—I’m disappointed the experiment turned out to be complete failure again．
—Don’t lose heart．Try third time．
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Dear Mr．Johnson，
Yours，
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[1] As a distinguished Indian painter and author, Aabid has written around 80 books but no story so shocked him as the truth about water shortage on the planet, “A UN report says by 2025 more than 40 countries are expected to ．That shortage of water will be the end of civilized life，”he said with great worry．
[2] One day back in 2007，he was sitting in a friend’s house and noticed a leaky tap．It bothered him．A few days later, he came across a statistic in the newspaper：a tap that drips(滴落)once every second wastes a thousand litres of water in a month．That triggered an idea．He would take a plumber(水管工)from door to door and fix taps for free every weekend.
[3] He named his Non-governmental Organization ‘Drop Dead’and created a slogan: save every drop…or drop dead．
[4] By the end of the first year，he had visited l,533 homes and fixed around 400 taps．Slowly，the news began to spread．Local newspapers began to write about Drop Dead, which caused a further flood of grateful emails and messages．Conservatively, it could be estimated that he has saved at least 5．5m litres of water till date．
[5] In the summer of 2014，the state where Aabid lives is expecting its worst drought in 40 years. Months in advance，the govemment has prepareddrought-relief packages worth millions of dollars，but Aabid sees his own approach as simple and inexpensive．“Anyone can launch a water conservation project in his or her area．It doesn’t require much funding．And most importantly, it puts the power back in our own hands，”he says．
1.Fill in the blank in Paragraph l with proper words．(no more than 5 words) ．
2.Why did Aabid take a plumber from door to door and fix taps?(no more than 6 words)
3.Explain the underlined sentence in aragraph 2 in English．(no more than 6 words)
4.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?(no more than 10 words)
5.What does Aabid think of his water conservation approach?(no more than 4 words)
Microsoft has a problem：It desperately wants the remaining Windows XP users to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system but a good many of them still haven’t started．The latest numbers from NetMarket show that Windows XP still accounts for around 29．5％of all desktops in use even though Microsoft is due to end support for the l3-Year-old platform on April 8th．ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．
However, as Computerworld reports，Microsoft may have a tough time convincing some Windows XP users to upgrade because it's trying to sell them on Windows 8，the newest operating system that has angered many longtime PC users by removing the traditional Start menu and by adding the interface(界面)a special feature．Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．
This is particularly tiresome, these users said，because switching from XP to Windows 8 won’t just require a software upgrade but will instead likely force them to buy new machines capable(能够)of running Microsoft’s new operating system．Some users were also annoyed that Microsoft only mentioned Windows 8 and not Windows 7 as upgrade possibilities．
In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(恶意软件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day．
1.What problem does Microsoft have now?
A．Windows XP is out of date and needs improvement．
B．Windows 8 runs worse than Windows XP．
C．No people like to upgrade their operating system．
D．Lots of users refuse to switch from XP to Windows 8．
2.How will Microsoft remind users ofthe stop of XP support?
A．By sending them notices．
B．By sending them daily emails．
C．By adding the interface a special feature．
D．By removing the traditional Start menu．
3.Which is probably one of the reasons why users dislike Window 8?
A．Microsoft hasn’t offered any discount for it．
B．They like Window 7 more than Window 8．
C．Microsoft refuses to offer them a new machine．
D．It’s impossible for them to use the new operating system．
4.What does the underlined phrase “have a field day” probably mean in the last paragraph?
A．Show up without warning．
B．Make rapid progress．
C．Make full use of the opportunity．
D．Come to an end completely．
5.What can be inferred from the text?
A．Windows XP will completely be out of use in a month．
B．Windows XP will still be in use for a period of time．
C．Windows 8 will have a longer history than Windows XP．
D．Windows 7 will easily be attacked by Hackers．
Going to college and living away from home for the first time can be terribie．Students tend to have higher academic achievements in college when they enjoy living in the dormitory．Most colleges and universities have many programs that help first-year students adjust to studying and living in a new community．Take advantage of these programs and make new friends as you adjust to your college life．
．Greet and meet everyone in the dorm．Find out their class schedules and hobbies．You may be able to find study partners this way．Most students are just like you being away from their home the first time．Don't be afraid toknock on your neighbors'doors and introduce yourself．The residence(居住区)staff will also help you in adjusting tocollege iife．Get to know them as soon as possible．
Get along with your roommate．Your roommates can be eitherr your lifelong friends or enemies．Try to be friends to them．Respect each other, including their space．Do not use your roommates’ belongings without permission．Communicate among each other regarding your daily schedule, study or sleep habits and off campus guest visits. Always say hello．
Get involved．To adjust to college life away from home，you need to got involved in college activities．Join clubs．Attend events that are hosted by your residence life and academic departments．Attend those events with your new friends. Most colleges have many events throughout the semester．Student union is a great place to meet new friends and learn about the upcoming events．
Call home when you need to．College life can be very exciting in the beginning. Most students get lonely and homesick during the middle of the semester or during festivals，It is normal to feel sad．Call home or even visit home when you need to. Talk to your friends back home．Understand that many people love and support you and they are very proud of you．
1.What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Advice on how to adjust to college life．
B．Things that can be done in a dormitory．
C．Places to live in when going to a college．
D．Ways of making friends with roommates．
2.What can be proper to fill in the blank in Paragraph 2?
A．Greet people everywhere． B．Meet new friends．
C．Share your hobbies. D．Adjust to college life．
3.Which of the following is not proper in getting along with your roommates?
A．Say hello to them frequently．
B．Respect them and their space．
C．Use their belongings secretly．
D．Know about their living habits．
4.According to the text，when you feel homesick at college，you can ．
A．find study partners B．join clubs
C．call your parents D．talk to new friends
5.In which part of a website might the text appear?
A．Style and fashion． B．Science and technology．
C．Sports and health． D．Culture and education．
The 16 operations W．Mitchell received after the motorcycle accident burned more than 65％ of his body at age 46 left him unable to pick up a fork，dial a telephone or go to the bathroom without help．But Mitchell never believed he was defeated．“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said．“It’s my up，my down．I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point．”
Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado，a plane and a bar．Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state．Six months later he was piloting the plane．Then four years after the motorcycle accident，the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…瘫痪)him from the waist down．
Still determined，Mitchell worked day and night to regain as much independence as possible．He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte，Colorado, to save the town from mineral mining that would ruin its beauty and environment．
Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流)，fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration and continued flying，environmental activism and public speaking．
Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications．
Mitchell has done all these things and more afar two horrible accidents left his face beyond recognition，his hands flngerless and his legs thin：and motionless(不动)in a wheelchair．Then what can't we healthy guys achieve?
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Mitchell couldn’t face the fact that he was defeated．
B．The operations Mitchell received made him hopeless．
C．Mitchell was optimistic about what happened to him．
D．Mitchell was in his spaceship when the accident occurred．
2.What did Mirehell do after his first accident?
A．He learned to pilot a plane．
B．He was employed by a company．
C．He began to drive a spaceship.
D．He made another two new friends．
3.What was the result of Mitchell’s plane crash accident?
A．His body under the waistcouldn’t move．
B．He was elected mayor of Crested Butte．
C．He became the hero of many publications．
D．More than half of his body was burned．
4.After the two horrible accidents, Mitchell ．
A．stopped flying，environmental protection and public speaking．
B．co-founded a wood burning stove company with his friends．
C．stopped to open mineral mining in Crested Butte．
D．earned a master’s degree in public administration．
5.What has earned Mitchell appearances in many famous publications?
A．His shocking looks． B．His strong determination．
C．His physical challenges． D．His outstanding speaking talent．
