I have heard a lot of good things about you ________ I came back from abroad.(2013·陕西，18)
A．since B．until
C．before D．when
He is so busy.He cannot afford enough time with his son________he wants to.(2013·四川，7)
A．even if B．as if
C．because D．before
About a year ago，if you had asked who Dinara Safina was，the answer would have been，“She is Marat Safin’s younger sister.” She was overshadowed by her wonder brother.But now she has made a name for herself：the world No.1 player in women’s tennis.
The 22yearold Russian overtook Serena Williams of the US for top ranking on April 20.“Before，every place I go，I am Marat’s sister.Nothing else，”she told New York Times.“I always wanted to be myself，and now finally the results come，and people can know me as Dinara Safina.”
Safina has made it to two great event finals，in the 2008 French and in the 2009 Australian Open，and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.
Clearly，family isn’t the only connection Safina and her brother share.Their DNA burns with competitive fire.Safin has held the distinction for years of being a hottempered player on court.When he lost his temper，he would smash a racket (球拍)．Safina is as emotionally explosive as her brother.A headline in the newspaper The Australian once described her as “mad as a snake”．The Sydney Morning Herald，during the Australian Open，summed up Safina’s volatile (不稳定的) emotional state with the headline—Safina goes from basket case to top of the world.
It’s not rare for a family to have two top tennis players.Safina’s father owns a tennis academy and her mother worked as a coach.“I had no choice but to become a tennis player，but I don’t mind being a tennis player，” Safina said.
From this talented family she is also given one of her best weapons on court，her size.She is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 70kg.But it is hard work that led her to her recent success.
“I hope to prove to everyone over the coming months that I deserve the honor of being world No.1，”she said.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A．How Safina came first in women’s tennis.
B．How the parents taught Safina to play tennis.
C．How her brother helped Safina play tennis.
D．How Safina beat her brother in playing tennis.
2.Which one of the following doesn’t contribute to Safina’s success?
A．Her hard work and strong competitiveness.
B．Her emotional explosion and volatile emotional state.
C．The fact that she is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 70kg.
D．The fact that her parents are both good tennis players.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Serena Williams was topped by Safina on ranking list on April 20.
B．Dinara Safina was always very confident and eager to succeed.
C．Safina was eager to become a tennis player when she was a child.
D．Marat Safin won the two finals，in the 2008 French and in the 2009 Australian Open.
4. What can we infer from the headline “Safina goes from basket case to top of the world”？
A．Safina wanted to top the world in tennis when she was a baby in a basket.
B．After she won the Australian Open，Dinara Safina cried.
C．Too nervous at first，Safina finally gained confidence and won.
D．Safina learnt from the basket case and finally came top of the world.
You will go to college some day and college is one of the most exciting stages of one’s life.If you wish to make the most of your campus(校园) experience and become a better person after those four years，then first you ought to make friends.Close friends contribute to your selfgrowth for they provide you with moral support that is so important to survive the stressful college life.Friends can lend a helping hand when necessary like collecting your homework when you’re too sick to leave your dorm，and help you develop the right attitude by pointing out to you your weaknesses.
Being home most of your life and then suddenly finding yourself on your own in a large campus without your parents to hold your hand can be annoying.However，rather than thinking about your missing home too much，why not see this new stage in your life as an opportunity for selfgrowth and develop the right attitude that will prepare you for the rigors of postgraduation life，particularly when you join the workforce?
Specialinterest clubs or organizations are great for selfgrowth.Here，not only do you get the opportunity to meet with likeminded people，you can also discover more things about your field of interest.Club meetings usually include lively discussions，so go there with the right attitude.You should try to build a good name in the organization by being respectful，active and considerate to others.
You might not like all of your professors，but they are there to provide knowledge you need to be successful in your chosen field.Thus，show up for each class with the right attitude and determination to learn.Whether you get along well with your professors or not has a huge effect on your selfgrowth as it is a measure of how well you can respect authority and obey requirements.
Actively participating in a class debate(辩论) or lecture contributes to your selfgrowth as it helps you build confidence in speaking up and improves your communication skills.It also helps you develop the right attitude by exercising diplomacy(外交术) when you choose your words carefully especially when discussing a very politically sensitive issue and exercising patience when dealing with classmates who shoot down your ideas.
