How time flies! It has been ten years         I moved to Chongqing.

How time flies! It has been ten years         I moved to Chongqing

1. A.
   when
2. B.
   that
3. C.
   before
4. D.
   since

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how quickly time has passed. If you have this experience, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and drags when you are bored. Now scientists have come up with a reason why this happens.

They have found that the brain changes its way to work according to our attention to a task. When we are bored, we pay more attention to how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.

Recently some researchers who went to understand the conditions carried out an experiment. In the experiment, twelve volunteers watched a picture while researchers monitored( 关注) their brain activity.

      The volunteers were told to first notice how long a picture appeared, then the color of the picture, and third1y, study the both. The results showed that the brain was more active when the vo1unteers paid attention to more subjects.

      It is thought that if the brain is busy noticing many aspect(方面) of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it spends its full energy on the passing of time. As a result, time seems to move slowly.

71. What does the underlined word “drags” probably mean?

     A. runs quickly    B. passes slowly            C. moves actively          D. goes fast

72. What have the scientists found?

     A. Time goes by fast when we have nothing to do.

     B. When we are bored, we pay less attention to how time is passing.

     C. The brain works in different ways in different time.

     D. The brain changes its way to work according to our attention to a task.

73. How did the researchers do the experiment?

      A. By inviting the volunteers to have a long class.

B. By asking the volunteers to pay attention to a clock.

C. By monitoring brain activity while volunteers are watching a picture.

D. By asking ten volunteers to watch a picture.

74. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

      A. Time seems to go quickly if we’re busy.

B. If we pay more attention to the clock, we may feel less bored.

      C. Time goes slowly when the brain is active.

      D. If we spend full energy on the clock, time goes quickly.

75. Which is the best title of the passage?

      A. The best way to save time                   B. The importance of saving time

      C. The reason for time flying and dragging      D. The reason for saving time

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误设计一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am very excited to have accepted an e-mail from you. I’m glad you have made such a great progress    that you can write your e-mail good Chinese. I read your e-mail to my parents and show them the photo you    sent it to me. How time flies! Our friendship has lasted for several months. We have got to know but learned a lot from each other. Yes, it is clearly that your life in your country is quite different from me. Thanks again for writing me. I’m looking forward to hear from you soon. Best wishes to you and your family.

The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends.” “I’d rather pay,” I replied. “If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

According to the Americans “There’s no free lunch.” meaning, there’s a price for everything, and I’m always looking around to figure out what this means.

Many of our neighbors have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.

I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind (磨) flour for bread. A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granting (花岗石).

Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (纠纷) and just hand over the money. But cash can’t compensate (补偿) for the greatest gift—friendship.

When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty of to do. But probably you’re right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I”

And I joined the group. We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you. How time flies!”

How time flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know, which they cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.

So the next time someone says, “No charge. We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.

69.Why did the author insist paying the repairman when he was offered free repairs?

A. Because he was an upright (正直的) man.

B. Because he didn’t know the repairman.

C. Because he thought it natural to pay for others’ service.

D. Because he didn’t want to help others in return.

70. Generally, the author thinks that _____ .

A. Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B. Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C. Chinese are free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends

D. Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

71. The best title of the article should be _____ .

A. Still no free lunch

B. A good lesson from the Chinese

C. True help or not

D. Learn to both give and receive        

72. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chinese seldom refuse payment for professional services.

B. When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself

C. The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy their life.

D. Finally, the author changed his mind and decided to do as the Chinese do.