91. 世上没有任何东西能够阻止我做我决心要做的事。(prevent)

90. 你必须自己得出结论而不是照抄别人的。(instead of)

D

I made a pledge(誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical(圣经的)passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater(套头衫) looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed, "she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me. "We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

　 There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

"What's the matter?" I asked her.

"Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), "do you know something I don't?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well…that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me？Tom, you've been so good to me…am I dying?"

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

"No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just starting to live."

86. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.

A. with his family　　 B. with Evelyn　　　 C. alone　 　　　 D. with his children

87. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _________.

A. she looked lovely in her new clothes　　

B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C. he was determined to be a good husband　　

D. she was seriously ill

88. The author says, "There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment. "What was the one thing that went wrong?

A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C. He knew something about her illness but didn't tell her.

D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

89. By saying "I'm just starting to live," Tom means that ________.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

C

The gray-haired lady can’t wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk in the streets in an effort to find her father, who died 30 years ago.

Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease look like this, but Alzheimer’s is a serious disease that is said to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death for people over age 75.

It is said that about three percent of the U.S. population over age 65 have Alzheimer’s. In the early stages, people may exhibit short term memory loss. Some may experience changes in personality, easy to be angry. As the disease progresses, patients might lose the ability to move and may be unable to speak or move at all. This progressive disease generally lasts 8 to 10 years before death occurs.

While no one is certain what causes these changes in the brain’s nerve fibers (神经纤维), their effect is certain. Alzheimer’s destroys not only the patients, but also spouses (配偶), friends and families.

What should you do if you notice progressive memory loss in yourself or a loved one? Have the person examined by a doctor who is a specialist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Though many reasons other than Alzheimer’s disease may cause memory loss, its early diagnosis (诊断) and treatment may delay some of the most serious effects.

What feeling will you likely experience should a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease? A person will often go through the various stages of sadness, shock, anger, and so on. If the spouse develops the disease, you may experience hurt and disappointment when he or she doesn’t remember you are married.

Life for the Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones will never be the same as the disease progresses, bringing a deep sorrow, loss and even anger towards God. No matter what feelings are present, facing them honestly will serve one better than burying them.

82. What can be inferred from the passage about the gray-haired lady?

A. She has been living with her father.

B. She was sad about the death of her father.

C. She can’t search for her father without being watched.

D. She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

83. When people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, ________ .

A. their families and friends will suffer from the same disease

B. their families and friends will experience mental sufferings

C. they will certainly die in 8 to 10 years

D. they will forget everybody but their spouses

84. Memory loss occurs ________.

A. from Alzheimer’s disease and nothing else

B. from sadness, shock, anger, and so on

C. for a number of reasons　　　

D. with changes in personality

85. From the passage we know that ______ .

A. early treatment may stop Alzheimer’s disease occurring

B. it is still unknown what causes the changes in the brain’s nerve fibers

C. nerve fibers in the brain will cause Alzheimer’s disease

D. when one suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he will be buried

B

Last week, I bought an alarm system(报警系统) for about $ 450. It consisted of a control unit with three other small units. I put the control unit in the sitting room and fastened the other units by the front door, back door and living-room windows. The instructions told us to choose three numbers, so we chose 491, the last three numbers of our telephone number.

Now I must explain how the alarm works:

1. There is a power siren(警报器) in the control unit. It makes a very loud noise.

2. Each of the small units sends out beams(光束) or rays in different directions. If anything moves, it breaks a beam. This sends a signal to the control unit. The siren makes a noise that you can hear 50 meters away.

3. When we go to bed, I press the three buttons numbered 4, 9 and 1. Then we have 30 seconds to get out of the room before the alarm starts to work.

That might I slept soundly because I was sure that no burglar(夜贼) could get into our house. However, at about 2:10a.m., I woke up and heard the siren(警报).

“There must be a burglar in the house,” Mary said. “What shall we do?”

“I’ll go and see who’s there,” I said. “Stay here. Don’t make a noise.”

