While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

From the passage we can learn that the young man         .

      A．made his turn to start back pitifully         B．was skillful in freestyle in the game

       C．swam faster than the average swimmer      D．was not capable enough to win the medal

The crowd changed their attitudes because          .

       A．they felt sorry for the young man        B．they were moved by the young man’s courage

       C．they wanted to show their sympathy     D．they meant to please the young man

What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．Compete for Gold!        B．Try again!   C．Break a Record!   D．Go for it!

 If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

1.While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger __________.

A. can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

B. only pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

        C. can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

         D. needs to provide good faith demonstration before leaving without paying

2.We can know from the passage that in Finland __________.

        A. both hotel guests and outside diners are served food free of charge

        B. big hotels provide meals for all kinds of diners

        C. guests can enjoy free food once they stayed in the hotel

        D. big hotels are mostly poorly managed

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

A. Generally speaking, in Finland, workers can get more pay by working long hours.

         B. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

        C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

         D. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

4. It can be concluded that _________.

        A. Finnish people are really foolish in daily life

        B. Finland has been a good place for cheats

        C. the Finnish society is of very high moral level

        D. all the Finns are rich and therefore honest

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he   36  God, “They tell me you are sending me to   37  tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so   38 

and helpless?”

God replied, “Among the many   39 , I chose one for you. She will be   40  for you and will take care of you.”

But the child wasn’t   41  he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do

  42  but sing and smile, that’s  43  for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also   44  for you every day. And you will   45  your angel’s love and be happy.”

“And   46  am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the   47  that men talk?”

God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet

  48   you will ever hear, and with much   49  and care, your angel will teach you how to

  50 .”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

“Your angel will place your   51  together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”

“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will   52  me?”

“Your angel will defend you even if it means   53  her life!”

And then God   54  the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not   55  

to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”