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16．Life is like the four seasons．Now I am very old，but when I was young，it was the spring of my life．I was born，I played a lot，and then I started school．I learned many new things．Like a flower，I grew bigger every day．There were happy days and sorrowful days：some days the sun shone，and some days it didn't．
In my twenties，I had a good job．I was strong and happy．Then I married and had a child．In those days，I didn't have much time to think．Every day I was busy and worked very hard．And so，I started to get some white hairs．The summer of my life passed quickly．
Then the days got shorter．Leaves fell from the trees．My child was a university student，and then an engineer．My home was much quieter．I started walking more slowly．One day I stopped working．I had more time．I understood this was my autumn，a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits．
But the days kept getting shorter and colder．Winter has come．I am older and weaker．I know I do not have many days left，but I will enjoy them to the end．

51．The writer started walking more slowly in theC of his life．
A．spring
B．summer
C．autumn
D．winter
52．According to the passage，which of the following ages is during the summer of his life？
B
A．15．
B．33．
C．62．
D．87．
53．What does the word"sorrowful"mean in this passage？A
A．Sad．
B．Exciting．
C．Wonderful．
D．Pleasant．
54．Which of the following is true？D
A．The writer was an engineer．
B．The writer had a garden with flowers．
C．The writer was always happy as a child．
D．The writer now is old and weak，but still he enjoys his life．
55．The best title of the passage can beD．
A．Four Seasons
B．My Life
C．Four Seasons in a Year
D．Four Seasons in My Life．

17．To err is human．To blame（责备） the other guy is even more human．
Common sense is not all that common．
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse？
These three popular misquotes（戏谑的引语）are meant to be jokes，and yet they tell us a lot about human nature．To err，or to make mistakes，is indeed a part of being human，but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem．Perhaps it is the natural thing to do．The original quote about human nature went like this："To err is human，to forgive，divine（神圣的）．"This saying mirrors an ideal：People should be forgiving of others'mistakes．Instead，we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to．However，taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity（成熟）．
Common sense is what we call clear thought．Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well，and it also means staying with the plan．Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm，but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine．Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies，because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything．People say that in a large company，"the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing．"
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art？One of the common problems with making excuses is that people，especially young people，get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time．There is a corollary（直接推论）to that：if a good excuse is"good"even if it isn't honest，then where is the place of the truth？

53．Which of the following is NOT based on common sense？D
A．A secretary works to a timetable．
B．A company's next move follows a good plan．
C．A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather．
D．A man tries to manage everything in a large company．
54．What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer？C
A．A good excuse is the same as honesty．
B．Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas．
C．Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse．
D．Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea．
55．What would be the best title for this passage？A
A．A Mirror of Human Nature
B．To Blame or to Forgive
C．A Mark of Maturity
D．Truth or Excuse．

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"Can I see my baby？"the happy new mother asked．When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face，she gasped（吃力地喘着气）．The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window．The baby had been born without ears．Luckily，time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect．Though the misfortune（不幸）happened to him，he grew into a handsome boy．Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others．
"You should get in touch with other young people，"his mother told him，with a kindness in her heart．The boy's father talked with the family doctor about his ears．"Could nothing be done？"the father asked．"I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears，if they could be got，"the doctor replied．
Two years went by．One day，his father said to the son，"You are going to the hospital，Son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need，but it's a secret．"The operation is a big success．Later he married and entered the diplomatic（外交的）service．One day，he asked his father，"Who gave the ears？Who gave me so much？I could never do enough for him or her．"
"You could，my son，"said the father，"but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．"
The years kept their secret，but one of the darkest days did come．He stood with his father over his mother's casket（棺材）．Slowly，the father stretched forth（伸出） a hand
and raised the thick，reddish brown hair to  reveal the mother had no outer ears．
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，"his father whispered gently，"and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful，did they？"

41．Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby？D
A．Because her son had a tiny face．
B．Because she saw her son crying．
C．Because her son was in her arms．
D．Because her son was born imperfect．
42．Who gave the son the ears？A
A．His mother．
B．His father．
C．A doctor．
D．A stranger．
43．The underlined word"reveal"in the last but one paragraph means"B"．
A．see
B．show
C．find
D．search
44．The best title for the passage would beC．
A．Mother's hair
B．An unforgettable memory
C．Who gave me the ears？
D．Who is my best respectable person？
45．The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers thatB．
A．The secret was kept until the mother died．
B．Real love lies in what is done but not known．
C．The operation on the boy was a great success．
D．The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up．

