Over the years my husband  51  to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed 52 , my husband went to his funeral. 53  my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister who  54  in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his 55  toward one who had so little.

An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life.

36.A. As well    B.As usual   C. If possible   D. If so

37.A.early      B.nowhere    C.altogether    D. late

38.A. corner     B.change    C.crossing      D. turn

39.A.moved     B.raised     C. arisen       D. risen

40.A.pouring    B.flowing    C.dropping     D. pointing

41.A. wandering  B.staying    C.going       D. working

42.A.get out     B.get off     C. get down    D. get in

43.A.past       B.for        C. from        D. near

44.A.What      B.That       C. It          D. We

45.A. round up   B.refer to    C.conclude with  D.name after

46.A.protect     B.satisfy     C.defend       D. support

47.A.morning    B.afternoon   C.evening     D.night

48.A.before     B.after       C.because     D. while

49.A.Someone   B.Anyone   C.Everyone     D.No one

50.A.tight       B.wet      C.cosy         D.free

51.A.persuaded   B.claimed   C.continued    D.appointed

52.A.down       B.away     C.by         D.out

53.A.Although   B.Whether   C.Since      D. Before

54.A.traveled    B.arrived   C.remained    D.lived

55.A.wealth     B.efforts    C.kindness    D.attention

After losing his job at 50, Lee had enough time and made a list of unfinished business. He was _36　 through boxes of reminders that called up memories of things he 37 have done but didn’t.

　　　 For the next year, Lee travelled the country to fulfill his unfinished 38 on the list. Among his ten tasks: Pay a thank-you visit to a high school teacher; 　39 out for a lonely mentally ill aunt 40 whom his whole family had lost touch over ten years ago; repay a $600 41 to a friend he hadn’t seen in decades.

“Once you start working and 42 a family, you have only so much time and energy. It’s easy to tell 43 you’ll get back to the people later.” Lee said, “At 50, I realized I had become 44 　from important people and values.”

　　　 “Every 45 was just so much richer than I could have imagined. Every meeting called up a 46 experience in the people I spent time with.” The friend who had 47 his $600 had completely forgotten that debt, which 48 had grown to 6 million. But their meeting 49 memories of a brave and energetic youth, 50 Lee afterwards to climb mountains. The high school teacher was not only pleased with his former student’s visit 51 also asked questions that were challenging and inspiring as ever. Lee’s aunt, a promising pianist who hadn’t had a visit from her family in 52 , cheered up and began playing piano again; most important, she knows 53 cares.

　　　 Now Lee needs to find a new job, but he has decided to continue 54__ unfinished business. “It’s amazing 55 _ you can achieve with just a visit, a call or an email when you make efforts to reach out!”

36. A. getting　　　　　　　 B. seeing　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　 　　 　 D. glancing

37. A. must　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　 C. might　　　　 　 D. would

38. A. matter　　　　　　　　　　　 B. affair　　　　　　　　 　　 C. thing　　　　　　　　 　 D. business

39. A. reach 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. take　 　　　　　　　　　 D. get

40. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of

41. A. check　　　　　　　　　　　 B. note　　　　　　　　 　　 C. budget　　　　　　　　　　 D. debt

42 A. living　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lifting　　　　　　　 C. raising　　　　　　　 D. rising

43. A. themselves　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　 C. oneself　　　　　　　　　　 D. yourself

44. A. disconnected　　　 　 B. dismissed　　　　　 　 C. disappointed　　　 D. disliked

45. A. memory　　　　　　 　 B. schedule　　　　　　　　　　 C. arrangement　　　　　　 D. moment

46. A. similar　　　　　　　 B. same　　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

47. A. borrowed　　　　　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

48. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　 B. effectively　　　　 C. fortunately　　　　 D. actually

49. A. brought back　　　 　 B. brought down 　 C. brought in　　　　 D. brought out

50. A. informing　　　　　　　　　 B. inspiring　　　　　 　 C. reminding　　　　　 　 D. taking

51. A. however　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

52. A days　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. weeks　　　 　 C. months　　　　　　　 D. years

53. A. someone　　　　　　　　　 B. everyone　　　　　 　 C. no one　　　　　　　 D. any one

54. A looking after 　 B. taking care of　　 　 C. going through 　 D. thinking over

55. A. that　　　　　　　　　 　 B. which　　　　　　　　 　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.

　 “The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.

