A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .

Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”

The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.

The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

“I’ll start,” offered the wife.

She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.

“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”

The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).

We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

1.                A．true           B．false           C．kind D．happy

2.                A．boyfriend       B．husband        C．father    D．mother

3.                A．home          B．family          C．house    D．marriage

4.                A．some          B．other          C．the other D．another

5.                A．repair          B．solve           C．set  D．raise

6.                A．agreed         B．admitted        C．refused   D．laughed

7.                A．interested      B．surprised       C．troubled  D．puzzled

8.                A．lunch          B．supper         C．breakfast D．dinner

9.                A．such           B．few            C．no   D．many

10.               A．guessed        B．understood     C．knew D．noticed

11.               A．Nothing        B．Something      C．Everything D．Anything

12.               A．unless         B．until           C．after  D．when

13.               A．floor           B．bed           C．chair D．table

14.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．angrily    D．crazily

15.               A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．gentle D．rich

16.               A．read           B．write          C．change    D．do

17.               A．belief          B．doubt          C．understanding  D．acceptance

18.               A．home          B．earth          C．world D．country

19.               A．waste          B．spend          C．take  D．devote

20.               A．look at         B．look around     C．look after  D．look for

C

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem.

51. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle

   B. Possible Ways to Problem-solving

   C. Necessities of Problem Analysis

D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem

52. In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except                 .

   A. recognize and define the problem

   B. look for information to make the problem clearer

   C. have suggestions for a possible solution

   D. find a solution by trial or mistake

53. By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to _________.

   A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle

   B. discuss the problems of his bicycle

   C. tell us how to solve a problem

   D. show us how to analyze a problem

54. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.

   B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.

   C. People may learn from their past experience.

   D. People can not solve some problems they meet.

55. As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _________.

   A. in the long run          B. in detail                   C. in a word                 D. in the end

A storekeeper was sticking a sign above his door that read “puppies for sale.” Signs like that have a way of attracting   1  , and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the storekeeper’s   2  . “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?”

   The storekeeper replied. “Anywhere from $30 to $50.” The little boy reached into his pocket and   3   out some change. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please   4   them?” The storekeeper smiled and whistled and   5   kennel （饲养宠物处） came Lady, who ran down the aisle （通道） of his store followed by five   6   balls of fur. One puppy was lagging （落后） behind. Immediately the little boy pointed to the   7   limping （跛行） puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?” The storekeeper   8   that the doctor had   9   the little puppy and discovered it would always be lame. The little boy became   10  , “That’s the one I want to buy.”

   The storekeeper said, “If you really want him, I will give him to you.” The little boy looked straight into the storekeeper’s   11  , pointing his finger and said: “I don’t   12   you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit   13   the other dogs and I’ll pay   14   price.”

  The storekeeper said, “He is never going to be able to   15   and play with you like the other puppies.”

  To this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his trousers leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled leg supported by a big metal brace （支柱）. Looking up at the storekeeper, he softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands.”

1．     A．by-standers            B．people                   C．small children        D．students

2．     A．door                      B．sign                      C．store                     D．ladder

3．     A．picked                    B．handed                  C．brought                 D．pulled

4．     A．buy                        B．look at                  C．take away             D．touch

5．     A．out of                    B．from behind          C．in                         D．around

6．     A．big                         B．pretty                   C．tiny                      D．weak

7．     A．jumping                  B．lagging                  C．barking                 D．running

8．     A．explained                B．answered              C．admitted                D．apologized

9．     A．treated                   B．operated                C．examined              D．cured

10．    A．sad                        B．angry                    C．pity                      D．excited

11．    A．hands                     B．head                     C．mouth                   D．eyes

12．    A．want                      B．allow                    C．advise                   D．force

13．    A．coin                       B．money                  C．as many as            D．as much as

14．    A．higher                    B．full                       C．more                    D．most

15．  A．jump               B．hear               C．bark                   D．see

D

Wouldn't it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away?

Well, you CAN. The forecast is written in clouds. If you can read that writing, you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice, you can become a pretty good weather forecaster. Who knows, you might even do as well as meteorologists (气象学家).

Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast. They collect data from all over the world. Then they put it into powerful, high-speed computers.

This does give meteorologists an advantage, because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country.

But you have an advantage, too. You have your brains. You can look at the sky and get your data directly. A meteorologist uses a computer forecast that’s several hours old to make a local forecast.

What are you seeing when you look at a cloud? “A picture of what moisture (水气) is doing in the atmosphere,”says meteorologist Peter Leavit. There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you don't see it, because it's in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor.

    Sometimes, the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water. That’s called condensation, and we see it happen all the time, for example, when humid air from the shower hits the cold glass of a mirror. When enough water vapor condenses, droplets form in the air. These droplets scatter light. A cloud is seen.

Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come. Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere.

You should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds, fol1owing each other in order, can signal an approaching storm. But don’t take our word for it; see for yourself.

53. According to the passage, ordinary people can tell the weather because __________.

54. Your advantage in weather forecast is that __________.

55. A cloud is formed when __________.

56. This passage mainly tells us about how__________.

[1] Look at the center circles of Diagram A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger?

[2] Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.
[3]Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can see them at the same time.

[4]“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
[5]When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion(幻觉)”.

[6] Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey J shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.
【小题1】In which column of a magazine can you read the above text?