15．Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot？It happens．You park and go shopping．When you get back，you fail to find your car．Then you press the button on your car keys so the alarm goes off．It can be frustrating，especially on a hot，sunny day．No，you don't need to install（安装） an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car．That's too expensive．But is there a way to track your car without spending money？Yes，now there is!
A California-based startup company was able to make this a reality．They created a small device（装置） that works with your smartphone，and it could be exactly what you're looking for!
What is it？
It's called TrackR．It is a state-of-the-art tracking device the size of a quarter．It's changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives．
How Does it Work？
It's easy!Install the free TrackR app on your smartphone，connect the app to your device and you're ready to go!Simply attach TrackR to whatever you want to keep track of．It only takes 5 minutes or less．You can attach it to your keys，briefcase，wallet，and anything else you don't want to lose．Then use the TrackR app to locate your missing belongings in seconds．Forget expensive GPS systems or tracking services．TrackR is your VIP when you need to take cars of more important things in life．
How Much is This Thing Going To Cost Me？
You're probably thinking that this device is very expensive…False!TrackR only costs $29!That's a small price to pay for peace of mind，isn't it？
Where can I buy one？
You can buy it directly from the company's website．They ship worldwide and you'll receive your TrackR within a week．
 
19．TrackR can be used toC．
A．replace GPS system
B．save money and time
C．find missing belongings
D．connect the app with the phone
20．From the passage we know TrackR isB．
A．hard to install
B．available online
C．free of charge
D．big in size
21．What is the writhing purpose of the passage？D
A．To show how TrackR words
B．To make TrackR well-known
C．To introduce the usage of TrackR
D．To persuade readers to buy TrackR．

14．A woman shows us that it's never too late to get your degree．Johnson，a 79-year-old grandmother，is graduating from the University of Maryland University College（UMUC） with a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management．
Her journey towards her college degree actually began back in 1962when she attended Morgan State University in Baltimore．She went there for 2 years，but put her studies on hold to start a family with her husband James．They ended up having three sons together-all of them college graduates．"After they graduated from college，my oldest son decided to give me a computer，"Johnson said．"Well，it's time for me to go back and get my degree．"
After finishing her job in the government in 2009，she was admitted to the University of Maryland University College in their online program．Her thought to return to school came after seeing her friends and old classmates at Morgan State．"They stayed there and completed their course there and that encouraged me，"Johnson said．"I said I want to go back and do the same thing．"
There were some problems Johnson had to deal with in her new path in life．She would not be able to transfer the credits（转学分） she earned from Morgan State over to UMUC．Even though she was given a computer，she was not good at it．But that did not stop her from reaching her goal．
For anyone else who wanted to go back to college after long absence，Johnson would encourage it．"You might need a teacher at times，"she said．"I think it's a very good idea．That's what you want to do．That's what I wanted to do．"What's next for this grandmother？She's not quite sure．However，UMUC has advised her to get her master's degree．

16．Johnson got her college degreeB．
A．in 1962  B．in UMUC  C．in 2009  D．in Morgan State
17．What encouraged Johnson to go back to school？D
A．Her son gave her a computer
B．UMUC advised her to get her degree
C．She finished her job in the government
D．Her old classmates finished their course
18．Johnson can be described asA．
A．determined  B．honest  C．reliable  D．generous．

13．We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams．Yet would it be（61）surprising（surprise） if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding（62）asit is in China？
In US high school，everything must（63）be recorded（record） into your studying document，including your grades on quizzes，tests and final examinations．Failing（64）to turn（turn） in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course．Perhaps completely different from（65）whatwe used to think of the US high school students，they pay great attention to（66）their（they） academic performance in order that they can gel into a key university．
Like university students，US high school students have the（67）freedom（free）to choose the courses that most interest them．Even a ninth-grader can sit（68）inthe same classroom as 12^th-graders．But this also（69）means（mean） he or she has to work very hard，because the teacher will not treat him or her（70）differently（different）．

