My son．The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it，and I had to practice it a thousand times．I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound（超声波）told me we were having a baby．

Finally，my son was born．

The nurse came out of the delivery room，holding a tiny，howling human being wrapped in a white sheet，his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously．“Baby Sanchez?” she asked，looking at the room full of expectant fathers．

I stood up，holding my breath．She showed me my baby．“My son，” I whispered．The little guy screamed，“waaaaaaaaaah”．

But in my heart I heard him cry out，“Daaaaaaad!” I don't care if everyone in the room will swear they didn't hear my baby say that．I called him，“My son，” and he called me “Dad，” and that's that．

People ask me，“What did I feel at that moment?” I can't even begin to answer．I'm a writer yet I try hard to find the right words．Joyful isn't powerful enough．Bliss（狂喜）is not sweet enough．Peaceful isn't calm enough．Happy isn't tense enough．

After my son was taken away to the nursery，I sat down and shut my eyes．But tears escaped them away．Then out of the blue，my 80-year-old father entered，and we embraced．

“Dad，” I whispered．

“My Son，” my heart heard him saying．

Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white，with my father standing over me．

“My son，” I imagined him saying．

“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out．

At that point，I knew I was going to be a great father．The old man in front of me seemed to agree．He smiled mid we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever．

1．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”．

B．All the people didn't hear the baby say except the writer．

C．Sanchez is the writer's family name．

D．The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake．

2．The author couldn't tell how he felt at the moment because _________．

A．he was a writer                                              B．he was too excited

C．he was top nervous                                           D．it's a feeling too complex to express

3．We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that _________．

A．the author got his first baby

B．he probably had a lung disease

C．the author didn't really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby

D．the baby would change the author's life

4．Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?

A．Because his son is so gifted．

B．Because he had much experience in bringing up children．

C．Because his father promised to help him．

D．Because his father had already set him a good example．

   The first field season is now over at the hut village of the workmen who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings．However，the archaeologists working on the excavation(挖掘)have found that they still have a great deal to do．The sun，the wind and tourists have left their mark on the village，originally discovered by Bernard Bruyhre in 1935．

“From our modern perspective，it is upsetting to see how the village was first excavated and then left to be destroyed．Passers-by have used the huts as rubbish dumps and restrooms，”says Jaana Toivari—Viitala，a teacher at the University of Helsinki．“Fortunately，while we still have some surface cleaning to do，conservation are off to a good start．’’

 The hut viliage offers rare insight into everyday life in ancient Egypt．

“In the early twentieth century，archaeologists were only interested in the tombs of kings． The workmen’s huts they discovered were seen as a necessary evil in the quest for the real trea sures．’，

 “Now several international research groups on different excavations are examining everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings．This seems to be a trend in archaeology right now．”Toivari-Viitala says．

 Her research group wants to find out why the hut village was built on the slope of a mountain，halfway between the construction site and Deir-el-Medina．They are also interested in how many workers lived in the village at a time，when they lived there，and what their role was in the construction work．

“Comparing the names found in the village and in Deir-el-Medina provides useful information．Judging from the construction methods，settlement in the village can be divided into two separate periods：the initial settlement and a later one．”

For the time being，much is up to guessing，but Toivari-Viitala believes that the coming four field seasons，three months each，will see results．

“The working conditions are not nearly as difficult as I thought they would be． The cool winds in the mountains nicely alleviate the heat．”

 The research group working on the“Workmen’s huts in the Theban mountains”project is planning to return to the Valley of the Kings in October．

71．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The hut village in the Valley of the Kings．

B．The excavation of the tombs in the Valley．

 C．The archaeologists working on the excavation．

D．Everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings．

72．Which of the following is NOT true of the hut village according to the passage?

A．It has been damaged a lot．

B．It can tell us a lot about ancient Egypt．

C．It has attracted archaeologists’attention．

D．It has a lot of real treasures somewhere in it．

73．What’s the new trend in archaeology right now according to Toivari-Viitala?

