The following passage is a healthy prescription (处方) of how we can approach life. It is not about being famous or being wealthy or about our good looks. Truly, it is all about love. There are times when we feel as if we are separated from the rest. This feeling creates a mental prison. Therefore, we should try to work hard to internally (内在地) liberate ourselves by widening our circle of pity to accept all living things.

“Open your heart to others and try to understand,

When someone reaches for you, hold out to them your hand,

Follow your heart, no matter what other people say,

Do things that make you able to smile throughout your day,

Treat other people, the way you would like them to treat you,

Do what you know is right and to your heart and self stay true,

Remember what life is all about, it is how you make people feel,

What you do, where you go, and making dreams become real,

Helping people through, in hard times of pain and strife,

What you do for others, is what is important in this life.

Look deeper and don’t judge people by what is on the outside,

It is what is inside that counts and what people often hide,

Care, help, love, be honest, and be kind,

With purity and goodness within yourself, it is happiness you will find.

Do all you can in the time you have, you won’t always be around,

Recapture the joy of little things, that once were easily found,

And if you can do all this and live a life of love,

You will be helped through life, by all those up above.”

I will leave you with the inspiring words of our late genius, Albert Einstein:

“There are two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is a miracle (奇迹). The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

60. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. living a life of love                 B. helping those in need

C. taking back the joy of life            D. separating ourselves from others

61. According to the passage, which statement is true?

   A. Treating others the way others treat you is right for your life.

   B. Making your dream become real is selfish in your life.

   C. Judging people by what is inside counts.

   D. Doing what you can makes yourself happy.

62. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means _________.

   A. Different ways of life lead to completely different results

   B. Life is not always full of miracles

   C. There are two kinds of miracles in life

   D. Looking for miracles in life helps people find happiness

I don’t like getting up too early unless I have to. When you’re filming, you’ve got make-up on, which doesn’t happen often. As I’m not filming at present I’ll get up at 8.30.

Work normally means Matt coming over to my house about 10 am. We’re writing at the moment. We’ll chat for a bit before going to my study. One of us will have an idea for a sketch (梗概), we’ll talk about the characters and when we feel we have enough we’ll start writing.

Matt and I met at the National Youth Theatre in 1990 and started doing shows together in ’95, at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. We know we’re onto something if we’ve made each other laugh, and that’s a really special moment. It’s not always like that, but we’re comfortable enough with each other that we can be honest and go. Some days you’re not in the mood to be funny—like writing when my dad was dying of cancer, or when Matt was separating from his partner.

We stop for lunch and sometimes go to Wagamama in Camden, but the last time we were followed by paparazzi (狗仔队), which gets you down—who wants to be pictured eating noodles?

When I’m not writing with Matt I work on other projects. My second children’s book comes out later in the year. It’s called Mr. Stink. The first one I dedicated to my three-year-old nephew, Eddie. Both books have been illustrated by Quentin Blake; it’s been a thrill to work with him—like 20 years ago reading a Roald Dahl book and looking at those drawings, then one day that person illustrates your work… magical.

At 5 I go swimming in Soho. My trainer makes me do horrible exercises, but I always feel better after.

Being in all day, I like to go out in the evening and look smart, but not like I’ve come out of the City. I’m a tall, broad guy and well-dressed.

For dinner I’ll meet friends. When you’re a single guy it’s great to have some good female friends. Or I might take my mum to the theatre, as I know she really appreciates it. I like watching TV comedy shows to see what everyone’s doing. When you see something impressive it makes you work harder. I also love Larkin’s poems: they don’t try to transcend (超越) the commonplace; they’re much more straightforward.

Poetry is great to dip into before going to bed, rather than falling asleep reading a novel and being confused over what you’ve read or not. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in seven years; unfortunately, I rely on pills. I’ve tried everything. If I could wish anything for myself, I’d wish I could sleep better.

67. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the author spends much time with his friends

B. the author and Matt are both famous in the district

C. the author doesn’t care much about what to wear

D. the author works at home and seldom goes out every day

68. Where does the passage most likely appear?

A. In a travel diary.                          B. In a news column.

C. In an online diary.                    D. In a research paper.

69. Why does the author read some poetry before going to bed?

A. Because poetry can often bring him some funny ideas.

B. Because poetry is much easier to understand than novels.

C. Because poetry is very abstract and reflects unusual things.

D. Because poetry can be of some help for him to kill time.

70. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. A day’s work with Matt                 B. A new life-style 

C. A life in the day                       D. A good way to write

It is the last day of the school year and I stand empty – handed with no gift to give you.

It isn't that I haven't tried to think of something meaningful and special … quite to the contrary. For months I have combed shops and department stores, and even searched the Internet only to realize that nothing could measure up to the feelings of a mother’s grateful heart and a teacher’s loving devotion.

How I wish a colorful bundle of fresh wildflowers could reflect the beauty of your way with children! Jewelry would surely be nice, but what can I afford that would not grow quickly out of style? You deserve respect for your determination and creativity, your devotion and talent.　　

At the moment the first school bell rang last August, I placed in you my trust, believing you would teach my child and reserve respect for me as a parent. I added to that my constant and devoted wish that you would be reasonable and fair to set limitations and rules while offering my child a chance to learn self-control. I sincerely hope that your classroom would be a safe shelter for my child to grow and learn, which is a perfect mixture of self-discipline and controlled instruction. I prayed for your health and your happiness, and your ability to be supplied with the tools necessary to complete your task as a teacher and educator. I offered you my time as often as I could, and my support for your cause. Occasionally, I even offered you a challenge when I spoke my mind, sometimes standing firm, sometimes giving up with a renewed assurance or a “ wait and see” attitude!

　　I wish with all my heart I could put a delicate ribbon on a wrapped package and give you a “ something” to express my appreciation and affection, but I have nothing to give you that would be better than the precious gift I have ever had to offer and which you already so pleasantly accepted months ago－the one you have held close to your heart, laughed with and probably cried with, cheered and scolded – my child!

And today, as my child returns to my side for the summer, the gift I humbly give to you is found deep within my heart...

57．On the last day of the school year, the author has no gift to give the teacher, because        .

       A．she has no time to think  of something meaningful and special

       B．she cannot find something that can properly express her feelings

       C．there is nowhere to buy a colorful bundle of fresh wildflowers

       D．she thinks it unnecessary to express her feelings to the teacher[

58．According to the author, the best gift for the teacher is         .

       A．her child   B．her respect       C．her present       D．her support

59．The underlined sentence in the passage implies that the author hopes that         .

      A．the teacher can teach her child patiently

       B．the teacher will not be too strict with her child

       C．the teacher will teach her child enough self - control

       D．the teacher can stand firm in the teaching

60．This passage is most probably adapted from          .

       A．a novel     B．a letter      C．a paper     D．a report

Once when I was nine, I came down with a horrible case of tonsillitis (扁桃腺炎). I remember going to the doctor, feeling miserable and scared, but also knowing that this man would somehow fix me. As he declared his conclusion regarding my illness, he asked my mother “Is your daughter allergic (过敏的) to any medicine? ” My mom hesitated for a moment, while I was looking at her questioningly. Was I allergic to anything? What if I was? What would happen to me?  My mother said no.

That evening after taking my pill, I began to shake uncontrollably. I complained of a terrible headache and continued shaking as my mother held me. She didn’t seem very concerned, yet I believed I was allergic to the pill. Before I fell asleep that night, I told my mom the medicine had made me sick and I wouldn’t take it anymore. The next morning, my mother had me drink a tall glass of iced tea that tasted funny. Later that afternoon, my mom asked me how I felt. I told her I was doing much better, and that was when she dropped the bomb on me. She told me she had mixed my ice tea that morning with my medicine. Guess what, no allergic reaction. I was never allergic to the pills, but my powerful subconscious (潜意识的) mind, accepted a mere suggestion by the doctor that I might be, and my body acted accordingly.

