In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhooD. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing therE. Her voice was widely praised throughout EuropE. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 peoplE. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism. 5. According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?A. She studied at a music school. B. She sang for religious activities.C. She sang at Town Hall in New York. D. She studied voice in EuropE.6. Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson .A. had a very rare voice B. sang occasionally in publicC. sang only once in many years D. was seldom heard by people7. Anderson’s beautiful voice was first recognized .A. at the Lincoln Memorial B. in Washington, DC.C. in Europe D. at the United Nations8. This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by .A. protesting to the government B. appealing to the United NationsC. demonstrating in the streets D. working hard to perfect her art

PostcardstomyselfIn50yearsoftravelingColinMcCorpuodalehasvisitedeverycountryintheworldexceptthree.Andeverywherehegoeshesendshimselfapostcard.Healwayschoosesapostcardwithabeautifulviewandsticksonaninterestingstamp.Usuallyhewritesjustashortmessagetohimself.HislatestonefromtheMaliansislandreadGoodfishing.OnawallinhishomeinLondonthereisalargemapoftheworld.Therearehundredsoflittleredpinsstuckinit.It'sgoodtogetapininthemapsaysMr.McCorquodalebutIfollowtherules.I'mallowedtostickoneinonlyifI'vebeeninaplaceformorethan24hours.NaturallyMr.McCorpuodalehashisfavoriteplaces.NewZealandhedescribesaswonderful.InEuropehesaysItalyisafavoriteplace.ButinItalytouristsareworriedthattheywillgetrippedoffbecausepeoplethereoftenchargetoomuchforsomething.OfChinahesaysThisisonecountryintheworldwhichiscompletelydifferent.ThereisnoEuropeaninfluence.WhereverhegoesMr.McCorpuodaletakeswithhimaphotoofhiswifeacandleatorchashirtwithasecretpocketandapenforwritinghispostcards.Sowhydoeshedoit?Forthepostcardsorthetravel?Mr.McCorpuodalelaughs.Idoitforthejourneyhesays.Igetakickoutoftravelingandalltheplanning.72.WecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthatA.ThereisalargemapofLondoninhishome.B.Mr.McCorpuodalelikesstickingredpinsinthemapatwill随意C.Ifhetraveledinaplaceandstayedthere2dayshewillstickaredpininthemap.D.Helikescollectingredpins.73.Whatiswrittenonhislatestpostcard?A.AfavoriteplaceB.MaliansislandC.GoodfishingD.Abeautifulview74.TouristsinItalyareoften.A.beatenB.helpedC.encouragedD.cheated75.FromthepassageweknowthatMr.McCorpuodale.A.hasvisitedallthecountriesintheworldB.hasonlythreefavoriteplacesC.takeshiswifewithhimwhereverhegoesD.getsalotofpleasurefromtravelingandtheplanningforit

IbeganworkinginjournalismwhenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenue.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisiblemakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickle五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickleIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidenceandpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.56.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefutureB.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.ThecompetitionforthejobwasfiercE.57.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed58.Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.59.Thephrasethisbattleinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thewarbetweentheboy’sparentsB.thearguingbetweentheboyandhismotherC.thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomersD.thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.

ItwasMonday.MrsSmith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.MrsSmithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher*personwhosejobissellingmeat.andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit.hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers*peoplewhobuysth.fromashop.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!6.MrsSmithtreatedherlittledogquite_________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.friendly7.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrsSmithgaveit_______.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds8.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog__________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrsSmith9.Fromitsexperiencethedogfoundthat________.A.onlythepaperwithMrsSmith'swordsinitcouldbringitmeatB.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitC.MrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherD.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat10.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat_______.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated*actinawaythatisnothonestbythecleveranimal

A13-year-oldChinesegirlFanYiNancywhohadherprimaryeducationinUSrecentlypublishedherfirstfairytaleSwordbird.TheEnglishfairytalewaslistedasthebestsellerofchildren'sfictionintheUStheShanghaiEveningPostreporteD.FanYiwasgreatlyinterestedinobservingbirdseversinceshewasalittlegirl.InHanmiltonNewYorkwhereshelivessheoftenwatcheskingfishersandwoodpeckersflyingoverherhousefromthesmallwoodsnearby.AndtheinspirationforwritingthebookSwordbirdactuallycamefromoneofherdreams.AtthattimeshewasstudyingAmericanhistoryinschoolandhappenedtoreadmanyarticlesinmagazinesaboutthe9・11terroristattacks.Onedayshehadadreaminwhichsomerosefinchesandbluejayswerecontrolledbysomeblackbirdsandbegantofightwitheachother.WhenshewokeupshedecidedtoturnherdreamintoastoryandtoconveyhermessageforpeacetothepubliC.InordertogetherbookpublishedinChinaFantranslatedtheentireEnglishversionintoChinesE.Itisalearningprocess.SinceIdidn'tknowmanyChineseidiomsIhadtogethelpfrommymomanddadfromtimetotimE.ForanotherthingalotofpoemsintheoriginalstoryarewritteninrhymE.SowhenItranslatedthemintoChineseIwantedtomakesurethattheywereinrhymetooshesaiD.FanYiwasborninBeijingin1993.ShestayedinBeijinguntilshefinishedherfirstgradeofprimaryschool.ThenshemovedwithherparentstotheUnitedStateswhenshewasseven.TwoyearslatershestartedtowriteherEnglishstory.InMarchthisyearthebookwaspublishedbyHarperCollinsPublishers.Itwasselectedastheweek'sbestsellerofchildren'sfictionbytheNewYorkTimessoonafteritwaspublisheD.InfutureFanYimightwritemoreseriesforherbook.ItisexpectedthatherSwordbirdPrelude序篇mightcomeoffthepressnextyear.56.TheunderlinedwordsrosefinchesandbluejaysinParagraph2probablyreferto______.A.outer-spacecreaturesB.differentkindsofbirdsC.differentkindsofplanesD.peoplefromdifferentraces57.Herbookwasrelatedtothe9・11terroristattacksinthat______.A.itwasbeingwrittenwhentheattackshappenedB.itexpressedherdesireforpeaceagainstterrorismC.theybothinvolvedfightingintheairD.theattackswerementionedinherbook58.FanYithinksoftheprocessof______asalearningprocess.A.writingherbookB.writingthepoemsC.translatingherbookD.gettingherbookpublished59.FanYispent______yearsorsowritingherbook.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five60.WhatelsecanwelearnaboutFanYifromthearticle?A.She’sbelievedtobewritingmoreSwordbirdstories.B.HerChineseversionofSwordbirdwaspublishedinUS.C.Swordbirdwasre-publishedbytheNewYorkTimes.D.She’slikelytobecomeaprofessionalwriter.

Myfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalmbutmyheartwasracing.Istareddownatmysweat-coveredshakinghands.IlookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeoplE.TheywerenotjustmymumanddadwhowouldsayGoodjob!evenifImesseduptheentirepiecE.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?AsitturnedoutIwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlight聚光灯waswaitingformE.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogetherdryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemud-brownpianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeyswhichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayeD.Iswallowedthegolf-ball-sizedlump隆起部分inmythroatandsatdown.SlowlyIopenedthemusiC.NextIrestedmystillshakinghandsontheivory象牙色的keys.AsmyfingersplayedacrossthekeysIwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequesteD.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedoneIcontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically自动地.MyeyesburnedholesintowerefixedonthepagesinfrontofmE.TherewasnowaythatIwasgoingtolosemyconcentration.TokeepthistomyselfIleanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusiC.Whenlcametotheendofthepageawarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DON’TMAKEA.MISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!Needlesstosay1obeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandminD.Andproudofmypage-turningfeat技艺IfinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistakE.AfterthefinalnotediedawayacelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyheaD.IhadfinisheD.IhadmasteredtheimpossiblE.63.Theauthorwasnervousbeforetheperformancebecause_______.A.hisorhermotherandfatherweren’tpresentB.thestrongspotlightwasshiningontothestageC.heorshehadn’tmasteredtheentirepieceD.heorshehadneverperformedinpublicbefore64.TheunderlinedphrasemessupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putintodisorderB.forgetaboutC.stophalfwayD.dowellin65.Theauthor_________.A.didn’tmakeanymistakeintheperformanceB.feltbetteratthebeginningoftheperformanceC.paidallattentiontonothingbuthis/herperformanceD.losthis/herconcentrationsometimesduringtheperformance66.Whatdidtheauthorfeelabouthis/herperformance?A.He/Shethoughtitwascomfortableandsuccessful.B.He/Shethoughtitwasverydifficultbutsuccessful.C.He/Shethoughthe/shehadnevermadeamistakeduringtheperformancE.D.He/Shethoughthe/sheplayedthroughthepiececarefullybutlight-heartedly.

SeveralmonthsagoIdecideditwouldbewisetolookintothepossibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy保险单becauseIunderstooditmightbeagoodinvestment.Igotthenameofaninsuranceagentfromafriendandcalledtheagenttogetsomeinformation.FromthekindsofquestionsIputtohimtheagentcouldtellthatIknewnothingaboutinsurancesohekindlyofferedtoexplorethematterwithmeinmoredetail---tohelpmedeterminethekindofpolicyIoughttobeconsidering.Thateveningheappearedatmydoorpromptly准时地at7:30;withoutwastingtimeonpleasantnesshespreadhispapersoutonthekitchentableandlaunchedintoalengthyexplanation.IlistenedattentivelyashetalkedaboutthedifferencebetweenvarioustypesofpoliciesandheexplainedthekindofcoveragehefeltIoughttohavE.Towardtheendoftheeveningafterthreeorfourhoursoftalkinghekindlyhelpedmefilloutanapplicationfora$50000policyandthenheaskedifIcouldgotoaDr.Luther’sofficeonFridayforaphysicalexamination.Idon’tknowwhybutitwasnotuntilthementionofthedoctor’sappointmentthatIrealizedfullywhatwashappening.IwasabouttosignalifetimecontractyetIhadnotreallymadeadecisionaboutwhetherIwantedtobuythepolicy.HoweversincehehadspentsomuchtimewithmeIdidn’twanttomakehimfeelthathehadwastedhistimE.SoIinventedanexcuseaboutthingsIhadtodoonFridayandIassuredhimIwouldcallhiminafewdays.ActuallyIhadnointentionofgoingtoseeDr.Lutherorofcallingtheagentagain.Iwantedtoforgetthewholething.It’sbeenoverthreemonthsnowsinceourmeetingandmyfriendlyinsuranceagentstillcallsatmyofficefaithfullytwoorthreetimesaweek.MysecretaryknowsthatIdon’twanttotalktohimsowhenhecallsshetellshimthatI’minameetingorthatI’moutoftheofficeorthatI’mawayonabusinesstrip.IrealizenowthatitwasamistakenottotellhimthatfirstnightthatIdidn’twantthepolicy.SinceIstillcan’tbringmyselftotellhimclearlythatI’mnotinterestedandpleasenottobothermeanymoreallIcandoisavoidhiscallsandhopeIdon’trunintohimsomeplacE.41.Thewriterphonedtheinsuranceagentbecause_____.A.hewantedtofilloutanapplicationB.hehaddecidedtobuyalifeinsurancepolicyC.hetookgreatinterestintheinsurancecompanyD.hewaseagertoexplorethepossibilitiesofbuyingapolicy42.Afterseveralhoursoftalkingthewriter_____.A.decidedtobuythepolicyB.decidedtoputoffmakingadecisionC.madeanappointmentwithDr.Luther’sD.decidednottobuythepolicy43.Thewriterdidn’ttelltheagentthetruthbecause____.A.hewasafraidofhimB.hefeltembarrassedtodosoC.hethoughtitnoneoftheagent’sbusinessD.hedidnotwishtolosetheagent’sfriendship44.Thewriterrealizedthat_____.A.heshouldhavetoldthetruthtotheagentearlierB.heshouldbuythepolicyC.theagentisarealfriendD.insuranceisbutacheat

Everyonewouldliketobeamillionaireapersonwithalotofmoneybutcanyouimaginehavingover$30millionandonlybeing20yearsold?BritneySpearsfromKentwoodasmalltowninLouisianaisonly20yearsolD.Sheisaworldfamousfilmstarwithnotonly$30millionbutalsoa$2millionhouseinLA.Atheryoungageshecanlookafterherfamilyfinancially经济上allherlifE.ThisyearisabigyearforBritney.Sheisnowona31-daytouroftheUSandeveryconcertisasell-out.Thatmeanssheplaysinfrontofacrowdofaround18000peopleeverytimE.It’satiringschedulebutbringsheralot.Whentouringshegoestobedaround1A.m.andthenhasalie-inuntil1p.m.thenextday.Herphilosophy人生观istotakecareofthebodyandrelaxbutalwaysmakesureyouworkhardandhavefun.Spearsisnotpleasedwithonlytouringandsellingnearly40millionrecordssoshedecidedtostepintothemoviebusinessandtryabitofacting.ShemadeanappearanceinAustinPower3thisyearandsheisfilmingateenagelightplaythatwillcomeoutinMarch2003.InthismovieshehasastarringrolE.ForBritneyactingisanotherwaytoexpressherselfandsheisenthusiastic热心的aboutitall.Ifhermoviesaresuccessfulhermoneyinthebankissuretogrowbyanotherfewmilliondollarsbutshedoesitforthelovenotthemoneyassheherselftellsthereporters.66.Wecaninfer推断fromthetextthatmostmillionairesare__________.A.olderthan20B.around20C.intheir30sD.intheir40s67.Theunderlinedwordyouinthefirstparagraphrefersto__________.A.apersoningeneralB.aspecialpersonC.BritneySpearsD.apersoninterestedinmoney68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?A.ThoughyoungBritneycansupportherfamilynow.B.WhiletouringBritneysleepsabout12hoursaday.C.TheteenagecomedymoviewasbasedonBritney’sownstory.D.Britneywillbeevenricherwithhermoviessuccessful.69.AccordingtoBritneySpearssheworks__________.A.tobeagreatactressB.fortheenjoymentC.formoneyD.tobemorefamous

DuringmyelementaryschoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany’smom.Tiffany’smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermornallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn’tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.1wasannoyedwithher.WheneverIdidn’tgetwhat1wanted1wouldcomplaintomymomTiffany’smomwouldgiveherthat!1wishsheweremymom.EverytimemymomwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn’tunderstandher.Sheshouldn’tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.SheshouldbefeelingsorryformE.OnedayIcouldn’thelpsayingtoMornPoorTiffanyLuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!WhydoyoufeelsorryforherIburstintotears.MymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftlyYesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.WhatareyoutalkingaboutMomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe’11findoutthatshecan’thaveit.Hermotherwon’talwaysbearoundtogivehermoneyandwhat’smoremoneycan’tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You’11knowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoneybutshewon’t.You’11understandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon’t.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe’11wakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou’vegot.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfooD.’’IttooksometimebutIeventuallyunderstoodmymom’swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.56.Duringtheauthor’selementaryschoolyearsshe.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany’sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany’sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany57.Whydidtheauthor’smomalwayssayPoorTiffanyA.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.58.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor’smotherA.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople’schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn’tgivetheauthormuchmoney.59.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.Theauthorwasquiteannoyedwithhermotherinthepast.B.Theauthor’smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany’smothertooktheauthor’smother’sadvicE.D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

GeorgeandCarolweremedicalstudentsatthesamecollegeandlikemanyothercollegestudentstheyenjoyedplayingjokesonpeoplE.Bothofthemsmokedbuttheyknewthattheirprofessorwasstronglyagainstitbecausesmokingwasdangeroustoone'shealth.Onedaytheydecidedtoplayajokeontheirprofessor.Atoneoftheirmedicallectures讲座therewasalwaysaskeleton骨架模型intheroomsothattheprofessorcouldshowthestudentsthedifferentbonesinthehumanbody.Thatafternoon.CarolandGeorgeputacigarette香烟inthemouthoftheskeletonthatwastobeusedfortheirnextlecturE.Whentheprofessorcamein.hebegantalkingandthennoticedthecigarettE.HewentuptotheskeletontookthecigaretteoutofitsmouthandsaiD.Youreallyshouldgivethemupoldboy.Lookwhatthey'redoingtoyou!56.Whatdotheprofessor'swordsmean__________.A.It'sonlyajoketoputacigaretteintoaskeleton'smouth.B.Hewouldpersuadetheskeletontogiveupsmoking.C.Smokingisreallydangerous.Itmayevencausedeath.D.StudentsshouldnotlearnfromtheskeletontosmokE.57.TowhomdidtheprofessorreallysaythesewordsA.ToGeorgeandCarolonly.B.Totheskeletonwhichhecalledoldboy.C.Onlytohimself.D.ToallthestudentswhoattendedhislecturE.58.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthepassagemeans_________.A.GeorgeandCarolB.thestudentsC.thebonesD.cigarettes59.Whatdoyouthinkoftheprofessor?A.Seriousbuthumorous.B.Honestandfoolish.C.KindandpolitE.D.Hardtogetalongwith.

ThomasandLouisBorderfoundedBorderBookStorein1971.Theywerebrothersintheir20satthetimeandopenedasmallusedbookshopinAnnArborMichigan.Theymanagedtoworkoutandinventorymanagementsystemservicingindependentbooksellersandby1988theirbusinesshadgrowntoincludefourstores.TheyemployedRobertDiRomualdotorunthebusinessandthensoldBorderstoKmartin1990.SincethenKmarthasbeensellingthecompanytothepublicandRobertDiRomualoisatpresenttheCEO.Bordersnowoperatesover225BorderssuperstoreswithoneinSingaporeandtwoinBritain.ItsmajorcompetitorisBarnes＆Nobel.DespiteWallStreet’scrazyaboutBorder’sInternetcompetitorAmazon.comwhichhasamarketcapitalization资金ofover＄4billionBordershaskeptitsbrickandmortar一砖一瓦approach.Bordershasannualprofits利润over＄100millionwhileAmazonisstillstrugglingtogetitselfoutofthereD.AlthoughInternetwonderssuchasAmazonhavedefied否定thetraditionallawsofthemarketBordersinvestors投资者aresurethatpeoplewillalwayswanttogobrowseanddrinkcoffeeatstoreslikeBordersanditscompetitorBarnes＆Nobel.68.Bordersnowoperatesstoresinallofthefollowingcountriesexcept.A.BritainB.TheU.S.AC.SingaporeD.Germany69.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.BordershasalargermarketcapitalizationthanAmazonB.BordersisnowmakingmoremoneythanAmazonC.WallStreetiscrazyaboutBordersD.BordershasstartedanInternetbusiness70.WhichofthefollowingtypesofbusinesswouldBordersconsideradirectcompetitor?A.InternetcompaniessuchasAmazon.comB.Othersmallusedbookstoresstartedbystudentsintheir20sfromAnnArbor.Michigan.C.SuperstoresthatletreadersbrowseanddrinkcoffeeD.storessuchasKmartthathavebooksections.

IsabellaStewartwasborninNewYorkCityin1840.Herfathermadeagreatdealofmoneyinthetrade.DuringschoolherparentstookhertoItalytoexplorethecountry’smanyculturaltreasures.OneoftheprivateartcollectionsIsabellavisitedinMilanhadadeepinfluenceonher.ShewrotetoherfriendsaboutherdreamofowningahouseonedaywithanartcollectionliketheoneshehadseeninItaly.InParisIsabellabecameclosefriendswithoneofherclassmatesJuliaGardnerwhosefamilywasfromBoston.JuliawouldlaterintroduceIsabellatoherbrotherJack.In1860IsabellaStewartmarriedJackGardner.Thecouplehadtoomucharttofitinsidetheirhome.Sotheydecidedtostartplanningamuseum.Mrs.Gardnerdidn’tlikethecoldandempty.spacesofmanymuseumsduringhertime.Shewantedawarmmuseumfilledwithlight.Sheoncesaidthatshedecidedyearsagothatthegreatestneedinhercountrywasart.Americawasayoungcountrydevelopingquicklyinotherareas.ButthecountryneededmorechancesforpeopletoSeebeautifulexamplesofart.Afterherhusband’sdeathin1898.Isabellaknewshehadnotimetoloseinbuildinghermuseum.Sheboughtlandhiredabuildingdesignerandsupervised监督everydetailofhermuseum’sconstruction.Mrs.GardneropenedhermuseumonJanuary11903whichwasthencalledFenwayCourt.Sheinvitedherfriendsthatnightforaspecialmusicalperformance.Thenextmonthsheopenedthemuseumtothepublic.Atfirstvisitswerelimitedtotwentydaysoutoftheyear.Visitorspaidonedollartoenter.IsabellaStewartGardnerdiedin1924inBoston.Inherwillsheleftthemuseumamilliondollarsandaseriesofrequirementsabouthowitshouldbemanagedonethatthepermanentcollectioncannotbechanged.56.Thetextismainlyabout.A.howIsabellaGardnerrealizedherdreamofbeinganartistB.howMr.andMrs.GardneraddedtotheircollectionsofartC.howIsabella’smuseumwasopenedD.IsabellaStewartGardnerandhermuseum57.BysayingthegreatestneedinhercountrywasartinParagraph4.Mrs.Gardnermeantthat.A.AmericawasstillayoungdevelopingcountryB.therewerenomuseumsinAmericaatthattimeC.artfellfarbehindotherfieldsoftheAmericansocietyD.Americanshadnochancetoenjoythebeautifulart58.InordertoachieveherdreamofowninganartsmuseumMrsGardnerA.raisedmoneyfromherfriendsandrelativesB.soldoutallherlandandhousesC.heldspecialmusicalperformancesformoneyD.watchedovertheprocessofbuildingthemuseum59.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Isabella-andJackwereclassmateswhenstudyinginParis.B.ThemuseumsatthattimewasnotcomfortablE.C.IsabellaopenedthemuseumaboutfiveyearsafterJack’sdeath.D.Greatasthemuseumwasvisitorshadtowaitandpaytoenter.60.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthemuseum.A.helpsearnmuchmoneyforitscollectionsofartB.iscalledFenwayCourtbythevisitorsC.wasopenedtothepubliconJanuary1st1903D.isstillaffectedbyIsabellaGardnerinmanagementnow

TheDiscoveryofAnestheticRobertListonusedananesthetic麻醉剂inalloperationinLondonduringwhichhecutoffalegin26seconds.Therewasnotasoundfromthesickman.andwhenhecametohissensesheasked.Whenareyougoingtobegin?Whatachangethiswasfromtheoperationsinearlierdays!Simpsonheardofit.hurriedtoLondonandbroughtsomeether醚backtoEdinburgh.Thereheusedithimself.Butetherwasnotaperfectanesthetic.Ithadabadsmellanditsresultsonthesickmanaftertheoperationwereunpleasant.Simpsondecidedtotrytofindabetteranesthetic.Hehadhistwofriends.DuncanandKeith.thensatnightafternightinSimpson’ssittingroom.andtriedonegasafteranotheronthem―selves.Thiswasnotverysafeanditwasagoodthingthattheysome―timestriedanewgasonananimalfirst.OnceSimpsonwasjustgoingtotryanewgashimself.whenhewastoldthatheoughttotryitfirstonananimal.Hedidsoandtheanimaldied.Afteraboutayear'sworkofthis.thethreementriedanewanestheticcalledchloroform氯仿.SuddenlySimpsonfellonthefloorunderthetable.Whenhecam.ebacktohissenses.thefirstthoughtinhismindwasthatchloroformwasverygood.Nexthenoticedthathewaslyingonthefloor.ThenheheardanoiseandturnedhisheadtherewasDoctorDuncanunderachairwithhiseyesandmouthwideopenbutasleep.ThenSimpsonsawDoctorKeith’slegandfeetmovingabout.68.Simpsontriedtofindabetteranestheticbecause.A.etherhadlittleeffectonthesickmanB.ethersmelledsourC.etherwasnotanidealanestheticD.thesickmanaftertheoperationwasnotpleased69.Accordingtotheauthorthesafestwaytotryanewanestheticwastotry.A.onscientiststhemselvesfirstB.onananimalfirstC.onsickpersonsfirstD.onmenandanimalsatthesametime70.Simpsonandhistwofriendstriedanewanestheticcalledchloroformandofthemdied.A.allB.twoC.noneD.one

SolomonShereshevskiwasamanwithanamazingmemory.Hewasoneoftheworld'smostfamousme-monists记忆能手.BorninRussiainabout1900hespentmuchofhislifeperformingmemoryskillsthatpeoplefounddifficulttobelievE.Hecouldmemorizelonglistsofnumbersafterreadingthemthroughonceandhecouldthenrecite背诵themforwardsorback-wards.Hecouldalsorememberthesamenumbersmonthslater..Hecouldeasilyrememberlistsofnamesdozensofplayingcardsorhundredsofcities.Althoughhehadawonderfulmemoryhefoundsomenormalskillsverydifficult.ForexamplehefounditdifficulttolearntoreaD.Healsofounditdifficulttorecognizepatternsinwordsornumbers.Whenpresentedwithalonglistofnumberslikethis:123442315678876567899876hecouldnotseethattherewasapattern.Ifhecouldseeorhearacollectionofnumbershecouldrememberit.Howeverthisdidnotmeanthathecouldunderstandwhathewaslookingat.Hecouldrememberlongcomplexmathematicalformulasbutcouldnotunderstandwhatthenumbersmeant.SolomonsufferedfromaconditionknownasSynaesthesiA.Thismeantthatallofhissenseswereconnectedinaspecialway.Inotherwordswhenheheardaparticularwordhealsoexperiencedauniquetasteorsawauniquecolor.EachwordthatheheardbroughtaparticulardescriptionintohisminD.Eachwordforhimwasuniquebecauseheremembereditasatasteasmellacolororasoundorallofthemtogether.HewasnotaclevermanexceptthisabilityandpeoplefoundhimratherstupiD.Hefounditdifficulttobecomefriendswithotherpeoplebecausehismindwassodifferent.Inawayhismemorywasacurse祸根.Herememberedeverythingandthatmadeitdifficultforhimtounderstandanything.68.WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatA.allofhislifeSolomonwaskeptbusydoingmemorytricksB.ifSolomonreadalistofnumbershecouldimmediatelyrememberthemC.SolomoncouldmemorizelonglistofnumbersandfoundtheirpatternsD.peoplethoughtSolomoncouldrememberthemostthingsintheworld69.Solomonhadverypowerfulmemorybuthe.A.couldnotreadorwriteB.neverknewwhatpeoplemeantwhentheysaidtohimC.couldnotworkoutsomesimplemathproblemsD.foundeverythinghedidwasmeaningless70.Whenapersonsuffersfromsynaesthesiaheorshe.A.sensesthingsusuallyinawrongwayB.confusesfeelingswithc61orsortastesC.oftenconnectswordsheorshehearswiththingsheorsheexperiencedD.eachwordheorshehearschangesitsmeaningcompletely71.Theauthorwantstoexpressanideathat.A.onecannotbegoodatbothmemorizingandunderstandingthingsB.somepeopleareactuallyquitestupidthoughtheyseemcleverC.havingagoodmemorydoesnotmeanhavinggoodintelligenceD.themoreyoucanmemorizethemorestupidyouwillcertainlybe

IwasthemiddlechildofthreebuttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneithersideandIhardlysawmyfatherbeforeIwaseight.ForthisandotherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely.Ihadtheonlychild’shabitofmakingupstoriesandholdingconversationswithimaginarypersonsandIthinkfromtheverystartmyliteraryambitions文学志向weremixedupwiththefeelingofbeingisolated孤独andundervalueD.IknewthatIhadanaturalabilitywithwordsandapoweroffacingunpleasantfactsandIfeltthatthiscreatedasortofprivateworldinwhichIcouldgetmyownbackformyfailureineverydaylifE.HoweverthequantityofseriouswritingwhichIproducedallthroughmychildhoodwouldnotadduptohalfadozenpages.Iwrotemyfirstpoemattheageoffourorfivemymothertakingitdowntodictation.Icannotrememberanythingaboutitexceptthatitwasaboutatigerandthetigerhadchair-liketeeth-agoodenoughexpression.Atelevenwhenthewarof1914-18brokeoutIwroteapoemwhichwasprintedinthelocal地方的newspaperaswasanothertwoyearslateronthedeathofKitchener.FromtimetotimewhenIwasabitolderIwrotebadandusuallyunfinishednaturepoems.IalsoabouttwiceattemptedashortstorywhichwasafailurE.Thatwasthetotalofthewould-beseriousworkthatIactuallysetdownonpaperduringallthoseyears.56.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph2refersto.A.thequantityofseriouswritingB.thewriter’sfirstpoemC.thewriter’schildhoodD.thetigerinthepoem57.Fromthetextwelearnthatasalittleboythewriter.A.hadnoplaymatesB.showedhisgiftforwritingC.putoutlotsofpoemsandstoriesD.gothisfirstpoempublishedin191658.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewriter?A.Hewasleastfavoredinhisfamily.B.Hehadmuchdifficultyintalkingwithothers.C.HehadanunhappychildhoodforlackofcarE.D.Hislonelinessresultedinhisinterestinwriting.

