69. What are Not the common toys in ancient Egypt？

A. toy monkeys　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. balls made of linen rags

C. dolls made of cloth and clay　　　　　　　 D. games like checkers

75．Which of the following is TRUE?

　　　 A．All things are equal and justice will always prevail.

　　　 B．You should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.

　　　 C．One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.

　　　 D．You have to complain “it’s not fair” whenever possible.

Key: 71-75 CCADB

(D)

Let’s step back in time. As a child whose family lives along the Nile thousands of years ago, your name would be made up of several words. Each morning you would wake up to the sun-not an alarm clock-and start the day with prayer to the main god of your town. You would wear good luck charms to make things go well and make the gods happy.

After a big breakfast, which has to last you until the evening meal, you would go to work with your parents. Boys would go with their fathers and girls with their mothers, learning the jobs their parents did and helping them with their work. Only scribes and doctors went to school. When payday comes, your parents receive baskets full of food and clothing from the people they work for. Your family doesn’t miss having money, because there is no such thing.

Boys learn the songs the men sing to make their work enjoyable. Girls and women are often musicians and gymnasts, celebrating life through music and dance.

When harvest time comes, everyone helps in the field. Girls toss grain and corn high in to the wind to clean it. Boys bundle crops and put them inside baskets. There is lots of work to do in old Egypt, but also time for play. On the way back from the fields you might stop for a swim in the Nile River or one of the canals.

If you were sick you would be taken to a priest in the temple called The House of Life. The priest would feel your head and then his own, so he could compare the temperatures. If you were sick, he would stand over you and chant a magical spell, speaking directly to your illness. Then he might give you healing plants or potions to eat which often smelled or tasted very bad. Ancient Egyptian doctors figured that awful medicine might make the illness want to leave the child’s body. Some herbs and plants that these ancient doctors used are still used today-like drinking chamomile tea for an upset stomach.

Your family pet might be a little monkey that followed you around all day, a protective goose, a cat, or a dog. Pet owners would often have their pets mummified at death.

Common toys in ancient Egypt were: balls made of linen rags wrapped around each other, tied with string, and painted; games like checkers; dolls made of cloth and clay; and little animal pull toys made of wood.

74．In your lifetime, the lessons you are faced with 　　　　　.

　　　 A．are beyond your power　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．keep you from growth

　　　 C．limit your development　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．help you with your success

73．From the passage we can conclude 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．everyone has his own track to follow

　　　 B．the same things usually happen to the peers

　　　 C．a painful divorce must lie in financial problems

　　　 D．a wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage

72．According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?

　　　 A．Having the same opinions as others.

　　　 B．Taking the distinct path from others.

　　　 C．Learning the lessons presented to you.

　　　 D．Doing the different things from others.

71．Life is called a full – time school, because 　　　　　.

　　　 A．it is full of all lessons to learn

　　　 B．you have plenty of time to learn lessons

　　　 C．you meet with specific lessons every day

　　　 D．there are so many subjects for you to choose

66. In paragraph 3, the underlined word “our next” means _________.

　 A. our next dance　　　　　　 　　　　　B. our next news

C. what for us to do next　　　　　　　　 D. our next baby

Key: CCDD

(C)

You are enrolled in a full – time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors have overlooked, however, is that there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.

Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.

As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while other spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.

The challenge here, therefore, is to align (与……保持一致) yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be face with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others’. But, remember, don’t compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth.

　　 Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equality – the assumption that all things are equal and justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult life path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out of the complaining phase of “it’s not fair”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and anger.

65. We can infer from the passage that ___________.

　 A. the woman’s family were against her marriage to the man

B. none of the people there showed real sympathy to the woman

C. the woman did something wrong

D. the family had lived a happy life before the man died

64. The last paragraph, which is italicized(斜体的), does not lie where it originally was. It’s better for it to go back _________.

　A. between Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2　　 B. between Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3

C. between Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4　　 D. to the very front

63. The man passed away, leaving his dearest woman to bring up their two children, the elder of whom is a boy of about _________.

　 A. 1　　　　　 B.3 　　　　　　　C.7　　　　　 D.9