Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a liability.

　　While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

　　Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

　　Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

　　All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

　　Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly"qualifies required.

　　This is true even in politics, "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, " says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　　The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

　　The word "liability" most probably means ________.

　　A. disadvantage　B. advantage　　　C. misfortune　　 D. trouble

　Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________

　　A. turns out to　be a disadvantage to men

　　B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

　　C. has as little effect on men as on women

　　D. affects men and women alike

　　It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.

　　A. practical　　　B. supportive　　 C. old - fashioned　D. one - sided

　　The author writes this passage to ________.

　　A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive

　　B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

　　C. demand equal rights for women

　　D. state the importance of appearance

　　　 Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about drinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.

　　　 The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen-beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.

　　　 Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.

　　　 Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”

72．Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.

A．it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast

B．we might be controlled by other people’s ideas

C．we will follow the ideas of others naturally

D．we might be footed by other people’s ideas

73．If you are a critical thinker, you will ________.

A．think deeply about different ideas　　　　　 B．trust the reports in the newspapers

C．take one view against another view　　　　 D．criticize other people for their mistakes

74．In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that ________.

A．the smarter you are, the faster you do things

B．the faster you do things, the smarter you become

C．speed can improve intelligence

D．intelligence is not decided by speed

75．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Thinking and Critical Thinking.　　　　　　 B．Understanding Critical Thinking.

C．Thinking Is Natural and Human.　　　　　 D．Thinking Fast Means Intelligence.

You should 　　　 studying English if you want to learn a new word by heart.You can 　　　 the word a few times.?

A.keep;keep on　　　　　　 B.keep on;keep on repeating?

C.keep on;keep repeating　 D.keep;keep repeat

　 Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was 16 by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires 17 all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．

　 My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter 18 from September to May and cold wind is 19 ．”When Canadians have 30 below,they 20 it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”

　 So to marry this man I had to learn to 21 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me 22 jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a 23 we were getting serious．

　 That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d 24 My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could 25 tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional 26 to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 27 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 28 ．

　 29 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 30　 ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who 31 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am 32，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．

　 The word comfortable did not 33 refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us

34 ．we 35 not be warm but we are indeed comforted．

16．A．set down　　　　 B．set about　　　　 C．set up　　　　 D．set out

17．A．lighting　　　　　 B．burning　　　　　 C．going 　　　　　D．flashing

18．A．appears　　　　　 B．starts　　　　　　 C．keeps　　　　　 D．runs

19．A．something　　　　 B．everything　　　　 C．nothing　　　　 D．none

20．A．suggest　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　 C．overlook　　　 D．enjoy

21．A．wear　　　　　　 B．stand　　　　　　 C．dress　　　　 D．ride

22．A under　　　　　 B．over　　　　　　　 C．inside　　　　 D．with

23．A．remark　　　　　 B．sign　　　　　　　 C．warning　　　 D．show

24．A．sleep　　　　　　 B．forget　　　　　　 C．die　　　　　 D．continue

25．A．hardly　　　　　 B．easily　　　　　　 C．tightly　　　　 D．loosely

26．A．health　　　　　 B．reaction　　　　　 C．feelings　　　　 D．adaptation

27．A．rainy　　　　　　 B．freezing　　　　　 C．sunny　　　　 D．happy

28．A．character　　　　 B．love　　　　　　 C．hope　　　　　 D．hardship

29．A．Meanwhile　　　 B．However　　　　 C．Therefore　　　 D．Besides

30．A．merely　　　　　 B．ever　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　 D．just

31．A．wonders　　　　 B．knows　　　　　 C．states　　　　　 D decides

32．A．unable　　　　　 B．accustomed　　　 C．interested　　　 D．willing

33．A．originally　　　　 B．exactly　　　　　 C．actually　　　　 D．namely

34．A．wild　　　　 　　 B．cold　　　　　　 C．strong　　　　 D．warm

35．A．will　　　　　　 B．must　　　　　　 C．can　　　　　 D．may