C

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children．On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special．

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington．A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon（布道）in 1909．Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her．It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man．Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910．

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day．Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died．

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card．Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental（感伤的）．Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them．Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad．

64．The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______．

      A．many people celebrate the day           B．only America celebrates the day

      C．America makes it an official day  D．all men are honored in America

65．At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______．

      A．Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

      B．Sonora’s birthday was June 19

      C．it was decided by the president at that time

      D．her mother died on June 19

66．How many years had passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

      A．4          B．10      C．14        D．24

67．According to the passage, on Father’s Day,  ______．

      A．people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

      B．only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

      C．children must go home to honor their fathers

      D．fathers are often honored in different ways

68．According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______．

      A．was very kind to anyone       B．did a lot for his daughter

      C．was the first father honored in 1924     D．always help others by giving money

A farmer once owned an old mule（骡子）. One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to 　36 and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the 　37 , the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but 　38 that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his 　39 together and told them what had happened and 　40 them to help shovel（铲）some dirt to bury the old mule in the 　41 and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was 　42 …But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly 　43 him. He was 　44 that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his 　45 , he should shake it off and step up! So he did, blow after blow.

He repeated “Shake it off and step up！” to__46__himself.No matter how painful the blows were，or how disappointing the situation seemed，the old mule just__47__on shaking it off and stepping up!

As you might have guessed, it was not long 48 the old mule finally, stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise 49 him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he 　50 his adversity（逆境）.

51 is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them 52 , and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us 53 have the potential to 　54 and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are 　55 in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.

36．A．sink　　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　 C．leave　　　　　　　　 D．sigh

37．A．location　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．position　　　　　　 D．situation

38．A．decided　　　　　　 B．doubted　　　　　　 C．complained　　　 D．responded

39．A．brothers　　　　　 B．relatives　　　　　 C．neighbors　　　　 D．children

40．A．required　　　　　 B．requested　　　　　 C．demanded　　　　 D．recommended

41．A．house　　　　　　　 B．water　　　　　　　　 C．hole　　　　　　　　　 D．well

42．A．excited　　　　　　 B．amused　　　　　　 C．disappointed　　 D．surprised

43．A．came　　　　　　　　 B．happened　　　　　 C．struck　　　　　　　 D．occurred

44．A．awake　　　　　　　 B．aware　　　　　　　　 C．afraid　　　　　　　 D．ashamed

45．A．chest　　　　　　　　 B．stomach　　　　　　 C．tail　　　　　　　　　 D．back

46．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　 B．express　　　　　　 C．encourage　　　　 D．praise

47．A．kept　　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．relied

48．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　 D．since

49．A．save　　　　　　　　 B．protect　　　　　　　 C．desert　　　　　　　 D．bury

50．A．solved　　　　　　　 B．handled　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　 D．experienced

51．A．That　　　　　　　　 B．How　　　　　　　　　 C．As　　　　　　　　　　 D．What

52．A．readily　　　　　　　 B．passively　　　　　 C．positively　　　　　 D．willingly

53．A．frequently　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　　 D．usually

54．A．affect　　　　　　　 B．benefit　　　　　　　 C．direct　　　　　　　　 D．conduct

55．A．cheerful　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．meaningful

A farmer once owned an old mule（骡子）. One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to 　36 and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the 　37 , the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but 　38 that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his 　39 together and told them what had happened and 　40 them to help shovel（铲）some dirt to bury the old mule in the 　41 and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was 　42 …But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly 　43 him. He was 　44 that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his 　45 , he should shake it off and step up! So he did, blow after blow.

As you might have guessed, it was not long 48 the old mule finally, stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise 49 him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he 　50 his adversity（逆境）.

51 is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them 52 , and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us 53 have the potential to 　54 and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are 　55 in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.

36．A．sink　　　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　　 C．leave　　　　　　　　　 D．sigh

37．A．location　　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．position　　　　　　　 D．situation

38．A．decided　　　　　　　 B．doubted　　　　　　　 C．complained　　　　 D．responded

39．A．brothers　　　　　　 B．relatives　　　　　　　 C．neighbors　　　　　 D．children

40．A．required　　　　　　 B．requested　　　　　　 C．demanded　　　　　 D．recommended

41．A．house　　　　　　　　 B．water　　　　　　　　 C．hole　　　　　　　　　 D．well

42．A．excited　　　　　　　 B．amused　　　　　　　 C．disappointed　　　 D．surprised

43．A．came　　　　　　　　 B．happened　　　　　　 C．struck　　　　　　　　 D．occurred

44．A．awake　　　　　　　　 B．aware　　　　　　　　 C．afraid　　　　　　　　 D．ashamed

45．A．chest　　　　　　　　 B．stomach　　　　　　 C．tail　　　　　　　　　　 D．back

46．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　 B．express　　　　　　　 C．encourage　　　　　 D．praise

47．A．kept　　　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．relied

48．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　　 D．since

49．A．save　　　　　　　　　 B．protect　　　　　　　 C．desert　　　　　　　　 D．bury

50．A．solved　　　　　　　　 B．handled　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　 D．experienced

51．A．That　　　　　　　　　 B．How　　　　　　　　　 C．As　　　　　　　　　　 D．What

52．A．readily　　　　　　　　 B．passively　　　　　　 C．positively　　　　　　 D．willingly

53．A．frequently　　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　　 D．usually

54．A．affect　　　　　　　　 B．benefit　　　　　　　　 C．direct　　　　　　　　 D．conduct

55．A．cheerful　　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．meaningful

                     D

Everyone knows you must exercise regularly to keep good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture. we consider（or rightly so）that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos, magazines and books offering to help us stay physically fit.

