5、In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.

The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty(贫穷) is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always.

Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.

Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused(指控), whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.

Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人) declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?

52．According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?

       A．Lack of money.       B．The increased standard of living.

       C．No government help.                                   D．Agreement with their parents.

53．It can be inferred from the text that _________.

       A．the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box

       B．you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living

       C．the mentally ill live on the streets because they want the company of other home-

       less people

       D．the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless

54．In paragraph 2, “a roof over their heads” most probably means _________.

       A．a cap                      B．a car

       C．a home                   D．a covering

55．The author thinks that the homeless people are                .

       A．pitiful                     B．troublesome

       C．respectable              D．admirable

3、LONDON Thursday July 26 (Reuters)―Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose（求婚）to her. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.

       He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.

       Anna, heartbroken when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times: “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.”

       “He is the most romantic person I have ever known .I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive（冲动的）people. We are always trying to surprise each other.”

       After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.

       Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer ,had taken a year off to travel round Australia .But he was missing Anna ,a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site（工地）and started saving for a surprise.

       He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with an engagement（订婚）ring, wine and flowers.

       “I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,” he said.

       Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.

       Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home .Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

45．What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

       A．Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

       B．Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.

       C．Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

       D．Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.

46．The underlined word “miss” in paragraph 2 most probably means      .

       A．escape from                                        B．fail to understand

       C．fail to meet                                          D．long to see

47．Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he      .

       A．wanted to travel round Australia

       B．needed money to pay his daily cost

       C．was an engineer at this building site

       D．hoped to make money from this job

48．Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

       A．Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

       B．Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

       C．Anna had a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.

       D．Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

2、For centuries ,the only form of written correspondence（通信）was the letter .Letters were ,and are ,sent by some form of postal service ,the history of which goes back a long way. Indeed ,the Egyptians began sending letters from about 2000 BC, as did the Chinese a thousand years later.

       Of course ,modern postal services now are much more developed and faster ,depending as they do on cars and planes for delivery .Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents（紧急文件）and letters.

       The invention of the fax（传真）machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more .When you send a fax ,you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service .It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for businesses to be able to fax documents to each other.

       The fax service is still very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent ,but ,as a way of fast correspondence, it has been largely taken the place of by email. Email is used to describe messages sent from one computer user to another.

       There are advantages and disadvantages with emails. If you send someone and email, then he will receive it extremely quickly. Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned.

       However ,if you write something by email ,which you might later regret ,and send it immediately ,there is no chance for second thoughts. At least ,if you are posting a letter you have to address and seal（封）the envelope and take it to the post box .There is plenty of time to change your mind. The message is think before you email!

41．We can learn from the text that         .

       A．email is less popular than the fax service

       B．the postal service has over the years become faster

       C．the postal service has over the years become slower

       D．the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does

42．It can be inferred from the text that         .

       A．the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980s

       B．letters have been used in China for about 1,000 years

       C．the fax machine was invented after the 1980s

       D．letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years

43．In the last paragraph ,the writer mentions “think before you email” to show that         .

       A．you may regret if you don’t seal your envelope

       B．you may regret before you send something by email

       C．you’d better not send your email in a hurry

       D．you need plenty of time to send an email

44．The text mainly deals with         .

       A．the progress in correspondence

       B．the advantage of fax machines

       C．the advantage of emails

       D．the invention of fax machines

1、The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat（喉咙）operation. His throat  21   ,and he was afraid .However ,the young nurse  22   by his bed smiled so  23   that the little boy smiled back .He  24   to be afraid .The young nurse was May Paxton  25   she was deaf（聋的）.May Paxton graduated  26   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909 .Three years  27   she went to see Dr. Richardson about   28   a nurse . Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  29   had never heard of a deaf nurse .She told May that her   30   would be very low and that the work would be   31   .However ,May said that hard work did not frighten her .Dr. Richardson was   32   her ,and accepted May as a student nurse.

       Dr. Richardson never   33   her decision .  34   ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses .The   35   was Miss Marian Finch ,who was hard of   36   .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie .These three were   37    “the silent angles（天使）of Mercy Hospital” during the   38   they worked there.

       Dr. Richardson often   39   her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing .She wrote to May. “For three years ,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man,  40   or child ever ,to my knowledge ,made a complaint（投诉）against you…”

21．A．cut                     B．hurt                    C．wounded             D．damaged

22．A．standing              B．jumping               C．lying                   D．crying

23．A．shyly                  B．sadly                   C．cheerfully            D．weakly

24．A．continued            B．began                  C．stopped               D．forgot

25．A．for                      B．so                       C．and                     D．but

26．A．as                       B．from                   C．with                    D．in

27．A．later                    B．before                 C．ago                     D．then

28．A．seeking               B．changing             C．hiring                  D．becoming

29．A．You                    B．She                     C．We                     D．He

30．A．money                B．check                  C．pay                     D．price

31．A．easy                    B．disappointing        C．joyful                  D．difficult

32．A．angry with           B．satisfied with       C．sorry for             D．ashamed of

33．A．regretted             B．thought of           C．liked                   D．believed

34．A．In fact                B．In a hurry            C．In surprise           D．In public

35．A．one                     B．others                 C．first                    D．other

36．A．reading                B．hearing                C．listening              D．writing

37．A．offered                B．chosen                C．told                     D．called

38．A．year                    B．month                 C．time                    D．term

39．A．spoke of              B．said                     C．heard of              D．noticed

40．A．person                B．woman                C．boy                     D．girl

19、 There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is _________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

   A. some           B. much            C. more             D. most

18、

 “Things _________ never come again!” I couldn’t help talking to myself.

   A. lost             B. losing             C. to lose           D. have lost

17、Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees, but ________ they have eggs or young chicks, they don’t use a nest.

   A. why            B. how            C. unless          D. where

16、By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, ___________ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.

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

15、We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks _________ so small that a day is unimportant.

   A. is            B. are           C. has been            D. have been