　 Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.

　 The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.

　 Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.

49.What is the main idea of the text?

A.Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.

B.American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.

C.Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.

D.Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.

50.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media.

B.About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook.

C.About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to the Internet.

D.Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family.

51.From the text, it can be concluded that______.

A.many older Americans are open-minded about new developments

B.Kevin Donnellan approves of this change among older Americans

C.Young people should introduce their elders to new technology

D.In a high tech age it is difficult to avoid social networking

52.Where does the text probably come from?

A.A novel.　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. A newspaper.

C.A technology guide.　　　　　　　　 D. A student’s research paper

During the Spring Festival of 2008, southern China saw a snow disaster never seen in more than 50 years. It snowed continuously for half a month, ___36__ all the transportation. Many people were trapped in the stations and ___37___ in cars. Governments and people did everything they could ___38___ the snow disaster, no one was killed __ 39___ cold and hunger. Many moving stories happened during the ___40___. And a moving story of a swallow couple was ___41___on the Internet.

The swallow couple had not eaten anything for several days ___42__ the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed ___43__. They got to a side of a balcony ___44__ wind could not reach. The wife's body was __45__, she could not move any longer. The husband wrapped his wife with his wings. The husband lost his __46__ soon. The couple died, one __47__ another.

The next morning, the housemaster saw the __48__ swallows embracing together. Thinking of the __49__ the snow had brought to the people, he was __50__ to tears. He found a small box,   __51__   it with some hay and __52__ the swallow couple in, then buried them in the garden.

In the roof of my house lives a swallow family .They come back from the __53__ every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, they fly to the south for __54__. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they __55__.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds．It's   36   that being full of vim（活力） and vigor（精力） helps the body   37   illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University（CMU） in Pittsburgh．

"We need to take more seriously the possibility that a   38   emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study's lead researcher．

In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who   39   to be cheerful and lively were   40   likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms （症状）．

Those findings were interesting, but they didn't prove that a person's   41   affects whether he or she gets sick． 42   it was still possible that a person's underlying personality is   43   matters．

  44   suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing（外向的）and   45  , with high self-respect and a sense of  46   over life．This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our   47   of catching colds．

To figure out which mattered more （personality or   48  ）, the CMU team   49   193 healthy adults．The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks．They told the researchers about the positive and negative   50   they had experienced that day．

The results showed that everyone in the study was   51   likely to get infected．Their symptoms（征兆）, however,   52   depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the   53   2 weeks．

Scientists   54   about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger   55   on how healthy we are．For now, it can't hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!

A．necessary             B．possible           C．doubtful          D．certain

A．fight                    B．reduce             C．stop                 D．remove

A．negative            B．standard           C．passive            D．positive

A．failed                   B．managed          C．tended             D．had

A, most                         B．least                C．quite               D．indeed

A．thought             B．attitude            C．strength           D．quality

A．Instead              B．Therefore         C．Thus                D．Still

A．that                         B．why                C．what                D．who

A．Theory              B．Reason            C．Evidence         D．interview

A．active              B．optimistic        C．brave               D．healthy

A．control            B．humour           C．direction          D．urgency

A．attitudes             B．sufferings        C．chances            D．emotions

A．qualities             B．ideas               C．emotions          D．conditions

A．examined           B．watched           C．tested                     D．interviewed

A．characters           B．feelings           C．attitudes           D．thoughts

A．equally            B．less                 C．most                D．hardly

A．occurred             B．differed           C．suffered           D．reduced

A．same                  B．exact               C．valuable           D．previous

A．talk                    B．know               C．argue               D．think

A．effect                 B．feeling             C．impression       D．impact