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No matter how long your life, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that have been written, and the few you do read should include the best. You can rejoice in the fact that the number of such is relatively small.
________________ Yet there is a surprising uniformity in the lists which represent the best choices of any period. In every age, the list makers include both ancient and modern books in their selections, and they always wonder whether the moderns are up to the great books of the past.
What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all they are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.
Great books are probably the most widely read. They are not best sellers for a year or two. They are enduring best sellers. GONE WITH THE WIND has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or DON QUIXOTE. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer’s Iliad（伊丽亚特）has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.
Great books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.
Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.
Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life. There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Inquiry not only begins with wonder, but usually ends with it also. Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.
64．Which of the following can be put in the blank in the second paragraph?
A．Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life.
B．It is to be expected that the selections will change with the times
C．The listing of the best books is as old as reading and writing.
D．The fundamental human problems remain the same in all ages.
65．According to the author, Gone With The Wind is ________.
A．a best seller
B．disgusted by readers who like Shakespeare
C．read more often than Don Quixote
D．a great book
66．In the passage “pedantic” means ________.
A．showing the feelings, esp, those of kindness, which people are supposed to have
B．serving as practical examples
C．being elementary
D．paying too much attention to details in books
67．The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Great Books in Your Life B．Great Books in Your Speciality
C．How to Find a Great Book? D．What Is a Great Book?
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听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：What do you think of the movie?
M：It’s very interesting．But it’s a pity I missed the first part．
1．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．The weather．
B．A movie．
C．A basketball match．
W：You are late again．What’s the matter with you?
M：I’m sorry, Miss Green．But I didn’t catch the school bus．That’s why I was late for school．
2．Where did the conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．In a book shop．
C．In a classroom．
W：I wonder if Jim will be here by 8∶00．He’s supposed to be．
M：His wife said he left at 7∶30, so he should be here by 8∶15 at the latest．
3．What time is Jim supposed to arrive?
A．8∶15．
B．8∶00．
C．7∶30．
W：How often should I take these pills and how many should I take?
M：Take two pills every six hours．
4．How many pills should the woman take in twenty-four hours?
A．Six．
B．Eight．
C．Twelve．
xW：The room is filled with smoke．I can hardly breathe．
M：I agree．Smoking shouldn’t be allowed in this room．
5．What can be concluded from this conversation?
A．The woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily．
B．The room is on fire and full of smoke．
C．Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
W：It’s Alice’s birthday next Tuesday．What shall we buy for her birthday?
M：Does she like reading? We can buy her a book．
W：Well, she had lots of books already．Besides, her birthday present last year was also a book．
M：How about a basketball?
W：No, she doesn’t like basketball, but she likes football．
M：Get her a football, then?
W：Do you know how much a football costs?
M：I have no idea, about 20 yuan, maybe．
W：But I have only 6 yuan．How much do you have?
M：I have eight．Why not go and ask John if he would like to join us?
6．What was the birthday present they decided to buy?
A．A book．
B．A basketball．
C．A football．
7．How much money did the two speakers have altogether?
A．6 yuan．
B．14 yuan．
C．8 yuan．
8．Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book?
A．Because she didn’t like reading at all．
B．Because she had lots of books in her room．
C．Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：What’s the matter, Alice?
W：Sorry, Mr Harrison．I missed my train．
M：Why did you miss the train?
W：Because I left home a little late．
M：Did you get up late or something?
W：No．My aunt called me at the last minute．
M：Tell her not to call you in the morning．
W：I will, Mr Harrison．I’m really sorry for being late．
M：If you are late again, I can’t let you pass for this class．
W：Oh, please．
9．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Secretary and boss．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Doctor and patient．
10．Why was she late?
A．Her aunt called her to get up late．
B．She missed the bus．
C．She got a telephone call．
11．What can we know about the man?
A．He is strict with his students．
B．He is cold to Alice．
C．He gets angry easily．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Is it true that you don’t swim at all now?
M：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．
W：But you’re only twenty!
M：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．
W：But don’t you enjoy swimming?
M：I used to, when I was small．But if you enter for big competitions, you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6∶00 a. m．to go to the pool．I had to swim before school, after school and on weekends．I swam thirty five miles every week at that time．
W：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at all those cups!
M：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries，and my Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other boys were growing up, I was swimming．
12．At what time did he get up when he was small?
A．At six in the morning．
B．At six thirty in the morning．
C．At five to six in the morning．
13．How many miles did he swim every week?
A．Thirty miles a week．
B．Thirteen miles a week．
C．Thirty-five miles a week．
14．Which is right according to the dialogue?
