shower（流星雨）． The area was short of homes, street lights and traffic． If I did that today, I wouldn’t be able to see the meteor shower as well, and I would surely be run over by a car．

Nowadays scientists are finding light pollution can be almost as bad as carbon dioxide pollution． If you’ve ever taken a flight at night, the view is beautiful, but you must remember that all the light you see is wasted electricity． The crew of the space shuttles see an even bigger picture of how extensive the wasted electricity is worldwide．

Additionally, electricity needs to be generated, and the generation of electricity creates pollution by giving off greenhouse gases． This affects the air we breathe and our quality of life．

Scientists are also studying the effects of light pollution on wildlife． Thousands of birds die each year when they crash into highly lighted buildings, as they become puzzled by the light． It has been long known that tiny sea turtle hatchlings become lost and follow lights on the shore instead of heading towards the sea．

Fortunately, light pollution is one of the easiest sources of pollution that can be corrected without a negative effect． Following some guidelines and a little searching on Google can give you many ideas on how to reduce your contribution to light pollution．

67． The author tells the story in the second paragraph mainly to _________．

　　　 A． remember the past beauty of the town．

　　　 B． stress the advantages of less pollution

　　　 C． show the great changes of the town

　　　 D． prove the bad effects of light pollution

68． In the passage the author advises people _________．

　　　 A． to try to reduce unnecessary light．

　　　 B． not to ignore the beauty around．

　　　 C． to set proper light for animals

　　　 D． not to destroy the animal’s living conditions．

69． What can be inferred from the passage?

　　　 A． Light pollution is difficult to deal with．

　　　 B． Light pollution is a threat to some animals．

　　　 C． Light pollution has nothing to do with global warming

　　　 D． Astronauts can’t see clearly in space due to light pollution．

70． What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph which follows the last paragraph?

　　　 A． The author’s contribution to light pollution

　　　 B． Other sources of light pollution

　　　 C． Ways of reducing light pollution

　　　 D． More bad effects of light pollution

64． If you like sports writing, you will most probably_______．

       A． go to Blue Tent at 11:15a．m．            

       B． enjoy Jami Bernard’s talk

       C． listen to Christine Brennan             

       D． attend the Art of the Review

65． Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of ______．

       A． The Art of the Review                 

       B． Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

       C． New York Writers, New York Stories     

       D． Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game

66． We can learn from the text that_______________．

       A． sports writers are a type of audience   

       B． New York Times is a gold mine company

       C． Denise Grady will discuss political policy     

       D． book reviews may affect book sales

Andrew Carneigie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America． His success resulted partly from his ability to sell the product and partly from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments． Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society． He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves． “He who dies rich, dies disgraced”, he often said． Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history． He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University． Other philanthropic（慈善的） gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts． Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity． His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today．

60． The author quoted（引述） “He who dies rich, dies disgraced” in the passage to show______．

　　 A． He felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society．

　　 B． He opposed charity．

C． The wealthy die from their fortunes

　　 D． The wealthy die from not contributing to society．

61． Carnegie’s success includes following aspects EXCEPT_____．

　　 A． his policy of expanding．

　　　 B． his ability to sell the product

　　　 C． his ability to produce the product

　　　 D． his hard work

62． Which of the following may NOT be philanthropic gifts to society according to the passage?____

　 A． the Carnegie Institute of Washington．

B． the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh．

C． the steel industry．

　 D． the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace．

63． What is the meaning of “Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．” in the passage?________

　　　 A． Few Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

　　　 B． Many Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

　　　 C． we all enjoy Andrew Carnegie’s generosity today．

　　　 D． Many Americans were given Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life． I even wanted to kill myself． Just for kids, I had to continue to live and work as small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii． My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone． Then they asked me to have a family trip．

On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center． Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids: “I’m going to Afghanistan”． And a few weeks later, international Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care． In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule． Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away．

In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war and Iraq after more and more bombs． Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee． We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally． Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire． Water and food were also serious problems． “Adventures or not?” I often asked myself．

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done． But in reality, it was just getting started． At the end of her life, she went unconscious． I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have．

I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”． I didn’t know how predictive those words would be． But I know that she is still with me．

56． Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

　　　 A． Some countries where he could set up clinics．

　　　 B． Some African countries where flu broke out．

　　　 C． The places where the earthquakes happened．

　　　 D． The places that the horrible disasters struck．

57． How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

　　　 A． Tired and troublesome．

B． Busy and risky．

　　　 C． Meaningful and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D． Frightening and depressing．

58． The underlined word “refugees” means people_______________．

　　　 A． who are robbed, killed, or wounded

　　　 B． who suffer from flu in movable clinics

　　　 C． who like to take adventures

　　　 D． who have lost homes because of disasters．

59． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A． the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries．

　　　 B． What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality．

　　　 C． The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife．

　　　 D． With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life．

 The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break ．She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36_ the crowd of boys on the playground ．  She___37__ from them all．
　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__．She would practice dribbling（運(yùn)球） and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__． One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much． She looked __41___in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college． The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball． I want to be __43__． My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．"
　　Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__．One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms． I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___． "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply． "I'm just too short．" The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,___48__offered a scholarship． So she _49___stop dreaming about college．
　　She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment． I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet． She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong． They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream． He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,  __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude． He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．"
    The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人員）． She was indeed offered a __54__ ．She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years．

36．A． through                B． across                  C． over                     D． into

37．A． brought out          B． showed out           C． stood out              D． worked out

38．A． only                     B． lonely                   C． simply                  D． alone

39．A． dark                     B． dawn                   C． midnight               D． daybreak

40．A． how                     B． when                   C． why                     D． what

41．A． worriedly             B． shyly                    C． quietly                  D． directly

42．A． go                       B． get                       C． enter                    D． attend

43．A． worse                  B． better                    C． the best                D． the worst

44．A． determined           B． encouraged           C． fixed                    D． fascinated

45．A． covered                B． enclosed               C． dropped               D． buried

46．A． the affair              B． the wrong             C． matter                  D． the matter

47．A． ever                     B． even                     C． once                    D． never

48．A． far more               B． much less             C． much fewer          D． many more

49．A． should                  B． must                    C． can                      D． may

50．A． overjoyed             B． moved                  C． embarrassed         D． heartbroken

51．A． understand           B． experience            C． learn                    D． believe

52．A． even if                 B． as if                     C． that if                   D． only if

53．A． anything               B． nothing                 C． something            D． everything

54．A． prize                    B． medal                   C． scholarship           D． position

55．A． dreamed of           B． accepted               C． thought of            D． appreciated

 What would have happened ______as far as the river bank ?

       A． Bob had walked farther                       B． if Bob should walk farther    

       C． had Bob walked farther                       D． if Bob walked farther

 Word comes ______free souvenirs will be given to _____comes first．

       A． what ; no matter whom                   B． that; whoever

       C． which; whomever                       D． that ; no matter who

 He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity ________．

    A． to lose            B． losing            C． to be lost             D． being lost

 There is no doubt ______ international cooperation is key to ______ with cybercrime, as Vinton Cerf has said that the problem of cybercrime is _______ huge that it requires UN to form a special agency to act as an international referee or steward．

       A． whether ; doing ; so                     B． that ; dealing ; so

       C． whether ; dealing ; such                  D． that ; doing ; such

 —Shall we go to Fubao Cultural Fair right away?

   —______．

       A． It’s your opinion                                      B． I don’t mind       

       C． That’s your decision                                D． It’s all up to you