“In our time,” Marx once wrote, “change is upon the world and cannot be stopped as we wish. The thing now is to understand it.” Marx devoted his life to understanding that change.

Born in Trier in 1818, he came from a rich, middle—class family. Many of his relatives believed in Judaism,but his father had changed to believe in Protestantism(新教) in order to become a lawyer. After studying at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, Marx became interested in politics in his early twenties and in 1848 wrote The Communist Manifesto, together with his life-long friend Friedrich Engels.

Revolution broke out throughout Europe in 1848 and Marx was forced to leave Germany when it failed in 1849. He moved to London, where he spent the rest of his life, working in the British Museum.

His stay in the house in Dean Street in Soho was a time of great hardship for Marx and his family. He was surviving almost on the money provided by Engels and on the very little money he earned as the foreign reporter for a newspaper in New York.

Three of his six children died during the time in Soho and, Marx even had to borrow money in order to bury one of them. Only when Marx’s wife Jenny got 120 pounds after her mother died was the family able to move out of Soho and into a slightly better house in Kentish Town.

Marx died on March 14th ,1883, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London.

60.Why did Karl Marx’s father change his belief from Judaism to Protestantism?

      A.For his son’s education.                      B.For his career development.

       C.Not to be looked down on.                     D.To move to another country.

61.Why did Karl Max leave Germany?

       A.He was offered a job by the British Museum.     B.He couldn’t find work in Germany.

       C.The political situation was very dangerous for him.   D.He wanted to write a book.

62.Which of the following statements is true?

       A.Karl Marx lived a happy life in Soho, London

       B.Karl Marx suffered the death of more than half his children

       C.Karl Marx was born in a poor family

       D.Karl Marx lived a better life after his mother-in-law died

63.Which is the right order of the following facts?

a. Marx’s family moved to Kentish Town.

b. Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto with Engels.

c. He began to work as the foreign reporter for a newspaper.

d. Marx had to leave Germany because of the failure of the revolution.

A. b d a c                            B. b d c a               C. c a b d             D. c b d a

It was not the first time for Shi Benliang, a senior physics major at Peking University, to feed cats. But the 22-year-old felt sad when he saw the scars and wounds on the bodies of the little creatures.
“I can imagine how they have suffered from being abandoned. They lead a harsh life wandering around,” said the student..Shi is one of a dozen students at the university volunteering to feed the stray cats during the winter break.
Recruited by the Stray Cat Rescue Association at the university through a Bulletin Board System (BBS), he took turns with other students to care for the homeless animals. It is estimated that there are more than 100 stray cats on the campus of Peking University.
Jin Jing, 18, an economics freshman at the university, cared for the cats for two days. “At around 5 pm I cycled to the 22 feeding sites on campus marked on a special map,” she said. “At each site I left some cat food and water.”Jin was excited when the animals rushed to her feet. “Some are shy and timid, and others are more outgoing. Each of them has their own name such as ‘Sweet Orange’ or ‘Karl Marx’,” she said. “By feeding them I learned to respect life.”
Liu Chenhao, a senior electronics and computer science major, who is in charge of the association, said that feeding was just one part of their responsibilities.“Our aim is to keep the stray cats in check and maintain harmony between them and the students on campus,” he said.
The organization also takes cats to the animal hospital to be treated for oral and skin disease. Another of its major tasks is to find new homes for the cats by uploading their photos and information online.
“We’re very careful when selecting owners and ask them lots of questions to ensure that they won’t desert their cat under any circumstances, such as when they move house or get married,” Liu said. But he stressed that their acts of kindness shouldn’t encourage anyone to abandon their cat. “A cat’s normal life expectancy is more than 10 years, but a stray one may survive for only two or three.”  (365words)
【小题1】You may read the article from a (an)______________ .

A.academic journalB.fashion journalC.autobiographyD.newspaper
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT the task of the Stray Cat Rescue Association ?
A.To keep students have a harmonious relationship with cats.
B.To mourn the stray cats when they die of hunger or illness.
C.To choose suitable owners for stray cats deliberately.
D.To take stray cats to treat diseases when they were sick.
【小题3】We can infer from the passage that____________ .
A.A married woman is not qualified to adopt the cat.
B.A stray cat may live shorter than the ordinary cats.
C.Volunteers can feed the stray cats in any place they like.
D.There are more than 100 stray cats on the campus.

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