Most of us have no idea how powerful our minds are, and how incoming information continually affects our experience. When I took that pill, it had a negative effect on my mind. Researchers are finding more and more evidence that what we believe, or expect to happen medically, has a deep effect on what actually does happen. 

In some medical trials, the patients never took any medicine, only sugar pills, but were told they had been given expensive medicine, and their conditions improved anyway. They simply believed they would get better. On the other side of the coin, people who believe they are going to die in an operation have a higher death rate than people who don’t.

What we expect often tends to get realized. The power of your mind to heal your body is absolutely fantastic.  Take care in what information you choose to believe about your health and well-being. Think positively about your outcome in medical situations and allow your power of belief to help you heal.

49. The girl shook uncontrollably that evening because she _______.

A. had a horrible case of tonsillitis at the time

B. was allergic to the medicine she had taken

C. imagined the medicine was doing its harm

D. wanted to cheat her mother for more concern

50. The underlined “ she dropped the bomb on me ” can be understood as “ _______ ”.

A. she told me the truth that awakened me

B. she beat me like a plane dropping a bomb

C. she scolded me with heart-breaking words

D. she hurt my pride by telling me the truth

51. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. most people believe our minds can function powerfully

B. it’s harmful to our health to take in negative information

C. the powerful subconscious mind can cure all diseases

D. sugar pills with proper mind are as good as costly medicine

52. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. a nine-year-old girl’s experience      B. people being allergic to medicine

C. a fantastic way to treat diseases      D. the effect of the mind on the result

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone mad! "Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal, Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

58. What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day? _______

     A. Do something delicious for lunch.          B. Ask the father to taste her awful lunch.

     C. Dismiss the mad cook.                      D. Speak to the school about lunch.

59. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means ______ . 

     A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Father

     B. the matter of lunch hasn’t been settled

     C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

     D. the method the author thought of was effective

60. By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us________.   

     A. when one road is blocked, try another         B. how bad the lunch of her school is

     C. how wise her father is                      D. about the church rower' near her home

Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly(大胆) up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his Mends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(怀疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(机智，风趣), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

56. This is a story about ________.

A. a rich man who owned a big wood             B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat   D. an Irish hunter with a large family

57. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face. Why?

A. He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.     B. He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

C. He didn’t like the poor Irishman at all.         D. Pat had not told him he would come.

58. Why was Lord Northwood surprised?

A. He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.  B. He wondered why Pat didn’t run away.

C. Pat wasn’t afraid of him.                       D. Pat had a gun in his hands.

59. What made the whole crowd burst into laughter?

A. Pat's funny looks                                    B. Pat's interesting remarks (评论)

C. Pat's quick and humorous response (回答)          D. Pat's promise to leave fight away

Mr. Templat was a teacher that I will never forget. I truly believe the teen years were the hardest time of my life. At that time, as a girl, I hated it when my parents asked me directly about my problems, making me more comfortable. I also remember many times when Mr. Templat would take me aside and talk to me. He had a special way of drawing out what the problem was. Every time he talked with me, I felt better

He had a way of making his classes enjoyable. We always got the highest marks in math in our grade with his teaching. If there was a big world ball game on the radio, we would drop everything and he would put the name on so we could all enjoy it. That’s just the way he is.

Teens often hear things on TV or from adults about world problems that can frighten them. Now it is terrorism. Back in my teen years, it was the cold war. It worried me so much that I thought each day would be my last. Mr. Templat knew how much it troubled his students. He opened the subject up to discussion. He gave us a way to express our greatest fears and helped us understand war and politics. “One can feel afraid however brave he is.” We were told.

When I think back to those special days, I appreciate that he helped me through such a difficult time in my life.