12．All flowers are beautifulOne lunchtime（41）B I was in the third grade will stay with me always．I had been picked to be the （42）C in the school play，and for weeks my mother had （43）A rehearsed （排练） my lines with me．（44）C no matter how easily I them at home，as soon as I stepped on stage，every word disappeared from my（45）D．
Finally，my teacher took me（46）B．She explained that she had written a narrator'part to the play，and asked me to switch roles．Her words，（47）Cpainful，especially when I saw my part go to（48）Agirl．
I didn't tell my mother（49）Bhad happened when I went home for lunch that day．But she sensed my（50）D，and instead of suggesting we should practice my lines，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard．
It was a lovely spring day．I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the clumps（土块）．"I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds，"she said，（51）B a flower up by its roots．"From now on，we'll have only roses in this garden．"
"But I like dandelions （蒲公英），"I（52）A，"All flowers are beautiful，even dandelions．"
My mother looked at me seriously．"Yes，every flower gives pleasure in its own way doesn't it？"She asked thoughtfully．I nodded，（53）D that I had persuaded her．"And that is true of（54）C too"，she added，"Not everyone can be a princess，but there is no shame in that．"
Over the next few weeks，with her constant（55）B，I learned to take pride in the role．Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear．
Backstage the night of the performance，I felt（56）C．A few minutes before the play，my teacher（57）A to me．"Your mother asked me to give this to you，"she said，handing me a （58）D．Its edges were already beginning to curl and it flopped （沉重地躺下） lazily from its item．But just（59）B it，knowing my mother was out there and thinking of our lunchtime talk，made me proud．
After the play，I took home the flower I had put in the pocket of my costume．My mother pressed it（60）A two pieces of paper in a dictionary．

41．A．which	B．when	C．while	D．after
42．A．prince	B．narrator	C．princess	D．maid
43．A．painstakingly	B．unwillingly	C．hardly	D．surprisingly
44．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．As
45．A．hand	B．mouth	C．face	D．head
46．A．up	B．aside	C．down	D．away
47．A．meanly	B．coolly	C．kindly	D．accidentally
48．A．another	B．the other	C．other	D．others
49．A．that	B．what	C．if	D．when
50．A．surprise	B．happiness	C．anger	D．discomfort
51．A．pushing	B．pulling	C．putting	D．taking
52．A．protested	B．agreed	C．thought	D．insisted
53．A．disappointed	B．frightened	C．upset	D．pleased
54．A．plants	B．animals	C．people	D．flowers
55．A．demand	B．encouragement	C．orders	D．suggestions
56．A．sad	B．terrified	C．nervous	D．excited
57．A．came over	B．turned over	C．pulled over	D．went over
58．A．flower	B．paper	C．note	D．dandelion
59．A．glaring at	B．looking at	C．staring at	D．watching
60．A．between	B．on	C．in	D．among

11．My dad always collected coins．He would walk to his long-time bankers and（41）Dthey put at least some new coins aside for him（42）Bcoins were issued．He gave them to every（43）Cmember．It gradually became a special family（44）Bto get coins from Dad．
When my dad died，I felt a sense of（45）D．My father and I had been so close．I was lost without his（46）Cand support．I wondered if I would （47）Afeel my dad around me again，watching over me．It was right after Hurricane Katrina．At the end of a motivational meeting，I felt so （48）Das I looked at these devoted volunteers．To my surprise，when I glanced at the （49）B，I saw a coin from the state where my dad was（50）C and raised．
Later，I went to the bank to （51）Ca check．The bank manager，who had known me，called me into her office，showing me the coins for all the states my dad had （52）B．
Ever since that time，I have always（53）Acoins at the most extraordinary times，when I needed support the most．（54）C，nowadays when I need emotional support during a tough time，a coin will always （55）Din a strange place．
Now every time a coin appears in our house，one of my（56）Csays，"Oh，it's Grandpa!"We all feel a sense of （57）Aevery time a single coin turns up in a （n） （58）A  place．We have all accepted it as a （59）Bof love，guidance and support from Dad-and（60）Bcoin makes us smile．

