63. In what way did Amelia's mother help Amelia in her career?

　　　 　　 A. By helping her to buy a plane　　　　　 B. by taking her to an air show

　　　 　　 C. By pressuring her to become a pilot　　 D. By giving her flying lessons

No. 17

Decades before the American Revolution of 1776, Jesse Fish, a native New Yorker, retreated to an Island off St. Augustine, Florida, to escape an unpleasant family situation. In time he became Florida’s first orange baron(巨商) and his oranges were in great demand in London throughout the 1770s. The English found them juicy and sweet and preferred them to other varieties, even though they had thin skins and were hard to peel.

There would probably have been other successful commercial growers before Fish if Florida had not been under Spanish rule for some two hundred years. Columbus first brought seeds for citrus(柑桔)trees to the New World and planted them in the Antilles. But most likely it was Pone de Leon who introduced oranges to the North American continent when he discovered Florida in 1513. For a time, each Spanish sailor on a ship bound for America was required by law to carry one hundred seeds with him. Later because seeds tended to dry out, all Spanish ships were required to carry young orange trees. The Spaniards planted citrus trees only for medicinal purposes, however. They saw no need to start commercial groves(园林) because oranges were so abundant in Spain.

62. It may be inferred from the passage that, at the turn of the century, it was LEAST common

　 for girls to____.

　　　 　　 A. wear skirts　 B. have doting parents C. move from town to town　 D. play with rifles

61. According to the passage, Edwin gave the girls which of the following items?

　　　 　　 A. An airplane　　　　 B. Footballs　 C. An automobile　　　 D. Gym suits

60. Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?

　　　 A. He believed his white friends would help him out.

　　　 B. He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people.

　　　 C. He thought he was educated and should he treated differently.

　　　 D. He thought, being an important person. he should not be kept waiting.

No. 16

　　 　　　 In Kansas at the turn of the century, Edwin and Amy Earhar doted on (溺爱)their active daughters, Amelia and Muriel. Edwin gave the girls footballs and rifles, while Amy shocked the community by dressing them in gym suits instead of skirts. Edwin's job caused the family to move from town to town, and the girls’ interest in rough sports and shooting rats raised eyebrows wherever they went.

　　 　　　 Amelia's parents did not pressure her to reform as she grew older, even when she dabbled(轻率地对待) in the domains of science and automobile mechanics. But in 1920, when she went aloft(在空中) at an air show and returned home determined to learn how to fly, even her liberal Parents hesitated. They soon gave in, however, and within months Amelia was flying a Kinner Airster her mother helped her buy.

59. In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means　　.

　　　 A. he stuck to those old racial ideas　　　　 B. he graduated from an old white school

　　　 C. he was in charge of an old black school　 D. he was an old official in the government

58. The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because　　　.

　　　 A. he could not speak English in a polite way

　　　 B. he thought the writer wouldn’t understand English

　　　 C. that was the language he used when speaking to Africans

　　　 D. that was the only language he could speak when he was angry

57. The writer was, at the time of the story, _________.

　　　 A. a European officer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. an African servant

　　　 C. a drugstore assistant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a black school teacher

56. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

　　　 A. Better Late Than Early　　　　　　　　 B. On Keeping Late Hours

　　　 C. The Earlier, the Better　　　　　　　　 D. Better Late Than Never

No. 15

There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter, a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest (抗议) against this kind of thing, and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store, I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard (怪声怪气的) language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served. The manager became angry and said, “Even if you stand there till Christmas, I will never serve you.”

I went to the District Commissioner’s office. Fortunately, he was out, for he was one of the old school; however, I saw a young District officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he wou1d buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did, and I well remember him saying to the manager，“Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant.” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said, “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was, then, of course I should have given him proper service.”

I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store … any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend? I want to prove that any man of any color, whatever his position, should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted, After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.

55. We can infer from the passage that　　 .

　　　 A. starting school early can improve students’ health

　　　 B. some schools haven’t put starting school late into practice

　　　 C. sleeping late can provide the students more time to read books

　　　 D. more parents are supporting the traditional starting school time

54.What is the writer’s attitude toward the change in school time?

　　　 A. He is in favor of it.　　　　　　　　　 B. He seems to object to it.

　　　 C. He is unconcerned with it.　　　　　　　　 D. He is doubtful about it.