72．Why does the doctor take a person’s temperature when he gets sick?

A.　　 Because his temperature is a sign which can show whether he is sick or not.

B.　　　 Because his temperature is always the same, no matter whether he is sick or not.

C.　　　 Because when he is ill, his temperature is sure to be higher than normal.

D.　　 Because his temperature will be sure to change if something is wrong with him.

71. One thing the A.T. course doesn’t do is to _____________.

A.　　　　　 share the need of people

B.　　　　　　 show people they have a right to be themselves

C.　　　　　　 help people overcome fear

D.　　　　　 help people to assert themselves even if others suffer

(E) How Does Your Body Keep the Same Temperature?

　　　 The temperature of your body should always be the same if you are fine, no matter whether the weather is hot or cold. That is why the doctor tests your temperature with a thermometer when you are sick. Normally, your　 body temperature is ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit (华氏的). If it is higher than that, it is a sure sign that something is wrong with your body.

　　　 Your body keeps the same temperature all the time, because it balances (平衡) the heat it produces and the heat it gives off. It is always burning up food and producing heat. It can produce heat faster when the body needs or give off heat faster when the body becomes too warm. Let’s see how this works.

　　　 The heat of your body is given off chiefly through the skin. When you feel cold, your skin is tight and shows “goose flesh”. When you feel chilly (寒冷的), you must jump around to keep warm. Then your muscles begin to work, burn up fuel and produce more heat. It is not pleasant to shiver so you usually prefer warming up by taking exercise, or put on more clothes to keep warm.

　　　 When you get warm, the skin is loose and soft. It is so supplied with blood that heat is given off rapidly. If you get too warm, you begin to sweat and more body heat is used in evaporating the moisture (蒸发水分) in your body. In warm weather or warm rooms, you wear less clothing, so that heat can be given off freely. You prefer less exercise because your body is warm enough, and the extra heat produced by taking too much exercise makes you uncomfortable.

　　　 Now you see why you feel differently in different kinds of weather. In summer, when it is hot, you feel tired and lazy. You do not care to work or play, but enjoy lying down and doing nothing. When you get out of doors in winter, the cold air makes you feel lively. You want to run and play.

70. The underlined word “timid” probably means “___________” in Chinese

　　　 A. 胆小的 　　　　　　 B. 优秀的　　　　　　 C 勇敢的　　　　　　　 D. 无知的

69. The cause of the problem talked about in the text is that _________.

A.　　　　　 some people have a low self-respect

B.　　　　　　 there is always someone around who knows better

C.　　　　　　 salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want

D.　　　　　 people don’t share enough

68. The problem the writer talks about is that ________________.

A.　　　　　 some people buy things they don’t want

B.　　　　　　 some people are afraid to speak up for their rights

C.　　　　　　 there are too many superiors

D.　　　　　 some people don’t think enough of themselves

67. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ______________.

A.　　　　　 ask policemen for directions

B.　　　　　　 use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

C.　　　　　　 remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

D.　　　　　 count the number of landmarks that you see

(D)

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?

Many people are afraid to assert(维护，坚持) themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and TALK BACK, thinks it is because their self-respect is low. “There’s always a superior around------ a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves.

They offer assertiveness training courses, A. T. for short. In the A. T. course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.

In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive to share the need. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.

Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If your face is more important than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. However, once you get to feel good about yourself, you can learn to speak out.

66. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _____________.

A.　　　　　 tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

B.　　　　　　 draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

C.　　　　　　 avoid taking the same route when you come back to it

D.　　　　　 remember something easily recognizable on the route

65. What is true of 7-year-old children according to the passage?

A.　　 They never have a sense of direction without maps.

B.　　　 They should never be allowed out alone if they lack(缺乏) a sense of direction.

C.　　　 They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.

D.　　 They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

64. Scientists believe that ____________________.

A. some babies are born with a sense of direction

B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

C. people never lose their sense of direction

D. everybody has a sense of direction from birth

63.　　　　 According to the passage, it is now quite common for women to______________.

A.　　　　 stay at home after leaving school

B.　　　　　 marry men younger than themselves

C.　　　　　 start working again later in life

D.　　　　 marry while still at school

(C)

You either have it, or you don’t------ a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

　　　 Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

　　　 “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”

　　　 Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

l　　　 If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.

l　　　 If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree----- something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

l　　　 Simplify the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

Now you will never get lost again!