37. The underlined word 'case' in paragraph one means_______.

A. a success B. a failure C. a pleasure D. a sorrow

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。从整篇文章我们知道这是对奥巴马的一个采访，从奥巴马所谈及的“I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century”话中我们知道他对第二次竞选总统是积极乐观的，因此应该是“成功的”。

38. The biggest problem that Obama might meet with in the president's reelection is _______.

A.that all the people object to him B.that his competitor is stronger than him

C.the economic problem D.that he didn't do well at his last post

【解析】选C。细节理解题。 从文章第二段中我们可知奥巴马在赢得改选中最大的障碍是美国的经济问题。

39. Who probably writes this passage?

A. an official B. a journalist C. a secretary D. the common people

【解析】选B。判断作者题。从文中单词“interview，the Associated Press”我们可知答案。

B

Acting legend Elizabeth Taylor has passed away. She leaves behind her own life-long movie of ups and downs, marriage and divorce, and sickness and recovery. The world of entertainment is mourning the death of the last classic movie star.

Taylor died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 79.

Taylor's more than 50 movies included unforgettable portraits of innocence and of decadence(堕落), from the children's classic "National Velvet"《玉女神驹》to Oscar-winning transgressions in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 《谁怕弗吉尼亚·澳尔夫》and "Butterfield 8"《巴塔费尔德第八》.

Fans gathered on Hollywood's Walk of Fame to pay tribute(讼词) to the actress. They placed tributes on her star and recalled about highlights of her career.

Sandra, Hollywood, California, said, "Well, she just led an amazing life, and she went out with style."

Phil Schuman, Repor ter of KTTV in Los Angeles, said, "Well, I mean, her whole life story: child star, remarkably beautiful, all the marriages, almost dying, then all of her great work with AIDS research, Michael Jackson's best friend. It's just a one-of-a-kind story, I think."

Taylor was not only the most blessed actress, but also the most loyal of friends and defender of homosexuals in Hollywood. She won a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her efforts to support AIDS research.

"Is this something that we can bear? No. The AIDS crisis is not over." Taylor once said.

Taylor's private life is also a legend. She was a star at age 12, a bride and a divorcee at 16, a superstar at 19 and a widow at 26. She has married 8 times. One of her former husbands, former U.S. Senator John Warner, 84, paid tribute to the late star during an event in Washington.

40.Elizabeth Taylor experienced all the following in her life EXCEPT______.

A. ups and downs B. marriage and divorce

C. sickness and recovery D. AIDS and awards

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句话可知A、B、C都是她一生所经历过的，D项中的award她经历过，但是AIDS她没有，所以选D。

41.Which statement about Elizabeth Taylor is wrong?

A. She acted in more than 50 movies all her life.

B. She was Michael Jackson's best f riend.

C. Her movie "National Velvet" won Oscar.

D. She died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据from the children's classic "National Velvet" to Oscar-winning transgressions in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Butterfield 8".可知获奥斯卡奖的影片不是"National Velvet"。

42.The passage implies(暗示) that ________________.

A. Fans were very glad to know Elizabeth Taylor’s death

B. Taylor made great efforts in the research of AIDS

C. The world were sad for losing the famous actress

D. John Warner was the husband of Taylor at present

【解析】选B。推理判断题。 根据第六段的all of her great work with AIDS research以及倒数第三段的She won a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her efforts to support AIDS research.可推出Tayl or为艾滋病的研究做了很多努力。

43.What is the author’s attitude towards Taylor?

A. Indifferent. B. Objective. C. Positive. D. Negative.

【解析】选B。作者态度判断题。根据文中作者引用了Sandra等人的话，所以推出作者态度是客观的。

C

Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization.

The incident then triggered debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.

On Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs were stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Jingha expressway Beijing section.

Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast Jilin province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.

After negotiations with the truck driver, pet service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and a philanthropic fo undation, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs, each paying 50,000 yuan. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CS APA), being taken care of and waiting for adoption.

After the “dog saving mission” was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth s o much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.

Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing overt attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.

A microblogger “Xiaowulaitajie” said on China’s twitter-like website, weibo.com, “Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media spotlight. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people.”

Another microblogger, Liluping, said "We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief."

Some applaud volunteers’ actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.

Still many disapprove those "saving dogs" critics, but they argue that such act nonetheless embodies social progress.

A microblogger named "broken bridge" said, saving dogs does not run counter to taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.

I think people and animals are created equal .Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.

44. Where did the article come from ___________?

A. newspaper B. internet C. a TV programme D. a magazine

【解析】选B。推理判断题。 根据“Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing overt attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.”和文中几次提到的“microblogger”可知：文章来自网络。

45. Which one has the similar meaning to the underlined word "emboddies"?

A. promote B. accommodate C. emphasize D. stop

【解析】选 A。词义猜测题。根据句意：有些人虽然不赞成拯救这些狗的人，但是他们认为这样的事仍然能促进社会进步。

46. Whose opinion is closest to the writer's?

A. Some net users' B. Xiaowulaitajie's

C. Liluping's D. Broken bridge's

【解析】选 D。细节判断题。因为A,B,C三项的人物的观点都只说了一个方面，都显得片面，D项的人物的观点是：拯救狗和照顾人不矛盾，与作者的观点：人和动物是平等的最相近。

47. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the people think it right to save these dogs with so much money.

B. These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners.

C. Some volunteers support the actions to save these dogs and the people who offered their helping hands to those saved dogs.

D. 100,000 yuan was given to the truck driver to purchase these dogs.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据“After negotiations with the truck driver, pet service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and a philanthropic foundation, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs, each paying 50,000 yuan.”可知D项是对的。

D

My pretty girlfriend had a failed marriage in the past. After divorce, her parents shed the deepest protection and care to her by helping her attend to the child and offering financial aids. Her parents’ love made her pull herself together and forget the man who had hurt her before.

Nonetheless, her father, an honest and upright old man, after hearing his ex-son-in-law got promoted in his company, felt terrifically irritated (激怒)and went to his company to question his boss why a philandering(沾花惹草的) man with corrupt conducts could get promoted. The whole office fell into a mess immediately and many staff just watched on the sidelines. Some people even whispered lightly, “It is a new era now and the relationship between men and women is very open. No one would care about that any more!”

The old man stood silently in the office with his hands shivering and eyes tearing.

That night, my girlfriend cried heavily in front of me. I asked her whether it was her father’s stupid deeds that made her feel shamed. But she said that she felt guilty for her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she deserved, just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball, her father would get it back for her. However, this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily obsolete(老式的). No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his seemingly rude behaviors.

Now we have grown up, so much so that we could support our family and have our own children. But in our parents’ heart, they are still worried about us. They even would not like us to suffer a bit and try all means to protect us without caring about whether what they do is awkward and stupid or not.

Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any repay? Only our parents!

48. The friend’s parents of the author helped _______ after her divorce.

A. look after her child B. find another husband for her

C. scold her ex-husband D. make money for her

【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据首段的第二句：给她保护，帮她看孩子，提供经济帮助等。所以A正确。

49.Why did the friend’s father go to his ex-son-in-law’s company?

A. Because he wanted to ask his ex-son-in-law to remarry his daughter.

B. Because he was angry at his ex-son-in-law conducts.

C. Because he wanted the boss not to promote his ex-son-in-law.

D. Because his ex-son-in-law hurt his daughter.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的首句：听到前女婿升职了，他很生气，所以去公司质问老板。

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