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14．Life comes in a package．This package includes happiness and sorrow，failure and success，hope and despair．Life is a learning process．Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person．With each passing day we learn to handle various situations．
Love
Love plays a pivotal role on out life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go hayward and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life，our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care，they teach us about what is right and wrong，good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．
Happiness and sorrow
Materialistic happiness is short-lived，but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness．No mind is happy without peace．We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow．Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one，failure and despair．But these things are temporary and pass away．
Failure and success
Failure is the path to success．It helps us to touch the sky，teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way．Success brings in money，fame，pride and self-respect．Here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder．The only way to show our gratitude to god for bestowing success on us is by being humble，modest，courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones．
Hope and despair
Hope is what keeps life going．Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream．Hope builds in patience．Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour，because after every night there is a day．Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful．Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday，for it has passed and is beyond our control．Tomorrow is unknown，for it could either be bright or dull．So the only alternative is work hard today，so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow．
48．In which section can readers probably read the passage？C
A．Opinions．
B．Politics．
C．Education．
D．Lifestyles．
49．How is the passage organized？C
A．In order of rules．
B．In order of frequency．
C．By making comparison．
D．In order of importance．
50．What's the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage？A
A．If you work hard，you'll have a better life in the future．
B．When choosing between"today"and"tomorrow"，you'd better enjoy tomorrow．
C．What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow．
D．Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice．
51．What's the purpose of the passage？D
A．To encourage people to love each other．
B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow．
C．To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream．
D．To give readers some information about life．

13．It was December 25，1914，only 5months into World War I．German，British，and French soldiers，already sick and tired of the senseless killing，disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with"the enemy"along two-thirds of the Western Front．
German troops held up Christmas trees with signs"Merry Christmas"．Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies．They sang Christmas songs，exchanged photographs of loved ones back home，shared food and even played football．Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before．They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons，and to aim high．
Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides．They felt that their power was being challenged：soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight．Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court．Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot．By March 1915the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation．Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war．
Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce（休战）．On Christmas Day，1988，a local radio host in Boston played"Christmas in the Trenches"，a song about the Christmas Truce，several times and was stunned by his listeners'response．Thousands of people called in，praising the song，with many moved to tears by the amazing events it describes．
You can probably guess why the callers were in tears．The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people．It lets us see the world as it can be and says，"This really happened once．"It shows us the potential we have as humans，and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are．It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true：the world really can be different．
8．The soldiers began socializing with the enemy becauseA．
A．they couldn't bear the meaningless killing．
B．it was the best way to avoid being killed．
C．they feared that they would be caught．
D．their enemies were from similar backgrounds．
9．How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers'socializing？D
A．They sent the soldiers'loved ones to prison．
B．They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart．
C．They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers．
D．They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment．
10．The underlined word"stunned"in Paragraph 4most probably means"B"．
A．satisfied
B．shocked
C．amused
D．confused
11．The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beingsC．
A．are not trustworthy under stress．
B．are naturally aggressive and warlike
C．are basically caring and kind-hearted
D．will always do what is in their own self-interest．

12．California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population．Also （61）it is the most multicultural state in the USA，having （62）attracted （attract） people from all over the world．The first settlers are believed to have arrived there （63）by means of a land bridge across the Bering Strait．No one knows （64）when the first people arrived in California．（65）However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least 15thousand years ago．In the 18^th century California （66）was ruled （rule） by Spain．In （67）the early 1800s，Russian hunters began settling in California，then gold （68）miners （mine） and later arrivals．Now people from different parts of the world still immigrate to California．It is believed （69）that before long California will be a mixture of many races and cultures，without distinct major （70）racial （race） or cultural groups．

11．I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job-looking after two little girls．It wasn't too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she'd give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn't often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children．I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I've got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren't top of the class at school．
21．What is the author's present job？D
A．Working part-time in a college．
B．Taking care of children for a family．
C．Helping children with their schoolwork．
D．Looking after children at a kindergarten．
22．When staying with the two girls'family，the authorB．
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
23．Why did the author leave her first job？C
A．She found a full-time job．
B．She was fed up with children．
C．She decided to attend a part-time course．
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours．
24．What has the author learned from her own experiences？A
A．Less successful students can still have a career．
B．Qualifications are necessary for a career．
C．Hard work makes an excellent student．
D．One must choose the job one likes．

10．我叔叔不能戒烟，但至少已经减量了．
My uncle hasn't been able to quit smoking，but at least he hascut down．

9．第一个到达的是从哥伦比亚来的托尼，随后紧跟着的是英国的茱莉娅．
The firstto arrive was Tony from Colombia，closelyfollowed by Julia from Britain．

8．我们没有理由轻视普通的工作．
There is no reasonfor us to look downupon/on ordinary jobs．

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