Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mother was one of those people．

       My father died when I was one-year-old．While I was growing up, we led a very hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night, she seated me on her lap and, spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．"

       At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said that I would never walk again．Every night my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me whatever those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to．She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later, I walked on my own to school!

       When the Great Depression broke out, my mother lost her job．Then I left school to support the two of us．At that moment I decided never to be poor again．

       Over the years, I experienced a lot of business success．But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was very angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child．That was too expensive for an ordinary American family．I told my wife that I was going to open a motel （汽车旅馆） for families that would never charge extra money for children．Many people did not believe me at that time．

       Not surprisingly, mom was my strongest supporter．As in any business, I experienced a lot of difficulties．But with my mom's words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed．Fifteen years later, I had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn．In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $l billion a year．

       You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you．

What Kemmon's mother often told him during his childhood was____．

       A．caring      B．moving  C．encouraging         D．interesting

Who played the most important role in making the author walk back to school again?

       A．Doctors．       B．Nurses．  C．His friend．     D．His mom．

What caused Kemmon to start a motel by himself?

       A．His terrible experience in the hotel．    B．His wife's suggestion．

       C．His previous business success．        D．His mom's support．

Which of the following best describes Kemmon's mother?

       A．Modest, helpful and hard-working． 

     B．Loving, supportive and strong-willed．

       C．Careful, beautiful and helpful．      

     D．Strict, sensitive and supportive．

Which of the following led to Kemmon's success?

       A．Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family．

       B．Mom's encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work．

       C．Clear goals, mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education．

       D．Mom's encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities．

Your ideas are very interesting, but we need_________suggestions to get us out of the mess.

A. impressive        B. similar

C. practical          D. traditional

As you research music, you will find music that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

Music is an expression of the people. As you research, you will find music of people at work and play. You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.

Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家). The composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.

In the first paragraph, the author tells us to_______.

A. find entertainment(娱乐) in music   B. be friendly to music

C. express your feelings in music  D. discover the things and places in music

From the second paragraph, we know that ________.

A. if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home

B. music sings of the country, nature and home

C. you may listen to music at work or at play

D. music can express how people live, work and think

By means of music, the composer wishes that ________.

A. you would study with them

B. you would share his feelings and ideas

C. you would express your own feelings

D. you help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression

The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible ________.

A. the music can express actions and feelings at the same time

B. bring understanding between people of different times and places

C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music at the same time

D. that people of different time and places can get together

Which of the following statements is NOT true. Music expresses ________. A. the feelings of our own      B. people’s love of the country

C. the composer’s feelings     D. people’s musical ideas

Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.

The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal. More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.

Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.

When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. when you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby there are some islands, which are also nice and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to do in Macao.

Macao is easy to get to because_________.

A. it is part of China and most people there are Chinese

B. it is an interesting place

C. it is very fast and cheap by sea

D. it is not far away from Hong Kong

You feel in Macao you are back in the old days because_________.

A. most of the buildings are now in ruins

B. you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing

C. you can go about to see the old buildings and forts

D. it is a peaceful place

Where will you have a break when you feel worn out?

A. In good restaurants.   B. In small cool gardens.

C. On some islands.           D. In beautiful parks.

The writer’ s idea seems to be that_________.

A. people from many countries came to live and work in Macao

B. Portuguese were willing to do business in China

C. people in Macao serve good food

D. Macao is a quiet and peaceful place with a lot to see and to do

 My bookshelves are full of dust―and with good reason．When iIt comes to cleaning that part of my home，I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance（回避反应症）．

 The thing is this：when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books，which seldom happens，I place myself into a really bad situation．No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust，and wipe down the cover thanI find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall．Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends．

  It is as if these boobs have voices，and each  wants to say its piece．“Remember me？I was given to you when you went into the Navy , so that you would never lack for companionshlp，”one whispers．Another says，“I  was your first book of poems，given to you before you learned  to love poetry.”And a third，“I was the book that made history so attrctive to you．”

  Perhaps thegreatest pleasuret of  re-organizing my books are the surprise―or better said，reunions―that occur. During my latest book cleaning adventure，I found one that had fallen behind the shelf:“Tales of Edgar Allan Poe．”Not an unusual title，but the words written on the first page made it very special“With Love from Mom and Dad，Christma 1965．” What’s this? A book on the physics of lasers（激光）．It is filled with mathematical statements，and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12，not long after the laser had been invented．I couldn’t  understand a bit of it，bul  I did  learn what “laser”meant．

  What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section（横剖面）of my personal history. It’s like a road cut whre one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms．The books I’ve read―and kept―are not just old fiends．They’ re my resume．

44．What could be said about the author?

    A．He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves．

    B．He considers his books treasured possessions．

    C．He has made a lot of notes in his book．

    D．He is a lover of sclence books．

45．By saying that his book have voices，the author means_________.

    A．they bring back happy memories

    B．they are recorded in human voice

    C．they say a lot about human history

    D．they offer good topic for discussion

46．What does the author enjoy most from re-orgazining his books？

    A．Finding some missing books．

    B．Putting books in good order．

    C．Learning something new from the books，

    D．Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books．

47．The underlined word     “resume”in the last paragraph probably means_______．

    A. personal history

    B. precious notes

    C. good companion

    D. simple life forms