His name is James，but people call him Rocky.The name fits.He’s big，over six feet tall，and he’s tough when he needs to? be.James “Rocky” Robinson lives and works in New York City’s Bedford?Stuyvesant district，one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.Yet it is here in Bed?Stuy that he is saving lives and reviving a community.

In 1966，when Rocky was twenty?six years old，his seven?year?old niece was struck by a car on the street of Bed?Stuy.Had someone at the scene known first aid or CPR，she might have lived.But by the time she reached a hospital，she was dead.

His niece’s unnecessary death was one reason why Rocky became a paramedic (护理人员)．Working for the Emergency Medical Service of New York City，he realized that more than half the city’s emergency calls came from high?crime areas.According to Rocky，residents of crime?plagued minority neighborhoods like Bed?Stuy sometimes had to wait as long as 26 minutes after calling 911 for an ambulance while calls in richer white communities were answered in_a_fraction_of_the_time.

Rocky decided to find out more about the problem.His research showed that the richer communities had organized their own ambulance corps (特殊部队) to improve city services because the city was overwhelmed with calls.“If that’s the key to success，”he told his friend and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) colleague，Joe Perez，“we’ll start our own corps in Bed?Stuy！”

In 1988，Rocky had no idea that he and Joe would be attempting to establish the first minority?run ambulance service in the country，or just how creative he would have to be to overcome the difficulty.The pair’s first challenge was to find a location for the headquarters.They took over an abandoned building that was commonly used by drug dealers.Because there was no electricity or running water (except for the leaks in the roof)，the two men worked during daylight hours.They used a two?way radio to receive emergency calls.

Although they could make do with their new headquarters，Rocky and Joe still lacked the most important component of an ambulance service：an ambulance.An old Chevrolet (雪佛兰) got them to the scenes of accidents，fires，shootings，and stabbings.But the car didn’t always start.At times，they were forced to strap (用带捆绑) their trauma kits and oxygen tanks to their backs and run on foot to the emergencies.Everyone laughed，except the victims who were still alive when? Rocky and Joe arrived.

1.The author believes the name “Rocky” fits James because________.

A．he is a tall and tough man

B．he is tall and does something big

C．he is living in a tough community

D．he leads a tough community

2.James’ seven?year?old niece would have been saved if________.

A．she had been sent to a better hospital

B．she had got first aid and arrived in hospital earlier

C．James had been at the spot

D．emergency calls had been available in the area

3.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 means________.

A．in a short time

B．over a long time

C．in the near future

D．from time to time

4.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that________.

A．ambulance corps were only allowed in rich white communities

B．James found white communities made more emergency calls

C．city services were not enough to meet people’s need

D．it was easy to establish the minority?run ambulance service

I was in a rush as always，but this time it was for an important date I just couldn't be late for ! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries.A PhD student with not a lot of money，I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers.I was in a huge rush，thinking of my upcoming evening.I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston，a place not always known for small conversation between strangers.The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me.She smiled.It was a nice smile—warm and reassuring—and I returned her_gift by smiling back.

“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，”she said.

“Yes，she's special，”I said，and then to my embarrassment，the words kept coming out.“It's only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she's‘the one.’”jokingly，I added，“The only problem is that I can't figure out why she'd want to date a guy like me.”

“Well，I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her.”the woman said.“My husband used to bring me flowers every week—even when times were tough and we didn't have much money.Those were incredible days；he was very romantic and—of course—I miss him since he's passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries.There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her.I touched her on the shoulder and said，“You were right，you know.These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.”I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased.“You have a wonderful evening.”I said.I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story.A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her—that was the night that I won her heart.

64．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

A．He was to meet his girlfriend.

B．He had to go back to school soon.

C．He was delayed by an elderly lady.

D．He had to pick up some groceries.

65．What does the underlined phrase“her gift”(Paragraph 2 ) refer to?

A．Her words.     B．Her smile.

C．Her flowers.  D．Her politeness.

66．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

A．She told him a nice story.

B．She allowed him to pay first.

C．She gave him encouragement.

D．She liked flowers very much.

67．What is the message conveyed in the story?

A．Flowers are important for a date.

B．Small talk is helpful.

C．Love and kindness are rewarding.

D．Elderly people deserve respecting.

