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FOR many of us, cartoon strips（连环画） are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle.
But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn't agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much more wise and acceptable way.
He has interpreted（演绎） Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy（哲学）. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so.
The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality(个性) to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said.
If popular Japanese manga is simply for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor , while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they share a similarity – human being's forever chasing for the true and the good.
"The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've devoted my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."
64．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Tsai’s work fits today’s city lifestyle.
B．All of Tsai’s works mainly introduce eastern philosophy.
C．Tsai’s works are humorous as well as full of wisdom.
D．Tsai’s works are not involved in children’s study.
65．What’s the word “vapor” mean in the 6th paragraph?
It means          .
A．a kind of food  B．a form of water       C．a form of solid D．a kind of people
66．From the passage we know that       .
A．Tsai once stopped writing his works for ten years
B．Tsai writes his works in order to make a living
C．Tsai thinks everyone should be a scholar or a philosopher
D．Tsai doesn’t think there is a gap between him and his young readers
67．In the author’s opinion,         .
A．Japanese Manga is more valuable than Tsai’s
B．Tsai’s works are more valuable than Japanese Manga
C．Japanese Manga is as valuable as Tsai’s
D．Both Japanese Manga and Tsai’s works are valueless

A. Set a Good Example for Your Kids

B. Build Your Kids’ Work Skills

C. Place Time Limits on Leisure Activities

D. Talk about the Future on a Regular Basis

E. Help Kids Develop Strategies of dealing with different things

F. Help Your Kids Figure Out Who They Are

G. Build Your Kids’ Sense of Responsibility

How Can a Parent Help?

Mothers and fathers can do a lot to ensure a safe landing in early adulthood for their kids. Even if a job’s starting salary seems too small to satisfy an emerging adult’s need for rapid content, the transition from school to work can be less of a setback if the start-up adult is ready for the move. Here are a few measures, drawn from my book Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, which parents can take to prevent what I call “work-life unreadiness.”

1._________You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Regularly review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or cooperating. Also, identify the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best.

2.________Kids need a range of real role models. Have regular dinner-table discussions about people the family knows and how they got where they are. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your own career and encourage your kids to form some ideas about their own future. When asked what they want to do, they should be discouraged from saying “I have no idea.” They can change their minds 200 times, but having only a foggy view of the future is of little good.

3._______Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; parents should be responsible for teaching them how to work. Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met. Encourage teenagers to take a part-time job. Kids need plenty of practice developing effective organizational skills, such as managing time and setting priorities(优先).

4._________Playing video games encourages immediate content（满足）. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. At the same time, listening through earphones to the songs for a long time encourages kids to stay inside instead of participating in other outdoor activities. All these activities can prevent the growth of children’s communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained (持续的) concentration they will need for most jobs.

5._________They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy. They should also learn how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically. Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.

What about the son or daughter who is grown but seems to be struggling and wandering aimlessly through early adulthood? Parents still have a major role to play, but now it is more delicate. Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.

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Toronto---A pleasant attitude can do wonders for patients’recovery, according to researchers who reviewed 16 studies that looked at patients’ attitudes toward health. The studies lasted 30 years and looked at patients’ attitudes after operation.

“In each case the better a patient’s expectations about how they would do after operation or some health procedure, the better they did,” said the author  Donald Cole,

of the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.

“This mind-body connection that we have been toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard science behind it. The result shows that the power of positive thinking is real,” Cole said.

New York-A Pable Picasso painting sold at Christie’s auction house in New York Wednesday for 55-million dollars. The price  set a new auction record for a Picasso,and is the fifth-highest price ever paid for any work of art at auction.

The painting---Woman with her arms crossed---was purchased by an telephone bidder(投标者).Painted in 1902 in Barcelona, the portrait is one of the best-known works from what is called Picasso’s blue period.

Christie’s says the painting by the famous Spanish artist is of a quality not seen on the market in more than 10 years.It sold for more than twice its pre-sale estimate.

Xinhua Agency---It had not come up until the very last minute in Premier Wen Jiabao’s two-hour press conference that concludes the annual sessions of the national legislature and political advisory body. But when it did it, it became an immediate catch phrase at home.

