A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. He asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” his father answered, “When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple and causes oxidation. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.” The boy asked, “ Daddy, what are you talking about?”

I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.

The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.

Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.

Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”

So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.

66. In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

A. show that the father is very knowledgeable

B. say something interesting about apples

C. introduce the subject of the passage

D. show that children nowadays ask more questions

67. How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?

A. He admired his father very much.

B. He knew what his father meant.

C. He thought that he had learned a lot from his father.

D. He felt it was difficult to understand.

68. What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?

A. We must make right choices as often as possible.

B. We can search the answers when enjoying life itself.

C. People have many desires when they enter the world.

D. It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life.

69. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. We should learn from our mistakes and try again.

B. We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions.

C. It is very important to try to avoid mistakes.

D. It is our duty to make the world a better place.

70. What is the style of the passage?

A. novel　　　 B. news　　 C. essay　　 D poem

A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. He asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” his father answered, “When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple and causes oxidation. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.” The boy asked, “ Daddy, what are you talking about?”

I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.

The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.

Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.

Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”

So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.

66. In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

　 A. show that the father is very knowledgeable

　 B. say something interesting about apples

　 C. introduce the subject of the passage

　 D. show that children nowadays ask more questions

67. How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?

A. He admired his father very much.

B. He knew what his father meant.

C. He thought that he had learned a lot from his father.

D. He felt it was difficult to understand.

68. What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?

A. We must make right choices as often as possible.

B. We can search the answers when enjoying life itself.

　 C. People have many desires when they enter the world.

　 D. It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life.

69. What can be concluded from the passage?

　 A. We should learn from our mistakes and try again.

　 B. We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions.

　 C. It is very important to try to avoid mistakes.

　 D. It is our duty to make the world a better place.

70. What is the style of the passage?

A. novel　　　 B. news　　 C. essay　　 D poem

 (05·全国ⅡC篇)

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer cheat (诈骗). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid (避免)not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more .

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .

49．After the car owner received a phone call. He         

       A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

       B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

       C．sent some money to the thief by mail

       D．told the press about it

50．The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

       A．the car thief who stays at home

B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

       C．one of the policemen in Changwa

D．the owner of the pigeons

51．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

       A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

       B．what Chen thinks might be correct

       C．the thief is extremely clever

       D．the money paid is too little

52．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

       A．criminals

B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars

D．demands for money

53．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

       A．he reads the ads in the newspaper

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

       C．he has seen the car owners in the park

D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

“Hello?” she asked in a louder voice. “Hello, anybody!”

    There was still no answer. Dinah began to cry. She stood up and began walking forward slowly along the port side aisle (走廊). “Keep count!” part of her mind warned. “Keep count how many rows you pass, or you'll get lost and never find your way back again. “She stopped at the port side row seats just ahead of the row in which she and Aunt Vicky had been sitting and bent, arms outstretched, fingers splayed. She was hoping to touch the sleeping face of the man sitting here. She knew there was a man here, because Aunt Vicky had spoken to him only a minute or so before the plane took off. When he spoke back to her, his voice had come from the seat directly in front of Dinah's own. She knew that; marking the locations of voices was part of her life, an ordinary fact of existence like breathing. The sleeping man would jump up when her outstretched fingers touched him, but Dinah was beyond caring.

    Except the seat was empty.

    Completely empty.

    Dinah straightened again, her check wet, her head pounding with fright. They couldn't have been to the washroom together, could they? Of course not. Perhaps there were two washrooms. In a plane this big there must be two washrooms. Except that didn't matter, either.

    Aunt Vicky wouldn't have left her purse, no matter what, Dinah was sure of that.

    She began to walk slowly forward, stopping at each row of seats, reaching into the closest to her, aiming to find someone. Nobody; the other, no. The other rows, no, no, still no! Every seat she investigated was empty.

    This can't be! This just can't be! She thought wildly. They were all around us when we got on! I heard them! I felt them! ________. Where have they all gone?

    At some point, while she slept, her aunt and everyone else on Flight 29 had disappeared!

1．It is inferred from the passage that ________.

    A. no one in the plane answered Dinah because they were sleeping

    B. all the people, including Aunt Vicky had got off the plane while Dinah was sleeping

    C. all the people, including Aunt Vicky had somehow disappeared without Dinah's acknowledge

    D. Aunt Vicky had really gone to the washroom with the man

2．There is one sentence missing in the passage. Which of the following do you think is the best to fill in the blank?

    A. I saw them!

    B. I smelled them!

    C. I touched them!

    D. I tasted them!

3．From the underlined sentence in the passage, we know the reason why Dinah wanted to touch the face of the sleeping man is that ________.

    A. she loved to touch people's face

    B. she had to because she was blind

    C. she didn't want to open her eyes

D. she was too frightened to open her eyes

阅读理解

阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

“Hello?” she asked in a louder voice. “Hello, anybody!”

    There was still no answer. Dinah began to cry. She stood up and began walking forward slowly along the port side aisle (走廊). “Keep count!” part of her mind warned. “Keep count how many rows you pass, or you'll get lost and never find your way back again. “She stopped at the port side row seats just ahead of the row in which she and Aunt Vicky had been sitting and bent, arms outstretched, fingers splayed. She was hoping to touch the sleeping face of the man sitting here. She knew there was a man here, because Aunt Vicky had spoken to him only a minute or so before the plane took off. When he spoke back to her, his voice had come from the seat directly in front of Dinah's own. She knew that; marking the locations of voices was part of her life, an ordinary fact of existence like breathing. The sleeping man would jump up when her outstretched fingers touched him, but Dinah was beyond caring.

    Except the seat was empty.

    Completely empty.

    Dinah straightened again, her check wet, her head pounding with fright. They couldn't have been to the washroom together, could they? Of course not. Perhaps there were two washrooms. In a plane this big there must be two washrooms. Except that didn't matter, either.

    Aunt Vicky wouldn't have left her purse, no matter what, Dinah was sure of that.

    She began to walk slowly forward, stopping at each row of seats, reaching into the closest to her, aiming to find someone. Nobody; the other, no. The other rows, no, no, still no! Every seat she investigated was empty.

    This can't be! This just can't be! She thought wildly. They were all around us when we got on! I heard them! I felt them! ________. Where have they all gone?

    At some point, while she slept, her aunt and everyone else on Flight 29 had disappeared!

1．It is inferred from the passage that ________.

    A. no one in the plane answered Dinah because they were sleeping

    B. all the people, including Aunt Vicky had got off the plane while Dinah was sleeping

    C. all the people, including Aunt Vicky had somehow disappeared without Dinah's acknowledge

    D. Aunt Vicky had really gone to the washroom with the man

2．There is one sentence missing in the passage. Which of the following do you think is the best to fill in the blank?

    A. I saw them!

    B. I smelled them!

    C. I touched them!

    D. I tasted them!

3．From the underlined sentence in the passage, we know the reason why Dinah wanted to touch the face of the sleeping man is that ________.

    A. she loved to touch people's face

    B. she had to because she was blind

    C. she didn't want to open her eyes

D. she was too frightened to open her eyes