58. By the underlined words "permissive period in education" the author means a time _______.

A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B. when everything can be taught at school

C. when every child can be educated

D. when children are permitted to receive education

57. To such children as described in the passage _______.

A. it is easier to say no than to say yes B. neither is easy to say yes nor to say no

C. it is easier to say yes than to say no

D. neither is difficult to say yes nor to say no

56. Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.

A. they watch TV too often

B. they have done too much homework C. they have to do too many duties

D. teachers are too strict with them

74．In the author’s opinion ,the value of a person’s life is 　　　　　　　.

　　　 A．to leave behind a precious memory to the people related .

　　　 B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

　　　 C．to care what others will remember and treasure

　　　 D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

73．What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply ?

　　　 A．Proud 　　　　　　　　 B．Happy 　　　　　　　 C．Disappointed 　　　 D．Worried

72．In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us 　　　　　　　.

　　 A．how much he misses his parents now　　 B．why his parents often appear in his dream

　　 C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness　 D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

71．According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph 　　　　　　　.

　　　 A．puts forward the subject of the text　　　　 B．shows the author’s pity on the kid

　　　 C．acts as an introduction to the discussion　　 D．makes a clear statement of the author’s views

70．The best title for this news report should be 　　　　　　　.

　　　 A．Road accidents 2001　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Road Accidents 2000

　　　 C．Death Up or Down This Year 　　　　　　　 D．$2.9 Million loss in Traffic Accidents

E

“I’ve changed my mind . I wanted to have a telescope , but now I want my daddy back .” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate ,must have touched every heart . Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky . When those whom we love depart from us , we cannot see the stars for a while .

But Lucien , the stars are still there , and one day , when you are older and your tears have gone , you will see them again . And , in a strange way , I expect that you will find your father is there too , in you mind and in your heart .I find that my parents , long dead now , still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive . I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions . I remember that when I became a professor , I was so proud , or rather so pleased with myself , that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents . The reply was a long time in coming , but when it did , all Mother said was ” I　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten . The values of my parents still live on .

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care . Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (挑衅者), and to lay down my life for those in my care ? How many people would want me back for Christmas ? It’s a serious thought , one to give me pause .

I pray silently , something , in the dead of night , that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul form the sword (剑), and my darling form the power of the dog .”Yet I know that death comes to us all , and sometimes comes suddenly . We must therefore plan not to live forever , but live as if we will die tomorrow . We live on , I’m sure , in the lives of those we loved , and therefore we ought to have to care for what they will remember and what they will treasure . If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true , there might be fewer knives on our streets today .

69．Which is true according to the news report ?

　　　 A．The traffic accidents in 2002 will go up continuously.

　　　 B．Economic Daily said the traffic accidents caused a loss worth 2.9 million US dollars in 2000.

C．In January 2002 , there were 3,821 highway traffic accidents .

　　　 D．There were more traffic accidents in January 2001 than in January 2002.