41．A．point out	B．talk about	C．look at	D．make sure
42．A．because	B．when	C．since	D．until
43．A．club	B．bank	C．family	D．team
44．A．principle	B．tradition	C．discovery	D．memory
45．A．relief	B．duty	C．guilt	D．emptiness
46．A．promise	B．belief	C．guidance	D．expectation
47．A．ever	B．just	C．already	D．even
48．A．nervous	B．anxious	C．disappointed	D．grateful
49．A．ceiling	B．floor	C．playground	D．wall
50．A．played	B．saved	C．born	D．chosen
51．A．write	B．post	C．cash	D．print
52．A．shared	B．ordered	C．received	D．collected
53．A．found	B．counted	C．dropped	D．collected
54．A．Unluckily	B．Gradually	C．Amazingly	D．Obviously
55．A．break out	B．end up	C．fade away	D．show up
56．A．students	B．colleagues	C．kids	D．friends
57．A．comfort	B．achievement	C．pride	D．loss
58．A．unexpected	B．fixed	C．similar	D．distant
59．A．support	B．message	C．result	D．record
60．A．another	B．every	C．either	D．other

10．At the airport，I looked closely at the face of my son，Daniel，his backpack by his side．We were saying good-bye．In a few hours he would be flying to France to（41）Da different life．It was a transitional（过渡期的）time in Daniel's life．I wanted to leave him some（42）Cwords．However，nothing came from my（43）Band this was not the first time I had let such a moment（44）CPast memories came（45）Don me．
When Daniel was five，I took him to the school-bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He（46）Bme-as he did now．"What is it going to be like，Dad？Will I be okay？"And then he walked up the（47）Aof the bus and disappeared inside．And the bus drove away．And I had said nothing．
A decade or so later，a similar（48）Dappeared．I drove him to college．I tried to think of something to say to give him（49）Cand confidence as he started this new life．Again，words（50）Ame．
Now，as I stood before him，I thought of Daniel's grandfather and those（51）Aopportunities in my life．How many times have we all let such moments pass？
My father and I loved each other．Yet，I always（52）Bnever hearing him put his（53）Binto words and never having the memory of that moment．Now，I could feel my hands sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so（54）Cto tell a son something from the heart？
My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to speak out only a few words（55）C．"Daniel，"I said，"if I could have picked，I would have picked you．"That's all I could say．I wasn't sure he understood what I（56）D．Then he came toward me and threw his arms around me．For a moment，the world and all its people stopped，and there was just Daniel and me．He was saying something，（57）Amy tears rolled down，and I couldn't understand what he was saying．All I could（58）Bwas the stubble（胡茬）on his chin as his face（59）Cagainst mine．And then，the moment ended．What I had said to Daniel was clumsy．It was nothing．And yet，it was（60）A

41．A．spend	B．represent	C．entertain	D．start
42．A．amusing	B．astonishing	C．meaningful	D．convincing
43．A．head	B．lips	C．thoughts	D．mind
44．A．fly	B．remain	C．pass	D．deliver
45．A．cutting down	B．playing jokes	C．looking down	D．crowding in
46．A．looked at	B．stared at	C．glanced at	D．glared at
47．A．steps	B．chairs	C．handles	D．windows
48．A．sign	B．sight	C．scenery	D．scene
49．A．consideration	B．admission	C．inspiration	D．influence
50．A．failed	B．occurred	C．struck	D．hit
51．A．valuable	B．impressive	C．lost	D．embarrassing
52．A．wondered	B．regretted	C．tried	D．minded
53．A．judgements	B．feelings	C．actions	D．comments
54．A．considerate	B．frightening	C．hard	D．unbelievable
55．A．slightly	B．obviously	C．clearly	D．carefully
56．A．counted	B．cared	C．valued	D．meant
57．A．but	B．and	C．because	D．so
58．A．observed	B．sensed	C．struggled	D．focused
59．A．gestured	B．whispered	C．pressed	D．held
60．A．everything	B．all	C．none	D．anything

