67.While talking to Julia. the writer expected ＿＿＿＿＿＿from her.

A. a protest　　　 B. gratitude　 　　　　 C. obedience　　　 D. an explanation

66. About the Florida High School，which of these statements is true?

A. Some of the students have to attend classes at home instead of' in the school.

B. There are altogether 250 students who take classes in the classrooms.

C. As the state's only online school，it has 250 students who take classes by computer.

D. Students can't take classes in algebra，American government，chemistry computer and so on.

答案：63-66.CDBC　　　　　　　　　　

D

A few days ago I asked my sons' governess(家庭女教师)Julia to come into my study. “Be seated，Julia,”I said，“Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money，but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then，we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

“Forty.”

“No，thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well，um，you've been here for two months，so...”

Two months and five days.”

Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take nine Sundays off... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays，you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her fingernail nervously，her face red，but, not a word.

“Three holidays，therefore take twelve dollars off your pay. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons，as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven makes nineteen. Take nineteen off... that 1eaves，hmm... forty-one dollars. Correct?”

Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled，and she coughed nervously and blew her nose，but still not a word.

“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer；take two dollars off your pay. The cup cost more，because it was a treasure of the family，but forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then，due to your neglect(疏忽)，Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket；take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything！You get paid for it. So，that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars”.

“You didn't.” sobbed Julia.

“But I made a note of it.”

“Well... if you say so.”

“Take twenty-seven from forty-one, and that leaves fourteen.”

Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl！

“Only once was I given any money，”she whispered，her voice trembling，“and that was by your wife. Three dollars，nothing more.”

“Real1y? You see now，and I didn't know that！Take three from fourteen and it leaves eleven.　 Here’s your money，my dear．Three，three，three，one and one. Here it is！”

I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

“Merci(Thanks)，”she whispered.

I jumped to my feet and started pacing the floor. I was overcome with anger. “For what，this merci”? I asked.

“For the money”.

“But you know I’ve cheated you-- robbed you！”I have actually stolen from you! Why this “merci？”

“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! 1 played a little joke on you，a cruel lesson，just to teach you…I'm going to give you all the eighty dollars！Here they are in the envelope all ready for you…Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and laws(爪)-- to be such a fool?''

Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression，“It is possible”.

I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and， to her great surprise，gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out. I looked at her and thought，“How easy it is to crush the weak in this World! ”

65. The news from Orlando can be given a title“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．

　 A. Get Up Late　　　　 B. Online School　 　C. Magical Computers　 D. No Teachers

64. Why will Russian school students have basic military training?

　A. To get ready for a military parade.　 B. To learn to protect themselves.

C. To gain some military knowledge.　 D. To develop their love for the country.

63.In the first news item，which country is NOT covered in the research?

　A. Britain.　　　 B. France.　　　　　 C. Sweden.　　　　　 D. Spain.

62. The author wrote the passage mainly to＿＿＿

　 A. give an account of one of his terrible experiences

　 B. make us know it's important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

　C. tell us not to cut trees down any more

　 D. remind us to be careful while working

答案：59-62.ABCB

C

Now，it's time for some brief news items.

Teens Go Online

Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork，games and music according to a research done by Nielsen's“Net-rating”．The study covered Britain，Germany，France，Italy and Spain. Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids spend on line and keep them away from chat rooms.

Chat to the Magic Mum

British author J. K. Rowling, mother of the magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on June 26. Before the event，children are invited to send their questions about Harry Potter to the website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21and will arrive in China in August.

School Soldiers

Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school，the government has decided. The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical，nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive　 toward the education of their love for their country.

Orlando，＿＿＿＿

Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas(睡衣)and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their classwork is on the computer.

The Florida High School

The state's only online school has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. Students in this first online program take classes in algebra，American government，chemistry， computer, economics， and web page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes.

61.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. But for his boots, the author would have died.

　 B. The author regretted having brushed off his friend's warning.

　 C. The author knew nothing about electricity.

　 D. When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

60. In spite of Bruce’s warning，the author still cut down the tree because＿＿＿＿＿＿

　 A. he was sure there would he nothing to happen

　 B. he wasn't sure if Bruce was right and was anxious to go home

　 C. he didn't hear his friend's warning at all because of the blowing wind

　 D. he knew electricity can't travel through wood

59.The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means“　　　　 ”

A. pay no attention to 　 　　　 B. take notice of 　　　　　 C. consider　　　　　　 D. follow

58. The underlined part in the passage probably means“　　　 ”.

　 A. even native speakers find it hard to accept these strange names

　 B. even native speakers can't find these characters in their computers

　 C. even those who are expert at Chinese can't recognize these characters

　 D. even those who are expert at Chinese find it hard to accept these names

答案：56-58.DDC　　　　　　　

B

One bitterly cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，1 quickly set out with my best friend,Bruce ,to took for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with.Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.

When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don't cut down that tree! It's too close to the power line！”I wasn't sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. l wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt whether my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. 1 considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can't travel through wood， so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. Workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if 1 had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.

　“You should have been killed,” he said.

So why am I still alive? It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down-but not my mother.

Even though she was glad I wasn't hurt，my mother was still serious about me. After all，I shouldn't have brushed off my friend's warning.

Through this experience，I learned it's important to listen to people who offer a different perspective . Taking the time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock of my life”．