【正文】 d we did a concert for the tenth anniversary （ 周年紀(jì)念日 ） of 9/11， which was also my mom’s birthday. It was an unfettable day. I posted, “You will be proud（ 自豪 ） of me— I will sing at the site of the World Trade Center tomorrow. I know you will be looking down, smiling. ”When I’m writing to her, it feels like I’m still here. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure how to face my mom’s death. But I’ve grown up now. I haven’t been on my mom’s page for a month, but I would miss it if it were gone. Her page allows me to think that she’s still here. I used to go to my mom’s page to look at her pictures, which would make me feel really sad, Now, when I visit it, I smile more often than cry. （ ） 71. The writer’s mother has ______ child(ren) A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1 （ ） 72. Right after her mother has died, the writer ______ . A. did a concert for her mother B. posted the news on Facebook C. wrote stories about her mother D. called her friends and relatives （ ） 73. What does the writer do when visiting her mother’s page? A. She posts her mother’s pictures. B. She talks with her mother. C. She writes what she is doing. D. She sings for her mother. （ ） 74. The underlined word “it” re fers to______. A. Bard College B. Brooklyn Youth Chorus C. World Trade Center D. The writer’s mother’s Facebook page （ ） 75. We can learn from the passage that the writer______. A. visits her mother’s Facebook page every day B. knows how to face her mother’s death now C. thinks her mother understood her best D. is proud of her mother B We all know that music has the power to fort（撫慰） us when we are stressed out or depressed . Can it do the same for animals ? University of Leicester researchers decided to test this by exposing dairy cows to different kinds of music . They discovered that certain types of music helped cows produce（生產(chǎn)） 3% more milk than those that only heard the noise of milking machines . In the research , what they found was that similar to humans . Cows have different tastes . Some prefer soulful music while others like classical better . Based on their findings , they released（發(fā)表） two playlists that they believe will be weled by most diary cows . One list includes songs like REM’ s Everybody Hurts , Aretha Franklin’ s version of What a Difference a Day Makes and Simon’ s Bridge Over Troubled Water . The other list includes classical hits like Beethoven’ s Pastoral Symphony and Mozart’ s Concerto for Flute and Harp in D Major . Besides , music is not the only thing that dairy cows enjoy . A few years ago , actors in Kent , England decided to see if the animals liked Shakespeare by performing one of his plays to the local cows . Sure enough , their milk output increased . So the next time you visit a dairy farm , don’ t be surprised to see the cows listening to their favorite music . After all, “ Great milk es from happy cows ! ” ( )76. Where is the passage from ? A. An advertisement . B. A newspaper . C. A story book . D. A novel . ( )77. How many playlists did the researchers release ? A. One . B. Two . C. Three . D. Four . ( )78. Which of the following is TRUE ? A. The cows listening to music produce less milk . B. Cows only enjoy music . C. Singers in Kent , England sang one of Beethoven’ s songs to the local cows . D. Cows have different tastes to music . ( )79. What’ s the best title of the passage ? A. How cows produce milk . B. Protect diary cows . C. Cows also have favorite music . D. More cows , more milk . C Whenever I think of the moonwalk（太空步） , a person es into mind— Michael Jackson . When I was a child , my mother often bought collections of his music videos . When she took the collections home , she’ d ask me to watch them with her . When I first saw Michael Jackson in his sixth albumThriller , I was frightened by his wolflike appearance , but I fell in love with him because of his voice and movements . Gradually(漸漸地 ) , I began to build my own collections of his songs , until I owned all of his albums and videos . Thus（就這樣） , when the news of his death came in June , I felt like an important part of my childhood had died as well . I have loved Michael Jackson from the moment my mother introduced me to him , I felt sorry for the man , who , although once a wonderful performer , changed into a pitiful person who always needed a shield from the sun . So , when his death came and those rumors（謠言） that damaged（傷害） Jackson’ s image w