48. What made the author comfortable in difficult times?

　　 A. Persuading　　 B. Sharing　　 C. Apologizing　　 D. Complaining

47．What’s the main idea of this passage?

　　　 A. Enjoy fishing on a beautiful day.

　　　 B. Help others when they are in trouble.

　　　 C.A terrible experience during fishing.

　　　 D. How to rescue people when they’re drowning.

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D

When I recall my experiences of feeling heard and deeply understood by someone, I know how much the experiences helped me to cope With (对付) whatever I was dealing with at the time. Caring people who I have turned to in difficult times helped me the most by listening and asking about my feelings.

During one of my volunteer jobs at a local HIV and cancer clinic, I found the helpfulness of empathic (感情移入的) listening. As a volunteer I was providing emotional support for people with health related problems. Empathic listening really made a difference on how patients felt about their health problems. By sharing about their pain and suffering and my willingness to listen, they felt less alone.

We can make life easier for each other by becoming a better listener and encouraging each other to share our feelings. We can become a better listener by avoiding giving advice and trying to solve problems unless we are asked to do so. Pressuring others to solve their life problems-“our ways”- is not helpful. Most people intuitively (凭直觉地) know how to solve their own problems. As a listener it's important to be patient and not to interrupt the speaker. Let them know it's OK to talk about their feelings and support them in feeling their feelings.

When one neither shares nor reaches out for support, he or she can remain a lonely mystery. Life can feel lonely when one keeps everything inside. Feeling alone with life problems can be worse than the problem itself. When we let a caring person listen to our life struggle, we will no longer feel alone with our struggle. Don't be afraid to ask your loved ones to take time to hear you out .Sometimes you have to ask for it. People cannot read your mind. Confiding in others can have a positive effect on our mood.

46. During the rescue,　　　 .

　　　 A. the three women were afraid of being trapped in the water

　　　 B. Cameron and Petro helped catch Mike McClure's arms

　　　 C. the three women removed Mike McClure's waders

　　　 D. Mike McClure still wore his flooding waders

45. What directly trapped Mike McClure in the bay?

　　 A. His wrong decision.

　　 B. The coming high tide.

　　 C. His waders' being flooded.

　　 D. The depth of water.

44. Mike McClure didn't turn back by his earlier course because　　　 .

　　 A. he wanted to choose a short course

　　 B. his earlier course was dangerous

　　 C. he just wanted to take a risk

　　 D. he knew where the water was deep

43. Why did Kirk laugh at last?

　　 A. He felt embarrassed about his hair.

　　 B. His brother's hair was really messy.

　　 C. His brother was doing the same thing.

　　 D. He became the victim of the MIS.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C

Mike McClure walked into Sarasota Bay for a little fishing on a beautiful day last April. This afternoon, the water was shallow enough at low tide that McClure could easily walk 100 yards offshore and cast (投) his line in any direction.

Near sunset, still without a fish, he decided to turn back. Rather than turn to his earlier course, he chose a more direct path toward shore, thinking the bay wouldn't get deeper along the way. Instead, he was trapped. He tried to walk in different directions, but shallower water eluded (避开) him. Finally, he decided his safest choice was to head straight for land.

"Within about five steps, the water was coming in through the top of the waders (高筒防水胶靴)," says McClure.

He felt the deadweight(重物) of the flooding waders pulling him down and knew that if he didn't get out of them, he would drown. But he failed to kick his way out of the waders. Instead, they pulled him completely below the surface.

Back onshore, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, had been watching McClure fish as they rested on the grass after a long week of classes. They saw McClure go under and then heard him cry, "Help!"

The three friends kicked off their shoes and ran into the bay. They were all good swimmers, but all hid a fear that he might pull them down too because they'd have to dive to save him.

When they reached him, he'd managed to kick himself out of the waders, but his eyes had partly rolled back. Cameron and Mora each hooked (钩住) an arm under his shoulders, while Petro supported his back and held his hand. Then the three friends tried their best to tug (拉) him towards shore. Finally, they all returned to the shore safely.

42. It can be inferred that when the author covers for his brother at work，　　　　 .

　　 A. he is often successful

　　 B. he means to harm his boss

　　 C. his brother is seriously ill

　　 D. he often behaves strangely

41. According to the passage, the Mistaken Identity Syndrome is　　　　 .

　　 A. a kind of disease difficult to cure

　　 B. the situation of mistaking identities

　　 C. the tricks that children like to play

　　 D. the way to separate two similar things

40. According to the first paragraph, we know that　　　　 .

　　 A. few people can tell the author from Kirk

　　 B. the author was punished more than Kirk

　　 C. the author was always rewarded though he was wrong

　　 D. being twins is really a good thing for both twins

39. The passage is mainly about　　　　　　 .

　A. the characteristics of American newspapers

　B. the development of American newspapers

　C. the functions of American newspapers

　D. the advantages and disadvantages of American newspapers

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

It's certain:for twins,life really does imitate art.My twin brother,Kirk,and I grew up being constantly mistaken for each (处理这个问题) other.Classmates,friends,teachers,even relatives couldn't tell us apart. As a result,we were often unfairly punished or rewarded.

Eventually,we learned how to use the Mistaken Identity Syndrome (MIS) to our advantage.For example,we would play tricks on our friends and classmates,pretending to be the other twin.Nor were teachers immune(不受某事物影响) to our tricks.On at least one occasion,when Kirk was sick,I covered for (替代) him by taking his tests.We also tried our little game out on Mom,but she always knew who was who.Once we grew up，we even covered for each other at work.We didn't mean any harm;we simply started this as an experiment to see whether our bosses and co-workers could tell the difference.

As a bank manager, I meet with dozens of clients(顾客) on a daily basis, while my brother manages a staffing service for local employers. As a result, Kirk is constantly approached by people who want to discuss their various money accounts, while I'm frequently thanked on the street as a department store customer service representative.

　However, the MIS took a truly embarrassing turn when Kirk and I found ourselves unable to tell each other apart. Once, my brother and I were traveling in a car with several friends. My brother's hair must always be in place. Kirk was driving when he noticed in the rearview mirror (后视镜) that his hair was a bit messy.

　 He lifted his right hand to brush his hair back into place and was disturbed when his hand didn't appear in the mirror. Several times he repeated this action. Finally, he started laughing.