The people below traveled abroad. Read the following stories and decide what problem each traveler experienced while traveling.

61. _______ David got lost in an isolated place. To make matters worse, he had an accident and couldn’t walk freely. So he was in great need of timely help.

62. _______ Paul had to buy a hamburger and ate it in the park instead of eating his mother’s delicious chicken, with which he couldn’t go through the customs(海关).

63. _______ Ann was stopped at the customs because she was carrying drugs without a doctor’s prescription. How regretted she was not to have done that!

64. _______ Sally offended some of the people in the town she was visiting by wearing inappropriate clothes. She should have found out about local customs and followed them.

65. _______ Jack didn’t obtain a transit card when he changed planes at an airport, which made him very worried. There was no doubt that he was not allowed to get on board.

A  My mother was worried about me. She cooked me all my favourite dishes and put them into a box to take with me on my journey. But the customs officer inspected all the plant and animal products at the airport. Unfortunately it was illegal for me to bring into the country the kind of food my mother had given me and so it all had to be thrown away.

B  It was very hot so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn’t gone very far when I found everyone was looking at me, and they didn’t seem friendly to me. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned down a small, quiet street.

C  During the four-day walking tour, I was amazed by mountain scenery and the ancient ruins we passed on our hike. On the last day, we arrived at the ruins of Machu Picchu in time to see the sunrise over the Andes. I spent the day visiting the ruins of that ancient Inca city before catching the train back to the capital city of the country.

D  When I got off the plane at the first airport, I saw someone handing out cards to some of the passengers, but I didn’t know what they were for, so I didn’t take one. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit card, which I didn’t have. I was worried they were going to send me back to London.

E  I had been walking for about an hour when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle and couldn’t stand up. I didn’t know how I could get back to the village. I hadn’t told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing.

F  When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills in a small box. He wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren’t in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor’s name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills.

“What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers.

The answer came to me in an instant. It’s not the one I gave, because the situation was not right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people, but here’s the true answer:

The most important thing I’ve ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other’s lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night.

     While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friend’s father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust.

     For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend’s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they’d be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later.

     As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldn’t leave the keys in the truck. So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys.

     When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife. I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next. Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died.

     For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence. After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son.

     My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families. When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner. He came over and hugged me and started to cry. My friend’s wife hugged me, too, and said , “Thanks for being here.”

     For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye.

     It’s the most important thing I have ever done. The experience taught me two lessons.

     First: The most important thing I’ve ever done happened when I was completely helpless. None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation. Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome. All I could do was standing by and watching it happen. And yet it was critical that I do just that--- just be there when someone needed me.

     Second: The most important thing I’ve done almost didn’t happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life. Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them. These skills are critical for lawyers. When people come to us for help, they’re often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically. But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel. Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital.

     From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn’t the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve. The most important thing in life is the kids’ team you coach or the poem you write----or the time when you’re just somebody’s friend.

55. When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author _______.

A. felt it was not an interesting question         B. thought for a while and spoke his mind

C. gave an answer from a lawyer’s point of view  D. didn’t give the real answer

56. When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought _______.

A. he had to stay with his family               B. his friend did not need his help.

C. he would not be of much help               D. the baby would be in the doctor’s care

57. What can we infer from the author’s description of the scene at the hospital?

A. He found out that he was in the way.

B. He would have felt guilty if he had not been there.

C. He regretted that he went too late.

D. His friend would have felt better if he had not been there.

58. Which of the following is conveyed in this story?

A. Family and relatives can not take the place of friends.

B. More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble.

C. It is best to be here when someone needs you.

D. You can certainly help a friend if you want to.

59. The author learned from his own experience that_______.

A. what is taught in school is usually of no use.  

B. a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms

C. a lawyer should know people’s feeling first

D. he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

60. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author_______.

A. is fond of writing poems         B. is going to coach the kid’s team

C. is determined to make friends with everybody

D. is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need

Imagine, one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．

       Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high-speed railway system．And that’s not all．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan — to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．

       China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．

       China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．

If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．

       The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour.

       China’s bullet train（高速客车），the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．

       Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge（轨距），maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．

       But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．

       China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．

       It’ll be a win-win project． For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．

       For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all．And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．

51. China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because ________.

       A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions

       B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways

       C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries

       D. The foreign countries involved will develop their business and tourism

52. According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is ________.

       A. technical issues                                  B. safety of the system

       C. financial problems                                D. maintenance of railway tracks

53. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?

       A. Critical．               B. Reserved．            C. Doubtful．    D. Positive．

54. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

       A. New Railway Standards.                     B. Big Railway Dreams.

       C. High-speed Bullet Trains.                       D. International Railway Network

Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.

It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement.

Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron（紫褐色）cap and gown(方帽长袍).

Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(对美国的效忠宣誓).

Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last forever.”

Then came the core (核心) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.

To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.

A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing（开始领悟） their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.

46. What’s the article mainly about?

A. An American graduation ceremony.

B. The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.

C. A presentation of college diplomas.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. A US college’s farewell party.

47. According to the text, which of the following statements about the author is TRUE?

A. Hollywood superstars went to attend the ceremony.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Every single senior became a superstar at the ceremony.

C. When each graduate got his or her diploma, there were cheers.　　

D. All graduates would treasure the diploma for the rest of their lives.

48. The right order of the following events is________.

a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.　 　　 b. Students gave farewell speeches.

c. The US national anthem was played.　 　　　　 d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.

e. Seniors went into the stadium.

A. b-c-a-d-e　　　 　　 　B. b-d-c-e-a　　　　 　　 C. e-d-b-a-c　　　　 　　　 D. e-d-c-b-a

49. From the text, we can infer that_______.

A. foreign exchange students could get a diploma　　　　　

B. a diploma guarantees a bright future

C. the ceremony symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in life

D. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma

50. We know from the text that the author _________.

A. felt lost about the future　　　　　　　

B. was actually one of the graduates

C. received her diploma on May 10　　

D. felt it boring to be at the presentation ceremony

In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.

1. Bill Gates

Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout,” while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.

2. Steve Jobs

The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great influences on development of modern technique and culture. However, this wizard thought that his brief college education was not worthless.

3. Frank Lloyd Wright

As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism." Wright’ s splendid resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
41. What does“dropouts”in Paragraph One mean?
　 A. Hardworking students.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Very successful students.
　 C. Students failing to finish their school education.　 D. Students from poor families.
42. Which of the following is right according to Paragraph One?
　 A. People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs.
　 B. Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education.
　 C. If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day.
　 D. We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps.
43. According to the writer, Bill Gates _________.
　 A. is richer than any other man in the world

B. is well-known in Harvard University

C. finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree
D. is the only founder of Microsoft

44. Which of the following statements can’t be learned from the last two paragraphs?

A. The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it.

B. Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help.

C. Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist.

D. Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

45. What does the author want to tell us in this passage?

A. Successful people often have unordinary life experience.

B. College education is not so important to one’s success.

C. People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education.

D. Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work.

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with 21　 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 22 . But what makes bolgging different from writing in a(n) 　　 23　 diary?

　 The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 24 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 25 that he does not want to 26 with others.

　 It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 27 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

　 I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 28 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 　29 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 30 in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 31 that my sister might read it.

The biggest 32 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 33 about him in my diary, he would never know. 34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 35　 her blog and get angry.

　 There are also 36 to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would　 37 about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly 38 and tell her how much they 39　 her. Blogs help people 40 in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

21. A. the same　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　 D. daily

22. A. simple　　　　　　　　 B. special　　　　　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　　　　 D. different

23. A. personal　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. meaningful　　　 D. traditional

24. A. attractive　　　　　　 B. public　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exciting　　　　　　 D. quick

25. A. thoughts　　　　　　 B. puzzles　　　　　　　　　　 C. ideas　　　　　　　　 D. secrets

26. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　 B. share　　　　　　　　　　　 C. publish　　　　　　 D. solve

27. A. instead of　　　　　 B. as well as　　　　　　　　 C. except for　　　　 D. besides

28. A. blog　　　　　　　　　 B. diary　　　　　　　　　　　 C. report　　　　　　　 D. web

29. A. Although　　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　 D. Because

30. A. only　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　 D. never

31. A. angry　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　　　 D. worried

32. A. problem　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. question　　　　　 D. mistake

33. A. boring　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　　 C. mean　　　　　　　 D. funny

34. A. So 　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　 D. Then

35. A. steal　　　　　　　　　 B. break　　　　　　　　　　　 C. write　　　　　　　　 D. read

36. A. reasons　　　　　　　 B. wishes　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shortcomings　　 D. advantages

37. A. care　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　　　 D. ask

38. A. prepare　　　　　　　 B. begin　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. respond　　　　　　 D. feel

39. A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　 D. stand

40. A. lose　　　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　　 D. find

—Lost and Found Office, _______?

—I wonder if you have a camera of mine.

　 A. who’s that　　　　　 B. what’s that 　　　　 C. what if 　　　 D. can I help you?

 Although chatting on line has exploded in popularity in recent years, there is no ________ for a face-to-face conversation.

   A. privilege              B. affection             C. substitute        D. adjustment

 In the keen competition of this international tennis tournament, she ________ won the championship.

A. privately        B. distantly           C. locally           D. narrowly

 A model or an experiment in a science class can help us see things which would_______ remain hidden.

A. therefore          B. yet               C. otherwise        D. still