AnoldmandecidedtowritealettertoGod:DearGodIamnearingtheendofmylifE.ThedoctorstellmeIamdyingofcancerandhaveafewmonthstolivE.InfactasYouknowthroughoutmyentirelifeI’vehadnothingbutbadluck.ButnomatterwhatYouhaveinflicted施加onmeIhaveneverlostmyfaithinYou.Inreturnforthisloyalty忠诚Iaskjustonethingofyou.PleaseproveYourexistencetomebysendingme$100incashandIwilldieahappyman.YoursinsignificantlyAnOldManTheletterarrivedatthelocalpostofficewheretheemployeesnoticeditwasaddressedToGod:Heaven.Theyallknewtheoldmanandafterreadingtheletterwithtearsintheireyestookpityonhimninetydollarswasraisedandpostedtohim.TheoldmanwasoverjoyedandimmediatelywroteathankyoulettertoGoD.Thepostofficereceivedtheletterandallgatheredaroundtoreadit.DearGodIthankYouwithallmyheartfortakingtimefromYourbusyscheduleandansweringmyrequestIamnowahappyman.YoursintheverynearfutureAnOldManP.S.Ionlyreceived$90ofthe$100Iaskedfor.Ibetthosethievingbastardsdownatthepostofficepinched偷取therest.41.Theoldmanbelievedthat______.A.Godsenthim$100incash.B.thepostofficeemployeessenthim$100incashC.hewouldnotdiewithgetting$100D.thepostofficeemployeeskept$9042.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?A.joylessB.extremelypleasedC.sadD.uneasy43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheoldmanbelievedinGodpiously虔诚地.B.Thepostofficeemployeesweremovedbythefirstletteroftheoldman.C.Thepostofficeemployeesdidn’tfeeljoyfulafterreadingthethankyouletter.D.Theoldmanneeded$100verymuch.

LikemostJulydaysitwashot.Isteppedintoatinyice-creamshoptocooloffwithachocolateice-cream.Therewasanoldwomanbendingoveratablenearthedoor.Herbackwassobadlytwistedthatherfacenearlytouchedthetabletop.Isatsownfacinghercoupleoftablesaway.PoorwomanIthoughtWhatdoesshegetoutoflife?WhyGodletpeoplelivesolongpasttheirprime?AsIthoughtanotheragedladyenteredtheshopandsatdownwithher.Soonthetwoofthemweretalkingaboutchildhooddays.Theytalkedofhowlittletheshophadchangedin70years...Inminutesthetwoofthemweretremblingwithlaughter.Ilookedagainatthefirstwomantheninthemirroronanearbywallcatchingapictureofmyself.Iwaswearingadirtyshirt.Shewaswelldressedinwhiteherhandssparkingwithgoldrings.IwassaD.Shewaslaughingsmiling.Iwasputtingthepiecesofmylifetogether.Shehadmillionsofwonderfulmemoriestorecall.IsatalonE.ShewassharingthedaywithagoodfrienD.IwassecretlyworriedaboutgettingolD.Shewasoldbutitwasn'thurtingher.AsIlefttheshopIthoughtofmyfoolishquestionaboutGodlettingpeoplelivepasttheirprimE.WhythatwomanwasmorealivemoresensitivetolifethanIwas.Agehasnotbentherspirit.41.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TotellusthelifeofoldpeopleB.Toshowthedifferencebetweentheoldandtheyoung.C.Toshowthatoldagedoesnotmeanbeingshortofspirit.D.TomakethereaderhaveapityontheoldpeoplE.42.Fromthepassageweknowthattheice-shop_____.A.changedalotinthepastB.starteditsbusiness70yearsago.C.hadonlyacoupleoftablesD.hadonlywomenshoppers.43.Thewriterimpliesallofthefollowingexceptthat_____.A.theoldladywasverylonelyandsadB.thewriterhadmoreproblemsthantheoldladyC.theoldladyhadlivedafullandsatisfyinglifeD.theoldladyhadlearnedtoenjoythesimplethingsinlife44.Whichofthefollowingistheconclusionthewritermadeabouttheoldlady?A.ShewastobepitiedforheroldagE.B.SheconsideredtheyoungmanpitiablE.C.Shewasmorealiveandsensitivetolifethanthewriter.D.PeopleshouldnotbeallowedtolivewhentheyaretooolD.

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit----theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess―youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet＆WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.60.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.61.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.HertrainingschedulE.B.Herdailyhappenings.C.Herachievements.D.Hersportscareer.62.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.63.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.Self-confidencE.

LikeotherstudentathletesRayRayMcElrathbeydealswithschoolworkpracticeandgames.ButafteralongdayofstudyingandworkingoutonthefootballfieldtheClemsonUniversityplayercan’trelaxwithfriends.RayRayhastomakesurehis11-year-oldbrotherFahmarrgetsagooddinnerdoeshishomeworkandgoestobeD.SincetakingresponsibilityforFahmarrthisAugustI’veageddramatically戏剧性地saidRayRay.Ican’tberunningaroundatallhoursmaking19-year-olddecisions.RayRayhastemporarycustody监护权ofFahmarr.Theirmotherstruggleswithdrugaddiction上瘾andtheyarenotintouchwiththeirdaD.RayRaydidn’twanttoseehisbrothergointofoster收养carewheretheybothhadspenttimE.ThebrothersnowlivetogetherinanapartmentnearthecampusinClemsonSouthCarolina.ClemsonTigersfansaren’ttheonlypeoplesupportingRayRay.SportsIllustratedESPNandABCnewshavefeaturedthestory.Thebrothershavereceivedpraiseandmanyoffersofhelp.ButRayRayattendstheuniversityonascholarship.Undertheruleshecan’tacceptmoneyorgifts.Coaches’familymemberscan’tevengiveFahmarraridehomefromschool.ThischangedafewweeksagowhentheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociationallowedClemsontosetupatrustfund基金forFahmarr.Itwillhelpprovideforhisbasicneedsincludingfoodandclothing.Butthebrotherscangiveeachothersomethingthatallthemoneyintheworldcan’tbuy.RayRaysayshehopestoinstill灌输qualitiesofstrengthandintelligenceinFahmarr.Hesayshavinghisbrotheraroundisagreatthingknowinghewillgrowupright.72.What’slikelytobethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RayRayMcElrathbeyWorksHardatCollegE.B.RayRayMcElrathbeyLovesHisBrother.C.ParentsFailtoRaiseTheirChildren.D.CollegeFootballPlayerPlaysParent’sRolE.73.A.fewweeksagoRayRayandhisbrothermainlylivedon________.A.fostercareB.moneyorgiftsfromothersC.ascholarshipD.atrustfund74.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.RayRaymustbethebestplayeronhisteamB.likehisbrotherRayRaymayenjoylittlecarefromtheirparentsC.ClemsonUniversitywillraisemoneyforRayRayandhisbrotherD.RayRay’sbrothermusthaveagoodacademicperformance75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RayRayhasfewfriendstorelaxwith.B.RayRaydoesn’tknowwherehisfatheris.C.ManypeoplehavehelpedRayRaymuch.D.RayRayisproudtolookafterhisbrother.

IfthereisonethingI’mquitesureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwestillbereadingnewspapers.Notthosenewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostofthenewsfromthetelevisionorhavetheradioswitchedoninthebackgroundorinthecar.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThebasicBritishcharacterwon’tchangeandoneofthecharacteristicsoftheBritishisthatwedon’tmuchliketalkingtoeachotherwhenwegetup.Sowhatbetterwayistheretokeepyourselfthinkinginthemorningthantowrapyourselfinanewspaper?Overthepastcoupleofcenturieshumanbeingshavedevelopedacloserelationshipwiththenewspaper.Ithasbecomeasnaturalasbreathingorenjoyingthesun.AnditisnotjusttheBritishwholovenewspapers.OnsuburbantrainsinCalcuttaforinstancejustonepersoninthewholecarwillbuyanewspaperandreadaloudthebestbitstohisfellowpassengersmuchtoeverybody’senjoyment.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatessentially本质上makesnewsiswhataffectsourlivesandthebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegeneticengineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedowhetherit’sloveordepression.WedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperwillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromthenationalequivalentsofFleetStreet伦敦的舰队街以报馆集中而著称andprintedoutinourownhomes.InfactI’mprettysurethatthatishowitwillhappeninfuturE.You’llbeprobablyselectingfromamenumakingupyourownbespokenewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoreadandsay.Youmightevenhaveanintelligentscreeningdevice装置todothejobforyou.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutthecompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyhavearelationshipfeedingoffeachother.Itwasoncepredictedthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspaperswhichhasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpageismoreenduring持久的thanpicturesonaflickeringscreenorsoundlostinthesky.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallysatisfyingtoreadsomethingjustonascreen.63.Theauthorofthepassageismostprobablyfrom_______________.A.RussiaB.IndiaC.BritainD.America64.Accordingtothepassagethefutureofnewspapers____________.A.willbemainlyconnectedwithscientificresearchB.willreportmoreimportantpoliticalactivitiesC.willdirectlycovermoreonscientificresearchD.willbuildabridgebetweendifferentpeople65.Theunderlinedpartbespokenewspaperofthepassageprobablyrefersto_____________.A.anewspaperwhichdarestoreportthetruthB.anewspapereditedtoone’sowninterestC.anewspapereditedandpublishedforthepublicD.anewspaperwhichonlycoversthelifeoffamilymembers66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Itwascenturiesagothatnewspaperscameintobeing.B.Televisionshavetakentheplaceofnewspapers.C.TheInternetwillgraduallytaketheplaceofnewspapers.D.Thenatureofnewsmayremainthesameovergenerations.

BeforeIstoodonthegroundofthelargestislandintheworldIknewonlyalittleaboutAustralia.Icameherein2000IhadjustheardofSydneyandMelbourneandIknewkoalasandkangarooswereAustraliananimals.TobefrankIwasconfusedanddidnotknowthenameoforwherethenationalcapitalwasforalongtime.WhenIwassittingontheplanetravelingfromBeijingtoMelbournemanyquestionswererollingaroundinmymindceaselessly.WillIaforeignerbewelcomedbytheAustralianornot?Howlongwillittakemetogetusedtothiswhollynewlifeinthisstrangeland?IsteppedoutthecustomssectionsatMelbourneairportaimlesslylikeaday-dreamer.IreallylackedanyconfidencE.HowevermystartdidnotseemsobaD.Imademywaytofindataxifromtheinformationdesk.IfoundmyfriendwholivedinMelbourneveryeasily.IfeltthatlivinginAustraliawasnotsodifficultwiththehelpofataxidriverasIhadimagineD.AttheendofmyfirstdayhereinAustraliathoughIhadonlyspokentoacustomsofficerareceptionistandataxidriver.WiththetimepassingdayafterdayIbegantounderstandthiscountry.Themostimpressivethingformeisthefreshairthegreengrassandtheclearandcleanwater.SeveralmonthslaterIrealizedAustraliaisagoodplaceforentertainment.TherearemanysportsgamesartexhibitionsmusicandvariousculturalfestivalsfillupeverydayAustralianlife.OneoftheseeventsattractedmesomuchthatIwenttoseetheinternationalairshowheldinLavertonMelbourneandmyinterestinaircraftwasigniteD.Australiansareoutgoingandfriendly.WheneverImeetanAustralianfacetofacegoingalongthesamewayasmemostpeopleherewillsayhellotome.AfterthefirstfewtimesthishappenedIwasaffectedbythiscustomandstartedtosaytopeopleinadvancewhenImetthem.InfactAustraliahasmanycharmingpointstome.TheexoticanimalsthetastywinethewonderfulcoastlineeventheAustralianEnglishaccent!EveryexperienceIundertakeisagreatdiscoverytome.AllinallAustraliainmyeyesisanidealcountryforliving.Peacetranquilityquietnessandfriendshipareforeverrepeatingthemesofthiscountry.IloveAustralia.68.WhydidthewritersayIwasconfusedanddidnotknowthenameoforwherethenationalcapitalwasforalongtime.?A.BecausethenameofAustraliacapitalcityistoodifficulttoremember.B.Becausethewriterdidn’tknowwheretheAustraliancapitalcityis.C.BecausethewriterwastonervouswhenhegottoAustraliafirst.D.BecauseitwasanexampletoshowthatheknewlittleaboutAustralia.69.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat.A.thewriteroftendreamsadreaminthedaytimeB.noonemethimandpickedhimupattheairportC.taxidriversweremorehelpfulthanexpectedD.thewritercouldn’tspeakEnglishinAustralia70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordignitedmean?A.arousedB.lostC.meaninglessD.worthless71.Whichstatementdoesnotmatchthepassage?A.TheAustralianEnglishaccentisalittledifferent.B.Australianpeopleareveryfriendlyandhelpful.C.Allthepeoplearegoingalongthesameway.D.Australiahasaverywonderfulenvironment.

AsPaigewatchedtheotherkidsplayingfootballinherlocalparkshelongedtojoinin.Butatnearlyninestone1stoneequals6.35kilogramsthe11-year-oldwastoobigtoenjoyherfavoritesportshewaswellonherwaytobeinganotheroverweightmemberofherfamily.Mandyhermumwas17th10lbandAnnehergrandma15th10lB.Mandy39andAnne67bothhaveasweettoothandsharealoveofallthingsstodgy.Recentfiguresshowthattwo-thirdsofkidswillbedangerouslyfatby2050andoverweightkidsoftenbecomeobeseadultsandliveshorterlivesastheyareathigherriskofeverythingfromheartdiseasetocancerandtype-2diabetes.Mandysayssheknewthingshadtochangeforherandherfamily.Mandy’smumAnnehadanevengreatermotivationforwantingtoslimdown.LastautumnPaigewentalongtotheSlimmingWorldtokeephermumandgrandmacompany.InthefirstweekontheSlimmingWorldeatingplanMandylostawhopping9.5lB.MandyaskedPaigetojoinin.TheybelievedtheFree2Goplanisbalancedandnutritiousanddoesn’tdeprivePaigeofanything.SupportingandencouragingeachotherthewholetimeAnneMandyandPaigeallwhittledawaytheirwaistlines.Mandysays:Mybackproblemshaveclearedup.Annehasalsonoticedarealdifferenceinherhealth.Shesays:IfeellikeI’vegotmyoldenergyback.Paigeisalmostasdelightedwithhernewwardrobeassheisaboutherfootballingskills.Mandyadds:I’mjustsoproudofPaigE.IfeltawfulbecauseIknewherweightproblemswerearesultofmybadeatinghabits.ButwhenIseehernowit’slikeshe’sadifferentperson.56.Thispassagemainlytellsabout.A.howtolosemoreweightB.theharmofbeingtoofatC.thereasonofbeingtoofatD.slimmingdownofthefamily57.Thepassagetellsusthatthefamilybecamesoobesemainlybecause.A.theydidn’tlikesportsB.theyhadbadeatinghabitsC.theydidn’twanttoloseweightD.theysufferedfrombeingfat58.HowmuchdidPaigeweighwhenshewasonlyelevenyearsold?A.About57kilograms.B.About67kilograms.C.About77kilograms.D.About87kilograms.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Overweightpeopleusuallylivelonger.B.Free2Goplancan’tmakepeoplehealthy.C.Paigelikedthegameoffootballverymuch.D.SweetfoodcanmakepeoplesufferheartdiseasE.60.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutMandy?A.SheoncesufferedaheadachE.B.SheoncesufferedabackachE.C.Sheoncesufferedheart-attackD.Shedidn’tliketheFree2Goplan.

Here’sanunusualstoryadiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’scontrollingskillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.WethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinterestingLiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfield.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassers-bypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaid.51.Thestoryisabout______.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis52.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause___________________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart53.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonwhyLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewasyoung.B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.Hebecameallamateurmagicianinhissparetime.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.54.Fromthestoryweknowthat_______________.A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitionsB.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshowC.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfameD.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney

Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redeaD.Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.MyththeNumberOne:It'sbesttobethrownclearofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorrybutanyaccidentseriousenoughtothrowyouclearisablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesarethatyou'llhavetraveledthroughawindshield挡风玻璃ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeoplearethrownclear.MythNumberTwo:Safety-betstrappeopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagainbutstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious昏迷duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituationnottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhourmph.Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachotheranunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.41.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead?A.HewasdrivingatgreatspeeD.B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontimE.42.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.A.wasn'tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedarkC.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepeople43.Accordingtothetexttobethrownclearofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecarC.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseatD.maygetcaughtinthecardoor44.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccidentB.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentC.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomesD.carscatchfireeasily45.Whatistheadvicegiveninthetest?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.D.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.

TheColonelasksAshendenagoodmanyquestionsandthensuggestedthathehadparticularqualificationsfortheSecretServicE.AshendenknewseveralEuropeanlanguagesandthefactthathewasawriterprovidedexcellentcover:onthepretextthathewaswritingabookhecouldwithoutattractingattentionvisitanyneutralcountry.ItwaswhiletheywerediscussingthispointthattheColonelsaidYouknowyoumightgetmaterialthatwouldbeveryusefultoyouinyourwork.I'lltellyouanincidentthatoccurredonlyrecently.VerydramatiC.A.foreigngovernmentministerwentdowntoaMediterraneanresorttorecoverfromacoldandhehadsomeveryimportantdocumentswithhimthathekeptinadispatchcase公文箱.A.dayortwoafterhearrivedhepickedupabeautifulblondeatsomerestaurantorotherandhegotveryfriendlywithher.Hetookherbacktohishotelandwhenhecametohimselfinthemorningtheladyandthedispatch-casehaddisappeareD.Theyhadoneortwodrinksupinhisroomandhistheoryisthatwhenhisbackwasturnedthewomanslippedadruginhisglass.Doyoumeantosaythathappenedtheotherday?saidAshenden.Theweekbeforelast.ImpossiblecriedAshenden.Why!We'vebeenputtingthatincidentonthestageforsixtyyearswe'vewrittenitinathousandnovels.Doyoumeantosaythatlifehasonlyjustcaughtupwithus?WellIcanguaranteethetruthofthestory.saidtheColonelAndbelievemethegovernmenthasbeenputtonoendoftroublebythelossofthedocuments.Wellsirifyoucan'tdobetterthanthatintheSecretServicesighedAshendenI'mafraidthatasasourceofinspirationtothewriteroffictionit'swashout.51.HowdidtheColonelsuggestthatAshenden'sbeingawriterwouldrelatetohisworkasaspy?A.ItwouldmaketravelingabroadmorepossiblE.B.ItwouldmakeiteasierforhimtomeetpeoplE.C.Itwouldenablehimtoavoidarousingsuspicion.D.Itwouldenablehimtousethelanguagesheknew.52.ThereasonfortheMinister'stripwas________.A.tofetchsomedocumentsB.togetoveranillnessC.tomeetaspyD.todeliversomepapers53.AccordingtotheColoneltheincidenthappened_______.A.afewdaysbeforeB.afewweeksbeforeC.twoweeksbeforeD.sixtyyearsbefore54.Ashendencried'Impossible'afterhearingtheColonel'sstorybecausehethought______.A.itcouldnotpossiblyhappenB.itwastooembarrassingC.itwastooclosetofictionD.itwastoorecent

Todayrollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeagoitwasn’teasyatall.Before1750theideaofskatingdidn’texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.HewasverypleasedandalittleexciteD.Asthedayofthepartycamenear.Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakegrandentranceattheparty.HehadanideA.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.FinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenlyheranintoahugemirrorthatwayhangingonthewall.Downfellthemirrorbreakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!56.Thetextismainlyabout.A.astrangemanB.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury57.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe.A.oftengaveotherssurpriseB.wasagiftedmusicianC.inventedtherollerskatesD.wasfullofimagination58.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto.A.impressthepartyguestsB.arriveatthepartysoonerB.testisinventionD.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels59.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.B.ThepartygueststoolMerlinforafool.C.MerlinsucceededbeyondexpectationD.MerlingothimselfintotroublE.

Myfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalmbutmyheartwasracing.Ilookeddownatmysweat-coveredshakinghands.IlookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeoplE.TheywerenotjustmymumanddadwhowouldsayGoodjob!evenifImesseduptheentirepiecE.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?AsitturnedoutIwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlightwaswaitingformE.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogetherdryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothepianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeyswhichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayeD.SlowlyIopenedthemusiC.NextIrestedmystillshakinghandsontheivorykeys.AsmyfingersplayedacrossthekeysIwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequesteD.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedoneIcontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically.MyeyesburnedholesintothepagesinfrontofmE.TherewasnowaythatIwasgoingtolosemyconcentration.TokeepthistomyselfIleanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusiC.WhenIcametotheendofthepageawarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DON’TMAKEA.MISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!NeedlesstosayIobeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandminD.Andproudofmypage-turningfeatIfinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistakE.AfterthefinalnotediedawayacelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyheaD.IhadfinisheD.IhadmasteredtheimpossiblE.57.Theauthorwasnervousbeforetheperformancebecause_______.A.hermotherandfatherweren’tpresentB.thestrongspotlightwasshiningontothestageC.shehadn’tmasteredtheentirepieceD.shehadneverperformedinpublicbefore58.TheunderlinedphrasemessupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putintodisorderB.forgetaboutC.stophalfwayD.dowellin59.Theauthor_________.A.didn’tmakeanymistakeintheperformanceB.feltbetteratthebeginningoftheperformanceC.paidallattentiontonothingbutherperformanceD.lostherconcentrationsometimesduringtheperformance60.Whatdidtheauthorfeelaboutherperformance?A.Shethoughtitwascomfortableandsuccessful.B.Shethoughtitwasverydifficultbutsuccessful.C.ShethoughtshehadnevermadeamistakeduringtheperformancE.D.Shethoughtsheplayedthroughthepiececarefullybutlight-heartedly.

Onedayaladysawamouserunningacrossherkitchenfloor.Shewasveryafraidofmousesosheranoutofthehousegotintoabusandwenttotheshops.Theresheboughtamousetrap.TheshopkeepersaidtoherPutsomecheeseinitandyouwillsooncatchthatmousE.Theladywenthomewithhermousetrapbutwhenshelookedinhercupboardshecouldnotfindanycheeseinit.Shedidnotwanttogobacktotheshopbecauseitwasverylatesoshecutapictureofsomecheeseoutofamagazineandputthatinthetrap.Surprisinglythepictureofthecheesewasquitesuccessful!Whentheladycamedowntothekitchenthenextmorningshefoundapictureofamouseinthetrapbesidethepictureofthecheese54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthestory?A.AclevermouseB.AsuccessfulwayC.AfinematchD.Acleverlady55.Theladyboughtamousetrapto.A.putsomecheeseinitB.catchthemouseC.getthemouseoutD.getapictureofthemouse56.Itisprobablytruethat.A.amouseputapictureofitselfbesidethatofthecheeseB.amousewascheatedbytheladyC.theshopsclosedearlyD.someoneelseplayedajokeonthelady

ThanksforbringingmedownheretotheuniversitylastSunday.Classesdidn’tstartuntilWednesdaysoIhadafewdaystogetadjusteD.I’msignedupforfiveclasses:zoologycalculusEnglishandtwohistorysections.It’saheavyloadbuttheyareallcoursesthatwillcountformydegreE.Thezoologyclasswhichmeetsat8:00everymorningisgoingtobemyhardestsubject.ThehistoryclassthatIhaveinthemorningisonWesternCivilization;theoneintheafternoonisonearlyUnitedStateshistoryourancestors’lifE.CalculuswhichIhaveatnooneverydaylookslikeit’sgoingtobeeasy.Besideszoologytheotherclassthat’sgoingtobehardisEnglishforyouseewehavetodoacompositionaweek.IlikeallofmyclassmatesbutonE.TherearefourofusinoursuiteincludingtwogirlsfromTexasandagirlfromManitoba.SallywhoisfromSanAntonioisgreat:IfeellikeI’veknownherallmylifE.IalsoreallylikeAnnewhoisthegirlfromManitoba.HeathertheothergirlfromTexasiskindofapainthough;she’soneofthosetypesofpeoplewhonevertellyouwhat’sbotheringthemandthengethostilE.Idon’tknowhowtogetalongwithherbutI’lltrymybesttomakefriendswithher.ThisItakeasoneotherclassImyselfopen.Allinallthoughitlookslikeit’sgoingtobeagreatyear.I’llwriteagaininaweekorso.36.Whereistheauthoroftheabovepassagenow?A.InEngland.B.InAmerica.C.InTexas.D.InManitoba.57.Whichsubjectdoestheauthorregardthemostdifficult?A.History.B.English.C.Zoology.D.Calculus.58.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromtheabovepassage?A.Shelikestostayaloneallbyherself.B.Herparentsknowlittleaboutheruniversity.C.Shemaynotgoodatwriting.D.Shemustbeverybusyeveryday.59.WhyisHeatherapainfortheauthor?A.Shedoesn’tliketheotherthreeroommates.B.Sheisnotopenenoughtobefriendly.C.Shedoesn’tlikethewaytheauthortreatsher.D.Sheisn’tfromthesamestatesastheothers.

