Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
　　I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
　　I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
　　If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
　　Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
　　Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
　　60. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
　　   A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
　　   B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.
　　   C. He will give the very person long list of direction.
　　   D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
　　61. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
　　   A. Because of his poor sense of direction.
　　   B. Because he always forget the way to home.
　　   C. Because he did not have any friend.
　　   D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
　　62. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
　　   A. He felt strange.                              B. He felt embarrassed.
　　   C. He felt very sad.                                   D. He felt astonished.
　　63. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
　　   A. Someone we don’t know.                 B. The writer did it for himself.
　　   C. The secretary did so.                        D. A warm-hearted old lady did it.

　　　 We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects（缺陷）that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 　36 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　37 . These comments may come from stories about us that have been 　38 for years—often from 　39 childhood. These stories may have no 　40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical（操作机械的）skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 　41 my development? I was never 　42 to work on cars or be around 　43 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　44 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 　45 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 　46 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　47 and told him about my 　48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve 　50 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 　51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　52 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　54 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 　55 we choose.

36. A. away B. off 　　　　 C. up 　　　　　 D. down

37. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others

38. A. said 　　　　 B. spoken 　 C. spread 　 D. repeated

39. A. as long as B. as far back as 　C. as well as　　 　D. as much as

40. A. basis B. plot 　　　 　　 C. cause 　 　　　 D. meaning

41. A. lead 　 B. improve 　　 C. affect 　 　　　 D. change

42. A. encouraged B. demanded 　　 　　 C. hoped 　 　　　　D. agreed

43. A. means 　　 B. tools 　　　 　　　 C. facilities 　　　　 D. hammers

44. A. therefore B. somehow 　　　 　　　　C. instead 　 　　　　 D. however

45. A. settled 　　 B. turned 　 　　　　C. took 　　　 　　　　 D. got

46. A. passive 　　 B. active 　　 　　　　C. negative 　　　 D. subjective

47. A. experiences 　B. trips 　　　　C. roads 　　 　　　　　 D. paths

48. A. unexpected 　　 B. poor 　　　 　　　　C. excellent 　　　　　 D. average

49. A. When　 　　 B. What 　　 　　　　C. How 　　　 D. Why

50. A. complex 　 B. advanced 　　　 　　　　 C. common D. primary

51. A. arise B. separate 　　　　 C. suffer 　　　　 D. come

52. A. believe 　　 B. suspect 　 　　　　　C. adopt 　　　　 D. receive

53. A. weakening 　　　 B. strengthening 　　　　 C. abandoning 　　　　 D. accepting

54. A. As a result 　　 B. At the same time 　　C. In addition 　　　 D. On the contrary

—Are you and Jane going to take a picnic?

—________.

A．We hope　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．We don’t hope

C．We hope to 　　　　　　　 D．We didn’t hope it

When I was young I loved taking part in high school musicals．I loved to 　31 in front of hundreds of people．In one production, I auditioned（试音）like 32 else. My music teacher was to 　33 that I would get a particular part in the music drama. The part I thought I had was a 　34 lead who sang some of the most beautiful love songs.

But one day the show director pulled me aside. I was 　35 to be offered the leading role. To my disappointment, he said, “Bob, I found a boy with an excellent voice. I need to give the 　36 to him.”

From that moment on I began hating music class. I 37 that I didn’t like what we were singing. My music teacher didn’t know why. She 38 me in front of the class and told me I had changed. She didn’t know what I had been told. But when they 39 the finalists I was given a 　40 role. For some time my pride was 　41 with having to do something I didn’t think I should be doing. But I didn’t it. The minor rold I had 　42 to be much more fun than I had expected. My performance even 　43 my brother who was also in the audience.

Life is really like a 　44 and although we do not audition for the role, each of us is 　45 by the director to play a certain part in it. The 46 is that we sometimes don’t like the part we are given. Like me in high school I became 　47 –if I couldn’t be the lead, I wouldn’t show up for rehearsal（彩排）.

Then we wonder why we feel so 　48 . Sometimes we don’t even feel like we are a part of the “Big Show. ” Everyone does indeed have a role. Some are in front of the curtain, some are behind, but all are 49 for the show to go on All 　50 to success no matter how minor the part is.

31．A．debate　　　　　　　　 B．broadcast　　　　　　　　　 C．sing　　　　　　　　　　　 D．show

32．A．someone　　　　　　 B．everyone　　　　　　　　　 C．anyone　　　　　　　　　 D．no one

33．A．prejudiced　　　　　 B．concerned　　　　　　　　 C．unexpected　 　　　 D．convinced

34．A．romantic　 　　 B．ridiculous　　　　 C．mysterious　 　　　 D．sensitive

35．A．attempting　 　　 B．expecting　　　　 C．volunteering　　 　 D．pretending

36．A．part　　　 　　 B．deal　　　　　　　 C．favor　　　　 　 D．item

37．A．assessed　　 　　 B．advocated　　　　 C．concluded　　 　 D．complained

38．A．warned　　 　　 B．scolded　　　　　 C．informed　　　 　 D．suspected

39．A．presented　　 　 B．identified C．announced D．delivered

40．A．specific　　 　 B．super　　　　　　 C．slight　　　 　　　 D．small

41．A．struggling　 　　 B．competing　　　　 　 C．swinging　　 　　　 D．changing

42．A．happened 　　　　 B．proved　　　　　 C．expanded　　　 　 D．switched

43．A．terrified: 　　　　　 B．disappointed　　　 C．surprised　　 　　 D．embarrassed

44．A．joke　　 　　　　 B．journey　　　　　 C．stage　　　 　　　 D．play

45．A．appointed　 　　　 B．attached　　　　　 C．employed　　 　　 D．instructed

46．A．reason　　　 　 B．problem　　　 　　　　 C．balance　　　 　　 D．focus

47．A．curious　　 　　 B．helpless　　　 　　　　 C．angry　　　 　　　 D．positive

48．A．exhausted　　 　 B．lost　　　　 　　　　　 C．delighted　　 　　 D．thrilled

49．A．necessary　　　　　 B．dependent　　　　　　　　　 C．natural　　　　　　　　　 D．perfect

50．A．react B．adjust C．refer D．contribute

　Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

　　I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.

　　I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.

　　If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.

　　Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

　　Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

　　60. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?

　　   A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.

　　   B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.

　　   C. He will give the very person long list of direction.

　　   D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.

　　61. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?

　　   A. Because of his poor sense of direction.

　　   B. Because he always forget the way to home.

　　   C. Because he did not have any friend.

　　   D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.

　　62. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?

　　   A. He felt strange.                               B. He felt embarrassed.

　　   C. He felt very sad.                                    D. He felt astonished.

　　63. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?

　　   A. Someone we don’t know.                 B. The writer did it for himself.

　　   C. The secretary did so.                        D. A warm-hearted old lady did it.