1．Once there was a piano player in a bar（酒吧）．People came just to hear him play．But one night，a lady asked him to sing a song．
"I don't sing，"said the man．
But the lady told the waiter，"I'm tired of listening to the piano．I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room，"Hey，friend!If you want to get paid，sing a song!'
So he did．He had never sung in public before．Now he was singing for the very first time!Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent（天赋） he was sitting on!He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar．But once he found，by accident，that he could sing well，he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US．His name was Nat King Cole．
You，too，have skills and abilities．You may not feel that your talent is great，but it may be better than you think．With hard work，most skills can be improved．Besides，you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent．

46．The lady asked the player to sing a song becauseC．
A．she had paid him for this
B．she knew him very well
C．she wanted to have a change
47．Nat King Cole succeeded becauseB．
A．the lady helped him a lot
B．he caught the chance
C．he continued to play in the bar
48．The words"sit on"in the passage probably meanA
A．fail to realize
B．forget to use
C．try to develop
49．From the story we know if you have some talent，you shouldD．
A．work hard to improve yourself
B．ask others for help
C．pay no attention to it
50．Which could be the best title （标题） for the passage？D
A．Find Your Hidden Talent
B．Achieve Success in Life
C．Never Lose Heart．

11．Nowadays some women are spending their weekends at Mother's camp．（70）但是丈夫和孩子不准去那儿．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family？（71）Some women say they need time to be alone．
At Mother's Camp a woman has a room of herself．She can sleep，read or watch TV，and no children will ask，"Mum，what's for dinner？"No husband will say，"Oh，dear，I can't find my clean socks．"（72）In fact，almost half of women in the United States work outside．Many women work fulltime and then come home to a second job taking care of their families．（73）许多丈夫说他们想要帮忙，but then they burn the rice or they can't find the salt．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves．（74）These women say one of their biggest problems is the housework．．

70．There，husbands and children are not allowed．
71．一些女人说他们需要有自己的时间．
72．事实上，几乎一半的美国妇女在外面工作
73．Many of their husbands say they want to help．
74．这些妇女说，他们最大的问题之一是家务．．

18．"Depend on yourself"is what nature says to every man．Parents can help you．Teachers can help you．Others still can help you．But all these only help you to help yourself．
There have been many great men in history．But many of them were very poor in childhood，and had no uncles，aunts or friends to help them．They couldn't depend on them for education．They saw how it was，and began to work with their efforts．To know something，they worked their own way up to fame（荣誉）．
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils，"I can't make worthy men of you，but I can help you make men of yourselves．"
Some young men think they are the best in anything，but in fact they are to be pitied（值得同情的）．They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses（做法）．They are nothing now，and will be nothing as long as they live if they don't follow the advice of their parents and teachers，and depend on their own efforts．

34．The underline phrase"Depend on yourself"in this passage meansC．
A．depend on nature
B．wait for others to help
C．depend on your own efforts
D．depend on your parents
35．Many of the great men in history succeeded becauseB．
A．they were very poor in childhood
B．they made great efforts to learn and work
C．they wanted very much to become famous
D．they could not depend on schools for an education
36．According to the famous teacher in England，a teacher canC．
A．make his pupils worthy men
B．teach his pupils everything he knows
C．help his pupils make themselves useful men
D．make his pupils men of strength and courage
37．The passage tells us thatD．
A．we can depend on our friends and relatives
B．we should depend on our parents and teachers
C．all great men in history were poor when they were young
D．we can't depend on our parents or teachers，but we can get advice from them．

15．-How Bobby is!
-But he can't play basketball very well．（　　）

16．Green is an important color in nature．It is the color of most growing plants．Sometimes，the word green means young，fresh and growing．Sometimes，it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished．
For example，a greenhorn is someone who has no experience，who is new to a situation．A greenhorn in the past was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle．A greenhorn had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job．
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well．You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died．
A green-eyed monster is an expression used by William Shakespeare in his play"Othello"．It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants．A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else．
In most places in the world，a green light is a signal to move ahead．A green light on a traffic signal means your car can go on．In everyday speech，a green light means approval to continue with a project．

47．The expression"B"is most probably used when someone has something he wants．
A．a greenhorn
B．a green-eyed monster
C．a green thumb
48．Someone believes you willC if you have a green thumb in gardening．
A．burn your plants
B．design gardens well
C．grow plants well
49．It'sA to say somebody is"a greenhorn"when he is a newcomer in your company．
A．suitable
B．impolite
C．wrong
50．When your boss says"a green light"to your project，you must feelB．
A．upset
B．happy
C．nervous
51．A green-eyed monster is an expression，describing an unpleasantC．
A．situation
B．signal
C．feeling．

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