59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Facing the Life

B. Living with Pride

C. Growing Little, Standing Tall

D. Changing People’s Attitudes towards Dwarfs

B

Australia’s states achieved federation on 1 January, 1901. New South Wales (NSW) became a state of Australia and Sydney became NSW’s capital. Australia went to war in support of Britain, in 1914. When the Great Depression hit, in 1931, about a third of Sydney’s workforce was unemployed. But in 1932, wool prices rose, the city’s building industry took off and Sydney once more became the most special city in Australia. The Harbour Bridge was also opened in 1932.

Sydney suffered little during the Second World War. After the war, European immigrants flooded into the city so Sydney spread rapidly westwards, gaining a bunch of pizza places in the process. It also picked up one of its most famous landmarks (里程碑). In 1957 architect John Utzon won a competition to design the Sydney Opera House. In 1966, before the completion of the Opera House, Utzon resigned. Another architectural team took over and the Opera House was opened in 1973.

During the Vietnam War, Sydney became a major R&R stopover (中途停留地) for GIs (美国步兵) and the citizens started tasting Coke and burgers. Throughout the 70s, NSW went against the national trend and voted Labor, and longstanding premier Neville Wran oversaw much of Sydney’s building boom. The bicentennial celebration in 1988 and the massive Darling Harbour redevelopment project boosted the city’s morale and today the economy is doing reasonably well, though unemployment remains high. After winning the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney poured large amounts of money into renovating and prettying itself up.

58. What does the underlined word “diminished” probably mean?

A. Increased.　　　　 B. Appeared.

C. Decreased. 　　　　　　　 D. Lasted.

57. When the writer hadn’t reached the school age, _____.

A. her parents protected her against any hurt

B. she had to give up many hobbies as a dwarf

C. she had to bear great pressure from the people around

D. her parents treated her as a normal person

56. From the writer’s experience in the store, we can learn that _______.

A. children should be taught not to ask embarrassing questions

B. children don’t know how to hide their curiosity as adults

C. the writer had been used to being questioned about her height

D. the writer liked talking with children about her height

54. A. anything　　　 　　　 B. something　　 　　 C. everything　　　 　 D. nothing

53. A. classmates　 　　　　B. enemies 　　　　 C. friends　　　 　　　 D. partners

52. A. surprised 　　 　　　　B. disappointed 　　C. shocked　　 　 D. pleased

51. A. leave　　 　　　　　 B. let　　　　 　　　　 C. expect 　　　 　　D. lead

50. A. job　　　 　　　　　　　 B. lesson　 　　　　 C. book　　　　　 　 D. paper