42．His hostesses found him _______ guest.

　 　 A．an agreeable　　　　 B．an easy-going　 　 C．a kind-hearted　　　 　　　 D．a boring

41．Calvin Coolidge was _______.

　 　 A．president of the U.S．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．vice-president of the U.S.

　 　 C．a man of few words　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．all of the above

75. The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of __________.

　 A. showing us where Switzerland lies

　 B. persuading students not to take drugs in Switzerland

　 C. persuading parents to send their children to study in Switzerland

　 D. telling us the education system of Switzerland

56~60. BACDC61~65. DABBB　　　 66~70. CCDCD　　 71~75. BDCBC

A

　　　 Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping (闲聊); he had no time for small talk．The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.

　　　 When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties．Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear (使……受喜欢) himself to his hostesses．One lady felt she could solve this problem．She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt .Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to arouse (引起) interest on the part of the vice president were fruitless．Finally, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”

　　　 Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge answered in a low voice, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”

　　　 Later, when he was president and again at a dinner party, Coolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman, one of those busybodies, who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet．“Oh Mr President,” she said, “you are always so quiet．I made a bet today that I could get more than two words out of you.”

　　　 The president became angry and then said, “You lose.”

74. If you study in Switzerland, you may __________.

　 A. have a lot of homework to do every day　 　 B. learn much from outdoor activities

　 C. find the lessons are too easy　 　 　　　　　　　　　 D. be asked to learn several languages at the same time

73. The writer of this passage holds the opinion __________.

　 A. it's better to study in Europe

　 B. it's better to study in America

　 C. it is better to study with students from different countries

　 D. it is better to study in one's own country

72. From this passage we can conclude that __________.

　 A. taking drugs is not a problem in all the European countries

　 B. taking drugs is not against law in some European countries

　 C. only teenagers take drugs in Switzerland

　 D. if a teenager takes drugs, he will be punished seriously

71. According to this passage, when parents send their children to study abroad, they first consider the _________.

　 A. distance　　　 　　　　　　 B. security　　　 　　　　 C. quality　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. size

70. According to what the bride said in the last paragraph, the distance between her and Malenchenko would _______.

　 A. move the world　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make a great effect on people

　 C. do harm to their marriage　　　 　　　　　　　 D. bring more love to each other

E

　　 Switzerland has long prided itself on the quality of its private secondary schools. The reputation (名誉) of these schools for providing a nice education is very good. Additionally, they offer parents the security of knowing that their children are growing up in a reasonably crime-free area and that they are safe titan many of the problems that may exist in their own countries.

　　 "Security is a major factor among many parents for choosing a school in Switzerland," says Jean Pierre Du Pasquier, director of the Ecole Lemania.

　　 Parents like the fact that Switzerland is a low-crime area, where kidnapping (绑架) is unknown. While Switzerland does have its problems with teenage drug use, as does every other European nation, Switzerland's private schools still have strict drug policies and in most cases a sidle use can result in expulsion (开除).

　　 Another advantage for the students is that these days, a child is likely to be not only in an international environment, but also to be studying with international students. In past, most foreign students came from North America, England and other parts d Europe. Today, they also come from Russia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Lebanon, Isael, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

　　 Le Rosey, the College Du Leman and the Leysin American School all have international student bodies. The great outdoors students at Chantemerle and at Monte Rosa, both of which are near Montreux, report that the opportunity to live in or near the mountains and take advantage of all the exciting activities they offer makes life much richer.

　　 Student bodies in schools d this nature tend to become very friendly with the students often forming many lifelong friendships.

　　 The John F. Kennedy School in Saanen-Gastaad takes grade school students throughout the year and also holds summer camp. Children here are taught in English, but they hear French and German around them all the time.

　　 In this way they quickly become skilled in skiing and other winter sports and develop a strong interest in nature, which is all around them.

69. From this passage we can learn that _______.

　 A. Dmitriev and Malenchenko are both cosmonauts

　 B. it was in Russia that Dmitriev and Malenchenko met for the first time

　 C. NASA and Russian space officials were not present at the wedding

　 D. Malenchenko has been circling above the earth for 41 days

68. What's the meaning of the underlined word "cosmonaut" in Paragraph 1?

　 A. Husband.　　 　　　　　　　 B. Wife.　　 　　　　 C. Couple.　　 　　　　　 D. Astronaut.