56. To learn about the problems the writers had, Mr Templat would _________________.

A. ask her about the problems directly

B. wait until she told him about them

C. ask her parents about the problems without letting her know

D. ask her about them without making her feel uncomfortable

57. From the second paragraph, we learn that __________________.

  A. Mr. Templat was a very serious man

  B. the students could do whatever they like in Mr. Templat’s class

  C. the students like Mr. Templat’s teaching very much

  D. the students were more interested in sports than in their studies

58. What does the underlined part “the subject” in the third paragraph most probably refer to?

  A. War and politics.     B. World history.       C. Terrorism.       D. The cold war.

He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money, but 18-year old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.

He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages(人质). But luckily, they were set free last Tuesday morning, unharmed by the people who had taken them hostages.

After hard work by Chinese diplomats(外交官) in the region, the Iraqi kidnappers(绑架者) agreed to hand them over to a local religious group. “The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi people have played a key role in the release（释放） of the hostages,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition(联军) in the Iraqi war.

Since April 4, over 60 hostages from 12 countries, including America, Italy and Japan, have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.

The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostages in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result, many foreigners have left, fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.

But Dan Senor, spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad, said that it would not negotiate(谈判) with “terrorists(恐怖分子) or kidnappers” to get hostages released.

59. The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because _________________.

  A. they were too poor to pay anything

  B. kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese

  C. China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition

  D. kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese

60. Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostages?

  A. To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.

  B. To tell the world they would fear nothing.

  C. To make foreign armies leave their country.

  D. To resist the American troops.

61. The author talks about Dan Senor to show the US ______________.

  A. wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers

  B. had enough power to station in Iraq

  C. wouldn’t give up unless it could get something

  D. had no plan to bring its troops home

62. The passage mainly tells us _____________________.

  A. the hostage crisis(危机) in Iraq

  B. foreigners were not welcome in Iraq

  C. the Chinese hostages were set free

  D. keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice

One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

   He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag , and he had put Rupert , the skeleton (人体骨架）to be used in his lecture , in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

   When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

56. Who wrote the story?

   A. Rupert's teacher.                           B. The neighbor's teacher.

   C. A medical school teacher.                    D. The teacher's neighbor.

57. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

   A. He needed it for the summer term in London.

   B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

   C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

   D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

58. What happened at the airport?

   A. The skeleton went missing.                 B. The skeleton was stolen.

   C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.              D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.

59. Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?

   A. He was angry.                            B. He thinks it very funny.

   C. He feels helpless without Rupert.             D. He feels good without Rupert.

60. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

   B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

   C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

   D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

A traveler hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station. Suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room.

   "Look here, boy," he said to the bellboy, "run up to my room and see if I have left a parcel on the table there. Be quick about it."

   The boy ran upstairs. Five minutes passed. The traveler was walking up and down the hall, looking very angry. At last the boy appeared.

   "Yes, sir," he reported to the traveler," you have left the parcel there, it's right on the table in your room."

61. The traveler _______.

A. ran down the street        

B. came downstairs hurriedly

    C. ran so quickly that he fell down

    D. came into the hotel hall very quickly

62. Which statement is true?

    A. He had to pay his bill and arrived at the station in 15 minutes .

    B. It took him 15 minutes to go to the station from the hotel.

    C. He could pay his bill in 15 minutes and then go to the station .

    D. He had nothing but 15 minutes.

63. According to the passage, a bellboy is _____.

    A. a boy whose work is to ring the bell

    B. a boy who plays with a bell

    C. a boy whose work in a hotel is to help guests with their bags

    D. the hotel owner's boy

64. The traveler asked the boy _____ .

A. to go upstairs             

B. to look for his parcel

    C. to fetch the parcel he had left in his room

    D. only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room

65. Five minutes later, the boy ______ .

A. ran up to the room          

B. came downstairs

    C. reported to the traveler in the room

    D. came down to the hall but brought nothing back