66. Pet phrase can ________ according to studies.

A. reflect our changing society　 B. reveal information about a person’s personality

C. make young people popular　 D. both A and B

答案：63-66 ACBD ;

D

Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was struck by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops, huge and round, yellow through the dust and smoke of the city. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking what a pity it was that most city livers---myself included---usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.

My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.

I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon.

Today our lives are connected with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. We eat and breathe things our bodies were not designed to process. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters, air-conditioners, cars and computers. White noise and pollution is in the air. Radio waves and strange lights are constantly disturbing our minds and bodies.

Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I saw the moon and remembered these things. And I thought: before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains and perhaps write. I may grow old there. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.

65.(　 ) What’s young people’s attitude to pet phrase?

A. indifferent　 　 B. crazy　 　　　　　 C. reasonable　 　　　 　D. against

64. What’s the meaning of “pet phrase” in the first paragraph?

A. 习惯用语　 　　 B. 宠物语言　 　　 C. 口头禅　 　　　 　　　D. 座右铭

63. If a man wearing suit and a tie is climbing a mountain, what can we say to him according to the passage?

A. nuts　 　　　 B. I’m giddy.　 　　 C. 汗---stunning　 D. 雷---stunning

62. ________ can become the best players after many years of training.

A. Most people　 B. All　 　　　　　　　 C. Hardly any people　 D. No people

答案：60-62 DAC;　

C

You must have a favorite line or pet phrase you repeat often in your conversations. Studies say that pet phrases can reflect our changing society and reveal information about a person’s personality. Here are some of the most popular pet phrases among young people.

脑残---nuts

I love the word and use it whenever I think a person is stupid, or a behavior is crazy. I learned the term from one of my classmates. Once, we saw two high school girls wearing miniskirts on a very cold winter day and my classmate called the two girls “nuts”. I don’t think the word reflects my personality. I use it because it sounds cool.

Diao Yujie, 22, computer science major at Nanjing University.

汗---stunning

I use this word very often. Once, my classmates and I were discussing how amusing QQ is. One guy suddenly burst out, “I have MSN too”. This comment had no relation with the topic we were discussing. I used this word and everybody laughed. I think it is a fantastic word that can change awkwardness to amusement.

Mu Li, 20, journalism major at Beijing Normal University.

晕死---I’m giddy!

I use this word a lot---more often than my classmates.　 It has became a symbol of me, as my friends sometimes refer to me as the guy who often says the word. I am a person who wants to be different and this word gives me that feeling.

Chen Zhou, 21, Nanjing University.

雷---stunning

I only use this word with my friends. My parents don’t understand it. The word, which is only used among people of my age, is intimate. I think it stands for being young and energetic. And I want to be young forever, so I like the word.

Chen Jianjun, 23, senior at Nanjing University.

61. According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ________.

A. feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or sportswomen

B. try to get financial (财政的) support from the government for their children’s training

C. have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D. prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

60. This article is most probably taken from ________.

A. a complaint letter　 B. an advertisement 　C. a personal diary　 　　　 D. a newspaper article

59. Which of the following is the most suitab le title for this passage?

A. A kind Homeless Man　 　 B. A Lucky Mother Dog C. Mother Day’s Weekend　 D. Animals Are Parents Too

答案：56-59 ABAD;　

B

Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and sportswomen? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekends, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. Can all be very expensive?

Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

58. If the homeless man hadn’t given the dog food to eat, she and her babies would ________.

A. not survive　 　　　　　 B. have to attack people 　C. not have to die　 D. lose their homes

57. Seeing what the poor man did for the dog, the author and his wife ________.

A. were puzzled　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were greatly moved

C. regretted they hadn’t done anything 　　　　　　　　　　 D. were indifferent