    One afternoon，many years ago，I went to pick up my mother from work．I got there a little early so I   16   the car by the roadside，across the street from where she worked and waited for her．

     As I looked out of the car window to my right, there was a small park where I saw a little boy  17  one and a half to two years old,   18  freely on the grass as his mother watched him from a short distance．The boy had a big smile on his face  19  he had just been set free from prison．The boy would then fall to the grass，get up，and without  20  ．run as fast as he could，

again，  21   with smile on his face，as if nothing had happened．

     22  ，with kids(especially at all early age)，when they fall down，they don't perceive(认识到)their falling down as a(n)   23  ，but instead, they treat it as a learning   24   ，as just another outcome(后果)．They will try and try again until they   25  ．The answer must be that they have not   26  “falling down”with the word“failure”yet．Thus they don’t  know how to feel the state which accompanies failure．What's more，they probably think that it is perfectly okay to fall down，and that ifs not   27  to do so．In other words，they give themselves   28  to make mistakes subconsciously(潜意识地)．Thus they remain   29  ．

    While I was touched by the boy’s  persistence(坚持不懈)，I was   30   touched by the manner in which he ran．With each  31  ，he looked so confident and so natural．No  32  of fear, of nervousness，or of being discouraged…as if he didn’t    33  the world around him．His only  34  was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could．I learned a lot from that observation and experience，and had successfully brought that   35   with me in my many pursuits(追求)in life．

阅读理解

　　Jenny loves office work but it's hard on her figure. All those sandwich lunches and her sweet tooth added up to extra pounds till Jenny started slimming(减肥) with Bisks.

　　Every lunchtime she'd have a Bisks chocolate bar with a glass of milk. It filled her up and satisfied her longing for sweet things. And it was all so convenient.

　　She watched what she ate at her other meals and soon she was losing weight. Now Jenny's feeling looking so good even her boss notices the difference.

　　That was her proof that Bisks work.

Housewife

　　A lovely little girl and a hungry husband meant Elizabeth always cooked big, filling meals. And when she cooked them, she couldn't resist eating them, which led to her weight getting out of hand. So Elizabeth tried slimming with Bisks.

　　Bisks offered her 24 different flavours of biscuits and chocolate. Some sweet and some savoury(咸辣的). When she ate them instead of a meal they were really filling and satisfying. She hardly ever felt hungry and soon she began to lose weight.

　　Now Elizabeth's back to what she weighed at her wedding.

　　And she knows that Bisks work.

Student

　　Sue's first year at college was her first opportunity to cook for herself. Only she didn't. She ate whatever the dining room had to offer. Pretty soon，Sue had a weight problem. A problem she worked out with Bisks.

　　Sue had Bisks in stead of meal--easy because there was nothing to cook. The Bisks flavours were so delicious, she really enjoyed them. And she ate more sensibly at her other meals.

　　In a few weeks Sue had lost her extra weight. Now she's even taking a class in cooking!

　　That's proof that Bisks work.

　　1．When did Sue start going to cookery lessons?

[　　]

A．When she entered college.

B．When she had a weight problem.

C．When she didn;t enjoy Bisks.

D．When she'd lost her extra weight.

2．The main purpose of the passage is to _____.

[　　]

A．give proof that Bisks work in slimming

B．ask people to pay attention to their figures while working

C．show people how many different flavors of biscuits and chocolate Bisks can offer

D．ask people not to cook by themselves

3．From the passage, we can infer that the writer clearly aims at _____.

[　　]

A．young readers　　　　B．women readers

C．men readers　　　　　D．older readers

阅读理解

　　Jenny loves office work but it's hard on her figure. All those sandwich lunches and her sweet tooth added up to extra pounds till Jenny started slimming(减肥) with Bisks.

　　Every lunchtime she'd have a Bisks chocolate bar with a glass of milk. It filled her up and satisfied her longing for sweet things. And it was all so convenient.

　　She watched what she ate at her other meals and soon she was losing weight. Now Jenny's feeling looking so good even her boss notices the difference.

　　That was her proof that Bisks work.

Housewife

　　A lovely little girl and a hungry husband meant Elizabeth always cooked big, filling meals. And when she cooked them, she couldn't resist eating them, which led to her weight getting out of hand. So Elizabeth tried slimming with Bisks.

　　Bisks offered her 24 different flavours of biscuits and chocolate. Some sweet and some savoury(咸辣的). When she ate them instead of a meal they were really filling and satisfying. She hardly ever felt hungry and soon she began to lose weight.

　　Now Elizabeth's back to what she weighed at her wedding.

　　And she knows that Bisks work.

Student

　　Sue's first year at college was her first opportunity to cook for herself. Only she didn't. She ate whatever the dining room had to offer. Pretty soon，Sue had a weight problem. A problem she worked out with Bisks.

　　Sue had Bisks in stead of meal--easy because there was nothing to cook. The Bisks flavours were so delicious, she really enjoyed them. And she ate more sensibly at her other meals.

　　In a few weeks Sue had lost her extra weight. Now she's even taking a class in cooking!

　　That's proof that Bisks work.

　　1．When did Sue start going to cookery lessons?

[　　]

A．When she entered college.

B．When she had a weight problem.

C．When she didn;t enjoy Bisks.

D．When she'd lost her extra weight.

2．The main purpose of the passage is to _____.

[　　]

A．give proof that Bisks work in slimming

B．ask people to pay attention to their figures while working

C．show people how many different flavors of biscuits and chocolate Bisks can offer

D．ask people not to cook by themselves

3．From the passage, we can infer that the writer clearly aims at _____.

[　　]

A．young readers　　　　B．women readers

C．men readers　　　　　D．older readers