It will be about 50 days __________ the College Entrance Examination comes.

A. when    B. as    C. before    D. since

 How long do you suppose _________ Apple launches its new iPhone 7? 

  A. will it be  until     B. it will be before          C. will it be when      D. it will be that

 – How about going to a seafood restaurant? There’s a good one not far from here. 

   – ________ I’m allergic to seafood.

    A. Forget it!       B. Why not?      C. That sounds great!  D. Think nothing of it!

The city of Los Angeles is finally getting serious about retrofitting(翻修) the soft wood frame apartment buildings and the weak concrete ones that are at risk of collapsing during a substantial earthquake. A concrete building without adequate steel reinforcement can crumble to the ground, as some did in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, killing dozens.

The first step is to take a list of the 29,000 apartment buildings that were built before 1978, when the building code was changed to require stronger wood frame and concrete buildings. The second step will be the analysis of those buildings by structural experts to see if they should be  retrofitted, which needs essential professionalism. Then comes the stage to decide who pays for the work that needs to be done, Landlords? Renters? Taxpayers?  The step posed the biggest obstacle to all parties involved. 

Actually Under L.A.'s rent control law, property owners can pass on 100% of the cost of ‘essential’ retrofitting work to renters. Some favor this pass-through move, arguing that many mom-and-pop landlords of small buildings are as cash-strapped as one can imagine, if not more so.

However, the reality is that, like many landlords, the insolvency of most renters will finally make the retrofitting an empty talk. Besides, the cost of retrofitting should not fall on any one group as this work is done to prevent people from being killed in earthquakes. Protecting buildings serves the interests of renters, property owners and the city as a whole, which qualifies it as a matter of public safety issue so that L.A. government needs to find ways to shoulder some burden of the cost.

It has been decided by the city government that the government will get involved, trying to find ways to reduce costs for landlords for the retrofitting projects, and the government is establishing a law to create a tax reduction for retrofitting for landlords. It's not clear at this point how much tax the state could afford to give up, or how much tax cut owners can get.  Some even say that the actual financial assistance landlords can get is far less than is expected.  However, what it’s known definitely now is that Los Angeles must not allow retrofitting to be put off although the money issue poses a big problem. The bottom line is the human life rather than money.

74. According to the passage, which issue is the most essential in deciding the future of the city’s retrofitting project?

   A. Having all the parties involved aware of the importance of retrofitting.

   B. Making a list of all the buildings that were built before a certain date.

   C. Deciding professionally on whether the listed buildings need retrofitting.

   D. Working out adequate ways to provide financial support for retrofitting.

75. According to the passage, the underlined word insolvency is closest in meaning to ______.

   A. not having enough money to pay debts

   B. poor relationship with landlords

   C. unwillingness to participate

   D. unfair treatment received

76. Which of the following is implied about the retrofitting project?

   A. Most L.A. apartments are of Soft wood frame or of weak concrete.

   B. According to L.A. rent law, landlords and renters share the cost for retrofit work. 

   C. According to government decision, owners will mainly be responsible for the retrofit.

   D. Government will pay mainly for the retrofitting work as it relates with people’s life.

77. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. The likelihood of weak apartment falling in big earthquakes.

   B. The background of LA apartment retrofit and its financial solution.

   C. The argument between landlords, renters and governments over money issues.

    D. The importance of LA government’s involvement in life-saving projects.

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LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Disney's Zootopia got a weekend box office from 3,740 theaters in North America of 38 million dollars, securing its   61  (lead) position, industry data showed on Sunday.

Zootopia accounted for nearly 32 percent of the weekend's top 12 movies' total of 119 million. The animated film's domestic overall   62  (reach) 201.8 million, while   63  (global) it has got 591.7 million dollars.

It grossed 173.4 million dollars in China in around half month after it debuted   64  March 4, becoming   65  most successful animated film of all time.

The new comer Allegiant of The Divergent Series did not meet the   66   (expect) of Lionsgate on the opening weekend,   67  (take) in only 29 million dollars. It was down over 44 percent from its predecessor Insurgent.

Ranking in the   68   (three) place of the North American box office was Sony's   69   (late) faith-based feature Miracles from Heaven,    70   gave the studio a big pleasant surprise with 15 million dollars.

 — If our team gets the first place, we will get a bonus. With that bonus, I will go for a trip with my girl friend. 

— _______.

A. Great minds think alike

B. Never judge a book by its cover                       

C. An old dog cannot learn new skills

D. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched                               

On “Super Bowl Sunday”, millions of Americans are glued to their TVs. They are eating pizza, chicken wings and chips and cheering every move. They’re watching the Super Bowl.

Why are Americans so crazy about American football? Well, it is more exciting than other sports. One team can lose possession of the ball in a minute, which may allow their opponents to make a touchdown(触地得分). Then that team may win the game unexpectedly.

The Super Bowl also entertains its audience with a great halftime show. The football field is turned into a stage. Then an impressive performance of dancing and singing with special effects occurs.

Since the Super Bowl is the most-watched TV program in America, commercial airtime is also very expensive. Big money is also spent on commercials. They draw the viewers’ attention and advertise their image or products during the commercial break.

After football season, the “March Madness” begins. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competitions begin with 68 men’s college basketball teams. They play until the field is reduced to the “Final Four”. The winning team becomes the national champion. The NBA (National Basketball Association) All-Star game is also held in February. The best players from all the teams play in this game.