OnMay291973ThomasBradleyablackmanwaselectedmayorofLosAngeles.LosAngelesisthethirdlargestcityintheUnitedStateswithapopulationofthreemillion.Aboutsixteenpercentofthecity'spopulationareblack.NewsofthiselectionappearedonthefrontpagesofnewspaperseverywhereintheUnitedStates.HereishowonemajornewspaperreportedtheeventLOSANGELESELECTSBRADLEYMAYORUNSEATINGYORTYBLACKWINS56％OFVOTESBradleycalledhisvictoryoverYortythefulfillment实现ofadream.DuringhischildhoodandyouthpeoplehadkepttellinghimYoucan'tdothisyoucan'tgotherebecauseyouareaNegro.Neverthelesshehadwonadecisivevictoryoveramanwhohadbeenwon43.7percent.LosAngelesvotershavehadmanyopportunitiestojudgE.ThomasBradleyhadtoformanopinionofhim.ThesonofapoorfarmerTexashejoinedtheLosAngelespoliceforcein1940.Duringhistwenty-oneyearsonthepoliceforceheearnedalawdegreebyattendingschoolatnight.Hewaselectedtothecitycouncil市政厅tenyearsago.AtthetimeoftheLosAngeleselectionthreeotherAmericancitiesalreadyhadblackmayorsbutnoneofthosecitieshadaslargeapopulationasLosAngeles.Besidesthepercentageofblacksinthoseothercitieswasmuchlarger.ClevelandOhiohadthirty-sixpercentblackwhenCarlStokeswaselectedmayorofClevelandin1967.InthesameyearRichardHatcherwaselectedmayorofCary.InNewarkNewJerseysixtypercentofthepopulationwereblackwhenKennethGibsonwaselectedin1970.Thuselectionofablackmayorinthosecitieswasnotverysurprising.InLosAngelesthousandsofwhitecitizensvotedforTomasBradleybecausetheybelievedhewouldbeabettermayorthanthewhitecandidate候选人.Bradleyhadspentforty-eightofhisfifty-fiveyearsinLosAngeles.FouryearsagoBradleylostmayoralelectiontoYorty.ThistimeBradleywon.53.Intheauthor'sopinionitwassurprisingthat.A.thewhiteswouldvoteforablackmayorB.ablackmayorwouldbeelectedinsuchalargecityC.ablackfromapoorfarmer'sfamilycouldelectedmayorofLosAngelesD.therewouldbesomanyblackmayors54.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeople.A.votedforBradleybecauseofhisblackcolorB.didn'tcaremuchabouthiscolorwhentheyvotedC.votedforhimtogiveachancetofulfillhisdreamD.votedforBradleybecausetheytrusthim55.Bradleyhitthefrontpageheadlinefor.A.hewasthefirstblackmayorinhistoryB.hewasthefirstblackmayorinthesouthofUSAC.hewasthefirstblackmayorofoneofthelargestcitiesinUSAD.apoorfarmer'ssoncouldalsowinanimportantelection56.FromBradley'svictoryintheelectionwecanseethat.A.blackshadequalrightsaswhitesintheUSAB.blackpeople'ssituationbegantobeimprovingmuchmorethanbeforeC.onecanbesuccessfulthroughhardworkintheUSAnomatterwhatcolorheisD.itiscertainthatsomedaytheUSAwillhaveablackgovernor

Hasanyonebeenpreparedforthepossibilitythatunexpectedpoorvisibility能见度willstopthepilotfromlanding?IfyourpilotisforcedtoturnbackonlyforhislackofpassingacertaintestyouwillbecertainlyshockeD.ThisverythinghappenedtothepassengersonFlightBE1431onThursday.JustminutesbeforelandingonCharlesdeGaulleAirport戴高乐机场ParisthepilotaveryexperiencedonetoldhispassengersUnfortunatelyI’mnotqualifiedtolandinParisforthepoorvisibility.TodosoalevelIIqualification资格isrequiredwhichIhavenotgaineD.We’llhavetoflyback.Thenyoumayguesshowthepassengersfeltabouttheirflightbacktothestartingairport.Aspokeswomansaidthepilotwasreallyexperiencedwithmorethan30yearsflyinganumberofdifferentpassengeraircrafttypes.ButhehasrecentlytransferredfromflyingaBQ300toaBQ400sohehastoregainhisqualificationforlandinginsuchconditionsasthethickfogheexperiencedthistimeshesaiD.Thepilotthereforequitecorrectlyturnedtheaircraftbackadecision100percentacceptedbytheaviation航空officialsinthecompany.OnepassengersaidshehadmissedanappointmentforaninterviewinParis.ImighthavehadanicechancetoworkinParisshetoldthelocalnewspaper.ThewholethingsoundshardtobelievE.IfIhadnotbeenontheplaneIwouldtakeitasafunnystory!TheBritishCivilAviationAuthoritydescribedtheincidentasonethatwasquiteunusualbutprobablynotunheardofbecausetherearedifferentclassifications等级ofaircraftwithdifferentqualificationsforlandingindifferentclimaticconditionsandwhenanaircraftisupdatedthepilotshavetogetretrainedeventhoughtheyhaveenoughskillstodothejobsuccessfully.Poorpilotit’snotreallyhisfault...49.Accordingtothepassageitwas_______thatmainlycausedtheaircrafttoflyback.A.theunusualthickfogB.thepilot’squalificationC.theairtrafficcontrollerD.theairlinecompany50.Thespokeswomanthought_______.A.thepilotdidafunnythingB.thepilotlackedtheabilityC.thepilotshouldnotflythenewplaneD.thepilotdidwhatheshould51.Withoutherownexperiencethepassengerwouldconsidertheincidenttobequite_______.A.unsafeB.normalC.unbelievableD.acceptable52.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Itwastheairline’sfaulttorequirepilotstoupdatequalification.B.Theannouncementmadebythepilotseemedquiteinteresting.C.ActuallythepilothadtheabilityoflandingtheplanesafE.D.TheweatherabovetheAirportwaswithinthepilot’sexpectation.

AftertheFirstWordWaraFrenchsoldiernamedFrancoisretunedtohishometownwithhissickwifE.BecausehehadbeendisabledinthewarFrancoiscouldhardlydoanythingBeforelonghebecameterriblypoor.Everyyeartheformersoldiersinthetownwouldholdareunionparty.ThisyearthepartywasheldinGrandin’shouseSincehehadbecomearichmanheprovidedthemwithlotsofgoodwineandtastyfoodGrandinwassogladthathetookouthistreasure-----abiggoldcointoshowthem.PleasedwithhimselfhetoldthemthestoryofhiscoinThecoinwaspassedroundEverybodylookedatitinturnwithinterestTheytalkedandlaughedLatermostofthemgotdrunkandtheroomwasverynoisyThegoldcoinwassoonforgotten.WhenGrandinwantedtoputthegoldcoinawayhefounditwasmissing.EverybodyhelpedtolookforthecoinintheroombuttheyfaileD.Someonesuggestedevery’oneshouldbesearcheD.towhichallagreedexceptFrancois.Iamnotathief.WhyshouldIbesearched?heshouteD.Beinglookedatwithsuspicious怀疑的staresofhisoldfriends.hewentoutofGrandin’shousE.SincethenFrancoishadbeenlookeddownupon.PeoplekeptawayfromhimEvenwhenhiswifediednooneofferedcondolences吊唁SomeyearslaterGrandinrepairedhishousE.Onedayhehappenedtofindthecoininacreakofthefloor.HehurriedtoFrançois’shabbyhousetotellhimaboutitandapologizedforhavingsuspectedhimforsuchalongtimE.GrandinthenaskedFrancoisWhydidn’tyouallowabodysearchatthattime?Francois.nowanoldsickman.answereD.BecausemypocketswerethenfulloffoodthatIhadtakefromyourtableandwouldcarryhomeformyhungrywifeandchildren.72.FrancoisbecameterriblypoorbecauseA.hiswifewasseriouslyillB.hewasratherlazyC.hebecameamanwithdisabilityD.hedidnotknowmeansofkeepingalive73.GrandintookoutabiggridcointoA.havethemtakealookBtellthemastoryabouthimselfC.playwithtogetherDsendFrancoisasagift74.SincethegoldcoinwasmissingeveryonehelpedtoA.lookeveryroomforitB.searcheverywhereintheroomforitC.huntforeveryroomDfinditout75FrancoisdidnotallowabodysearchatthattimebecauseA.hehadputthegoldcoinawayB.itwasaseverehurthisdriveChehadstolensomefoodD.hehadtakenthegoldcoin

Awomanofthe19thcenturywhenwomenwerejustbeginningtobeallowedtherighttoaneducationwasatriskfrombeingindependentandintelligent.ElizabethPeabodywassuchawomanwholivedbeyondheragE.InherteachingcareershewasabletocommunicatetoherpupilssomeofherownpassionforacquiringknowledgE.Forhereducationwasnotanaccumulationoffactsbutratheralife-longprocessthatdevelopedthewholeperson.LittleisknownaboutwhysheremainedsingleallherlifE.ManyresearchersassumethatshewastooindependenttoneedahusbandorasshewrotethatmarriagewouldkeephertothecupofdomesticlifE.Nomatterhowhardshetriedtokeepherselfawayfromamarriedlifeshewasanimportantplayerinhersisters’marriages.In1837shediscoveredthataneighborfromherchildhoodwastheauthorofseveralstoriesthatmovedherverymuch.SheintroducedhimtowritersandbroughthisworktotheattentionofAmericanreaders.ThismanknownasNathanielHawthornebeganvisitingthePeabodyhomewherehemetandfellinlovewithhersisterSophiA.Buttherewasamix-upinElizabethasshetriedtobeusefultoHawthorne.SheforcedhimtowritesomethingsheoffereD.UnderstandablyNathanielHawthornebecameincreasinglyunhappyaboutherdesiretomanagehisandSophia’slivesandastimewentontheygrewmoredistant.MissPeabodywasthecenterofacademicactivities.TheeducatorHoraceMannregardedasthefatherofAmericaneducationwasdrawntoherandbenefitedfromherthoughtabouteducation.Elizabeth’ssisterMarylostherhearttoMannatfirstsightbutshehadimaginedthatperhapshewasinlovewithElizabeth.UntilMaryandManngotmarriedin1843thereweresomehardfeelingsbetweenthesisters.64.AccordingtothefirstparagraphMissPeabodywas______________.A.riskyindependentandintelligentB.independentintelligentandeagertolearnC.livelyindependentandpassionateD.ableriskyandfullofloveforknowledge65.WhatdoesthewriterthinkMissPeabodythinkofeducation?A.Educationmustrepresentaprocessofaccumulatingfacts.B.EducationshouldbenefitapersonineverywayforalltimE.C.Educationisalongwayapersonshouldtakeatbirth.D.Educationcanmakeapersoncleaverandindependent.66.WhydidNathanielHawthornegrowdistantfromMissPeabody?A.Becausehedidn’ttolerateherideasofwritingstories.B.Becausehedidn’tlikethewaysheintroducedhimtoothers.C.Becausehehatedherbeinginvolvedinhisfamilylife.D.BecausehewantedtoseparateSophiafromhersister.67.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHoraceMann?A.Hetookadvantageoftheacademicactivities.B.HefellinlovewithElizabethatfirstsight.C.HewasattractedbyMary’sbeauty.D.HemadegreatcontributionstoAmericaneducation.

OnedayMarillasaidAnneyournewteacherMissStacyspoketomeyesterday.ShesaysyoumuststudyfortheexaminationsforQueen’sCollegeintwoyears’timE.ThenifyoudowellyoucanstudyatQueen’sinCharlottetownforayearandafterthatyou’llbeateacher!Thatdoesn’tmatterAnnE.WhenMatthewandIadoptedyouthreeyearsagowedecidedtolookafteryouaswellaswecoulD.Ofcoursewe’llpayforyoutostudy.SointheafternoonsAnneandsomeofherfriendsstayedlateatschoolandMissStacyhelpedthemwiththespecialexaminationwork.Dianadidn’twanttogotoQueen’ssoshewenthomeearlybutGilbertstayeD.HeandAnnestillneverspokeandeverybodyknewthattheywereenemiesbecausetheybothwantedtobefirstintheexamination.SecretlyAnnewassorrythatsheandGilbertweren’tfriendsbutitwastoolatenow.FortwoyearsAnnestudiedhardatschool.SheenjoyedlearningandMissStacywaspleasedwithher.Butshedidn’tstudyallthetimE.IntheeveningsandatweekendsshevisitedherfriendsorwalkedthroughthefieldswithDianaorsattalkingtoMatthew.YourAnneisabiggirlnow.She’stallerthanyouRachelLyndetoldMarillaoneday.You’rerightRachel!saidMarillainsurprisE.Andshe’saverygoodgirlnowisn’tshe?Shedoesn’tgetintotroublethesedays.I’msureshehelpsyoualotwiththehouseworkMarillA.YesIdon’tknowwhatI’ddowithouthersaidMarillasmiling.Andlookather!Thosebeautifulgreyeyesandthatred-brownhair!YouknowMarillaIthoughtyouandMatthewmadeamistakewhenyouadoptedher.ButnowIseeIwaswrong.You’velookedafterherverywell.WellthankyouRachelrepliedMarillapleaseD.ThateveningwhenMatthewcameintothekitchenhesawthathissisterwascrying.What’sthematter?heaskedsurpriseD.Youhaven’tcriedsincewellIcan’trememberwhen.It’sjustwellIwasthinkingaboutAnnesaidMarillA.I’llI’llmissherwhenshegoesaway.WhenshegoestoQueen’syoumean?Yesbutshecancomehomeatweekendsonthetrain.I’llstillmisshersaidMarillasadly.InJunetheAvonleaboysandgirlshadtogotoCharlottetowntotaketheirexaminations.OhIdohopethatI’vedonewellAnnetoldDianawhenshearrivedbackatGreenGables.Theexaminationswereverydifficult.AndI’vegottowaitforthreeweeksbeforeIknow!Threeweeks!I’lldie!AnnewantedtodobetterthanGilbert.ButshealsowantedtodowellforMatthewandMarillA.Thatwasveryimportanttoher.DianawasthefirsttohearthenewssheranintothekitchenatGreenGablesandshoutedLookAnne!It’sinFather’snewspaper!You’refirstwithGilbertoutofallthestudentsontheisland!Ohhowwonderful!AnnetookthepaperwithshakinghandsandsawhernameatthetopofthelistoftwohundreD.Shecouldnotspeak.WellnowIknewitsaidMatthewwithawarmsmilE.You’vedonewellImustsayAnnesaidMarillawhowassecretlyverypleaseD.ForthenextthreeweeksAnneandMarillawereverybusy.AnneneedsnewdressestotaketoCharlottetown.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TobeateacherwasoneofAnnes’dreams.B.BothAnneandDianastudiedhardforthespecialexamination.C.MatthewandMarillawereAnne’sparents.D.AnnewasadoptedbyMatthewandMarillA.67.WhyareAnneandGilbertenemies?Because_____________.A.theywerecompetitorsinschoolB.theydidn’tlikeeachotherC.itwasn’tmentionedinthepassageD.theirparentswereenemies68.TheparagraphOhMarilla!I’dlovetobeateacher!Butwon’titbeveryexpensive?shouldbeputbetween___________.A.paragraph③and④B.paragraph⑦and⑧C.paragraph①and②D.paragraph⑨and⑩69.Whatwillbewritteninthefollowingparagraph?A.Anne’ssummerholiday.B.WhatwillAnnetalkabouthercollegelifewithDianaC.HowwillMissStacyhelpAnnestudy.D.WhatwillAnnedobeforeattendingcollegE.70.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____________.A.MissStaylikedAnneverymuchB.whenAnnebecameateachershewouldhavelivedinthefamilyforsixyearsC.MarillacriedbecauseAnnewouldleaveforeverD.RachelwasateacherofAnne’s

IthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.Collegecareerandlifeitselfgotintheway.InfactJackmovedclearacrossthecountryinpursuitofhisdreams.ThereintherushofhisbusylifeJackhadlittletimetothinkaboutthepastandoftennotimetospendwithhiswifeandson.Hewasworkingonhisfutureandnothingcouldstophim.OverthephonehismothertoldhimMr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday.Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.Jackdidyouhearme?OhsorryMom.YesIheardyou.It’sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.I’msorrybutIhonestlythoughthediedyearsagoJacksaiD.Wellhedidn’tforgetyou.EverytimeIsawhimhe’daskhowyouweredoing.He’dreminisce回忆aboutthemanydaysyouspentover‘hissideofthefence’asheputitMomtoldhim.ItoldthatoldhousehelivedinJacksaiD.YouknowJackafteryourfatherdiedMr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman’sinfluenceinyourlifeshesaiD.He’stheonewhotaughtmecarpentry.Iwouldn’tbeinthisbusinessifitweren’tforhim.HespentalotoftimeteachingmethingshethoughtwereimportantMomI’llbethereforthefuneralJacksaiD.BusyashewashekepthisworD.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwassmallanduneventful.Hehadnochildrenofhisownandmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.ThenightbeforethehadtoreturnhomeJackandhisMomstoppedbytoseetheoldhousenextdooronemoretimewhichwasexactlyasheremembereD.Everystepheldmemories.EverypictureeverypieceoffurnitureJackstoppedsuddenly.What’swrongJack?hisMomaskeD.TheboxisgonehesaiD.Whatbox?MomaskeD.Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.ImusthaveaskedhimathousandtimeswhatwasinsidE.Allhe’devertellmewas‘thethingIvaluemost’JacksaiD.ItwasgonE.EverythingaboutthehousewasexactlyhowJackremembereditexceptfortheboxHefiguredsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.NowI’llneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohimJacksaidsadly.Returningtohisofficethenextdayhefoundapackageonhisdesk.Thereturnaddresscaughthisattention.Mr.HaroldBelseritreaD.JacktoreopenthepackagE.ThereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelopE.Jack’shandsshookashereadthenoteinsidE.UponmydeathpleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBennett.It’sthethingIvaluedmostinmylifE.A.smallkeywastapedtotheletter.HisheartracingandtearsfillinghiseyesJackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingersslowlyoverthefinecoverheopenedit.Insidehefoundthesewordscarved:JackThanksforyourtime!HaroldBelser.OhMyGod!ThisisthethinghevaluedmostJackheldthewatchforafewminutesthencalledhisassistantandclearedhisappointmentsforthenexttwodays.Why?hisassistantaskeD.51.WhydidJackthinkMr.Belserdiedyearsago?A.CollegeandcareerpreventedhimfromrememberingMr.Bleser.B.JackwastoobusywithhisbusinessandfamilytothinkaboutMr.Belser.C.JackwastoobusyrealizinghisdreamstothinkaboutMr.Belser.D.Hispresentbusylifewashedawayhischildhoodmemories.52.Jack’smothertoldhimonthephoneaboutMr.BelserEXCEPTthat______.A.Mr.BelseroftenaskedhowJackwasdoingB.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwouldtakeplaceonWednesdayC.Mr.BelserhadaskedforJack’smailingaddressD.Mr.Belserhadpleasantmemoriesoftheirtimetogether53.WhydidBelsersendJackhisgoldwatch?A.BecausehewasgratefulforJack’stimewithhim.B.Becausehehadnochildrenorrelatives.C.BecausehethoughthehadtokeephisworD.D.BecauseJackhadalwayswanteditduringhischildhooD.54.WhydidJacksayheneededsometimetospendwithhisson?A.Hewasverytiredofhisworkandwantedtohaveagoodrest.B.Hehadpromisedtosparemoretimetostaywithhisson.C.Hehadmissedhissonandhisfamilyfordays.D.Hecametorealizetheimportanceofthetimewithhisfamily.55.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.TheGoodOldTimesB.WhatHeValuedMostC.AnOldGoldWatchD.TheLostChildhoodDays

SarahWilliamswenttoaboardingschool.Hereisoneofthelettersshewrotetoherparentsfromtheschool:WentworthGirl’sschoolBeachsideJuly20thDearestMomandDadI’mafraidIhavesomeverybadnewsforyou.IhavebeenverynaughtyandtheschoolprincipalisveryangrywithmE.Sheisgoingtowritetoyou.YoumustcomeandtakemeawayfromherE.Shedoesnotwantmeintheschoolandlonger.ThetroublestartedlastnightwhenIwassmokinginbeD.ThisisagainsttherulesofcoursE.Wearenotsupposedtosmokeatall.AsIwassmokingIheardfootstepscomingtowardstheroom.IdidnotwantateachertocatchmesmokingsoIthrewcigaretteaway.Unfortunatelythecigarettefellintothewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfirE.Therewasacurtainnearthewaste-paperbasketwhichcaughtfiretoo.Soonthewholeroomwasburning.Theprincipalphonedforthefiredepartment.The‘schoolisalongwayfromthetownandbythetimethefiredepartmentarrivedthewholeschoolwasinflames.Manyofthegirlsareinthehospital.TheprincipalsaysthatthefirewasallmyfaultandyoumustpayforthedamagE.Shewillsendyouabillforaboutamilliondollars.I’mverysorryaboutthis.MuchloveSarahP.S.NoneoftheaboveistruebutIhavefailedmyexams.Ijustwantyoutoknowhowhadthingscouldhavebeen!56.WhydidSarahwritehome?A.TotellherparentsaboutthefirE.B.Toaskforalotofmoney.C.Totellherparentsshehadfailedherexams.D.Totellherparentsshehadtoleaveschool.57.WhydidSarahtellherparentsthestoryaboutthefirE.A.Shewantedtoworrythem.B.Shewantedtomakethemlaugh.C.Shewantedtomakethemlessangryattherealnews.D.Shewantedtowarnthemaboutwhattheprincipalwasgoingtodo.58.TheletterbeforetheP.S.was________.A.mostlytrueB.partlytrueC.alltrueD.completelyuntrue59.Sarahsaidtheprincipalwasangrybecause_________.A.shehadfailedherexamsB.itwasherfaultthathadcausedthefireC.hehadnotmadethephonecallintimeD.shehadbeencaughtsmokinginbed

RobertOwenwasborninWalesin1771.Attheageoftenhewenttowork.HisemployerhadalargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself.Hereadalotinhissparetimeandatnineteenhewasgiventhejobofsuperintendent监工ataManchestercottonmill.HewassosuccessfultherethathepersuadedhisemployertobuytheNewLanarkmillinScotland.WhenhearrivedatNewLanarkitwasadirtylittletownwithapopulationof2000peoplE.Nobodypaidanyattentiontotheworker’shousesortheirchildren’seducation.TheconditionsinthefactorieswereverybaD.Therewasalotofcrimeandthemenspentmostoftheirwagesonalcoholicdrinks.Owenimprovedthehouses.Heencouragedpeopletobecleanandsavemoney.Heopenedashopandsoldtheworkerscheapwell-madegoodstohelpthem.Helimitedthesaleofalcoholicdrinks.Aboveallhefixedhismindonthechildren’seducation.In1816heopenedthefirstfreeprimaryschoolinBritain.PeoplecamefromalloverthecountrytovisitOwen’sfactory.Theysawthattheworkerswerehealthierandmoreefficientthaninothertowns.TheirchildrenwerebetterfedandbettereducateD.OwentriedthesameexperimentintheUnitedStates.Heboughtsomelandtherein1825butthecommunitywastoofaraway.Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney.Owenneverstoppedfightingforhisideas.AboveallhebelievedthatpeoplearenotborngoodorbaD.Hewasapracticalmanandhisideaswerepractical.IfyougivepeoplegoodworkingconditionshethoughttheywillworkwellandthemostimportantthingofallifyougivethemthechancetolearntheywillbebetterpeoplE.45.ForOwenhisgreatestachievementinNewLanarkwas__________.A.improvingworker’shousesB.helpingpeopletosavemoneyC.preventingmenfromgettingdrunkD.providingthechildrenwithagoodeducation46.FromthepassagewemayinferthatOwenwasborn__________A.intoarichfamilyB.intoanoblefamilyC.intoapoorfamilyD.intoamiddleclassfamily47.Owen’sExperimentintheUnitedStatesfailedbecause.A.helostallhismoneyB.hedidnotbuyenoughlandC.peoplewhovisiteditwerenotimpressedD.itwastoofarawayforhimtoorganizeitproperly48.WemayinferformthepassagethatnochildreninBritaincouldenjoyfreeeducationuntil.A.1771B.1816C.1825D.1860

MygrandfathergrewupinwartornEuropE.WhenGermansoldiersoccupiedhishometownthethrivingcityofTarowPolandherefusedtoobeythemandeventuallyjoinedtheSovietarmytofightforhiscountry’sfreedom.Standstraightstandtallhetoldhimself.Afterthewarin1947heboardedaboatforManhattan.Hewashungryandsufferingfromseasickness.Allaloneinanewcountryhewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.Stillhemarchedhead-onintothehustleandbustleofthestreetsofNewYork.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrantseachofthemtryingtofindhisorherownway.Iftheycoulddoitwhycouldn’the?Standstraightstandtallhewouldremindhimself.ThankstothehelpofaloyalandtrustingfriendmygrandfathergainedajewelryboothonCanalStreetNewYorkCity.Heoncetoldmehownervoushewasonthatfirstdayofwork.HewasnotonlytryingtolearnthistoughnewbusinessbutalsoanewlanguagE.Tohissurprisethemeninneighboringbooths―whocouldhavetakenadvantageofhim―offeredtheirhelpandadvicE.Withinmonthsmygrandfatherwascommandinghisspotbehindthecountersellingdiamondsandculturedpearlsasifhe’dbeendoingithiswholelifE.Standstraightandstandtall.Inlateryearsmygrandfatherwouldtakebothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.Ashestoodwitheachofthemhethoughtabouttheirnewbeginningsandoftheadventuresandjourneystheywouldexperiencetogether.HealsothoughtaboutthechildrenwhowouldonedaycarryonhisfamilynamE.Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildren.Listeningtomygrandfather’sremarkableexperienceshaschangedthewayIviewmyownlifE.56.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedinthepassage?a.Mygrandfathertookbothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.b.WorldWarIIbrokeoutinEuropE.c.MygrandfatherwenttoAmerica.d.Mygrandfatherbegantorunhisdiamondbusiness.e.Themeninneighboringboothshelpedhim.A.bcadeB.bcdeaC.bceadD.cbeda57.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MygrandfatherwasasoldierduringWorldWarII.B.MygrandfatherwenttoAmericabyseA.C.MygrandfatherhadbeendoingajewelrybusinesshiswholelifE.D.Mygrandfatherranhisbusinesssuccessfully.58.Grandpaprobablyinspiredhisgrandchildrenintimeoftroublebysaying.A.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB.GodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesC.StandstraightstandtallD.Practicemakesperfect59.Itcanbeconcludedthat.A.GrandpaneverlostheartintimeofhardshipsB.GrandpaneverthrewdoubtuponhisfateC.GrandpawasborntobeabusinessmanD.Grandpadidn’tliveuptohisfriend’sexpectations

AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefiery火红的ball.Shewasamazedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.AfterallshehadbeenthroughthiswaswhatsheneedeD.It’sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohomE.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalkingdirectingherselfwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.TheroadwasdeserteD.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.JustinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshehadherfavoritesweateron:itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnow...ItallseemeddeserteD.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.SheenteredthehousE.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid:DearEllenthereissomecoffeeready.Iwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbut―wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents’room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedwassleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn’tsleptfordays.ShewasreallypalE.JenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootireD.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent...shewasn’tinhermother’sroomandshewasn’twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas睡衣.ItfeltsogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoiceAreyoufeelingbetternowdear?YouknowyougotusveryveryscareD.51.ThreedayslaterJennifercamebackhome______.A.atsunriseB.atsunsetC.atnightD.atmidday52.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThisthoughtmostprobablymean?A.TheideaofgoingbackhomE.B.Heranxietyaboutherparents.C.Thefeelingofbeingwarminherfavoritesweater.D.Thefeelingofgettingbackhomesafely.53.Herfatherdidn’ttakecareofthegardenbecause______.A.hewasbusylookingforherB.hehadtolookafterhiswifeC.hewasnotstrictwithhisjobD.henolongerenjoyedworkinginthegarden54.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.InfactJennifer’smotherhadbeensickfordays.B.AsJenniferwalkedtowardshomeshebecameincreasinglyscareD.C.Whenshefoundthegardendesertedsherealizedshewaswrong.D.HavingexperiencedalotoutsideJenniferfelthomewassafestforher.

