It has been ten years since Diana，Princess of Wales，was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris，yet she remains an iconic(图标)figure in the UK，whose image continues to appear on magazine covers and newspaper headlines．

    Diana’s death triggered an outpouring of national grief and a decade of conspiracy(阴谋) theories, linking her death to the British security forces and even the royal family．

    And she remains a media phenomenon with thousands of articles and stories appearing about her in the British press each year．

    Interest in the princess is rising again as her sons，Princes William and Harry，prepare to mark the tenth anniversary of her death with a memorial service at Guard’s Chapel(小礼堂)in London’s Wellington Barracks on Friday．

    The princes are to give readings at the service， which will be attended by 500 guests，including more than 30 royals headed by the Queen，and celebrities such as Sir Elton John and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown．

    One person who won’t be attending is Camilla，Duchess of Cornwall，who Princess Diana famously described as “the third person”in her marriage to Prince Charles．Camilla，who married Prince Charles in 2005，said she feared her presence at the service“could divert(转移)attention from the purpose of the occasion．

    As well as the memorial service，Diana is being remembered with a photographic exhibition documenting her 1ife at the National Portrait Gallery in London．

Even ten years on it seems Britain is unwilling to let go of “the people’s princess”，and that her enduring(不朽的) legacy(影响)is to maintain the fascination(魅力) of the British people，and indeed the world．

56．Which of the following may be the title of the passage?

  A．An Accident Happened Ten Years Ago

B．Diana’s Anniversary

  C．A Famous Woman's Death

D．A Noteworthy Incident in London

57．Which is true according to the passage?

    A．Diana faded from people’s memory as time went by．

    B．The queen of the UK won’t attend the memorial service.

    C．Pictures of Diana often appear on the front of magazines in spite of her death.

    D．Princess Diana had a very happy marriage with Prince Charles．

58．The underlined word triggered in the second paragraph probably means   

A．set off    B．put down    C．consisted of  D．resulted from

59．The passage implies that          ．

A．Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris ten years ago

B．people love and respect Princess Diana although she is not alive

C．Princess Diana's sons are too young to attend the memorial service

D．the British people love Camilla better than Princess Diana

60．This article most probably appears in a??????????_________

  A．newspaper   B． novel     C．sports magazine D．textbook

It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great delight.

In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal(法律的)cases. During one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall clumsy(笨拙的)lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonging to Lincoln. Lincoln was a bit puzzled. He had never seen the man before. He didn’t see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked how this could be. The stranger pulled out a penknife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pocketknife. He had been told to keep it until he was able to find a man uglier than himself.

Lincoln’s eyes always sparked when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces of those who heard it. The tale itself was funny. But even more delightful was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.

This passage is about         .

A. a stranger and his strange knife

B. Lincoln’s favorite story

C. meeting stranger in a train

D. Lincoln’s favorite penknife

From the story we can infer that the stranger in the train         

A. liked to make friends           B. liked to tell jokes

C. collected penknives            D. was not handsome

Lincoln was given the pocketknife for         

A. his appearance              B. a good laugh

C. being a lawyer              D. being good-humored

Which of the following statements is right?

A. Lincoln, even though great, was not proud.

B. Lincoln was a great and proud man.

C. Lincoln lacked self-respect.

D. Lincoln had a good sense of humor.

What does the word “sparked” in the last paragraph mean?

A. 闪耀       B. 暗淡      C. 无神     D. 忧伤

B
“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” --a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores. Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident.(He thought the experience would make a nice book.)
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled（挫败的）,”  admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press, stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however----until Bob signed the contract, therefore, she decided to relax and enjoy it. 
Although Peters had consulted(咨询) with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster. “I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative（暂时的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.
45. The couple signed the contract because _______.
A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself
B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest
C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks
D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book
46. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.
A. pay a certain amount of money
B.  admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood 
C. say sorry to his wife         D. do all the housework for years
47. What can we learn about Pat Peters?
A. She was hard-working and selfless.   B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.
C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.
D. She did not love Bob any longer.
48. Which of the following can best end the news story?
A. “Wait till your mother gets home!”    B. “My experience of being a mother.”
C. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!”     D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”

It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great delight.
In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal(法律的)cases. During one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall clumsy(笨拙的)lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonging to Lincoln. Lincoln was a bit puzzled. He had never seen the man before. He didn’t see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked how this could be. The stranger pulled out a penknife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pocketknife. He had been told to keep it until he was able to find a man uglier than himself.
Lincoln’s eyes always sparked when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces of those who heard it. The tale itself was funny. But even more delightful was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.
【小题1】This passage is about        .

It has been two years since I published my first article on Yahoo!Contributor Network.I was very excited when I saw that what I had written was published on the Internet.
I recognized that the content sites such as Associated Content can provide a fertile ground for learning how to become a writer.I was thrifty(节俭的)—I could see that this was an open door for systematically(系统地)learning some basic writing skills without paying college tuition for classes,all to be finished at my own speed and without leaving the comfort of my own home.
During these past few years I gained enough experience and understanding of using Associated Content to try writing.I found writing for that site was not my cup of tea.However,my experience there was positive as I was rewarded with even more learning opportunities just by giving it a try.Through Associated Content I was introduced to the world of bolgs(博客).I decided to learn how to set up a blog myself.Now I’m interested in blogs and continue to work as a writer.
Writing for the content site Yahoo!Contributor Network gives me a chance of trying creative writing—news,reviews and numerous lifestyle issues.And all of these topics are my own choices.Then there is an opportunity to meet other writers.Yahoo!Contributor Network has a wonderful in-house messaging system that allows its writers to communicate easily with one another.Not all your tries are satisfactory and easy when you write for a content site,but the benefits are many if you try it.
My teacher once said,“If you don’t quit,you will win.”I have no desire to quit writing as I really enjoy it.My thanks go out to Associated content and yahoo!Contributor Network for all my progress in writing!And to my fellow writers—thank you so much for your support and friendship.May we continue in our efforts of inspiration for many years to come!
【小题1】According to the author,_______.