笫三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。
A
My parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when l was  young.Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to - live in a great country with limitless opporturuties.
I got my first real job when l was ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a  cardboard - box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr. Ben's Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking. lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m.To pick up trash,  Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litterby hand.It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I'd  s1eep in the car on-the way home.I did this for two years, but the lessons I leacmed have lasted a lifetime,I acquired' disci-pline and a strong work morality, and leamed at an early age the impmtance of balancing life's competing interests-----in my case, school, homework and a job.This really'helped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours  a  week flipping hamburgers,at a fast – food  joint while taking afull load of college - prep courses.  The hard work paid off .I attended the U.S.Milttary Academy and went on to reaceive graduate degree  in law and business from Harvard. Later,I joined a big Los Angetes law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve  done,I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot.The experience taught me that there is dignitty in all work and that if people are workmg to provide for thems elves ahd their families ,that is something we should honor.
56.According to the text,  the author thinks          
A.he is lucky to have many chances to get a job
B.it is difficult to find a job to make ends meet
C.his parents are full of complaint about their life
D.it is not acceptable to live in such bad conditions
57. In order to get a discount on rent,          
A.his father had to work as a hairstylist
B.his father had to work in a cardboard - box factory
C.they had to clean the-parking lot three nights a week
D.his father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day
58.Which of the following is NOT true of the author?
A.He got the graduate degrees from Harvard.
B.He took a college - prep courses at high school.
C.He took a part - time job during his senior year.
D.He regretted having worked in the parking lot.
59.What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?
A.The author got a high pay by working hard.
B.The author compkuned of the hard work.
C.The effort wluch he made had no effection.
D.The hard work was worthwhile for the author.
60.We can leam from'the text that ________   
A.it is urrimaginable for a child to help his family
B. it is honored to work for one's family as a member
C. it is unnecessary to keep work rules-of behaviour
D.the harder the work is, the more interest one shows

Do you think that daydreaming is a waste of time? Probably so.

"On the contrary,'' says L.Giambra, an expert in psychology (心理学 ).“Daydreaming is quite necessary.Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day.You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a consciousness (有意识).Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time.Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues."

    Early psychology experts paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful.At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s.Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book DAYDREAMING.Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures.Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.”

    Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams,

which may be hard to understand.It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully.Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in our life and find out a possible way of dealing with them.

    Daydreams cannot be predicted (预测).They move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of ideas.For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.

1.What's the writer’s opinion of daydreaming?

     A.He agrees with the early experts in psychology.

B.He is for L.Giambra and Eric Klinger.

     C.He doesn’t prefer either side.

D.He hasn’t formed his own idea yet.

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Daydreaming is less harmful than sleep dreaming.

B.L.Giambra’s opinion of daydreaming is opposite to Eric Klinger’s.

C.Early experts firmly stuck to their own opinion on daydreaming.

D.Daydreams can come very suddenly and unexpectedly

3.Which of the following can lead to daydreams according to the text?

A.Absence of attention                    B.Illness in mind.

C.Lack of sleep at night                               D.None of the above.

4.After reading the passage we can conclude _______.

A.daydreaming is neither harmful nor useful to daydreamer

B.daydreams are not the same as, but similar to sleep dreams

C. daydreaming is the result of silent dialogues between conscious and unconscious states of mind

D.daydreams are of great help to us in solving problems

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