Sometimes people call each other “scared- cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?__71___

Although the cat doesn’t realize this , its body is getting ready for action.

If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things._72___

Similarily ,when people are excited, angry, scared , or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many physical changes.Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense(紧张的)._73___ We , too get ready to defend ourselves or run.

  Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If  we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love ,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always wise to express your feelings freely.

__74___ No! If you keep feelings of anger,sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be harmful for your health.

    Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t  just go away. It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you ‘d see little fruit flies(蝇) hovering(盘旋) all over them. They’s been rotten..

     __75___ You can pretend they don’t exit, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

A.      It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

B.      You can try to treat emotions as if they were babanas in the cupboard.

C.      All of the changes make the cat prepare for running.

D.     When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood stream.

E.      Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings?

F.      Though it is easy to express your feelings, you shouldn’t always to do that freely.

G.     All of these changes make us more alert(警觉的) and ready to react.

What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is not a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio­technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today's leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.

In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells,and so on-in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.

It is exciting to imaging that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 

68.According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by     .

A. diseases and aging                  B. accidents and war

C. accidents and aging                 D. heart disease and war

69.Humans may live longer in the future because     .

A. heart disease will be far away from us

B. human brains can decide the final death

C. the basic materials of cells will last forever

D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine

70We can learn from the passage that     .

A. human life will not last more than 120 years in the future

B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now

C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life

D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down,I immediately recognized that something was wrong,and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three­month­old calf struggling in the fast-rising water,and it was a life­and­death struggle. Her calf was floating(漂浮) and screaming with fear.Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get,holding her whole body against the rushing water,and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body.Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort,she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment,she fell back into the river. If she were carried down,it would be certain death. I knew,as well as she did,that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank,but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next,I heard the sound of a mother's love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could,roaring (吼叫) all the time,but to her calf it was music.

64The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw    .

A. the calf was about to fall into the river

B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C. the calf was washed away by the rising water

D. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

65.How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast flowing water?

A. By putting it on a safe spot.      B. By pressing it against her body.

C. By taking it away with her.       D. By carrying it on her back.

66.How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?

A. It was a great comfort.       B. It was a sign of danger.

C. It was a call for help.        D. It was a musical note.

67.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Mother's Love         B.A Brave Act

C.A Deadly River           D.A Matter of Life and Death

                            

  Computer programmer David Jones earned £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.

   He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit card(信用卡).

   David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels(普通成绩)and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.

   “I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.

   “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, ” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

59. Why is David so different from other young people of his age?

   A. He earns an extremely high payment       B. He has got a job.

   C. He lives at home with his parents.          D. He does not go out much.

60. David’s greatest problem is that______.

   A. he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank.

   B. he doesn’t make as many games as he wishes.

   C. he doesn’t know what to buy with the money.

   D. he is too young to drive a car.

61. He was employed by the company because ____.

   A. he had worked in a computer shop.

   B. he had written some computer programs.

   C. he is clever and works hard at his lessons.

   D. he had learnt to use computers at school.

62. He left school after taking six O-levels because____.

   A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.

   B. he did not enjoy school.

   C. he wanted to work with computers.

   D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.

63. Why does David think he might retire early?

   A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

   B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

   C. One has to be young to write computer programs.

   D. He thinks his firm might close down.

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