Astudyhaswarnedthatseafoodsuppliesfromtheworld’soceanscouldbealmostgonebythemiddleofthecentury.BorisWormofDalhousieUniversityinNovaScotiaCanadaledtheinternationalteamthatdidthestudy.ProfessorWormsaysspecieshaverecentlybeendisappearingfromoceansatincreasingspeed.Atthisratehesaysallseafoodspeciescouldcollapsecouldcollapseby2048.Otherstudieshavealsowarnedaboutthedangersofoverfishingandtheeffectsonoceanenvironments.Butnoteveryonethinkstheoceansarelikelytobeemptyinfiftytears.Somescientistssaidpartsoftheworlddohaveproblemsbutothersaredoingagoodjobofprotectingfishpopulations.Governmentofficalsinseveralcountrieswithlargefishingindustriesalsoquestionedtheresearch.ThestudyappearedearlierthismonthinSciencemagazine.Theresearcherssaydamagetooceansaffectsnotonlyfishpopulationsbutalsotheproductivityofecosystems.Thesecomplexsystemshelpcontrolwaterquality.Thescientistssaythelossofdifferentkindsofsealifeappearedtoincreasetheffishkillsandbeachclosuresfromharmfulalgaegrowth.Thescientistexaminedtheresultsofthirty-twoexperimentsandobservedforty-eightprotectedareas.Theyalsolookedatrecordsofcatchesworldwide.TheystudiedrecordsfromtheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationfromnineteenfiftytotwothousandthree.Andtheyexaminedarcheologicalinformationandotherhistoricalrecordsfortwelvecoastalareas.Thatresearchbackoverathousandyears.BorisWormsaysthefindingswereinhiswordsbeyondanythingwesuspected.Buthealsosaidthesituationisnottoolatetocorrect.Hesaidthatwithgoodfisheriesmanagementsomespeciescouldcompletelyrecoverinthreetotenyears.72.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthedamagetotheoceans?A.Thespeciesoffishintheoceansisreducing.B.SeawaterispollutedC.SeaWaterqualityisimprovedD.Lessproductivityofecosystems73.TheconclusionoftheresearchledbyBorisWormis_______.A.unbearableB.unbelievableC.doubtfulD.convincing74.WhichstatementofthefollowingisNOTTRUEabouttheresearchledbyBorisWorm?A.ItwasconductedbyscientistsfromdifferentcountriesB.ItreferredtoinformationofmanycountriesC.Itlastedfrom1950to2003D.Itreferredtorecordsdatingbacktoover1000yearsago75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.It’stoolatetotakeactiontoimprovethesituationB.SomespecieswillrecoverwithouteffortsC.BorisWormhopesthatpeopletaketheirwarningseriouslyD.BorisWormshoesgreatconcernaboutecosystem

ScottLangteauhasthismessageforkidsSpendlesstimeplayingvideogames.It’samessagethatmanyamornanddadhavetriedtoimpressuponmanyayoungsterandsomenot―so―youngsterswhospendperhapsabittoomuchtimewithgamecontrollersinhand.Butthe40一year―oldLangteauisn’taparent.He’saveteran老手0fthevideogameindusty―onewhoplayedproduceronthreeMedalofHonorgamesandco―foundedhisowngamedevelopmentcompany.Langteauhasjustpublishedachildren’sbookcalledSofaBoywhichtellsthestoryofakidwhospendstoomuchtimesittingontheCouchwithcontrollerheldinhandandtheratherterribleconsequencesthatfollow.It’safairytalepickedstraightfromLangteau’sownexperiencesasaladwithafondnessforvideogamesandhisownboutswithabitofgameaddiction.Butfirst.LangteauwouldliketomakeonethingclearImnotsayingthatyoushouldn’tplayvideogames.Ithinkvideogamesaregreat―thinktheydogreatthingsforkids.InsteadLangteausayshisbookisallaboutalittlesomethingcalledmoderation克制.It'saboutbeingwellroundedhesays.Justlikewithanythingelseweallneedtomakesurethatthere’savarietyinwhatwedo.Videogarnerscanberatherbad-temperedwhenitcomestoacceptingcriticismabouttheirfavoriteentertainment.Andunderstandablyso.Afterallmostpeoplewhogoaroundtalkingaboutthedangersofplayingvideogamestendtobeoutsiders―peoplewhodon'tplayvideogamesandcertainlydon’tunderstandthattheycanbeavaluableandhealthyformofentertainment.ButLangteauand‘‘SofaBoy’’seemtobeinauniquepositiontodeliveramessageofgamingmoderationthattheyounggamemassesmightactuallylistento.Aftera11.thisisamanwhounderstandswhatitmeanstobeakidwithapassionforgames.Hisearlyexperiencehastaughthimalesson.70.ScottLangteaupublishedSofaBoytoA.sharehisgreatskillsongamesB.whatkidsagainstgameaddictionC.tellabouthisfairytaleasakidD.deliveramessageforgames71.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthebookSofaBoy?A.Thebooktellsofthewriter’sownstory.B.Thebookdescribesaveteranongames.C.Theboyinthebookwinsamedalforgames.D.Theboyinthebookisnotanaddictongames.72.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatA.LangteauadvisestheyoungplaygameswithinlimitsB.LangteauadvisestheyoungnottoplaygamesC.playingvideogamesruinsthefutureofkidsD.playingvideogamesisofnobenefittokids73.Whyarevideogamersnotacceptedbytheoutsiders?A.Becausetheyarebad-tempered.B.Bceausetheyaredangeroustoothers.C.Becausetheydonothingbutplayvideogames・D.Becausethevalueofvideogamesisnotunderstood.74.BysayingIt’saboutbeingwellroundedLangteauthinksA.gamesdogreatthingsforkidsB.garnersareusuallyfatandroundC.gamesshouldbeviewdedfromallsidesD.gamersaretoblamefortheirbehaviors75.Whattopicwillbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A.HisideatocreateSofaBoy.B.Hisgreatachievementingamesasakid.C.Hishardtimestosetuphisgamecompany.D.HisenthusiasmforgameswhenheWasasmallboy.

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tovenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth-soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It‘sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatit'snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I'llbuyitIsaiD.WhatdoyoumeanYou’vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI’vechangedmyminD.I'msorryI'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YourmustbecrazyhesaiD.ThensuddenlythepennydroppeD.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You’rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid’WouldyoumendthischairformeIwouldn'thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI’llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused感到有趣bythewholething.56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter________.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair57.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper________.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter58.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.￡5.B.￡7.C.￡20.D.￡27.59.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas________A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny

DaveneededtoprepareforSaturday'sfishingtrip.Hewentintohishallclosetwherehehadmorethan20rodsandreels.NowadayshewentfishingtwiceayearatBigBearahugelakeinsouthernCaliforniaabout7000feetupinthemountains.Californiatriestoimprovethefishingindustrybysponsoring发起aFreeFishingDaytwiceaearonceinJuneandonceinSeptember.That’senoughforDavE.Hewentmostlybecauseitwasasocialeventwithafewfriendsnotsomuchtocatchfish.Evendrivingupatwisty弯弯曲曲的two-laneroadwasworththetrip.LetalonethebigbeautifulhousesandtreesthatlinedtheshoreofthelakE.Preparingwasaprojectinitself.DacehadevencreatedacomputerfilenamedFishingTrip.Itwasachecklistof45thingstotaketoBigBear.HetooktworodsbecauseonFreeFishingDayyouwereallowedtofishwithtworodsinsteadoftheusualoneroD.Hetookasweatshirtjeanstwopairsofsocksaheavyhoodedjacketwinterglovesandascarf.Healsotookflip-flopsshortsaT-shirtsunglassesabighatandlightweightraincoat.IfyougotoBigBearinJuneyou’dbetterbepreparedforhotorcoldrainorshinE.Hepreparedacoupleofmagazinestoreadjustincasethefishweren’tbiting.Heandhisfriendsjokedthatthefishwerealwaysbiting-inthespotyoujustleftorthespotyouwereheadedfor.Afteraboutanhourandahalf;Davehadgatheredalltheitemsonhislistintoaneatpilenexttohisdoor.Hewenttobedknowingthattomorrow’sweatherandfishingwereunpredictablebutthegoodtimewithhisfriendswasagiven.45.DavewentgoBigBeartwiceayearmainlyto.A.fishB.meethisfriendsC.prepareforhisfishingD.developaproject46.WhyhadDavecreatedacomputerfilenamedFishingTrip?A.BecausehewasafraidhewouldforgetthethingsneededB.Becausehewouldhavesomuchfishtocatch.C.Becausethegoodtimewithhisfriendswasuncertain.D.Becausehewantedtobuysomemagazinesonfishing.47.OnFreeFishingDaypeoplegoingfishingcoulduse.A.onefishingrodB.twofishingrodsC.threefishingrodsD.twentyfishingrods48.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Saturday’sFishingTripB.AHappyFishingDayC.AnUnforgettableFishingDayD.PreparingForaFishingTrip

PrinceCharlesyesterdaypledged承诺toreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentthroughsweepingchangestohispersonallifestyleandofficialschedulE.Theprincewillreplacecarbon-heavyprivatejetsandhelicopterswithscheduledflightsandtrainservices.ThemovecameasPrinceCharlesurgedbusinessleaderstopublishtheenvironmentalpact协定oftheiractivities.HesaidFewaccountantsandbusinessdecision-makersask‘Howmuchofourcriticalnaturalresourceisleft?Howmanymilesofpolaricecaphasourbusinesshelpedmeltthisyear?Byhowmanyincheshaveweraisedsealevels?Howmanyspecieshaveweputatrisk?Howmanyhomeswillbefloodedhowmanypeoplewilldieofthirstorstarvationbecauseofouractivities?’ThesearenotcomfortablequestionsbutbyGodtheyneedtobeaskeD.HeaddedAtthemomentthesecostsdonotappearinanyone’sbooksYettheyarerealtheyareincurrednowandinarelativelyshorttimethedamagebeingcausedmaybebeyondremedy.HesaidtheworldwasrunningupthebiggestglobalcreditcarddebtinhistorybutwithlittleornothoughtforhowthebillwilleverbepaiD.’’FlankedbytheprimeministerandbusinessandcommunityleadersatStJames’sPalacetheprincesaidhisnewaccountingforsustainabilityprojectwouldgiveconsumersthepowertochooseproductsthatcausedlessdamagetotheplanet・DuchyOriginalstheprince’sfoodcompanyistakingstepstoworkouthowmuchcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasareemittedingrowingprocessinganddistributingitsproducts.Thechangestotheprince’stravelarrangementsannouncedyesterdayarepartofawiderreviewofthecarbonfootprintassociatedwithactivitiesatallthreeofhisresidencesClarenceHouseinLondonHighgroveandBirkhallontheBalmoralsestateaswellastheactivitiesofhis21personaland105full-timestaff.Measuresincludeareviewofelectricityusecommuterandotherstafftravelandareintendedtoidentifyfurtherreductionsincarbondioxideemissions.ThereviewwillreportinJunewhenClarenceHousewillannounceannualtargetstoreducecarbonemissions.71.OneofthemovesPrinceCharleswilltaketoreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentis.A.takingprivatejetsthatarenotcarbon-heavyB.takinghelicoptersinsteadofprivatejetsC.takingtrainsinsteadofscheduledflightsD.takingscheduledflightsinsteadofhelicopters72.HowdoesPrinceCharlesfeelaboutbusinessleadersintermsofenvironmentalprotection?A.DissatisfieD.B.DisappointeD.C.Doubtful.D.Impatient.73.InresponsetoPrinceCharles’callsDuchyOriginalswill.A.makeasmuchgreenfoodaspossibleB.cutdownitscostC.figureoutitsgreenhousegasemissionD.continueitsgreenhousegasemission74.TheunderlinedphrasethebiggestglobalcreditcarddebtinParagraph3probablyrefersto.A.thegreatamountofwasteproducedbyindustryB.thegreatdamagecausedtotheenvironmentC.thegreatamountofdebtsoftheroyalfamilyD.thehighcostofindustryintheirproducingprocess75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PrinceCharlesPledgesGreenerRoyalLifestyleB.BetterLateThanNeverC.PrinceCharlesandHisConcernForEnvironmentD.TheRoyalFamilyHasaRoletoPlayinEnvironmentProtection

Myfatherwasaworkerofasugar-caneplantation甘蔗种植园inRioPiedrasPuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanoxguidinghimwithastick.For$1adayIworkedeighthoursstraightwithnofoodbreaks.Itwasverytediousworkbutitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.BecausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingusIhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcoulD.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsincE.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.MoreimportantIearnedmypay;itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.IwasonlysixyearsoldbutIwasdoingaman’sjoB.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshack棚屋withadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymotherfathertwobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem自尊心oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhavE.WhenIwassevenIgotworkatagolfcoursenearourhousE.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem.LosingaballmeantyouwerefiredsoInevermissedonE.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicyclE.ThemoreIdreamedthemoreIthought.Whynot?Imademyfirstgolfclub高尔夫球杆outofguavalimb番石榴树枝andapieceofpipE.ThenIhammeredanemptytincan饮料罐intotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield―exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclubnotoxenwithastick.71.Thewriter’sfirstjobwas_______.A.tostanddownthefairwayatagolfcourseB.towatchoverthesugar-caneplantationC.todrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefieldsD.tospottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem72.ThewordtediousinParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.A.strangeB.boringC.interestingD.unusual73.Thewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjoB.A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmostB.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpectedC.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisownerD.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor74._______gavethewriterself-esteem.A.HavingafamilyofeightpeopleB.OwninghisowngolfcourseC.BringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamilyD.Helpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantation75.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.B.HewantedtobuyagolfcoursenearhishousE.C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithastick.

ItseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotroublE.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightthatNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinWestNashvillE.AsIgotontoHighway40bluelightsandsirens警笛goingIfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.ThedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofmE.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeederssotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrovehopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.AsitturnedoutkeepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscenE.HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination目的地.AtthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscenE.Hishelpwasn’tneedeD.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebirdwhobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.JustaboutthattimeHydesaysIsawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcarwithbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywherE.He’dblownhisenginE.Nowhehadtostop.AfterIarrestedhimIaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicense执照.ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplenty－athousanddollarsforthenewengine－nottomentionthechargesfordrivingwithoutalicenseattemptingtorunawayanddangerousdriving.63.ThemeaningofpanickedinParagraph2isrelatedto_____.A.shameB.hateC.angerD.fear64.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway?A.BecausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroaD.B.BecauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscenE.C.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.D.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.B.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscenE.C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.66.ThedriveroftheFirebird______.A.tookawrongturnonthewayB.hadsometroublewithhiscarC.wasstoppedbythepoliceofficerD.paidfortheexpensesoftheaccident67.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.LosingHisWay?B.GoingMyWay?C.FunAlltheWay?D.HelpontheWay?

WewereontourafewsummersagodrivingthroughChicagowhenrightoutsideofthecitywegotpulledover.A.middle-agedpolicemancameuptothecarandwasreallybeingtroublesomeatfirst.LecturingushesaidYouwerespeeding.Whereareyougoinginsuchahurry?OurguitaristTimtoldhimthatwewereonourwaytoWisconsintoplayashow.HiswaytowardsustotallychangeD.HeaskedOhsoyouboysareinaband乐队?WetoldhimthatwewerE.Hethenaskedalltheusualbroadquestionsaboutthetypeofmusicweplayedandhowlongwehadbeenatit.SuddenlyhestoppedandsaidTimyouwanttogetoutofthisticketdon'tyou?TimsaidYes.Sotheofficeraskedhimtostepoutofthecar.Therestofusinsidethecardidn'tknowwhattothinkaswewatchedthepolicemantalktoTim.NextthingweknewthepolicemanwasputtingTiminthebackofthepolicecarhehadparkedinfrontofus.Withthathethrewthecarintoreverse倒车stoppingafewfeetinbackofourcar.NowwesuddenlyfeltfrighteneD.Wedidn'tknowifwewereallgoingtoprisonorifthepolicemanwasgoingtosellTimontheblackmarketorsomething.Allofasuddenthepollen'svoicecameoverinaloudspeaker.HesaidLadiesandgentlemenforthefirsttimeeverwehaveTimheresingingonRoute90.TurnsoutthepolicemanhadtoldTimthattheonlywayhewasgettingoutoftheticketwasifhesangpartofoneofoursongsovertheloudspeakerinthepolicecar.SecondslaterTimstartedscreamingintothereceiver.Thepolicemanenjoyedtheperformanceandsentusonourwaywithoutaticket.56.Thepolicemanstoppedtheboysto______.A.putthemintoprisonB.givethematicketC.enjoytheirperformanceD.asksomebandquestions57.Thepolicemanbecamefriendlytotheboyswhenhaknewthey____A.hadlongbeenatthebandB.playedthemusichelovedC.weredrivingforashowD.promisedintoaperformance58.Theboysprobablyfelt______whentheydroveoff.A.joyfulB.calmC.nervousD.frightened

TonyBennetttheAmericansingerrecentlytouringBritaincan’trememberhowmanytimeshehassunghisstandardhitILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco.HesangitagaintohisaudienceattheLondonPalladiumlastnight.InevergettiredofsingingithesaidIlikeittoomuch.It’sagreatcityandit’sagoodsong.BennettistorecordaTVspecialwithAmericansingerLenaHomewhileheisherE.AndanewLPrecordedbyhiminLondonforPhilipstitledListenEasywillbepublishedinJunE.Ilikeithereheaddedquietlyoverwhiskey.Iwouldliketoliveheresomanymonthsoftheyear.HealreadykeepsalargeflatinGrosvenorSquarewhereheisstayingwithhisactresswifeSandieGrantandtheirthree-year-olddaughterJoannA.Ithasastudiowherehelikestopaint.Tonyplanstohavehisfirstexhibitionlaterintheyearandhehasalreadysoldonepicturefor$4000.AttheendoftheyearTonyistostarinamusicalfilmwhichhasbeenspeciallywrittenforhimcalledTwoBitsaninformalexpressionfor50cents.It’saboutanItalianimmigrant移民whogoestoAmericabuthebecomesafailurE.Inmanywaysit’sveryclosetomylifethewaythestoryhasbeenwrittensaidBennett.MyfatheranItalianwasillanddiedwhenIwasninE.Healwayswantedmetosingbutheneverlivedlongenoughtobeapartofmysuccess.ThefilmistobemadebyItaly’stopdirectorVittoriaDeSicA.48.Theunderlinedphrasestandardhitmostnearlymeans_____.A.Bennett’sfavoritesongbutit’snotverypopularB.asongthatisalwayspopularC.asongwhichmakeshimstandardD.asongwhichislikeaheavyblowtohisaudience49.WhatdoesTonyBennettwanttodo?A.BuyahouseandliveinEngland.B.StaywithhiswifeanddaughterinEngland.C.LivepartofeachyearinEnglandD.LeaveAmericaandsettleinEngland50.What’sTonyBennett’shobby?A.SingingB.DrinkingC.PlayingD.Painting51.WhatcanwelearnaboutTonyBennett’sfatherfromthispassage?A.Helikedhisson’ssinging.B.HewasborninItalyanddiedwhenTonyBennettwasasmallboy.C.HewasapartofBennett’sachievement.D.Hewasgladthathissonbecamefamous.

AtsixteenRonMackiemighthavestayedatschoolbutthefuturecalledtohimexcitedly.GetouttheclassroomintoajoB.itsaidandRonobeyed.Hisfathersupportingthedecisionfoundaplaceforhiminasupermarket.YouareluckyRonhesaiD.Foreveryboywithajobthesedaysthere’sadozenwithout.SoRonjoinedtheworkingworldattwentypoundsaweek.ForayearhespenthisdaysfillingshelveswithtinsoffooD.Bytheendofthattimehewaslookingbackonhisschooldaysasatimeoftreatvarietyandsatisfaction.Hesearchedforaninterestinhisworkwithlittlesuccess.OnefinedayinsteadofgoingtoworkRongotaliftonalorrygoingsouth.Withninepoundsinhispocketafullheartandagreatlongingfortheseahesetouttomakeabetterwayforhimself.ThateveninginBournemouthhehadsandwichandadrinkinacaférunbyaneldlymanandhiswifE.Beforehehadfinishedthesandwichthewomanhadtakenhimonfortherestofthesummerattwentypoundsaweekaroomupstairsandthreemealsaday.TheeaseandspeedofitrathertookRon’sbreathaway.AtquiettimesRonhadtochecktheoldman’sarithmeticintherecordsofthebusiness.Attheendoftheseasonhestayedonthecoast.Hewasagainsurprisedhowstraightforwarditwasforababyofseventeentomakealiving.Heworkedinshopsmostlybutoncehetookajobinhotelforthreeweeks.LateinOctoberhewastakenonbythesickmanagerofashoeshop.Ronsoonfoundhimselfinchargethere;hewastheonlyonewhocouldkeepthebooks.64.WhatdidRon’sfatherthinkabouthisleavingschool?A.Hethoughthissonwasdoingtherightthing.B.Headvisedhimtostayatschooltocompletehiseducation.C.HedidnotliketheideabuthehelpedRontofindwork.D.HeknewtherewasajobforeveryboywhowantedonE.65.IttookaboutayearforRontorealizethatA.heworkedwellbecausehewasinterestedinthejoB.B.hisworkatthesupermarketwasdull.C.beingatworkwasmuchbetterthangoingtoschool.D.thestoremanagerwantedtogetridofhim66.WhydidRonleavethesupermarket?A.HeknewhewouldfindworkinBournemouth.B.HetookajobasalorrydriverC.Hegaveupthejobbecausehefeltunwell.D.HewantedtoworkattheseasidE.67.RonwasabletotakeovertheshoeshopbecauseA.hegotonwellwithmanagerthereB.heknewhowtokeeptheaccountofthebusinessC.hehadhadexperiencedofsellingbooksD.hewasyoungandstrong

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownintheUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEuropE.WhenWorldWarIbrokeoutheseemedtohavebecomeanothermandownhearteD.Suchobviouschangewasnotbornoutofconcernforhiswelfarebutoutoffear:ifhisonlysonmyunclehadtogotowaritwouldbecousinfightingagainstcousin.Onedayin1918myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnotice.Mygrandparentswereveryupset.Butmymotherattheageof10feltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingofftowar.RealizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriendsmyuncleboughtthemallservicepinswhichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservicE.AllthelittlegirlsweredelighteD.Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldierswithoutanytrainingbutallinuniformsboardedthetrain.ThebandplayedandthecrowdcheereD.AlthoughnoonenoticeD.I’msuremygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.ThetrainslowlypulledoutbutnotaboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypauseD.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstartedtostepout.SomeoneshoutedThewarisover!Foramomentnobodymovedbutthenthepeopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.ThemenlinedupintwolineswalkeddownthestepsandwiththebandplayingmarcheddownthestreetasreturningheroestobewelcomedhomE.Mymothersaiditwasagreatdaybutshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn’tlastatinybitlonger.51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas______.A.thespreadoftheworldwarB.thesafetyofhistwocousinsC.adropinhislivingstandardsD.hisrelativeskillingeachother52.Theunderlinedphrasedraftnoticemeans______.A.orderforarmyserviceB.trainticketforEuropeC.letterofrejectionD.noteofwarning53.WhatdidtheservicepinsinParA.2standforintheeyesofthelittlegirls?A.Strength.B.CouragE.C.Victory.D.Honor.54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?A.Disappointing.B.UnexpecteD.C.Uncertain.D.Inspiring.

