Some years ago I worked with people on public welfare. I believed that everybody had the ability to be 　26 and all we have to do was to make them start working.

The first thing I said to them was, "I would like to know what your 　 27 are." Everyone looked at me as if I were 28 . One woman said "I don't know what you can 　29 with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids." I said. "That's terrible. You are very much 　30 with the rats and your kids. How can we help?" " I could use a new screen door（纱门）because there are 31 in the old." I asked, "Is there anybody knowing 　32 to fix it?" A man said, "Long ago I used to do things like that but now I have a bad back, but I'll 33 ." I gave him some money to do that.

　 The next week, when the group was 34, I asked the woman, "Well, is your 35 door fixed?" "Oh, yes," she said. "Then we can start dreaming, right?" She 36 at me. I asked the man, "How do you feel?" He said, "Well, it's funny that I'm beginning to feel a lot 　37 ." These seemingly small 　38 allowed the group to see that dreams were not stupid. One woman 　39 that she wanted to be a secretary. I said, " What 　40 in your way?" She answered, "I have six kids, and no one can 　41 　them while I'm away." I asked "Who would help this woman while she gets some 　42 at school?" Another woman said "I got kids, too, but I could do that." So the woman went to school.

In 12 weeks these people were 43 public welfare. The woman who 44 the children became a licensed foster care (代别人照看孩子)person. The man became a handyman. I've not only done that 　45 , I've done it many times.

26. A. self-confident B. self-employed C. self-independent D. self-control　　　

27. A. purposes B. goals C. hopes D. dreams

28. A. crazy B. ridiculous C. funny D. normal

29. A. live B. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. go 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

30. A. involved 　　　　　　　　　 B. furnished　　　　　　　　 C. equipped 　　　　　　　　 D. troubled

31. A. rats B. holes　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sinks 　　　　　　　　　　 D. crashes

32. A. what 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

33. A. continue B. try　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. do D. work 34. A. sat B. placed　　　　　　　　　　 C. seated　　　　　　　　　　 D. positioned

35. A. new B. wood　　　　　　　　　　　 C. main　　　　　　　　　　　 D. screen 　　

36. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　　　　　　　 C. glared　　　　　　　　　　 D. stared

37. A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　　　　　　 D. less

38. A. strengths B. weakness　　　　　　　　 C. successes 　　　　　　　　　 D. failures

39. A. complained　　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　　　　　 C. shared　　　　　　　　　　 D. yelled

40. A. stands　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops　　　　　　　　　　　 C. allows　　　　　　　　　　 D. admits

41. A. take care B. look after　　　　　　　　 C. attend with　　　　　　　 D. pay attention

42. A. education B. help C. benefit D. training

43. A. back 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

44. A. took in C. took down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. took away D. took along

45. A. forever　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

Some years ago I worked with people on public welfare. I believed that everybody had the ability to be 　26 and all we have to do was to make them start working.

The first thing I said to them was, "I would like to know what your 　 27 are." Everyone looked at me as if I were 28 . One woman said "I don't know what you can 　29 with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids." I said. "That's terrible. You are very much 　30 with the rats and your kids. How can we help?" " I could use a new screen door（纱门）because there are 31 in the old." I asked, "Is there anybody knowing 32 to fix it?" A man said, "Long ago I used to do things like that but now I have a bad back, but I'll 33 ." I gave him some money to do that.

　 The next week, when the group was 34, I asked the woman, "Well, is your 35 door fixed?" "Oh, yes," she said. "Then we can start dreaming, right?" She 36 at me. I asked the man, "How do you feel?" He said, "Well, it's funny that I'm beginning to feel a lot　 37 ." These seemingly small 　38 allowed the group to see that dreams were not stupid. One woman 　39 that she wanted to be a secretary. I said, " What 40 in your way?" She answered, "I have six kids, and no one can 41 them while I'm away." I asked "Who would help this woman while she gets some 　42 at school?" Another woman said "I got kids, too, but I could do that." So the woman went to school.