A．The man is 40 now．
B．At the age of 15, the man became well-known．
C．The man doesn’t enjoy traveling．
听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。
M：Hi, Shirley, how about going to the football game today?
W：I’m not going to it．I’m planning to watch it on television．
M：What’s that? Do you feel too poor to watch a football game?
W：Money’s not the problem．I find it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．When I see the game in the stadium, I feel as if I’m too far away from the action．
M：I know just what you mean．But there’s always so much excitement．People are cheering and shouting when you’re there．
W：You’re right there, but I can’t even see who has the ball, I can’t get very excited．So I really prefer watching it on television．
M：I see your point．Well, enjoy the game．
W：You too．
15．What are the man and the woman talking about?
A．Viewing a football game．
B．Interviews with football players．
C．Money problem about a football game．
16．Why is the woman not going with the man?
A．Because she is too poor to buy a ticket．
B．Because she doesn’t like people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．
C．Because she finds it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．
17．Which is right according to the dialogue?
A．The man likes people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．
B．The woman can’t get excited while watching the football game on television．
C．There’s always so little excitement in the stadium．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on TV in the bar of a hotel．There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very clever, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon．It’s a very long way away from our world．”
“Oh, that’s nothing, ” the Irishman answered quickly．“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months’ time．That’s much farther away than the moon, you know．”
The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this．“Oh, yes, it is, ”he said．“But the sun’s too hot for people to go to．”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irishmen aren’t stupid, you know．We won’t go to the sun during the day, of course．We’ll go there during the night．”
18．Who were in the bar of the hotel?
A．Some Americans．
B．An Irishman．
C．An Englishman and an Irishman．
19．What was the Irishman doing?
A．He was drinking．
B．He was watching TV．
C．He was reading．
20．What was on TV?
A．The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon．
B．The Irish were ready to send some men to the sun．
C．Some Englishmen were sent to the moon．
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：Did the thief get away?
M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．
1．Why was the thief able to get away?
A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．
B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．
C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．
M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．
W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．
2．What are they talking about?
A．The party they went to．
B．Tom’s absence from the party．
C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．
W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?
M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．
3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?
A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．
B．To get to know the leatest news．
C．To look at TV set advertisements．
W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?
M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．
4．What are they talking about?
A．An overcoat．
B．A phone call．
C．A fur coat．
M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?
W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．
M：What would you do instead?
W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．
5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?
A．She would find a more interesting job．
B．She would visit lots of different places．
C．She would meet interesting people．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．
W：He told me it cost him ＄500．
M：I wish I were as rich as James．
W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．
M：Am I?
6．How much does James’ jacket cost?
A．＄400．
B．＄500．
C．＄600．
7．What can be inferred from the conversation?
A．The man is as rich as James．
B．The man is much better off than James．
C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．
听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。
Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．
8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?
A．To attend a party．
B．To meet an old friend．
C．To have dinner with Bill．
9．Why does Louisa have to work late?
A．She has to attend a meeting．
B．She has to finish a report．
C．She has to write a letter．
10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?
A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．
B．Because she has to return something．
C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．
11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?
A．7∶00 pm．
B．8∶00 pm．
C．9∶00 pm．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．
W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．
M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?
W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?
M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．
W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．
W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?
M：I’m a student at Rider University．
W：Oh really? What are you studying?
M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?
W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．
M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．
12．Where is the woman from originally?
A．England．
B．The United States．
C．Chile．
13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?
A．When the boy was 7 years old．
B．When the boy was 10 years old．
C．When the boy was 17 years old．
14．What is the man studying?
A．Physics．
B．Maths．
C．Biology．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．
M：Where do?
W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…
M：Sure．No problem．
W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?
M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．
W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?
M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．
W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．
W：Uh, do you have the time?
M：Yeah．It’s half past four．
W：Thanks．
15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?
A．More than 20 minutes．
B．About 20 minutes．
C．About 12 minutes．
16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?
A．12 minutes．
B．Less than 12 minutes．
C．A bit more than 12 minutes．
17．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．
B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．
C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?
M：Eight o’clock．
W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?
M：No, I have a group that goes with me．
W：So you go with a group?
M：Uh-huh．
W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?
M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．
W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?
M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．
W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?
M：It means “stand up, bow”．
W：Stand up and bow．
M：Uh-huh．
18．What kind of school does the boy go to?
A．A middle school．
B．An English school．
C．A Japanese school．
19．How does the boy go to school?
A．By himself．
B．By school bus．
C．With other boys and girls．
20．What do the students first do when they get to school?
A．Stand up and bow．
B．Line up and enter the classroom．
C．Do reading aloud．