Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses. Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?” “Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many will that be?” Mr. Harris askeD. “Don’t invite too many.” Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.” “That isn’t very nice, is it?” he saiD. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.” A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arriveD. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).” Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went homE. They were sorry to have to go. When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?” “I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voicE. 51. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town? A. They wanted to make some new friends. B. Mr. Harris changed his work. C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting peoplE. D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses. 52. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house? A. It was easy to hold a big party at homE. B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers. C. They had gone to other people’s parties many times. D. They liked making friends with others. 53. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last? A. From the morning till night. B. About fourteen hours. C. About two hours. D. Till midnight 54. When did the party end that evening? A. At about 8:30. B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phonE. C. About twelve o’clock at midnight.. D. When someone telephoned the police station. 55. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise? A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night. B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night. C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tireD. D. Because he hated the noisE.

SinginghadalwaysbeenanimportantpartofGloriaEstefan’slifE.SinceIwasthreeyearsoldIsang.IsangeverythingGloriasaiD.Cubanssheaddedareamusicalpeople.GloriawasborninCubain1957.HerfamilyleftthecountryjustbeforeFidelCastrocametopower.InMiamiwherethefamilysettledmanypeopledidnotacceptCubanimmigrants.InfirstgradeshespokelittleEnglishbutsheworkedhardtolearnthelanguagE.SixmonthsaftersheenteredschoolshewonanawardforreadinginEnglish!WhenGloriawastenherfatherreturnedfromtheVietnamWar.Soonthefamilyrealizedhewasn’twell.Theysoonfoundoutthathewasbadlyill.Hermotherwentbacktoteachingatschooltosupportthefamily.Gloriacaredforherfatherandheryoungersister.ShestillmadethehonorrollandshestillhadhermusicbutGloriawaslonely.HoweverwhenthebandleaderEmilioEstefancametospeakatherhighschoolGloriasangforhim.HeaskedhertojoinhisbanD.ItwasthebeginningoftheMiamiSoundMachinE.WithinafewmonthstheMiamiSoundMachinewasthetopbandinMiami.In1978GloriaandEmiliomarrieD.AtfirsttheMiamiSoundMachinewasknownonlyinMiami.ThenthebandsignedwithCBSRecords.Estefanandhisbandbecamestars.SincethentheMiamiSoundMachinehassoldmillionsofrecords.GloriahasdonemorethanjustsingingwhenHurricaneAndrewhitcentralFloridain1992.Sheusedonlytwoweekstoorganizeanall-starconcertthatraised$2millionforthepeoplewhosufferedinthehurricanE.WeneededapartyafterthatdisastershesaiD.GloriasaidYouhavetostaytruetothemusicyoureallylovetodo.Therewillalwaysbepeoplewhowilltellyou‘thatwon’twork.’You’vegottobefirminspiteofdifficulties.Sticktoit—that’sthemainthing.41.Gloria’sfatherwasill_________.A.whentheysettleddowninMiami.B.beforetheylefttheirhomecountryC.afterhereturnedfromVietnamWarD.assoonasshefinishedhighschool42.AccordingtothepassageprobablyGloriadidthefollowingexcep________.A.organizinganall-starconcertforHurricanevictimsB.winninganawardforreadinginEnglishC.teachingatschooltosupportthefamilyD.takingcareofherfatherandsister43.Theunderlinedworddisasterinthispassagerefersto__________.A.theconcertB.thecelebrationC.thevictimsD.thehurricane

NormanCousinswasabusinessmanfromtheUnitedStateswhooftentraveledaroundtheworldonbusiness.Heenjoyedhisworkandtraveling.ButnowMr.Cousinsgotsick.Becausehehadpushedhisbodytothelimitofitsstrengthonthetripachemicalchangebegantotakeplaceinsidehim.Thematerialbetweenhisbonesbecameweak.InlessthanoneweekafterhisreturnhecouldnotstanD.Everymovethathemadewaspainful.Hewasnotabletosleepatnight.ThedoctorstoldhimthattheydidnotknowhowtocureMr.Cousins’problemandhemightnevergetovertheillness.HoweverMr.CousinsrefusedtogiveuphopE.Hethoughtthatunhappythoughtswerecausingbadchemicalchangesinhisbody.Hedidn’twanttotakemedicinetocurehimself.Insteadhefeltthathappythoughtsorlaughtermightcurehisillness.Hebegantoexperimentonhimselfwhilestillinthehospitalbywatchingfunnyshowsontelevision.Mr.Cousinsquicklyfoundthat10minutesofreallaughterduringthedaygavehimtwohoursofpain-freesleepatnight.AfterthatMr.Cousinsleftthehospitalandcheckedintoahotelroomwherehecouldcontinuehisexperimentswithlaughter.ForeightdaysMr.CousinsrestedinthehotelroomwatchingfunnyshowsontelevisionreadingfunnybooksandsleepingwheneverhefelttireD.WithinthreeweekshefeltwellenoughtotakeavacationtoPuertoRicowherehebeganrunningonthebeachforexercisE.AfterafewmonthsMr.Cousinsreturnedtowork.Hehadlaughedhimselfbacktohealth.56.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Mr.Cousinswasafunnyman.B.Medicinecannotcurestrangeillness.C.Laughtercancureillness.D.Wecankeepfitbylaughing.57.ThereasonwhyMr.Cousinsgotastrangeandseriousillnessisthat______.A.hegottootiredonhisworkB.helikedtravelingtoomuchC.heenjoyedhisworktoomuchD.hesparednoeffortforbusiness58.Whatdidhethinkwasthecauseofhisillness?A.Heoftentraveledaroundtheworldonbusiness.B.HisbonesbecamesoweakthathecouldnotstanD.C.Unhappythoughtswerecausingbadchemicalchangesinhisbody.D.Hehadpushedhisbodytothelimitofitsstrengthonthetrip.59.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Cousins’experiment______.A.isunbelievableB.isofgreatvalueC.isawasteoftimeD.isjustajoke

ChristopherThomas27wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes糖尿病Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin胰岛素threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamageblindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenoughhehadnohealthinsurancE.AfteramonthoffeelingupsetThomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCantonMichiganforNewYorkgotajobwaitingtablesnicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstarandcreateddiabeticrockstar..comafreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones-aplacewhereoverl100peoplesharepersonalstoriesinformationandresources.JasonSwencki'ssonKodywasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforumstogethermostevenings.KodygetssoexcitedwritingtokidsfromalloversaysSwenckioneofthesite'svolunteers.Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthroughsohedoesn'tfeelalonE.Kodyisanythingbutalone;DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStateswith24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.ThesedaysThomas’smainfocusishischarityFightItwhichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan’taffordadiabetic’shugeexpenses.Fight-it.Orghasraisedabout$23000—inproductsandincash.InMayThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.Evenwithastaffof22volunteersThomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscausewhilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables.OfthediabetescharitiesouttheremostareputtingmoneyintofindingacuresaysBentleyGubaroneofRockstar'soriginalmembers.ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.31.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes.C.HehasapositiveattitudetohisdiseasE.D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.32.AccordingtothetextKody.A.feelslonelybecauseofhisillnessB.benefitsfromdiabeticrockstar.ComC.helpscreatetheonlinekids'forumsD.writeschildren'sstoriesonline33.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteersonceayear.C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinestodiabetics.D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsitE.34.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas.A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsiteC.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.triestofindacurefordiabetes

In1939twobrothersMacandDickMcDonaldstartedadrive–inrestaurantinSnaBemadinoCaliforniA.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyearsfirstatheaterthenabarbecuerestaurantthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperationtheyofferedanewshortenedmenu:Frenchfrieshamburgersandsodas.Tothisminimalselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:quickservicenowaitersorwaitressesandnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity一致性forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine常规forthepreparationoftheirfoodandtheyinsistedontheircook’sstickingtotheroutinE.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopularparticularlyforlunch.PeopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontimE.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened;theywerecontentwiththissmallsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroC.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954whenhewassellingmilkshakemixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheunmatchedappealofthebrother’sfastfoodrestaurantandboughttherighttofranchise经销othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementsignedincludedtherighttocopythementheequipmentandeventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.TwentyyearsafterthedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen–centhamburgersMcDonaldshadover$1billionintotalsalesayear.TodayMcDonaldsisaworldfamousnamE.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.60.MacandDickMcDonaldhadexperienceinmanagingallofthefollowingbusinessexcept________.A.atheaterB.adrive–inC.anice-creamshopD.abarbecuerestaurant61.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?________A.RayKroc’sbusinessabilities.B.Thedevelopmentoffast-foodservicE.C.ThelifeofMacandDickMcDonalD.D.HowMcDonaldsbecameabillion-dollarbusiness.62.HowdidtheMcDonaldbrotherskeeptheuniformityofthehamburgers?________A.TheyaskedhelpfromRayKroC.B.Theyallowedothercopiesoftheirrestaurant.C.TheyhadstrictrulesforthepreparationofthefooD.D.TheyaddedanewconcepttotheselectionofthefooD.63.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat________.A.RayKrochadgreatsenseofbusiness.B.fortyyearsagotherewerealotoffast-foodrestaurantsC.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthybecausetheysoldtheirideatoRayKrocD.thelocationtheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in

It’seasytoobserveanathletelikeTigerWoodsandfeellikehe’sfromanotherplanet.Hehaswon14majortournament锦标赛titlesandabout$122millioninprizemoneyandads.Healsohasahappyfamily.Itseemsthatheistooperfecttobeoneofus.ButWoodshasmoreincommonwithyouthanyoumightthink.Woods’parents—particularlyhisfather—sethighexpectationsforhimwhenhewasachilD.BeforeEarlWoods’deathin2006hetoldGolfmagazineMypurposeinraisingTigerwasnottoraiseagolfer.Iwantedtoraiseagoodperson.ByagetwoWoodswasalreadyswinging挥舞agolfcluB.ButonceheenteredschoolWoods’fatherwascarefultosendthemessagethatschoolworkcamefirst.Woodswasn’tallowedtopracticeuntilhishomeworkwasdonE.WhenWoodsfinallyreachedtheprofessionaltourhisfathercontinuedtoexpectalotofhim.Tigerwilldomorethananyothermaninhistorytochangethecourseofhuman.Theworldisjustgettingatasteofhispowerhesaidin1996.ClearlyEarlWoodshadgreatexpectationsofhisson.InthiswayTigerWoodsisactuallylikealotofus.ManyofusfeelasimilarpressuretomakeourparentsprouD.Whenthishappensit’seasytoletthatpressureoverwhelm压倒us.InaperfectworldwewouldallgrowuptobeTigerWoods-likesuccessesinourownfields.Butthatisn’tpossiblE.Therearemanythingsthatwecan’tcontrolinthislifedespiteourbestefforts.Thereishoweveronethingthatwecando:wecantrytobeagoodpersonasEarlWoodsaskedhissontodo.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.ThenumberoftournamenttitlesTigerWoodshaswon.B.ThefamilymembersofTigerWoods.C.ThemoneyTigerWoodshasmadeinprizemoneyandads.D.TheimpressionthatTigerWoodsleavesonus.47.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTigerWoodsisTRUE?A.TigerWoodsistooperfecttobeoneofus.B.TigerWoodswasn’tallowedtoplaygolfafterclass.C.TigerWoodsdidverywellingolfasachilD.D.TigerWoodsdidn’tlikeplayinggolfwhenhewasachilD.48.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatTigerWoodsisunderpressureto____justlikemanyofus.A.gethighmarksintheexamB.makehisparentsproudC.changethecourseofhumanD.trytobeagoodperson49.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.TigerWoodshasahappyfamilyB.TigerWoods’motherdidn’tsethighexpectationsforhimC.TigerWoodshaschangedthecourseofhumanD.TigerWoods’fatherplaysanimportantroleonhisroadtosuccess50.TheauthormayagreeallthefollowingstatementsEXCEPTthat______.A.itispossibleforusalltogrowuptobeTigerWoods-likesuccessesB.EarlWoodshadgreatexpectationsofhissonC.TigerWoodshasmoreincommonwithusthanwemightthinkD.wecantrytobeagoodperson

The30milesofsteeproadsthatsnakethroughthemountainsofLoganCanyoninUtahareenoughtomakemostdrivers′handssweat.ButAndersena46-year-oldfatheroffourwasn′texpectinganytroubleontheroadlastNewYear′sEvewhenhesetoffforaskitriptotheBearRiverMountainswithnine-year-olddaughterMiafour-oldsonBaylorandnine-year-oldneighborKenya.AndersenhaddriventhroughtheCanyonhundredsoftimesovertheyears.Theweatherwasfine-butthehighertheydrovethemoreslipperytheroadsbecame.RoundingasharpU-turnatmilemarker473Andersensawatruckthathadskatedofftheroadandimmediatelytappedhisbrakes.Inaninstantthecarwasslidingat25milesperhourtowardtheshoulderofthehighwaythenrollingdownasteepten-footdamtowardtheextremelycoldLoganRiver.Asithitthewaterthecartippedtowardthepassengersidehesitatedandthenrolledontoitsroofandsankintotheriver.Therewasnotimetotellthekidswhattodo.Thecrashhadbrokenafewwindowsandwithinsecondstheupside-downcarwasfilledwithwater.ItwasfrighteninghowfastwewerecompletelyunderwaterremembersAndersenasoft-spokenproductdevelopmentmanager.You′rethinkingisthishowit′sallgoingtoendHavinglostallsenseofdirectionAndersenbegantosearchthefreezingwaterforthekids.Miahadbeenrightnexttohiminthefrontseat;nowintheblacknesshecouldn′tfindher.IthoughtifIdon′tgetoutmaybenoneofusaregoingtogetout.Andersengotoutofhisseatbeltswamthroughabrokenwindowanddeeplyandquicklybreathedairatthesurface.That′swhenhesawagroupofmenaboutteninallappearatthetopofthedam.Oneafteranothertheyraceddownintothewater.HelpingontosafetyallthethreechildrentheybegantoshoutatthefatherWhoelseisinthecarAndersensaysrespectfullyItwaslikethesightofangels天使.56.Whatmightbethemainreason.ForthecaraccidentA.ThesharpU-turn.B.Thesteepdam.C.Thesuddenbrake.D.Atruckhittingthecar.57.Andersendidn′texpectanytroubleontheroadbecause___________.A.hewasfamiliarwiththeroadB.hewasgoodatdrivingC.hishandsdidn′thavesweatD.theweatherwasfine58.WhatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphA.Andersenlostconciousnessinthewater.B.StrangershelpedAndersenoutofthecar.C.AndersenlikedMiamostamongthechildren.D.Strangersteamedtogethertosavethreechildren.59.TheunderlinedsentenceistoexpressAndersen′sfeelingofbeing___________.A.tiredB.excitedC.doubtfulD.grateful60.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.StaycalmwhenintroubleB.DriveroundingaU-turnC.MiraclerescuefromanicyriverD.MysteryoftheBearRiverMountains

AnAustralianmanwhohasbeendonating捐献hisextremelyrarekindofblood血液for56yearshassavedthelivesofmorethantwomillionbabies.JamesHarrisonhasanantibody抗体inhisplasma血浆thatstopsbabiesdyingfromRhesusdiseaseaformofsevereanaemia贫血.HehasenabledcountlessmotherstogivebirthtohealthybabiesincludinghisowndaughterTraceywhohadahealthysonthankstoherfather'sblooD.Hewasalsonicknamedthemanwiththegoldenarmorthemanintwomillion.HesaidI'veneverthoughtaboutstopping.Never!Hemadeapledgetobeadonoraged14afterundergoingmajorchestsurgeryinwhichheneeded13litersofblooD.IwasinhospitalforthreemonthshesaiD.ThebloodIreceivedsavedmylifesoImadeapledgetogivebloodwhenIwas18.Justafterhestarteddonatinghewasfoundtohavetherare稀有的andlife-savingantibodyinhisblooD.AtthetimethousandsofbabiesinAustraliaweredyingeachyearofRhesusdiseasE.Othernewbornssufferedpermanent永久的braindamagebecauseofthecondition.Thediseasecreatesanincompatibilitybetweenthemother'sbloodandherunbornbaby'sblood.ItstemsfromonehavingRh-positive阳性bloodandtheotherRh-negative阴性.HisbloodhassinceledtothedevelopmentofavaccinecalledAnti-D.AfterhisbloodtypewasdiscoveredMr.HarrisonvolunteeredtoundergoaseriesofteststohelpdeveloptheAnti-DvaccinE.TheyinsuredmeforamilliondollarssoIknewmywifeBarbarawouldbetakencareofhesaiD.Iwasn'tscareD.Iwasgladtohelp.Ihadtosigneveryformgoingandbasicallysignmylifeaway.Mr.HarrisonisRh-negativeandwasgiveninjectionsofRh-positiveblooD.Itwasfoundhisplasmacouldtreattheconditionandsincethenithasbeengiventohundredsofthousandsofwomen.IthasalsobeengiventobabiesaftertheyareborntostopthemdevelopingthediseasE.Itisestimatedhehashelpedsave2.2millionbabiessofar.Mr.Harrisonisstilldonatingeveryfewweeksnow.50.HowoldisJamesHarrison?A.74B.70.C.56D.7851.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetwomillionreferto?A.mothersB.babiesC.dollarsD.blood52.WhydidJamesdecidetodonatehisblood?Because_____.A.hisdaughteraskedhimtohelphersonB.hehasagoldenarmworthamilliondollarsC.avaccinecalledAnti-DistobedevelopedD.someoneelse’sbloodsavedhislife53.ThesentenceThediseasecreatesanincompatibilitybetweenthemother'sbloodandherunbornbaby'sbloodunderlinedinParagraph5suggeststhat_____.A.themotherandthebabyhavedifferenttypesofbloodB.babiessufferpermanentbraindamagebeforebornC.RhesusdiseasecontributestopermanentbraindamageD.allthepatientshavearareantibodyintheirblood54.Whatcanweinferfromthesixthparagraph?A.HiswifeBarbaraneededtobetakencareofbadlythen.B.Mr.HarrisonwasnotgladtohelpdevelopanewvaccinE.C.Someoftheteststodevelopthevaccinearedangerous.D.Hisbloodtypewasaccidentallydiscoveredaftertests.

JoecametoNewYorkfromtheMiddleWestdreamingaboutpainting.DeliacametoNewYorkfromtheSouthdreamingaboutmusiC.JoeandDeliametinastudio.BeforelongtheyweregoodfriendsandgotmarrieD.Theyhadonlyasmallflattoliveinbuttheywerehappy.Theylovedeachotherandtheywerebothinterestedinart.Everythingwasfineuntilonedaytheyfoundtheyhadspentalltheirmoney.Deliadecidedtogivemusiclessons.Oneafternoonshesaidtoherhusband:JoeI’vefoundapupilageneral’sdaughter.Sheisasweetgirl.I’mtogivethreelessonsaweekandget$5alesson.ButJoewasnotglaD.Buthowaboutme?hesaiD.DoyouthinkI’mgoingtowatchyouworkwhileIplaywithmyart?NoIwanttoearnsomemoneytoo.JoeyouaresillysaidDeliA.Youmustkeepatyourstudies.Wecanlivequitehappilyon$15aweek.WellperhapsIcansellsomeofmypicturessaidJoE.Everydaytheypartedinthemorningandmetintheevening.A.weekpassedandDeliabroughthomefifteendollarsbutshelookedalittletireD.Clementinasometimesgetsonmynerves.I’mafraidshedoesn’tpracticeenough.Butthegeneralisthenicestoldman!IwishyoucouldknowhimJoE.AndthenJoetookeighteendollarsoutofhispocket.I’vesoldoneofmypicturestoamanfromPeoriahesaidandhehasorderedanother.I’msogladsaidDeliA.Thirty-threedollars!WeneverhadsomuchtospendbeforE.We’llhaveagoodsuppertonight.NextweekJoecamehomeandputanothereighteendollarsonthetablE.InhalfanhourDeliacameherrighthandinabandagE.What’sthematterwithyourhand?saidJoE.Delialaughedandsaid:Ohafunnythinghappened!ClemantinagavemeaplateofsoupandspilledsomeofitonmyhanD.Shewasverysorryforit.Andsowastheoldgeneral.ButwhyareyoulookingatmelikethatJoe?WhattimethisafternoondidyouburnyourhandDelia?Fiveo’clockIthink.Theiron-Imeanthesoup-wasreadyaboutfiveWhy?DeliacomeandsitheresaidJoE.Hedrewhertothecouchandsatbesideher.WhatdoyoudoeverydayDelia?Doyoureallygivemusiclesson?Tellmethetruth.Shebegantocry.Icouldn’tgetanypupilsshesaidSoIgotaplaceinalaundryironingshirts.ThisafternoonagirlaccidentallysetdownanirononmyhandandIgotabadburn.ButtellmeJoehowdidyouguessthatIwasn’tgivingmusiclessons?It’sverysimplesaidJoE.IknewallaboutyourbandagesbecauseIhadtosendthemupstairstoagirlinthelaundrywhohadanaccidentwithahotiron.YouseeIworkintheengine-roomofthesamelaundrywhereyouwork.Andyourpictures?DidyousellanytothatmanfromPeoria?WellyourgeneralwithhisClemantinaisaninventionandsoismymanfromPeoriA.AndthentheybothlaugheD.71.TosupportthefamilyDeliaworkedas.A.atutorB.amusicteacherC.alaundryassistantD.anartist72.Ithappenedthat.A.amanfromPeorialikedJoe’spicturesB.Deliaearned$15dollarsaweekeasilyC.ClemantinaandthegeneralwerekindD.thecoupleworkedatthesamelaundry73.WhohurtDelia’shand?A.ThegeneralB.ClemantinaC.A.girlD.Herself74.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.A.ClemantinawasaninventionofthegeneralB.ClemantinawasaninventionofthemanfromPeoriaC.thegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoriawerethecouple’sclientsD.therewerenosuchmenasthegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoria75.Thecouple’sattitudetowardseachotheris.A.honestB.faithfulC.ashamedD.heartbreaking

Galaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute聋哑school.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.KazrimwashisnamE.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely.Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguageitneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.ObviouslyKazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerelyAreyouwillingtobemygirlfriend?GalaxywaspleasantlysurpriseD.Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.Asshehadexpectedherparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.GalaxyexplainedKazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson.Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100％betterthanthenormal.Moreoverthemuteisstillahuman.HeshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullovE.Herparentsaskedtoseehimthen.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.WhentheywereonthetrainKazrimtoldher‘‘I’mgoingtotellyourparentsI’llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!GalaxywasdeeplymoveD.AssoonastheyhadenteredthehouseGalaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.Shesaid‘‘ThisisKazrim.JustrightafterherspeechanunbelievablethinghappeneD.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly.HesaidYOUCANTALK?ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoasktoo.Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden.AsamatteroffactKazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.37.HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother?A.TheymeteachotherbychancE.B.TheywereintroducedtoeachotherC.Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.D.Theybothservedinaspecialneedsschool.38.HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforshetookhimhome?A.Writingwordsonpaper.B.UsingthesignlanguagE.C.Judgingfromhisexpression.D.SpeakinghernativelanguagE.39.WhatdidGalaxyexpectherparentstodo?A.TohaveatalkwithKazrim.B.ToprepareforhermarriagE.C.TotreatKazrimasanormalman.D.ToacceptKazrimasherboyfrienD.40.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage?A.Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight.B.TheycheatedeachothertowinlovE.C.Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes.D.TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy’sparents.