In 12 weeks these people were 43 public welfare. The woman who 44 the children became a licensed foster care (代别人照看孩子)person. The man became a handyman. I've not only done that 　45 , I've done it many times.

26. A. self-confident B. self-employed 　　　　 C. self-independent D. self-control　　　

27. A. purposes　　　　　　　　　 B. goals　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hopes D. dreams

28. A. crazy B. ridiculous 　　　　　　　 C. funny D. normal

29. A. live　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. go 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

30. A. involved 　　　　　　　　　 B. furnished　　　　　　　　 C. equipped 　　　　　　　　 D. troubled

31. A. rats　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. holes　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sinks D. crashes

32. A. what 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

33. A. continue B. try　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. do D. work

34. A. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　　　　 C. seated D. positioned

35. A. new B. wood　　　　　　　　　　　 C. main D. screen 36. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　　　　　　　 C. glared　　　　　　　　　　 D. stared

37. A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　　　　　　 D. less

38. A. strengths 　　　　　　　　 B. weakness　　　　　　　　 C. successes D. failures

39. A. complained　　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　　　　　 C. shared　　　　　　　　　　 D. yelled

40. A. stands　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops　　　　　　　　　　　 C. allows　　　　　　　　　　 D. admits

41. A. take care B. look after　　　　　　　　 C. attend with D. pay attention

42. A. education 　　　　　　　　 B. help 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. benefit D. training

43. A. back 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

44. A. took in C. took down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. took away D. took along

45. A. forever　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat. No more, though. Today, a gentleman will probably look out of the window, or, if he feels a bit guilty(内疚), hides behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand until someone else gets off.

　　You can't entirely blame(完全责备)men for this change in manners. The days are gone when women could be referred to as the weaker sex. A whole generation(代)of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, but in social attitudes(态度). Hold a door open for some women and you're likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as inferiors(能力低下的人), unable to open doors for themselves. Take a girl out for a meal and she'll probably insist on paying her share of the bill; though on second thoughts perhaps that's not such a bad idea.

　　It's no wonder, then, that men have given up some of the gestures of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women. On the other hand, automatic male (men) politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs of women, so that men can see women as equal human beings.

　　Maybe that's worth standing in the bus or train.

1．The new generation of women wants to be ________.

[　　]

A．treated not as the weaker sex

B．treated as the weaker sex

C．cared for on buses and trains

D．better treated than before

2．According to the passage, which of the following is not correct?

[　　]

A．Some women may get angry if you open the doors for them.

B．Girls don't want you to pay for meal at all.

C．Some women may criticized (批评) you if you show too much politeness to them.

D．A girl may be unhappy if you insist on paying her share of the bill.

3．From this passage, we know that ________.

[　　]

A．women need true consideration of their needs and feelings

B．men have given up some politeness they used to show to women

C．women often get angry if you are polite to them

D．women should stand in the bus or train

4．The passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．gentlemen and ladies have equal rights on a bus or train

B．ladies wonder why gentlemen offer their seats to them

C．gentlemen consider politeness to be more important than ladies do

D．the change in manners has taken place between men and women

　　　 Everybody in this world is different from one another．But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?

　　　 As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life. Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money. According to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are the ant, the cricket and the snail.

The ant—works first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don’t care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.

The cricket—fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance.

The snail—lives under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans（代款） from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

64．According to this passage, one's values _　　　　　　 .

A．may not change easily in one's lifetime 　　　 B． may he his ways of managing money

　 C．may he his beliefs about society　　　 　　　 D． determine his family and education

65．Mr．Smith always, enjoys spending a weekend with his friends, fishing hunting and playing cards．Moreover, he spends money in a very luxurious way．So Mr．Smith belongs to_　　　　 ．

　 A．the ant type　　 B．the snail type　　 C．the cricket type　　 D．none of them

66．The writer of the passage seems to be in favor of 　　　　　　　 ．

　 A． the cricket　 　　 B． the snail　　 　　 C． the ant　 　　　　　 D． all of them

67．Which is the most suitable title of this passage?

　 A． How to understand your values　　　　 　 B．What comes first

　 C． Work and fun　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Spending kinds