Famous centenarians（百岁老人）still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire．"Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases．He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession．Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project．"You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said．When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature．It gave to me what it took from others."

Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character．Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens．

Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer（103）, Nobel laureate Montalcini（101）and director Kurt Maetzig（100）, Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation．

Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer．The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor．"The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently．He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder（胆囊）operation he composed a samba tune in the clinic．

Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters．The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works．Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old．" He also plans to keep performing．"Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role"．

Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor．She's convinced that humans grow on challenges．

With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers．

66．How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?

A．4        B．5       C．6        D．7

67．From the first two paragraphs, we can see ________．

A．being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character

B．Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s help

C．being active at 102 is achievable for everybody

D．social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior

68．In the passage so many examples were given to show ________．

A．old age is a big problem if you want to succeed

B．as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic

C．old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot

D．old people should never think of themselves as old

69．In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________．

A．sympathy        B．diligent       C．positive       D．pessimistic

70．By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in Paragraph 5, Heesters shows us he ________．

A．is willing to work till he dies     B．is waiting for people to pick him up

C．wants to sit or lie in comfort        D．prefers to give performance at home

Susan Sontag（1933-2004）was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything---to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s，publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review，she appeared as the symbol of American culture life，trying hard to follow every new development in literature，film and art. With great effort and serious judgment，Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.
　　Seriousness was one of Sontag's lifelong watchwords（格言），but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. In "Notes Camp", the 1964 essay that first made her name，she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings，through which she could not have been more famous. "Notes on Camp"，she wrote，represents "a victory of 'form' over 'content', 'beauty' over 'morals' ".
     By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者），but by nature she was a moralist（伦理学者），and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s，it was the latter side of her that came forward. In "Illness as Metaphor"------published in 1978，after she suffered cancer------she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格），a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.
     In America，her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California，won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was as a tireless，all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.
     "Sometimes," she once said，"I feel that，in the end，all I am really defending...is the idea of seriousness，of true seriousness." And in the end，she made us take it seriously too.
61．It is implied but not stated in the first paragraph that Sontag ________.
    A．was a symbol of American cultural life
    B．developed world literature, film and art
    C．published many essays about world culture
    D．kept pace with the newest development of world culture
62．She first won her name through ________.
    A．publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review
    B．her story of a Polish actress
    C．her explanation of a set of difficult understandings
    D．her book Illness as Metaphor
63．From the works Susan published in the 1970s and 1980s, we can learn that ________.
　  A．she was more a moralist than a sensualist
    B．she was more a sensualist than a moralist
    C．she believed repressed personalities mainly led to illness
    D．she would like to re-examine old positions

64. According to the passage, Susan Sontag agree to the ideas EXPECT “_________”

A．we would try hard to follow new development in literature, film and art.

B．cancer can be defeated because it is a special problem of repressed personalities.
C．'form' should be over 'content', 'beauty' should be over 'morals' .
D．we should defend the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.

65．What is the passage mainly about?

A．A lifelong watchword: seriousness.

B．Susan Sontag is the symbol of American culture.

C．How Susan Sontag became famous.

D．An introduction to Susan Sontag and her watchword.

Bali is an Indonesia island that is rich in indigenous（本土的）culture．A lot of people say that Balinese culture is unique and that the people of Bali have always been contented with the "now"．If you ask a Balinese person what heaven is like, the probable answer will be "just like Bali"．This only goes to show that most Balinese people are happy to be where they are and never worry．

One factor that contributes to this laidback lifestyle is the culture of close family ties in Bali．In the Balinese culture, support is always available．Balinese extended families are so tightly knit that all members usually reside in the same complex．

Balinese culture is based on a form of this religion, which is called "Hindu Darma"．This religion reached the island during the eleventh century．Most of the family customs and traditions as well as community lifestyles of the Balinese people are influenced by this．The religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia．

In spite of the fact that tourists flood to the island every year, Balinese people have managed to conserve their culture．Almost every native of Bali is an artist in some form or another．Parents and villagers have passed on their skills to their children, who all seem to have inclinations（爱好）either to music, dance, painting, and decor．

Another remarkable mark of the Balinese culture is the series of ceremonies and rituals known as the Manusa Yadnya．This marks the different stages of Balinese life．Cremation（火葬）is very popular on this island—and unlike in the West, death is a joyous and colorful event for the Balinese．

56．Bali is distinguished from the rest of Indonesia by _______．

A．people's tight family relationship

B．the influence of Hinduism on their culture

C．people's great affection for religion

D．the family customs and traditions

57．What do we know about Balinese according to the first two paragraphs?

A．They lead a very relaxing but unwealthy life．

B．Their extended families live too close together to get along well．

C．Their family members are distributed in different places．

D．They live in large families and are close to each other．

58．When a person dies in Bali, it is a common practice to _______．

A．celebrate the death like a great event

B．express deep sorrow at his death

C．sing and dance joyfully in his honor

D．remember what he did in his lifetime

59．The underlined word "conserve" in Para．4 can be best replaced by "_______"．

A．spread      B．form       C．preserve       D．expand

60．What is the text mainly about?

A．The lifestyle of Balinese．      B．Balinese culture．

C．Balinese religion．            D．The tourism in Bali． 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37  every morning and brought them back to their  38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents  39  to go to work, she always went on this bus.

    Mary’s parents always 40   their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41    . But one morning the alarm  42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43  , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then  44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.

    “I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45  you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even  46  breakfast and then I’ll  47  you to school on my way to the office.”

    “But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

    “Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49    several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

    “Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50   and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52   they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53     way?” her mother asked her.

    “Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54   else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

36. A. big         B. nice         C. different       D. distant

37. A. pupils           B. teachers     C. parents              D. passengers

38. A. offices          B. towns        C. classrooms           D. homes

39. A. seemed      B. had          C. refused         D. used

40. A. found        B. set         C. cleaned              D. fixed

41. A. late             B. ready            C. lazy             D. asleep

42. A. started          B. stopped          C. failed           D. continued

43. A. stood up        B. stayed up      C. put up         D. woke up

44. A. rushed           B. stepped      C. escaped              D. jumped

45. A. but         B. and              C. so                   D. then

46. A. later            B. quicker          C. easier               D. heavier

47. A. bring            B. fetch            C. leave            D. drive

48. A. truth       B. bus          C. way                  D. guide

49. A. homework     B. shopping      C. trip                D. reading

50. A. rose         B. dressed     C. moved                D. showed

51. A. wondered       B. realized       C. recognized           D. designed

52. A. unless           B. after          C. if                D. before

53. A. comfortable      B. helpful          C. important        D. direct

54. A. how              B. when         C. what             D. which

55. A. look for         B. pick up        C. drop by            D. deal with

The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but ______ didn’t help.      

A. it      B. she      C. which      D. he

 He was in a hurry the other day. Otherwise he _____ you repair the machine.

 A. would help   B. should help   C. would be helping  D. would have helped

 He insisted that the windows________ when he slept.

  A. were not closed   B. shouldn’t close  C. be not closed   D. not be closed

 In front of the farmhouse ______.

A. lay a peasant boy       B. laid a peasant boy

C. a peasant lay             D. did a peasant boy lie

Only when _____ in the afternoon _____ able to leave.

A. the match was over; they were        B. was the match over; were they

C. was the match over; they were          D. the match was over; were they

— Look! Black clouds are gathering.

— Yes. It’s ________ that a heavy rain is coming.

A. possibly 　　 B. probably　 　　　　 C. likely 　　　　 D. really