WhenIwasstrugglingwithcancerafewyearsagomywifeandIformedourowncouplecautioncircle.Anytimeadoctorcamewithnewsofmyprogressmywifewouldgivemeabighug.Thereportswereseldomgoodduringtheearlystagesofmyillnessandonedayadoctorbroughtparticularlyfrighteningnews.StaringatmyreportshesaidinalowvoiceItdoesn’tlooklikeyou’regoingtomakeit.BeforeIcouldaskhimaquestionmywifestooduphandedmemyclothesadjustedthetubesfastenedtomybodyandsaidLet’sgetoutofhere.Thismanisarisktoyourhealth.Asshehelpedmestruggletothedoorthedoctorcamenearus.Staybackdemandedmywife.Stayawayfromus.Aswewalkedtogetherdownthehallthedoctorattemptedtocatchupwithus.Keepgoingsaidmywifepushingtheintravenous静脉注射的stand.We’regoingtotalktosomeonewhoreallyknowswhatisgoingon.Thensheheldupherhandtothedoctor.Don’tcomeanyclosertous.Thetwoofusmovedasone.Weescapedtothesafetyandhopeofadoctorwhodidnotconfusediagnosiswithconclusion.Icouldneverhavemadethatwalktowardwellnessalone.56.Fromthepassageweknow_____.A.hearingthatthehusbandwasnotgoingtomakeitthewifewentoutofhermind.B.thewife’sdecisionincrisis危机ledtothehusband’swellnessC.thehusbandwasdiagnosedwithcancerbymistakeD.thehusbandbecameweakerandweakerasaresultofthetreatmentconductedbythedoctor57.What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenwritingthepassage?A.Angry.B.Thankful.C.Excited.D.Sad58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thewifewasawomanhardtogetalongwith.B.Thedoctorwasadangerousman.C.ThewifelovedherhusbandverymuchD.ThehusbandwasamanwhobelievedeverythingwouldbeOK.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AHappyCoupleInCrisisB.StruggleWithCancerC.InCrisisBecomeAsOneD.Don’tBelieveTheDoctor

The92-year-oldthincalmandproudladywhoisfullydressedeachmorningbyeighto’clockeventhoughsheisnearlyblindmovedtoanursinghometoday.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedawaymakingthemovenecessary.Aftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthehallofthenursinghomeshesmiledsweetlywhentoldherroomwasready.AsshewalkedslowlytotheelevatorIprovidedatruedescriptionofhertinyroomincludingtheoldsheetsthathadbeenhungonherwindow.Iloveitshesaidwiththehappinessofaneight-year-oldhavingjustbeenpresentedwithanewpuppy.Mrs.Jonesyouhaven’tseentheroomjustwait.Thatdoesn’tmattershereplieD.HappinessissomethingyoudecideaheadoftimE.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisarrangeD.It’showIarrangedmyminD.Ihavealreadydecidedtoloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.EachdayisagiftandaslongasmyeyesopenI’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI’vestoredaway.ShewentontoexplainOldageislikeabankaccount.Youtakewhatyou’veputin.Somyadvicetoyouwouldbetoputinalotofhappinessinthebankaccountofmemories.Thankyouforyourpartinfillingmymemorybank.AndwithasmileshesaidAllmymemoriesarehappyones.Mrs.Joneswasalwayshappyinthenursinghomeandshediedattheageof108.56.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.isoneofMrs.Jones’childrenB.isarelativeofMrs.JonesC.worksinthenursinghomeD.istheownerofthenursinghome57.Theroominwhichtheoldladywilllive________.A.isverycomfortableB.isfairlybigC.isn’twellequippedD.isequippedwithnewfurniture58.Mrs.Joneswasveryhappywhentoldaboutherroombecauseshe________.A.couldn’tseewhatherroomwaslikeB.thoughtthenursinghomewasherhomeC.wouldhavetoliveinthenursinghomeD.hadalreadymadeuphermindtobehappy59.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMrs.Jones?A.ProuD.B.Cheerful.C.DeterminedD.Honest

AfatherinWuhannicknamedEagleDadforhiscontroversialparentingstylehasdismissedcritics'claimsthathepusheshis4-year-oldsontooharD.PoliceofficerWangShaoyancameunderthespotlightthismonthafterhischildtookpartinan18-kilometerraceintheHubeiprovincialcapital.Someparentsattackedhismethodsofextremephysicaltrainingwhileothersreactedstronglytohisadmissionthatheregularlyexposestheyoungstertocoldshowers.IjustwantmysontoreachhisfullpotentialWangsaidaddingthat4-year-oldsonnotonlyruns3kmeverydayhealsotakescoldshowersfromtimetotimetostrengthenhisbody'sresistanceandwillpower.Hehasnevertakenanysickleavefromkindergartenhesaidproudly.HoweversomeparentsfindhismethodstooextremE.I'mnotsurea4-year-oldispreparedforsuchintensetrainingsaidZhangRuxiaawomanwhogavebirthtotwoboysinOctoberinTianjin.Youcanhavegoodintentionstotrainyourchildatanearlyagebutyoualsohavetoconsiderwhetherhecantakeit.Wangrespondedbysayingchildrenaretooyoungtomakedecisionsanditisuptoparentstoleadthemontherightpath.Ireadmanymaterialsbeforeandthewholeprocessisstep-by-stepwithoutpushingorimposingonmysonWangsaiD.Thefathersaidhewasnotactingrashlybutfollowingascientificwayofeducation.Hesaidthedoubtsabouthismethodsreflectthedecliningstandardsofmoderneducation.ManypeopleinJapangivetheirchildrencoldshowerstooandnooneisfussingaboutithesaiD.ThetraditionalwayofeducationappliedbymostofhispeersmightnotnecessarilyhelpbringthebestoutofachildhesaiD.WangsaidinadditiontothephysicaltraininghehasalsolaidoutadetailedandparticularprogramtostrengthentheintelligenceofthechilD.IhavehiredsomeuniversitystudentstoexpandhisknowledgeinnaturalscienceswhileplayingthevideoforEnglish-languageteachingaswellhesaiD.31.ForwhatreasonwasWangmadeknowntothepublic?A.Heemployedsomecollegestudentstoteachhisson.B.HemadehiskidtakealongdistanceracE.C.Heexposedhis4-year-oldtocoldshowers.D.Heforcedhisyoungstertorun3kmeveryday.32.Whichstatementissupportedbytheparentswhoholdtheoppositeopinion?A.Extremephysicaltrainingcanexplorechildren'sfullpotentials.B.Takingcoldshowersregularlyisbeneficialforchildren'sdevelopment.C.It'suptoparentstoleadchildrenontherightpath.D.ThewaytoeducatechildrenshouldagreewiththeiragE.33.Whatdoesthephrasefussingaboutprobablymeaninthe8thparagraph?A.Mindingabout.B.Payingattentionto.C.Laughingat.D.Talkingabout.34.InEagleDad'sopinionhisextremeparentingwasquestionedbecause____.A.hedidn'ttakeitstepbystepinascientificwayB.thehighlytensework-outwasmisunderstoodC.moderneducationisnotchallengingenoughD.someparentswerejealousofhissuccess

LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinsidE.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemanding很费力的joB.Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollarsaysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatabout20percentofbookssoldweremysteries推理小说andmanybuyersspentmorethan$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhomE.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelatives亲戚andfromabank.Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.TheshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestorE.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincomesaysRicharD.Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.51.WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat.A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopracticeB.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealthC.hearttroublewasaseriousillnessD.theybothneededtostopworking52.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan.A.tostudyindustrialmanagementB.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooksC.todomarketresearchonbookbusinessD.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore53.Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.D.TheyfailedthoughtheyworkedharD.54.AccordingtoRichardthemainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis.A.topayfortheirchildren’seducationB.togettoknowmorewritersC.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo

In1955amannamedRaymondKrocenteredapartnership合伙withtwobrothersnamedMcdonalD.TheyoperatedapopularrestaurantinCaliforniawhichsoldfoodthatwaseasytoprepareandservequickly.HamburgersFrenchfriesandcolddrinkswerethemainfoodsonthelimitedmenu菜单.KrocopenedsimilareatingplacesunderthesamenameMcDonald’sandtheywereaquicksuccess.Helatertookoverthecompanyandtodayitisoneofthemostfamousandsuccessfulfast-foodchains连锁店inAmericaandtheworlD.Whywashisideasosuccessful?Probablythemostimportantreasonwasthathistiming时机wasright.Inthe1950smostmarriedwomenstayedhometokeephouseandtakecareoftheirchildren.Duringthe1960sthemovementforequality平等betweenmenandwomenandaneconomy经济thatneededmorefamiliestohavetwomoney-earnersresultedinmanywomenreturningtotheworkplacE.Thismeantthattheyhadlesstimeandenergytodohouseworksotheydependedmoreonfast-foodrestaurants.Singleparentsalsohavelittletimetospendinthekitchen.Peoplelivingalonebecauseofdivorce离婚orapreferenceforasinglelifestylealsodependonthistypeoffoodsincecookingforoneisoftenmoretroublethanitisworth.FastfoodisnotpartofthedietofallAmericans.Anotherofthe1960swascalledback-to-naturemovement.MoreandmoreAmericansbasedtheirdietsonnaturalfoods.Thispreferencefornaturalfoodscontinuestothisday.Theseproductscannowbefoundnotonlyinthespecialhealthfoodstorebutalsoinmanysupermarkets.65.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Americaneatinghabits.B.WhyAmericansprefernaturalfooD.C.HowandwhyHamburgersbecamesuccessful.D.Socialandeconomicchangeshavemucheffectonpeople’seatinghabits.66.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTareasonforRaymondKroc’ssuccess?A.Achangingeconomy.B.Women’sequalitymovement.C.Theback-to-naturemovement.D.HispartnershipwiththeMcDonaldbrothers.67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.1.naturalfoodscanalsobefoundinMcDonald’s2.manymarriedwomeninAmericareturnedtoworkinthe1950s3.McDonald’sfastfoodispopularamongtheyoung4.divorcecausedpeopletochangetheireatinghabits

Achildwhohasoncegotinterestedinatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanjustreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducehisownasanimprovementontheprintedtextaccordingtohischild’sactualsituationsomuchthebetter.Thereisachargemadeagainstsomefairytalesastheyprobablyharmchildrenbyfrighteningthemorleavingthemsadfeelings.Toproveitanexperimenthasbeendonetoshowthatchildrenwhohaveheardterriblefairystoriesoftenfeelmoreuneasythanthosewhohavenot.Asforfearstherearesomecaseswherechildrengettimid胆怯的bysomefairystory.OftenhoweverthisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionmayweakenthepainoffear.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthatthestoriesarenotobjectivelytrueandthatthosegiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotreallyexistsochildrenshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistoryinsteadofbeinggotfondofthestrangesideinfairytales.Thosewhoprefertocreatesuchstoriesaresopeculiar奇怪的thatitishardtoarguewiththem.Iftheircreativeexaggeration夸张weresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Notonceisafairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldbutnoteverychildiscleverenoughtobeawareofit.Parentsshouldchoosetheirchildren’sbed-timereadingmaterialswithmuchcarE.Onlythefairystoriescontainingpositiveeffectwillmakeacleverandcaringchildwithrichimagination.56.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasnomorethanajokeC.madesomechangesbyparentsD.setinthepresentsituation57.Accordingtothepassagewhenachildhearsaterriblefairystory______.A.hewillgetmoreinterestedB.greatfearcantakeplaceinhimC.hewilllikeittoberepeatedD.anexperimentisbeingdone58.ThewordsoundinParA.3canbeunderstoodas______.A.fashionableB.forgettableC.availableD.believable59.Theauthormentionssticksandtelephonestoprovethat______.A.fairystoriesareallmadeupB.fairytalesleadtomisunderstandingC.childrenarecheatedbyoldstoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren60.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat______.A.theyaremadeupfarfromthetruthB.theyaresofullofimaginationC.theyarenotinterestingatallD.theymakehistorydifficulttoteach61.Itmakessensethatparentschoosefairystorieswith______asbed-timereadingmaterials..A.formalprintingsB.creativescenesC.positiveeffectD.terriblecharacters

AsanyhousewiveswhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewiscarriedouthisstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisnothing.71.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems72.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusycontroltheloudnoisethechildrenmakeC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily73.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftennotallowedtocometothedinnertableD.findithardtogetalongwellwithotherchildren74.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorderC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife75.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner.

Theclassteacherthoughtthathobbieswereveryimportantforeverychild.Sheencouragedallherpupilstohaveoneandsometimesarrangedfortheirparentstocomeandseetheworktheyhaddoneasaresult.OneFridaymorningtheteachertoldtheclassthatthoseofthemwhohadahobbycouldhaveaholidaythatafternoontogetthethingstheyhadmadeaspartsoftheirhobbiesreadyfortheirparentstoseethefollowingafternoon.SoonFridayafternoonwhilethoseofthepupilswhohadnothingtoshowdidtheirusuallessonstheluckyoneswhohadmadesomethingwereallowedtogohomeonconditionthattheyreturnedbeforefiveo’clocktobringwhattheyweregoingtoshowandtoarrangethem.WhentheafternoonlessonsbegantheteacherwassurprisedtoseethatTommywasnotthere.Hewasthelaziestboyintheclassandtheteacherfounditdifficulttobelievethathehadahobby.HoweverataquartertofiveTommyarrivedwithabeautifulcollectionofbutterflies蝴蝶inglasscases.AfterhisteacherhadadmiredthemandhelpedhimtoarrangethemonatableintheclassroomshewassurprisedtoseeTommypickthemupagainandbegintoleave.WhatareyoudoingTommy?Sheasked.Thosethingsmustremainhereuntiltomorrowafternoon.That’swhentheparentsarecomingtoseethem.IknowtheyarecomingthenansweredTommyandIwillbringthembacktomorrowbutmybigbrotherdoesn’twantthemtobeoutofourhouseatnightincasetheyarestolen.Butwhathasitgottodowithyourbigbrother?askedtheteacherAren'tthebutterfliesyours?NoansweredTommy.Theybelongtohim.ButTommyyouaresupposedtoshowyourownhobbyherenotsomebodyelse’s!saidtheteacher.IknowthatansweredTommyMyhobbyiswatchingmybrothercollectingbutterflies.56.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ImportantHobbiesB.Tommy’sHobbyC.DifferentHobbiesD.HobbyofCollectingButterflies57.Theteacher________.A.askedherpupilstobringsomethingtheyhadmadethatSaturdayafternoonB.wascertainthatherpupilsweregoodatmakingthingssoshewantedtoshowthemtotheparents.C.invitedtheparentstocomeandseewhatthepupilshadmadeD.allowedthepupilswhohadhobbiesnottogotoclassthatFridayafternoon58.Afterreadingthepassagethereaderswilllaugh.Why?A.BecauseTommywassolazyaboy.B.BecausetheteacherknewsolittleaboutTommy.C.BecauseTommyhadmadenothingatall.D.BecauseTommyhadastrangeideaabouthobby.

Itwasnotyeteleveno’clockwhenaboatcrossedtheriverwithasinglepassengerwhohadobtainedhistransportationatthatunusualhourbypromisinganextrafarE.Whiletheyouthstoodonthelanding-placesearchinginhispocketsformoneytheferrymanliftedalanternbytheaidofwhichtogetherwiththenewlyrisenmoonhetookaveryaccuratesurveyofthestranger’sfigurE.Hewasayoungmanofbarelyeighteenyearsevidentlycountrybred长大的andnowasitseemedonhisfirstvisittotown.HewaswearingaroughgraycoatwhichwasingoodshapebutwhichhadseenmanywintersbeforethisonE.Thegarmentsunderhiscoatwerewellconstructedofleatherandfittedtightlytoapairofmuscularlegs;hisstockingsofblueyarnmusthavebeentheworkofamotherorsisterandonhisheadwasathree-corneredhatwhichinitsbetterdayshadshelteredthegrayerheadofthelad’sfather.Inhislefthandwasawalkingstickandhisequipmentwascompletedbyaleatherbagnotsoabundantlystockedastoinconveniencethestrongshouldersonwhichithung.Browncurlyhairwell-shaped-featuresbrightcheerfuleyeswerenature’sgiftsandworthallthatartcouldhavedoneforhisadornment装饰.TheyouthwhosenamewasRobinpaidtheboatmanandthenwalkedforwardintothetownwithalightstepasifhehadnotalreadytraveledmorethanthirtymilesthatday.AshewalkedhesurveyedhissurroundingsaseagerlyasifhewereenteringLondonorMadridinsteadofthelittlemetropolis都市ofaNewEnglandcolony.66.Whattimeoftheyearwasitinthisstory?A.Winter.B.Fall.C.Summer.D.Spring.67.TheboatmanwaswillingtotakeRobinacrosstheriverbecause________.A.hewasgoingtorowacrosstheriveranywayB.hesawthatRobinwasyoungandrichC.hewouldgiveextramoneyD.hefeltsorryforhimbecauseRobinlookedpoor68.ThestockingsthatRobinworewereobviously_________.A.wellwornB.veryexpensiveC.handmadeD.muchtoobig69.FromthetextwecanlearnthatRobinhadtraveled__________.A.fromLondonB.fromMadridC.fromanearbycityD.overthirtymiles70.AtwhattimeofdaydidRobincrosstheriver?A.Night.B.LateafternoonC.Midday.D.Morning.

FrankLloydWrightprobablyisthegreatestarchitectthattheUnitedStateshaseverproduceD.Hewasverygiftedandhadanaturalabilitytodesignbuildings.Hisbuildingswerenotonlybeautifulbuttheywerealsopracticalanduseful.Theyfittheirpurposesverywell.Wright’schurchesforexamplemakepeoplefeellikethinkingandpraying.HisofficebuildingsmakepeopleenjoyworkingandhishousesmakepeoplefeelcomfortableathomE.HoweverFankLloydWright’sbeautifulpracticalandusefulbuildingsarenottheonlyreasonthatheisfamous.Thereisanotherreason.FrankLloydWrightiscalledthegreatestAmericanarchitectbecausehestartedanAmericanstyleinarchitecturE.MostofthearchitectureintheUnitedStatesbeforeWrightwasreallyEuropeannotAmerican.Wright’sbuildingsdonotlooklikeoldEuropeanbuildings.TheyhavetheirownstylE.Wright’sideasaboutstylearestillusedintheUnitedStatesandinotherpartsoftheworlD.ThemostimportantideainFrankLloydWright’sStyleofArchitectureisthatabuildingmustfititspurposeandthelandaroundit.Hishousesareoftencalledgrass-landhousesbecausetheirlinesaresimilartothelinesonthegrasslanD.BoththelinesofthegrasslandandthelinesofWright’shouseareparallel平行的tothehorizontheplacewhereearthandskyseemtomeet.Theyarehorizontallines.MostEuropeanstylehousesincontrasthavemanyverticallinesthatform90°angleswiththehorizon.61.FrankLloydWright’sstyleinarchitecturewas_________.A.learnedfromsomeEuropeancountriesB.notonlylimitedtotheU.SC.nolongerpopularD.somewhatsimilartotheEuropeanstyle62.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecharacterofthehousesthatWrightdesigned?A.Theywereverylargeandbeautiful.B.TheywereverycomfortablE.C.Theycouldbeusedaschurches.D.TheywerebeautifulindesignbutnotpracticalinusE.63.What’sthemostimportantideainWright’sstyle?A.Architecturaldesignshouldmatchnaturalsurroundings.B.A.buildingmusthavegrasslandaroundit.C.AmericanstyleinarchitectshouldbedifferentfromtheEuropean’sD.DesignshouldbemoreimportantthanusE.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutWright’sgrass-landhouses?A.Thelinesofgrass-landhousesaresimilartolinesonthegrasslanD.B.Thelinesofgrass-landhousesarehorizontal.C.Thecolorofthelinesofgrass-landhousesisgreen.D.TheyaredifferentfromEuropeanstylehouses.65.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.A.TheDifferencesbetweentheAmericanandEuropeanStylesinArchitectureB.Grass-landhousesDesignedbyWrightC.HowtoMakeYourHousesMoreBeautifulD.TheInfluenceofWrightonAmericanArchitecture

ShortandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.Footballtenniscricket—anythingwitharoundballIwasuseless.hesaysnowwithalaugh.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.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders'journeytotheNorthPole________.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorersD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s

JoecametoNewYorkfromtheMiddleWestdreamingaboutpainting.DeliacametoNewYorkfromtheSouthdreamingaboutmusiC.JoeandDeliametinastudio.BeforelongtheyweregoodfriendsandgotmarrieD.Theyhadonlyasmallflattoliveinbuttheywerehappy.Theylovedeachotherandtheywerebothinterestedinart.Everythingwasfineuntilonedaytheyfoundtheyhadspentalltheirmoney.Deliadecidedtogivemusiclessons.Oneafternoonshesaidtoherhusband:JoeI’vefoundapupilageneral’sdaughter.Sheisasweetgirl.I’mtogivethreelessonsaweekandget$5alesson.ButJoewasnotglaD.Buthowaboutme?hesaiD.DoyouthinkI’mgoingtowatchyouworkwhileIplaywithmyart?NoIwanttoearnsomemoneytoo.JoeyouaresillysaidDeliA.Youmustkeepatyourstudies.Wecanlivequitehappilyon$15aweek.WellperhapsIcansellsomeofmypicturessaidJoE.Everydaytheypartedinthemorningandmetintheevening.A.weekpassedandDeliabroughthomefifteendollarsbutshelookedalittletireD.Clementinasometimesgetsonmynerves.I’mafraidshedoesn’tpracticeenough.Butthegeneralisthenicestoldman!IwishyoucouldknowhimJoE.AndthenJoetookeighteendollarsoutofhispocket.I’vesoldoneofmypicturestoamanfromPeoriahesaidandhehasorderedanother.I’msogladsaidDeliA.Thirty-threedollars!WeneverhadsomuchtospendbeforE.We’llhaveagoodsuppertonight.NextweekJoecamehomeandputanothereighteendollarsonthetablE.InhalfanhourDeliacameherrighthandinabandagE.What’sthematterwithyourhand?saidJoE.Delialaughedandsaid:Ohafunnythinghappened!ClemantinagavemeaplateofsoupandspilledsomeofitonmyhanD.Shewasverysorryforit.Andsowastheoldgeneral.ButwhyareyoulookingatmelikethatJoe?WhattimethisafternoondidyouburnyourhandDelia?Fiveo’clockIthink.Theiron-Imeanthesoup-wasreadyaboutfiveWhy?DeliacomeandsitheresaidJoE.Hedrewhertothecouchandsatbesideher.WhatdoyoudoeverydayDelia?Doyoureallygivemusiclesson?Tellmethetruth.Shebegantocry.Icouldn’tgetanypupilsshesaidSoIgotaplaceinalaundryironingshirts.ThisafternoonagirlaccidentallysetdownanirononmyhandandIgotabadburn.ButtellmeJoehowdidyouguessthatIwasn’tgivingmusiclessons?It’sverysimplesaidJoE.IknewallaboutyourbandagesbecauseIhadtosendthemupstairstoagirlinthelaundrywhohadanaccidentwithahotiron.YouseeIworkintheengine-roomofthesamelaundrywhereyouwork.Andyourpictures?DidyousellanytothatmanfromPeoria?WellyourgeneralwithhisClemantinaisaninventionandsoismymanfromPeoria.AndthentheybothlaugheD.56.TosupportthefamilyDeliaworkedas.A.atutorB.amusicteacherC.anartistD.alaundryassistant57.Ithappenedthat.A.amanfromPeorialikedJoe’spicturesB.Deliaearned$15dollarsaweekeasilyC.thecoupleworkedatthesamelaundryD.Clemantinaandthegeneralwerekind58.WhohurtDelia’shand?A.ThegeneralB.ClemantinaC.HerselfD.A.girl59.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.A.ClemantinawasaninventionofthegeneralB.ClemantinawasaninventionofthemanfromPeoriaC.therewerenosuchmenasthegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoriaD.thegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoriawerethecouple’sclients60.Thecouple’sattitudetowardseachotheris.A.faithfulB.honestC.ashamedD.heartbreaking

WhenTomfinishedhisstudiesattheuniversity大学hebegantolookaroundforajoB.HedidnotknowwhathewouldliketodobutoneofhisuncleshadworkedforthegovernmentforthirtyyearsandheadvisedTomtotrytogetajobofthesamekindsohewentforanexamoneday.HewassuccessfulandhisfirstjobwasinalargegovernmentofficeinLondon.WhenTomhadbeenworkingthereforafewweekshisunclecametovisitthefamilyoneSaturdayevening.Hewaspleasedthathisnephew侄子hadgotajobworkingforthegovernmentandheaskedhimalotofquestionsaboutit.OneofthequestionsheaskedwasHowmanypeopleworkinyourdepartment部门Tom?TheyoungmanthoughtforafewmomentsandthenansweredAbouthalfofthemUncleJim.46.Whenhegraduated毕业fromuniversityTomwasnot________.A.interestedingettinganyinformationfromthegovernmentB.lookingforagood-payingjobwithexcellenthoursC.goodatmakingdecisionsD.verygoodatscience47.WhatdidTomthinkofhisuncle’sadvice?A.Hedidnotlikeit.B.HethoughtitwasgoodC.Herefusedtotakeit.D.Hewasunabletofollowit.48.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthestory?A.Theexamtiredhim.B.TheresultwasbaD.C.Hedidn’twanttotakepartintheexam.D.HepassedtheexamandgotajobinagovernmentofficE.49.Theunclewantedtofindout________.A.whathisnephewwasdoingB.howhisnephewwasgettingonwithhisjobC.whetherhisnephewcouldunderstandhimornotD.whathisnephewhadexpected50.InfactTom’sanswermeansthat__________.A.thepeopleworkinginthegovernmentofficewereinmanygroupsandtheyworkedinturnB.AllthegovernmentworkerswereworkinghardC.onlyhalfofthegovernmentworkerswenttoworkontimeD.thegovernmentofficehadmorepeoplethanneeded

Grandfathersand3-year-oldboysarenaturalbuddies.OnthisparticulardayinMaythegrandfatherwaspleasedtohavethecompanyofhisbestlittlepalwhenplantingthevegetablegarden.Forawhiletheboyseemedtolikeittoo.HissmallfingerswerejusttherightsizetopickuptinyseedsanddropthemintoGranddad’smadeholes.Theywereagreatteam.Butbeforelongtheboybecamerestlessanddirectedhisangerattheseedsthemselves.What’sthisoneGranddad?Beets甜菜.UghIhatebeets.Wellthenlet’sdothepumpkininsteaD.Yuck.Ireallyhatepumpkin.Okaybuddy.Whatwouldyouliketoplant?Howabout...doughnuts油炸圈饼?JustintimethegrandfatherstoppedhimselffromsayingtherewasnosuchthingasadoughnutseeD.Lookingattheunhappylittlefacehesuddenlygotaninspiration.WaitaseconD.Ihavetogoinsideandgettherightseeds.Granddadreturnedwithahandfulofseeds.Heandthesmallboysolemnlyplantedtheminaspecialcornerofthevegetablegarden.Weekslaterwhentherealseedsbegantobreakthroughthesoiltheboybecamedelightedwiththetinyseedlings.HespentmanyafternoonshelpingGranddadwaterandhoeandwatchthemgrow.Andwhenthefirstbabyvegetableswereharvestedhelikedthemafterall.Forweeksheforgotallaboutthedoughnuts.ButthenonedayatlunchhesaidGranddadwhathappenedtoourdoughnuts?Howcometheydidn’tgrow?Granddadpausedamoment.Wellyouknowdoughnutsaretricky.Someyearswhenyouplantthemyougetlotsofdoughnuts.Hesighedsadly.Butotheryearsallthatcomesuparetheholes.48.Thewordbuddiesinthefirstsentenceprobablymeans_____.A.theoldandtheyoungB.gardenersorfarmersC.friendsorpartnersD.teammatesorclassmates49.Fromthefirsthalfofthepassagewecanlearnthattheboy_______.A.doesn’tlikevegetablesB.hatesplantinganythingC.doesn’tlikeplayingwithhisgranddadD.hatesplantingvegetablesbecauseofhissmallhands50.Theboybecameinterestedinthevegetableslaterbecause_______.A.helikedthemfromtheverybeginningB.thosevegetableswerethekindshelikedC.hisgranddadadvisedhimtodosoD.theywerethefruitsofhisownlabour

