The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today．But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams．No two homes will be the same．People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows．They will put together the different parts to create the home they want．

       Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created．Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t replace them．Teachers will still exist because students need human contact．But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home．The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today．

       Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap．Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation．By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families．

       Paper won’t exist in the future．Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again．This will develop in order to save natural resources．E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper．

       The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future．This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes．We will have to explore the universe and find another home．At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet．There won’t be any other choice．

63．Homes of the future will ________．

       A．be completely different from those of today．  B．be very similar to our homes

       C．all be different from one another                      D．be movable as you want

64．Space trips and staying in space hotels will _________．

       A．become a very common way to spend a holiday

B．be the cheapest holiday option for families

       C．attract a lot of people

       D．still only be for very rich people

65．E-paper will replace traditional paper because _________．

       A．we will use it again                         B．it won’t waste natural resource

       C．it will be cheaper to produce           D．it will be convenient to carry

66．We will have to move to another planet ________．

       A．if we want to save the human race   B．when the sun explodes

       C．when the earth disappears          D．when the earth is too crowded to fill people on

       As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is important for a healthy mind and body．

       Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it．In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be．A certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．

       The amount of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously important for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive(远古的) days the choice made the difference between life or death．The problems we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it needs the same response．It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．Since we cannot remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so even if we could）, we need to find ways to deal with it．

59．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____．

       A．they do not know how to enjoy themselves

       B．they do not believe that relaxation is important for health

       C．they are travelling fast all the time

       D．they are becoming busier with their work

60．According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________．

       A．not fearing stress                B．knowing the art of relaxation

       C．high sense of responsibility           D．having control over performance

61．Which of the following statements is true?

       A．We can find some ways to avoid stress．

       B．Stress is always harmful to people．

       C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work．

       D．Different people can bear different amounts of stress．

62．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______．

       A．"expose ourselves to stress"        B．"find ways to deal with stress"

       C．"remove stress from our lives"      D．"established links between diseases and stress"

Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.

The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.

“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”

What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.

“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink.

The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.

55. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “________”.

A. health              B. long life                C. ageing              D. effect

56. The text mainly talks about ________.

A. men’s heart cells                            B. women’s ageing process

C. the gender difference                        D. hearts and long life

57. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________.

  A. women have more cells than men when they are born

  B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat

  C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age

  D. women never lose their pumping power with age

58. We can know from the passage that ________.

  A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out

  B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells

  C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss

  D. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20

Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager  to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding (很费力的) job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries (推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives (亲戚) and from a bank.

The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

    Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

51. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that         .

A. they had to put their plan into practice    B. health was more important than wealth

C. heart trouble was a serious illness         D. they both needed to stop working

52. After Mary got well from her illness , they began         .

A. to study industrial management           B. to buy and read more mystery books

C. to do market research on book business

D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

53. How did their bookstore do in the first year?

A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.

C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money.

D. They failed though they worked hard.

54. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is         .

A. to pay for their children’s education         B. to get to know more writers

C. to set up more bookstores                       D. to do what they like to do

A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”

Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”

He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .

“Now, who still wants it?”　 38 the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”

“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”

“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”

31　 A. admit　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciate 　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. react

32　 A. going　　　　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　 C. putting 　　　　　　　　 D. raising

33　 A. give　　　　　　　　　　　 B. post　　　　　　　　　　　 C. send 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay

34　 A. check　　　　　　　　　　 B. note　　　　　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　　　　　　 D. notice

35　 A. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　　　　 D. table

36　 A. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trousers

37　 A. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fantastic　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. dirty

38　 A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Even　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

39　 A. known　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

40　 A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

41　 A. wanted　　　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　　　　 D. took

42　 A. raise　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　 D. miss

43　 A. moved　　　　　　　　　 B. contacted　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. fell

44　 A. imagine　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　　 C. form　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

45　 A. nothing　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. something

46　 A. never　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　　　 D. possibly

47　 A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bright

48　 A. leave　　　　　　　　　　 B. push　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

49　 A. enjoyment　　　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　 C. nature　　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

50　 A. common　　　　　　　　 B. average　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary

 Learning that their only son was sound and safe after 72 hours of search put the family _____.

     A in a mess             B. in order           C. at home            D. at ease

 This is a new _____ to language teaching, which can stimulate(激发) students’ interest to learn the language.

     A. approach            B. means           C. method             D. way

--- How did he _____ the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct?

--- He knew it served him right. (罪有应得)

　　 A. rid of　　 　　　　　 B. remind of　　 C. refer to　　 　　　 D. react to

 “Thanks” is an expression _____ used to express one’s gratitude to someone for something he has done for you.

     A. commonly           B. ordinarily          C. regularly              D. occasionally

 When asked why he is so successful in his life, RongYiren said honesty is the _____ cause of his success.

     A. fundamental          B. unbelievable        C. obvious             D. genuine