Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes.Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden (监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941.In these 21 years he made many reforms --- and an important part of his success was due to his wife Katherine.

       Katherine took seriously the idea that the prisoners are human beings ,worthy of attention and respect .She regularly visited inside the walls of Sing Sing.She encouraged the prisoners, took things to them and spent time listening to them.Most importantly, she cared about them.And as a result, they cared deeply about her.

       Then one night in October of 1937, news was "telegraphed" between the prison cells that Katherine had been killed in an accident.The prisoners asked the warden to allow them to attend her funeral.He agreed to their strange request and a few days later the south gate of Sing Sing swung slowly open.Hundreds of men who had committed almost every crime imaginable marched slowly out of the prison, later gathered again at the gate and returned to their cells.There were so many that they proceeded unguarded.But no one tried to escape.If he had, the others might have killed him immediately.So devoted were they to Katherine Lawes, the woman who daily walked into Hell to show the men a piece of Heaven.

       Katherine' s strength was to see the men less as prisoners and more as individuals.Thomas Moore once said, "We can only treat badly those things or people whose souls we show no respect for."

59.When Katherine's husband was the warden at Sing Sing Prison, she did the following things EXCEPT_______________.

       A.encouraging the prisoners        

B.visiting the prison houses

       C.doing some writing for the prisoner 

D.spending time in listening to the prisoners

60.Why did the prisoners ask the warden to allow them to attend Katherine’s funeral?

       A.Because Katherine didn't look down upon them and cared about them.

       B.Because Katherine was the wife of the warden.

       C.Because Katherine made reforms in the prison.

       D.Because Katherine had been killed by one of them.

61.Whom does the underlined part “the others” refer to?

       A.The policemen at the funeral.     B.The other prisoners.

       C.The guards.                   D.The policemen from other prisons.

62.The best title of this passage is_________.

       A.Katherine Lawes' s Life   B.Reforms at Sing Sing Prison

       C.To Honor Their Souls      D.To Meet Their Requirement

 The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

  If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

  When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

  The market may be something abstract. But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

63.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A. Selling and Buying.   

B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

       C. What the market can do for you  

D. What is the market?

64.All of the following acts are producing for the market except        .

       A. attending a night school    

B. working in a bank

C. printing a book            

D. growing beans for sale

65.You are buying from the market when you        .

       A. borrow a book from the library         

B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

       C. look after your children         

 D. eat at restaurants

66.In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?

       A. It helps you save money         

B. It provides you with everything you need

       C. It tells you how to grow tomatoes  

D. It tells you what to produce

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