Joeyisloyalencouragingandself-sacrificingalwaysputtingothers’interestsaheadofhisown.Heisahardworkerwhoalsolovestorunandplay.Inshorthe’sanidealfriendandaheroiccharacter.Hereisthething:JoeyisahorsewhoappearsasthemaincharacterinStevenSpielberg’snewfilmWarHorse.ItisbasedonMichaelMorpurgo’s1982novelwhichalsocausedthesame-titledTonyAwardswinningplay.ThefilmfollowsthesagaofJoeyaracehorsethat’strainedforfarmworkunderthelovingcareofAlbertJeremyIrvineafterAlbert’sdrunkfatherTedPeterMullanoverpaysfortheanimalatauction拍卖会.ThentheWorldWarItearsAlbertandJoeyapart.JoeyissoldintothewareffortfortheBritishandstartshisepisodicadventuresinEuropE.Whilethatfilmshockedwithhorrificscenesofbleedingitreliedonacompanyofeasily-describedcharactersandafocusedstorylinetopresentheroicthemes.LikeSavingPrivateRyanWarHorseclingstoaseriesofcharactersnotonlyAlbertbutalsoBritishofficersFrenchciviliansandGermansoldierswhodisplaycourageinthefaceofdanger.EveryonewhocomesincontactwithJoeyiseitheralreadyintouchwiththeirinnerangelorisquicklymovedtobecomemorehumanE.Althoughnoneofthiscoversthefactthatwe’veseenthisstuffelsewherebeforethelovelysentimentwillstealyourheart.AndtheemotionalsignatureofSpielbergcanbefeltasheestablishestherelationshipbetweentheboyandthehorseandthemoodofthepiece–therewillbetears.ThereforecallingthisbeautifuldramaticallyincompletefilmSavingPrivateJoeyisentirelyjustifiablE.56.IncommonwithSavingPrivateRyanthefilmWarHorse_________.A.isfullofterrifyingscenesofbleedingandkillingB.receivedthetitleofTonyAwardsWinningPlayC.coversalotofcharactersD.tellsthestoryhappeningintheSecondWorldWar57.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WarHorseisbasedonthesame-titlednovelbyStevenSpielberg.B.Joeyisaheroiccharacterbecausehesavedmanypeople’slives.C.AlbertsoldJoeyintothewareffortforEuropE.D.JoeycametoAlbert’scareafterTedpaidalotofmoneyforit.58.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundingmean?A.astonishingB.confusingC.satisfyingD.disappointing59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Joey─aheroicracehorseB.AlbertandJoeyC.SavingPrivateJoeyD.Spielberg’sJoey

LongagoinasmalltowntherewasaplaceknownastheHouseof1000Mirrors.A.smallhappylittledoglearnedofthisplaceanddecidedtovisit.Whenhearrivedhebounced跳happilyupthestairstothedoorwayofthehousE.HelookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistailwaggingasfastasitcoulD.Tohisgreatsurprisehefoundhimselfstaringat1000otherhappylittledogswiththeirtailswaggingjustashis.Hesmiledagreatsmileandwasansweredwith1000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.AsheleftthehousehethoughttohimselfThisisawonderfulplacE.Iwillcomebackandvisitoften.InthissamevillageanotherlittledogwhowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstonedecidedtovisitthehousE.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandhunghisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1000unfriendlylookingdogsstaringbackathimhegrowledatthemandwashorrifiedtosee1000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.AshelefthethoughttohimselfThisisahorribleplaceandIwillnevergobackthereagain.Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefacesofthepeopleyoumeet?41.Whywasthefirstdogsurprisedwhenheenteredthehouse?A.Becausehedidn’texpecttoseesomanyhappydogs.B.Becausehedidn’tknowtherewere1000mirrorsinthehousE.C.BecausehewasalwaysinamixedmooD.D.Becausehesawsomanydogssmilingathim.42.Whydidthefirstdoglikethehouse?A.Becausetherewere1000mirrorsinthehousE.B.BecausehethoughthecouldkeephimselfwarminthehousE.C.Becausehelikedeverythingpresentedtohim.D.BecausehefelthewaswelcomeherE.43.Theunderlinedwordgrowlprobablymeans______.A.makeanunfriendlynoiseB.smileC.sayhelloD.stare44.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.A.SmallhappyLittleDogB.TheHouseof1000MirrorsC.TheWonderfulPlaceandtheHorriblePlacE.D.TwoLittleDogs

Mymotherlovesflowers.Assoonaswarmweathercomesaroundyouwillfindherplantingwateringandweedingovereverything.Formanyyearswelivednextdoortoeachotherandshespentasmuchtimeinmygardenasshedidherown.Aftertheflowersbecameplentifuleachsummershewouldcutcolorfulbouquets花束toenjoyinsidethehouse－bothhersandminE.Iwouldoftencomehomefromworkandfindabeautifularrangement布置offreshflowersonmycoffeetablE.ShortlybeforeChristmasoneyearalocalflowershopofferedabouquetamonthspecial.Itseemedtobeagreatwaytothankherforalloftheflowersshehadgivenmethroughtheyears.AftertheholidaysinearlyJanuaryIdrovehertotheflowershoptopickupherfirstmonth’sbouquet.Thesmallfreshcolorfulbouquetwouldhardlyfillasmallvase花瓶.Iwassoembarrassed尴尬的.HoweverafterwereturnedhomeshebegantoarrangetheflowersshehadreceiveD.MomI’msorryItoldher.Ican’tbelievehowskimpythatbouquetis.ShelookedatmeandsmileD.It’sOkayshesaiD.ItallowsmetobetterenjoythebeautyofeachonE.Mom’swordshelpedmetorealizesomethingbiggerandmoreimportant－whenwehavetoomanygoodthingsweoftenfailtoenjoythebeautyofeachonE.ThanksMomforhelpingmeunderstandthatlessissometimesmorE.56.AccordingtoParagraph1whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theauthor’smotherputfreshflowersontheauthor’scoffeetablE.B.TheauthorusedtobuysomefreshflowersonherwayhomE.C.Theauthor’smotherusuallyboughtflowersforherdaughter.D.Theauthorandhermothersharedabeautifulgarden.57.Theauthorboughthermotherflowersto________.A.celebratethecomingChristmasB.expressthanksforallhermother’sdoneC.bringmoreflowerstohermother’sgardenD.arrangehermother’snewhouse58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorcouldn’taffordabigbouquet.B.Themotherwasnothappywhenreceivingthebouquet.C.Theauthorwouldpickupanotherbouquetthenextmonth.D.Themotherwouldsendbackthebouquettotheflowershop.59.TheunderlinedwordskimpyinParagraph4means________.A.beautifulB.colorfulC.cheapD.small

Iappreciatehowbikingtoworkallowsmetobeoutsideforatleastasmallpartofmyday.I’maseniorprogramdirector.IfIdidn’tbiketoworkI’dspendmyweekdaysalmostentirelyindoors—undergroundtunnel.OnthebikeIgettreesairandagreatwaytogettoknowcityneighborhoods.OfcourseIalsogetbadweatherandcitytraffiC.Butit’sworththetrade-off.Theweather’snotoftenbadandrainandsnowhavetheircharms.I’vebeencyclingtoworksincethelate1990s.Istartedwhenthecitywasdoingsomeconstructioninthesubwaysandreroutingpassengerswhichwouldhavelengthenedmytripconsiderably.Itriedridingmysister-in-law’sbiketoworkonedayandlikeditsoIboughtmyown.EventhoughIhadn’tbikedsinceIwasachildIgotbackintoitrightaway.Ibikeduringallfourseasons.InsummerIwearshortsandaT-shirtandcarryamessengerbagovermyshoulderformylunchandanythingelseIneeD.OnceattheofficeIchangeintobusiness-casualclothes.InwinterIwearlayersandathinhatundermyhelmet.A.coldwinterdaycanbethebesttimetobeonabicyclE.Whentheairisclearfreeofoppressivesummerhazethecitycanlookbeautiful.Bikingtoworkalsocomesinhandyduringtheworkdayitself.Ihavearack网架onthebackofmybikethataccommodatespanniersthatallowmetopickupgroceries.Duringworkhoursacolleaguewilloccasionallyneedtosendorretrievedocumentsbymessenger.IfIhavethetimeIvolunteer.Pedaling30blocksandbackisanicewaytotakeabreakfromwork—andtosavetheofficeafewbucksonmessengerfees.I’msurethatsomepeoplethinkingmymodeoftransportationmightbeafraidofMidtowntraffiC.I’mnohero;Idon’twanttogethurtridingtowork.Itjusttakestimegettingusedtoit.There’sariskbutalltravelhasrisks.They’reworthittomE.60.Whichisthereasonfortheauthorcyclingtowork?A.TosavemoneyB.ToloseweightC.TosmelltherosesoutsideD.Toprotecttheenvironment61.Whatmadetheauthorbegantorideabiketowork?A.TheauthorboughthisownbikE.B.Hissister-in-lawlenthimabikE.C.Therewerefewbikesonthestreetthen.D.Thesubwayconstructioninthecitywasunderway.62.Theunderlinedphrasecomeinhandymostprobablymeans______?A.usefulB.availableC.valuableD.economical63.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorimpliesthat_______.A.Heisnotahero.B.Hewillgooncyclingtowork.C.Alltravelhasrisks.D.HeisafraidofMidtowntraffiC.

EverytimeLionelMessibreaksarecorditseemsappropriatetocomparehimtothelegendsthatcamebeforehim.In2012herewrotesoccerhistoryonmultipleoccasionsandhislatestrecordcamewhenhescoredhis86thgoalofthecalendaryearbreakingGerdMuller’spreviousmarkbeforewrappinguptheyearwith91goals.AllstatisticsindicatethatMessiiscurrentlythebestplayerintheworldandthathewillgodowninhistoryasthetopfootballerofhisgeneration.Butwhenheisjudgedagainstall-timegreatslikePeleandDiegoMaradonahestillhasworktodo.Wedon’tknowwhethertheBarcelonastrikerwillhaveanotheryearinwhichherecordsmorethan90goalsbuthemuststillsustain维持asimilarlevelofproductionforthenextseveralseasons.MessihasalreadytakenpartinthreeofBarcelona’svictoriousChampionsLeague冠军联赛campaignsandheplayedanimportantroleintwoofthem.Inordertofirmlyestablishhimselfasthegreatestclubfootballplayerinhistoryhemustwinthetournamentafewmoretimes.MostimportantlytheArgentine阿根廷人needstowinontheinternationalstagE.RegardlessofwhatMessidoesforBarcelonahislegacywillbeincompleteifhecannotwintheWorldCupwithArgentinA.BothPeleandMaradonaledtheircountriestothetopofinternationalsoccerduringtheircareersandMessi’sperformancesforhiscountryhavebeenseverelydisappointing.Whilehewasstillateenagerin2006—andhislackluster平淡的showingisexcusableduetohisyouth—hecannotbrushoffthedisappointmentthatcharacterizedArgentina’sperformancein2010.Butthe4-0losstoGermanyinthe2010WorldCupQuarterFinalseemstohavesparkedMessi.Hescored12timesforArgentinalastyearandthenextWorldCupcouldfinallybeMessi’sbreakoutperformanceinblueandwhitestripes.Duetoallofhisaccomplishmentsitiseasytoforgetthattheextraordinaryfootballerisjust25yearsolD.Ifhecanavoidinjuryorlengthyslumps低潮状态untilhisspeedandskillsstarttodeclineduetoagehemaycontinuetobreakrecordsandwintrophies.56.WhatwillMessihavetodoinordertobecompleteinhissoccercareer?A.HemustwintheWorldCupwithArgentinA.B.Hemustwinthetournamentafewmoretimes.C.HemustdefeatPeleandMaradonA.D.Hemustavoidinjuryorlengthyslumps.57.HowwasMessi’sperformancein2010Worldcup?A.ExcellentB.InspiringC.DisappointingD.Normal.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Messihasfirmlyestablishedhimselfasthegreatestclubsoccerplayerinhistory.B.MessiwilltryhisbesttowinthenextWorldCupwithArgentinA.C.Messicanavoidinjuryandlengthyslumpstobreakrecordsandwintrophies.D.PeleandMaradonaledtheircountriestothetopofinternationalsoccerduringtheircareers.59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LionelMessitheBestSoccerPlayerofAllTime?B.LionelMessitheGreatestSoccerPlayerinHistory.C.BarcelonaandLionelMessi.D.WorldCupandLionelMessi.

Eight–year–oldJesseAbrogatewasplayinginthesealateoneeveninginJuly2001whena7–footbullsharkattackedhimandtoreoffhisarm.Jesse’sunclejumpedintotheseaanddraggedtheboytoshorE.Theboywasnotbreathing.Hisauntgavehimmouth–to–mouthresuscitation人工呼吸whilehisunclerangtheemergencyservices.Prettysoonahelicopterarrivedandflewtheboytohospital.ItwasamuchquickerjourneythanthejourneybyroaD.Jesse’suncleVanceFolsenzierranbackintototheseaandfoundthesharkthathadattackedhisnephew.Hepickedthesharkupandthrewitontothebeach.A.coastguardshotthefishfourtimesandalthoughthisdidnotkillittheshark’sjawsrelaxedsothattheycouldopenthemandreachdownintoitsstomachandpullouttheboy’sarm.AttheBaptistHospitalinPensacolaDrIanRogersspentelevenhoursreattachingJesse’sarm.Itwasacomplicatedoperationhesaidbutwewerelucky.Ifthearmhadn’tbeenrecoveredintimewewouldn’thavebeenabletodotheoperationatall.WhatImeanisthatiftheyhadn’tfoundthesharkwellthenwewouldn’thavehadachancE.AccordingtolocalparkrangerJackTomosvicsharkattacksarenotthatcommon.Jessewasjustunluckyhesayseveningistheshark’sfeedingtimE.AndJessewasinareawithoutlifeguards.ThiswouldneverhavehappenedifhehadbeeninareawhereswimmingisalloweD.WhenreportersaskedJesse’sunclehowhehadhadthecouragetofightasharkherepliedIwasmadandyoudosomestrangethingswhenyou’remaD.56.Whatwastheboydoingwhentheaccidenthappened?A.Feedingahungryshark.B.JumpingintotheroughseA.C.DraggingaboytotheshorE.D.SwimminginadangerousareA.57.Inwhichwaydidtheboy’sunclehelpwiththeoperation?A.Byfindinghislostarm.B.Byshootingthefish.C.Byflyinghimtohospital.D.Byblowingintohismouth.58.Howwashisuncleintimeofdanger?A.Careful.B.BravE.C.OptimistiC.D.Patient.

TwomenAlanandHenrybothseriouslyillsharedahospitalroom.Alanwasallowedtositupinhisbedandhisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonlywindow.Henryhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.Thementalkedforhoursoftheirwivesfamiliestheirhomesandtheirjobs.AndeveryafternoonwhenAlaninthebednexttothewindowcouldsituphewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldseE.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Loverswalkedarminarmamongflowers.TreesandskylinecouldbeseeninthedistancE.AshedescribedallthisHenryontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyesandimaginethescenE.OnewarmafternoonAlandescribedaparade游行passingby.AlthoughHenrycouldnothearthebandhecouldseeitinhisminD.Unexpectedlyanalienthoughtenteredhishead:whyshouldhehaveallthepleasureofseeingeverythingwhileInevergottoseeanything?Itdoesn’tseemfair.Henryfeltashamedatfirst.Butasthedayspassedandhemissedseeingmoresighthisenvygrewandsoonlethimdown.Hebegantofindhimselfunabletosleep.Heshouldbebythatwindow—andthatthoughtnowcontrolledhislifE.Lateonenightashelaystaringattheceiling.Alanbegantocough.Hewaschoking.Henrywatchedinthedimroomasthestrugglingmantriedhardtoreachforthebuttontocallforhelp.Listeningfromacrosstheroomhenevermovedneverpushedhisownbuttonwhichwouldhavebroughtthenurserunning.Inlessthanfiveminutesthecoughingandchokingstoppedalongwiththesoundofbreathing.Nowtherewasonlysilence—deathlysilencE.AssoonasitseemedappropriateHenryaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.ThenursewashappytomaketheswitchandaftermakingsurehewascomfortableshelefthimalonE.Slowlypainfullyhestruggledtotakehisfirstlook.Finallyhewouldhavethejoyofseeingitallhimself.Helookedoutbutfacedablackwall.51.Judgingfromthepassagethemeaningoftheunderlinedwordalienis______.A.disappointingB.suddenC.newD.strange52.WhatfinallyhappenedtoAlan?A.Hewasmovedtoanotherroom.B.HedieD.C.HeswitchedhisbedwithHenry.D.Hewasverysick.53.Henrywhohadhisbedswitchedhadexpected_____.A.toseetheblackwallB.tofeelthejoyofseeingtheoutsideworldC.tofeelthejoyofbreathingfreshairD.toseemorethanAlan54.WhichofthefollowingwordscouldbeusedtodescribeAlan?A.Kind-heartedandimaginativeB.Well-informedandhumorousC.TalkativeandfunnyD.Cold-heartedandindifferent

Isentmyfirste-mailwhenIwas17.IdiscoveredGoogle5yearslater.TodayIusetheInternetallthetimE.WhenIwasakidIneverimaginedthatIwouldonedaysendmessagesusingacomputerthatfitsinmybackpack.Yourexperienceisprobablyverydifferent.Kidsarenowlivinginavirtual虚拟的worldsayspsychologistPatriciaGreenfielD.She’sdirectoroftheChildren’sDigitalMediaCenterattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles.ScientistshavebeguntowonderwhethertheInternetisgoodorbadforkids.Nearly90percentof12-to-17-year-oldsintheUnitedStatesusetheInternetaccordingtoonerecentsurveyandabouthalfofthesekidsuseiteveryday.Theyvisitchatroomsandsende-mails.TheygotoWebsitstogetinformationforhomework.Asdigitaltechnologyinfluencesthelivesofyoungpeoplemoreandmorescientistshavebeguntowonder:IstheInternetgoodorbadforkids?It’simpossibletoanswerthatquestionbecausetheInternetinvolvessomanythingssaysJustineCassellamediaexpertatNorthwesternUniversity.Theyincludenetworkedcomputergamesnewsaboutpoliticsinstantmessagingande-mailstoyourgrandmother.Toaddtotheuncertaintymoreandmorestudiesshowthattheonlineworldcanbehelpfulinsomewaysanddangerousinothers.Itcanbebothaneducationalresourceandforexampleahidingplaceforkidnappers.ThebottomlineGreenfieldsaysisthattheInternetisaverypowerfultoolthatcanbeusedequallyforeveryonE.68.WhatpercentageofAmerican12-to-17-year-oldsusetheInterneteveryday?A.About45%.B.About50%.C.About80%.D.About90%.69.Scientiststhinkthat_____________.A.theInternetisquitegoodforallthepeopleB.theInternetisbadforthechildrenC.it’snoteasytosaywhethertheInternetisbadorgoodD.it’seasytostoppeoplefromusingtheInternet70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A.moreandmorescientistsagreetostudytheInternetB.theInternetwillbecomemoreandmorepopularinthefutureC.wecanleadagoodlifeifwecanusetheInternetintherightwayD.studentsshouldn’tbeallowedtousetheInternetathome

GinnyRuffnerisoneofthebest-knownglassartistsintheUnitedStates.Herone-of-a-kindpiecesarecolorfuldetailedandoftenhumorous.Overtheyearsshebecamefamousforamethodcalledlampworkingalsoknownasflameworking.Itinvolvesusingatorchtomeltandshapetheglassinsteadofblowingonit.GinnyRuffneralmostdiedinathree-caraccidentin1991.NoonethoughttheSeattle-basedartistwouldeverwalkortalkagain.Anaward-winning优等的filmdocumentaryexploresthatperiodofherlifE.It'sscarywhenyoucan'ttalkyoucan'tdo...allyourlifE.saidRuffner.Ms.Ruffnerwasinacoma昏迷forfiveweeksandawheelchairforfiveyears.Butsheovercameherinjuries.Andalthoughshestillhasdifficultywalkingandtalkingshehaswilledherselfbacktowork.NowshehasateamthathelpsbringherdreamtolifE.Herteamrecentlyfinishedaneightpointfivemeter-highflowerpotmadeofsteelandaluminum.ItisnowindowntownSeattlE.Ms.RuffnerwasrecentlyhonoredinWashingtonDC.TheRenwickGallerypresentedaspecialshowingofthefilmANotSoStillLifetheGinnyRuffnerStory.Ms.Ruffnersaysithasbeenalongbattlebutthehardestparthasnotbeenthephysicalproblems.IhatebeingtakenforgrantedbeingignoreD.ThewayItalkpeopleassumethatI'meitherreallyoldorkindofretarded智力迟钝的andthatissofrustrating.Butsheisfirm.ShesaysFortunatelyI'vedonealotofstuffinmylifesoIknowthatthebestthingistobeopentothemysterywhoknowswhatgreatthingswillhappen.I'msurethey'remanymoretocomE.GinnyRuffner'sartcanbeseeninmorethanfortymuseumsaroundtheworlD.Herworkandherlifecontinuetomotivatepeopleofallages.61.WithinfiveyearsafteracaraccidentGinnyRuffner_____.A.wasunconsciousofeverythingB.hadtroublewalkingandtalkingC.gotoverinjuriescompletelyD.wentbacktoherwork62.Fromthispassagewecanlearn_____.A.GinnyRuffnerfinishedaneightpointfivemeter-highflowerpotmadeofsteelandaluminumhimselfB.TheRenwickGallerymadehimathefilmdocumentaryANotSoStillLifetheGinnyRuffnerStory.C.GinnyRuffner'sartisshowninmorethanfortymuseumsintheUnitedStatesD.GinnyRuffner’sstoryhasencouragedpeopletodowhattheywantto63.WhatwasthemostdifficulttoacceptforGinnyRuffner?A.ThephysicaldisabilitiesB.BeingconsideredoldandstupidityC.BeinglookeddownuponD.Beingmistakenasauselessman64.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_____.A.A.NewExhibitofBrightLifeB.TheLifeofaGlassArtistC.A.NewproductofaglassartistD.TheIntroductionofaGreatGlassArtist65.FromthispassagewecanknowGinnyRuffneris_____.A.determinedandoptimisticB.ambitiousandstubbornC.hopefulandenergeticD.devotedandactive

LikeallothermotherswhohavesmallchildrenItoohavetostealtime-frommyownchildrenathomeandfromthechildrenwhoknowmeastheirteacher-justtoputafewwordsdownonpaper.ManytimesI'vewantedtowriteformyselfforotherwomenformyparentsformyhusbandandespeciallyformychildren.Iwouldhavelikedtoleavealegacy遗产ofwordsexplainingwhatithasmeanttohavetwins.Onereasonthatthereisnotagreatdealwrittenaboutbeingamotherofanewbabyisthatthereisseldomamomenttothinkofanythingelsebutthebaby'sneeds.WithtwinsIdidnothaveasparehandtowritewith.BeforemytwinswerebornmydayswerelongandIhadnothingtowriteabout.Afterthetwins'birthIdidhavesomethingtowriteaboutbutIfoundmyselffacingnotapenandpaperbutmilkbottles.Somenightsfriendswouldvisit.Theywouldleaveat11p.m.headingforbedandforusthenightwasonlyjustbeginning.Withtwinsthereisreallynonight.EachfeedinglastsalongtimE.At1:00A.m.eachofthemwouldbegincryingfromhunger.At4:00amwhenIfinallyputthemdownIfeltexhausteD.Twoyearshavepassedsincethenandwe'vemanagedtolivethroughitall.Mydaysarestillveryfullandevennowthereisn'toneeveningwhenIputthetwinsdownforthenightthatIdon'thaveabreak.Atlastalittletimeformyself.26.Whendidthewriterhavetimebutshedidn'tfeellikewritinganything?A.Beforethebirthofhertwins.B.Whenshefacedbottlesofmilk.C.AfterherfriendsvisitedherhomE.D.Whenshehadtothinkaboutthebabies'needs.27.Whatdoesthewritermainlywriteabout?A.HerroleasawifE.B.Herworkasawriter.C.Herexperienceasamother.D.Herfeelingasawoman.28.Whydidthewritersaythenightwasjustbeginninginthe4thparagraph?A.BecauseherfriendsleftherhousetoolatE.B.Becauseshestartedtotakecareofthetwinsevenatnight.C.Becauseherbabiesoftencriedandshewokeup.D.Becauseshecouldnotsleeptillfourinthemorning.29.Thispassageisprobablyfroman______.A.blogB.newspaperC.guidebookD.advertisement30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriterwasunhappybecauseofnotimeforwriting.B.Thewritercaredherbabiesmorethanherowninterests.C.Thewriterhatedtobeamotheroftwins.D.Thewritercouldstealalittletimeatnight.

