71. What is probably the best title for the passage?

　　 A. Provide Homes For Our Family

　　 B. Take Up Horse-riding

　　 C. Value This Very Day

　　 　D. Stay Alive

答案　 68.B　 69.C　 70.B　 71.C

Passage 83

(06·重庆D篇)

Tragedy at the Circus

In yesterday’s circus(马戏团)show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on, even without tigers.

However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye to the ethical problems left behind. Even before this tragedy (悲剧), animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit(利润)of circus organizers.

It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.

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Circus Safe for Animals

Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public, we also astonished by the opinion expressed in “Tragedy at the Circus.”

First, our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the ethical problems. we always believe humans and animals can-and should -live together nicely. To us, the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种),and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the “wild” is unsafe, but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these realities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.

This circus has proven that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans : people are educated, and species saved.

70. The man ( paragraph 6) left his first job partly because he was 　　　　　　.

　　 A. in an abnormal mental state

　　 B. under too much pressure

　　 C. not well paid

　　 D. not respected

69. The underlined phrase "turn his back on" (paragraph 6) most probably means 　　　　　.

　　 A. leave for

　　 B. return to

　　 C. give up

　　 D. rely on

68. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that 　　　　　.

　　 A. we always try to find some time to write a book

　　 B. we always make plans but seldom fulfil them

　　 C. we always enjoy many of life's best moments

　　 D. we always do what we really want to do

67. Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because　 　　　　　.

　　 A. they could not rise in the ladder of success

　　 B. they are not interested in their jobs

　　 C. they could not earn much money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. they are not their own bosses

答案　 64.A　 65.B　 66.A　 67.B

Passage 82

(06·广东B卷D篇)

How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time7 Far too many.

　　　 This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments.

　　　 We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life.

　　 In　 America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.

　　 How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position.

　　 When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know.

　　 Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure. He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains.

66.　 Most people in the working class　 　　　　　　.

　　 A. have difficulty increasing their savings greatly

　　 B. have at least some experience of college

　　 C. receive houses from their parents

　　 D. buy houses by themselves

65. The underlined word “hit” (paragraph 1 ) roughly means 　　　　　.

　　 A. strike with a blow

　　 B. have bad effects on

　　 C. break up

64. Which of the following is true about the working class.?

　　 A. They are often employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers.

　　 B. They are often offered jobs with high incomes.

　 　C. They are often considered lazy and dishonest.

　　 D. They are often exploited by the public.

79．The author wrote this article　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．to explain why bystanders behave as they do B．to urge people to stand out when in need

　　　　 C．to criticize the selfishness of bystanders　　 D．to analyze the weakness of human nature

答案　 76.A　 77.C　 78.D　 79.A

Passage 81

(06·广东B卷C篇)

Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanics, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment--and therefore, more fixed incomes-and, second, employment in skilled or semiskilled (半熟练的 ) occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard working and they look down upon members of the "lower" class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 Most people in the working class have at least high school education. Many have some experience of college ( especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents.(Home-owning rises with social class.)

　　　 A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, many seek their main satisfaction in recreational ( 娱乐的) activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success, American style.

78．Which phenomenon call be described as the “Bystander Apathy Effect”?

　　　 A．When one is in trouble, people think it’s his own fault.

　　　 B．In a football match, people get involved in a fight.

　　　 C．Seeing a murder, people feel sorry that it should have happened.

　　　 D．On hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.