9．A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village．One day，while （51）D in the fields，the farmer's son  （52）B and broke his leg．The villagers went to the （53）C and said，"My god！what great misfortune!Your son has broken his leg； now he can't  （54）B you in the fields．"One day later，government troop （军队） went to the village  （55）Ayoung men to join the （56）C．They （57）Dleave the boy behind because his leg was broken．Again，the villagers came and said，"My god!what great （58）C!"The farmer replied，"It is neither fortune （59）Bmisfortune．"
Then one day the farmer's （60）A  horse jumped over the fence and ran away．The villagers came and said，"What great misfortune that your horse has run away．"Two or three days later，the horse （61）D with a dozen wild horses （62）B it．The villagers came and said，"What great fortune that your horse came back with twelve （63）B．"
The farmer was （64）Aenough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune．Everything （65）C happens has a purpose and meaning beyond  （66）D  appearances of the events．So many times，we are （67）D  by the feelings we have about the events in our lives．Remember："Nothing is long or short，hot or cold，good or bad．"There is no  （68）Ain thinking of something as good or bad，because we（69）B know what will happen next．The best thing we can do is to （70）Cit．

51．A．playing	B．walking	C．living	D．working
52．A．came up	B．fell down	C．broken down	D．ended up
53．A．ground	B．son	C．farmer	D．village
54．A．supply	B．help	C．teach	D．move
55．A．looking for	B．thanking for	C．asking for	D．waiting for
56．A．club	B．group	C．army	D．government
57．A．didn't	B．must	C．could	D．had to
58．A．pleasure	B．success	C．fortune	D．fun
59．A．or	B．nor	C．and	D．but
60．A．only	B．next	C．same	D．first
61．A．provided	B．rose	C．ran	D．returned
62．A．watching	B．following	C．begging	D．crossing
63．A．ones	B．others	C．those	D．another
64．A．wise	B．confident	C．quick	D．honest
65．A．what	B．which	C．that	D．when
66．A．usual	B．strange	C．real	D．simple
67．A．left	B．kept	C．surprised	D．cheated
68．A．point	B．luck	C．chance	D．way
69．A．always	B．never	C．often	D．seldom
70．A．use	B．change	C．accept	D．enjoy

8．For most people，running one full marathon is quite challenging，but for 33-year-old Bob Yong，it is merely a short warm-up．This British man （41）B370 marathons last year，which meant that he ran （42）Cone marathon per day．
It all （43）A as a bet with his wife on a Sunday night when they watched the TV coverage of the London Marathon．In fact，Yong had been （44）D to sitting comfortably on a sofa watching TV rather than going out for a walk．Obviously，he wasn't very interested in running at the time，and he even considered it （45）A．
When his wife （46）D him by saying that he couldn't run marathons at all，even if he tried．Yong felt this had （47）Bhim badly，so he replied that he would （48）Cher some money if he couldn't run．
The next morning，he（49）C at 3：30am，printed out the route，and completed one marathon before work．He felt so good that he（50）Adoing it every day，and had run the（51）Bequivalent to 10marathons during that week．
Before long，Yong was addicted to running．He （52）A all of last year's 365 days running marathons．Since January，2015，Yong has completed several （53）C．He won the Trans-American Footrace，a 6-month long competition，with a （54）Dtime of 482 hours and 10 minutes．He
（55）Bthe world record for the world's longest run without sleep．
Having （56）A so much already，Yong now hopes to use his running to test the （57）Cof human endurance．"I'd like to find something that's challenging．"he said．"I'd like to （58）Dthe Arctic Circle and the North Pole．There is only a certain time of the year when people have （59）Dto do it，but I will try．"
He added，"For me，nothing is（60）B．It's only a test．"