Oncetherewasan11-year-oldboywhowentfishingwithhisfatherinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelakE.Onthedaybeforebass巴斯鱼seasonopenedtheywerefishingearlyintheeveningcatchingotherfishwithworms.Thentheboytiedonasmallsilverlure鱼饵andputitintothelakE.SuddenlyhefeltthatsomethingverybigpullingonthelurE.Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfullybroughtthefishbesidethebank.Finallyheliftedthetiredfishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseenbutitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthebigfish.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedathiswatch.Itwas10p.m.—twohoursbeforetheseasonopeneD.Helookedatthefishthenattheboy.You’llhavetoputitbacksonhesaiD.Dad!criedtheboy.Therewillbeotherfishsaidhisfather.Notasbigasthisonecriedtheboy.HelookedaroundthelakE.Nootherfishermenorboatswereinsightinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthemnorcouldanyoneeverknowwhattimehehadcaughtthefishtheboycouldtellfromhisfather’svoicethatthedecisioncouldn’tbechangeD.Hethrewthehugebassintotheblackwater.ThebigfishdisappeareD.Theboythoughtthathewouldneveragainseesuchabigfish.Thatwas34yearsago.TodaytheboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.HeoftentakeshisownsonanddaughterstofishatthesameplacE.Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchalargefishastheonehegotthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish...againandagain...everytimehehasanethical道德的decisiontomakE.Forashisfatherhadtaughthimethicsaresimplemattersofrightandwrong.Itisonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.68.Whathappenedwhenthebigfishturnedouttobeabass?A.Theboyandhisfatherdiscussedwhattodowiththebigfish.B.Theboythrewthebassbackintothewaterwillingly.C.ThefatherlitamatchinordertocheckthetimE.D.TheyworriedotherfishermenmaydiscoverwhattheyhaddonE.69.Fromthetextweknowthatthefather_________.A.didn’tlovehissonB.alwaysdisagreedwithhissonC.dislikedthehugefishD.wasfirmandstubborn70.Howdidtheboyfeelwhenthehugebasswasthrownintothewater?A.ExciteD.B.EmbarrasseD.C.DisappointeD.D.AnnoyeD.71.Thesuccessfularchitectwentfishingwithhischildrenatthesameplacebecause_________.A.theymightcatchabigfishthereB.hewastaughtanimportantlessonthereC.itwasamostpopularfishingspotD.theirchildrenenjoyedfishingthere

Awomanwasinahurrytogototheairport.Shetoldthecabdrivertodrivequickly.ShewassoabsorbedinherownthoughtsthatshewasnotawaretheyweregoingbyadifferentroutE.SuddenlyamangotinsidethecaB.Hetookherhandbagwhereshehadplacedhervisapassportandallhermoneyforthetrip.Thedriverwhowasincahootswiththerobberleftherinthemiddleofthatdarkstreet.Shecursedtheworldforbeingsomeantoherandthoughthowunluckyshewasinthatsituation.Thatverysamenightsheheardsomeshockingnews.Tearsfloweddownherface.Flight230whichwastheplanethatshewassupposedtohaveboardedhadcrashed.Ifshehadnotlostherpreciousbelongingsshecouldhavelostsomethingfarmoreimportant—herlife.Sometimesbadthingsreallyhappen.Welosemoneyfailourexamsorarerejectedbyothers.Therearetimeswhennothingseemstogoourway.Sowhatshouldwedoaboutit?Shouldwebedisappointed?TheanswerisaresoundingNo!Wemustgetridofallthesefrustrationsandstartalloveragainintheconsistentfaiththatwewillgetwhatwedeserve.Don'twasteyourtimeandenergyonthingsthatcan'tbechanged.Continuousworryingwillonlyaffectyourhealthandyou'llbedoingmuchmoredamagethanwhatwaspreviouslydone.Whatifitwastheotherwayround?Whatifweneverranoutofgoodluck?Therewasamanwhowonthelottery.Hethoughthewastheluckiestpersonintheworld.Hebecamegreedyandwastedallhismoneyoneverythinghecouldgethishandson.Onedayhemadeittothefrontpageofthenewspaperagain.Butthistimeitwasadifferentstory.Hehadbeenkilledbecauseofhisriches.Ifyouattaingoodluckyoucanneverbetoosecureaboutit.Hopeforprotectionandguidance.Lifeissounpredictable.Youneverknowwhatwillhappennext.Liveonedayatatime.Wesometimessubjectourselvestounnecessaryemotionaltrouble.Weaskourselves:WhatifIdon'tgetthisdoneintime?orWhatifmyfamilyleavemeandI'vegotnooneelsetoturnto?Liveforthemoment.DowhatmustbedoneforthepresentandthefuturewillturnoutjustfinE.BelievemE.Andbelieveinyourself.AsCaptainPlanetalwayssaysThepowerisyours!41.TheunderlinedphraseincahootswithinParagraph3probablymeans____.A.wasforcedbyB.wasfightingbravelywithC.hadcooperatedwithD.wastryingtobeg42.Fromthepassagewelearnthat___.A.thewomanwasluckytomissherflightB.somepeoplejustneverrunoutofgoodluckC.robberswillgetwhattheydeserveD.ifyoufeelyourselfluckyyouwillcontinuetobeso43.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherightattitudetoadopttowardslife?A.Don'twasteyourtimeandenergybecausetimeislimited.B.There'snoneedtoworryorgetfrustrateD.Justbelieveinyourself.C.Evenwheneverythingseemstobegoingwellweshouldkeepfullyalert.D.Worryingaboutwhatyoudon'thavemeansyoumissoutonopportunitiesforotherthings.44.Thestoriesareintendedtotellus___.A.fortuneonlyfavorsthepreparedmindB.gainsandlossesgohandinhandC.misfortunemightbeablessingD.weshouldsaveupforarainyday

Amanaccusedoffailingtoreturnmorethan700children’sbookstofivedifferentlibrariesinthecountywasreleasedfromprisonafterabookpublisheragreedtoposthisbond保释金of$1000.ThepublishersaiD.There’sastoryherE.Thisisamanwholovesbooks.Hejustcan’tletgoofthem.Hehasn’tstolenasinglebook.Sowhat’sthecrime?WethinkthatMr.Banishhasastorytotell.Weplantopublishhisstory.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’treturnthebooksMr.BanishsaidWellhowcouldI?Theybecamefamilytome.IwasafraidtoreturnthembecauseIknewthatkidsordogswouldgetholdofthesebooksandchewthemupthrowthemaroundtearthepagesspillsodaonthemgetjellyonthemanddrowntheminthetoilet.HecontinuedBooksarepeopletoo!TheytalktoyoutheytakecareofyouandtheyenrichyouwithwisdomhumorandlovE.A.bookisaguestinmyhomE.HowcouldIkickitout?Irepairedtornpages.Idustedthemwithasoftcleancloth.Iturnedtheirpagessotheycouldbreatheandgetsomefreshair.EveryweekIreorganizedthemontheirshelvessotheycouldmeetnewfriends.MybookswereHAPPYbooks.Youcouldtelljustbylookingatthem.Nowthey’reallbackinthelibrariesonthelowershelvesonthefloorsatthemercyofallthoserunny-nosedkids.IcanhearthemcallingmE.Ineedtorescuethem.ExcusemE.Ihavetogonow.56.Whywasthemanputintoprison?A.Becausethebookpublisherpersuadedthepolicetodoso.B.Becausehestole700children’sbooksfromthefivedifferentlibraries.C.Becausehewantedtopublishhisstory.D.Becauseherefusedtoreturnthebooksthathehadborrowed.57.Howdidthemantreatbooks?A.Hetreatedthemashisfurniture.B.Hetreatedthemashisownchildren.C.Hetreatedthemasrealpeople.D.Hetreatedthemashisjob.58.Whatmighthappenafterthemanwassetfree?A.Hemightgoonborrowingbooksfromlibraries.B.Hemightstartalibraryofhisown.C.Hemightstopborrowingbooks.D.Hemightreturnallhisbooks.59.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.A.funnythiefwholovesstealingbooks.B.A.personwhorefusestoreturnborrowedbooksandwantstolookafterthem.C.A.personwhoiscrazyaboutbookssohekeepsstealingthemfromthelibrary.D.A.personwhomayhavesomementalproblems

LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdogThekeepdog.Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosaySeepitcomesoutkeep.AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshomeforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoE.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoE.ButafteramomentMarymybigsistertoldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded点头andheldmynosE.Whatdoyouthinkitis?Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot污点offtheshoE.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!IsaiD.Weshouldtakeitback.Wecan't.saidmysistter.MaybelittleTomisrightMarysaiD.MaybeZipisakeepdog!61.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof62.TomcallsZipthekeepdogbecause______.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncethewordsheepwell63.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.A.itscolourB.itssmellC.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone64.Thewordkeepinthelastsentencemeans_____A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild65.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalledthekeepdog

ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreemanbuthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury陪审团wronglyconvicted判处有罪himofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson’strialalthoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimeofthecrimehewasconvictedanyway.Why?Thejurybelievedthetestimony证词ofthetwovictimswhopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohadattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundtherealcriminal.Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.ForinstancewitnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsbeforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinagroupofpeoplE.Theycanbecomeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsofsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthegroupandwhetheritisapersonoraphotographmayalsoaffectawitness’sdecision.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnessesalsohaveaneffectonthem.ManypeoplebelievethatpoliceofficersaremorereliablethanordinarypeoplE.PsychologistsdecidedtotestthisideaandtheydiscoveredthatitisnottruE.Twopsychologistsshowedafilmofcrimestobothpoliceofficersandcivilians.Thepsychologistsfoundnodifferencebetweenthepoliceandtheciviliansincorrectlyrememberingthedetailsofthecrimes.Despiteallthepossibilitiesforinaccuracycourtscannotomiteyewitnesstestimonyfromatrial.Americancourtsdependalmostcompletelyoneyewitnesstestimonytoresolve决定courtcases.SometimesitistheonlyevidencetoacrimesuchasrapE.Furthermoreeyewitnesstestimonyisoftencorrect.AlthoughpeopledosometimesmakemistakesandconvictinnocentpeoplemoreimportantlyeyewitnesstestimonyhasrightlyconvictedalargernumberofguiltypeoplE.Americancourtsdependontheabilityofthetwelvejurorsandnotthejudgestodeterminetheaccuracyofthewitness’stestimony.ItistheirresponsibilitytodecideifacertainwitnesscouldactuallyseehearandrememberwhathappeneD.71.BernardJacksonwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5years’prisonbecause.A.thepolicediscoveredevidenceleadingtohisguiltB.theadmittedthecrimeofrapingtwowomenC.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattackerD.theeyewitnessprovedthevictims’testimony72.Thefollowingstatementsmaybethereasonsforwhysometimestheeyewitness’testimonyisnotaccurateEXCEPT.A.theeyewitnesslackstheprofessionalhelpfrompoliceB.theeyewitnessisshownphotosofmanysimilarfacesC.theeyewitnessisconfusedbythepolice’squestionsD.theeyewitnesscan’tidentifypeopleofotherracesclearly73.Aninaccurateeyewitnesstestimonymayleadto.A.themisunderstandingofthecaseB.theconvictionofaninnocentpersonC.thedisrespectfortheeyewitnessD.thedisbeliefinthecourt74.Eyewitnesstestimonyisimportantbecause.A.itissometimestheonlywaytoresolvecourtcases.B.itcanbereliedontodetectcriminalsinallcases.C.itissometimestheonlyclueforpoliceinvestigation.D.itismorereliablethanphysicalevidencestoacrimE.75.Accordingtothetextwecaninferthat.A.thejuryreliesonthejudgethantheeyewitnessforadecisionB.policeidentificationismorereliablethanthatoftheordinarypeopleC.crimevictimsoftenfailtogivepositiveidentificationofthesuspectsD.eyewitnesstestimonyisvaluablethoughsometimesincorrect.

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.AsayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglifE.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylongbuthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsoldO.HenrywenttoTexaswherehetrieddifferentjobs.HefirstworkedonanewspaperandthenhadajobinabankwhensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthathewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprisonhelearnedtowriteshortstories.AfterhegotoutofprisonhewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoortherE.Peoplelikedhisstoriesbecausesimpleasthetalesweretheywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheendtothereader’ssurprisE.71.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?A.LivedinNewYork.B.Workedinabank.C.TravelledtoTexas.D.Wasputinprison.E.HadanewspaperJoB.f.Learnedtowritestories.A.C.E.B.D.f.aB.E.C.f.B.D.aC.E.B.D.C.A.f.D.C.B.E.D.af.72.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecauseA.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity73.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneythatwasnothisB.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownnameC.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneyfromthenewspaper74.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?A.Hewaswell-educateD.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.75.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.ThenewspaperarticleshewrotE.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

Idon’toftenlosethingsandI’malwayscarefulwithmoneysoIwasquitesurprisedwhenIreachedformywalletanditwasn’ttherE.AtfirstIthoughtitwaspossiblethatIcouldhaveleftitathomE.ThenIrememberedtakingitouttopaythetaxisoIknewIhaditwithmejustbeforeIwalkedintotherestaurant.IwonderedifitwaspossiblethatitcouldhavedroppedoutofmypocketwhileIwaseatingdinner.IturnedandwalkedbacktothetablewhereIhadbeensitting.UnluckilytherewereseveralpeoplesittingatthetableatthattimesoIhadthewaitergoovertothetabletoseeifmywalletwasonthefloor.Whilethewaiterwaslookingforittheheadoftherestaurantcameuptomeandaskedmeifanythingwaswrong.ItoldhimwhathadhappeneD.HeaskedmetoreportthemissingwallettothepolicE.ItoldhimIdidn’twanttodoso;IwasinahurrybecauseIhadtoreachmywaitingroombeforetwoo’clockwheresomesickpeoplewerewaitingtoseemE.IalsotoldhimthatmybiggestworryatthemomentwashowIwasgoingtopayforthemeal.Hetoldmenottoworryaboutthat.Heaskedmetowritedownmynameandaddressandhesaidhewouldsendmeabill帐单.51.Whenthewritercouldn’tfindhiswallethisfirstthoughtwasthat________A.ithadbeengiventothetaxi-driverB.hehaddroppeditinthetaxiC.hehadlosthiswalletagainD.itmightbeleftathome52.Thewriterthoughthemusthavethewalletwithhimbecause___________.A.hehadpaidthetaxi-driverB.hehadpaidthebillofthemealC.thewaiterhadseenitonthetableD.thewaiterwaslookingforitonthefloor53.Whydoyouthinkthewriterturnedandwalkedbacktothetable?A.Hewouldphonethepoliceaboutthemissingofhiswallet.B.Hewonderedifhehaddroppedhiswalletwhileeating.C.Theheadoftherestaurantwantedtoknowwhatwaswrong.D.SeveralpeopleweresittingatthetableatthattimE.54.Thewriterofthestoryisprobablya_________.A.doctorB.cook厨师C.schoolteacherD.newspaperreporter55.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheheadoftherestaurant?A.Modest.B.KinD.C.Clever.D.Greedy贪婪.

PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1994whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrownayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.AtfirsttheproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.Howevertheywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths！HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.HerparentsbothAmericanshadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstartedtheTaylor’smovedtoBeverlyHillsCaliforniaandthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.AfterhersuccessasachildstarTaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActressButterfield81960andWho’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf1966.Taylor’sfame名声andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustrysoshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963shereceived＄1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.ElizabethTaylorisalegend传奇人物ofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvetshehasbeenluckyshehasbeautyfameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Insteadsheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinessesandintohelpingothers—severalyearsagoshefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan＄40millionforresearchandeducation.41.Theproducersdidn’tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe________.A.wassmallinsizeB.wastooyoungC.didnotplaywellenoughD.didnotshowmuchinterest42.WhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth_______.A.popularalltheirlivesB.famousactressesC.successfulwhenveryyoungD.richandkind-hearted43.TaylorbecameBestActressattheageof_________.A.12.B.28C.31D.3444.InherlaterlifeElizabethTaylormainly_________.A.doesbusinessandhelpingothersB.turnsherselfintoalegendC.collectsmoneyforthepoorD.takesupresearchandeducationwork

AnItaliancouplearebecometheworld’soldestdivorceesafterthe99—year—oldhusbandfoundthathis96—year—oldwifehadanaffair婚外情inthe1940s.TheItalianmancalledbylawyersinthecaseasAntonioClookingthroughanolddrawerwhenhemadethediscoveryafewdaysbeforeChristmas.Inspiteofthetimethathadpassedsincetheaffairhewassoupsetthatheimmediatelyaskedhiswifeof77yearsnamedasRosaCwhetheritwastrueanddemandedadivorcE.Strickenbytheguiltshereportedlyadmittedeverythingbutwasunabletopersuadeherhusbandtoreconsiderhisdecisionthoughherchildrenalsodidmuchmorework.Shewroteletterstoherloverduringasecretaffairinthe1940saccordingtocourtpapersreleasedinRomethisweekwhichmadepeopleknowthetruth.Thecouplearenowpreparingtosplitthoughthemarriagetheybuilthaslastedovernearlyeightdecades-theyhavefivechildrenadozengrandchildrenandonegreat-grandchilD.Thediscoveryoftheletterswasthefinalproblemfortheirmarriagewhichhadalreadyrunintodifficulty-10yearsagothehusbandbrieflylefttheirhouseinRomeandmovedinwithoneofhissonsonlytoreturnafewweekslater.TheItalianthoughtthefiercesplitresultedfromthecouple’ssouthernblood-heisoriginallyfromOlbiainSardiniawhilehiswifewasborninNaples.Thecouplemetduringthe1930swhenAntonioservedasayoungofficer.Thecaseappearstosetanewrecordatleastfortheageoftheoldestfigures-thepreviousoldestcoupletodivorcewereBertieandJessieWoodbothaged98fromtheUK.Thatpairendedtheir36-yearmarriagein2009whentheywerebothtwoyearsawayfromtheir100thbirthdays.TheygotmarriedinElstreeHertfordshirein1972havingbothendedpreviousmarriagesbeforemovingtoFalmouthCornwallfouryearslater.56.Whichistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Tofindhiswife’affairAntonioC.lookedthroughanolddrawer.B.RosaC’lovermaybeBertiE.C.RosaC.admittedwhatshedidbecauseshewassorryforherguilt.D.TheItalianthoughtthefiercesplitresultedfromthediscoveryoftheletters.57.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedoneinpassage5?A.advertisedB.announcedC.concludedD.expressed58.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeAntonioC?A.achildishmanB.arudemanC.aromanticmanD.astubborn固执man59.ThemarriageofAntonioC.andRosaC.A.maycometoanendbecausethehusbandstickstohisdecisionB.appearstosetanewrecordC.mayhavelastedover36yearsD.beganinthe1930sbeforebothendingpreviousmarriages60.Thispassagemaycomefrom.A.atextbookB.anewspaperC.ahistorybookD.anadvertisement

NormPethricka36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwinwaspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalParkapopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwinalocalnewspaperreporteD.MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged扑lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.NormPethrickwhowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwaterimmediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontothebackpoked戳theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefreE.MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds伤口inherrightlegapuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.ThiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituationsaidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospitalRDHDrLenNotarasaccordingtoalocalreport.HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’squickanddiligentactions.DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewoundswhichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria细菌ontheteethofthecrocodilE.66.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.A.atravelguideB.anewspaperC.atextbookD.anovel67.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.A.swimmingintheriverB.standingontheriverbankC.watchingthecrocodileD.fishinginthewater68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrick?A.HereyeswerebadlypokeD.B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.69.AccordingtothepassageNormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowingEXCEPT______.A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorous70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThehusbandshouldsavethewifeB.A.mansaveswife’slifefromcrocodile’sjawsC.A.crocodileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagineD.Humanbeingscanbeatcrocodilessometimes

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutorscardsspeciallearningcenters—inshorteverythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholictiān zhǔ jiāo 的school.AfterthefirstdaylittleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisfacE.Hedidn’tkisshismotherhello.Insteadhewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.BooksandpaperswerespreadoutallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork.HismotherwassurpriseD.ShecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeatinghewentbacktohisroomwithoutaworD.InnotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbeforE.Thiswentonforsometimedayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.FinallylittleTommybroughthomehisreportcarD.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks.HismomlookedatitandtohersurpriselittleTommygotanA.inmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity.ShewenttohisroomandaskedSonwhatwasit?Wasitthenuns修女?LittleTommylookedatherandshookhisheadNo.Wellthensheaskedagain.WHATwasit?LittleTommylookedatherandsaidWellonthefirstdayofschoolwhenIsawthatmannailed将...钉牢totheplussign加号Iknewtheyweren’tjoking.60.Tommy’smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson____.A.wasstillthesameasusualB.atesomuchatdinnerC.kissedherhelloafterschoolD.workedhardbutsaidlittle61.Theunderlinedphrasehittingthebooksmeans____inChinesE.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作62.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat____.A.TommyfeltsorryforthemanB.TommywasafraidofbeingnailedC.Tommydidn’tliketheplussignD.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____.A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudentsB.mistakesmightdogoodsometimesC.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotheronesD.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath

HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehadnotlegsbutstumps残肢thatcouldbefittedwithakindofspecialbootsPeoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan’猿人becausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.Aftergraduatingfromschoolheworkedhiswaythroughcollege.Hesweptfloorswaitedontableorworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylifehehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.Howeverthedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirrorforthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobeafullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroomandmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloorbuthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcamehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob.Hetooktheregulartraining.Hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardiamanwithoutlegs.56.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because.A.hedidn’ttalktothenB.hekeptawayfromthemC.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedD.hecouldn’tusehisarms57.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis.A.anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheabove58.ThesentencehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajobimpliesthattheRedCrossA.wasonlygladtogivehimajobB.gavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldierC.gavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganizationD.wasnotwillingtogivehimtojobatfirst59.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiersheA.dideverythingtheothersoldierdidB.didmostofthethingstheothersoldiersdidC.didnoneofthethingstheothersoldiersdidD.tooksomespecialtraining60.ThewritersuggeststhatHankViscardi.A.hadnofriendsB.neversawhimselfasdifferentfromothersC.wasveryshyD.wastooproudtoaccepthelpfromothers

BeatrixPotterwasagreatEnglishwriterandartistbestknownforherchildren'sbooksfeaturinganimalcharacterssuchasinthechildren'sclassic--TheTaleofPeterRabbit.BeatrixwasbornintoarichLondon-basedfamilywhereshewastutoredbyverystrictprivateteachersandsospentheryouthisolatedfromotheryoungsters.DuringheryouthshehadalotofpetsandspentvacationsinScotlandandalsotheLakeDistrict.ItwasattheLakeDistrictthatshedevelopedaloveofwildlifE.Shestudiedthearea'snaturalwonderscarefullyandpaintedthemcontinuously.Butherold-fashionedManchester-bornparentsdiscouragedherintellectualimprovementthinkingitinappropriateforayounglady.Howeverherstudyandwatercolourpaintingsofwildmushroomsmadeherwidelyrespectedwithinthefieldofbiology.Inher30'sBeatrixPotterwrotetheremarkablysuccessfulkid'sbookTheTaleofPewRabbit.ClosetothattimeshebecamesecretlyengagedtoherpublisherNormanWarnE.ThiscausedagreatdisagreementwithherparentswhodidnotapproveofBeatrixgettingmarriedtosomebodyoflowersocialstatus.SadlyWarnediedbeforethemarriageceremony.UltimatelyBeatrixPotterbeganwritingandalsoillustrating绘图kid'sbooksfull-timE.UsingprofitsfromherbooksBeatrixgrewtobecomeeconomicallyindependentofherparentsandwaseventuallyinapositiontobuyHillTopFarmintheLakeDistrict.SheextendedthepropertywithadditionalpurchasesofneighbouringlandovertimE.Inher40'sBestrixmarriedWilliamHeelisalocallawyer.Sheendedupbecomingasheepbreederandfarmerwhilecontinuingtopublishaswellasillustratebooksforchildren.Inallsheauthored23publications.BeatrixdiedonDecember221943andleftthemajorityofherpropertytotheNationalTrust.Herbookscarryonsellingwellgloballyinmanydifferentlanguages.Herstorieshavebeenretoldinnumerousformatsincludingaballetmoviesandcartoons.SuchisherreputationandthatofthecharactersfromherpublicationsthatmanyBeatrixPotterstatueshavebeencreateD.ThesetinyBeatrixPotterstatueswhichincludeprettymuchalltheactualcharactersinherpublicationshavebecomehighlyvaluedbyartcollectsandfansofherliteraturethroughouttheworlD.31.WhatcanwelearnaboutBeatrixPotter'searlylife?A.Shelearneddrawingskillsfromhertutors.B.Shewasverysociableandoutgoing.C.ShewasgreatlyinspiredbythebeautyofnaturE.D.Shewasencouragedtothinkcreativelyandindependently.32.WhydidBeatrixPotter'sparentsopposetheideaofhermarriagetoNormanWarne?A.TheydidnotbelieveshewasmatureenoughtogetmarrieD.B.TheythoughtWarnewasonlyinterestedinBeatrixPotter'swealth.C.Theybelievedthatthecouple'scharactersweremismatcheD.D.TheyconsideredWarnetobetoocommonfortheirdaughter.33.AccordingtothepassagewhichpartoftheUKdidBeatrixPotterlovemost?A.Manchester.B.ScotlanD.C.TheLakeDistrict.D.London.34.InwhichofthefollowingareasdidBeatrixPottershowaninterestduringherlife?A.Writingbiologyfarming.B.Drawingnatureballet.C.Moviesfarmingdrawing.D.Writingmushroomstravel.35.Whatisthefunctionofthelasttwoparagraphsofthepassage?A.TodescribetheconsequencesofBeatrixPotter'sdeath.B.TopresentthelastingculturalinfluenceofBeatrixPotterandherworks..C.ToshowthechangesinattitudetowardsBeatrixPotter'sworksoverthepastyears.D.TocriticizethecommercializationofBeatrixPotter'scharacterssinceherdeath.