DeC.241848DearJohnstonYourrequestforeightydollarsIdonotthinkitbesttosatisfynow.AtthevarioustimeswhenIhavehelpedyoualittleyouhavesaidtomeWecangetalongverywellagainbutinaveryshorttimeIfindyouinthesamedifficultyagain.Nowthiscanonlyhappenbysomefaultinyourbehavior.WhatthatfaultisIthinkIknow.Youarenotlazyandstillyouareanidler游手好闲.IdoubtwhethersinceIsawyouyouhavedoneagoodwholeday’sworkinanyotherday.Youdonotverymuchdisliketoworkandstillyoudonotworkmuchmerelybecauseitdoesnotseemtoyouthatyoucouldgetmuchforit.Thishabitofuselesslywastingtimeisthewholedifficulty;itisvastlyimportanttoyouandstillmoresotoyourchildrenthatyoushouldbreakthishabit.Itismoreimportanttothembecausetheyhavelongertoliveandcankeepoutofanidlehabitbeforetheyareiniteasierthantheycangetoutaftertheyarein.Youarenowinneedofsomereadymoney;andwhatIsuggestisthatyoushallgotoworkhardforsomebodywhowillgiveyoumoneyforit.Letfatherandyourboystakechargeofyourthingsathome-prepareforacropandmakethecropandyougotoworkforthebestmoneywagesortopaybackanydebtyouowE.AndtosecureyouafairrewardforyourlaborInowpromiseyouthatforeverydollaryouwillbetweenthisandthefirstofMaygetforyourownlaborIwillthengiveyouoneotherdollar.Bythisifyouhireyourselfattendollarsamonthfrommeyouwillgettenmoremakingtwentydollarsamonthforyourwork.Nowifyouwilldothisyouwillsoonbeoutofdebtandwhatisbetteryouwillhaveahabitthatwillkeepyoufromgettingindebtagain.ButifIshouldnowclearyououtnextyearyouwillbejustasdeepinasever.YousayyouwouldalmostgiveyourplaceinHeavenfor$70or$80.ThenyouvalueyourplaceinHeavencheaplyforIamsureyoucanwiththeofferImakeyougettheseventyoreightydollarsforfourorfivemonths’work.YousayifIfurnishyouthemoneyyouwilldeed抵押methelandandifyoudon’tpaythemoneybackyouwilldeliverpossession-Nonsense!Ifyoucan’tnowlivewiththelandhowwillyouthenlivewithoutit?YouhavealwaysbeenkindtomeandIdonotnowmeantobeunkindtoyou.Onthecontraryifyouwillbutfollowmyadviceyouwillfinditworthmorethaneighttimeeightydollarstoyou.AffectionatelyYourbrotherA.LincolnAbrahamLincolnwrotethelettertoJohnstonmainlyto________.A.showhisconcernforhimB.recommendhimtosavemoneyC.declinehisrequestandmotivatehimD.introducehimanewjobWhat’stheproblemwithJohnstonaccordingtoLincoln?A.Hewasverylazy.B.Hewastedtimealot.C.Hecouldn’tgetmuchfromwork.D.Hedislikedworking.IntheletterLincolnsuggestedthatJohnstonshould________.A.keephimselffromgettingintotroubleB.gotoworkhardforsomebodyC.managewellthethingsathomeD.keepthechildrenoutoftheidlehabitIfJohnstongotonedollarforhisworkLincolnpromisedto_________.A.rewardhimwithlaborB.payoffhisdebtC.hirehimat10dollarsamonthD.givehimanotherdollarInordertoget80dollarsfromLincolnJohnstonpromisedto________.A.takeawayhisplaceinHeavenB.deedLincolnthelandC.livewithoutthelandD.dogoodworkeveryday

XuShuwasmuchvaluedbyLiuBeiforhisstrategictalents.AfterseveralvictoriesonthebattlegroundagainstCaoCaoXuwasmadethechiefmilitaryadvisor.CaoCaowasgreatlysurprisedatthenews.IfyouwantthispersononeofhisadvisorssaidyoucanbringhismothertoXuchangandsendaforgedletterinhismother'shandwritingaskingXuShutodesertLiuBeiandcomeherE.AsXuiswell-knownforastrongfilial孝顺的affectionsurelyhewillcomE.ThisplotworkeD.ForXuonreceivingthelettercriedtearfullyaskingLiuBeiforanimmediatedeparturE.FeelingsadthoughLiupersistedinhisstayforanothernightduringwhichthetwoairedtheirsadfeelings.ThenextdayLiulaidabanquetoutsidethecityforXu.Holdingthelatter'shandLiusaidAfterweseparatetodayonlyheavenknowswhenandwherewewillmeetagain.Heweptbittertears.AftersettingoffonhiswayXusuddenlyturnedhishorseandreturneD.Ialmostforgotanimportantmatter.HesaidtoLiu.TenkilometersfromXiangyangCityinaplacecalledLongzhongthereisatalentcalledZhugeLiang.DoyouwanttomeethimLiuexpressedhiswillingnessatoncebutalsoaireddoubtaboutwhetherZhugeLiangwasastalentedasXu.HetellspositionsofstarsintheheavensXuassuredhimandrecognizeseverythingonearth.Heknowsaperson'srealnatureatthefirstmeeting----thenumberonetalentundertheheaven.Ifyouhavehimasyourmilitaryadvisoryou'llhavethecountryunderyourname.LiusuggestedavisittoZhugebyXuonhisbehalf.Atthisthelattershookhisheadindisapproval.Youmustgoandofferyourinvitationpersonallyandhisacceptancedependsentirelyonyoursincerity.WiththesewordssaidXuturnedhishorseandleft.LaterLiupaidthreetripstoZhuge'sstrawhouseanotherfavoritestoryamongChinesepeoplE.46.TheunderlinedwordforgedinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.forcedB.falseC.friendlyD.touching47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Zhugewasabletotellaperson’spersonalityatfirstsight.B.NosoonerdidXureceivetheletterthanhedepartedforCaoCao.C.LiushowedlittleinterestinvisitingZhugebecausehewasdoubtfulofthestranger’sability.D.LiushowedhisdisapprovalwhenXuadvisedhimtocallonZhugeinperson.48.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.TherewasnodoubtthatZhugewascompetentasamilitaryadvisorB.NoonewouldbebetterthanZhugeintermsofgivingmilitaryadviceC.ZhugewassuchatalentthathecouldmakethecountrynamedafterLiuD.WiththehelpofZhugeLiuwouldbeabletorulethewholecountry49.Theparagraphfollowingthelastonemostprobablydealswith___________.A.whypeopleconsideredZhugeasatalentB.thedifficultyXumetwithonthewaytomeethismotherC.theplotCaoCaomadetobringXu’smothertoXuchangD.howLiusincerelyinvitedZhugetoassisthiminmilitaryaffairs50.Thetextisdevelopedintheorderof___________.A.spaceB.logicC.timeD.causeandresult

AfewminutesagowalkingbackfromlunchIstartedtocrossthestreetwhenIheardthesoundofacoindropping.Itwasn’tmuchbutasIturnedmyeyescaughttheheadsofseveralotherpeopleturningtoo.A.womanhaddroppedwhatappearedtobeadime.Thetinklingsoundofacoindroppingonsidewalkisanattention-getter.Itcanbenothingmorethanapenny.Whateverthecoinisnooneignoresthesoundofit.Itgotmethinkingaboutsoundsagain.Wearesurroundedbysomanysoundsthatattractthemostattention.PeopleinNewYorkCityseldomturntolookwhenafireengineapolicecaroranambulancecomesscreamingalongthestreet.WhenI’minNewYorkI’maNewYorker.Idon’tturneither.Likethenatives.Ihardlyhearasiren警笛there.AthomeinmylittletowninConnecticutit’sdifferent.ThedistantloudnoiseofapolicecaranemergencyvehicleorafiresirenbringsmetomyfeetifI’mseatedandbringsmetothewindowifI’minbed.It’sthequietestsoundsthathavemosteffectonusnottheloudest.InthemiddleofthenightIcanhearadrippingtapahundredyardsawaythroughthreecloseddoors.I’vebeenhearinglittlecreakingnoisesandsoundswhichmyimaginationturnsintofootstepsinthemiddleofthenightfortwenty-fiveyearsinourhouse.HowcomeIneverhearthosesoundsinthedaytime?I’mquiteclearinmymindwhatthegoodsoundsareandwhatthebadsoundsare.I’veturnedagainstwhistlingforinstance.IusedtothinkofitasthemarkofahappyworkerbutlatelyI’vebeenconnectingthewhistlerwithanervouspersonmakingnoises.Thetappingtappingtappingofmytypewriterasthekeyshitthepaperisalovelysoundtome.IoftenlikethesoundofwhatIwritebetterthanthelooksofit.63.Thesoundofacoindroppingmakespeople.A.thinkofmoneyB.lookateachotherC.payattentiontoitD.stopcrossingthestreet64.Howdoestheauthorrelatetosoundsatnight?A.Heimaginessoundsthatdonotexist.B.Hethinkstapsshouldbeturnedoff.C.Hebelievesit’sratherquietatnight.D.Heoverstatesquietsounds.65.Hedislikeswhistlingbecause.A.heistiredofitB.heusedtobehappierC.itremindshimoftensepeopleD.hedoesn’tlikeworkers66.Whatkindofsounddoeshefindpleasant?A.Tappingofhistypewriter.B.Clinkingsoundofkeys.C.Tinklingsoundofacoindropping.D.Creakingsounds.67.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutsoundsingeneral?A.Theymakehimfeelathome.B.Hethinkstheyshouldbeignored.C.Hebelievestheyarepartofourlives.D.Hepreferssilencetoloudnoises.

RobertSpringa19thcenturyforger伪造者wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesofAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstorE.AtfirsthebecamerichbysellinghissmallbutrealcollectionofearlyU.S.autographs手稿.DiscoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwritinghebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection察觉hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsalE.Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheirproducts.A.forgercan’tdealwitharespectablebuyerbutpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefielD.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexampletheybuyoldbookstousetheagedpaperofthetitlepageandtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.InSpring’stimerightaftertheCivilWarBritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstatessoSpringinventedarespectablemaidenladyknownasMissFannyJacksontheonlydaughterofGeneralStonewallJackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscripts手稿.SpringhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemanD.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpovertyleavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.44.WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.B.TherewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedtherE.C.BritainwasSpring’sbirthplacE.D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.45.AftertheCivilWartherewasagreatdemandinBritainfor________.A.SouthernmoneyB.SignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinC.SouthernmanuscriptsandlettersD.CivilWarbattleplans46.Accordingtothepassageforgeriesareusuallysoldto________.A.sharp-eyedexpertsB.personswhoaren’texpertsC.bookdealersD.ownersofoldbooks47.WhowasMissFannyJackson?A.TheonlydaughterofGeneralStonewallJackson.B.A.little-knowngirlwhosoldherfather’spaperstoRobertSpring.C.RobertSpring’sdaughter.D.AnimaginarypersoncreatedbySpring.

LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinsidE.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemandingjoB.Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.Weknewithadtobeaspecialitystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollarsaysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteriousandmanybuyersspentmorethan$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookstoreandCaféneartheirhomE.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromabank.Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractconsumers.TheshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestorE.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincomesaysRicharD.Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.57.WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat____.A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopracticeB.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealthC.hearttroublewasaseriousillnessD.theybothneededtostopworking58.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan____.A.tostudyindustrialmanagementB.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooksC.todomarketresearchonbookbusinessD.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore59.Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.D.TheyfailedthoughtheyworkedharD.60.AccordingtoRichardthemainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis____.A.topayfortheirchildren’seducationB.togettoknowmorewritersC.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Overonehundredpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepysthefamouswriterwroteaboutthefirE.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstonE.Infactthestreetsarestillnarrow;buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongthemnewStPaul's.ThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.56.Thefirebeganin______.A.ahotelB.thepalaceC.puddingLaneD.ThamesStreet57.Theunderlinedword‘family’inthesecondparagraphmeans.A.homeB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren58.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat______.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing'sbakerywasburneddown59.Whydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.60.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.

THEBRONTEFAMILYYorkshireEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovels小说ofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte’sWutheringHeights.TheyoungestsisterAnnewasalsoagiftednovelistandherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters’.TheirfatherwasPatrickBronteborninIreland.HemovedwithhiswifeMariaBronteandtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.SoonafterMrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendiedleavingthefathertocareoftheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselvesthechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.Theygrewuplargelyself-educateD.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotteasayounggirlalonewrote22bookseachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.ThereforetheyturnedtowritingforincomE.By1847CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;EmilyWutheringHeights;andAnneAgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher出版商buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte’sbook.Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859.Howeveronepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherworks.JaneEyrewasalreadystartedandshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwohoweverdidnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowildtooanimal-likE.ButgraduallyitcametobeconsideredoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguagE.EmilylivedonlyashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebookandAnnediedin1849.CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlatershediedoftuberculosis肺结核ashersistershaD.56.Weknowfromthetextthat.A.JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847B.CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinallC.theBrontesistersreceivedgoodeducationD.PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwriting57.Theunderlinedwordstheothertwointhe5thparagraphreferto.A.ShirleyandVilletteB.TheProfessorandAgnesGreyC.AgnesGreyandWutheriingHeightsD.TheProfessorandwutheringHeights58.WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?A.Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.B.NoneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublisheD.C.Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsolD.D.EmilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethreE.

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewhowLiebermanwasbackinhiswonsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.41.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily____.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant42.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman____.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram43.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.B.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.44.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.D.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.45.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.heisfriendlyandactivE.C.HeenjoystravelingarounD.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit----theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess―youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet＆WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.60.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.61.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.HertrainingschedulE.B.Herdailyhappenings.C.Herachievements.D.Hersportscareer.62.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.63.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.Self-confidencE.

Theyoungboysawmeorratherhesawthecarandquicklyranuptomeeagertosellhishunches串ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelveheseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflife.Banana300naira.Peanuts200nairA.Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.WhenheagreedIhandedhima500nairabill.Hedidn’thavechangesoItoldhimnottoworry.Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.WhentwoweekslaterIsawtheboyagainIwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.What’sup?Iaskedhim.IIdon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.Willthishelp?Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5000nairaorlesseachyear.Thankyousirhesaid.Thankyouverymuch!WhendrivinghomeIwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschoolbooks.Whatifhe’saswindler骗子?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?LaterIrealizedthatIdidn’tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthimnordidIthinktoask.OverthenextsixmonthsIwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria.SometimeafterIreturnedIwentoutforadrive.WhenIwasabouttopullovertheboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisfacE.Ohgosh!LongtimE.Areyouinschoolnow?IaskeD.HenoddeD.That’sgoodIsaid.AsilencefellaswelookedateachotherandthenIrealizedwhathewanted.HereIheldouta500nairabill.Takethis.Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.What’swrong?Iasked.It’sagift.Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat汗水.HedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaidI’vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.46.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.C.HeseemedyoungerthanhisageD.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.47.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboytheboy_____.A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanksC.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim48.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B.BecausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhooD.C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.49.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A.Braveandpolite.B.Kindandsmart.C.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous.

TheLinguisticHabitsofaNewGenerationIntheyearof1914ayounggirlnamedMonicaBaldwinenteredaconvent女修道院remainingthereuntil1941whenshereturnedtotheouterworlD.Duringthesetwenty-eightyearswarsandrevolutionshadcomeandgoneinEuropE.HeruncleStanleyBaldwinhadledhiscountryforsometimE.TechnicaldevelopmentshadchangedtheconditionsofeverydaylifealmostbeyondrecognitionsbutalltheseeventshadleftasamatteroffactuntouchedthesmallreligiouscommunitytowhichshehadbelongeD.In1949MissBaldwinpublishedherimpressionsofthosebewildering令人困惑的yearsofherreturntoaworldinwhichthemotorcarhadreplacedthehorseandcarriageandwhererespectablewomenshowedtheirlegsandpaintedtheirfaces.YetitwasnotonlytheseoddsightsthatsurprisedherforshewasmorepuzzledbywhatshehearD.Duringarailwayjourneythetermluggageinadvancemeantnothingtohersoindesperationsheaskedtheportertodoashethoughtbest.ReadingthenewspapersmadeherfeelverystupidbecausethewritersofreviewsandleadingarticlesusedwordsandphrasessuchasJazzHollywoodCocktailandIsolationism.TheseandmanyotherswerequiteincomprehensibletoMissBaldwinwhowasreallybewilderedwhenfriendssaid:It’syourfuneralorBelieveitornot.ThisisarareandvaluableremindertotherestofusthattheEnglishlanguagedoesnotstandstill.AlllanguagechangesoveraperiodoftimeforreasonswhichareimperfectlyunderstooD.Orrathersincespeechisreallyaformofhumanactivityitismoreexacttosaythateachsuccessivegenerationbehaveslinguisticallyinaslightlydifferentmannerfromitspredecessors前辈祖先.Inhisteenstheyoungmanlikestoshowhowup-to-dateheisbytheuseofthelatestslang俚语butastheyearsgobysomeofhisslangbecomesstandardusageandinanycaseheslowlygrowslessreceptive乐于接受的tolinguisticnovelties新颖新奇sothatbythetimehereacheshisfortieshewillprobablybeunwarethatsomeoftheexpressionsandpronunciationsnowbeingusedwerefrowneduponbyhisownparents.Inthisrespectlanguageisalittlelikefashionsinpeople’sdress.Theinformalclothesofonegenerationbecometheeverydaywearofthenextandjustasyoungdoctorsandbankclerksnowadaysgoabouttheirbusinessinsportsjacketstheyareallowedintotheirnormalvocabularyexpressionswhichwereoncelimitedtoslangandfamiliarconversation.71.MissBaldwinfoundtheworldtotallychangedbecause.A.shehadworkedforareligiouscommunityforalongtimeB.shehadbeencutofffromtherestoftheworldformanyyearsC.thecommunitywhereshelivedhadbeeninwarformanyyearsD.therehadbeentoomanytechnicaldevelopments72.DuringarailwayjourneyMissBaldwin.A.foundtheporter’swordshardtounderstandB.foundherluggagetooheavytocarryC.didnotknowhowtotalkwiththeporterD.hadtoasktheportertolookafterherluggage73.Youngpeopleliketousethelatestslangbecause.A.theyfeelitiseasiertouseB.theybelieveitwillsoonbecomestandardusageC.theywanttoshowtheyhavecaughtupwiththetimeD.theyfinditmorepowerfulinexpressingfeelings74.MissBaldwin’sexperienceshowsusthat.A.theEnglishlanguagehasnotchangedmuchB.theEnglishlanguagehasentirelychangedC.languagedoesn’tchangeatallinthereligiousworldD.languagechangeswiththepassageoftime75.Bythetimeamanisfortyhewill.A.bespeakingthesamelanguageashisparentsdoB.havechangedhiswayofspeakingC.notusetheslanghelikedtousewhenyoungD.beusinglessnewslanginspeechandwriting

EddieMcKayaonce-forgottenpilotisasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanada.ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroadaprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntariofoundMcKay'snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.Mckaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumni校友whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWarbuthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroadaspecialistinmilitaryhistory.OutofcuriosityBroadspenthoursatthelocalarchives档案馆inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMckay.Tiredanddiscouragedhefinallygaveup.OnhiswayoutBroad'sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthewordsbesidethepictureheexperiencedathrillingrealization.AfterlookingforhimalldaytherehewasstaringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcasesaidBroaD.ExcitedbythefindBroadaskedhisstudentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.Graduallyapicturecameintoview.CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.Hedownedtenenemyplanesoutlivedhisentiresquadron中队asaWWIflyerspentsometimeasaflyinginstructorinEnglandthenreturnedtothefrontwherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgiumandkilledinDecember1917.Butthere'smoretohisstory.Forabrieftimein1916hewasprobablythemostfamouspilotintheworldsaysBroaD.HewascreditedwithdowningOswaldBoclckethemostfamousGermanpilotatthetimE.YetinaletterhomeMcKayrefusedtotakecreditsayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplanE.Mckay'swarrecordsweredestroyedduringaWorldWarIIairbombingonLondon---anexplanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.ButnowthankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudentsamarkerinMcKay'smemorywasplacedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2007.IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadtheword'deceased'阵亡nexttohisnamesaidCoreyEverrettastudentwhofoundapictureifMckayinhisuniform.ThiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjustlikeusbutinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWesternhechosetofightanddieforhiscountry.56WhatmadeProfessorBroadcontinuehissearchformoreinformationonMcKay?A.A.uniformofMcKay.B.A.footnoteaboutMcKayC.A.bookonMcKayD.ApictureofMcKay57.WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay?A.HetrainedpilotsforsometimE.B.Helivedlongerthanotherpilots.C.HediedintheSecondWorldWar.D.HewasdownedbythepilotBoelckE.McKay'sflyingdocumentsweredestroyedin_______.A.BelgiumB.GermanyC.CanadaD.England59.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMcKay_____.A.preferredfighttohisstudyB.wenttowarbeforegraduationC.leftapictureforCoreyEverrettD.setanexampleforhisfellowstudents60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Theresearchintowarhistory.Thefindingofaforgottenhero.Thepilotsofthetwoworldwars.Theimportanceofmilitarystudies.

IntheLincolnshirevillageofBurgh-le-MarshtherewasoncealargeareaoflandcalledBellStringAcrE.ItgotitsnamethelocallegendtellsbecauseofanarrowescapE.Onadarkwinter'snightearlyintheseventeenthcenturytheysayaship'scaptainwasguidinghisshiptopassalongthisdifficultdistanceofcoastwhenhesuddenlyheardchurchbells.IfIcanhearthosethecaptainreasonedthenImustbefartooclosetoshoreforcomfort.Swiftlyhechangedhispositionthussavinghimselfandhisship.ToshowhisthankshesoonafterwardsboughtapieceoflandatBurgh-le-Marsh.RentonthisBellStringAcreheorderedshouldgotowardthemaintenanceofthechurchbell'spull-ropesothatitmightringoutitshelpfulwarningsherequiredfirmlyforever.Anotherlesscharmingstorytellshowthetownspeoplerefusedtoringthebellfortheyallrelishedtheideaofstealinggoodsfromshipwrecksbutthataministerrantothetowerandrangthebell.Hisbraveactsavedtheshipbutthentheministerdiedofextremetiredness.Andthenitissaidthegratefulcaptainmarriedtheclergyman'sdaughter.Inanycasethecaptain’srequestishonoredallwinterlonginBurgh-le-Marsh.BeginningeveryOctober10thebellringsnightlyat8p.m.April7isthelastnightofthebells―thatistillthenextOctober.58.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.WhereBellStringAcreis.B.A.storyaboutabravecaptain.C.TheoriginofBellStringAcrE.D.Itisdangeroustosailalongthecoast.59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A.itwasverycheaptobuyapieceoflandinLincolnshireB.ThechurchinBurgh-le-MarshwasveryclosetothecoastC.ThetownspeoplerefusedtoringthebellbecauseoflackofmoneyD.Thechurchcouldn’taffordtokeepthebell’spull-ropeingoodcondition60.Theunderlinedwordrelishedinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.preferredB.dislikedC.competedD.warned61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Therewasnowaythattheministerwouldattendthecaptain’swedding.B.BellringfromthechurchwarnedtheshipofitsdangerouscoursE.C.Therewasnobellatnightforthesailorsforabouthalfayear.D.TheMinster’sdaughterwasforcedtomarrythecaptain.

SometimessomethingthatisconsideredtobenegativeturnsouttobeanadvantageonthejoB.Thoughheisonlyl8yearsoldandblindSuleymanGokyigitisamongthetopcomputertechniciansandprogrammersatInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.alargesoftwarecompanywithseveralofficesacrosstheUnitedStates.AfterourcompanyunitedwithanotheronelastOctobertwodifferentcomputernetworksweredrivinguscrazyrecallsDouglasBrauntheInteliDatapresident.Wecouldn'tevensende-mailstoeachother.InthreeweeksMrGokyigitcreatedthesoftwareneededtoconnectthetwonetworks.Noneofthecompany's350otheremployeescouldhavedonethejobinthreemonthssaysMr.Braun.Suleymancan'see'intotheheartofthecomputer.Mr.Gokyigit'sgiftasMr.BrauncallsitisanunusualabilitytoformanideaoftheinsideofamachinE.ThecomputerpermitsmetoreachoutintotheworldanddoalmostanythingIwanttodosaysMr.Gokyigit.Theyoungprogramwww.ks5u.commerisathomewithhardwareaswellthankspartlytoahighlydevelopedsenseoftouch.MitziNowakowskianofficemanageratInteliDataremembershowheeasilydisconnectedandreconnectedtheircomputersystemsduringamovelastyear.ThroughfeelSuleymancanfindthepositionofconnectorspinsandwiresmuchfasterthanmostotherpeoplewithsighthesays.Muchofthestudentprogrammer'sspeedcomesfromhisabilitynottobeinterruptedwhileatthecomputer.Whentypinghelistenscarefullytothesynthesizer合成器.HislongthinfingersflyoverthekeyboarD.NothingseemstoshakehisattentionsaysMrs.Nowakowskihisboss.Mr.Gokyigitistheonlycompanyemployeewhoisavailable24hoursaday.Weconsiderhimourtopproblemsolver.saysMr.Braun.45.AccordingtoMr.BraunSuleyman________________.A.canworkwondersoncomputersB.isthebesttechnicianintheworldC.hasdoneahardjobinthreemonthsD.hasunitedInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.withanothercomputercompany46.TheunderlinedpartisathomewithhardwareParagraph4means_________.A.isgoodatdealingwithcomputerhardwareB.isfondofcomputerhardwareC.workswithcomwww.ks5u.computerhardwareathomeD.feelscomfortablewhenworkingwithcomputerhardware47.Suleymanwasquickwhileatthecomputermostlybecauseof______.A.hisblindnessandloveforcomputersB.hisattentiononthesynthesizerC.hislongthinfingersD.hisconcentrationatwork48.Theauthorusesthisstorymainlytotellusthat_______.A.computertechniciansaremorelikelytobegiftedB.one'sdisadvantagesmayprovetobeadvantagesC.thedisabledcanalsoplayanimportantroleinsocietyD.topcomputerscientistshaveunusualabilitiestoformideasofcomputers

Onceuponatimeinalandfarawaytherewasawonderfuloldmanwholovedeverythinganimalsspidersinsects...Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoon茧ofabutterfly.HetookithomE.A.fewdayslaterasmallopeningappeared;hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasitstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittleholE.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofarther.Thenthemandecidedtohelpthebutterflysohetookapairofscissorsandsnippedofftheremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenemerged露出easily.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmallshriveledwings.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatatanymomentthewingswouldenlargeandexpandtobeabletosupportthebodywhichwouldcontract收缩intimE.Neitherhappened!Infactthebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasabletofly.WhatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestrictingcocoonandthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflytogetthroughthetinyopeningwereNature'swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachieveditsfreedomfromthecocoon.SometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlifE.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanyobstaclesitwouldcrippleus.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.56.Whatdidtheoldmanfindwhenwalkingthroughthewoods?A.A.cocoonofabutterfly.B.A.butterfly.C.A.spider.D.A.pairofscissors.57.Whatwouldhavehappenedtothebutterflywithouttheoldman’shelp?A.Itwouldhavediedinthecocoon.B.Itwouldhavebecomeatruebutterfly.C.Itwouldhavebeenstrongenoughtogofarther.D.Itwouldhavestoppedstrugglingthroughthecocoon.58.TheunderlinedwordcrippleinParagraph7probablymeans______.A.disableB.climbC.enableD.beat59.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A.MancannevergoagainstnaturE.B.It’snecessarytolivewithsomedifficulties.C.OnecannothelpotherswithoutthinkingtwicE.D.Mankindshouldtakegoodcareofinsects.