41．A．contained	B．completed	C．resolved	D．competed
42．A．as  well	B．as much as	C．more than	D．close to
43．A．started	B．acted	C．served	D．treated
44．A．devoted	B．related	C．exposed	D．accustomed
45．A．boring	B．charming	C．terrifying	D．disgusting
46．A．bullied	B．flattered	C．inspired	D．teased
47．A．shocked	B．hurt	C．scared	D．blamed
48．A．contribute	B．occupy	C．lose	D．win
49．A．showed up	B．took over	C．woke up	D．kept on
50．A．stuck to	B．gave up	C．burst into	D．put on
51．A．circles	B．distance	C．games	D．competition
52．A．spent	B．wasted	C．undertook	D．organized
53．A．alternatives	B．performances	C．challenges	D．consequences
54．A．valid	B．tough	C．steady	D．total
55．A．applied	B．broke	C．supported	D．struggled
56．A．achieved	B．seized	C．abandoned	D．dreamed
57．A．borders	B．expectations	C．limits	D．implication
58．A．turn over	B．hold out	C．make up	D．run across
59．A．direction	B．trend	C．obligation	D．chance
60．A．unpleasant	B．impossible	C．negative	D．dangerous

7．An old Grandfather said to his grandson，who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice，"Let me tell you a（n）（21）B"
"I too，at times，have felt great（22）Afor those who have taken so much，with no（23）Dfor what they do．But hate（24）Cyou out，and does not hurt your enemy．It's like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die．I have（25）Bthese feelings many times．"
"It is as if there are tw（26）Cinside me； one is good and does no harm．He lives （27）Aall around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended．He will only（28）Cwhen it is right to do so，and in the right way．"
"But…the other wolf…ah!The littlest thing will send him into a fit of（29）B．He fights everyone，all of the time，for no（30）D．He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great．It is（31）Aanger，for his anger will change nothing．"
"Sometimes it is（32）C to live with these two wolves inside me，for both of them try to （33）Bmy spirit．"
With great（34）Dthe boy looked intently（专注地）into his Grandfather's eyes asked，"Which one wins，Grandfather？"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said，"The one I （35）A"
You have two sets of feelings； positive feelings and negative feelings．And you know the （36）Bbetween the two because one makes you feel good，and the other makes you feel had．You should always remember that it is （37）Dto feel good while having（38）Cthoughts．
When you are feeling good，you must be thinking something good．So you are sending out a powerful frequency that is（39）Aback to you more good things that will make you feel good．（40）Bthose moments when you are feeling good，and milk them．Be aware that as you are feeling good，you are powerfully attracting more good things to you．

21．A．adventure	B．story	C．joke	D．challenge
22．A．hate	B．regret	C．envy	D．tiredness
23．A．delight	B．expectation	C．appreciation	D．sorrow
24．A．beats	B．puts	C．wears	D．breaks
25．A．given out	B．struggled with	C．gone over	D．thought about
26．A．devils	B．pets	C．wolves	D．partners
27．A．in harmony with	B．in company with	C．in partnership with	D．in agreement with
28．A．devote	B．deliver	C．fight	D．offend
29．A．excitement	B．temper	C．happiness	D．laughter
30．A．argument	B．purpose	C．judgement	D．reason
31．A．helpless	B．desperate	C．effortless	D．temporary
32．A．dangerous	B．necessary	C．tough	D．funny
33．A．lift	B．control	C．weaken	D．frighten
34．A intention	B．courage	C．enthusiasm	D．interest
35．A．feed	B．arrest	C．design	D．resist
36．A．relation	B．difference	C．similarity	D．distance
37．A．immoral	B．impolite	C．impatient	D．impossible
38．A．anxious	B．blank	C．bad	D．narrow
39．A．attracting	B．dragging	C．pushing	D．expecting
40．A．Target	B．Seize	C．Interrupt	D．Experience

6．They worked for two hours to rescue the man ____ was injured in the accident．（　　）

A．

whose

B．

which

C．

why

D．

who