WhenFridaKahlo’spaintingswereonshowinLondonapoetdescribedherpaintingsasaribbon丝带aroundabomb.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertimE.SadlysheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertimE.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCityKahlosufferedfrompolio小儿麻痹症attheageofseven.Herspine脊柱becamebentasshegrewolder.Thenin1925herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlifetheartisthadmanyoperationsbutnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.Howevertheaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.WhilelyinginherbedrecoveringKahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929shegotmarriedtoDiegoRiveraanotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera’sstronginfluencesonKahlo’sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworksbutherlaterworksfromthe1940sknowntodayasherbestworksshowlessinfluencefromherhusbanD.Unfortunatelyherworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940seveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954Kahlo’sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworldbutinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.57.Whatdoesthephraseamuchbiggernameinparagraph1mostnearlymean?A.amuchmorefamouspersonB.afarmoregiftedartistC.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarbetterartist58.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby.A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad59.Kahlo’sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s60.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardKahlo?A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.WorryD.Sympathy

Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.InolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniversE.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.IamagoodfriendtomyhusbanD.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.IamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytomE.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere'swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:GetalifE.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhousE.GetalifeinwhichyouarenotalonE.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure空闲itiswork.PickupthephonE.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.AndrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranteD.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall.Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:ReadinthebackyardwiththesunonyourfacE.Learntobehappy.AndthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobeliveD.26.ThebesttitleofthispassageprobablyisA.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don'twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife27.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.ByworkingandsocialexperiencE.B.Learningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.BecauseofherchildrenandhusbanD.28.TheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphprobablyhasthesamemeaningasA.itissoeasytokeepalivebutnottoliveareallifeB.itisveryhardtoliveareallifeC.itissoeasytomakealivingD.itismoredifficulttoexistthantoliveahappylife29.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Toearnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don'tletitaffectyourreallifE.30.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn'ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch

MuYuminhadnoideathatwhenhestoppedbythecomputerclubasafreshmanlookingforsomethingfunitwoulddecidehiscareerfouryearslater.The22—year—oldbiologymajoratHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfoundajobasanITtechnicianinShanghai.Myexperienceintheclubgavemeanother'diploma'saidMu.MoreimportantlyIfoundsomethingIamgoodatandcanmakealivingfrom.Nowcampusesaroundthecountryhavestartedrecruitingfreshfacesforallkindsofclubs.Upperclassmenandexpertssuggestahobby--basedchoiceofclubswhichmighthavealastingimpact影响onone'slifeandcareer.ZhangLingdidnotgetmanychancestowritestoriesasanenvironmentalprotectionmajoratJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butthischangedwhenshejoinedtheuniversitybroadcaststation.Herdailyinterviewswithstudentsandteachersexpandedherhorizon.Nowsheisdeterminedtobecomeajournalistonenvironmentalissueswithherdegreeinenvironmentalprotection.Journalismchangedmylifetracksaidthe22—year—oldgirl.Ionlywantedtobeascienceteacherinalocalseniorhighschool.ButnowIamapplyingforagraduateschoolinjournalism.LanYujieprofessoratAnhuiUniversityofTechnologyregardsMuandZhangasgoodexamplesofchoosingwhatIlikeinsteadofwhatispracticalinfindingjobsandseekingfurtherstudy.Somefreshmendon'tknowwhattochoosesaidLan.Justfollowingahobbyanddoingsomethingyoulikecaneasilygiveyoutheexperiencethatmakesyouhappyandspecial.LanfurthersaysthatjoiningclubsshouldnotnecessarilyhaveapurposeAspartofcampuslifeaclubexperiencewillimpactone'slifeandcareerinonewayoranother.Thepointofclubsistohaveasmuchdiverse多样的experiencesaspossiblesothatstudentscanexploremoreoftheirlifesaidLan.66.WhydidMuYuminjointhecomputerclub?A.Togetanotherdiploma.B.Tochangehismajor.C.Tofindagoodjob.D.Tohaveagoodtime.67.WhichofthefollowingsistrueaboutZhangLing?A.Shedidn'tintendtobeajournalist.B.Shechangedhermajortojournalism.C.ShenowworksasascienceteacherD.She'sgraduatedfromtheuniversity.68.AccordingtothetextjoiningthecampusclubhasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT.A.helpingyouknowwhatyoureallylikeB.makingyouplanyourcareerbetterC.helpingyoutomakemorefriendsD.obtainingmorelifeexperiences69.WhatcanwelearnfromLanYujie'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldbepracticalinfindingjobs.B.Clubexperienceswillaffectstudents'lifeandcareer.C.Joiningclubsshouldhaveacleargoal.D.Studentswillhaveacolorfulcampuslifebyjoiningclubs.70.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Howtochangeyourmajor.B.Joiningacampusclubforadiploma.C.Joiningaclubtoexploremoreofyourlife.D.Howtofindajobaftergraduation.

Therewasoncearicholdabbot男修道院院长inEnglandwholivedaveryrichlifE.WhenKingJohnwhowastheworstkingthatEnglandeverhadheardofthewayinwhichtheabbotlivedhedecidedtostopit.SohesentfortheoldmanandsaidYourfaultisclearandunlessyoucananswermethreequestionswithintwoweeksyourheadshallbecutoffandallyourmoneyshallbeminE.FirstlyyoumusttellmejusthowlongIshalllivE.SecondlyyoumusttellmehowlongIshallrideroundthewholeworldandlastlyyoushalltellmewhatIthink.TheabbotwenttoOxfordandCambridgeforhelpbutnotoneoftheteachersinthegreatschoolscoulD.AtlastsadandsorrowfulherodetowardshomE.Thenhemethisshepherd牧羊人andtoldhimallthathadhappeneD.Cheerupgoodmaster.IthinkIcanhelpyououtofyourtroublE.Theshepherddressedhimselfupwithgreatcareandlookedjustliketheabbot.Thenhewenttotheking.HowlongshallIlive?Youwillliveuntilthedaythatyoudieandnotonedaylonger.HowlongshallIrideroundtheworld?Youmustrisewiththesunandyoumustridewiththesununtilitrisesagainthenextmorning.Assoonasyoudothatyouwillfindthatyouhaveriddenroundtheworldintwenty-fourhours.WhatdoIthink?YouthinkthatIamtheabbot.ButtotellyouthetruthIamonlyhispoorshepherdandIcometobegyourpardonforhimandformE.Thekinglaughedlong.VerywellthenyouhavewontheoldabbotafreepardonfromKingJohnforthisjokE.56.Whohelpedtheabbotoutofhistrouble?A.Theking.B.Theabbothimself.C.Theabbot’sshepherD.D.TeachersfromOxfordandCambridgE.57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheshepherdA.Loyal.B.WisE.C.Honest.D.Hard-working.58.Howlongdidtheshepherdthinkthekingcouldrideroundtheworld?A.Inasingleday.B.Withintwoweeks.C.NotuntilhedieD.D.Thekingcouldnevermakeit.59.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.tellusaninterestingstoryB.thinkhighlyoftheoldabbotC.answerthreedifficultquestionsD.showhowcruelKingJohnwas

Mr.ParkerwasborninasmallvillagE.Hisfatherwassopoorthathecouldn'tsendhimtoschool.TheboyhadtohelphisparentstodosomefarmingandlearnedEnglishandmathbyhimselfwhenhewasft'eE.Lateronhewasmadetoleavehishomevillageandhopedtofindajobinacity.Andassoonaswarbrokeouthejoinedthearmy.Hecouldn'tforgethisterriblepastandfoughtwidththeenemiesbravely.Sohebecameageneralwhenhewasfifty.Hewashonestandfriendlytohissoldiersandoftenpunishedthosebadofficers.Andhissoldierslikedhimverymuch.OnceMr.Parkerheardfromasoldier.Inthelettertheyoungmansaidthefoodintheirmilitarycampwasverybadandhewishedthegeneralcouldgotofindoutthereasonstheoldmanwentthereatoncewithouttellinganybody.Hewentintothekitchenandexaminedeverythingcarefullyandfounditwasverydirty.Thenhewenttothesoldiers'bedroomsandfoundtherewerealotoffleas.HebecameangryandaskedthesoldiersWhatdoyouthinkofyourfoodyoungmen?Thesoldierssawtheirofficerstandingbythegeneralandsaidnothing.OnlyanewsoldiersaidVerybadsir!Whatdidyouhaveforlunchtoday?askedMr.Parker.AfriedchickensomefishandporkacakesixeggsandIhadthreecupsofwinE.Really?Mr.ParkercalledoutinsurprisE.It'stheKing'slunchIthink!SodoIGeneralsaidtheyoungman.Butit'smybirthdaytoday.Ipaidthreehundreddollarsforthemallintherestaurant!56.Mr.Parkerbecameageneralbecause.A.hewasborninapoorfamilyB.thesoldierslistenedtohimC.hefoughtwiththeenemiesbravelyD.helearnedEnglishandmathbyhimself57.Mr.Parkerwasrespectedbecause.A.hewasstrictwiththeofficersB.hecaredabouthissoldiersC.hewasfriendlytotheofficersinthecampD.hepaidattentiontothesoldiers'letters58.Mr.Parkerwenttothemilitary'campto.A.inspectthekitchensB.punishthecooksC.lookforthesoldierwhowrotetohimD.findoutifthematterintheletterwastrue59.Thesoldiersdidn'tsayanythingbecause.A.theywereafraidofthegeneralB.thegeneraldidn'tagreewiththemC.theofficerfollowedthegeneralD.theythoughttheirfoodsweregood60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theofficerwantedtofrightenthesoldiers.B.Thegeneralnolongerbelievedthesoldiers.C.Mr.Parkerfoundnothinginthemilitarycampatlast.D.Thenewsoldierhadabirthdaydinnerintherestaurant.

Oncetherewasakingwhoneverateamealunlesstherewasadishoffishwithitbutonedaytherewasabigstormandthefishermenwerenotabletogoouttocatchfishsothekinghadnobreakfastandnolunch.Thenheorderedhisservantstotelleverybodyinhiscapitalthatifanyonebroughthimafishhewouldgivehimanythingthatheaskedfor.Atlastafishermancaughtabigfishlateintheafternoonandhurriedtotheking'spalacewithit.Buttheking'sPrimeMinisterwouldnotlethiminuntilhepromisedtogivehimhalfofwhateverthekinggavehimforthefish.Thekingwasveryhappywhenhesawthefish.Heaskedthefishermanwhathewantedforhisfish.TohissurprisethefishermansaidIwantyoutobeatmetwodozentimeswithastick.WhenthekingbegantobeathimadozentimesthefishermanjumpedawayandsaidThatisenoughformE.IpromisedtheotherdozentoyourPrimeMinister.ThenhetoldthekingwhathadhappenedbetweenthePrimeMinisterandhimself.Thekingwasveryangry.HenotonlygavethePrimeMinisterthedozenhitsbutalsosaidBecauseyouhavebeendishonestyouwillnotbemyPrimeMinisteranymorE.ThefishermanwilltakeyourplacE.61.Thekingdidn'thavebreakfastandlunchbecause____.A.therewasabigstormB.thePrimeMinisterdidnotbringhimanyfoodC.therewasnofishD.hisservantsdidn'tknowhowtocookwell62Thefishermantookhisfishtotheking'spalacebecause____.A.thekinghadpromisedtogivehimwhateverhewantedB.thekingwasdyingfromhungerC.hewantedtoteachthePrimeMinisteralessonD.hewantedtobethePrimeMinister63.Whenthefishermantoldthekingwhathewantedtheking____.A.wasveryhappyB.wasverysurprisedC.wasveryangryD.gavehimwhathewantedatonce64.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Thekingwantedtomakethefishermanking.B.Thekinghadnothingtoeatforawholeday.C.Thekingateafisheveryday.D.ThekingwasquitehungrywhenthefishermancamE.65.ThekingremovedhisPrimeMinisterbecause____.A.thefishermanwasclevererthanhisPrimeMinisterB.thePrimeMinisterdidnotknowhowtocatchfishC.thePrimeMinisterwasnotanhonestmanD.thePrimeMinistertookhalfofwhatthekinggavethefisherman

AnewbookwrittenbyaChineseAmericanonhersuper-strictparenting----BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherhasraisedfiercedebatesintheUS.AmyChuaisaYaleLawSchoolprofessorandthemotheroftwoteenagegirls.SheisthedaughterofChineseimmigrants.IntheChineseculturethetigerrepresentsstrengthandpower.InherbookMs.Chuawritesabouthowshedemandedexcellencefromherdaughters.ChuawritesthatherdaughtersSophiaandLouisawereneverallowedtogoonadatebeinaschoolplaywatchTVorplaycomputergames.Theycouldn'tchoosetheirownafter-classactivitiesorgetanygradelessthananA.Theyhadtoplaypianoorviolinandnoothermusicalinstruments.ShewritesthatifaChinesechildgetsaB.-whichshesayswouldneverhappen-therewouldbeascreaminghair-tearingexplosion.Shedescribesmakingher7-year-olddaughterplayapianopieceperfectly-yellingandnotlettingherleavethebencheventousethebathroom----untilitwas.ManypeoplehavecriticizedAmyChuA.SomesayherparentingmethodswereabusivE.SheevenadmitsthatherhusbandwhoisnotChineseobjectedtoherparentingstylE.Butshesaysthatwasthewayherparentsraisedherandherthreesisters.StacyDebroffwhohaswrittenfourbooksonparentingsaysAmyChua’sparentingstyleisnotlimitedtoChinesefamilies.Shesaysitrepresentsatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrantsseekingabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Butshealsoseesarisk.WhenchildrenhavenotimetobesocialortofollowtheirownintereststheymightnotdevelopotherskillsthattheyneedtosucceedinlifE.StacyDebroffadvisesparentsnottojustrepeatthewaytheywereraiseD.AlisonLoanassistantprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityofWashington’sBothellcampussaidIdon’tthinkAmyisadvocatingabestpracticeofparentingstyleorthatsuccessandachievementsarecriticalyardsticksofagoodlifE.ButIcanimaginehowstrongherdaughters’collegeapplicationsaregoingtobE.FormanyparentswhosedreamsareseeingtheirkidsgraduatingfromacompetitiveuniversityAmyissharingwiththereadersthatitisachievablebypersistentdedicatedparentalguidanceLosaidInthatsenseayoungadult’sgiftednesscanbebornormadE.50.WecanlearnthatAmyChuais_________.A.anassistantprofessorB.aneasy-goingwomanC.acruelteacherD.ademandingmother51.WhatareSophiaandLouisaallowedtodo?A.GettinganA.minusB.PlayingtheguitarC.DatingwithboysD.Playingthepiano52.WhatdoyouknowaboutAmyChua’shusband?A.HecamefromChinaB.HeisagainstherparentingstyleC.HeapprovedofherparentingstyleD.Hethinksherparentingmethodsareabusive53.StacyDebroffadvisesparentsto________.A.followAmyChua’sparentingstyleB.developtheirownstyleofparentingC.bestrictwithchildrenD.seekabetterfuturefortheirchildren54.AlisonLoconcludesthat___________.A.ateenagercanberaisedtobeatalentB.agiftedchildwasbornwithtalentC.persistentdedicatedparentalguidanceisthebestparentingstyleD.parentsshouldrespectchildren’spersonalities

NormPethricka36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwinwaspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalParkapopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwinalocalnewspaperreporteD.MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged扑lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.NormPethrickwhowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwaterimmediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontothebackpoked戳theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefreE.MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds伤口inherrightlegapuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.ThiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituationsaidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospitalRDHDrLenNotarasaccordingtoalocalreport.HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’squickanddiligentactions.DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewoundswhichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria细菌ontheteethofthecrocodilE.56.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.A.atravelguideB.anewspaperC.atextbookD.anovel57.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.A.swimmingintheriverB.standingontheriverbankC.watchingthecrocodileD.fishinginthewater58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrick?A.HereyeswerebadlypokeD.B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.59.AccordingtothepassageNormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowingEXCEPT______.A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorous60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThehusbandshouldsavethewifeB.A.mansaveswife’slifefromcrocodile’sjawsC.A.crocodileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagineD.Humanbeingscanbeatcrocodilessometimes

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.56.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto_________.A.getawayfromthefarmB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyD.getenoughtoeat.57.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_________.A.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.B.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigneD.58.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabour劳动力wascheap.D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.59.________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings60.ThebeliefthatThecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.Ifyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlyway.C.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.D.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.

ConfuciuswasbornfivehundredandfiftyyearsbeforeChrist基督.UnlikeJesusChristhedidnotbringwordsofGodtopeoplE.Hewasacleverteacherandaphilosopher哲学家seekingaftertruthandwisdom.MostofhisteachingwasaboutlifeintheworlD.Confuciuswasverykeentogivepeoplegoodrules.SomeoneaskedhimWhatdoesacountryneed?ConfuciusansweredEnoughfoodagoodarmyandagoodleader.ThepersonthenaskedWhichoneisthemostimportant?ConfuciusansweredAnarmyisnotveryimportant.Allmenmustdiesofoodisnotthemostimportant.ButiftheleaderofthecountryisnotgoodtheneverythingwillbebaD.41.A.philosopherisapersonwho_______.A.doesnotlikeJesusChristB.teachespeoplehowtoliveintheworldC.looksfortruthandwisdomD.ismorecleverthanmostofotherpeople42.AccordingtoConfuciusthemostimportantthinginanycountrywas_______.A.thearmyB.therulerC.lifeofthepeopleD.food43.JesusChrist_______.A.wasbornmorethanhalfacenturyearlierthanConfuciusB.taughtpeopleaboutGodC.didnottellpeopleanythingaboutGodD.wasaphilosophersentbyGod44.ConfuciustaughtpeopleallthefollowingthingsEXCEPT_______.A.howtoliveintheworldB.theimportanceoftheleaderofthecountryC.theknowledgeaboutGodD.howtomakegoodjudgment45.Confuciusthoughtthataman_______.A.couldnotescapedeathB.woulddieifhedidnothaveagoodrulerC.wasnotsoimportantasfoodD.mightbeimmortal永世的ifheknewhowtolive

MiepGiesthewomanwhohidtheDutchgirlAnneFrank'sdiaryfromtheNazistobecomeoneoftheworld'smost-readbooksdiedafterabriefillnessattheageof100.ItwasGieswhoguardedAnne'sdiaryandpresentedittothegirl'sfatherOttowhenhereturnedfromtheAuschwitzconcentrationcamp奥斯威辛集中营attheendofWorldWarⅡ—theonlyoneofhisfamilytosurvivE.InherdiaryAnneFrankwroteaboutherteenagelifehidingfromtheNazisinAmsterdamfrom1942to1944whentheNazipolicediscoveredherandherfamily'shidingplacE.Thediaryfirstpublishedin1947hasbeentranslatedinto70languages.AnneFrankexpressedagreatwishtoliveonafterdeath.MiepGiessawitasherdutytohelpinmakingthishappen.BorninViennain1909GiesmovedtotheNetherlandsattheageof11.In1933shebeganworkingforOttoFrankathistradingcompany.AtgreatrisktoherownsafetysheandfourotherhelpersbroughtfoodandsuppliestotheFrankfamilyhidinginasecretofficebuildingformorethantwoyears.Whensheturned100Giestriedtoplaydownherownrole.I'mnotaheroshesaiD.Itwasn'tsomethingIplannedinadvancE.IsimplydidwhatIcouldtohelp.EverydayshereceivedlettersfromallovertheworldwithquestionsaboutherrelationshipwithAnneFrankandherroleasahelper.GiesreceivedmanyhonorsforherroleincludingfromtheNetherlandsGermanyandIsrael.65.WhendidMiepGiesmovetotheNetherlands?A.In1909.B.In1920.C.In1933.D.In1947.66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Anne'sfatherOttosurvivedWorldWarⅡ.B.Anne'shidingplacewasdiscoveredin1943.C.OnlyMiepGieshelpedtheFrankfamily.D.MiepGieswasn'thighlyhonoreduntilherdeath.67.BysayingGiestriedtoplaydownherownrolethewritermeansGies______.A.didn'tplayaroleinsavingthefamilyB.regrettedsavingthediaryC.wasproudofwhatshehaddoneD.thoughtshewasoverpraised68.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassage?A.MiepGiesdiedattheageof100afterabriefillness.B.Ottoprotectedhisdaughter'sdiaryinthewarandthenhaditpublisheD.C.MiepGiesdidagreatfavortoAnne'sfamily.D.MiepGieshelpedAnne'sfamilythoughsheknewnoneofthefamilymembers.

IntheolddaysasonewifesaiD.ThehusbandwasthehusbandandthewifewasthewifE.Inthepasthusbandseachhadtheirownwayofgoingon.Thewives’jobsweretolookafterthem.Thewiveswouldn’tstandforitnowadays.Husbandshelpwiththechildrennow.TheystaymoreaswellashavemoreinterestathomE.Weshallgivesomeexamplesofwhathusbandsdofirstlyinsharingworkwiththeirwives;andsecondlyintheirlargelyindependentdomain领域ofhouserepairs.Somehusbandsaswellasdoingmuchoftheheavyworkinthehomecarryingthecoalsandemptyingtherubbishactasassistantstotheirwivesforatleastpartoftheday.Mr.Hammondwashesupthedisheseverynightandlaysthebreakfastforthemorning.Mr.ClarksaidthatonSundaymorningsheusuallyhovered吸尘aroundandreadplaysaloudforhiswifewhileshedidabitofwashing.Mr.Davispolishesthefloorsandhelpstomakethebedsatweekendandduringweekdaystakesthedogoutforoneofhistwice-dailywalks.Soitgoeson.61.Theexpressionactasassistantstotheirwivesmeansthat____.A.husbandsreadplaysalouD.B.husbandsarepaidbytheirwives.C.husbandshelptheirwives.D.husbandslookaftertheirsickchildren.62.themeaningofthewife’swordsatthebeginningofthepassagewerethat____.A.inthepastmenstayedathomeallday.B.inthepasttherewasacleardivisionofroleinthefamily.C.inthepastmostboysandgirlsweremarriedatanearlyagE.D.inthepastwivesandhusbandslivedseparately.63.WhatdoesMr.Davisdoatweekends?A.Hecleansthefloorsandmakesthebeds.B.Hereadsplaysaloudanddoestheweeklyshopping.C.HecooksfoodforhiswifE.D.Hetakesthedogoutforawalk.64.Inthepastthewoman’smainjobwasto___.A.takethechildrentoschool.B.takecareoftheirhusbanD.C.dothewashingup.D.digthegarden.65.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.thedivisionofhusbandswivesandchildren.B.howtogetonwellbetweenhusbandsandwives.C.therelationshipbetweenhusbandwivesandchildren.D.therelationshipbetweenhusbandandwivestoday.

AngusMacLeodwasfiftyandhehadspenthisentirelifeasashepherd牧羊人intheremotemountainousregionofnorthwestScotland.Hehadneverownedaradioortelevisionnorhadhetravelledfurtherthanfortykilometersfromhisbirthplace.Hisknowledgeoftheworldwasgainedonlyfromhisbrieftripstothevillagetosellhissheepandbuyfood.Howeverhehadlatelycometorelyonthegrowingnumberofhill-walkersintheregionassourcesofinternationalnews.Inthespringof1992aSpanishstudentcameacrossAngushighinthemountains.EagertopracticehisEnglishheengagedAngusinconversation.ThestudenttoldAngusoftheforthcomingOlympicGamesinBarcelona.Excitedbythestudent'scolorfuldescriptionofSpainandtheGamesAngusdecidedtoattendtheeventinpersonandtwomonthslaterarrivedinBarcelona.TheticketlessAngusstoodoutsidethestadiumwithhiscannybrainworkingovertimewatchingagrowingnumberofindividualsenteringthestadiumthroughasmallentranceattheside.Henoticedthattheyallseemedtobecarryingobjects.Perhapstheywereworkmenhethought.Hemovedcloserandwatched.Withinminutesathinyoungmancamealongcarryinganextremelylongpole.HeapproachedtheofficialatthedoorandsaidPoleVault撑杆跳.Theofficialmovedtothesideandthemanentered.Nextcameaheavy-setmanwithaspear.Anguswonderedhowamancouldcarrysuchadangerousweaponinamoderncity.ThemanshoutedJavelinandwaspresentlyadmitted.Anguswaspuzzled.Perhapstheywereallconnectedwithsecurity.Hispuzzlementgrewwhenahugemanappearedwithasteelballinhishand.HeshoutedShotPuttandwalkedpasttheofficial.ItsuddenlydawnedonAngusthatthesepeoplewerecompetitors.Heopenedhisprogrammeandsureenoughundertheheadingeventshesawthethreewordsthemenhadsaid.Anguslaughedtohimselfasaplanbegantotakeshapeinhismind.Firstheneededtobuyoneortwothings.AnhourlaterhereappeareddressedinatracksuitwithScotlandwrittenacrossthechest.Overhisshoulderhecarriedarollofbarbedwire铁丝网.SmilingtohimselfhewalkeduptotheofficialandascasuallyashecouldshoutedFencing!击剑46.WhichwasAngus'newwayofgettinginformationabouttheoutsideworld?________.A.TravellingfromhisbirthplaceB.ListeningtoradioandwatchingTVC.GoingtothenearbyvillagetosellsheepD.Talkingtohill-walkersintheregion47.WhatareJavelinPoleVaultShotPuttandFencinginthepassage?________.A.OlympiceventsB.NamesofcompetitorsC.SecurityweaponsD.Namesofcountries48.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmorepeoplewenttoScotlandtopractisetheirEnglishB.theSpanishstudent'sdescriptionofhiscountryexcitedAngusC.AngushadbeenplanningatriptoBarcelonatoseetheOlympicGamesD.AngusbecameamemberoftheScottishOlympicteam49.FromthepassageweknowthatAngusseemedtobe________.A.poorly-informedB.intelligentC.strong-mindedD.athletic50.Whatdoyouexpecttheofficialwoulddointheend?________.A.HelphimcarrythewireB.RefusetolethiminC.GivehimacloseinspectionD.Leadhimtothecompetition

2.26-meter-tallYaoMingmadehisNBAdebut初次登台onOctober232002andgot6pointsfortheHoustonRocketsinthegamE.Thenextdayhegot13pointsinanothergamE.MostpeoplethinkthatYaoMingisabornbasketballplayer.ButYaosaidWhenyouwatchitonTVitlooksveryeasy.ButwhenyouareplayingintheNBAitisreallynotsoeasy.HesaidthatjoiningtheHoustonRocketswasanewstartandanewchallengE.IhopethatthroughveryhardworkIcanmakeeveryonehappyandhelptheRocketswinmoregameshesaidYaoMingspeakssomeEnglish.Bothheandhisteammatescanunderstandeachother.Theydon'tthinkthereisalanguageproblem.WhileYaoMingfacesthisnewchallengethepeopleofHoustonhaveshowngreatinterestinhimandtheyhopeYaoMingwillbringnewenergytotheRockets.TheteamhasstartedhavinglessonstolearnmoreaboutChinaandmanypeoplewhoworkfortheRocketshavelearnedtospeaksomeChinesE.41.YaoMinggot13pointsonOctober_____2002.A.22B.23C.24D.2642.YaoMingsaidthat_____.A.playingintheNBAwasdifficultB.itwashardtowatchNBAgamesonTVC.hewasanNBAstarD.itwasboringtoplaybasketball43.FromthepassagewecanknowthatYaoMing________.A.willworkhardforhisteamB.madethehighestscoreinhisfirstNBAgameC.can'tunderstandhisteammatesD.teachestheRocketsworkersChinesehimself44.Thepassageisprobably______.A.anadvertisementB.anoticeC.anewsreportD.aninstruction

ShakespearemoreperhapsthananyotherwritermadefulluseofthegreatestresourcesoftheEnglishLanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand!ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusesit.SuchastudyiswellworththeefforteventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusageandthemeaningofmanywordshavechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.HoweveritissurprisingthatweshouldknowcomparativelylittleaboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.WeknowthatShakespearewasbornin1564inStratford-on-Avonandthathediedtherein1616.HealmostcertainlyattendedtheGrammarSchoolinthetownbutofthiswecannotbesure.Weknowhewasmarriedtherein1582toAnneHathawayandthathehadthreechildren.WeknowthathespentmuchofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwedoknow.HoweverwhatisimportantaboutShakespeare’slifeisnotitsincidentaldetailsbutitsproductstheplaysandthepoems.FormanyyearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfactsaboutShakespeare’slifetothesmallnumberwealreadypossessandforanequallylongtimecriticshavebeentheorizingabouttheplays.SometimesindeeditseemsthatthepoetryofShakespearewilldisappearunderthegreatmassofcommentthathasbeenwrittenuponit.Fortunatelythisisnotlikelytohappen.Shakespeare’speoplehavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversofliteratureeverywhereandwillcontinuetodosoafterthescholarsandcriticsandalltheirworkshavebeenforgotten.55.Thispassageisabout.A.thegreatlengthofeachchapterB.thegreatvarietiesinwritingstylesC.therichnessofthecontentinShakespeare’sworksD.therichEnglishlanguageusedbyShakespeareinhisworks56.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingremainsuncertainaboutShakespeare?A.Hisdateofbirth.B.Hismarriage.C.HislifeintheGrammarSchool.D.Hisdateofdeath.57.ItcanbeinferredfromPara3that.A.notallthecommentsonShakespeare’sworkshaveproducedgoodeffectsB.scholarshavesuccessfullycollectedfactsaboutShakespeare’slifeC.criticsaremoreinterestedinShakespeare’splaythanhispoetryD.thedetailsofShakespeare’slifearemoreimportantthanhisliteraryworks58.WhatdoesthelastsentenceinPara3mean?A.Peopledon’tthinkthepoetryofShakespearegoodanymore.B.PeoplepaymoreattentiontothecommentthanthepoetryofShakespeare.C.Peoplecan’tseethepoetryofShakespeareanymore.D.ThecommentisprintedonthepoetryofShakespeare.