    Unfortunately, however, our culture doesn’t place the same emphasis on mental fitness. Although we tend to like men and women with strong, healthy-looking bodies, we don’t have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educated, mentally healthy people. This is a pity, because there are great rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well.

    If your mind is well trained and flexible, you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you. And if you are also well educated --- that is, if you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so on --- you will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life. Over the long run, this leads to a sense of control over your destiny and a much better life than otherwise.

    People who are poorly educated or who don’t think well --- that is, people who are not mentally fit --- see things differently. Their world is controlled by mysterious, often malevolent（恶意的）forces. Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow rules they will never understand. Although it may not be obvious, most spend their lives being manipulated（控制）by others. They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not aspire（渴望）to in life.

    In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well. For this reason, I want you to be able to concentrate, to solve problems, to understand complex ideas, and to think clearly and quickly. Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise lone-term decisions and appreciate music, art and literature.

    The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself.

63. The writer of the passage feel disappointed that ____.

  A. too little has been done to help people to keep physically fit

  B. too much has been done to help people to keep physically fit

  C. mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically healthy people

  D. physically healthy people are not as popular as mentally healthy people

64. The underlined word “this” in the 3rd paragraph means ____.

  A. the understanding of a great deal of what goes on around you

  B. the understanding of basic science and mathematics

  C. good training in body and mind

  D. being able to make good decisions in life

65. The writer of this passage thinks those who are not mentally fit ____.

  A. live a poor and mysterious life    B. can’t control over their life

  C. often do what others do          D. enjoy being fooled and ruled

66. The best title of the passage will most probably be ____.

  A. Train Your Body                    B. Train Your Mind  

  C. Make Informed Decisions        D. Think Hard and Work Hard

So often our needs are defined by things that don’t get us much: the comfort of having lots of stuff, the image we want to portray, the social pressure to appear to be rich, the fantastic idea of having something new for its own sake, like a new car or new TV or the latest fashion. For years, we have spoken to our customers about the difference between fashion and style. We’ve tried our best to encourage style and reinforce the concept that style isn’t fashion. It comes from your imagination and is developed slowly. It’s reflection of your values.

Today, more than ever, the direction of an environmentally conscious style is not to have luxury or conspicuous (炫耀的) consumption written all over your clothes. This is still our message. We believe this could be best achieved by simply asking yourself before you buy something (from us or any other company ) whether this is something you really need. It could be you’ll buy more or less from us, but only what you need. We’ll be happy to adjust our business up or down accordingly, because we’ll feel we are then contributing to a healthier attitude about consumption. We know this is an opinion against the growth of economy, but frankly, if this kind of thinking doesn’t catch on quickly, we, like a plague of locusts, will swallow all that’s left of the planet. We could make the decision to reduce our consumption, or the decision will soon be made for us.

    We are optimistic that we can change course and avoid the disastrous destination toward which we’re heading. We also believe that there are many events occurring throughout the world right now which support this outlook. We’ve experienced big changes in people’s attitudes about some extremely important philosophical issues and values.

Our purchasing habits have enormous influence. By changing the things that make us happy and buying less stuff, we can reduce the terrible impact we have been placing on the environment. We can buy for vital needs, not silly self-satisfying needs. We do need clothes, yes, but so many?

While we’re advocating responsible consumption, we want to suggest one more idea. What you save, if you do, through changing your purchasing habits, contributes to one of the thousands of social and environmental organizations that are working to correct, repair, preserve or halt the damage to which our consumptive ways and economic system have led us.

We all have to work together to preserve the continuity of natural cycles and processes. If we don’t we’ll have no inheritance to give to our grandchildren. All will be gone. Our place in history will be that of the greatest mismanagers of the Earth, not such a loving way to be remembered!

1．According to the passage,          is an appropriate attitude toward consumption.

       A．buying what you need                          B．changing consumptive ways

       C．pursuing the latest fashion                    D．buying things that satisfy us

2．Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

       A．We’re heading for a disastrous destination and cannot change the course.

       B．Have a healthier attitude towards consumption, or we will be punished by nature one day.

       C．Get rid of the locust disaster, otherwise we will never be able to live a happy life.

       D．If we cannot manage the economic growth well, less consumption won’t be accomplished.

3．We can learn from the passage that               .

       A．consumers’ wise purchasing will benefit the finance of the company

       B．it is certain that Esprit will change consumers’ attitude by getting across its idea

       C．to change purchasing habits, consumers have to donate to environmental organizations

       D．pursuing style is more meaningful than pursuing fashion since it reflects personal values

4．The purpose of the passage is to             .

       A．encourage people to make a difference in fashion

       B．appeal for responsible consumption

       C．shorten the distance between Esprit and the consumers

       D．arouse consumers’ awareness of environmental protection