1.In the writer’s opinion，how can college students develop a positive attitude?
A．By joining specialinterest clubs.
B．By focusing on their studies.
C．By taking up parttime jobs.
D．By making friends with others.
2.According to the text，college students should do many things EXCEPT ________.
A．forget the family
B．be respectful at club meetings
C．try to attend each class
D．take an active part in a class debate
3.We can learn from the text that ________.
A．college life is very interesting
B．friendship can help college students avoid stress
C．students should choose words carefully at any occasion
D．it is important to have a good teacherstudent relationship
4.The purpose of the text is to ________.
A．introduce how to show yourself in college
B．tell college students how to socialize with others
C．give college students some advice on selfgrowth
D．explain the importance of fouryear college life
LONDON—Here’s a new warning from health experts：Sitting is deadly.
Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for long periods—even if you also exercise regularly—could be bad for your health.And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place—at the office，at school，in the car or before a computer or TV—just the overall number of hours it occurs.Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat，have a heart attack or even die.
In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine，Elin EkblomBak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity，they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.
“After four hours of sitting，the body starts to send harmful signals，”said EkblomBak.She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose(葡萄糖) and fat in the body start to shut down.
Even for people who exercise，spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.Tim Armstrong，a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization，said people who exercise every day—but still spend a lot of time sitting—might get more benefit if that exercise was spread across the day，rather than in a single bout(一回)．
Still，in a study published in 2009 that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years，researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk，whether or not they exercised.
“We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad，” said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge，who led the Canadian study.“But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behavior，the better.”
Figures from a U．S. survey in 20032004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting，from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous，and what might be possible to offset those effects.
“People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits，” EkblomBak said.“But when they’re in the office，they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible，” she said.
1.What is the best title for the text?
A．Not Sitting Too Much While Working
B．How to Avoid Sitting Too Much
C．Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly
D．More and More People Sit Too Much
2.According to the research，________.
A．the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout(一回)，the healthier you will be
B．those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack
C．regular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effects of sitting too much
D．you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout
3.How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?
A．It results in a higher death risk.
B．It increases glucose and fat in the body.
C．It makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day.
D．It causes the gene to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.
4.The underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 10 most probably means “________”．
A．improve B．avoid
C．ignore D．achieve
Cindy Sydney is the founder of C&S Paving Inc.(铺路公司) in Miami，USA.In the following account，she recalls the job that challenged her ____ and skill but left her flying high.
When the Miami Airport was under ____ in 1979，we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved ____ the cars could be on site ____ the airport opened，and the official opening was only ten days away！____ other local paving company wanted to do the job, stating it couldn’t be done in such a(n) ____ time.
Because we were new and really needed the work，we were ____ to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and ____ our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also ____ them that if we failed，they would be no worse off，____ they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.
We got the job and immediately went into ___.Working at night needed lights，so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our____challenge was to keep the rock mixture ____ enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction，and we certainly couldn’t ____ to buy a new one.Instead，I got a special ___ to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrant(消防栓)；then I ____ held one of those hoses to ____ down the rock.
Those ten days were filled with challenges that ____ one creative idea after another.Nine days later，the night before the airport opened，National Car Rental was the only company that had cars on the parking lot.
“The key to our success was having the ____ to take on any job and then being ____ in our approach to getting it done.”
1.A.kindness B．patience
C．imagination D．experience
2.A.construction B．repair
C．control D．development
3.A.after B．as
C．for D．so
4.A.while B．since
C．where D．when
5.A.Some B．Any
C．No D．Every
6.A.short B．vacant
C．initial D．regular
7.A.able B．nervous
C．afraid D．willing
8.A.supported B．promised
C．continued D．improved
9.A.asked B．surprised
C．reminded D．demanded
10.A.though B．but
C．as D．unless
11.A.discussion B．action
C．practice D．production
12.A.next B．first
C．past D．previous
13.A.cold B．wet
C．loose D．clean
14.A.swear B．delay
C．consult D．afford
15.A.excuse B．order
C．permit D．reason
16.A.exactly B．personally
C．angrily D．hardly
17.A.pull B．knock
C．hit D．water
18.．A.required B．mixed
C．followed D．formed
19.A.courage B．interest
C．hope D．chance
20.A.shabby B．efficient
C．creative D．urgent