WhenDrJaneGoodallwasakidgrowingupinEnglandshedreamedofonedaylivingamongwildanimals.ThatopportunitycamewhenGoodallwas26yearsolD.GoodallmovedtotheAfricancountryandspent25yearstherE.Whatshelearnedaboutchimpanzees黑猩猩fascinatedpeopleallovertheworlD.AfterstudyinganimalsforthefirstpartofhercareerJaneGoodallbeganworkingtoprotectnotonlychimpanzeesbutallcreatures.HernewbookHopeforAnimalsandtheirWorldisacollectionofconservation保护successstories.TimeForKidstalkedtoGoodallabouthernewbookandheradviceforyoungpeoplE.TFK:Whatinspiredyoutowriteabookaboutconservationsuccessstories?DrGoodall:BecauseofallmytravelsImeettheseextraordinarypeopleandhearabouttheseamazingprojectandtheyreallydogivehopE.TheyshowthatwecanturnthingarounD.TFK:Whyarethesestoriesimportant?Goodall:TherearealotofyoungpeoplewhoaregoingoutandwantingtosavespeciesandtheyaresooftentoldGiveup.It’shopeless.Andifwehavethatattitudethensoontherewillbenotingleft.TFK:Howshouldkidswhowanttohelpgetstarted?Goodall:JoinRootsandShoots.ItgivesthemanopportunitytointeractwithotheryoungpeoplE.Thewebsiteatwww.rootsandshoots.orgisawayforthemtolearnmorE.根据短文内容从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案共3题每小题1.5分满分4.5分56.AccordingtothepassageJaneGoodall_______.A.spent25yearsinAfricastudyingchimpanzeesB.isonlyinterestedinchimpanzeeresearchC.wroteanewbookaboutwhatshelearnedaboutchimpanzeesD.findsithopelesstoprotectwildanimals57.IntheinterviewDrGoodallwasaskedquestionabout_____A.hercareerasabiologistB.thedevelopmentofherresearchC.hernewbookandheradvicetokidsD.herrecenttriptoAfrica58.DrGoodallwrotetheconservationstories____A.togivehopetopeoplewhowanttosavespeciesB.towarnpeopleofthedangeroflosingwildanimalsC.toinstructchildrenonanimalsconservationD.toletpeopleknowaboutawebsite

CharlieChaplinwasoneofthegreatestandwidelylovedsilentmoviestars.FromEasyStreet1917toModernTimes1936hemademanyofthefunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistimE.HewasbestknownforhischaracterthenaiveandlovableLittleTramp.TheLittleTrampawellmeaningmaninaraggedysuitwithcanealwaysfoundhimselfwobblingintoawkwardsituationsandstrangelywobblingaway.Morethananyotherfigureitisthiskind-heartedcharacterthatweassociatewiththetimebeforethetalkiessoundfilms.BorninLondonin1889ChaplinfirstvisitedAmericawithatheatercompanyin1907.AppearingasBillyintheplaySherlockHolmestheyoungChaplintouredthecountrytwicE.OnhissecondtourhemetMackSennettandwassignedtoKeystoneStudiostoactinfilms.In1914Chaplinmadehisfirstone-reelerMakingaLiving.Thatsameyearhemadethirty-fourmoreshortfilmsincludingCaughtinaCabaretCaughtintheRainTheFaceontheBar-RoomFloorandHisTrystingPlace.TheseearlysilentshortsallowedverylittletimeforanythingbutphysicalcomedyandChaplinwasamasteratit.ThoughChaplinisofthesilentmovieeraweseehisachievementscarriedthroughinthefilmsoftoday.Withtheappearanceofthefeature-lengthtalkiestheneedformoresubtleactingbecameapparent.Tomaintaintheaudience’sattentionthroughoutasix-reelfilmanactorneededtomovebeyondconstantcomedy.ChaplinhaddemandedthisdepthlongbeforeanyoneelsE.HisstrictnessandconcernfortheprocessesofactinganddirectingmadehisfilmsgreatandledthewaytoanewmoresophisticatedcinemA.36.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThelittleTrampwastheonlycharacterthatCharlieChaplinacteD.B.CharlieChaplinsignedtoKeystoneStudiosin1906.C.CharlieChaplinmadefiveshortfilmsin1914.D.CharlieChaplinhasagreateffectontoday’ssoundfilm.37.Whatistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?A.CharlieChaplinmadethefilmEasyStreet.B.ThefilmCaughtintherainwasmadE.C.CharlieChaplinfirstvisitedAmericA.D.CharlieChaplinmetMackSennett.E.ModernTimeswasmadE.A.dcaebB.dcbaeC.cdbaeD.cdabe38.WhichwordcanbestdescribeCharlieChaplinaccordingtothepassage?A.lovableB.kind-heartedC.strictD.awkward39.Whatdoyouthinkisthepassageabout?A.LifeofChaplinB.WorksofChaplinC.CharactersofChaplinD.AnintroductionofChaplin

Therewasonceayoungmanwhosufferedfromcancer.Hewas18yearsoldandhecoulddieanytimE.Heneverwentoutside;buthewassickofstayinghomeandwantedtogooutforoncE.Soheaskedhismotherandshegavehimpermission.Hewalkeddownhisblockandfoundalotofstores.HepassedaCDstoreandsawaprettygirlabouthisageandheknewitwasloveatfirstsight.Heopenedthedoorandwalkedin.ShelookedupandaskeD.CanIhelpyou?HesaiD.UhYeahUmm...IwouldliketobuyaCD.Hepickedoneoutandgavehermoneyforit.Wouldyoulikemetowrapitforyou?sheaskedsmilinghercutesmilE.Henoddedandshewenttotheback.ShecamebackwiththewrappedCDandgaveittohim.HetookitandwalkedoutofthestorE.HewenthomeandfromthenonhewenttothatstoreeverydayandboughtaCDandshewrappeditforhim.HetooktheCDhomeandputitinhiscloset.Hewasstilltooshytoaskherout.Hismotherfoundoutaboutthisandtoldhimtojustaskher.Sothenextdayhetookallhiscourageandwenttothestoreasusual.HeboughtaCDlikehedideverydayandonceagainshewenttothebackofthestoreandcamebackwithitwrappeD.Hetookitandwhenshewasn'tlookinghelefthisphonenumberonthedeskandranout.OnedaythephonerangandthemotherpickeditupandsaidHello?Itwasthegirl.ThemotherstartedtocryandsaidYoudon'tknow?HepassedawayYesterday...Laterinthedaythemotherwentintotheboy'sroombecauseshewantedtorememberhim.Shethoughtshewouldstartbylookingathisclothes.Sosheopenedthecloset.ShewasfacetofacewithpilesandpilesofunopenedCDs.ShewassurprisedtofindalltheseCDsandshepickedoneupandsatdownonthebedandshestartedtoopenonE.InsidetherewasaCDandasshetookitoutofthewrapperoutfellapieceofPaper.Themotherpickeditupandstartedtoreadit.ItsaidHi...IthinkURreallycutE.DoUwannagooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.ThemotherwasdeeplymovedandopenedanotherCD.Againtherewasapieceofpaper.ItsaidHi...IthinkURreallycutE.DoUwannagooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.61.WhydidtheboygototheCDstoreeverydayandbuyaCD?__________.A.Helovedthegirl.B.HelovedmusiC.C.HelovedcollectingCDs.D.Hewassickofstayinghomeandwantedtogoout.62.WhatdidthegirlintheCDstorefeelabouttheboy?__________.A.ItwasnotmentioneD.B.Shewasnotinterestedintheboy.C.Shefeltsorryfortheboy.D.Shelikedtheboy.63.WhowasJocelyn?__________.A.Theboy.B.ThegirlintheCDstorE.C.Theboy'smother.D.A.totalstranger.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichoneisNOTtrue?A.TheboysufferedfromcancerandcoulddieatanytimE.B.TheboyfellinlovewiththegirlintheCDstoreatthefirstsight.C.TheboyboughtCDeverydayonlytoseethegirlheloveD.D.TheboylistenedtoeveryCDheboughtverycarefully.65.Whatdidthepassagetrytotellus?__________.A.TheboywastooshytoaskthegirloutB.Theboylovedmusicsomuch.C.Therewasnotloveatfirstsight.D.BoththeboyandthegirlmissedtheirlovE.

China’sLiNareturnswhileplayingagainstBojanaJovanonskiofSerbiaintheShenzhenGemdaleOpenquarterfinalsJan.3rd2013onThursdayinShenzhenGuangdongprovincE.Liwon6-36-3toreachthesemiswhereshewillfacecompatriotPengShuai.Thelifeofaprofessionaltennisplayeristoughbecauseyouneverseemcompletelyfreetodowhateveryoulike-evenintheoff-season.ChinesestarLiNahasbeenactiveontheprofessionalstagesince1999andunderstandstheyearlygrindandhowimportantitistostaystable;evenduringthetoughestoftimes.Whenyouarecompetingatacertainlevelpeoplepayequalattentiontoyouroff-courtlifeasmuchasyourgameLisaidduringtheShenzhenGemdaleOpenonWednesday.Thatmeanswhateveryoudocansometimesaffectothersespeciallythejuniors.Theywillgetthewrongmessageifyourelaxtoomuch.SoIknowthatissomethingIcan'tdo-evenonholidays.Iliketoputstrictdemandsonmyselftolettheyoungstersknowwhathappensoffthecourtisjustasimportantifyouwanttobegoodasaprofessional.AlcoholisthefirstitemLinamesonhercan'tdolist.Liusedtocelebratebigwinsbysharingafewdrinkswithfriendsbutshehasleftthathabitbehindnow.IdefinitelystayawayfromwinenowbecauseIhavetodoeverythingtohelpbenefitmyprofessionduringthe51-weekseason.HerhealthyhabitshavepaidoffasLi'sbodyremainsinprimeconditiondespiteheragE.The30-year-oldhasbeeninjuryfreesincehavingsurgeryonherrightkneein2009andregularlyheadsofftoGermanyintheoff-seasonforspecializedfitnesstraining.Iamluckythatinjurieshaven'tbotheredmeinrecentyears.That'sbecauseIlearnthowtotreatmybodywellwiththehelpofmyteam.Soittreatsmewellinreturn.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Professionaltennisplayersneverseemcompletelyfreetodowhatevertheylikeexceptintheoff-season.B.Professionaltennisplayersareforbiddentodrink.C.LiplayedtworoundsintheShenzhenGemdaleOpenquarterfinals.D.Li’sbodyisinpoorconditionbecauseofheragE.69.HowoldwasLiwhenshestartedtobeactiveontheprostage?A.14B.16C.27D.3070.Whatdoestheunderlineditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Li’steamB.Li’sbodyC.Li’seffortsD.Li’sinjury71.WhatisincludedinLi’scan’tdolist?A.TosetanexampletoteenagersB.TogetridofdrinkingwinE.C.Totreatherbodykindly.D.Torelaxtoomuch

IwentintoHarrodsinLondonahugedepartmentstoreIamsureyouhaveheardoftobuysomeMintonchinaplatesforaweddinganniversarywhichwastobeagroupgiftfromfriendstootherfriendsinGenevA.Havingonly30minutesbetweenmeeting.Iwhizzedthereinataxifromtheofficeandbattledthroughthemillingpeopleonthe2nddayofthesalesonthegroundflooruptothe5thtothechinadepartment.TherewasamanstandingtherewhowasobviouslyasalespersonwhoIrusheduptoandaskedifhehadthisparticularchinainstockandifitwouldtakelongtowrapetC.Hewasamazing.HegottheplatesinsecondswrappedthemupandaskedmeifIwantedastorecardtowhichIrepliednobecauseIlivedinSwitzerlandtowhichherepliedaskingifasIlivedabroadwouldlikeataxrebateform退税表.AfterthatheshowedmewhattodoproducedamapofthestoreandtoldmewhereIshouldgofortheformalities程序.Thatwasfabulos!IthankedhimandsaidwhatwonderfulservicehehadgivenmE.Ievenaskedifhegavethistoeveryonetowhichheanswered:I’mjustdoingwhatisrequiredatHarrods.WiththatatallmaninagreysuitapproachedmeandofferedhishandtoshakeminesayingCanIintroducemyself?IamtheChiefExecutiveofHarrodsandwhataninterestingconversationIhavejustheardHehadbeenwanderingthroughthestoreasyoushoulddoasahands-onCEOandhadoverheardmethankingthissalesmanwhosefaceIcanhardlydescribewasfrozeninamixtureofdelightaweandastonishment!CanyouimaginethesalesmangoinghometohisfamilyandfriendsrecountingwhattheCEOspoketohimafteroverhearinghimbeingpraisedbyacustomer?56.ThewriterwenttoHarrodsto__________.A.killtimeB.buysomegiftsC.gosightseeingD.shopforherwedding57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordwhizinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A.driveB.arriveC.rushD.leave58WhichofthefollowingsentencescanbestreplaceI’mjustdoingwhatisrequiredatHarrodsinthsecondparagraph?A.I’manhonestman.B.Imustobeytherules.C.Harrodsisstrictwithitsemployees.D.AnybodywillreceiveourgoodservicE.59.Assoonassheboughtwhatshewantedthewriter________.A.wenttoameeting.B.flewbacktoGenevaC.visitedoneofherfriendsD.attendedaweddingceremony60.Thewriterwrotetheabovepassagebecauseshethoughtwhatshehadexperiencewasso______.A.pleasantB.strangeC.excitingD.amusing

HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotlanD.TheScotsabravepeoplelovetheircountry.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotlanD.ButthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.OnenighttheleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.WewillrestheretonightmymenhesaidTomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle①.WemustwinorwewilldiE.TheywereallverytireD.Sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsondutybuttheywereverytiredtooandonebyonetheyfellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheywentupthehill.ClosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.A.fewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenlyoneofthemputhisfootonathistle蓟.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.InaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattlE.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedScotland②.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikedit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.67.HundredsofyearsagotheRomans____.A.camefromthenorththroughEnglandtomakewaronScotlandB.cametothenorthScotlandfromEnglandtomakewaronScotlandC.camefromthenorthofEnglandtofighttheScotsD.cametothenorthfromthesouthofBritaintofighttheScots68.AttheshoutofaRomansoldieralltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill____.A.begantofighttheRomanshardB.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofightC.wokeandroseimmediatelyreadytofightD.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight69.Theresultofthewaristhat____.A.theRomanskilledalltheScotsB.theScotsweredefeatedC.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotlandD.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans70.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle____.A.islovelythoughnotbeautifulB.gavethemhappinessC.isakindofusefulplantD.helpedtheScotsinwipingouttheRomans

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH’.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysranhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:‘THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.41.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto__________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat42.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause________.A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoodsB.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaverynicewayD.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned43.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause_________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursadayB.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactoryC.theknivesweremadeinGermanwherelabourwascheapD.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory44.__________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings45.ThebeliefthatThecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat__________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.IfyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlywayC.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoneyD.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful

B.rianaastudentatJohnFenwickSchoolinSalemCountyUShasalotoffreetimE.The13-year-oldgirlusedtohangoutonthestreetsafterschool.Iknowitwasn’tgoodbutIreallyhadnothingelsetodoBrianasaiD.SyeadaWoodsLandBrianA.BrianawasnotalonE.Manykidsinhercityhadtoomuchfreetimeandnothingtodo.TosolvethisproblemfourschooldistrictsinSalembeganaprogramcalledBigBrothers/BigSisters.Theprogramhelpsstudentsmakegooduseoftheirafter-schooltimE.BigBrothers/BigSistersinvitesmentorstohelpstudentsingrades6to8buildhealthyrelationshipsandtakepartinproductiveactivities.TheLittlesandtheBigsarenicknames昵称forstudentsandmentors.Mostmentorsareteachers.TheBigsandLittlesusuallymeetonceaweek.Theyplaygamessharestoriesandgoontrips.TheprogramhasalreadyhelpedmanySalemstudents.Briana’smentoristheschoolprincipal校长SyedaWoods.WoodstookBrianaice-skatingtopizzapartiesandforavisittoLongwoodGardensinPennsylvaniA.WhenIgotoutIsawthatSalemisaverysmallplaceBrianasaiD.Theprogramhelpsmeexperiencetheoutsideworldandseemanynewthings.KathyJennings13saidshewasveryshybeforebutnowismuchmoreopen.IntheprogramIseemymentorasabigsisternotateacher.IcantellheranythingJenningssaiD.Andshehastaughtmealotaboutmakinggooddecisions.IthinkitwillmakeabigdifferenceinmylifE.60.TheprogramofBigBrothers/BigSistersisdesignedfor.A.studentsaged16to18B.studentsaged8to16C.studentsinseniorhighschoolD.studentsingrades6to861.Theunderlinewordmentorsinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.wiseandtrustedteachersB.experiencedpoliceC.communityvolunteersD.carefulparents62.Thepurposeoftheprogramistohelpstudents.A.liveafulllifeafterschoolB.learntipsonshoppingC.havemorefreetimeD.knowmoreaboutthestreets63.ThewriterusestheexamplesofBrianaandKathytoshow.A.SyedaisanamazingprincipleB.thesuccessoftheprogramC.thecolourfullifeinSalemD.Brianawasonceveryshy

AjoblessmanappliedforthepositionofofficeboyatMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.YouareemployedhesaiD.Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheapplicationtofillinaswellasdatewhenyoumaystart.ThemanrepliedButIdon’thaveacomputerneitherane-mail.I’msorrysaidtheHRmanager.Ifyoudon’thaveane-mailthatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn’texistcannothavethejoB.Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonlytendollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshesucceededtodoublehiscapital.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimesandreturnedhomehappilywith60dollars.ThemanrealizedthathecansurviveinthiswayandstartedtogoeverydayearlierandreturnlatE.Thushismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckandthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.FiveyearslaterthemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.Hestartedtoplanhisfamily’sfutureanddecidedtohavealifeinsurancE.Hecalledaninsurancebrokerandchoseaprotectionplan.Whentheconversationwasconcludedthebrokeraskedhimhise-mail.ThemanrepliedIdon’thaveane-mail.ThebrokeransweredcuriouslyYoudon’thaveane-mailandyethavesucceededtobuildanempirE.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?ThemanthoughtforawhileandrepliedYesI’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!56.Whycan’tthemanhavethejobatMicrosoft?A.Becausehewaslazy.B.Becausehedidn’tpassthetest.C.Becausehedidn’thaveane-mail.D.Becausehedidn’thaveacomputer.57.Theunderlinedwordtriplecanbereplacedby______.A.becomelargeB.become3timesC.increasequicklyD.decreasequickly58.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheworlD.B.Themandidn’tgiveupthoughhefailedtheinterview.C.Hestartedhiscareerbysellingtomatoesinthesupermarket.D.Thosewhohavee-mailscanworkatMicrosoft.59.Themancanbedescribedas_______.A.helpfulandconsiderateB.positiveandgenerousC.smartandhardworkingD.stubbornandunselfish60.Whichproverbcanbestdescribethestory?A.Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.Accidentswillhappen.D.Nopainsnogains.

VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurantanditsownerdidnotknowwhattodo.ThepricewasreasonableandthefoodwasofgoodqualitybutnobodyseemedtowanttoeattherE.Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthatandinafewweekshisrestaurantisalwaysfullofmenwiththeirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancameinwithaladyasmilingwaitergaveeachofthemamenu菜单ThemenulookedexactlythesameontheoutsidebuttherewasanimportantdifferenceinsidE.Themenuthatthewaitergavetothemansuppliedthecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwinewhilethemenuthathegavetotheladysuppliedamuchhigherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwinetheladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas.51.Whydidn'tpeoplecometotheWhiteRoseRestauranttoeatatfirst?A.Becausethepricewashigh.B.Becausethefoodwastoocheap.C.BecausethefoodwasnotgooD.D.Thepassagedidn'tmention.52.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatthepeoplewhoeatatthisrestaurantaremostly_______.A.pooroldpeopleB.menwiththeirgirlfriendsC.richyoungpeopleD.parentswiththeirchildren53.Thedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofmenuliein_______.A.thecolorB.theshapeC.thefoodD.theprice54.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthatwhenmenwiththeirgirlfriendseatatthisrestaurantthefoodwaspaid_______.A.alwaysbytheladiesonlyB.alwaysbythemenonlyC.sometimesbytheladiesD.eitherbythemenorbytheladies55.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthatgenerallyspeaking_____.A.menaremoregenerousthanwomenB.womenaremoregenerousthanmenC.womenliketheirmenfriendstobegenerousD.menliketheirladyfriendstobegenerous

CharlieChaplinwasoneofthegreatestandwidelylovedsilentmoviestars.FromEasyStreet1917toModernTimes1936hemademanyofthefunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistimE.HewasbestknownforhischaracterthenaiveandlovableLittleTramp.TheLittleTrampawellmeaningmaninaraggedysuitwithcanealwaysfoundhimselfwobblingintoawkwardsituationsandstrangelywobblingaway.Morethananyotherfigureitisthiskind-heartedcharacterthatweassociatewiththetimebeforethetalkiessoundfilms.BorninLondonin1889ChaplinfirstvisitedAmericawithatheatercompanyin1907.AppearingasBillyintheplaySherlockHolmestheyoungChaplintouredthecountrytwicE.OnhissecondtourhemetMackSennettandwassignedtoKeystoneStudiostoactinfilms.In1914Chaplinmadehisfirstone-reelerMakingaLiving.Thatsameyearhemadethirty-fourmoreshortfilmsincludingCaughtinaCabaretCaughtintheRainTheFaceontheBar-RoomFloorandHisTrystingPlace.TheseearlysilentshortsallowedverylittletimeforanythingbutphysicalcomedyandChaplinwasamasteratit.ThoughChaplinisofthesilentmovieeraweseehisachievementscarriedthroughinthefilmsoftoday.Withtheappearanceofthefeature-lengthtalkiestheneedformoresubtleactingbecameapparent.Tomaintaintheaudience’sattentionthroughoutasix-reelfilmanactorneededtomovebeyondconstantcomedy.ChaplinhaddemandedthisdepthlongbeforeanyoneelsE.HisstrictnessandconcernfortheprocessesofactinganddirectingmadehisfilmsgreatandledthewaytoanewmoresophisticatedcinemA.36.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThelittleTrampwastheonlycharacterthatCharlieChaplinacteD.B.CharlieChaplinsignedtoKeystoneStudiosin1906.C.CharlieChaplinmadefiveshortfilmsin1914.D.CharlieChaplinhasagreateffectontoday’ssoundfilm.37.Whatistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?A.CharlieChaplinmadethefilmEasyStreet.B.ThefilmCaughtintherainwasmadE.C.CharlieChaplinfirstvisitedAmericA.D.CharlieChaplinmetMackSennett.E.ModernTimeswasmadE.A.dcaebB.dcbaeC.cdbaeD.cdabe38.WhichwordcanbestdescribeCharlieChaplinaccordingtothepassage?A.lovableB.kind-heartedC.strictD.awkward39.Whatdoyouthinkisthepassageabout?A.LifeofChaplinB.WorksofChaplinC.CharactersofChaplinD.AnintroductionofChaplin