AstheonlyphysicianinasmalllocalclinicandhospitalKatrinaPoeseesdozensofpatientsonanygivenday.She’soncallatthehospitalinKilmichaeleverydayandshegetslittletimewithhersonsaged3and3months.Butthecountrydoctordoesn’tcomplainaboutherjoB.It’stheoneshechoseforherself25yearsagowhileshewasafifth-graderinKilmicahael.ThedaughteroftwoworkersinatownthathadproducedonlytwootherdoctorsPoemightnothavebeenexpectedtogotocollegeatallletalonemedicalschool.Butitwasachallengeatfirstbeingthetown’sfirstfemaleandfirstblackdoctor.Sheevenhadpatientswhorefusedtoseeheratfirst.Butalotofthosepatientswhowereunwillinginthebeginningarenowsomeofhermostfavoritepatientsandhaveacceptedherfinally.ManypatientsinfactnowrefusetoseekhealthcareelsewherE.Thoughshe’sworkingatleast80hoursaweekPoeissorrythatshesometimeshastoturnpatientsaway.Ijustcan’tseeeverybodyshesays.I’mseeingpatientsafterhourssoit’sjustverybusy.InadditiontoherworkatthehospitalandclinicPoecaresforallresidentsofthelocalnursinghomeandthelocalmentalhealthfacilityduringmonthlyvisits.ThistownandthelittlehospitalarefortunatetohavehersaysCalvinJohnsonPoe’shusbanD.HesaysitiswithoutadoubttheloveandsupportofthepeoplethatmakelivinginKilmichaelworthwhileforthefamily.InrecognitionofherservicestoruralmedicinetheTexas-basedphysicianstaffingfirmStaffCareInC.namedPoe35the2005CountryDoctoroftheYear.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Poeistoobusytosparetimeforherfamily.B.PoedecidedtobeadoctorwhenshewasinGrade5.C.TherearethreedoctorsinPoe’sfamily.D.Poe’shusbandtakesprideinher.57.WhenKatrinaPoebeganherworkatthebeginningitwasdifficultbecause__________.A.shewasnotacceptedbythelocalpeopleB.shewaspoorinmedicalskillsC.therewerefewpatientsinthetownD.thetownhadothergoodhospitals58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheOnlyPhysicianinA.TownB.ABlackDoctorPopularwithPatientsC.AHard-workingDoctorinaTownD.DoctorsinGreatNeedinKilmichael

AskidsmyfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.Thewoodswasourpart-timeaddressdestinationpurposeandexcusE.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathomehismothermightsayOhhe’soutinthewoodswithatone语气ofairyacceptancE.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegymorevenawayfromhisdesk.Forusten-year-oldsbeingoutinthewoodswasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhilE.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring探索.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorationsthoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.SaywestayedinthewoodsthrowingrocksshootingfrogspickingblackberriesdigginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanItalianburialmounD.OftenwegotlostandhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewerE.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfullybeskeptical:thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweightandwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly----tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.ItwasinatreetoothatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanenD.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence青春期.InMarchthemonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwintertwofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.WeclimbedatreeandallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwerereallywereratherbigtobeupinatreE.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteriA.45.Theauthorandhisfiendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______.A.spendtheirfreetimeB.playgoldandothersportsC.avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD.keepawayfromtheirparents46.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.TheactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanneD.B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly.47.TheunderlinedwordskepticalinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.calmB.doubtfulC.seriousD.optimistic48.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A.Happybutshort.B.LonelybutmemorablE.C.Boringandmeaningless.D.LongandunforgettablE.

Ahusband-and-wifeteamfromCaliforniareachedthePacificOceanaftera4900-milecross-countrywalkbecomingthefirsttobackpack背着背包旅行theAmericanDiscoveryTrailinonecontinuouswalk.MarciaandKenPowersofPleasantonstartedthetravelacross13statesthrough14nationalparksand16nationalforestsonFeb.27fromCapeHenlopeninDelaware.NearlyeightmonthslatertheexcitedcouplewalkedthroughwaterintothePacificOceanatPointReyesadayaheadoftime.Wearealittlesadthatagreatadventureisover.Itwasafantasticadventure.Andnowwegohomeandjustdehousework.It'sreallysad.Marciawhosaidshe'sinher50sandher60-year-oldhusbandtraversedcitiesdesertsmountainsandfarmlandbeforereachingthePacificalonewitharmsaroundeachother'sbackpacks.TheyovercamedeepsnowintheEastaquicksandinUtahcloselightningstrikesintheMidwestandstrongdesertsandstormsintheWestwhileaveraging22milesadayandtakingonlyfourdaysoff.ButtheyenjoyedtheFrenchhistoryofStLouisthebeautyoftheColoradoRockiesandthekindnessofstrangerstheymetalongtheway.Theyparticularlyremembertwobrothers―adoctoranddentist―whoputthemupintheirhomesaroundChesterIll.afterterribledaysandamotorcyclistwhogavethemwateraftertheyfailedtofindanyonUtah'slonelyWahWahDesert.Americansaretrulywarm-heartedandwonderfulpeople.MarciaPowerssaid.Wegottomeetpeoplethatwewouldnevermeetinourdailylivingathome.Wegottotouchitwithourfeetandhandsandsmellallitsscents香味andhearitswildlife.It'sanamazingcountrysheadded.60.Theunderlinedwordtraversedinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.enjoyedB.movedacrossthroughoroverC.overcameD.lookedat61.AfterthelongwalkMarciaandKenPowersfeltsadprobablybecause.A.theyhadtodotheheavyhouseworkagainB.theyhadnowaytoearntheirlivingC.theycouldn'tgoonenjoyingtheirwalkD.theyhadexperiencedtoomanydifficulties62.Accordingtothetextwecaninferthatduringthewalkthecouple.A.weretreatedwarm-heartedlybythelocalpeopleB.neverstoppedtohavearestC.wereevercaughtinaheavyrainandbecameillD.feltthequicksandinUtahwasveryinteresting63.Whichoneofthefollowingwillbethebesttideforthetext?A.Acouplefinisheda4900-milewalkacrossAmericaB.AlongandhardwalkacrossAmericaC.AnoldcouplereachedthePacificOceanD.AnoldcoupleenjoyedAmericaforeightmonths

Sheisacutequietgirl.Asadaughtershehasnosecretsfromhermotherwhoisverypleasedwithher.ButrecentlyshehasbecomesomewhatmysteriousnotsoopenasbeforE.Shehasadiarythatshekeepsunderlockandkey.Hermothercannothelpworryingabouther:whatifshefallsinlovewhichistooearlyforagirlofheragE.Afterallsheisreachingthedangerousstage.Thesethoughtshavecausedtroubleinthemother’sminD.OneweekendthegirlcametotellhermotherthatshewasgoingtothecinemawithherschoolmateandwouldreturnlatE.Thiswasthefirsttimehermotheragreedandshecouldn’thelpworryingbecauseherdaughterhadneverbeenawayatnightbeforE.Themotherwaitedtillnineandheruneasinessgottheupperhandoverher.Shedecidedtogoouttomeetherdaughter.Justatthatmomentthenoiseofacarpullingupdrewhertothewindowandtherewasherdaughterwavinggoodbyetoaboy.Herheartmissedabeat.WhenthegirlcameinthemotherwaswatchingTVpretendingnothinghadhappeneD.MumI’mback.Yeah.SorrytobelatE.Stillsittingup?YesOhthatWho’sthatboy?Thedaughterwasstunned发愣foramoment.Ah.It’smymonitor.HegavealiftonhiswayhomE.MumI’mgoingtobeD.Allright.Gotosleepearly.Nextmorningwhenthemotherwenttothedaughter’sroomtodosometidyingshefoundherdiaryleftatherpillow.Afterafewminutes’hesitationsheeventuallyopenedittotheentryofthenightbeforE.Itreads:Mumit’slovethatmadeyouaskbutitwouldshowyourunderstandingofmeifyouhadn’t.Holdingthediarythemotherfellinthought.41.Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothestory?A.Shetookaliftbackinhermonitor’scar.B.ShewenttoseeafilmwithherclassmatE.C.Shewroteadiarytohermother.D.HermotherpretendedtowatchTV.E.Hermotherworriedaboutherdaughter’sreturninglatE.A.beadcB.ebadcC.baedcD.beacd42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Thegirlknewhermotherwouldaskherthequestionabouttheboy.B.Whatthedaughterdidrecentlyworriedhermother.C.Themotherwaseagertoreadherdaughter’sdiarythenextday.D.Thegirl’sdiarywasalwaysunlockeD.43.Fromthediarywecanseethedaughter_______.A.thankedhermotherforaskingherB.thoughthermothercaredaboutherverymuchC.thoughtitwashermother’sdutytoaskD.thoughthermother’sunderstandingisbetterthansimplelove44.Themainpurposeofthisarticleistoshowthatparentsshould_______.A.careaboutwhattheirchildrenreallythinkandfeelB.notgivemuchfreedomtotheirchildrenC.talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirearlyloveD.keepsilentabouttheirchildren’sprivacy隐私

EllenandBillCountyarebothteachers.Theymetincollegeandbecamegoodfriendsbecauseoftheirsharedloveforchildren.Twoyearsafterthecouplegotmarried;Ellensawahugechangeinthelifeofoneofherstudentsa9-year-oldgirl.Threeyearsearlierbothofthelittlegirl’sparentshaddiedandtherewasnoonetotakecareofher.ShewastakenawaytoliveinagovernmentofficE.Butfinallyshewastakeninandadoptedbyafamilyandbecametheirdaughter.Ellensaidthatshenoticedthedifferenceinthechild’slifeaftershewasplacedinapermanent长久的homeandthoughtthatmaybesheandherhusbandcouldhelpachildinasimilarway.Theydecidedtobecometemporaryparentsandtotakeachildintotheirhomeontheweekendswhentherealparentscouldnottakecareofhimorher.ThepairplannedtohavetheirownchildreninafewyearsbutdecidedthatthiswouldbeawaytogivetothecommunityinthemeantimE.Thecouplequicklygrewtoloveoneofthechildrentheylookedafter.WhenhebecamelegallyavailableBillybecamethefirstchildtheytookinpermanently.SixmonthsafteradoptingBillyEllenwastoldbyherdoctorthatshewasunabletohavechildrennaturally.Ellensayssheknewthenthatadoptionwasthewayshewasmeanttohaveafamily.SinceadoptingBillynow17EllenandBillhaveadoptedfivemorechildren―Rose16;Albert11;Joshua5andinJune2003theyaddedbiologicalbrotherandsisterTylerandRyleetotheCountyfamily.TheCountyfamilyhasbeenrecognizedfortheirworkonadoptionandhasreceivedmanyawardsfortheirefforts.LastJunethefamilywaseveninterviewedonthetelevisionshowAdoptionStories.Ellensaysshewouldliketoencourageotherfamiliestoadoptchildren.Sheaddsthatthebestpartofbeingamotherofsixis:GivingJoshabathputtingabraid-aidonacutkneeorjusttheeverydayMomthingswhichmakesmotherhoodsuchanhonorandaprivilegE.41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowacouplefirstmetatcollegE.B.WhereyoucanadoptachilD.C.Thebenefitsofadoptiontothecommunity.D.Howadoptioncreatedahappyfamily.42.WhydidEllenandBillfirstdecidetoadoptachild?A.Becausetheyhadalwayslovedchildrenverymuch.B.BecausetheysawthebenefitsofadoptionforachilD.C.Becausetheywerenotabletohavechildrenoftheirown.D.Becausetheywantedtoreceiveawardsfortheircommunitywork.43.Whichofthechildrenarerelatedtoeachotherbyblood?A.RyleeandTyler.B.BillyandTyler.C.AlbeitandJoshuA.D.RoseandAlbert.44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.EllenhadthoughtofadoptingachildbeforegettingmarrieD.B.Onlykidsunder16canbeadoptedbyafamily.C.A.lovingfamilyisimportanttoachild’shappiness.D.Adoptingachildalwaysmakesthefamilybecomefamous.45.Thefinalparagraph__________.A.tellsthereaderhowtheycanadoptachildB.describesthethingsthatmakeEllenhappyC.sayswhatEllendoeseverydayD.liststheproblemsEllenhaswiththekids

SwissnationalLouisPalmerrealizedachildhooddreamwhenhesetofffromhishomecountryonJuly32007travelingoverdesertcityandseain17countriesbyasolartaxitoreachUNClimateChangeConferenceinBaliIndonesia.In1986Iwasa14-year-oldboy.IwasdreamingthatwhenIwouldbeanadultIwantedtodrivearoundtheworlD.Hetoldreporters.ThenitcametomymindhowcanItravelaroundtheworldandenjoythebeautyofthisworldwithacarthatispollutingtheworld?ThenIthoughttheperfectcarwouldbeasolarcar.Hiscarwhichhasbecomeamajorattractionatthegateofthesummitofsome188nationswasbuiltinthreeyearswithscientifichelpfromfouruniversitiesand15Swisscompanies.Thecarpullsatrailerwithsixsquaremetresofsolarpanelwhichsoaksupthesun.Theelectricityisfedintothebatterywhichpowersthecarandthecarcanrunforupto100kilometresaday.It’sthefirsttimeinhistorythatacarisdrivingaroundtheworldwithoutasingledropofpetrolboastedPalmerateacherbytraining.Hisepicsolarjourneyisnothisfirstadventure---hewentacrossAfricaonabicycleandNorthAmericainalightaircraft.SofarPalmerhasgonebylandthroughEuropeandtheMiddleEastthenbyseatoIndiaandontoIndonesia.AftercoveringmuchofAsiaAustraliaNorthAmericaandAfricahewillreturntoSwitzerlandtotryanddrumupsupportsforthecommercialpossibilitiesofsolarcars.41.LouisPalmerwentallthewaytoBalito________.A.donateacartoaUNconferenceB.testhisnewcarinvariousroadconditionsC.drawattentiontohispetrol-freevehicleD.makeafortunebybeingataxidriverthere42.AsateenagerLouisPalmer________.A.wasdeterminedtotravelaroundtheworldB.showedspecialtalentinmakingvehiclesC.cycledto17countriesallbyhimselfD.flewasmallaircrafttoNorthAmerica43.Fromthefourthparagraphweknowthat________.A.nobodytherewasinterestedinhiscarB.manypeoplecametoseehiscaratthegateC.hewasnottheownerofthesolartaxiD.thevehiclehadcosthimalotmoney44.ComparedwithordinarycarsPalmer’scar________.A.runsmuchfasterB.islessexpensiveC.ismoreenvironmentfriendlyD.consumeslesspetrol45.Thephrasesoaksupthesuninthe5thparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.takinginenergyfromthesunB.protectingthecarfromthesunC.usingwatertocooldownthecarD.keepingtheheatoutofthecar

In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmericakillingover30000peopleinlessthanfourminutes.A.fatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobeonlytodiscoverthatthebuildingwasasflatasapancakE.Aftertheshockherememberedthepromisehehadmadetohisson:NomatterwhatI’llalwaysbethereforyou!Andtearsbegantofillhiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruinsthatoncewastheschoolitlookedhopelessbuthekeptrememberinghispromisetohisson.Rememberinghisson’sclassroomwouldbeinthebackrightcornerofthebuildingherushedthereandstarteddiggingthroughtheruins.Otherwell－meaningparentstriedtopullhimoffwhatwasleftoftheschoolsaying:It’stoolate!They’realldead!Youcan’thelp!Facetherealitythere’snothingyoucando!HerepliedAreyougoingtohelpmenow?Thefirechiefshowedupandtriedtopullhimofftheschool’sruinssayingFiresarebreakingoutexplosionsarehappeningeverywherE.You’reindanger.We’lltakecareofit.GohomE.ThislovingcaringAmericanfatheraskedAreyougoingtohelpmenow?ThepolicecameandsaidYou’reanxiousandit’sover.You’reendangeringothers.GohomE.We’llhandleit!HerepliedAreyougoingtohelpmenow?NoonehelpeD.CourageouslyhewentonalonE.Hedugforeighthours...12hours...24hours...36hours...theninthe38thhourhepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’svoicE.Hescreamedhisson’snameARMAND!HeheardbackDad!It’smeDad!Itoldtheotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealiveyou’dsavemeandwhenyousavedmethey’dbesaveD.Youpromisednomatterwhathappenedyouwouldalwaysbethereforme!YoudiditDad!What’sgoingoninthere?Howisit?thefatheraskeD.Thereare14ofusleftoutof33DaD.Comeoutboy!NoDad!LettheotherkidsoutfirstbecauseIknowyou’llgetme!NomatterwhathappensIknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!56.Whydidthefatherkeepdigging?A.Becausehepromisedhiswifehewouldtakecareoftheirson.B.Becauseotherspersuadedhimtodoso.C.BecausehepromisedhissonthathewouldbewithhimwhateverhappeneD.D.BecausehissonwashisonlychilD.57.Manypeoplecameupandtriedtopersuadethefathertostopdiggingexcept.A.thepoliceB.thefirechiefC.somekindparentsD.themedicalofficer58.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheson?A.Frightenedhopelessandthankful.B.CarefulhelpfulandbravE.C.CalmhopefulanddetermineD.D.Selfishhonestandfaithful.59.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.sometimesallapersonneedsisahandtoholdandahearttounderstandB.youcannotgoonwellinlifeuntilyouforgetyourpastfailuresC.lovecansetusfreefromallfearandovercomethetoughestchallengesD.wehaveenoughhappinesstomakeussweetandenoughsorrowtokeepushuman

Thinkofsomeofyourfavoritesingers.Whenyoulistentheycanmakeyouhappyorsadpeacefulorangry.TheycanmakeyourelaxorwanttogetupanddancE.Giftedsingershavethepowertoaffectusinmanyways―emotionallyphysicallyandmentally.Butbecomingagreatsingerisn’taseasyaslisteningtoonE.Ittakespracticedevotionandstronglungs!Justaskthewell-knownAmericanopera歌剧starCarolVaness.AttheMetropolitanOperainNewYorkCitywheresheoftensingsCarol’svoicemustbeloudenoughtobeheardbyfourthousandpeoplE.Itmustreacheverypersoninthetheaterwithoutamicrophoneevenwhenshe’ssingingsoftly.ThereasonCarolcanprojecthervoicethatfaristhewayshebreathes.Whenyoubreatheit’slikeaswimmertakingadeepbreathbeforegoingunderwaterCarolexplains.Youhavetotakealotofairintoyourlungs.AccordingtoCarolthemaindifferencebetweenpopsingingandoperaishowyoubreathehowmuchairyoutakeinandhowyoucontrolitcomingout.Regularsingingismorelikespeakingandit’salotsofter.WhenIsingforchildrenthey’reoftensurprisedbyhowthevibrationsstriketheirears―likewavesonabeachCarolsays.Inoperatheairdoesn’tjustgooutofyourmouth―itvibratesinyourchestthewayaguitarvibrateswhenit’splayeD.EversinceshestartedpianolessonsattheageoftenCarolhaslovedmusiC.Asshegotoldershedecidedtobecomeamusicteacher.Whenshewenttocollegeshetooksinginglessonsaspartofherstudies.Hervoiceteacherdiscoveredthatnineteen-year-oldCarolhadanexceptionallybeautifulsopranovoicethehighestsingingvoiceforwomen.CaroldecidedtomakeoperahergoalnotonlybecauseshelovedtosingbutalsobecauseshelovedthedramA.Operaisaplayinwhichthecharacterssingthewordsinsteadofspeakingthem.Thestoriesofoperacanbetragicorcomical.Theycanbepersonalstoriesabouttwopeoplefallinginloveorgrandstoriesaboutkingsandqueenswholivedlongago.Asthecharactersinanoperasingtheemotions情感expressedbywordsandmusiccometolifE.TodayCarolperformsthroughouttheUnitedStatesandEuropeandshehassongforalmosttwentyyears.ButshehasneverforgottenwhereshestartedsinginginthefirstpalacE.PutyourheartintoyoursingingandenjoyitsaysCarolbecausesingingisagreatjoy.That’swhyIsing.Infactthat’swhyeverybodysings.66.AccordingtothepassagetheMetropolitanOperainNewYorkCity_____.A.isafive-storybuildingB.canseat4000peopleC.hasnomicrophoneinitD.canprojectthesinger’svoice67.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.OperaSingingandPopSingingB.TheWayanOperaStarSingsC.AnOperaStarD.SingingwithoutaMicrophone68.WhichstatementisTRUEA.A.popsingerbreathesmoredeeplythananoperasingerwhenheorshesings.B.Operasingingismorelikespeaking.C.A.popsingertakesinmuchmoreairthananoperasingerwhensinging.D.Anoperasingerbreathesdifferentlyfromapopsingerwhensinging.69.FromthepassageyoucanconcludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_____.A.CaroloncelearnedtoplaythepianoB.CarolworkedasamusicteacherC.Carolhasbeensingingoperafor20yearsorsoD.CarolispopularwithAmericansandEuropeans70.ThesentencePutyourheartintoyoursinginginthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.devotingyourselftosingingB.takingtroubletosingC.singinghappilyD.tryingyourbesttosing

IwasinarushasalwaysbutthistimeitwasforanimportantdateIjustcouldn’tbelatefor!Ifoundmyselfatacheckoutcounterbehindanelderlywomanseeminglyinnohurryasshepaidforhergroceries.A.PhDstudentwithnotalotofmoneyIhadhurriedintothestoretopickupsomeflowers.Iwasinahugerushthinkingofmyupcomingevening.IdidnotwanttobelateforthisdatE.WewereinBostonaplacenotalwaysknownforsmallconversationbetweenstrangers.ThewomanstoppedunloadingherbasketandlookedupatmE.ShesmileD.Itwasanicesmile-warmandreassunring-andIretunedhergiftbysmilingback.MustbeaspecialladywhoeveritisthatwillbegettingthosebeautifulflowersshesaiD.Yesshe’sspecialIsaidandthentomyembarrassmentthewordskeptcomingout.It‘sonlyourseconddatebutsomehowIamjusthavingthefeelingshe’s‘theone’jokinglyIaddedTheonlyproblemisthatIcan’tfigureoutwhyshe’dwanttodateaguylikemE.WellIthinkshe’sveryluckytohaveaboyfriendwhobringshersuchlovelyflowersandwhoisobviouslyinlovewithherthewomansaid.Myhusbandusedtobringmeflowerseveryweek-evenwhentinesweretoughandwedidn’thavemuchmoney.Thosewereincredibledays;bewasveryromanticand-ofcourse-Imisshimsincehe’spassedaway.Ipaidformyflowersasshewasgatheringuphergroceries.TherewasnodoubtinmymindasIwalkeduptoher.ItouchedherontheshoulderandsaidYouwererightyouknow.Theseflowersareindeedforaveryspeciallady.Ihandedtheflowersandthankedherforsuchaniceconversation.IttookheramomenttorealizethatIwasgivinghertheflowersIhadjustpurchaseD.YouhaveawonderfuleveningIsaiD.IlefthetwithabigsmileandmyheartwarmedasIsawhersmellingthebeautifulflowers.Irememberbeingslightlylateformydatethatnightandtellingmygirlfriendtheabovestory.A.coupleofyearslaterwhenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetoaskhertomarrymeshetoldmethatthisstoryhadhelpedtosealitforher-thatwasthenightthanIwonherheart.41.Whywasthewriterinahurrythatday?A.HewastomeethisgirlfrienD.B.Hehadtogobacktoschoolsoon.C.Hewasdelayedbyanelderlylady.D.Hehadtopickupsomegroceries.42.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehergiftParagraph2referto?A.Herwords.B.HersmilE.C.Herflowers.D.Herpoliteness.43.Whydidthewritergivehisflowerstotheelderlylady?A.Shetoldhimanicestory.B.Sheallowedhimtopayfirst.C.Shegavehimencouragement.D.Shelikedflowersverymuch.44.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?A.FlowersareimportantforadatE.B.Smalltalkishelpful.C.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.D.Elderlypeopledeserverespecting.

