A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚语）is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary．

   Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．

   In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．

   The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_．In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence．

   “If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．

36．A．in case     B．for fear that     C．as if  D．even if    

37．A．testing     B．checking C．examining       D．experimenting

38．A．draw       B．make       C．reach       D．conclude

39．A．impression      B．difference       C．influence D．function

40．A．access      B．entrance   C．charge     D．communication

41．A．curious    B．serious     C．obvious    D．worth

42．A．impressed       B．asked       C．showed    D．gave

43．A．articles    B．notes       C．dairies     D．letters

44．A．less B．more       C．fewer       D．much

45．A．general    B．mean       C．generous D．outgoing

46．A．away       B．forward   C．ahead       D．further

47．A．existence B．evidence C．confidence      D．dependence

48．A．based       B．put   C．focused    D．passed

49．A．more than       B．less than   C．rather than      D．other than

50．A．referred to      B．listened to       C．turned to D．stuck to

51．A．soon        B．presently C．far    D．long

52．A．strength   B．energy     C．effect      D．force

53．A．as     B．for   C．to     D．by

54．A．absent      B．present     C．gone  D．missing

55．A．achieve    B．earn C．acquire    D．win

A Shelter for the Homeless

Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37  time.

Three nights a week, I  38  in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39  for 45 people hot meals  40  vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41  this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I  42  this volunteer work, making  43  with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44  me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45  me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46  with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48  she lost her job. She looked for a  49  job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50  . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51  she could pay for her food.The woman  52  on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her  54  and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55  , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

It was a bleak(阴冷的)，rainy day, and I drove there，tired and unwilling to go anywhere else．But my daughter had insisted that I come see something at the top of the mountain．

Turning down a narrow track，we parked the car and got out．We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles．Huge black-green overgreens(常青树) towered over．Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind．Then we turned a corner--and I stopped and gasped in amazement．

    From the top of the mountain，sloping for several acres(英亩)across fields and valleys were rivers of daffodils in radiant bloom(盛开)．Plenty of colors---from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the most vivid salmon(浅橙色)—blazed like a carpet before us．It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside．

    A riot(抑制不住)of questions filled my mind．Who created such beauty? Why? How?

    As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, We saw a sign：ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I KNOW YOUAREASKING．The first，answer was：ONE WOMAN

-TWO HANDS，TWO FEET AND VERY LITTLE BRAIN。The second was：ONE AT A TIME

The third：STARTED IN 1958

    That is the Daffodil Principle．For me that experience was life changing．I thought of this woman whom I had never met，who，more than forty years before，had begun--one at a time——to bring beauty and joy to an unknown mountaintop Still，just planting one bulb(球茎)at a time．year after year had changed the world．This unknown woman had forever changed the world jn which she lived．

    The principle her daffodil taught is learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time---often just one baby-step at a time—and learning to use the accumulation(积累) of time Thus we can change the world．

1．The writer went to visit the mountain            ．

    A．to realize his／her dream           B．with a good plan

    C．because of his／her daughter       D．based on his／her willing

2．What makes the three riot questions come into the author，s mind?

    A．The natural beauty a11 over the mountain．

    B．The man-made beauty created by only a woman．

    C．The slope of the mountain the writer walked by

    D．The beautiful flowers across fields and valleys．

3．In the last paragraph，the writer mainly wants to．

    A．show us that making plan is more important

    B．respect the woman who make the masterpiece

    C．emphasize the importance of the complete plan

    D．tell the importance of doing something gradually

4．The underlined part in line 4 may have the closest meaning with

    A．goes high up into the sky    B．turns over On the ground

    C．1earns on the other trees     D．becomes weaker than before

 (06·辽宁C篇)

Department stores sell ready-to-wear clothing, which is also called ready-made clothing. Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits them well can save money by buying it. Most often, people do not fit exactly into a producer’s size. Their clothing must be altered（改变）to make it fit better, However, most alterations are not very expensive. The small cost of most alterations means that ready-made clothing can meet the needs of most customers.

Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made（定做的）. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment（衣服）.

Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments, quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production（批量生产）. It may or may not give them high quality.

64. According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing _______.

A. wish to make alterations                 B. can fit into the sizes

C. want to make it better                     D. will spend less money

65. We can learn from the passage that custom-made clothing is _______.

A. specially made                               B. fashionably designed

C. chosen by few people                     D. made with difficulties

66. Which of the following is true about ready-made clothing?

A. It is of poor quality.                       B. It suits all people.

C. It takes more time to make it.          D. It is labor-saving to make it.

67. The purpose of the writer is_______.

A. to explain why custom-made clothing costs more

B. to show the advantages of mass production

C. to provide information about different kind-of clothing

D. to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothing

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37 time.

Three nights a week, I  38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39 for 45 people hot meals  40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I 42 this volunteer work, making  43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,  44 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48 she lost her job. She looked for a  49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51 she could pay for her food. The woman  52 on job hunting, but she  53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her  54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and   55   , she finally came to the shelter.

1.                A．studying        B．planning        C．holding   D．taking

2.                A．full            B．free           C．extra D．long

3.                A．helped         B．waited          C．appeared D．washed

4.                A．ordered        B．bought         C．cooked   D．finished

5.                A．with           B．from           C．by   D．in

6.                A．demanded      B．needed         C．collected D．requested

7.                A．wanted         B．had            C．owned   D．enjoyed

8.                A．decisions       B．wishes          C．friends   D．changes

9.                A．as             B．like            C．except   D．besides

10.               A．full            B．filled           C．caught    D．provided

11.               A．habits          B．worries         C．difficulties D．problems

12.               A．luck           B．pain           C．experience D．loss

13.               A．so             B．again          C．then  D．thus

14.               A．good          B．fresh          C．skilled D．new

15.               A．old            B．poor           C．sick  D．dull

16.               A．if             B．because        C．so that    D．in case

17.               A．went          B．moved         C．came D．worked

18.               A．also           B．still            C．almost D．even

19.               A．block          B．car            C．building   D．flat

20.               A．homeless       B．curious         C．shocked   D．mad