A．Being interested in the tombs of kings．

B．Examining everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings．

C．Using the huts as rubbish dumps and restrooms．

D．Guessing what the result will be beforehand．

74．From the passage we know that the author is one of    ．

A．the workmen who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings

B．the archaeologists working on the excavation of the village

C．those in favour of Toivari-Viitala’s ideas and plans

D．the passers-by who used the huts as dumps and restrooms

75．We can infer from the passage that    

A．people know little about the hut village by now

 B．the workmen’s huts were not discovered until very recently

C．the research group working on the workmen’s huts will suffer a lot

D．the hut village is much more valued by archaeologists than the tombs

     For well over a thousand years，smallpox was a disease that everyone feared．The disease killed much of the native population in South America when the Spanish arrived there in the early sixteenth century．By the end of the eighteenth century，smallpox was responsible for about one in
ten deaths around the world．Those who survived the disease were left with ugly scars on their sjun．
It had long been well known among farmers that people who worked with cows seldom caught smallpox；instead，they often caught a similar but much milder disease called cowpox (牛痘) ．A Bridsh doctor called Jenner was extremely interested in this，and so he studied cowpox He believed that，by vaccinating (给接种疫苗) people with the disease，he could protect them against the much worse disease smallpox．In 1796，he vaccinated a boy with cowpox and，two months later，with smallpox．The boy did not get smallpox．In the next two years，Jenner vaccinated several children in the same way，and none of them got the disease．
News of the success of Jenner’s work soon spread．Vaccination soon became a common method to protect people against other diseases caused by virus，such as rable (狂犬病)，and vaccines (疫苗) were sent across the world to the United States and India．
It took nearly two centuries to achieve Jenner’s dream of getting free of smallpox from the whole world．In 1967，the world Health Organization (WHO) started a great vaccination program，and the last known case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977．The story of vaccinations does not end there，however．There are many other diseases that kill more and more people every year．Besides，many new diseases are being discovered．The challenge for medical researchers will，therefore，probably continue for several more centuries
【小题1】Smallpox was so serious that       by the end of l8th century

By Mary Gaitskill．

Pantheon Books，$23．

This attractively dark novel from the author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin is narrated by a former Paris model who is now sick and poor, her reflections On beauty and cruelty have clarity and an uncanny bite．

By Zadie Smith．

Penguin Press，$25．95

In her new book，a cultural-politics novel set in a place like Harvard，the author of White Teeth brings everything to the table：a crisp intellect，a lovely wit and enormous sympathy for the men，women and children who read her story．

By lan McEwan．

Nan A．Talese／Doubleday．$26．

As exciting and as carefully constructed as anything McEwan has written，this astringent（尖锐的）novel traces a day in the life of an English neurosurgeon who comes face to face with senseless violence．

De Kooning：An American Master

By Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan．

Alfred A．Knopf,$35．

A brilliant biography, impressively researched and absorbingly written，of the talented

immigrant who stood at the vortex（中心）of mid-20th-century American art．

By Tony Judt．

Penguin Press，$39．95．

Judt’s massive，learned，truthfully detailed account of Europe’s recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama（全景）even as it sets off detonations（爆炸）of insight on almost every page．

1．According to the passage，the most probable non-fiction novel is________．

A．Veronica                             B．Saturday

C．On Beauty                            D．A History of Europe Since 1945

2．if you’re fond of art，which of the following would be your favorite?

A．On Beauty B．Saturday C．Veronica D．De Kooning：An American Master

3．The novels published by the same company are_______________．

A．On Beauty&A History of Europe Since 1945

 B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．Veronica & On Beauty

D．A History of Europe Since 1945 & Saturday

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Mary Gaitskill is the author of both Veronica and Bad Behaviour．

B．On Beauty describes the stories that happened in Harvard．

C．Two authors finished De Kooning：An American Master together．

D．A post-war Europe can be found in A History of Europe Since 1945．

5．Which of the following novels are written by Zadie Smith?

A．On Beauty & Bad Behavior

B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．On Beauty & White Teeth

D．Veronica ＆ White Teeth