59. Jim was sent back to operation because ________.

A. his heart didn't work well　　 　　　　 　　　　B. he expected a full recovery

　　 C. his life was drawing to a close　　　　　　 D. the first one wasn't well performed

59.Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A.The writer could run faster than Amery.

B.The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.

C.Amery was a student in Grade Four.

D.Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.

答案　 56.C　 57.D　 58.A　 59.D

Passage 38

(07·四川B篇)

Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close.

When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48^th birthday.

Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist (心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim's case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim's father was 48.

"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial (判决) he had expected for forty years. " Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.

　　 Jim's case shows the powerful role that attitude (态度) plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim's, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.

58.By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the write　 .

　 A.tried to please Amery　　　 　　　　　　　　B.challenged Amery

C.threatened Amery　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.admired his father

57.The writer felt“ashamed” because　　 .

　 A.he was laughted at by other boys　

B.Amery turned out to be in the same grade

C.he pushed Amery hard and hurt him　

D.he played a joke on an outstanding athlete

56.The writer thought Amery“a fair game”because the boy　 .

　 A.looked like an animal　　　　　　　　　　 B.was fond of games

C.was of similar size　　　　　　　　　　　 D.was good at sports

64.It can be concluded from the passage that　　 .

A.promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B.the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C.it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D.the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

答案　 61.D　 62.A　 63.D　 64.B

Passage 37

(07·江西A篇)

I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of　 this with boys of my own size or less.

One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him 　a fair game. Coming secretly behind,I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength masking its way by face strokes (猛力地划)to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtok me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of ther pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys.“Do you know what you have done?”they said,“It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym,he has got his football honor.”

I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small.”He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word,“My father, who is a great man, is also small.”At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.

63.Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after　 .

A.he got married to Karen

B.the family members were tested

C.Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D.he found something wrong with his tongue

62.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “　　　　　 ”.

A.were lucky in having　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.were asked to adopt

C.regretted having　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D.gave birth to

61.By telling the story of Karen,the author intends to 　　　　　　　　　　 　.

A.were people against high risk behaviors

B.stress the importance of medical tests

C.express sympathy for AIDS victims

D.show the consequences of AIDS

60. What is the text mainly about?

　 A. The early life of a journalist.

　 B. The early success of a journalist.

　 C. The happy childhood of the writer.

　 D. The important role of the writer in his family.

答案　 56.C　 57.D　 58.A　 59.B　 60.A

Passage 36

(07·湖北A篇)

Karen,grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States,maintained high moral(道德的) standars throughout her youth..In 1984,at the age of 23,she married Bill.They were blessed with two children,a boy and a girl.

By 1991 their love had deepened,and they were happy.Later that year,Bill developed a white spot on his tongue.He visited a doctor.

One day shortly after that,Bill called Karen to sit beside him.He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her.The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV,the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested.Bill and Karen’s results were positive.Bill had become infected before he met Katen;then he passed the virns on to Karen.The children’s results were negative.Within three years,Bill was dead.“I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly.I cried many nights.He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,”says Karen.Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death,she is still alive.The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is but one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS,a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia.Ireland and Paraguay.According to one UN report,Africa has 21 million of these victims.By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history.Of the wold’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49,1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV.Of these,only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected.In some parts of Africa,25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981,about 11.7 million people have died of it.It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone,about 2,heless,there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS.During the past few years,there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations.In addition,promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.