69.　 We should not always ____________ our parents.

68.　 Finally, his dream to become a scientist _____________.

67.　 The government should ____________ to stop pollution.

66.　 She ___________ the desire to be a film star.

( C )

61. _________ In the past, a city’s main shopping place was in its downtown area. People could get downtown easier than they could get to other parts of the city. Before the 1920s, the best way to travel in a city was on a streetcar, a subway ,　 a railroad , or an elevated train. All these ran on tracks that led downtown.

62. _________ As our cities grew outward, people living far from the center of town needed other places to shop. More people were driving cars, and they needed a place they could drive quickly. Driving downtown was difficult. Finding a parking space downtown was sometimes impossible. People also needed a shopping place where they could park easily.

63. ________ To meet the shopping needs of people living in the suburbs ,groups of business moved farther out, too. Today, most suburbs have large shopping centers.

64. _________ Modern and well-planned shopping centers are built on large areas of ground. They have even more space for parking than they do for stores. The shopping centers have many different kinds of stores. Often, the shopper can do all his shopping in one place.

65. _________ The very large shopping centers have malls which make shopping pleasant. The mall is an area between stores set aside for walking. Shoppers can walk from store to store and enjoy beautiful fountains, statues and plants. There are benches so that shoppers may rest. Some shopping centers have malls with roofs that protect shoppers from the weather outside.

( B )

Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.

　　 The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians (行人) to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.

　　 The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money on building these bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people , however , may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.

　　 Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.

56. What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?

　 A. Taller trucks can pass under them.

　 B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.

　 C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time.

　 D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.

57. Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing?

　 A. Because they prevent traffic from being held up.

　 B. Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road.

　 C. Because they save money for the government.

　 D. Because they save time for the pedestrians.

58. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　 A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.

　 B. Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing.

　 C. Overhead bridges can allow cars to pass on them.

　 D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.

59. The underlined words a zebra crossing probably mean ________.

　 A. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the road

　 B. a wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white

stripes on its body

　 C. a safe place across a road for zebras to walk across the road

　 D. a safe place across a road for children to play a game

60. What is the writer’s attitude towards overhead bridges?

　 A. It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road.

　 B. It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult.

　 C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.

　 D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government.

( A )

　　 Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins(废墟) of a water system(系统) for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

　　 Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.

　　 For many years frequent(经常的) bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!

　　 By the 1700’s, doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.

　　 In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city , for example, a person was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law!

　　 Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health.　 Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.

51. A water system for baths was built by ________ over 3,000 years ago.

　 A. the Romans 　　　　　　　 　B. the Greeks　　　 C. the Americans　　　 D. the Europeans

52. Dirty bodies can ____________ .

　 A. ruin one’s business　　　　　　　 B. cause disease

　 C. drive customers away　　　　　　 D. cause good health

53. In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was __________ .

　 A. unimportant　　 B. good for health　　 C. harmful　　 D. important

54. The underlined word perfume probably means _________ .

　 A. a sweet smelling substance　　　　 B. good health

　 C. a strange smelling substance　　　 D. large wealth

55. Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?

　 A. Everybody in America takes a daily bath.

　 B. A bath a day keeps the doctor away.

　 C. Taking baths has become popular in the world.

　 D. Bathing has become easier and cheaper.

　　 Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought for a long time __41__ answering and then said, “ Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it. School boys in those days didn’t __42__ their teachers and didn’t take good care of the school property. They often had their desks or benches　 __43__. There was a rule in our school __44__ any boy who damaged his desk with a pencil or a knife should be beaten in front of the whole school, __45__ would have to pay five dollars.”

“ One day I damaged my desk __46__ . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule. I had to decide __47__　 I would pay five dollars or be punished before the whole school. My father said it would be too __48__ to have our family disgraced(丢面子) in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the __49__, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.

“ But as I had had one beating and got used to it, I decided I would take another beating at school and __50__ the five dollars. So that’s what I did. That was the first money I ever earned. ”

(　 ) 41. A. after　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　 D. since

(　 ) 42. A. respect　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　 C. accept　　　　　　　 D. inspect

(　 ) 43. A. damaged　　　　　　 B. destroying　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 D. repaired

(　 ) 44. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. where

(　 ) 45. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　 D. but

(　 ) 46. A. in no way　　　　　 B. in the way　　　　 C. in some way　　　 D. by the way

(　 ) 47. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

(　 ) 48. A. bad　　　　　　　　　　 B. good　 　　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

(　 ) 49. A. beating　　　　　　　 B. money　　　　　　　　　　 C. praise　　　　　　　　 D. prize

(　 ) 50. A. change　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　　　　 D. pay

40. _____________, we will visit the museum after lunch.

　　　 A. Time permitting B. Time permits　　 C. If time permitting　　 D. If time permit

39. Thank you for your present. You _________________such an expensive one for me .

　　　 A. shouldn’t buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have bought

　　　 C. needn’t have bought　　　　　　　　　　　 D. can’t have bought