阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

     Have you ever spent a night on a train? In the world of high speed railways and low-fare (价格低廉)airlines, traveling by night train sounds out of date. The main way of railway travel is long gone in most European countries and the United States.   60   . They are considered rather economical (节省的) ways of traveling from city to city as the fares are a lot lower than flights and traveling between cities takes many hours or even days.

     The first extensive (广泛的) use of sleeping cars started in the 1830s in the US. A name worth mentioning here is George Pullman, an American industrialist. In the 1860s, Pullman successfully ran his sleeping car business by offering all kinds of good services. The food provided on the comfortable Pullman trains was as delicious as the best restaurants of that time.   61   .

     Considering the time spent, business people may prefer to travel by plane, but modern sleeping cars provide an comfortable way of traveling.   62   . The other advantage is that sleeping cars take you directly to the big city stations, while most airports are usually located far away from the city centers.   63   .

A. The Pullman trains quickly became popular as a result of his creation

B. The planes are often late and uncomfortable

C. But in China and India, night trains are quite common

D. So if you are not in a rush, overnight trains are a great way to get around

E. One advantage of overnight trains is that you are getting a night’s rest while traveling

None of us is quite as healthy in mind as we seem, but neither is every unusual thing we do means we’re unhealthy. How to tell the difference? Start by reading the letters below, which have been analyzed by our experts.

(1) Lately, after I read an unusual word, I often can’t get it out of my head for days, sometimes weeks. I silently repeat it to myself, often spell it, and even wake up in the night with it ringing in my head. What’s wrong with my brain?

That sounds like a little obsession (着迷). Your brain feels that for some reason it must repeat this word. Unless it is taking up more than an hour of your day or really influencing your life, it is not serious. To stop it, leave it alone. If you really want to stop the repetition, set aside ten minutes a day to repeat the word over and over again. Do it so many times that you finally get sick of it.

(2) I sometimes have strange dreams when taking a short sleep, and I think they’re real when I wake up. Then, as I come around, I realize they aren’t. Is there something wrong with me?

What’s wrong is that you take short sleeps and most of us don’t! But are you mad? No. We all have strange dreams, and it’s normal, upon waking, to be fuzzy (模糊) for a little while or even not to remember where we are. What is not normal is if you don’t have these dreams.

(3) When people are eating, I can’t stand the sound of a fork or spoon knocking on a plate or bowl. I begin shaking and having a headache. I’m also sickened by the sound of people chewing with their mouths open. Is there something wrong with me?

It seems that there is something wrong with everyone else you know. How come they don’t eat with their mouths closed? At the least, you’re over sensitive (敏感) to little noise. You may also be troubled by a disorder in mind called misophonia. Try drawing your attention away from the noise. Pay attention to something else as hard as you can when you eat with your friends: the music in the background, the scene out the window, even what they’re talking about. You can train yourself to be less troubled by the noise.

(4) When I’m driving and have to cross a bridge, my heart starts racing and I feel light-headed. The fear that I’m going to pass out makes the whole situation worse. Am I crazy?

This sounds like an anxiety (忧虑), which can bring on heart illness and a real sense that you’re going to die. This kind of feeling is the body’s reaction to the possible danger in near future. To keep your anxiety from progressing, try the old method: breathing. When you feel your heart starting to race, take a deep breath in three or four times, and then let it out five or six times until you start to feel comfortable. You can also make a tape of your favourite song, and sing along as you cross the bridge.

56. What does the word analyzed mean in the first paragraph?

A. Divided into parts.                                    B. Examined carefully.

C. Discussed in groups.                                D. Treated scientifically.

57. Which person described in the four letters has got something wrong?

A. The first two.                                                 B. No. 1 and No. 3.

C.       The last two.                                           D. No. 2 and No. 4.

58. What can we do when we have strange dreams after a short sleep?

A. It’s not necessary for us to do anything.

B. We can think about the dreams once again.

C. It’s a good idea to pay attention to other things.

D. We’d better go to see a doctor as early as possible.

59. From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. we don’t need to worry about anything in mind

B. disorders in mind can be treated by ourselves

C. one must face all kinds of problems in life

D. if you are brave, nothing can trouble you

If you look through the Surui reserve (保护区) with Google Earth, you will see a green area in the middle of yellow surroundings. Once, the Paiter-Surui tribe (部落) lived in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. But after the tribe met with Westerners years ago, they nearly disappeared: diseases brought by outsiders reduced the Surui’s numbers from 5,000 to about 250.

Today, some 1,300 people live in 23 villages across 600,000 acres (英亩). Though they are wearing T-shirts and jeans, the Surui decide to protect the tribal culture. They are in danger again. Trees are being cut, animals are being killed, and the forest is becoming smaller and smaller. But this time it’s different. The Surui people have put aside their bows and arrows and taken up a new weapon (武器): the Internet.

The idea comes from the leader of the Surui, Chief Almir Narayamoga. “We decided to use computers to bring attention to our situation,” says Narayamoga. The first in his tribe to go to college, he learned how to use computers.

The chief asked about the possibility of making a map of the Surui reserve using Google Earth. An online tour of the reserve, he believed, would help protect the Surui by showing the world the results of cutting trees and the attacks (进攻) on tribal land. It would also tell the government about their situation. This way, Narayamoga hoped to raise money to protect the rain forest by planting one million trees. “Training and education is now our kind of war,” he says. “We know we have to do so.”