Earlyonemorningthesub­inspectoratastationattheotherendofthetownrangmE.Anelephantwasdamagingthetown.WouldIpleasecomeanddosomethingaboutit?IdidnotknowwhatIcoulddobutIgotontoahorseandstartedout.ItookmygunmaybetoosmalltokillanelephantbutIthoughtthenoisemightscarehim.Variouslocalpeoplestoppedmeonthewayandtoldmeabouttheelephant'sdoings.ItwasnotofcourseawildelephantbutatameonE.IthadbeenchainedupbutlastnightithadbrokenitschainandescapeD.Itsownerhadsetouttorunafteritbuthadtakenthewrongdirection.Hewasnowtwelvehours'journeyawayandinthemorningtheelephanthadsuddenlyappearedinthetown.Ithadalreadydestroyedsomebody'sbamboohut棚屋killedacowandturnedoverfruit­stalls.Icameroundthehutandsawaman'sdeadbodysprawlinginthemuD.HewasanIndianandhecouldnothavebeendeadmanyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthattheelephantcaughthimwithitstrunkputitsfootonhisbackandgroundedhimintotheearth.Thiswastherainyseasonandhewaslyingonhisstomachinthesoftmudthe__peacebreakerstandingbesidelookinginnocent.AsIliftedmygunIhesitatedafewseconds.ThenIfireD.Thatwasashotthatdidforhim.Youcouldseethepainofitknockthelaststrengthfromhislegs.ButinfallingheseemedforamomenttorisehistrunkreachingskywardlikeatreE.HetrumpetedforthefirstandonlytimE.AndthendownhecamewithacrashthatshookthegrounD.51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUE?A.HewasanIndian.B.Heknewelephantswell.C.Hewasnotalocalvillager.D.Hewastheowneroftheelephant.52.Theelephantmadesomuchtroublebecause________.A.itsownertreatedhimcruellyB.itgotoutofcontrolC.ithatedthevillagepeopleD.itwasawildelephant53.TheunderlinedwordsthepeacebreakerinParagraph4referto________.A.theelephantB.thedeadmanC.theauthorD.thesub­inspector54.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorfelt________whenheshottheelephant.A.excitedB.sadC.frightenedD.happy

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajoblookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart–timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.61.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?A.Workingpart-timeinacollegeB.TakingcareofchildrenforafamilyC.HelpingchildrenwiththeirschoolworkD.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten62.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpformherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek63.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfistjob?A.Shefoundafull-timejobB.ShewasfedupwithchildrenC.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourseD.Sheneededatestafterworkingextrahours64.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?A.LesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareerB.QualificationsarenecessaryforacareerC.HardworkmakesanexcellentstudentD.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes

OneAugustafternoonRichardAllendroppedoffhislastpassengerMrs.Carey.LiftingtwogrocerybagshefollowedheracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofherhousE.Glancinguphesawalargewasp黄蜂nestundertheroof.Allenhadheardthatwaspscanbecomemorelikelytostingstingstungstung蜇insummer.HementionedthistoMrs.Careywhohadopenedthedoor.Ohtheydon’tbothermeshesaidlightly.IgoinandoutallthetimE.AnxiouslyAllenlookedatthenestagain-toseethewaspsflyingstraightathim.Hurry!heshoutedtoMrs.Carey.Getin!ShesteppedquicklyinsidE.Allenranforhismini-bus.Toolate;theywereuponhim.Justashejumpedaboardhalfadozenredspotsshowedonhisarmandhefeltmoreonhisbackandshoulders.AshewasdrivingdowntheroadAllenfeltasifsomethingwasburningatthebackofhisneckandthefirewasspreadingforwardtowardhisfacE.Animmediateanxietytookholdofhim.AllenknewthatstingscouldcausesomepersonstodiE.Buthehadbeenstungtheprevioussummerandtheafter-effectssoonpasseD.Howeverwhathedidn’tknowwasthatthefirststinghadturnedhisbodyintoatimebombwaitingforthenexttosetoffanexplosion.MilesfromthenearestmedicalassistanceAllenbegantofeelhistonguethickandheavyandhisheartbeatlouder.Mostfrighteninghefelthisbreathingmoreandmoredifficult.Hereachedfortheradiomike话筒tryingtocallthemini-buscenterbuthiswordswerehardlyunderstandablE.Signalswerealsopoorthatfarout.Heknewarescueteamwason24-hourdutyattheAmherstFireDepartment’snorthstation.Sohisbestchancewastomakearunforit.RushingdownthemountainAllentriednottopanicfocusinghismindoneachsharpturn.Hewasalmostthroughthelastofthemwhenhefeltsurehewasgoingintoshock休克.Justthenhereachedfortheradiomikeagain.Callfirestationheshoutedconcentratingtoformthewords.Emergency.Beesting.Emergency.Thereintenminutes.Five-tenthecenterreplieD.HoldonAllenthought.Keepyoureyesopen.BreathE.KeepawakE.Atlasthereachedthestation.Twofiremenranout.AllenfelttheirhandsgrasphimbeforehehitthegrounD.Youmadeithethought.56Itismentionedinthepassagethatwaspsaremorelikelytoattackwhen_____.A.therearehugenoisesB.strangersareapproachingC.thehottestseasoncomesaroundDtheairisfilledwithfoodsmell57.Allendidn’tknowthatifstungbywaspsagainhewould______.A.havenoafter-effectsB.sufferfromsharperpainC.becomemoresensitiveD.surelylosehislife58.Allenfailedathisfirstattempttosendhismessagetothemini-buscenterbecause_______.A.hewasinastateofshockB.hisradioequipmentwaspoorC.hewasunabletospeakclearlyD.noonewasonduty59.WhichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.A.RaceAgainstDeathB.WaspsBloodyKillersC.AllenA.HelplessDriverD.WarAgainstWasps

MyhusbandOlliehadretiredfromteachingandweweremakingplanstotraveltogethertoFloridA.Thenhewasterriblyillandbecameveryweakhardlyabletospeak.WeekspassedanditbecameclearthatOlliewasneardeathbutIprayeddayandnightthathecouldgetbetter.OneofuswasalwaysinOllie’shospitalroom—eithermeorourgrownchildrenBruceandKaren.OnedayinhisbrokenandweakspeechOllietoldBruceGohomE.YoushouldbewithGwen.GwenwasBruce’swifE.Theyhadbeenmarriedforsixyearsandlivedhundredsofmilesaway.Gwenwasabouttohaveababy.WefeltanextrasadnessknowingOlliewouldneverseehisfirstgrandchilD.Idon’twanttoleaveyouDadBrucesaiD.OllierepeatedYoushouldbewithGwen.ReluctantlyBruceleft.WhenthebabycomeshepromisedOllieyouwillbethefirsttoknow.A.fewdayslateraround2p.m.Ollieawokefromasleep.HeturnedandlookedatmE.Isatclosetohearhisweakwords.Thebabyiscomingnow.It’saboyhesaiD.Foramomenthiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Thenhewentbacktosleepagain.NotlongafterthatKarenranintotheroom.BrucecalledshesaidasmilelightingherfacE.Gwengavebirthtoahealthybabyboyaroundtwoo’clock.Olliesmiled;hehadbeenthefirsttoknow.ThatnightOlliediedinhissleep.51.Olliedidn’ttraveltoFloridabecause________.A.hewastooweaktotravelB.hecouldhardlybeabletospeakC.hecouldnotaffordthetripD.hewaswaitingforhisgrandchildtobeborn52.WhydidOlliewantBrucetobewithGwen?A.OlliethoughtitwastoomuchtroubleforBrucetostayathospital.B.OlliewantedBrucetobringthebabyalongassoonasitwasborn.C.Olliedidn’twanthissontobeabsentwhenhisbabywasborn.D.Olliecouldn’tbearhissonseeinghimdyingwithabrokenheart.53.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.DisappointedlyB.UnwillinglyC.ExcitedlyD.Immediately54.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.OllieandhiswifehadplannedtosettleinFloridA.B.Olliecaredforhissonmorethanhisdaughter.C.OlliewassadaboutnotbeingabletoseehisfirstgrandchilD.D.OlliediedhappyandinpeacE.

Oncetherewasakingwhoneverateamealunlesstherewasadishoffishwithitbutonedaytherewasabigstormandthefishermenwerenotabletogoouttocatchfishsothekinghadnobreakfastandnolunch.Thenheorderedhisservantstotelleverybodyinhiscapitalthatifanyonebroughthimafishhewouldgivehimanythingthatheaskedfor.Atlastafishermancaughtabigfishlateintheafternoonandhurriedtotheking'spalacewithit.Buttheking'sPrimeMinisterwouldnotlethiminuntilhepromisedtogivehimhalfofwhateverthekinggavehimforthefish.Thekingwasveryhappywhenhesawthefish.Heaskedthefishermanwhathewantedforhisfish.TohissurprisethefishermansaidIwantyoutobeatmetwodozentimeswithastick.WhenthekingbegantobeathimadozentimesthefishermanjumpedawayandsaidThatisenoughformE.IpromisedtheotherdozentoyourPrimeMinister.ThenhetoldthekingwhathadhappenedbetweenthePrimeMinisterandhimself.Thekingwasveryangry.HenotonlygavethePrimeMinisterthedozenhitsbutalsosaidBecauseyouhavebeendishonestyouwillnotbemyPrimeMinisteranymorE.ThefishermanwilltakeyourplacE.61.Thekingdidn'thavebreakfastandlunchbecause____.A.therewasabigstormB.thePrimeMinisterdidnotbringhimanyfoodC.therewasnofishD.hisservantsdidn'tknowhowtocookwell62Thefishermantookhisfishtotheking'spalacebecause____.A.thekinghadpromisedtogivehimwhateverhewantedB.thekingwasdyingfromhungerC.hewantedtoteachthePrimeMinisteralessonD.hewantedtobethePrimeMinister63.Whenthefishermantoldthekingwhathewantedtheking____.A.wasveryhappyB.wasverysurprisedC.wasveryangryD.gavehimwhathewantedatonce64.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Thekingwantedtomakethefishermanking.B.Thekinghadnothingtoeatforawholeday.C.Thekingateafisheveryday.D.ThekingwasquitehungrywhenthefishermancamE.65.ThekingremovedhisPrimeMinisterbecause____.A.thefishermanwasclevererthanhisPrimeMinisterB.thePrimeMinisterdidnotknowhowtocatchfishC.thePrimeMinisterwasnotanhonestmanD.thePrimeMinistertookhalfofwhatthekinggavethefisherman

JoanneRowlingbornon31July1965isanEnglishfictionwriterwhowritesunderthepennameJ.K.Rowling.RowlingistheauthoroftheHarryPotterfantasyserieswhichhasgainedinternationalattentionwonmultipleawardsandsoldover375millioncopiesworldwidE.JKRowling’snewnovelarriveswiththehighdramaandstatesecrecyofaroyalbirth.ItsduedateisannouncedinFebruaryandinAprilthedisclosureofitstitleTheCasualVacancymakesinternationalnews.ThereleaseofthecoverimageinJulycommandsheadlinesagainandFleetStreet英国媒体commissions委托adesigngurutoanalyzeitsmysteriousartisticbeautyinsearchofcluesastowhatmightliewithin.Waterstones英国连锁书店predictsthenovelwillbethebestsellingfictiontitlethisyear.Literarycriticsbegintopublishpreliminary初步的reviewsrevealingwhattheythinktheywillthinkaboutabooktheyhavenotyetevenreaD.IamrequiredtosignmorelegaldocumentsthanwouldtypicallybeinvolvedinbuyingahousebeforeIamallowedtoreadTheCasualVacancyundertightsecurityintheLondonofficesofLittleBrown.EventhepublishershavebeenforbiddentoreaditandtheygivemethemanuscriptcarefullyreligiouslyasthoughhandlingapricelessMingvasE.AfterwardsIaminstructednevertodisclosetheaddressofRowling’sEdinburghofficewheretheinterviewwilltakeplacE.Inthe15yearssinceshepublishedherfirstHarryPotterRowlinghasbecomebothuniversallyknownandalmostunrecognizablE.TheuntidyredhairwhousedtowriteinthecafesofLeithhasslowlytransformedintoashinyfashionableladyonewhoisbeyondrecognitionbehindwealthandcontrol.Onceapennilesssinglemothershebecamethefirstpersononearthtomake$1billionbywritingbooksbutherrarepublicappearancessuggestedafainticemaidenquality.Rowlingiscompletelyrelaxedaboutthisarrangement.WarmandenergeticquicktolaughshechatterssofreelythatherpublicistgetsnervousandtellshertolowerhervoicE.AmIspeakingtooloud?Shedoesn’tlookabitconcerneD.WellIcan’tgetpassionateandwhisper!WhenItellherIlovedthebookherarmsshootupincelebration.OhmyGod!I’msohappy!That’ssoamazingtohear.Thankyousomuch!You’vemademeincrediblyhappy.OhmyGod!Anyonelisteningwouldtakeherforadebutauthormeetingherfirsteverfan.Inawaythat’swhatsheis.RowlinghaswrittensevenHarryPotterbooksandsoldmorethan450mcopiesbutherfirstnovelforadultsisunlikethemineveryrespect.ObviouslyIneedtobeinsomeformofvehicletohaveadecentideashelaughs.HavingdreamedupPotteronatrainThistimeIwasonaplanE.AndIthought:localelection!AndIjustknew.Ihadthattotallyphysicalresponseyougettoanideathatyouknowwillwork.It’sarushofadrenaline肾上腺素it’schemical.IhaditwithHarryPotterandIhaditwiththis.Sothat’showIknow.66.ThedesignguruinParagraph2isprobably________.A.apublisherB.areaderC.awriterD.anexpert67.Whywastheauthorrequiredtosignsomanylegaldocumentsbeforereadingthebook?A.Becauseit’sacommercialsecretbeforethebookispublisheD.B.Becausepublishersareafraidtheauthorisacommercialspy.C.Becausetheauthorissodishonestthatpublisherscan’ttrusthim.D.BecausetheauthorisinvolvedinbuyingahousE.68.FromthepassagewecanlearnthefollowingfactsaboutRowlingEXCEPTthat________A.sheusedtowritestoriesinthecafes.B.sheoftenmakespublicappearanceaftersheisfamous.C.shewasverypoorbeforeshebecamewell-known.D.shehasbecomeawealthyladywithgoodquality.69.AccordingtotheinterviewwithRowlingwecaninferthatsheis________.A.aggressiveandenergeticB.quietandeasygoingC.enthusiasticandlovelyD.modestandshy70.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.introduceJKRowlingandhernewbookB.describegreatchangesinJKRowlingC.advocatereaderstobuyHarryPotterD.tellreadersthecontentsofthenewbook

OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations引文showinghowitwasuseD.Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritaintheUnitedStatesandtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspapermagazineandbookeverwritteninEnglish.HundredsofvolunteersrespondedincludingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEnglanD.HegavehisaddressasBroadmoorCrowthorneBerkshire50milesfromOxforD.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenextyearshebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.InspiteofmanyinvitationshewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxforD.Soin1897MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.WhenhearrivedhefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsanE.MurrayandMinorbecamefriendssharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionarysendinginmorethan10000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularlysometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmericA.MurraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefrienD.Minordiedin1920sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleteD.The12volumesdefined414825wordsandthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.66.AccordingtothetextthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary_________.A.cameoutbeforeMinordiedB.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteerC.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurrayD.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary67.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.B.HesentnewspapersmagazinesandbookstoMurray.C.HeprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotationsD.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.68.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?A.HewasshutinanasylumB.HelivedfarfromOxfordC.HewasbusywritingabookD.Hedislikedtraveling69.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause__________.A.theybothservedintheCivilWar.B.TheyhadacommoninterestinwordsC.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurrayD.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor70.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinorC.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionaryD.BroadmoorAsylumandispatients

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.71.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere72.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork73.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.74.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

Galaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute聋哑school.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.KazrimwashisnamE.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely.Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguageitneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.ObviouslyKazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerelyAreyouwillingtobemygirlfriend?GalaxywaspleasantlysurpriseD.Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.Asshehadexpectedherparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.GalaxyexplainedKazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson.Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100％betterthanthenormal.Moreoverthemuteisstillahuman.HeshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullovE.Herparentsaskedtoseehimthen.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.WhentheywereonthetrainKazrimtoldher‘‘I’mgoingtotellyourparentsI’llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!GalaxywasdeeplymoveD.AssoonastheyhadenteredthehouseGalaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.Shesaid‘‘ThisisKazrim.JustrightafterherspeechanunbelievablethinghappeneD.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly.HesaidYOUCANTALK?ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoasktoo.Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden.AsamatteroffactKazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.63.HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother?A.TheymeteachotherbychancE.B.Theywereintroducedtoeachother.C.Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.D.Theybothservedinaspecialneedsschool.64.HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforeshetookhimhome?A.Writingwordsonpaper.B.UsingthesignlanguagE.C.Judgingfromhisexpression.D.SpeakinghernativelanguagE.65.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage?A.Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight.B.TheycheatedeachothertowinlovE.C.Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes.D.TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy’sparents.

FrankW.WoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywasverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillfordisplayinggoodstoarousepeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.Frankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaid:FIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSAandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysranhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMER顾客ISALWAYSRIGHT.51.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat52.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause____________.A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoodsB.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.hehadspreadthegoodsonatableinaverynicewayD.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned53.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause____________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursadayB.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactoryC.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelaborwascheapD.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory54.____________madeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillfordisplayingthings55.ThebeliefthatThecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat____________.A.WheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomerisalwaysrightB.shopassistantsshouldalwaysshowrespectforandbepolitetotheircustomersduringbusinesshoursC.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer'swishesiftheywanttomakemoremoneyD.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer'sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful

Anoblemanandamerchantoncemetinaninn.Fortheirlunchtheybothorderedsoup.WhenitwasbroughtthenoblemantookaspoonfulbutthesoupwassohotthatheburnedhismouthandtearscametohiseyesThemerchantaskedhimwhyhewasweeping.ThenoblemanwasashamedtoadmitthathehadburnedhismouthandansweredSirIoncehadabrotherwhocommittedagreatcrimeforwhichhewashangeD.Iwasthinkingofhisdeathandthatmademeweep.Themerchantbelieved60.Thenoblemandidnottellthetruthbecausehe______.A.wasanoblemanB.feltashamedC.wasinaninnD.wasangry61.Thenoblemanshouldhave______.A.smiledwithjoyB.shoutedwithlaughterC.toldthetruthD.scoldedthewaiter62.Itisprobablethatthenobleman______.A.hadnobrotherwhowashangedB.hadaverygoodbrotherC.knewthesoupwastoohotD.hadnevereatensoup63.Themerchant’sanswershowedthathe______.A.wasveryhappyB.believedthenoblemanC.wasangrywiththenoblemanD.hadkindheart

Havingreturnedfromherroundtriptheangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.Therailwayowesme￡12shesaidtoHarryJenkstheyoungmanworkingattheoffice.YousoldmeaticketforMay22ndbuttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme￡12.HarrywasworrieD.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket.ComeintotheofficeMadamhesaidpolitely.I’lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nD.ThewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminsidE.ShewasquiterightasHarrysoondiscovereD.TherewasnosailingonMay22nD.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?Heshouldn’thavesoldheraticketforthatday.WonderingwhattodohesmiledatthechilD.Youlooksunburnthesaidtoher.DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?Yessheansweredshyly.Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!That’sfinesaidHarry.Mylittlegirlcan’tswimabityet.Ofcourseshe’sonlythreeI’mfourthechildsaidproudly.I’llbefourandahalf.Harryturnedtothemother.IrememberyourticketMadamhesaiD.Butyoudidn’tgetoneforyourdaughterdidyou?Erwell—thewomanlookedatthechilD.Imeanshehasn’tstartedschoolyet.She’sonlyfour.Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticketMadam.A.child’sreturntickettoJerseycostsletmesee￡13.50.Soiftherailwaypaysyourhotelyouwillowe￡1.50.ThelawisthelawbutsincethefaultwasmineThewomanstooduptookthechild’shandandlefttheofficE.63.Harrywasworriedbecause___.A.thewomanwasangrywithhimB.hehadnotdonehisworkproperlyC.theJerseytimetablewaswrongD.thelittlegirldidn’thaveareturnticket64.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl.A.becausehewasindifficultyanddidnotknowwhattodoB.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirlC.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsoniceD.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirl65.WhenHarrysaidThelawisthelawbutsincethefaultwasminehemeantthat.A.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoiceeventhoughthefaultwashisB.hehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelawalthoughhedidn’twanttoC.thewomanhadtopayhim￡1.50andtherailwaywouldpayherforthehotelD.sheshouldpay￡1.50buthehadmadeamistakeshecouldgowithoutpaying66.Thewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause.A.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild’sticketB.shewassoangrythatshedidn’twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungmanC.shewasmovedbyHarry’skindnessD.sheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsisted67.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshelefttheoffice?A.angryB.peacefulC.embarrassedD.nervous

AyoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollegE.Formanymonthshehadadmiredabeautifulsportscarinadealer’sshowroomandknowinghisfathercouldwellaffordithetoldhimthatwasallhewanteD.AsGraduationDayapproachedtheyoungmanwaitedforsignsthathisfatherhadpurchasedthecar.Finallyonthemorningofhisgraduationhisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy.Hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesuchafinesonandtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifulwrappedgiftbox.Curiousbutsomewhatdisappointedtheyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelyleather-boundBiblewiththeyoungman'snameembossed饰以浮饰ingolD.AngrilyheraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaidWithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?HethenstormedoutofthehouseleavingtheBiblE.Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandawonderfulfamilybutrealizinghisfatherwasveryoldhethoughtperhapsheshouldgotoseehim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakethearrangementshereceivedatelegramtellinghimhisfatherhadpassedawayandwilled遗赠allofhispossessionstohisson.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthings.Whenhearrivedathisfather'shousesuddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Hebegantosearchthroughhisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillnewBiblejustashehadleftityearsago.WithtearsheopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.AshewasreadingacarkeydroppedfromthebackoftheBiblE.Ithadatagwiththedealer'snamethesamedealerwhohadthesportscarhehaddesireD.OnthetagwasthedateofhisgraduationandthewordsPAIDINFULL.56.Theyoungmanwantedhisfathertobuyasportscarbecause_____.A.hisfathertookprideinhishighgradesB.hisfatherwasabletopayforitC.heneededitforhisbusinessD.hewantedtotakepartinacarrace57.Fromthepassageweknowthatonthemorningoftheyoungman’sgraduation_____.A.thefatherboughtacarforhissonB.theyoungmangotthecarhehadadmiredformanymonthsC.thefathergavehissonnothingbutalovelyleather-boundBibleD.theyoungmanacceptedthebeautifulwrappedgiftboxwillingly58.Thestorytellsusthataftergraduationtheyoungman_____.A.calledonhisfatherwithhisfamilyonceortwiceB.gotonverywellwithhiswifeandhisfatherC.succeededindoingbusinesswithhisfather’shelpD.didn’tgotoseehisfatherformanyyears59.WhydidtheyoungmanopentheBibleandbegintoturnthepages?A.BecauseheknewtherewasacarkeyintheBiblE.B.Becausehewonderedifhisfatherhadpaidforthecarinfull.C.Becausehefeltsorryforwhathehaddonetohisfather.D.Becausehisfatherwroteanoteofthelistofhispossessionsinit.

A.youngfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman'sgardenandtalkingaboutchildren.TheyoungmansaidHowstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildrenTheoldmanpointedtoastring绳子betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone.Pleaseuntie解开thatstringhesaid.Theyoungmanuntieditandtheyoungtreebent弯overtooneside.Nowtieitagainpleasesaidtheoldmanbutfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.Theyoungmandidso.ThentheoldmansaidThereitisthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrictwiththembutsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandaloneyoumusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandaloneyoucantakethestringaway.41.Thestoryisabout______.A.howtotakecareofyoungtreesB.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenC.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighborD.howtotieanduntiethestring42.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring______.A.inordertothrowitawayB.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightC.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideD.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim43.Whencanthestringbetakenaway______.A.WhentheoldmanhasleftB.AfteryouhaveuntieditC.WhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeD.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough44.Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman______.A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneB.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenC.thatheshouldbehardonthemD.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone45.Inthestorytherelation关系ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof______.A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighborB.parentstotheirchildrenC.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherD.grownupstotheirparents

SeveraldifferentstoriesaretoldabouttheoriginofSaintValentine’sday.OnelegenddatesasfarbackasthedaysofRomanEmpirE.AccordingtothestoryClaudiustheEmperorofRomewantedtoincreasethesizeofthearmy.Heknewthatitwouldbeeasiertogetyoungmenwhowerenotmarriedtojointhearmy;thereforehemadearulethatnoyoungmencouldmarryuntilhehadservedinthearmyforanumberofyears.ApriestnamedValentinebroketheruleandsecretlymarriedagreatnumberofyoungpeoplE.FinallyClaudiusfoundoutaboutValentineandputthepriestinprisonwhereheremaineduntilhisdeathonFebruary14.AfterhisdeathValentinewasmadeasaintandthedayofhisdeathwasnamedSaintValentine’sday---whichistimeforpeopletosendoneanothertheirgreetingsofmanykinds.February14Valentine’sDayissweetheart’sdayonwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpresstheirtenderemotions.Peoplesometimesputtheirlovemessageinaheartshapedboxofchocolateorabunchofflowerstiedwithredribbons.Wordsoflettersmaybewrittenontheflower-coveredcardorsomethingelsE.Whatevertheformmaybethemessageisalmostthesame:willyoubemyValentine?63.Accordingtotherule__________.A.noyoungmencouldgetmarriedunlesstheywereoldenough.B.youngmencouldgetmarriediftheyhadseveredinthearmyforanumberofyears.C.noonecouldgetmarriedwithouttheemperor’spermission.D.youngmencouldgetmarriedonlyinthearmy.64.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_______A.howValentinedieD.B.theEmperorofRomeC.howValentine’sDayiscelebratedD.theoriginofValentine’sDay65.February14ischosenasValentine’sDaybecause____________A.peoplewanttorememberValentineB.loversexpresstheirtenderemotionsonthisday.C.peoplesendoneanothergreetingsofmanykindsonthisday.D.peoplewanttofixadateforloverstoexpresstheiremotions.