“I think fairness and justice are more glorious than the sun.” said Wen, responding to the laast question in yesterday’s press session. Which turned out to be the most-quoted lines in domestic media.

49.News Item 1 intends to make us believe that______.

A.    positive thinking can make people healthy

B.     a better attitude results in a better operation

C.     researchers have observed 16 patients’ recovery during the past 30 years

D.    great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health

50.Which of the following is NOT true about the painting Woman with her arms crossed?

A.    The painting was once thought to be worth around $25 million.

B.     The painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction.

C.     The painting was purchased through telephone.

D.    The painting has not been seen on the market for more than 10 years.

51. “I think fairness and justice are more glorious than the sun.” where does Wen say this?

A.   At an online interview

B.    At a press conference

C.    At a meeting to all the leaders

D.   At a speech in Beijing University

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1.         A. clever　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　　 C. useless　　　 D. stupid

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3.         A. ability　　　 　 B. age　　　　　 C. brain　　　　　　 D. knowledge

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

5.         A. work　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. improvement　　　 D. success

6.         A. truly　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

7.         A. lead to　　　 　 B. strengthen　　 　 C. increase　　　　 D. add to

8.         A. an experience 　 B. an example　　　 C. a thought　　　　 D. a story

9.         A. state　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　 D. ending

10.     A. blame　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

11.     A. developed 　　　 B. organized　　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

12.     A. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

14.     A. only　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 　 D. then

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

16.     A. gave　　　　　　 B. succeeded 　　　 C. failed　　　　 　 D. believed

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

A person who believes that he is incapable will no make a real 5  , because he feel that it should be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence (信心) necessary for  6  , and he won't try his best, even though he may 7 he is doing so. He is 8  likely to fail, and the failure will increase his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Adier, a famous doctor, had a (an) 9 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 10 in math. His teacher told his 11 he had no ability in math in order that they wouldn’t expect too much of him. In this way, they too 12 the idea. He accepted 13 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to14 , and was very poor at math,  15 as they expected.

One day he worked on a problem which 16 of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 18 . He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20  himself as well as others by his ability.

1. A. belief 　　　　   B. way 　　　　　　    C. fact 　　　　　　　　 D. condition

2. A. clever 　　　　  B. shy 　　　　　　　　 C. useless 　　　　    D. stupid

3. A. teaching 　　   B. learning 　　　　   C. accepting 　　　　 D. using

4. A. ability 　　　　  B. age 　　　　　　　　  C. brain 　　　　　　   D. knowledge

5. A. decision 　　　　　　  B. success 　　　　   C. effort 　　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

6. A. work 　　　　   B. study 　　　　　　   C. improvement     D. success

7. A. forget 　　　　  B. think 　　　　　　   C. guess 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

8. A. truly 　　　　    B. really 　　　　　　   C. however 　　　　  D. therefore

9. A. experience     B. example 　　　　   C. though 　　　　    D. story

10. A. state 　　　　  B. mind 　　　　　　   C. start 　　　　　　    D. ending

11. A. classmates   B. friends 　　　　　　 C. neighbors  　　   D. parents

12. A. developed    B. organized 　　　　 C. discovered 　　　　　　  D. found

13. A. his 　　　　　　 B. her 　　　　　　　　  C. its 　　　　　　　　   D. their

14. A. manage 　　  B. succeed 　　　　   C. try 　　　　　　　　  D. act

15. A. only 　　　　   B. almost 　　　　　　 C. just　　 　　　　    D. then

16. A. none 　　　　  B. all 　　　　　　　　   C. many 　　　　　　 &tnbsp;　　   D. most

17. A. lived 　　　　  B. worked 　　　　    C. played 　　　　　　 D. graduated

18. A. lessons 　　   B. medicine 　　　　  C. subjects　　　　    D. math

19. A. early 　　　　  B. badly 　　　　　　   C. late　　 　　　　    D. simply

20. A. encourage   B. love 　　　　　　　　 C. astonish 　　　　   D. disappoint