12、 He didn’t go into details on the subject, he spoke ___ .

A. in common          B. in general                  C. in a short                       D. in word

11、It was funny that when _____Mary began to weep sadly.

A. praising             B. praised                    C. being praised                   D. having praised

10、---You must be excited about going to Paris for schooling.

----____, but  I’m afraid I can’t do well because my French is poor.

A. All right   B. Well, I ought to   C. I don’t know yet   D. Certainly not

9、

----I’m taking the College Entrance Examinations tomorrow.

---- _________.

A. Cheers    B. Good luck   C. Come on    D. Congratulations

8、 If everyone lived in ____ harmony, we would have ____ wonderful world.

A .the; /        B. a; the       C./; the        D. /; a

6、     No matter how long your life is, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that have been written, and the few you do read should include the best. It is to be expected that the selections will change over time. Yet there is a surprising uniformity (一致) in the lists which represent the best choices of any period.

    What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all there are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.

    Great books are probably the most widely read. They are not best sellers for a year or two. They are enduring best sellers. Gone with the Wind has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or Don Quixote. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer Iliad has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.

    Great books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.

Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.

Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life. There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly. Wisdom is fortified (加强), not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.

72. Which is NOT the criterion (标准) in the following when evaluating a great book?

       A. Although not a best seller, it must be the most widely read.

       B. A great book can be read without any effort.

       C. Great books are never out of date.

       D. Great books will not disappoint you if you try to read them well.

73. According to the author, Gone With the Wind is ______.

       A. a great book                                  B. disliked by readers who like Shakespeare

       C. read more often than Don Quixote   D. a great book for only a few years

74. After reading the passage, we can infer that ______.

   A. different periods have different lists of best books because there are many books for people to choose from

   B. if you don’t read an elementary textbook, you may have difficulty in understanding an advanced one

   C. Homer Iliad must be a best seller when it came out

   D. great books often deal with unsolved problems of human life for the writers have confidence in settling them

75. The best title for this passage is ______.

       A. Great Books in Your Life        B. Great Books in Your Specialty

       C. How to Find a Great Book?     D. What Is a Great Book?

5、    I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.

    With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.

“OK, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” Shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being expression of support from his sister.

    All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers (螃蟹鳌) and crawled towards them, “Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after.

Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feeling, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.

    We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I’m reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

68. The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because ______.

       A. the weather was so unpleasant

       B. he was tired of his boring work

       C. the kids didn’t ask him to join them

       D. a Daddy has his right to do so

69. Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

       A. No obvious reason.   B. The boy’s yelling back.

       C. His self-awareness.   D. The girl’s expression.

70. According to the passage, the author will ______ in another similar situation.

       A. play a crab again like this time  B. apologize to kids in a sincere way

       C. avoid blaming kids in a hurry    D. beat them up about such things

71. What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?

       A. How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault.

       B. How to blame our children in a more interesting way.

       C. How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids.

       D. How to persuade children to do what they are told to.

4、MONEY-SAVING TIPS FOR DISNEY WORLD

    Every time you visit Disney World, there’s something new to see. What began in 1971 as the Magic Kingdom now includes the high-tech, movie-mad Disney and Animal Kingdom. Each time the park expands, so do your chances to spend money. How can you save? As a family guide to Disney World, I’ve been to the park more than 25 times with my kids, and I’ve developed a few money-saving plans.

    ● Buy the five-day All-in-One Hopper Pass (入场券). Even if you’re visiting for fewer days, it’s a deal (the pass costs $ 229 for visitors ages 10 and up, $ 183 for kids ages three to nine and is free for kids under age three). Without the pass, you’ll have to pay separately for Pleasure Island and the water parks. A single trip to Blizzard Beach, for example, would cost a family of four $ 100.

● Dine out at lunch. The prices at some of the nicer restaurants, especially those in Epcot’s World Showcase, are much lower at noontime than at dinner. It’s wise to make reservations before you leave home. Call 407-W-DISNEY.

● Become a Gold Card Member. For $65, you can get a Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card (call 1-800-56-DISNEY). Card-holders get up to 20 percent off Disney hotel rooms, plus price breaks on character breakfasts, theme park tickets and goods from Disney stores.

● Don’t pay extra to see a character. Character-theme dinner shows are expensive, costing a family of four about $ 140, and even a character breakfast, where Mickey or Donald Duck joins you for cakes, can set you back $ 50. If your budget is tight, try to meet the characters inside the theme parks and at free in-park shows. You can watch the Diamond Horseshoe show, for example, in the Magic Kingdom for no additional cost, while the similarly themed Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue requires expensive tickets.

● Wait until the end of your trip to buy souvenirs. By then, the kids will really know what they want, and you won’t waste money on expensive things.

64. If you are short of money, the writer suggests ______.

       A. you should not buy things for the kids from Disney stores

       B. you should not buy souvenirs at the beginning of the trip

       C. you should not make a trip to Blizzard Beach

       D. you should not have your meals out at noontime

65. Which of the following can be used in place of “set you back”?

       A. Offer you.  B. Save you. C. Cost you. D. Return you.

66. You should pay more money _______.

       A. if you have a five-day All-in-One Hopper Pass while you’re visiting for four days

       B. if you do not make a reservation for hotel rooms in advance

       C. if you are not a Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card holder

       D. if you have lunch at a restaurant in Epcot’s World showcase

67. The economical way of meeting the Disney cartoon characters is ______.

       A. to have a character breakfast

       B. to watch the Diamond Horseshoe show

       C. to pay separately for Pleasure Island and the water parks

       D. to attend the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue

3、    While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it’s not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality but tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds.

    “As early as age three, before schooling a child has had a chance to play a role, and throughout childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests,” wrote Anne Case and Christina Paxson of Princeton University in a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

    The findings were based primarily on two British studies that followed children born in 1958 and 1970, respectively, through adulthood and a U.S. study on height and occupational choice.

    Other studies have pointed to low self-esteem, better health that accompanies greater height, and social discrimination as criminals for lower pay for shorter people.

    But researchers Case and Paxson believe the height advantage in the job world is more than just a question of image.

    “As adults, taller individuals are more likely to be selected into higher paying occupations that require more advanced verbal (言辞的) and numerical skills and greater intelligence, for which they earn handsome returns,” they wrote.

    But the researchers said the differences in performance crop up long before the tall people enter the job force. Prenatal (产前的) care and the time between birth and the age of 3 are critical periods for determining future cognitive ability and height.

    “Prenatal care and prenatal nutrition are just incredibly important, even more so than we already knew,” Case said in an interview.

60. If you are among the taller individuals, you are likely to ______.

       A. get higher paying occupations             B. have higher self-esteem

       C. be unhealthy                                     D. be the height of 5 feet 4 inches

61. What can we learn from the study of Anne Case and Christina Paxson?

       A. Tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts.

       B. Prenatal care and prenatal nutrition are less important than we already know.

       C. The reason for lower pay for shorter people is social discrimination.

       D. Taller children perform significantly better on cognitive test.

62. The underlined phrase “crop up” is closest in meaning to ______.

       A. come in         B. come up            C. get out             D. stand up

63. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

       A. The Difference between Tall People and Short People

       B. Tall People Earn more than Shorter Counterparts

       C. Taller People Are Smarter

       D. A Study on Height and Occupational Choice