ItwaseveningwhenmyparentsandIventuredacrossNemeibenLakeinNorthernSaskatchewan.Thisvastlakehadauniquereputationasbeingthebestfishingandtouristresort.Withtheboatundockedandthegearandluggagestoredbeneaththesecurityoftheseatswesetoffintothesettingsunat8:30.UnlikemyparentsIhadneverbeenonafishingboatbeforeandwascaptivated迷住bythespeedandgraceinwhichittraveledthroughthewaves.ThelakewasdesertedastheskybegantodarkenandlookedmorethreateningbytheminutE.Suddenlytheboathitsomethingwithsuchaforcethatweallfelloverinourseats.Thewholeboatshookforamomentbeforewaterstartedtotrickleslowlyoverstern.MyfatherwenttothebackandaftermanyattemptstostarttheenginehebegantolookveryworrieD.ThewaterwasnowrushinginatamuchfasterratetippingtheboatatanawkwardanglE.Wetriedourbesttoholdontosomething.TheworstwasyettocomE.Withourlifejacketssecuredandfastenedwewaitedastheboatsankdeeperintothewater.Weweresoonimmersedinthechillydepths.ThebitingcoldwasmoreterrifyingthananyonecouldimaginE.Myparentswhoweredressedinfloaterjacketsclungdesperatelytoeachothertryingtokeeptheirheadsabovewater.Iontheotherhandwasn’tsofortunatE.A.stronggustofwindblewbrisklyacrossthelakebringingwithittorrentialrainandthreateningthunderstorms.Thestrongwavescarriedmeonintothenight.Thewavescontinuedtopoundviolentlyforcingmeunderwater.Thefollowingmorningafishermanfoundus.Bythattimeourbodytemperaturesweretwenty-fourdegreeswhichmeantwewerenearlydeaD.Laterinvestigationshowedthatwehadbeeninthewaterforfifteenhours.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnexcitingexperiencemyparentsandIhadB.A.disappointingexperiencemyparentsandIhadC.AnadventurousexperiencemyparentsandIhadD.A.strongexperiencemyparentsandIhad61.UnliketheotherlakesinNorthernSaskatchewantheNemeibenLake____________.A.wasthemostdangerousandthreateninglakeB.wasmostfamousforfishingandtourismC.wasthelargestanddeepestinthisareaD.hadagoodreputationforitswildlife62.Whatisthereasonwhichcausedtheaccident?A.BecauseofthethunderstormsB.Becausetheboatsank.C.BecausetheboathitsomethingwithforcE.D.Becausewehadnolifejackets

ThePealeswereafamousfamilyofAmericanartists.CharlesWillsonPealeisbestrememberedforhisportraitsofleadingfiguresoftheAmericanRevolution.HepaintedportraitsofFranklinandJeffersonandoveradozenofGeorgeWashington.Hislife-sizeportraitofhissonsRaphaelleandTitianwassorealisticthatGeorgeWashingtonreportedlyoncetippedhishat脱帽打招呼tothefiguresinthepicture.CharlesWillsonPealegaveuppaintinginhismiddleageanddevotedhislifetothePealeseumwhichhefoundedinPhiladelphia.Theworld’sfirstpopularmuseumofartandnaturalsciencemainlycoveredpaintingsbyPealeandhisfamilyaswellasdisplaysofanimalsintheirnaturalsettingsPealefoundtheanimalshimselfandfoundamethodtomaketheexhibitsmorelifelike.Themuseum’smostpopulardisplaywastheskeleton骷髅ofahugeextinctelephantwhichPealeunearthedonaNewYorkfarminl801.ThreeofPeale’sseventeenchildrenwerealsofamousartists.RaphaellePealeoftenpaintedstilllivesofflowersfruitandcheese.HisbrotherRembrandtstudiedunderhisfatherandpaintedportraitsofmanynotedpeopleincludingoneofGeorgeWashington.AnotherbrotherRubensPealepaintedmostlylandscapesandportraits.JamesPeale.thebrotherofCharlesWillsonPealespecializedinminiatures小画像.HisdaughterSarahMiriamPealewasprobablythefirstprofessionalfemaleportraitpainterinAmerica41.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.ThelifeofCharlesWillsonPeale.B.Portraitsinthel8thcentury.C.ThePealeMuseum.D.Afamilyofartists.42.TheauthormentionsinParagraphlthatWashingtontippedhishattothefiguresinthepaintingtoshowthat.A.CharlesWillsonPeale’spaintingwasverylifelikeB.WashingtonrespectedCharlesWillsonPeale’sworkC.WashingtonwasfriendlywithRaphaelleandTitianPealeD.thepaintingofthetwobrotherswasverylarge43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthechildofCharlesWillsonPeale?A.TitianPeale.B.RubensPeale.C.RaphaellePeale.D.SarahMiriamPeale.44.Theauthor’sattitudetowardthePealesisingeneral.A.puzzlingB.excitingC.admiringD.disappointing

WhenIwasaschoolboysixtyyearsagowehadtwoprizesinourschool.Oneforgoodspellingandtheotherforamiability友好.Theseprizeswerethinsmoothsilverdisksaboutthesizeofadollar.OnonewerethewordsGoodSpellingandontheotherAmiability.Theholdersoftheseprizeshungthemabouttheneckwithastring.Thoseholdersweretheenvyofthewholeschool.Therewasn’tapupilthatwouldn’thavegivenalegtobeallowedtowearoneofthemforaweek.ButnopupilevergotachanceexceptJohnRoBardsandmE.Goodspellingwasmyoneaccomplishment.JohnRoBardswasextremelyamiablE.Healwaysworetheothermedal.Thatwordalwaysisabitstrong.Welostthemedalsseveraltimes.Itwasbecausetheybecamesomonotonous单调.Weneededachange―thereforeseveraltimeswetradedmedals.ItwasasatisfactiontoJohnRoBardstoseemtobeagoodspeller―whichhewasn’t.AnditwasasatisfactiontometobeamiableforachangE.Ofcoursethesechangeswouldnotlastlong.Someschoolmateorotherwouldpresentlynoticethatwehadtradedandwouldreportthistotheteacher.TheteachertookthemedalsawayfromusatonceofcoursE.ButwealwayshadthembackagainbeforeFridayafternoonwhentheteachercametolookovertheweek’srecorD.Fridayafternoonalwaysclosedwithaspellingdown.BeingindisgraceInecessarilystartedatthefootofmydivisionofspellers.ButIalwaysstoodwiththemedalaroundmyneckwhenthecontestwasfinisheD.76.Theprizesmentionedinthepassage______.A.werecomputerdisksB.boreboth:GoodSpellingandAmiability.C.werecoin-shapemedalsD.wereeachworthonedollar77.TheteachertookawaytheprizesfromtheauthorandJohnRoBardsbecause_____.A.theywantedtoselltheprizesB.theyexchangedtheprizesC.theybehavedbadlyD.theycametobeoverproud78.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theteacherdidnotlikewhetherJohnortheauthorB.JohnandtheauthorweregoodfriendsC.JohnandtheauthorbothcheatedinwinningtheprizesD.Johnandtheauthorwereoftenafocusofattentionintheschool

BarackObamahasneverbeenshyaboutcomparinghimselfwithAbrahamLincoln.HedidsowhenheannouncedhispresidentialelectioninIllinois.wherebothheandLincolnservedinthelegislature立法机关.Thelifeofatallthinself-madeSpringfieldlawyertellsusthatadifferentfutureispossibleObamasaid.Hetellsusthatthereispowerinwordsandthatthereispowerinhope.SuchcomparisonshavecontinuedonbigandsmalloccasionsbutthemostimportantsimilarityinObama'smindishowheplanstogovernifelected.ObamasaysheadmiresDorisKearnsGoodwin'swonderfulLincolnbiographyTeamofRivals.Hetalksaboutitallthetime.saysatopassistant.HeisparticularlyinterestedintheideathatLincolnsuccessfullywontheheartsofmanypeoplewhohadrunagainsthimforPresident.someofthemevendisagreedwithhimfirmly.Thelessonisthatyoushouldn'tletyourhatred憎恨getinthewayofhiringabsolutelythebestpeoplesaysObama.IthinkAmericanpeoplearepracticalandsoIhaveaninterestincastingawidenetseekingoutpeoplewithawiderangeofexpertknowledgeincludingRepublicansforthehighestpositionsinthegovernment.Idon'twanttohavepeoplewhojustagreewithme.Hesays.IwantpeoplewhoarecontinuallypushingmeforwardandI'dbeveryinterestedinhavingthosesortsofRepublicansinmygovernmentespeciallypeoplewhocanspeeduparesponsibleandlogicalconclusiontotheIraqwar.60.AccordingtoBarackObamathebiggestsimilaritybetweenLincolnandhimselfisthat.A.theybothlivedinIllinoisB.theyservedinthesameofficeC.bothofthemareblackD.theyhavethesameideaingoverning61.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.LincolnbelievedinthepowerofwordsandhopeB.LincolnwassupportedbyallAmericanpeopleC.ObamaadmiresDorisKearnsGoodwinverymuchD.ObamabelievesnoonecanputanendtotheIraqwarsoon62.Obamaiswillingtocooperatewiththosewhodisagreewithhimbecause.A.heisinterestedinRepublicans'ideasB.hedoesn'twanttoshowhishatredtothepublicC.theyhavethehighestpositionsinthegovernmentD.theymaypushhimtomakethefightdecisions63.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.compareObamaandLincolnB.helpObamatowinmoresupporterC.tellussomethingaboutObamaD.announceObama'spoliticalideas

Birmingham----TheweddingtookplaceinaBirminghamhotel.ThebrideandherfatherarrivedinanewblackAmericansportscar.Herfatherlookednervousanduncomfortableinfrontofthecameras.Thebrideworeasilkweddingdress.ShesmilednervouslyatthewaitingphotographersandwenttoaroomonthefirstfloorwhereshemetherfuturehusbandfortheveryfirsttimE.CarlaGermaineandGregCordellwerethewinnersofaradiostation'scompetition.Theaimofthecompetitionwastofindtwostrangerspreparedtomarrywithouthavingmeteachother.MissGermaine23isamodel.Mr.Cordell27isaTVsalesman.TheywereamongthetwohundredpeoplewhoenteredforapeculiarexperimentorganizedbyBMRBradioinBirminghamEngland.GregandCarlawereamongeightfinalistswhowereinterviewedliveonradio.Theytookaliedetector测谎仪testandthestationalsospoketotheirfriendsandfamilyabouttheirpersonalities.Thecompetitionjudgesincludedanastrologer占星家whodeclaredthattheyweresuiteD.Thecouplecelebratedtheirweddingwithaweddingbreakfastandapartyfor100guestsintheeveningbutnoteveryonesharedtheirjoy.MissGermaine'smotherlookedanxiousthroughouttheweddingandMr.Cordell'sparentsarereportedtobelessthandelighteD.OrganizationsincludingthemarriageguidanceserviceRelatehavecriticizedthemarriagE.AsonepersonputitWehaveenoughproblemsgettingyoungpeopletotakemarriageseriouslywithoutthis.MarriageshouldalwaysbeaboutlovE.ThecouplearenowonaCaribbeanhoneymoonfollowedbyjournalists.Theirotherprizesincludeayear'sfreeuseofawonderfulapartmentinthecentreofBirminghamandacar.Butwillitlast?65.Howdidthecouple'sparentsreacttothewedding?A.Thebride'smothersharedtheirjoy.B.Thebride'sfatherfeltuncomfortableaboutthewedding.C.Thebridegroom'sparentswerequitedelighteD.D.Thebridegroom'sparentswerenotthatjoyful.66.Someexpertsbelievethat_________.A.marriagewithoutthecouple'smeetingeachotherfirstendsupindivorceB.youngpeoplenowadaysaretoocarelessaboutmarriageC.takingaliedetectortestcannotsolveallthemarriageproblemsD.mostyoungpeopletakemarriageseriouslyexceptthiscouple67.Thisarticleisparticularlywrittenfor_________.A.advertisementB.newsreportC.bookreviewD.magazine68.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TwoStrangersandaWeddingB.A.WeddingBasedonLoveC.A.Short-LivedMarriageD.A.well-MarriageCouple

TomBrennanwasworkinginaPhiladelphiaofficebuildingwhenhenoticedablackbag.Thebagcontainedabook.Thischancediscoveryendeda12-daysearchbytheLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphiaforahistoricaltreasure--a120-pagediarykept190yearsagobyDeborahLoganawomanwhokneweverybodyinherdayJamesGreenthelibrariantoldthemagazineAmericanLibraries.MostofthediaryisarecordofbigeventsinPhiladelphia.ItalsoincludesadescriptionofBritishsoldiersburningWashingtonD.C.inthewarof1812.ShedescribesPresidentJamesMadisononhorsebackasperfectlyshakingwithfearduringthetroubleddays.GeorgeWashingtonshewritesmistookherforthewifeofaFrenchmanandpraisedherexcellentEnglish.TheadventureofthelostbookbeganSeptember4whenCoryLuxmoorearrivedfromEnglandtodeliverthediaryofhisancestortotheLibraryCompanywhichheandhiswifeconsideredtobethebesthomeforthediary.GreentoldAmericanLibrarieshehadthediaryinhispossessionaboutfiveminuteswhenLuxmooretookitbackbecausehehadpromisedtoshowittooneotherperson.OnreturningtohishotelaftershowingthepreciousbooktoGreenLuxmoorewasshockedtorealizethathehadleftitinthetaxi.WithoutanydelayGreenbegancallingeverytaxicompanyinthecitywithnoluckI'vefeltsicksincethenLuxmooretoldreporters.AccordingtoGreennoonehasyetlearnedhowthediarycametotheofficebuilding.TomBrennanreceivedarewardof1000PhiladelphiagainedanothertreasureforitshistoryandLuxmooretoldreportersIt'swonderfulnews.I'monhigh.56.Thisarticlemainlytellsaboutthestoryof______.A.alostdiaryB.DeborahLoganC.CoryLuxmooreD.theLibraryCompany57.Fromthetextwelearnthatthediaryisnowownedby________.A.TomBrennanB.anunknownpersonC.aPhiladelphiamagazineD.theLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia58.Philadelphiaisthoughttobethebesthomeforthediarybecause_______.A.itwaswritteninPhiladelphiaB.ittellsstoriesaboutPhiladelphiaC.peopleinthecityareinterestedinoldthingsD.theBritishandtheAmericansoncefoughtinPhiladelphia59.WhatdidCoryLuxmooremeanwhenhesaidI'monhigh?A.I'mrichB.I'mfamousC.I'mexcitedD.I'mlucky.

Thebusdriverandhispassengerswerebeinghailed拥戴asheroeslastnightafterrescuingawomanfromherburningcarfollowingacrashontheBluffHighway.The60-year-oldwomanwastakenbyambulancetoSouthlandHospitalafterfirefightersbattledfor30minutestocutherfromhercar.ActingSeniorSergeantBrockDavisofInvercargillsaidemergencyserviceswerecalledtothesceneofthecrashatthecrossroadsofMotorimuRdandStateHighwayIshortlybefore5:00p.m.yesterday.Mr.DavissaidaMitsubishicardrivenbya30-year-oldmantravelingnorthonthehighwayandthewoman’ssouthbound南行的SuzukiAltocollided碰撞.ThemansufferedslightinjuriesinthecrashhesaiD.InvercargillPassengerTransportLtddriverBillMcDermottandhispassengers―NewZealandAluminumSmeltersLtdworkerswerefirstonthesceneandalertedemergencyservices.ThesceneatthespotwasdisorderedMr.McDermottsaiD.TherewasacaronitssideandaguywanderingaroundwhowasquiteexcitedhesaiD.Westoppedgotoutandfoundaladytrappedinhercar...thenwenoticedflamesintheenginebayandthesmellofpetrol.Mr.McDermotttookafireextinguisher灭火器fromthebusdoused泼洒theflamesandseveralotherworkerscontrolledtraffiC.Howeverhesaidhisactionswerenobigdeal.Hewasnotwillingtotakeanycreditforhelpingthewoman.Thepraisegoestoalltheguysthatjumpedoffthatbus.InvercargillSeniorStationofficerAlanGoldsworthywhowasanofficerinchargeatthescenesaidtherewasapossibilitythecarcouldhaveburstintoflamesifMr.McDermottandthesmelterworkershadnothelpeD.TheyshouldacquireagoodpatonthebackhesaiD.67.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethatthecaraccidenthappened_______.A.atnoonB.inthemorningC.intheafternoonD.atnight68.Whoshouldgetthebiggestpraiseaccordingtothereporter?A.BrockDavis.B.BillMcDermott.C.AllanGoldsworthy.D.Thefirefighters.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewomandriverwasdrivingnorthbeforetheaccident.B.Thefirstwitnessesoftheaccidentwerepassers-by.C.Thefirefightersspenthalfanhourhelpingthewomanout.D.Withthebusdriverandhispassengers’helpthewoman’scardidn’tburstintoflames.70.TheunderlinedsentenceTheyshouldacquireagoodpatonthebackinthelastparagraphreallymeans________.A.thegovernmentshouldgiveeachoftheheroesagoldmedalofhonorB.thesavedwomanshouldofferasmuchmoneytotheheroesasshecanC.everybodythereshouldpattheheroesonthebackgentlyandthankfullyD.thegooddeedsoftheheroesarewellworthyofgreatappreciation

Agroupofgraduateshighlyestablishedintheircareersgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.TheconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandinlifE.Offeringhisguestscoffeetheprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups―plasticglasscrystalsomeplain-lookingsomeexpensivesomefine―tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffeE.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhandtheprofessorsaid:Ifyounoticedallthenice-lookingexpensivecupsweretakenupleavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselvesthatisthesourceofyourproblemsandstress.Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffeenotthecupbutyouconsciouslywentforthebestcupsandwereeyeingeachother'scups.Nowconsiderthis:Lifeisthecoffeeandthejobsmoneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.TheyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainlifeanddonotchangethequalityoflifE.SometimesbyconcentratingonlyonthecupwefailtoenjoythecoffeE.Sodon'tletthecupsdriveyou...enjoythecoffeeinsteaD.51.Whydidtheconversationsoonturnintocomplaints?A.Becausetherewasnocoffeetodrink.B.Becausetherewasnothingtotalkaboutexceptcomplaints.C.BecauselifewasnoteasyforeveryonE.D.Becausetherewasnothingbetterthantocomplain.52.Theprofessorbroughtinavarietyofcupsbecause_____.A.hewasricherthanhisstudentsB.hewasfondofcollectingcupsC.thereweretoomanypeopletodrinkcoffeeD.thecupswouldplayanimportantpartinhistalk53.Intheauthor’sopinion_____.A.itisnecessarytohaveavarietyofcupstomeettheneedsofdifferentguestsB.oneshouldconcentrateonmainthingsinlifeC.thestudentslikeddrinkingcoffeemorethananythingelseD.cupsaremoreimportantthancoffee54.Wecaninferthat______.A.inourdailylifemostpeoplewantonlythebestforthemselvesB.coffeewasasimportantasacupC.ateachershouldhaveallkindsofcupsathomeD.whethercoffeeisnicetodrinkdependsonthecup

Nightafternightshecametotuckmeinevenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Followingherlongstandingcustomshe'dleandownandpushmylong.hairoutofthewaythenkissmy.fore―head.Idon'trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme―herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoymefortheyfeltwork―wornandmushagainstmyyoungskin.FinallyonenightIshoutedoutatherDon'tdothatanymore--yourhands.aretoorough!Shedidn'tsayanythinginreply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatfamiliarexpressionofherlove.Timeaftertimewiththepassingyearsmythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissedmymother'shands.missedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimestheincidentseemedveryclosesometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitlurked潜藏inthebackofmymind.WelltheyearshavepassedandI'mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid―seven―ties.andthosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She'sbeenourdoorreachingintoamedicinecabinet医药箱fortheremedy药物tocalmayounggirl'sstomachorsoothe安慰theboy'sscraped擦伤的knee.ShecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworldgetsstainsoutofbluejcanslikeInevercouldNowmyownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDadandonspecialoccasions.Ifindmyselfdrawnnextdoortospendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEveasIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouthafamiliarhandhesitantlyrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow额头.InmymemoryforthethousandthtimeIrecalledthenightmyyoungvoicecomplainedDon'tdothatanymore--yourhandsaretoorough!CatchingMom'shandinhandIblurted冲口说出outhowsorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'drememberasIdid.ButMomdidn'tknowwhatIWastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten--andforgiven―longago.ThatnightIfellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Mother'sHandsB.AppreciationforMother.C.MyChildhoodYears.D.MyUnselfishMother.67.Theauthorbegantogetannoyedbecause―A.hermother'shandswerereallyoldandtoughB.shethoughtshedidn'tneedhermother'scareC.shedidn’tlikehermotheranymoreD.hermotherstayedinherroomtoolong68.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Withtimepassingshebegantounderstandhermother.B.Shewasanonlychildinthefamily.C.Sheneverforgaveherself.D.Hermotherwasadoctor.69.BysayingThenakisseversogentlytouchedmybrow.theauthormeansthat________A.childrenneedMother'skissingB.motherskisstheirchildrengentlyC.motherslovetheirchildrenforeverD.childrendependontheirmothers70.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________A.theauthorbegantospendnightswithhermotherB.hermotherneverkissedauthoragainC.hermotherforgaveheratlastD.theauthorfeltguiltyofwhatshedidtohermother

EveryChristmasthegianttreeinRockefellerCentersparkleswiththousandsoflights.FromthebeginningwhenconstructionworkersraisedthefirstoneduringthedepthsoftheDepressionithasbeenasymbolofhopE.DianaAbadlikemostAmericanslovedthattreE.In1999howeverDianawaswritingherwill.The33-year-oldwomanfromStatenIslandNewYorkwasdiagnosedwithleukemia白血病andwantedtoputherthingsinorder.DoctorstoldhershehadninemonthstolivE.Herslimchanceforsurvivallayinfindingabonemarrow骨髓donor.Themostlikelysourceforamatchisalwaysamongrelatives--butherfamilywastestedandtherewasnonE.ThenonedayinFebruary2000shegotacallfromthehospitalsayingthatoutofthefourmillionpeopleenrolledintheNationalMarrowDonorProgramRegistrytherewasonlyonematch.Thepotentialdonorwasthinkingaboutit.InMarchthedonoragreedandthetransplantprocedurewasscheduledforMarch27.OnthatdayadoctorcameinwiththemarrowinabagandDianaremembershimsaying:Thisisit.Ifitdoesn’tgraftwithinfourtosixhoursnothingwillbringyouback.Dianaaskedapriest牧师togiveherlastrite祈祷.Almostimmediatelyafterthetwo-hourprocedureshefeltstronger.Doctorstoldheritlookedlikethegrafthadtaken.DonorsareanonymousbutwhenshewasbetterDianasentanotethroughtheRegistry:Youdon’tknowthejoythatIamexperiencingshewrotE.IhopethatonedaywecanmeetandIcanthankyouinperson.ItwasseveralmonthsbeforethedonorreplieD.Atfirsthedidn’tevengivehisnamE.Hewas34-year-oldDavidMasonandhelivedinDedhamMassachusetts.Buteventuallythetwoexchangedphonenumbersandbegantotalk.ThenunexpectedlyandunannouncedheturnedupatherdoorinEnglishtownNewJerseyonDecember23.Shesaysitwasloveatfirstsight.Hesayshedidn’tfeelituntiltheymetthesecondtimE.Thatmeetingbeganalong-distanceromancethatculminated修成正果undertheChristmastreeinRockefellerCenterinDecember2004.That’swhereDavidproposed求婚toDianA.Sheofcoursesaidyes.61.Whichofthefollowingmaybethetitleofthepassage?A.PerfectMatchB.SuccessfulGraftC.AnonymousDonorD.LuckyChristmasTree62.WhatcanweknowabouttheChristmastreeinRockefellerCenter?A.ItwasplantedbythelocalinhabitantsofRockefellerintheUnitedStates.B.DianagotsavedundertheChristmastreeandsolovedit.C.ManyAmericanslovethetreebecauseitwasraisedduringthedepthsofthedepression.D.ThetreeisverytallandbeautifullydecoratedbypeopleatChristmastimE.63.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedworkenrolledinthefourthparagraph?A.searchedB.foundC.registeredD.served64.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.leukemiaissoseriousadiseasethatnobodycansurviveinAmericaB.patientswhosufferfromleukemiamayfeelveryweakC.bonemarrowtransplantisveryeasytocarryoutinAmericaD.themandonorknewDianawouldbecomehiswifeinadvance65.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheirfirstmeetingwitheachother?A.DianametDavidatthehospitalonthedaywhenshewasoperatedon.B.DianawenttoDavid’shomeinDedhaminordertothankhiminperson.C.DavidandDianafellinlovewitheachotherwhentheyfirstmet.D.Daviddidn’ttelephoneDianatoinformherofthedateofhisvisitingher.