Baseball is no doubt American’s national sport. From grandpas to young kids, whole families go to ball games together. They wear their favorite team’s caps or even carry their mascot(吉祥物). Our family went to watch Wang Chien-Ming play in D.C. once. We ate hot dogs, waved flags and sang during the 7th inning(棒球的一局) stretch.

If you are not a sports fan yet, come and pick a sport or a team. Go to a ball game with your family, and cheer your team on. Sports are definitely a part of American culture one should not miss.

13. According to the passage, the Super Bowl is _____.

   A. an expensive American sport            B. a well-received American football game    

   C. an impressive TV performance                          D. a most-watched TV series

14. Which of the following may be one of the reasons for the popularity of the Super Bowl?

   A. Its results are too exciting to meet viewers’ expectations.

   B. People can eat pizza, chicken wings and chips when watching it.

   C. The performances during its halftime show are appealing to viewers.

   D. Its commercials are expensive enough to draw viewers’ attention.

15. The passage is mainly written to _____.

   A. inform readers of the three popular sports in America

   B. teach readers how to understand the sports culture in America

   C. show readers the importance of sports in young people’s life in America

   D. encourage readers to fit in with American culture through sports

 He is such a person ______ always helps others without claiming a reward, ________ makes   him popular in the community.

  A. that; that            B. that; which     C. which; which    D. as; which 

   Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make this kind of painting, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a   61  (distance)memory in some ways.   62  , a 38-year old craftsman, Li Jianzhong, is committed to   63   (keep)the art of sugar painting alive.

   Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After   64  mine closed down, Li turned to housing decoration, until he   65   (force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in and a strong desire to learn.

   Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by   66   (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy   67   (learn) the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make a   68   (vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with melted brown or white sugar. Craftsmen   69   (normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down,   70   appears is a piece of sugar art.

 Mum will make some sandwiches ______ her child gets hungry.

A. now that       B. in case              C. even if                           D. ever since

When your parents advise you to “get an education” in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower（人力资源） for your society, but not so much that you prove an embarrassment to your society.

Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you will be occupationally dead unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison, and you can successfully dropout in grade school.

Get a college degree, if possible. With a B. A., you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master’s degree, make sure it is an M.B.A., and the famous law of diminishing(逐渐减少的) returns begins to take effect.

Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average salary for those truckers was $24000 while the full professors managed to earn just $23030.

A doctorate is the highest degree you can get. Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, if you pursue such a degree in any other field, you will face a future which is not bright. There are more doctors unemployed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.

If you become a doctor in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or—worst of all—in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands.

Thousands of doctors are selling shoes, driving cars, waiting on table, and endlessly filling out applications month after month. They may also take a job in some high school or backwater(闭塞) college that pays much less than the doorkeeper earns.

You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.

71. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who ______.

    A. will not be a disgrace to society        B. will become loyal citizens

    C. can take care of themselves      D. can meet the nation’s demand as a source of manpower

72. Many doctors are out of job because ______.

    A. they are improperly educated         B. they are of little commercial value to their society

    C. there are fewer jobs in high schools     D. they prefer easier jobs that make more money

73. The nation is only interested in people ______.

    A. with diplomas                                B. who specialize in physics and chemistry

    C. who are valuable to the gross national product       D. who receive little education

74. Which of the following is NOT true?

    A. Bernard Shaw didn’t finish high school, nor did Edison.

    B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master’s degree.

    C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.

    D. If you are too well-educated, you’ll be overeducated for society’s demands.

75. The writer sees education as ______.

    A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country’s demands for technical workers

    B. a way to broaden one’s horizons

    C. more important than finding a job

    D. an opportunity that everyone should have

 Most athletes did not win a medal in __________ race held in our town last week, but they all agree it was __________ great event.

A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D. the; the

I owe my father a huge thank you! Sure, I need to thank him for all those years of paying my bills, fixing my bikes, and providing a shoulder to cry on. But this year I realized that his contributions to my childhood were much more than that.

I grew up as Daddy’s Little Girl. If I had a problem that needed fixing or a question that needed answering, he was the one I ran to. He counseled me through everything from math homework as a high school student to career choices as a young adult. He always expected that I do my best in whatever I did, and he believed I could succeed in anything I put my mind to. As a result, I learned to hold myself to those same standards. He always showed me unconditional love, which helped me learn to love myself. It was something I’d taken for granted until I realized from talking with my friends that they had no similar view of their self worth. Having fathers that didn’t believe in them left them to grow up not believing in themselves.

As I was growing up, my father also modeled how a woman should be lavished. He lavished my mom with love and respect. As a result, I grew to expect nothing less than that from the men I dated and from the man I would eventually marry. Dad was a living picture of godliness（虔诚）, honesty and responsibility. It was only recently that I realized what a deep effect fathers have on their daughter’s lives. That is why I want to thank my dad for the godly example of love that he has been to me throughout my life.

36．From the second paragraph, the author thinks it she most valuable that           .

       A．her father was very strict with her

       B．her father helped her a lot in every way

       C．nothing was difficult if her father was on her side

       D．Father’s trust deeply influenced her self-confidence

37．What does the underlined word “lavished” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

       A．Loved.                B．Respected.           C．Treated.              D．Spoiled.

38．Who would the author turn to when in trouble?

       A．He friends.          B．Her mother.         C．Her husband.       D．Her father.

39．The feeling the author wants to express to her father in this text is           .

       A．grateful               B．impressive           C．proud                  D．pitiful

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注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

          2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language.

Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it does no good to help people communicate, nor is it useful for learning languages. Beside, it'll make Chinese more standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them.What's more, it may make the language more interesting.        

Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.