The most popular song from the album is Ho, Hey. It is Number One on three Billboard singles charts rock, adult Pop and alternative. A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song. And The Lumineers say it is. But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City. 

    The three members of The Lumineers were excited when asked to perform at the Grammy nominations (提名) concert. But they were also very surprised when they were named as Grammy nominees. The band is up for（被提名) Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites told reporters, “We had no idea. ”

    Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz grew up in New Jersey and have been playing music together for about eight years. They found cellist (大提琴手) Neyla Pekarek, a native of Denver, after they moved to that city. Neyla Pekarek told one reporter that the band’s style developed naturally. She said it came from a lot of writing, experimenting and making changes to let the lyrics tell the stories they were meant to tell. 

    We leave you with one of those stories. This is Stubborn Love from the album The  Lumineers. Hope you’ll enjoy their staging. 

46. What do we know about the album The Lumineers from Paragraph 1?

  A. It includes some old songs.    B. It didn’t sell well at first. 

  C. It was released recently.    D. It is a great success. 

47. By listening to Ho, Hey, we can learn something about ________.

  A. Wesley Schultz’s struggles in New York City

  B. the happy times of Wesley Schultz as a singer

  C. three Billboard singles charts in New York City

  D. a touching love story that happened in New York City

48. What is implied about The Lumineers in Paragraph 3?

  A. They didn’t expect they would be nominated Grammy awards.   

  B. They didn’t want to perform at the Grammy nominations concert. 

  C. They were very calm when told they were nominated Grammy awards. 

  D. They were surely to win the Grammy award for Best Americana Album. 

49. What is this passage mainly about?

  A. People’s opinions on the album The Lumineers. 

  B. The struggles of a band named The Lumineers. 

  C. A song from a famous band in the United States. 

  D. A band that has been nominated Grammy awards. 

50. Where is this passage probably taken from?

  A. A newspaper.      B. A radio program.       C. A magazine.      D. A textbook. 

C

Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．

 An online poll of just over 1,000 people, conducted ahead of the launch of a video game designed to help smokers quit, showed one in four Australians made New Year's resolutions to quit —— but more than half went back on their word within a week．Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,

 The research revealed that seven out of ten smokers have tried to kick the habit at some point．

"Our research shows that the majority of smokers in Australia want to quit but are struggling to stick to their resolution．For most people, the desire to stop smoking is not enough, "Edward Fong, general manager of Ubisoft, the videogame manufacturer selling the anti— smoking software, said in a statement．

  According to the survey, Australian smokers light up an average of 13．8 cigarettes every day or 5,037 cigarettes a year．There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18, with women on average making more attempts to quit than men．The World Health Organization says smoking kills about 4 million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease．The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco - related causes each year, mainly in developing countries．

51．According to the passage, _______ succeeded in giving up smoking．

A．most of the smokers          B．None of the smokers

C．a(chǎn) few of the smokers            D．a(chǎn) quarter of the smokers

52．The research shows that ______．

A．some 70% of smokers have quitted smoking

B．a(chǎn)bout 15% of smokers give up smoking only a few hours

C．the number of men smokers are more than that of women ones

D．a(chǎn)ll the smokers want to quit smoking

53．What is the population over the age of 18 in Australia?

A．2．63million． B．4 million．        C．16．44 million． D．8 million．

54．The number of smokers dying from tobacco — related causes each year by 2030 is         ．

A．a(chǎn)bout one million                    B．a(chǎn)bout two million

C．more than 4 million                  D．more than 8 million

55．Where do you suppose this passage is probably taken from?

A．Health magazine． B．Evening paper．   C．Office Report．    D．Science-Journal．

 

D

At 4：53 pm. on January 12, United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in Port­au­Prince, when he felt a tremor(震顫). Four seconds later, the earthquake hit.

“In a split second, I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk，” says Kristensen, 48. “The door was closed, and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris（雜物）, so I hid under the table.” A bookshelf topped onto his desk, protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket. “I was confined as if in a small coffin，” he says. It was so dark, and it didn’t matter if his eyes were open or closed. He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him. He found, among other items, a jar of instant coffee. “I had no food or water, only the coffee to suck on if I needed it.”

At about 6：30 am. on January 17, an oil leak silenced the building’s generators, and Kristensen was able to hear muffled voices above where he was buried. “I thought, I was too tired to bang and shout. But then I realized, I had to take every chance. This could be one.” So he called out. Six hours later, Kristensen saw his rescuers’ faces. “It was so amazing. I felt I had received a second birthday，” he recalls.  

Dehydration（脫水） and pains but with only a bruise and a scratch, Kristensen took three days to recover. The UN lost more than 90 people in Haiti. But Kristensen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain “The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful. You feel part of a larger family.”

56.When the earthquake struck, Jens Kristensen decided to ________．

A. read documents in the office   B. stay under the desk

C. run out of the room quickly   D. catch the falling debris

57.What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by falling bricks?

A. The bookshelf.   B. The desk.

C. The door.   D. The pocket.

58.When Jens Kristensen heard the voices, he came to know that ________．

A. he couldn’t have the chance to survive the earthquake

B. his parents arrived here to save him at once

C. he was able to ask for help from rescuers

D. he was so tired and he couldn’t say anything at all

59.According to the last paragraph we can know that Jens Kristensen felt ________．

A. fortunate   B. grateful   C. popular   D. courageous

60.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The rescuer’s day B. An aid worker’s life

C. A dangerous adventure D. Kristensen’s experience in an earthquake