I went downstairs quietly. When I reached the living room, I switched on my torch and looked round the room. Then I turned the light on. I switched the siren off and searched the rooms downstairs. There was nothing wrong except that the back door was unlocked. I locked it, re-set the alarm and went back to bed.

About an hour later, the alarm started again. I jumped out of bed, fell over a chair in the dark and bumped into the bedroom door. Mary woke up and started hitting me with a torch. “Hey! Wait a minute!” I whispered. “It’s only me. I’ m going downstairs to see what’s wrong.”

I went down into the living room and listened for a moment. The only sound I could hear was the siren. I turned on the light and then switched the siren off. As I did so, I glanced across at the curtains in front of the windows. I saw a house lizard (蜥蜴) disappear behind the curtains.

“Oh!” I said to myself. “That’s our burglar.”

When the lizard moved, it started the siren. I guessed that the alarm had been made in Europe, where there are no house lizards.

Well, I won’t finish this story but if you want an alarm system free of charge, let me know. I’ll send you ours. We bought a dog this morning. It knows the difference between a lizard and a burglar.

78. The writer bought an alarm system to 　　　　.

　　　 A．make sure that he got up early every day

　　　 B．warn him when there were lizards in his house

　　　 C．frighten burglars and tell him that somebody had got into the house

　　　 D．make Mary feel safe to live in the large room

79. The purpose of the three units was to 　　　　　.

　　　 A．send a message to the control unit and start the siren

　　　 B．sound their own sirens when the control unit told them to

　　　 C．check that the control unit worked properly all the time

　　　 D．give them enough light

80. If the writer set the alarm and remained in the room for more than half a minute, 　　　　　.

　　　 A．nothing would happen　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the control unit would not work

　　　 C．the siren would make a noise　　　　　　　　 D．the dog would bark

81. The purpose of the writer in writing the passage is to 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．tell us that the alarm system doesn’t work

　　　 B．tell us an interesting experience

　　　 C．show us how the alarm system works

　　　 D．make it clear that he wants to give away his alarm system

A

　　　 As the world watched the twin towers of the World Trade Center come under attack, a common phrase was repeated:“It looks like a movie.”

　　　 But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world’s highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.

　　　 Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism(恐怖主义) and danger, The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.

　　　 The film“True Lies”, released(发行) in 1994 is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.

　　　 “Independence Day”in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction movie is about a war between human beings and aliens(外来人) from another planet. In the movie, the World Trade Center towers are destroyed.

　　　 Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. “Swordfish” was top of the American box office in June, 2001. But the movie’s story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.

　　　 But it’s unlikely that Hollywood will stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down.

75. What is the main subject of the newspaper article?

　　　 A．The relationship between the Sept.11 attack and Hollywood films.

　　　 B．The effect of the Sept.11 attack on Hollywood films

　　　 C．The response Hollywood made to the Sept.11 attack.

　　　 D．The result of Hollywood films showing violence and disasters.

76. Which of the following is true?

　　 A．Hollywood made a lot of money out of the film “Swordfish” in June.

　 　 B．Hollywood stopped making films showing terrorism and disasters after the Sept.11 attack.

　　 C．“Swordfish” was not allowed to be shown after the Sept.11 attack.

　　 D．The World Trade Center was destroyed because no superman came to save it.

77. From this article we know that 　　　.

　　　 A．Hollywood is a filmmaking center making films of violence and disasters

　　　 B．too many Hollywood films showing terrorism and disasters resulted in the Sept.11 attack

　　　 C．people who were used to the Hollywood films were not shocked at the Sept.11 attack.

　　　 D．in fact, the Sept.11 attack had nothing to do with Hollywood films

74. A. area 　　 　　　　B. space　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. distance

73. A. show off　　　　　　　　　　 B. take on　　　　　　　 　　　 C. depend on 　　　　　 　　 D. keep up

72. A. consideration　　　 B. decision　　　　　　 　　　 C. imagination　　　　　 　 D. explanation

71. A. supported　　　　　　 B. carried　　　　　　　 　　 C. cared for　　　　　　　 　 D. gave birth to