DANBURY — Cheryl Kunst knows a new restriction on teen drivers will help keep them safe, but she worries that it will affect the amount of time she can spend teaching her daughter to drive.

       The new restriction, which took effect Monday, limits the number of passengers that teenagers with learning permits are allowed to carry. Teenagers with a permit can only drive with the parent or licensed driver who is teaching them.

       “I understand the safety issues, but it will make it more difficult to get in the driving hours my daughter needs,” said the Danbury woman, who has been teaching her 16-year-old daughter, Sarah, to drive for the last month. “A lot of times I’ll let her drive while we’re doing errands (短差) and a friend or her little sister might be in the car. We won’t be able to do that now.”

       David Scribner, who authored the state’s graduated license laws, said despite the inconvenience, the new regulation will save lives.

       “The highest percentage of accidents with a young driver is caused by distractions (分心),” Scribner said. “It makes sense to prevent the distractions, especially when a teenager is learning to drive. It creates better conditions to learn under and will give the teenagers higher levels of self-confidence when driving.”

       Barry Thayer, director of the Thayer Driver Education Center on Padanaram Road, said, “I always warn parents that during the first or second hour of driving, there shouldn’t be any other passengers in the car,” he said. “But after a few hours, it can work out fine. The new law sounds nice, but it has its disadvantages. My only concern is that it could mean parents won’t be able to spend as much time on the road with their kids.”

60. Cheryl Kunst is worried that ________.

A. the new restriction won’t be carried out successfully

B. her daughter won’t drive by herself

C. she has less time to teach her daughter to drive

D. her daughter won’t be safe when driving

61. According to the new restriction, ________.

A. teenagers without a permit should drive with their parents

B. teenagers with a permit can’t carry their classmates

C. Sarah can’t learn to drive from her mother any more

D. parents can teach their children to drive at any time

62. David Scribner thought that ________.

A. teenagers should pay more attention when driving

B. teenagers should enjoy themselves in the car

C. parents should give their children more chances to drive by themselves

D. the new rule would save parents’ driving time

63. The main idea of the passage probably is ________.

A. Sarah is learning to drive with her mom’s help  B. people are not satisfied with the new restriction

C. experts’ worry about teenagers driving        D. people’s opinions on the new rule

  Scores of farms across the country are opening up to overnight guests. The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn（小旅馆） — plus here a moo, there a moo.

       Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks. In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay（干草）? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation.

       LIBERTY HALL FARM

       Rochester, Vt.; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com．Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths.

       Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团）for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work. Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs. Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season.

       HULL-O FARM

       Durham, N.Y.; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths.

       It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices. But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it. As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处）of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar. Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride.

       MERAMEC FARM CABINS

       Bourbon, Mo.; 573/732-4765; http://www.wine-mo.com; Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person. Trail and riding fees extra.

       Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd. One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back. At the barn（牲口棚）Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims. Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river. When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm.

56．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________．

       A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

       B．some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

       C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

       D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

57．We can learn from the three ads that ________．

       A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

       B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

       C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

       D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

58．The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

       A．$175．              B．$220．               C．$235．              D．$250．

59．Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

       A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

       B．People who expect to be employed on the farm．

       C．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

       D．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

 There is a fine line between being a concerned parent and one that doesn’t know when to let go.

      As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m   36   how hard it is to stay on the right side of this line.   37   I tightly hold the string (绳) connecting us, Nicole,   38   to taste her independence,   39   hard at it, trying to get out of my control. We act as if we were dancing kind of tango (探戈舞). So we reached a(n)   40  . She accepted that as her mother, I had a right to express my idea and   41   suggestions. I accepted that I had to trust her   42   and respect her choices. I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares,   43   our agreement held.

      Thank God! She was finally accepted by a great university. When the time came for registration (注册), we went to an introductory meeting together, but then parents and students were   44  . “You may be paying the tuition (学费).” a university   45   told the parents, “but choosing classes really is the students’  46  . ”

      Obviously, I wasn’t the only parent having a hard time   47  . The night before, I had carefully read the course catalog (目录) and   48    classes I thought looked good. As Nicole went   49   to meet her adviser, we agreed to meet for lunch before registration. “  50   those courses I marked.” I called to her.

      We met three hours 1ater in the   51   hall. Nicole was excited and said to me, “Mum, I have my   52   schedule figured out. It’s great. Look at what I’m taking.” I examined the   53  . Nicole had not taken a single one of the classes I had   54  . Every class she had chosen exactly suited her interests. Though somewhat disappointed, I felt   55   that my daughter had grown into an able girl.   

36．A．discovering          B．expecting             C．wondering              D．discussing

37．A．Since                   B．Unless                 C．While                     D．Before

38．A．willing                 B．delighted              C．eager                     D．content

39．A．works                 B．pulls                    C．pushes                   D．blows

40．A．destination           B．explanation            C．conclusion             D．agreement   

41．A．shared                 B．offered                C．afforded                 D．created

42．A．consideration         B．suggestion            C．judgment                D．development

43．A．so                       B．and                      C．or                          D．but   

44．A．separated         B．warned                C．informed                D．persuaded

45．A．producer              B．translator             C．designer                  D．official

46．A．responsibility      B．activity                 C．ability                    D．quality

47．A．letting out            B．1etting go             C．letting alone            D．1etting down

48．A．improved             B．took                    C．attended                 D．marked

49．A．through               B．around                 C．off                        D．by

50．A．Think about       B．Pick out               C．Get through            D．Carry on

51．A．meeting               B．dinning                C．dancing                  D．reading

52．A．entire                   B．potential               C．regular                   D．original

53．A．program              B．notice                  C．schedule                D．course

54．A．forced                 B．provided              C．organized               D．suggested

55．A．nervous               B．proud                  C．regretful                 D．anxious

 The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if ________ regularly, can improve our health.

A. carry out              B. carrying out              C. carried out                D. to carry out

 ---You seemed to have been impressed by his songs.

---Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing ________ his voice that really impressed me.

A. rather than            B. as well as                 C. other than                 D. together with

--Daddy, I don't want to go to Jimmy's birthday.

   --- You had better go.________ you make a promise, you have to keep it.

  A. Unless                  B. Even if                    C. In case                   D. Once

My sister, as well as her classmates who _______ late for class, _______criticized by Mr Hunt.

  A. was; were            B. were; was                C. was; was                 D. were; were

 Cold as the weather was, our journey here ________ to be great fun.

A. made out              B. found out                 C. turned out                D. left out

 --- Did Linda see the traffic accident?

   --- No. No sooner _________ than it happened.

A. she has gone                                          B. has she gone       C. she had gone        D. had she gone

. --- There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow ________?

--- No, I’d rather buy ________ in the bookstore.

A. it; one                   B. one; one                   C. one; it                      D. it; it