Narayamoga’s visit to Google was a great success. The Internet search company sent teams to the Amazon to train the Surui in using computers, cameras, and phones to photograph their surroundings, which could be found using GPS and then shown on Google Earth. The Surui have now mapped the whole reserve and recorded the animals and plants of the rainforest within it.

While their work is supported (支持) by some international groups, Narayamoga hopes they can support themselves within ten years, with coffee production and tourism. The great thing about the Surui is that they try to find their own ways to deal with the problems they face.

53. How many people are still living in the tribe today?

A. About 600,000.     B. About 5,000.             C. About 1,300.             D. About 250.

54. What is the greatest danger the Surui face now?

A. They are often attacked.                                   B. The reserve is getting smaller.

C. Their culture is forgotten.                          D. The rainforest is disappearing.

55. What do the Surui mainly depend on to protect their land?

A. Normal tools in life.                                  B. Scientific knowledge.

C. Help from outside.                                    D. Information technology.

When you work long hours and Sundays are no longer a day to rest, feeling overworked can become the new normal. Take sportsmen as examples and do the same yourself, so you’ll know if you’re overworking.

Check your resting heart rate (率). Every day, before you get out of bed, take your pulse (脉搏). Usually your heart rate will stay within a few beats every minute. But when you’re overworked, the rate increases. If your heart rate is up in the morning, get a little more rest or sleep that night.

Check your emotions. Getting angry easily? If you can’t put your finger on a clear reason, there may be something wrong with your emotions. Hoping to change the condition won’t help. The only way out is a break.

Check your weight. If you lose or increase more than 1% of body weight from one day to the next, something is wrong. Maybe yesterday you were too busy and failed to notice you didn’t eat and drink enough. Or maybe you failed to notice that you were eating too much.

50. How many ways are mentioned to check if we’re overworking?

A. Two.                    B. Three.                      C. Four.                       D. Five.

51. When should we check our heart rate?

A. In the morning.     B. In the afternoon.              C. At noon.                   D. At night.

52. What is the best way to deal with the problem of overwork?

A. Doing more sports.                                          B. Drinking more water.

C. Having more rest.                                     D. Eating less food.

Now you’re really flying.

Remember being best friends when you were young? Times change but people don’t—they’re still your friends and you’ll have fun together. Cathay Pacific flies to over 90 different places in the world so you can meet old friends and make new ones. The next move is yours.

47. What are the two advertisements about?

  A. First: an airline; second: a car.             B. First: a car; second: an airline.

  C. Both: airlines.                                    D. Both: cars.

48. What places can Cathay Pacific take us to?

A. Only the places in our city.          B. The places all over the Pacific.

C. Only the places in our country.           D. The places all over the world.

49. “Environmentally friendly” and “fun to drive” are ______.

  A. the same               B. a little different   C. just opposite    D. almost similar

I had been a high school teacher for six years and had watched a lot of TV shows about solving cases (破案). I was about to begin my dream    35   , something I had wanted for a long, long time.

When one of the officers followed me out, I couldn’t wait to ask, “Did I pass, sir?” “No,” he said angrily. “What? Why?” I wondered. He then    41    at his shirt and shouted, “See this?   42    shots! Luckily they were paintballs. I didn’t wear any protective gear (装备) because I was just in the corner to    43    you.”

I said sorry to the officer and told him that I was not terrible at other police trainings and I always scored a high mark when we    44    telling someone that their family member had died. “That’s good,” he said. “Because when you accidentally    45    someone with the way you did, you will be able to tell the family very nicely how they died.” In the end, after nine months of what is usually a six-month course, I realized that people around me would be a lot better off if I    46    to teaching.

I am now the Head of Department for English at a high school. The words of the Rolling Stones spring to mind: You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.

35. A. test                     B. job                    C. action                   D. chance

36. A. legs                   B. arms                C. head                     D. chest

37. A. nervously            B. happily           C. carefully                   D. quietly      

38. A. pulled              B. picked            C. held                      D. found

39. A. tried                   B. started            C. decided                    D. managed

40. A. proud              B. confident           C. pleased               D. surprised

41. A. looked             B. knocked            C. pointed                     D. laughed

42. A. Two                   B. Three                C. Four                        D. Five

43. A. score                  B. help                  C. watch                      D. protect

44. A. finished            B. practiced           C. kept                         D. enjoyed

45. A. hurt                    B. hit                     C. kill                           D. wound

46. A. took                B. changed            C. got                          D. returned

--Could you please tell me______ now?

--Yes. I live in Dongsi.

A. where do you live B. where did you live

C. where you live　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. where you lived

 –How clean your rooms are!

--Thank you. They______ every day.

 A. clean               B. cleaned                     C. have cleaned      D. are cleaned

--What did Mr. Brown do before he came to China?

--He ______ in a car factory.

A. work　　　　　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　　　　　　 C. is working　　　　 D. will work

--Excuse me. ______ is it from here to the zoo?

--Let me see. It’s about two kilometers.

A. How long 　　　 B. How soon 　　 　　　 C. How much 　　　 D. How far