64．The underlined phrase “a case in point” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “　 　　”.

　　　　 A．a great hit 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a good example

　　　　 C．a movie adaptation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a popular phenomenon

63．The popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works may help people　　　　 .

　　　　 A．1earn more about tradition

　　　　 B．get a PhD in literature　　

　　　　 C．seek their answers about the world

　　　　 D．become more interested in the classics

62．According to the passage，the writer　　　　　 .

　　　　 A．has liked literary classics since an early age

　　　　 B．was forced to read the classics for a PhD

　　　　 C．turned to literature to seek answers in his teens

　　　　 D．thinks only people who read books like literature

61．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 　　 A．The language used in classics is no longer in use today．

　 　　 B．British students usually find compulsory reading dull．

　 　　 C．Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s　 works．

　 　　 D．For British people，Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics．

60．It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money　　　　 .

　　　　 A．people couldn’t buy anything with the money

　　　　 B．people didn’t know how to save money

　　　　 C．the rich invested too much on oil wells

　　　　 D．people complained and suffered a lot

B

　　 The writing of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young

readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.

　　 Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400

-year-old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache．

Still，in British schools，it is compulsory to study the bard(诗人)，and when something is

made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment(憎恨)or both．

　　 This was my experience of the classics at school．But when I reached my late teenage years，

I had a change of heart．Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused

me．I wanted answers，So I turned to books to find them．

　　 I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China．I have never

regretted it．There is something in literature that people want，even if they don’t read books．You

see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point．These popular adaptations may help

increase people’s interest in the classics．

Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual

play．If that is the case，then I welcome the trend．But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing．Shakespeare is a poet．His greatness is in his language．Reading someone else’s rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana，throwing away the fruit，and eating the skin．Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．

59．Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?

　　　　 A．Wildcat congressmen.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Wildcat oil wells.

　　　　 C．Wildcat banks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Wildcat cars.

58．The underlined words “a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat” in Paragraph 1 may refer to “　　　　 ”.

　　　　 A．gasoline companies

　　　　 B．automobile manufacturers

　　　　 C．names of wildcats

　　　　 D．brands of automobile

57．From the passage we can know that　　　　 .

　　　　 A．wildcats represent the state of Michigan

　　　　 B．the use of wildcat was not always the same

　　　　 C．wildcats are the best friend of human beings

　　　　 D．honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells

56．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　　　 A．Wildcats and their stories.

　　　　 B．Wildcats and their characters.

　　　　 C．Varieties of animal species.

　　　　 D．Relationship between animals and humans.

75．The woman' s dream is mentioned mainly to ____．

　　　　 A．tell us nothing but an interesting story

　　　　 B．show us what a nightmare is like

　　　　 C．tell us that women are always changable

　　　　 D．show us the way to deal with a recurring dream

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答案：56-60 ABCDD　　 6l一65 BCDBC　　 　 66-70 ACBAD 　　71-75 DBCAB

A

　　 From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes

medicine. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day.

Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.

An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.

Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank note. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.

Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.