JeffreyBezosfounderpresidentandchairmanoftheboardofAmazon.comwasborninAlbuquerqueNewMexico.Hismother’sancestorswereearlysettlersinTexasandoverthegenerationshadacquireda25000acrefarmatCotullA.Jeffreyspentmostsummersofhisyouthworkingwithhisgrandfatherontheirfarm.JeffreyshowedintenseandvariedscientificinterestsatanearlyagE.Hesetupanelectricalarmtokeephisyoungersistersandbrothersoutofhisroomandchangedhisparents’garageintoalaboratoryforhisscienceprojects.AfterhegraduatedfromPrincetonUniversitywithadegreeincomputerscienceandelectricalengineeringJeffreyBezosfoundemploymentonWallStreetwherecomputersciencewasincreasinglyindemandtostudymarkettrends.Herosequicklybecomingaseniorvicepresidentandlookedforwardtoabrightcareerinfinancewhenhemadeadiscoverythatchangedhislifeandthecourseofbusinesshistory.In1994therewasstillnointernetcommercetospeakof.OnedaythatspringJeffreyBezosobservedthatInternetusagewasincreasingby2300percentayear.Hesawanopportunityforanewcircleofcommerceandimmediatelybeganconsideringthepossibilities.BezosfoundedAmazon.comin1994settinguptheoriginalcompanyinhisgaragE.ThecompanywascalledAmazonfortheseeminglyendlessSouthAmericanriverwithitsnumberlessbranches.Itstartedasanonlinebookstorebutsoondiversifiedtoallkindsofproducts.HisworkwithAmazoneventuallyledhimtobecomeoneofthemostexcellentdot-comentrepreneurs.HewasnamedTimemagazine’sPersonoftheYearin1999.In2008hewasselectedbyU.S.News&WorldReportasoneofAmerica’sBestLeaders.Bezos’AmazonhasbecometheEarth’sbiggestanythingstore.Amazon.comisnowcalledoneofthesmarteststrategiesinbusinesshistory.TodayJeffreyBezoslivesnorthofSeattleandisincreasinglyconcernedwithcharityactivities.GivingawaymoneytakesasmuchattentionasbuildingasuccessfulcompanyhesaiD.36.InhischildhoodBezos______.A.hadtoworkwithhisgrandfatherontheirfarmalldaylongB.showedgreatinterestinscienceC.didn’tgetalongwellwithhisbrothersandsistersD.wantedtobecomeabusinessman37.Jeffreychangedthecourseofbusinesshistorybecausehe______.A.lookedforwardtoabrightcareerinfinanceonWallStreetB.consideredthepossibilityofsettingupanoriginalcompanyC.foundedanewformofcommercethatdevelopedfastlaterD.wasthefirsttospeakofInternetcommerce38.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.HowhardBezosstudiedinPrincetonUniversity.B.Amazon.comonlysoldbooksinthebeginning.C.BezosnotonlydevotedhislifetoInternetcommercebutalsotocharity.D.ThereasonwhyJeffreyBezosdecidedtofoundAmazon.com.39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.itwasBezos’sgrandfatheronthefarmwhohelpedhimalotB.Bezosinventede-commercetowintheworldfameovernightC.BezoshasasharpbusinessmindandakindheartD.BezosaimedatsettinguptheEarth’sbiggestbookstore

Therewasonceafarmerwhohadafineorchard果园.Heworkedveryhardallhislifeandtheorchardalwaysdidwell.Butheknewthathisthreesonslookeddownuponfarmworkandwereonlyinterestedingettingrichquickly.WhenthefarmerwasoldandknewhewasgoingtodiehecalledhisthreesonstohimandsaidMysonsthere’salotofgoldhiddenintheorcharD.Digforitifyouwanttohaveit.ThesonstriedtogethimtotellthemtheexactplacewherethegoldwashiddenbuthesaidnothingmorE.AfterthefarmerwasdeadthesonswenttolookforthegolD.Sincetheydidn’tknowwherethehiding-placewastheydecidedtobegindiggingallovertheorchardTheyduganddugbutnogoldwasfounD.Finallytheyhadtogiveuptheattempt.ThenextsummerthefruitcropwasthebiggesttheyhadeverhaD.Thiswasbecauseofthethoroughdiggingtheorchardhadgot.WhenthethreesonssawthegreatamountofmoneytheygotaftertheysoldthefruittheysuddenlyunderstoodwhattheirwisefatherhadmeantwhenhesaidThere’sgoldhiddenintheorcharD.Digforit.57.Whentheoldfarmerwasliving____________.A.theorchardgaverichcropseachyearB.theorchardgaverichcropsonlywhentheweatherconditionsweregoodC.theorchardhadanaveragecropD.thefruitcropwasusuallypoor58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thefarmer’ssonswerelazyandhadneverworkedonthefarmB.Thefarmer’ssonsdidalotofbuyingandsellingintownsoastogetrichquickly.C.Thefarmer’ssonslovedfarmworkbecausetheirfatherwhowashardworkingallhislifehadtoldthemtoworkharD.D.Thefarmer’ssonsconsideredfarmworkworthless.59.Whenthesonsaskedtheirfathertotellthemtheexactplacewherethegoldwashiddenhetoldthemnothingbecause_________.A.hewasdyingB.hethoughttheyunderstoodwhathemeantC.hewantedthemtodigtheorchardalloverD.thegoldcouldeasilybefound60.Nogoldwasfoundbecause___________.A.thefarmer’ssonshadn’tdugtheorcharddeepenoughB.thegoldhadbeenstolenC.thefarmer’ssonsdidn’tknowinwhatpartoftheorchardthegoldwashidden.D.therewasnogoldhiddenintheorcharD.

A.RussianaCubananAmericanbusinessmanandanAmericanlawyerwereonatraintravelingacrossEnglanD.TheRussiantookoutalargebottleofvodkagaveeachofthemenadrinkandthenthrewtheresthalfbottleofvodkaoutofthewindow.WhydidyoudothataskedtheAmericanbusinessman.There’stoomuchvodkainmycountrysaidtheRussianAndreallywehavemorethanwewilleverusE.A.littlelatertheCubanpassedaroundfineHavanaCigars.Thenhethrewhisoutofthewindow.IthoughtCubaisnotarichcountrythebusinessmansaiD.Butyouthrewthatverygoodcigarsoutofthewindow！CigarstheCubanansweredarethecheapestinmycountry.Wehavemoreofthemthanweknowwhattodowith.TheAmericanbusinessmansatquietlyforamoment.Thenhegotupcaughtthelawyerbythearmandthrewhimoutofthewindow.41.Vodkaisakindof.A.treasureB.alcohol酒C.foodD.medicine42.TheRussianandtheCubanbothwantedto.A.tellthebusinessmanwhattheircountriesarerichinB.prove证明thattheywerenotrichC.askthetwoAmericanstovisittheircountriesD.makethebusinessmanhappy43.WhenthebusinessmansaidIthoughtCubaisnotarichcountry.hemeant.A.RussianisricherthanCubaB.AmericaisnotricherthanCubaandRussiaC.Youshouldn’tthrewthatverygoodcigarawayD.Doyouhavemorecigarsthanme?44.Whatdidthebusinessmanwanttosaybythrowingthelawyeroutofthewindow?A.IwanttobuysomevodkA.B.Wehavetoomanylawyersinmycountry.C.I’llgotoCubaanddosomebusinessofcigars.D.IfyouneedlawyerscometoAmericA.45.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TravelingacrossEnglandB.FourRichMenC.You’reWastingTooMuchD.There’sTooMuch

Foralongtimeaboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclasswhereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.Athomeheaskedhismom:AmImorestupidthanotherkids?HowcanIalwaysfallbehind?Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystembutshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.Shetendedtosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyesherson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldsoupsetherson.Thankgoodnesssheresistedthetemptationtosayit.Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyearbutdespitetryingashardashecouldherson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.ButshewasproudofherboyforhishardworksincerelyprouD.ItwasaroundthistimethatshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseasidE.Onthetripsheatlastfoundananswerforhim.Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thavetoforhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclassatthetopnationaluniversityheattends.Afteruniversityhisteachersandpeersfullyexpecthimtohaveapromisingcareer.InvitedtospeaktohisoldhighschoolhementionedavaluablechildhoodexperiencE.Itconcernedthatholidayhismotherhadpreparedforthem:OnceonatriptotheseamymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?Whenawavecomesnearthelittlebirdsrisequickly.TheclumsyseagullsarefarslowerandhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewavE.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggeststrongestwingswhichallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.WhentheseasonchangestheyleaveforforeignshoresleavingthelittlebirdsbehinD.SonIhaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.56.Thestorymainlyconveysthemessagethat.A.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodforsocietyB.onlyrankingsshowintelligenceofachildC.parentsshouldbuildupchildren’sself-respectD.childrentakecompetitionamongthemtoheart57.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseethatthemother.A.sawthenegativeeffectsoftherankingsystemB.decidedtohelpwithherson’shomeworkC.knewhersonwasweakinhisstudyD.feltsorryforherson’sbadbehavior.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thesonknewintelligencedidn’tmeananythingB.themotherwasnotstrongenoughtofacethetruthC.themotherwascarefultoprotectherson’sself-respectD.thesonwouldforgethisrankingssoonafterleavinghighschool59.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutdid?A.wasequaltoB.didbetterthanC.laughedatD.workedharderthan

Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeaktheyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation报告.TodayhoweverpresidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate交流effectively.EdmondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterforaU.S.president;heisalsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhiteHousE.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.EdmondsgrewupinBaltimoreMaryland;hisfatherdroveatruckandhismotherworkedasawaitress.A.greatreaderEdmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighSchoolBaltimoreCityCollegE.Aftergraduatingin1967EdmondswentontoMorganStateUniversity.EdmondsbeganhiscareerinbusinesswithjobsinpublicrelationsandcommunicationsHejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhiscongressman国会议员fromBaltimoreDuringBillClinton’spresidencyheworkedspeechesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed任命himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwritingFollowingthe2000electionsEdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityastheschool’sspecialassistanttothepresidentfor2001-2002.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967.C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter.D.EdmondsservedtheWhiteHouseafter2000.62.EdmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstasA.newssecretaryforacongressmanB.aspeechwriterforPresidentClintonC.newssecretaryintheWhiteHouseD.aspeechwriterforSecretaryDonnaShalala63.ThetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookaboutA.popularscienceB.historicaleventsC.successfulpeopleD.politicalsystems

Whilereadingastoryon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplansIcouldn’thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingssoundedlikeabunchofspoiledwhogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyselfcertainlysharetheirdisappointment:myhusbandandIprobablywon’tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe’reinour40sandwetwoareburdenedbystudentloans贷款.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?BeingyoungpersonsinAmericashouldn’ttheytakeupallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?Considersomeoftheseviewssharedinthestory:Jennifer29ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusbandworriesthatshewon’tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan’taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthoughtwhatplanetsheislivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?Homeownershipisaluxury奢华notafertilityrequirement.A26-year-oldinthestoryisdisappointedthathecan’taffordtogetaPh.D.inliteraturE.WellthatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Yesit’ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectationsnoteconomicreality.BethKoblinerauthorofPersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirtiessaysthatshethinkspeople’sexpectationsgrewupatatimewheneveryone’swealthappearedtobeincreasingTheirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments.SoyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeanssaysKobliner.Thisrecession经济衰退willcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticgroup.Inthemeantimeitseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful---forourone-bedroomapartmentsforlivinginmoderncitiesorperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday---thanonlongingforsomekindofluxurylifE.56.Whatmakestheauthorthinkthe20-somethingssoundlikeabunchofspoiledchildren?A.Theyexpecteverythingtobeeasyforthem.B.Theyareburdenedbystudentloans.C.Theyareunwillingtofaceallofthechallenges.D.Theycomplainthattheeconomyisspoilingtheirlifeplans.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthecomplaintsofthe20-somethings?A.Theycan’thavechildrenforatleastadecadeadecadetobuyahousE.B.TheydespairatnotbeingabletoaffordaPH.D.inliteraturE.C.Theycan’tbuyahouseuntil40andareburdenedbystudentloans.D.Theyhaveonlyaone-bedroomapartmenttolivein.58.What’stheKobliner’sattitudetowardsthe20-somethingswithhighexpectations?A.UnbearableB.UnderstandingC.DoubtfulD.Opposite59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Youngpeople’shighhopescreatedespairB.Youngpeoplecan’taffordtobuyahouseC.YoungpeopleaffordtocontinuetheirstudyD.The20-somethings’highexpectations

TwogoodfriendsSamandJasonmetwithacaraccidentontheirwayhomeonenight.ThenextmorningSamwokeupblinD.Hislegswerebroken.ThedoctorMrLeewasstandingbyhisbedlookingathimwithathoughtfulexpression.WhenhesawSamawakeheaskedHowareyoufeelingSam?SamsmiledandsaidNotbadDoctor.Thankyoufordoingtheoperation手术.MrLeewasmovedbySam.WhenhewasleavingSamsaidPleasedon’ttellJasonaboutit....OK.MrLeereplieD.MonthslaterwhenJason’swounds伤healedSamwasstillverysick.Neithercouldheseeorwalk.Whathecoulddowasjuststayinhiswheelchairalldaylong.AtfirstJasonstayedwithhimforafewdays.ButdayslaterJasonfeltverydiscouragedandembarrassedtospendtimestayingwithadisabledmanlikeSam.SohewenttoseeSamlessandless.Hemadenewfriends.Fromthenonhedidn’tgotovisitSamanymorE.Samdidn’thaveanyfamilyorfriendsotherthanJason.HefeltverysaD.ThingswentfrombadtoworsE.Samdiedayearlater.WhenJasoncameMrLeegavealettertohim.ItwasfromSam.IntheletterSamsaidDearJasonIamdisableD.ButIwantyoutobeahealthyman.SoIgavemyeyestoyousothatyoucanenjoylifeasahealthyman.Nowyouhavenewfriends.I’mgladtoseethatyouareashealthyandhappyasusual.I’mgladyouliveahappylifE.Youarealwaysmybestfriend......Sam.WhenhefinishedreadingtheletterMrLeesaidIhavepromisedthatIwillkeepthisasecretuntilSamisgonE.Nowyouknowit.JasonstoodtherE.TearsrandownhisfacE.64.ThereasonwhySamthankedMrLeewasthat____.A.MrLeewasverykindandfriendlytohimB.MrLeecametoseehimearlyinthemorningC.MrLeedidtheoperationaccordingtohiswishD.MrLeesavedbothhisandJason’slives65.Whichofthefollowinghappenedaccordingtotheorderoftime?A.Jasonmadenewfriends.B.SamgavehiseyestoJason.C.SamandJasonwerecaughtinacaraccident.D.Sambecamedisabledandneededfriends.E.SamdiedandJasonknewthetruth.A.dacbeB.dcbeaC.cbdaeD.Cdbea66.Theunderlinedwordhealedinthesecondparagraphmaymean____.A.wassleepyafterworkingforalongtimeB.becamehealthyagainafterbeingillC.feltsurprisedwhenhearingbadnewsD.ranawaywhensomethingbadhappened

JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudices偏见ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath'smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806Bathwasherhome.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten'sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten'stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenteryoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten'sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.1.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath_______.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten'sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten'stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten'stimE.3.Theauthor作者writesthispassageinorderto_______.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten'sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten'sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety4.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours_______.A.togettotheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCenterD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot

RobertFrostwasoneofAmerica’sbestknownandmosthonoredseriouswriters.ButhisfamecamelateinhislifE.HewasborninSanFranciscoCaliforniain1874.HelivedinCaliforniaduringhisearlychildhooD.HewasnamedafterthechiefSoutherngeneralinAmerica’sCivilWar.Thegeneral’snamewasRobertEdwardLeE.ThepoetwasnamedRobertLeeFrostbecausehisfatherwantedtohonorthegeneral.SomeoneonceaskedanotherAmericanwriterErnestHemingwayhowtobecomeawriter.ThebestthinghesaidwastohaveanunhappychildhooD.IfthisistrueRobertFrost’schildhoodwasunhappyenoughtomakehimaverygoodwriter.RobertFrost’sfatherwasareporterwhowantedtobeapolitician.Heoftendranktoomuchwineandbecameangry.Robertwasthevictim受害者ofhisanger.RobertFrostfinishedhighschoolin1891.AfterhighschoolRobert’sgrandfatherofferedtopayhiscostsatDartmouthCollegE.ButRobertlefttheschoolafterafewmonths.Hedidnotlikeit.Hespentthenextfewyearsworkingatdifferentjobs.Atonetimeheworkedinafactory.Laterherepairedshoes.Hewasateacher.Hewasareporter.Alwayshewrotepoetry.RobertFrostattendedHarvardUniversityfortwoyears.AfterthathereturnedtothemanyjobsheheldbeforE.ForawhileFrosttriedtotakecareofafarminthestateofNewHampshirE.Hewasnotasuccessfulfarmer.Andhecontinuedtowritepoetry.Hesaidthatuntil1930heearnedonlyabouttendollarsayearfromwriting.In1912hedecidedtotrytomakeanewstart.HetookhisfamilytoBritain.Thecostoflivingwaslow.InBritainFrostfoundapublisherforhisfirstbookofpoems.ThebookwascalledABoy’sWill.Whenitappearedin1913.FrostreceivedhighpraisefromBritishreaders.Praisewassomethinghehadnotreceivedinhisowncountry.EzraPoundanotherAmericanpoetlivinginBritainreadthepoemsandlikedthemverymuch.HewroteamagazinearticleaboutFrost.HealsohelpedgetFrost’ssecondbookofpoemspublishedinAmericA.ThatbookwascalledNorthofBoston.60.ThefollowingsarewritersEXCEPT________.A.RobertEdwardLeeB.RobertLeeFrostC.ErnestHemingwayD.EzraPound61.ThepassagewroteaboutHemingwayinordertoshowthatA.hehadgreatinfluenceonFrost’spoetryandlifeB.Frost’spoetrystylewasthesameasHemingway’sC.FrostwasunhappybecausehewasthevictimofhisfatherD.Frostspenthischildhoodunhappily62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.OnceFrost’sfirstbookwaspublishedhegainedgreatpraiseinhiscountry.B.AfterleavingHarvardUniversityhebegantolearntowritepoetry.C.Frostwasfoundlohaveagiftinpoetrywhilehestudiedinhighschool.D.RobertFrost’sfatherwasangryanddrankalotbecausehedidn’trealizehisdream.63.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.RoberlFrost’sunhappychildhooD.B.RoberlFrost’sfirstandsecondbook.C.RoberlFrost’sfamilyandjobs.D.RoberlFrost’slifeandpoetry.

DecidingwhichEnglish-speakingcountrytostudyinwasn’tdifficultforAnn;ShehadalwayswantedtovisitAmericA.IwantedtostudyinanEnglish-languagecountryandIalwayswantedtovisitAmericabecauseitalwaysseemedtomeaverybeautifulandfriendlycountry.AnnismorethanhappywiththequalityoftheeducationsheisreceivinginAmericaparticularlywiththesubjectsandstrongacademicsupport.IamveryhappywiththequalityofeducationIamreceiving.AllmysubjectsareusefulandconnecteD.IamhappywithhelpIreceivefromthelecturersandtutors.AlsoofparticularsatisfactionforAnnisthepracticalelementofherAmericancoursE.Ifinditveryimportantanduseful.Thetheoryisagoodthingtoknowbutnothinggivesyoumoreskillsandknowledgethanpracticalwork.WhereherfutureemploymentisconcernedAnnisveryconfidentherAmericanqualificationwillbeofgreathelp.Iknowthatgettingadegreehereisagoodthingformyfuture;itcanopenmanydoorsinPolandoranywhereelseintheworlD.AnnisalsoreallyenjoyinglifeinAmerica;Sheismakingfriendsandtakingtimeouttoenjoyherself.Peopleareveryfriendlyandhelpful.UniversityisagoodplacetofindnewfriendsfromAmericaandfromoverseas.Itisafriendlyenvironmentwithlotsofthingstodonotonlystudying.Andofcoursetherearethebeachesnottomentionthebeautifulweather.56.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto_________.A.tellusAnn’sdecisiontosettleinAmericaB.tellusAnnisaccustomedtolifeinAmericaC.introduceAnn’shappystudyandlifeinAmericaD.introducemoreaboutAnntohelphermakefriends57.WhydidAnndecidetostudyinAmerica?A.Herparentspersuadedhertodoso.B.ShehasrelativesandbestfriendsherE.C.Herboyfriendwasstudyingheretoothen.D.Shehasdreamedofstudyinghereforlong.58.WhatmakesAnnparticularlysatisfiedinAmerica?A.ThecomfortableclimateandeasylifestylE.B.Thehelpfromherhostfamiliesandteachers.C.TheAmericancourseshavemorepracticalelements.D.ThefriendsherearemostlyfromEnglish-speakingcountries.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.AnnwilltryallherbesttoensuretogetadegreE.B.Ann’sdegreewillhelpherfindajobeasilyathomeandabroaD.C.AnnwillcertainlygobacktoPolandtoworkaftergraduation.D.WiththedegreereceivedinAmericaAnnwillneverbeoutofwork.

GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetimE.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmericA.Duringthe1940sand1950sGwendolynBrooksusedherpoemstodescribeconditionsamongthepoorracialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.ButherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeoplE.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperiencE.GwendolynBrooksoncesaidthatshewroteaboutwhatshesawandheardinthestreet.Shesaidshefoundmostofhermateriallookingoutofthewindowofhersecond-floorapartmenthouseinChicagoIllinois.InherearlypoetryGwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicagowheremanyblackpeoplelivE.InherpoemstheSouthSideiscalledBronzevillE.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.CriticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsabouttheblackexperienceduringthetimE.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfrican-AmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforLiteraturE.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughterawifeandmother.Sheexperienceslonelinesslossdeathandbeingpoor.MizzBrookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlifE.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha.MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitfirstwaspublisheD.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.40.GwendolynBrooksbecameworld-famousbecause.A.shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetryB.sheintroducedblackculturewithpoemsC.shefoughtforblackrightsbywritingpoemsD.herwritingreflectsthetruelifeofblackwomen41.Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.GwendolynBrooks’poemsfocusonblackpeopleinAfricA.B.WinningthePulitzerPrizewasimportantforBrooks’career.C.GwendolynBrooksherselfusedtosufferalotfromdrugs.D.GwendolynBrooks’earlypoetryshowedastrongAsianstylE.42.HowdidGwendolynBrooksgetideasformostofherwriting?A.ByobservinglifE.B.Byhavingtalks.C.Byreadingwidely.D.Bytraveling.43.WecaninferthatthebookAnnieAllenmainlydealswith.A.marriedlifeB.druguseC.adventureD.emotion

MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolidfirst-generationItalianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsolD.DuringthetripshesurvivedstormyseaslittlefoodandanattackbyaGermanU-boat.AftergettinghereherlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmericA.TheyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlovE.OnedaywhenIwasabout5or6yearsoldmyparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekenD.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.HoweverallIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNannyclimbedonherlapandforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgivemE.ShesmiledrubbedmyheadandtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny’slovewillstayinmyheartforever.Itisasignofbothstrengthandwisdom.AskingforforgivenesshelpsustolearntogrowandtolovE.60.NannysfamilyimmigratedtoAmericamainlybecause_____.A.theysufferedstarvationintheirhomelandB.theywantedtostartarichlifeinthenewlandC.theytriedtogetawayfromtheterribleclimateD.theircountrywasinwarandtheyneededpeace61.TheboycomplainedtoNannythatthefood_____.A.wasn'tcookedthewayhismomdidB.wasservedabitlaterthanusualC.waspreparedinaspecialwayD.wasjusttohisparentstaste62.WhenseeingNannycryinginthelivingroomtheauthorfelt_____.A.surprisedB.ashamedC.shockedD.annoyed63.Theauthormainlywantstotellusthat_____.A.forgivenesscanbebeneficialtopeopleaskingforitB.hardshipscanmakechildrenmoreindifferentC.grandparentsaremoretolerantthantheirgrandchildrenD.familytiescansometimesbemisused

China'sformervolleyballstarLangPinghasbeeninvitedtocoachtheUSwomen'snationalteamfortheBeijing2008Olympics.ButChina'ssportsmediasaidtheofferwouldbedifficulttoaccept.LangwhoispresentlycoachingaclubteaminItaly'sprofessionalvolleyballleaguetoldsinA.comthatshewasconsideringtheofferbytheUSVolleyballAssociation.RightnowI'mstillconsideringtheirofferbutIwillanswerthemsoonLangsaiD.IfIdon'ttakethejobIhavetogivethemenoughtimetofindsomeoneelsE.Lang45wonOlympicgoldin1984.ShelatercoachedtheChinesewomentosilveratthe1996AtlantaOlympicsandthe1998WorldChampionships.ShehasalsocoachedatNewMexicoUniversityintheUnitedStateswhereherdaughterwasbornandlives.ThereactionintheChinesemediatoLang'sjobofferwasswift快捷的andstrong.ManysaythatifshetakesthejobitwouldbeadirectchallengetoChina'sgoalofwinningthewomen'svolleyballmedalattheBeijingGames.AsanunusualplayerandaspiritualleaderofChinesevolleyballLangPing'sinfluenceoverChinafarexceeds超越thatofanordinaryplayersaystheChinaOlympicCommitteewebsitE.IfLangstandswiththeopponents对手duringwomen'svolleyballmatchesyoucanrestassuredthatthiswillbedifficulttoacceptforthenewChineseplayersdifficultforcoachChenZhonghewhowasonceherassistantanddifficultforallChinesewatchingontelevisionthesitecontinueD.AGENCIESFeb9200556.AccordingtothispassageLangPingis______atpresent.A.avolleyballplayerB.aclubcoachC.anunusualplayerD.anassistant57.Formthetextwecanlearn______.A.LangPinghasacceptedtheofferB.ChenZhonghehasgotintotroubleC.alloftheChinesemediasupportLangPingD.LangPingisthinkingtheUSofferover58.AccordingtothetextifLangPingstandswiththeopponentsduringwomen'svolleyballmatcheswhowillmostprobablyhavetrouble?A.TheChineseaudiencE.B.Ourwomen'svolleyballteam.C.Beijing2008Olympics.D.Chineseformerplayers.59.Whenreportingthenewstheauthorseemedtobealittle______.A.angryB.surprisedC.shockedD.worried