In the face of tragedy(悲剧), you must of course let yourself feel: Cry without holding back, tremble with fear, yell out in anger, accept and follow your feelings. This is part of the wise approach to tragedy: The Upward Path – the feeling of emotions(情感), the acceptance of them, and the coupling of the emotional mind with wisdom. Along this path, you’ll take the experience – no matter how sad or upsetting – as a learning event, just as all other points on your journey will prove to be. While tragic, you must recognize this is still a chance for all involved to grow. You should let both sadness and joy, fear and courage, dark and light fill your world, and learn to find your steady, calm center in the midst of the opposing forces. This is the Upward Path. Use the event as a chance to gain balance and discover wisdom – the wisdom of love and of letting go, of non-attachment and non-resistance, and using this experience to eventually help others in need of guidance.

       Being able to relate to others who have also experienced tragedy and inspire in them hope – of recovery, and of moving forward – is perhaps the greatest gift you can receive from tragedy. Turn the negative into positive, the pain into connection. After you’ve taken appropriate time to be sad, to feel your own pain, you should make it your work, your goal, your purpose to connect with others who need help. Show them how you’ve experienced feelings, achieved balance, and gained wisdom that you would never have otherwise had the chance to learn.

       Feel, but do not Feed on tragedy. Rather, let it inspire you to go beyond the person who you were before. With demise comes renewal, so let this loss be also your rebirth. No matter how hopeless it seems, no matter how difficult this becomes, you have the power to transform yourself into someone greater than you ever knew you could be. 

63. When following the Upward Path, the person facing tragedy should _______.

   A. free his emotions                 B. hold back all his feelings

   C. fill his world with positive ideas     D. give in to tragedy and all opposing forces

64. According to the author, the greatest gift one gets from tragedy is being able to _______.

   A. seek solutions from others          B. understand and help others

   C. stay calm and resist change         D. forgive others and move on

65. The underlined word “demise” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

   A. sorrow               B. problem             C. difficulty           D. death 

66. The purpose of the passage is to _______.

   A. analyze the causes of tragedy       

B. tell people how to prevent tragedy

   C. suggest a way of dealing with tragedy

   D. encourage people to build friendship after tragedy

A winter wonderland on the outskirts of Quebec City has become one of Canada's hottest attractions and most sought out accommodations. Guests stay close for warmth in sleeping bags on beds of ice, hats pulled over their ears to prevent frostbite, while sipping cocktails (鸡尾酒) in glasses also made of ice.

A cool place to host a memorable wedding or for a romantic getaway, the Quebec Ice Hotel has attracted 600,000 curious tourists, including 30,000 who stayed overnight, since opening seasonally 11 years ago. Like Victoria and Jeremy Martin, dozens of couples will exchange vows (誓约) this winter in a temporary church next to the hotel, made entirely from blocks of ice with seats covered in furs.

Average temperatures fall below minus 20 degrees C (minus four F) in winter, but inside the hotel's 36 rooms it is relatively comfortable. Thick walls of packed snow and ice act as an insulator, trapping body heat inside. Each room is uniquely decorated, using designs created by Quebec architecture students. Two hotel bars also sell special cocktails in ice glasses.

First-time guests of the hotel, however, are recommended to stay only one night as sleeping in sub-zero temperatures is not very refreshing. This year for the first time the ice hotel has teamed up with a brick and concrete Quebec City hotel to offer packages(全套服务) for one-night accommodations at each. Prices for one night only at the ice hotel start at 200 US dollars per person.

The 3,000-square-metre (32,300-square-feet) buildings take six weeks starting in December to build, using 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice, at a cost of some 750,000 US dollars. Eleven weeks after its seasonal grand opening, the hotel will close on March 27 and then melt away with the arrival of spring.

60. What is true with the ice hotel?

A. 630,000 people have visited it.　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Its rooms all look alike.

C. It stays open for two months each year.　

D. Wedding ceremonies are often held there.

61. The underlined word “insulator” in Paragraph 3 possibly refers to something that ______.

A. stops heat passing through　　　 it　　　　　　　　　 B. collects and reflects light and heat

C. makes things become very cold　　　　　　　　　　 D. works like an air-conditioner

62. First-time guests are advised to stay there only one night because _______.

A. they may not be able to stand the cold

B. their other night is with an ordinary hotel

C. new guests have no advantages over old ones

D. they may find the beds made of ice too hard to sleep on.

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes---khaki pants and sports shirt---to the office. He hardly ever wears necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productive. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

56. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because_______.

a. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

b. he couldn’t stand a clean appearance

c. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time

d. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

57. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because________

a. they make him feel at ease when working

b. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

c. he looks handsome in casual clothes

d. he no longer works for any company

58. According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code.

b. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive

c. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees

d. All the employers in the U.S are for casual office wear.

59. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT_______.

a. saving employees’ money                    b. making employees more attractive

c. improving employees’ motivation         d. making employees happier

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A 25-year-old student from Hubei was    36    into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university after an eight—year struggle．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first   37   going to college in the year 2000  38  he was admitted by a 1ocal school after   39   from a secondary technical school at age 17．Being a   40  art student，he passed the exam again next year but   41  school because of lacking money in September 2002．Life seemed    42     but Li didn’t give in．He earned a   43  by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of   44  the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li  45   the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．   46   ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

    In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts    47   ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art   48  in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on   49   work．Li said he hadn’t   50   any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his fate(命运)   51    knowledge.

52   by his contribution，Li Jun’s university funded him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new   53   has now begun．Li said he   54    not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and   55   more scholarships．

36．A．accept                    B．admitted          C．admired            D．allowed

37．A．talked of            B．told of            C．knew of             D． dreamt of

38．A．where               B．since              C．that                  D．when

39．A．learning             B．separating        C．graduating           D．dating

40．A．surprised         B．gifted          C．interested            D．easy going

41．A．went on with     B．watched out for  C．1ooked forward to      D．dropped out of

42．A．fair                   B．unfair             C．lucky                 D．unlikely

43．A．value                 B．respect           C．1iving              D．freedom

44．A．visiting             B．entering             C．supporting           D．pursing

45．A．turned to          B．applied for         C．called for        D．adapted to

46．A．Instead           B．At times            C．However             D．Besides

47．A．took off           B．gave off             C．paid off               D．sent off

48．A．ways                 B．programmes      C．success            D．courses   

49．A．full—time       B．part—time          C．out—of—door     D．all

50．A．asked for           B．looked for         C．prayed for           D．waited for

51．A．on               B．for                    C．through            D．into

52．A．Encouraged      B．Impressed          C．Accused           D．Influenced

53．A．challenge         B．1ife                   C．case                    D．relationship

54．A. will             B.  would         C. can             D. might

55．A．spend              B．use                   C．care                    D．win

 When I saw my teacher nodding _______ to me, I calmed down and went on with my performance.

A. encouragingly    B. amazingly       C. increasingly          D. accordingly

 —Mom, today I received a message telling me to send money to the account.

—Delete it. It’s a trick. Many a person ________ by such tricks.

A. have been cheated　　　                B. were cheated           

C. has been cheated　　　               D. was cheated

 Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ________．

A．consequence                                  B．independence

C．competence                                      D．intelligence

 —China is developing rapidly.

—Yes, to make our country more prosperous, we should firmly        the principle of scientific development.

   A. contribute to        B. subscribe to            C. stick to                    D. turn to

 Saving and recycling are long-term projects _______ determination matters a great deal.

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

Westminster Abbey stands in the heart of London and King Edward was the first king ______ there in 1065.

A. was buried　　　　 　 B. buried　　　　　　　　 C. burying　　　　　　 D. to be buried