Ireallyhadn’tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.WithatiresomereporttowriteIfeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenlyitoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.A.voiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.OKyoutwoherebutwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!ShoutingangrilyImadeforthemwhileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofmE.Getawayfromus!heshoutedbacktherebeingexpressionofsupportfromhissister.AllofasuddenIfoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincers螃蟹鳌andcrawledtowardsthemCrabbyDaddyisherE.HaHaHahelikestoyellatchildrenandtheneatthem!MysoncontinuedtokeepmeawaybutnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametimE.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.StillIregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightwaythatmychildrencoulddoafter.NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblaming?Thisisalessonthatservesmyself.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomethingill-feelingresponsibilitybyblamingothers.It’snotmybestself.Wehavetosearchforourbestselfwhenwithourchildren.Theydon’tneedperfectparentsbuttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.HereI’mremindedofthewordsofagreatthinker.WhenamanliveswithGodhisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebrookTheninourlifetimecouldn’twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?Andbeforewereachthislevelwhatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?68.Theauthorcouldn’thelpyellingathiskidsthistimeprobablybecause______.A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.hewastiredofhisboringworkC.thekidsdidn’taskhimtojointhemD.aDaddyhashisrighttodoso69.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthorawareofhisfault?A.Noobviousreason.B.Theboy’syellingback.C.Hisself-awareness.D.Thegirl’sexpression.70.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorwill______inanothersimilarsituation.A.playacrabagainlikethistimeB.apologizetokidsinasincerewayC.avoidblamingkidsinahurryD.beatthemupaboutsuchthings71.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthenextparagraphs?A.Howtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.B.Howtoblameourchildreninamoreinterestingway.C.Howtodealwiththeterriblemessmadebyourkids.D.Howtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa25hadalottodoatworkplusvisitorsonthewayherparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairsshestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm.BythetimeshegottotheplatformLisafeltweakandtired--maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbeforeshethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.SeveralyardsawayFrank43andhisgirlfriendJenniferfoundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.ButwhenheheardthescreamfollowedbysomeoneyellingOhmyGodshefellin!Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.No!Notyou!hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisahecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousnessfeltherselfbeingpulledalongthegroundandsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’tandthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.PoliceandfireofficialssoonarrivedandFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown---justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescuewhichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodiesheexplained.41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefelthotinthesubway.C.Shehaddonealotofwork.D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.C.Bypullingheralongtheground.D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.45.Thepassageisintendedto_____________A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubwayC.tellUSaboutasubwayrescueD.reportatrafficaccident

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundashiningcar.IsthisyourcarPaul?heaskeD.PaulansweredYesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.TheboywassurpriseD.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything.Boy.IwishHehesitated犹豫.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.PaullookedattheboyinsurprisethenhesaidagainWouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?OhyesI'dlovethat.Afterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaid:Paulwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?PaulsmiledalittlE.HethoughtheknewwhattheboywanteD.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagainWillyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled残疾brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.Theresheis.BuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfallnicethingsintheChristmaswindowthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.56.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_______.A.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarB.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.hesawtheshiningcarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecar57.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin_______.A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul'sD.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat58.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse________.A.toshowhisneighboursthebigcarB.toshowhehadarichfriendC.togivehisbrotheraliftD.tolethisbrotherknowabouthiswish59.Wecaninfer推断fromthestorythat______.A.Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend60.Thebestnameofthestoryis______.A.AChristmasPresentB.A.StreetUrchinC.ABrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

Mygrandfatherworkedasacarpenter.Onthisparticulardayhewasbuildingsomecrates木箱fortheclotheshischurchwassendingtoanorphanage孤儿院inBrazil.OnhiswayhomehefoundhisglassesweregonE.WhenhementallyreplayedhisearlieractionsherealizedwhathappeneD.Theglasseshadslippedoutofhispocketandfallenintooneofthecrates.HisnewglasseswereheadingforBrazil!TheGreatDepressionwasatitsheightandGrandpahadsixchildren.Hehadspenttwentydollarsforthoseglassesthatverymorning.It’snotfairhethoughtashewalkedhomeangrily.I’vebeenveryfaithfulingivingmytimeandmoneytomyworkandnowthis.SeveralmonthslaterthedirectoroftheorphanagecametotheUnitedStates.Hewantedtovisitallthechurchesthatsupportedhimsohecametomygrandfather’ssmallchurchinChicago.HebeganbythankingthepeoplefortheirkindnessinsupportingtheorphanagE.ButmostofallhesaidImustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.Youseesomepeoplehadjustcometotheorphanagedestroyingeverythingincludingmyglasses.IwasdesperatE.EvenifIhadthemoneytherewassimplynowayofreplacingthoseglasses.AlongwithnotbeingabletoseewellIexperiencedheadacheseverydaysomycoworkersandIwereveryworriedaboutthis.ThenyourcratesarriveD.WhenIremovedthecoversIfoundapairofglasseslyingontop.Hepausedlongenoughtolethiswordssinkin.Thenhecontinued:WhenItriedontheglassesitwasasthoughtheyhadbeenmadejustforme!Iwanttothankyouforbeingapartofthat!Thepeoplelistenedhappyforthemiraculousglasses.Buttheythoughtitwasstrangebecausetherewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.Sittingquietlyinthebackwithtearsstreamingdownhisfacemygrandfatheranordinarycarpenterrealizedhisglasseshadfoundagoodplacetogo.56.Weknowfromthetextthat.A.theauthor’sgrandfathergothisglassesbackfromthedirectoroftheorphanageB.theauthor’sgrandfatherfoundthathisglasseswereathomeatlastC.theauthor’sgrandfather’sburdenofsupportinghisfamilywasveryheavyD.theauthor’sgrandfatherworkedasacarpenterinaschoolinChicago57.Fromthetextwecaninferthattheauthor’sgrandfatherwasveryafterhearingwhatthedirectoroftheorphanagehadsaiD.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.pitifulD.proud58.TheunderlinedwordmiraculousParagraph7canbereplacedby.A.practicalB.wonderfulC.necessaryD.important59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThePerfectMistakeB.AnOrdinaryCarpenterC.ACarelessOldManD.APairofGlasses

Imadeapledge誓言tomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalshèng jīng 的passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleaseD.MaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn'sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat’showthewholevacationpasseD.ImadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.Tomshesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress悲痛doyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?Wellthatcheckup体检IhadseveralweeksagoourdoctordidhetellyousomethingaboutmeTomyou’vebeensogoodtomeamIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolivE.56.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage________.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren57.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause_________.A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandD.shewasseriouslyill58.TheauthorsaysTherewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.Whatwastheonethingthatwentwrong?A.Hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledher.B.SheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehateD.C.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellher.D.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.59.BysayingI'mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat________.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore

NobodyBenefitsNEWYORK―Americahasbeenexperiencingthelongesteconomicincreaseinitshistory.IncomeshaverisenunemploymenthasfallenandcitiessuchasNewYorkareburstingwithnewofficebuildings.ButjustashortwalkfromManhattan'sskyscrapersGeorgeBrownsitsonthesidewalkcookingalunchofriceandbitsoffishoveracanofcookingfuel.Brownishomeless―oneofthe2.3millionpeopleintheUSwhoenduponthestreet.Duringtheday.BrowncollectsaluminiumcansandsellsthemforfivecentsapiecE.Atnighthesleepsonthestreet.Ihavebeenonthestreetabouteightornineyearssomethinglikethatsaidthe62-year-oldformerconstructionworker.Brownadmitshe'shadproblemswithalcoholandhassmokedcocainE.Buthesaidhestillwantsamorestablehousingarrangement.Hecouldafforditjustwiththemoneyheearnsbycollectingcansandsmallpiecesofmetalifonlytrulylow-incomehousingwereavailablE.HoweverheseesnohopeoffindingaffordablehousinginNewYork.WiththestrongeconomyandunemploymentdownbeautifulhousingisbeingbuilttomeetdemanD.A.reportshowsrentsinNewYorkcityrosemorethan27percentbetween1984and1999fromUS$549toUS$700amonth.Oneofthesideeffectsofthestrongeconomyisthatrentshavebeengoingup.Themajorityofpeoplewhoexperiencehomelessnessreallyjustneedsomeaffordablehousinghelp.Butfewhousingcompanieshavebeenbuiltforthepoor.ManysmallapartmentsinthecitynowrentforUS$1500amonthormorE.BrownthehomelessNewYorkersaidhehasadaughterwholivesinthecitybutherarelyseesher.Sheisangryabouthisdrinkingandwon'tallowitinherhousE.Smilinghesaidhealsohassevengrandchildrenwhomhe'dliketoseemoreoften.AllI'vegottodoiscleanupmyacthesaiD.41.WhatkindoflifedoesGeorgeBrownlead?A.Homelessanddangerous.B.Homelessandchildish.C.HomelessandmiserablE.D.Homelessandsleepless.42.FromGeorgeBrown'slifewecanfindthat_____A.oldAmericansleadahardlifeB.oldAmericanswanttolivealoneC.AmericancitiesarefullofpoorpeopleD.badhabitsplayaroleinpoorpeople'sLife43.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_____A.AmericaisshortofhousingcompaniesB.thepoorcan'tbenefitfromtheincreasingeconomyC.poorpeopleinAmericawillbecomerichD.housingcompanieswillbuildmorehousesforthepoor44.Ifthispassagecomesfromapaperonwhichpagewoulditbe?A.Society.B.SciencE.C.Economy.D.Business.45.WhatcharacterdoesGeorgeBrownhave?A.Selfish.B.Lazy.C.Warm-hearteD.D.Open-hearteD.

There’samaninthehabitofhittingmeontheheadwithanumbrella.AtfirstIcouldn’tstanditnowI'musedtoit.Idon’tknowhisname.Iknowhe’saverageinappearancewearsagraysuit.andhasacommonfaceonehotmorningwhen1wassittingoffatree-shadedbenchinPalermoParkreadingthepapersuddenlyIfeltsomethingtouchmyhead.ItwastheverysamemanwhonowasI'mwriting.keepsstrikingmewithanumbrella.OnthatoccasionIturnedaroundfilledwithanger.Hejustkeptonhittingme.Iaskedhimifhewascrazy.Hedidn’tevenseemtohearme.ThellIthreatenedtocallapoliceman.Calmly.coolasacucumberhestuckwithhistask.AfterafewmomentsofhesitationandseeingthathewasnotabouttochangehisattitudeIstoodupandhithimonthenose.Themanfelldown.Butheimmediatelygotbackonhisfeetobviouslywithgreateffortandwithoutawordagainbeganhittingmeontheheadwiththeumbrella.Hisnosewasbleedingandatthatmoment.IfeltsorryforhimIfeltregretforhavinghithimsohard.Afterallthemanwash’texactlyhittingmehewasmerelytappingmelightlywithhisumbrellanotcausinganypainatall.Ofcourse.thosetapswereextremelybothersome.Asweallknowwhenaflylandsonyourforeheadyoudon’tfeelanypainwhatyoufeelisannoyancewellthenthatumbrellawasonehugeflythatkeptlandingonmyheadtimeaftertime.ConvincedthatIwasdewingwithamadman.Itriedtoescape.Butthemanfollowedmewordlesslycontinuingtohitme.SoIbegantorunIshouldpointoutthatnotmanypeoplerunasfastasIdo.Hetookoffafterme.tryingtolandablow.ThemanwasoutofbreathsothatIthoughtifIcontinuedtoforcehimtorunatthatspeedhewoulddropdeadfightthenandthere・56.WhenthemanbegantostriketheauthorwithanumbrellatheauthorA.becameangryB.calledthepoliceC.turnedaroundandescapedD.turnedaroundandfoughtback57.Theauthorwouldmostprobablyagreethathemanwas.A.deafB.blindC.deadD.mad58.Theauthorfeltsorryforthemanbecause.A.themanformedabadhabitofbeatingothersB.hehitIthemarlsohardthathisnosebledC.themancouldn’tcatchupwithhimD.therewasaflyontheman’shead59.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheman.A.shoutedloudlywhilehittingtheauthorB.wantedtotelltheauthorsomethingC.railaftertheauthorbreathlesslyD.actedasifhewereafly

ShortandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.FootballtennisCricket―anythingwitharoundballIwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland’sruralDevonshirE.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssethismindbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedstrengthandendurancE.Atage18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwaywhobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sschoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearnedabouttheolderman’scold-waterexploits成就.IntriguedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditionsthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.JourneystothePolearen’ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboysandmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy.JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn’tsay‘Youarecompletelycrazy’Saunderssays.In2001afterbecomingaskilledskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPolE.Hesufferedfrostbitehadacloserencounter遭遇withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.ThisOctoberSaunders27headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbackan1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.56.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_____A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hegotamountainbikeatage15C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining57.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.A.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasyB.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaundersC.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperienceD.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic58.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPolE.C.HewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakiD.D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPolE.59.TheunderlinedwordIntriguedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.ExcitedB.ConvincedC.DelightedD.Fascinated60.ItcanbeinferredtatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole______.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorersD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s

AftertheSummerOlympicsareoverwhenalltheathletesandviewershavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoffanothergroupofathletesandfanswellarriveatthehostcityananothercompetitionwillbeginThesearetheParalympicsthegamesforathleteswithadisabilityButinBeijingin2008forthefirsttimeoneofthegreatestparalympianswillnotbetakingpart.SheisaBritishathletebythenameofTanninGrey-ThompsonBornwithspinebifida脊椎裂whichleftherparalyzedformthewaistdownTanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.Atfirstshewasnotkeenonsportapartfromhorse-ridingwhichgaveheraséanceoffreedom.Butinherteensshestartedtakingsportsmoreseriouslyshetriedswimmingbasketballandtenniseventuallyshefoundathleticsandneverlookedback.IndeedTanni’sathleticcareertookoffIn1984whenshewas15.shepulledoffasurprisevictor.Inthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.In1988TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinSeoulShewonbronzeinthe400metresEvengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992BarelonaParalympicsTanniwongoldinthe100.200.400.and800metresrelaysettingtwoworldrecordsintheprocessInthesameyearsheachievedthefirstofhesixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictoriesTanni’senduringsuccesshadbeenpartmotivationpartpreparationThetrainingIdoenablesmetobeagoodsprinter短跑运动员enablesmetobegoodatamarathontooItrain50weeksoftheyearsandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwanttoraceIamstillcompetingataveryhighlevelbutasIgetolderthingsgetharderandIwanttoretirebeforeIfallapart.59WhichofthefollowingsportsdidTannilikebeforethirteen?ABasketballB.SwimmingC.TennisD.Horse-riding.60WhendidTannlwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?A.Inl984BInl988CInl992.D.In2007.61.Theunderlinedword‘‘thatinthe5thparagraphrefersto.A.fiftyweeks’trainingBbeingagoodsprinterC.trainingalmosteverydayD.partmotivationandpartpreparation62What’stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTanni?aSheworksasacoachbShetookupathletics.e.ShewonfourgoldmedalsinBarcelonad.ShecompetedinherfirstParalympicGamese.SheachievedavictoryinherfirstLondonWheelchairMarathonA.bdceaB.a.dbceC.adcebD.bdaec63WhatcanwelearnfromTrami’ssuccess?AUnionisstrength.B.EveryoneshouldsparenoeffortsCWellbegunishalfdoneD.Nopainsnogains.

ForthreedaysMrBunterdidnotsayaworD.Helookedatpeoplesensiblyenoughbutseemedunabletohearanyquestionsputtohim.AnofficerremarkedtothecaptainThosebrass黄铜platesonthestepsofthebridge-ladderareverydangerousthings.Arethey?repliedCaptainJohnsIttakesmorethanabrassplatetomakeanable-bodiedmanfalldowninthatway.Andtheweatherfineeverythingdryandtheshipgoingonasmoothsea!Onthefourthdaythechiefofficerlookedbetter.HecouldhearandunderstandandcouldevenspeakinaweakvoicE.WellMrBuntersaidCaptainJohnsCanyoutelluswhatcausedtheaccident!BuntermovedhisheadslightlyandfixedhiscoldbluestareontheCaptain’seyesandsaidinawhisperYou―were―right!Blessmysoul!criedoutCaptainJohnsDoyoumeanyouhadasupernaturalexperiencethatnight?Yousawaghostonmyship?Unwillingnessshamedisgust反感wouldhavebeenseenonpoorBunter’sfaceifagoodpartofithadnotbeenwrappedinbandage绷带.HetriedhardandansweredYesIhaveseen.Anddidit―diditknockyoudownfromtheladder?Come!AmIthesortofmantobeknockeddownbyaghost?CaptainJohnspointedafingeratBunter.You’vebeenterrifiedhesaidThat’swhat’sthemattereventhemanatthewheelwasfrightenedthoughhecouldn'tseeanything.Hefeltthesupernatural.You’vebeenpunishedbecauseyouwouldn'tbelieveMrBunter.SupposeIhavesaidBunterYoudon'tknowwhatIsaw.AndIcan’ttellyouwhatitwaslikE.Everymanhashisownghosts.Isteppedback.Idon'trememberanythingelsE.Themanatthewheelsaidyouwentbackwardsasifsomethinghadhityou.ItwasasortofinwardblowBunterexplainedAren’tyousatisfiednowthatIbelieve?72.Wecanknowfromthestorythat_______.A.MrBunterhadbeenpunishedbecauseofhisdisbeliefinghostB.theghosthadhitMrBunterandhehadfallenbackwardsC.MrBunterhadsomehowfallendownthebridgebackwardsD.MrBunterhadhithimselfagainstthebrassplatesonthestepsofthebridgeladder73.Bunterforcedhimselftoagreethathehadbeenpunishedbecause_______.A.itcouldbeclearlyseenfromhisinjuriesB.hereallyhadbeenpunishedC.heknewthemanatthewheelalsosawwhathadhappenedD.hewouldn'tliketoarguewiththecaptainandthatexplanationwouldsatisfyhim74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Buntercouldhaveseenaghost.B.ThecaptaintendedtobelievethatBunterhadfallenasasupernaturalpunishmentforhisdisbelief.C.Bunterwasashamedofadmittinghehadseenaghost.D.Bunterandthecaptaincouldhavebeengoodfriends.75.WhydidBunterhavethefeelingsofunwillingnessshameanddisgust?A.Hehadtolieaboutwhathehadseen.B.Hecouldn'tprovehewasrightC.Hesufferedalotfromhisinjuries.D.Itwasbecauseofhisdislikeofthecaptain.

EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:ItseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.63.AccordingtothepassageEliasHowewas________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams64.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle65.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep66.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause__________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem

ItwasoneofthehappiesttimesofmylifE.Iwas29andhadjustreceivedmybachelor’sdegreegraduatingwithhonorsdespiteworkingtwojobsandbeingawifeandmother.Myparentsandfive-year-oldsonwereintheaudiencewhenIwalkedontothestageatAshlandUniversitytogetmydiplomA.Iwassoexcitedandproudtobestartingateachingcareerandcontributingmoretomyfamily’swell-being.ButwhenIgothomethateveningtherewasanotefrommyhusbandwrittenonthebackofanenvelopE.Itbasicallysaidhe’dcometogethisclothesandwouldn'tbeback.We’dbeenhavingtroublebutthefinalityofthatnotestillcameasashock.Hehademptiedourbankaccount.Wewerehorriblyindebt.Ihadquitmypreviousjobsinexpectationofinterviewingforateachingposition.IwasembarrassedscaredandangryandfeltIhadfaileD.ButIhadmysonandIwasabouttobringanewlifeintotheworldsodespitemydeepsadnessIhadtogoon.ThenextmorningIwokeupputmyfeetonthefloortookadeepbreathfixedbreakfastandbasicallydideverythingIalwaysdiD.Iusedmyroutinetokeepmemoving.OnesmallstepafteronesmallstepwasthewayIbouncedback.AndinthesevenyearssinceI'vecontinuedmovingforwarD.Igotajobasakindergartenteacherearnedamaster'sdegreeineducation.IcertainlywouldneverhavechosentoputthemthroughthisbutI'mgladithappenedtomewhenlookingback.Ithelpedmefindmyvoiceandmyselfalotsooner.Ithelpedmegrowindependentconfidentandstrong―thingsI'mhopefullydevelopinggraduallynowinmychilD.56.Itwasoneoftheauthor'shappiesttimesbecause____.A.shebecameagoodwifeandgottwojobsB.shehadjustreceivedherbachelor'sdegreeC.shehadbeenateacheratAshlandUniversityD.shewasproudtobelovedbyherfamily57.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearntheauthor____.A.hadrunoutofhermoneyandwasindebtB.hadinterviewedforateachingpositionC.hadabadrelationshipwithherhusbandD.hadgotapaperofendinghermarriage58.Theauthordideverythingasusualbecause____.A.shewantedtouseherroutinetomoveforwardB.shewantedtogetagoodjobasateacherC.shefeltshehadfailedandwasverysadD.shehadtosupporthermotherandchild59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefailureshefaced?A.Itwaspossibletolivewithoutfailingatsomething.B.Itmadeherbecomeembarrassedscaredandangry.C.Itmadehergiveuphopeanddidn'tbounceback.20090520D.Ithadapositiveandbeneficialinfluenceonher.60.Thepassagemainlywantstoteachus____.A.howtolearnfromfailureB.howtobecomeagoodwomanC.howtoearnamaster'sdegreeD.howtobringupourchildren

Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguestswhowereafatherandhisdaughterandputthelidonthecupwithaclink.Obviouslythinkingofsomething.hehurriedintotheinnerroomleavingthethermos热水瓶onthetable.Histwoguestsheardachestofdrawersopeningandrustling.Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroomtheten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindowthefatherjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthecrashcamerightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermoswhichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirlslookedoverhershouldersuddenlyshockedstaring.Itwasmysteriousneitherofthemhadtoucheditnotevenalittlebit.True.ithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplaceditonthetablebutithadn’tfallenthen.Thecrashofthethermoscausedthehostwithaboxofsugarcubesinhishandtorushbackfromtheinnerroom.HelookedfoolishlyatthesteamingfloorandblurtedoutItdoesn’tmatter!Itdoesn’tmatter!’'Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.ThenhesaidinalowvoiceSorryItoucheditanditfell.Itdoesn’tmatterthehostsaid.LaterwhentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaidDaddydidyoutouchit?’’No.Butitstoodsoclosetome.Butyoudidn’ttouchit.Isawyourreflectioninthewindow.Youweresittingperfectlystill.Thefatherlaughed.Thenhowwouldyouexplainthecauseofitsfall?ThethermosfellbyitselfThefloorisuneven.Itwasn’tsteadywhenMr.Liputitthere.Daddywhydidyousaythat?Thatwon’tdogirl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingswhichpeopleacceptlesstrueitsounds.Thedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhile.ThenshesaidCanyouexplainitonlythisway?Onlythisway.herfathersaid.49.Whichstatementisapossiblemainideaofthisstory?A.Peopleseldomtellthetruth.B.Youcan’talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruthC.Ifyoutrytodefendyourselfpeoplewillbelieveyou.D.Peopleneverbelieveothers.50.ItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefatherA.didn’tknowMr.LiverywellB.wassorrythathehadn’ttoldthehostthetruthC.didn’tthinkMr.LiwouldbelievethetruthD.wasgladthathehadtoldthetruth51.Fromthestoryweknowthatthedaughter.A.thoughtherfathershouldhavetoldthetruthB.knewthethermoswouldfallandsteppedoutC.thoughtherfathershouldn’thavetoldthetruthD.thoughtherfathermusthaveknownthecause52.Fromthepassagewecanseethereasonwhythethermosfellwasthat.A.thetablewastoosmallB.thefathersattooclosetothethermosC.thefatherwantedtohelphimselfwithsomewaterD.somethingimpossibletoexplainhappened

Doyouhaveanyseats________ontheflightforMexicoleavingat15:16?

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit----theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess―youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet＆WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.60.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.61.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.HertrainingschedulE.B.Herdailyhappenings.C.Herachievements.D.Hersportscareer.62.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.63.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.Self-confidencE.

WhoIsKimberlyKirberger?KimberlyKirbergeristhepresidentandfounderofInspirationandMotivationforTeensInC.I.A.M.forTeensInC.acorporationformedexclusively专有地toworkforteens.Itishergoaltoseeteensrepresentedinamorepositivelightanditisherstrongbeliefthatteensdeservebetterandmorepositivetreatment.Shespendshertimereadingthethousandsoflettersandstoriessenttoherbyteenreadersandtravelingaroundthecountryspeakingtohighschoolstudentsandparentsofteens.Shehasappearedasateenexpertonmanytelevisionandradioshows.KimberlysaysthattheCollegeSoulbookhasbeenanamazingjourney.Ingettingclosetoandheatingfromsomanyteenagersshekepthearingaboutthisveryemotionallypackedtimethatbeginswithapplicationtocollegeandextendsthroughthefour-yearexperiencE.Itbecamecleartoherthatthiswasatimeoflifethatwasfilledwithmanychallengesandthatcollegestudentscouldreallybenefitfromabooklikethis.Forheritwassimplyacontinuationofacommitment义务thatshehasmadetoteenagerstodowhatshecantoinspireandmotivatethemwhilelettingthemknowtherearepeoplewhobelieveinthem.KimberlyisthecoauthorofthebestsellerChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoulandtheNewYorkTimesbestsellerChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoulIIaswellasChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoulJournal期刊.Sheisalsotheco-authoroftheforthcomingChickenSoupfortheParent’sSoulandChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoulIIIandtheauthorofTeenLove:OnRelationshipsaBookforTeenagers.KimberlystartedtheTeenLetterProjectwithJackCanfieldMarkVictorHansenandHealthCommunicationsInC.TheProjectisresponsibleforansweringtheheartfelt真心真意地lettersreceivedfromteenagersandalsoreachingouttoteensintroubleandencouragingthemtoseekprofessionalhelp.TobookKimberlyforaspeakingengagementorforfurtherinformationonanyofherprojectspleasecontact:I.A.M.forTeensInC.P.O.Box936PalisadesCA90272phone:310-573-3655fax:.310-573-3657e-mailforstories:stories@teenagechickensoul.come-mailforletters:letters@teenagechickWebsite:www.Teenagechickensoul.com63.KimberlyKirbergerdevotesherselfto____.A.helpingpeopleintroubleB.writingbooksforchildrenC.theresearchofteenproblemsD.thehealthygrowthofteenagers64.Ateenexpertisapersonwho______.A.hasdeepknowledgetodirectandhelpminors未成年人B.hasmuchexperienceineducatingchildrenC.travelsaroundthecountrygivinglecturestostudentsD.supportsdisabledchildrenandtheirparents65.WhichofthefollowingwaswrittenalonebyKimberlyKirberger?A.ChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoul.B.ChickenSoupfortheParent’sSoul.C.TeenLove:OnRelationshipaBookforTeenagers.D.ChickenSoupfortheWoman’sSoul.66.What’sthepurposeoftheTeenLetterProject?A.Helpingproblemteenagers.B.CollectingteenagerproblemsC.Attractingtheteenagers.D.Offeringhelptoteenagers

A.womanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitateduncertainhowtoclassifyherself.WhatImeanisexplainedtherecorderdoyouhaveajoborareyoujustaOfcourseIhaveajobsaidEmily.I’mamother.Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation‘housewife’coversitsaidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.TheclerkwasobviouslyacareerwomanconfidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitlE.Whatisyouroccupation?sheaskeD.Thewordssimplypoppedout.I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.Theclerkpausedballpointpenfrozeninmidair.IrepeatedthetitleslowlyandthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninboldblackinkontheofficialquestionnairE.MightIasksaidtheclerkwithnewinterestJustwhatyoudointhisfield?CoollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoiceIheardmyselfreplyIhaveacontinuingprogramofresearchwhatmotherdoesn’tinthelabandinthefieldnormallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout.Ofcoursethejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanitiesanymothercaretodisagree?andIoftenwork14hoursaday24ismorelikeit.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheformstoodupandshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdrivewaybuoyedup依托bymyglamorousnewcareerIwasgreetedbymylabassistants---ages137and3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodela6montholdbabyinthechild-developmentprogramtestingoutanewvocalpattern.Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable不可缺少的tomankindthanjustanothermother.MotherhoodWhatagreatcareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.B.TherecorderwasimpatientandrudE.C.TheauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaceD.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.curiousB.indifferentC.puzzledD.interestedWhydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelaB.C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.