Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eye of the observer. To date, it has not been narcissistic.

There are those who think that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot hear. Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs, pronouncing each word very carefully. Conversely, people will also often whisper, thinking that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either.

For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for assistance to the plane, he or she will invariably(总是) pick up the phone, call a ground hostess and whisper: “Hi, Jane, we’ve got a 76 here.”

On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I cant talk. Often, therefore, when my wife and I go out to dinner, a waiter or waitress will ask Kit if “he would like a drink” to which I respond that “indeed he would”.

The toughest misconception(误解) of all is the view that because I can’t see, I can’t work. I was turned down by over forty law firms because of my blindness, even though my qualifications(资格) included a cum laude(以优等成绩毕业者) degree from Harvard College and a good ranking in my Harvard Law school class.

Fortunately, this view of limitation and exclusion is beginning to change...

60. When people talk to the writer, they usually .

A. talk softly    B. talk loudly    C. take pity on him   D. feel worried about him

61. The word “conversely” in the second paragraph means .

A. in an opposite situation      B. contrary to what we know

C. in a noisy place            D. regardless of my misfortune

62. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that the writer .

A. is very old and weak                   B. has many friends in the airport

C. does not like what the ticket agent does    D. appreciates what the ticket agent does

63. It is implied in the last two paragraphs that blind people .

A. are cleverer than others                 B. usually work harder than others

C. should have equal opportunities as others   D. should receive equal pay as others

Alice Walker makes her living by writing. And her poems, short stories, and novels have won many prizes for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman College in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, from which she graduated in 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, her first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes, I promised I would write a book for children someday. Why? Because I, at twenty-two, knew next to nothing of his work, and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a pile of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be thankful that in his warmth he fulfilled my deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be.”

“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a basket full or oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished (没有减弱) by time. He said he liked oranges, too. ”

56.What is the main topic of the passage?

A.Langston Hughes’ books about Alice Walker.

B.The childhood of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.

C.Langston Hughes, American poet.

D.Alice Walker’s reflection (印象，评论) on Langston Hughes.

57.In the passage, Alice Walker is ________.

A.a researcher at Sarah Lawrence College　 B. a professor at Sarah Lawrence College

C.a prize-winning writer D. a writer of plays for children

58.From the passage we can conclude that Alice Walker was twenty-two years old when______.

A.she moved to Jackson, Mississippi　 B. she moved to New York

C.she first met with Langston Hughes D. Langston Hughes died

59.What did Alice Walker mean when she says Langston Hughes “is not dead at all”?

A.Langston Hughes believed in eternal life (永生).

B.She hadn’t been told of Langston Hughes’ death.

C.For her, Langston Hughes had never really existed.

D.Langston Hughes is still present in her thoughts.

As the Chinese saying goes, each family has its own trouble. But I want to say that some troubles are 　36　 .

　 My mother is now 84 years old. She can't read or write, nor can she understand putonghua. What's 　37　 , she is hard of hearing. 　38　 she came to live with us from our home town, our two children gave her new 　39　 in life and kept her 　40　 for several years. When the children grew up, she still kept 　41　 in housework, shopping, and cooking every day.

　 　42 she was getting old, we asked her to keep 　43　 the road and not go shopping, cook 　44　 wash clothes. The more she 　45　 , the more we worried for her. But she never 　46　 . Now every day at work, I 　47　 my mother when I have a 　48　 minutes. What is she doing now, I 　49　 . The modern kitchen appliances have trained a good 　50　 into a forgetful cook. She forgets to 　51　 the gas and we'll smell rice 　52　 before we enter our home. Rushing into the kitchen, we'll see the 　53　 pot smoking on the stove. We have asked her not to do housework, but she says we don't 　54　 her any more and cries and refuses to eat. Then we 　55　 her as if we were treating a child.

（　 ） 36. A. curious　 　B. glad　　　　C. sweet　　　　 D. troublesome

（　 ） 37.　A. more　　　 B. that　　 　 C. the matter 　　 D. wrong

（　 ） 38.　A. As　　　　 B. Because　 C. Until　　　　　 D. When

　（　 ） 39.　A. ideas　　　 B. meaning　 C. thought　　　　 D. trouble

　（　 ） 40.　A. busy　　　 B. free　　 　 C. unhappy　 　　 D. worried

（　 ） 41.　A. active　　　B. easy　　 　 C. quiet　　　　　 D. secret

　（　 ） 42.　A. As　　　　 B. So　　　　 C. Though　　 　　 D. What

　（　 ） 43.　A. away　　　 B. off　　 　 C. on　　　 　　　 D. up

　（　 ） 44.　A. and　　　 B. but　　 　 C. nor　　　 　　　 D. or

　（　 ） 45. A. did　　　 B. kept　　 　 C. lived　　 　　　 D. said

　（　 ） 46. A. believed　 B. followed　　 C. heard　　 　　 D. obeyed

　（　 ） 47. A. ask　　　 B. call　　 　 C. see　　　 　　 D. think of

　（　 ） 48. A. few　　　 B. free　　 　 C. good　　 　　 D. spare

　（　 ） 49. A. know　　　 B. say　　 　 C. suppose　 　　 D. wonder

　（　 ） 50. A. child　　　 B. housewife　 C. servant　 　 　 D. worker

　（　 ） 51. A. order　　　 B. shut off　　 C. turn on　 　　 D. use

　（　 ） 52. A. burning　　 B. cooked　 　 C. ready　　 　　 D. smell

　（　 ） 53. A. grain　　　 B. rice　　　　 C. tea　　　　　　D. water

　（　 ） 54. A. belong to　 B. care　　　　C. need　　 　　 D. respect

　（　 ） 55. A. appreciate　 B. comfort　 　C. encourage　　 D. feed

 ______ is predicted that an increasing number of people would prefer to make telephone calls rather than write letters to keep in touch with each other.

A. As    B. Which      C. It       D. What

 The weather today is ___ they forecast on the evening news last night: heavy rain and strong wind.

A. what      B. which     C. that     D. how

______ he realized it was too late to return home.

A. Not until dark B. It was until dark that　

C. It was not until dark that　 D. It was dark that

 The young woman, with a baby _______ in her arms, was walking in the street slowly.

A. sleep          B. to sleep             C. sleeping             D. slept

 Have you ever met with a situation in your life ______ you can’t understand others even if they have repeated themselves several times?.

A. where        B. when              C. that         D. which

 ______ into English, the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.

A. Translating    B. Translated    C. To translate    D. Having translated

 After the Anti-terrorist War, the American soldiers returned home, ______

A. safe but tired    B. safely but tired    C. safe and tiring    D. safely and tiring