I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like (36) and straightforward. And it's still what （37）a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.

 I've been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (38) there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be (39) to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the (40) impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as (41) fellows. You read in the papers almost every week (42) a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their (43). If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald（翡翠的） ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had (44). It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her (45) to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” (46), I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she (47).

I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I (48) several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn't been too easy (49), but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit (50) for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had (51) with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know, (52) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are (53) generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they (54) or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the (55) I try, the easier it gets.

1.A.dishonor          B. dishonesty        C. upright       D. faithful

2.A. takes            B. becomes          C. makes         D. has

3.A. know            B. known           C. knew         D. knowing

4.A. generous         B. tough            C. mild          D. warm-hearted

5.A. right             B. proper           C. bad           D. wrong

6.A. rude             B. honest           C. good          D. tough

7.A. when            B. what             C. which         D. where

8.A. houses           B. cars              C. pockets       D. rooms

9.A. picked her up     B. dropped her off     C. dropped her down D. pull her down

10.A. ring             B. suitcase           C.car            D. emerald

11.A. So               B. Still              C. But          D. Though

12.A. was              B. did               C .has          D. is

13.A. made             B. put               C. held          D. took

14.A. at one time        B. some time          C. in no time     D. at times

15.A. put off            B. put up             C. put on        D. put away

16.A. trouble            B. difficult           C. word          D. anything

17.A. especially         B. specially          C. particularly     D. practically

18.A. never             B. seldom           C. rather          D. fairly

19.A.tip                B. advised          C. suggested      D. ask

20.A. longer             B. harder           C .better         D. shorter

D

Cost of American Wars

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870，it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom，and the capital，Buenos Aires，attracted many people.Farmers，as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn’t pay well，and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city，the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.

At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were many fewer women than men，so if a man didn’t want to be left out，his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually，the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.

In Europe at this time，strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe，they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.Though not everyone approved of the new dance，saying it was a little too shocking，the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.

The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926，and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

1.The origin of the tango is associated with________.

A．belly dancers

B．American soldiers

C．a Spanish city

D．the capital of Argentina

2.Which of the following is true about the tango?

A．It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.

B．People of the upper classes loved the tango most.

C．It was often danced by two males in the beginning.

D．A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

3.Before World War I，the tango spread to________.

A．America?? B．Japan

C．France??? D．South Korea

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

A．How to Dance the Tango

B．The History of the Tango

C．How to Promote the Tango

D．The Modern Tango Boom

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　　Basketball is one sport－perhaps the only sport whose exact origin(起源)can be stated. During the winter of 1891, Dr James Naismith, a college teacher in Massachusette, invented the game of basketball in order to supply exercises for the students beween the closing of football season and the opening of the baseball season. He fixed fruit baskets overhead on the walls, and using a football, organized nine-men teams to play this new game in which the purpose was to try to toss(扔)the ball into one basket and try to prevent the other basket. Though there have been many changes in the rules since then, such as the reduction(减少)of the number of players on a team from nine to five, the game is almost the same today. American soldiers introduced it to Philippines in 1900 and to Europe during World War I, and being adopted by foreign nations, it soon became a world-wide sport. It is interesting that although basketball was invented as an indoor game, it is now played almost entirely outdoors.

1．According to the passage, ________ was played in winter before Dr James Naismith’s invention.

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2．The main task of each team is ________.

[　　]

A．to toss the ball into their own basket

B．to toss the ball into the other team’s basket

C．to stop the other team from tossing the ball

D．both A and C

3．Before 1900, basketball was played ________.

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A．only in the U.S. A.

B．in the U.S. A. and Europe

C．in Philippines

D．both A and C

4．According to the passage, which of the following is not true?

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A．Dr Naismith invented basketball at the end of the nineteenth century.

B．There were 18 players on the basketball playground when the game was invented.

C．Basketball became popular throughout the world soon after it was invented.

D．People in Europe didn’t play basketball until in the late 1920’s.

C
At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse. Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I. Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten(="say" that you will hurt somebody if they don’t do what you want) the quality of care provided. The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.
What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options(职业选择). In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the work force, but their choices have greatly increased. There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers. In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status(地位). A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as “just a nurse”. Teachers may be also at fault. Many high school students are actually being steered(劝导) away from nursing, told by teachers that they are “too bright to be a nurse”.
Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal diseases mean long hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.
63. Why is America facing its worst nurse shortage?
A. Because American health conditions are becoming worse and worse.
B. Because more and more women prefer to be teachers and doctors.
C. Because women have been provided with many different jobs.
D. Because women no longer choose to be nurses.
64. The passage tells us that high school teachers are at fault for ___________.
A. not mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the US
B. introducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their students
C. not asking the government to raise the nurses’ payment
D. persuading the students not to be nurses
65. The author wrote this passage in order to __________.
A. describe the unequal treatment of women in the US
B. warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problem
C. tell us women’s free choice of jobs today
D. call on women not to be nurses
66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. High school students think themselves too bright to be nurses.
B. Women in the US have greater career choice than those in other countries.
C. Of all the hospitals in the world 60 percent more nurses are badly needed.
D. Nursing used to be a popular job among women.