Are you   1   that you will miss about one-third of this coming year? You will “miss” it by   2  . Researchers tell us that the   3   person sleeps about one-third of each year – or one-third of a   4  .

But the experts also tell us that something important   5   when we sleep –we   6 . Apparently all people dream, even if they don’t   7   dreaming. And over the next twelve months, most of us will have about a thousand dreams.   8   is important. But   9    important those are “dreams” we have for our   10   -- those plans, hopes and goals we will draw up   11   our relationships, our spiritual growth, self-improvement, our   12  health and our world. The dreams, or wishes, we have for our lives are just as   13   as dreaming while we sleep.

Dr Norman Vincent Peale used to tell of a 79-year-old woman who was   14   by a hit and-run driver. She was expected to   15   from her injuries. When he visited, he found her   16   in plaster from her hips to her heels. He   17   around the room, full of mementos（纪念品）of a lifetime. He saw a paisley shawl（披肩），a child’s drawing of a horse (lavender) and shelves of much loved, much-thumbed books.

One shelf was a row of brand new books—the only new items in the room. They looked as if they had never been   18  . Dr Peale asked her if she cared for poetry. Her   19   was a beautiful tribute （证明，标示）to hope and dreams, “I love poetry, but I haven’t read those yet.” Her face   20   up. “I’m saving them for my old age.”

She did, too. She lived to read those books many times. When she finally died at 91, she was planning a trip to Europe.

1．A．aware                   B．sure                    C．glad                    D．ready

2．A．living                    B．playing                C．sleeping               D．working

3．A．usual                    B．average               C．common             D．ordinary

5．A．goes                     B．happens               C．comes                 D．takes

6．A．play                      B．work                   C．dream                 D．speak

7．A．forget                   B．say                     C．remember            D．want

8．A．Working                B．Dreaming            C．Playing                D．Living

9．A．equally                  B．specially              C．quite                   D．possibly

10．A．work                  B．lives                    C．programs            D．purpose

11．A．including             B．resulting              C．concerning          D．according

12．A．mental                 B．normal                C．spiritual               D．physical

13．A．necessary            B．important             C．possible               D．good

14．A．hit                      B．struck                 C．attacked              D．fought

15．A．survive                B．live                     C．die                      D．pass

16．A．slept                   B．wrapped              C．lay                      D．stood

17．A．walked                B．examined             C．checked              D．glanced

18．A．read                    B．touched               C．moved                D．arranged

19．A．answer                B．word                   C．speech                D．response

20．A．made                 B．lit                        C．woke                 D．set

Dear Rudyard Kipling,

Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young. When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If.

My mother was the person who could understand me. If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “library” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelf and found your poem, If.

   Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which looked so pathetic（凄惨的）and “unmanly” compared to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者）and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… you’ll be a Man, my son!”

If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to have a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but rather putting the weight of others on your back.

  Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad.

41. According to the passage, what kind of person does the author’s father expect him to be?

A. A person who will shoulder responsibilities.

B. A person who knows how to earn a lot of money.

C. A person who knows how to do housework.

D. A person who respects his parents.

42. Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the character in the poem                     B. the author’s father  

C. the author                                          D. an unknown person

43. According to the passage, a man in the author’s mind would have the following qualities EXCEPT _________.

A. responsible             B. calm               C. caring             D. enthusiastic

44. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. the poem has helped to improve the relationship between the author and his father

B. the author would not know how to help his family without the poem

C. the author’s father must have read the poem as well

D. the author’s mother had told him about this poem before

45. The author has written this letter to ___________.

A. share with Rudyard Kipling his sadness resulting from the death of his mother

B. show his appreciation for the positive influence the poem has brought to him

C. share his opinion on the poem

D. tell Rudyard Kipling how he got the poem

Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.

Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”

Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.

He had nothing but contempt(蔑视) for the things most people set their hearts on --- for fame and riches(财富) and luxury(奢华).

He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.

36．The conductor thought Einstein _____ ．

A． wasn’t good at maths           B．had good memory  

C． was either mad or strange        D．liked to make trouble

37．Einstein meant that many people _____ ．

A.  knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it    

B．had written to have grasped his theory correctly 

C．pretended to have grasped his abstract theory  

D．admired him very much

38．Which of the following statements is true?

A.  Einstein care little for fame or wealth.

B.  Einstein had nothing but enough fame and riches and luxury.

C.  Einstein was eager for the things most people set their hearts to.

D.  In the eyes of Einstein, most people had a strong wish to publish book on the theory.

39.  The underline part “set their hearts on” means _____.

A.  believe           B. have           C. love           D. hate

Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.
Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”
Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.
He had nothing but contempt(蔑视) for the things most people set their hearts on --- for fame and riches(财富) and luxury(奢华).
He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.

1. 1.

   The conductor thought Einstein _____ .

   1. A.
      wasn’t good at maths          
   2. B.
      had good memory  
   3. C.
      was either mad or strange       
   4. D.
      liked to make trouble
2. 2.

   Einstein meant that many people _____ .

   1. A.
        knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it    
   2. B.
      had written to have grasped his theory correctly 
   3. C.
      pretended to have grasped his abstract theory  
   4. D.
      admired him very much
3. 3.

   Which of the following statements is true?

   1. A.
        Einstein care little for fame or wealth.
   2. B.
        Einstein had nothing but enough fame and riches and luxury.
   3. C.
        Einstein was eager for the things most people set their hearts to.
   4. D.
        In the eyes of Einstein, most people had a strong wish to publish book on the theory.
4. 4.

     The underline part “set their hearts on” means _____.

   1. A.
        believe          
   2. B.
      have          
   3. C.
      love          
   4. D.
      hate