64. If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

　 　 A. they feel happier and healthier　　　　 　 B. they get a lot of help from their friends

　 　 C. they take better care of themselves　　　 D. both A and C

63. Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

　 　 A. A house.　　　 B. A room.　 　　C. A library.　　　 D. A village.

62. Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

　 　 A. People are happy when their friends leave them.

　 　 B. People may never see their friends after their friends move away.

　 　 C. People can know their friends in different ways.

　 　 D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

61. The first paragraph tells us __________.

　 　 A. none needs friends　　　　　　　　　　　 B. we always need friends around us

　 　 C. making friends is the need in people's life　　 D. we need to be alone

60. How do they like the idea of writing a book?

　 　 A. They have decided to wait a year or two.　　　　　　 B. They will think about it carefully

　 　 C. They agreed immediately　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They find it hard to do that.

C

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, and then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

59. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

　 　 A. Go in for publishing　　　　　　　　　 B. Do more television programs.

　 　 C. Continue what they are doing　　　　　 D. Spend more time reading books.

58. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

　 　 A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.

　 　 B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.

　 　 C. They organized the get-together in the city park.

　 　 D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

57. What they have been doing can be described as ____________.

　 　 A. pointless (无意义的)　　　　　　　　　 B. normal(正常的)

　 　 C. crazy　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. successful

56.　 What did Liz and Bill determined to do after the attack on September 11, 2001?

　 　 A. Telling stories to strangers.　　　　　　　 B. Setting up street signs.

　 　 C. Talking with people　　　　　　　　　　 D. Organizing a speaker’s party.

55. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My volunteer story　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Volunteering to learn

C. Malcolm and I　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. How to volunteer.

B

　 　 Rome had the Forum (论坛). London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

　 　 Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street comers. And just talk.

　 　 Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

　 　 They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion (宗教). So what’s the point?

　 　 “To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open talk.”

　 　 Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

　 　 “It started as a crazy idea.” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their job, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”

　 　 Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.

　 　 Marcia had led her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind.” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.

　 　 To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people appeared, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

　 　 They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something the two say they’ll consider before making a decision.