The private automobile （私家车） has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.

    For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.

Family life has been affected （影响） in various ways, The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can't keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims （受害者） of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD （Mothers Against Drunk Driving）. These women want to prevent further tragedies （悲剧）. They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age, Students have formed a similar organization, SADD （Students Against Drunk Driving） and are spreading the same message among their friends.

For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A. Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities.

B. Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics.

C. Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work.

D. Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools.

65. What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving?

A. Patents have paid more attention to their children.

B. Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving.

C. Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol.

D. University students have asked the government to solve the problem.

66. We can infer from the text that ____________ in America.

A. it will be more difficult for people to get new cars

B. parents will not allow their children to have their own cars

C. the government will encourage people to use public transportation

D. cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems

Everyone has got two personalities―the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour，but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. 

If you go to sleep on your back，you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident. 

If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive（不坦率的）person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn（顽固的），but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. 

If you sleep curled up（卷曲），you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt. 

If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful.  You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people. 

60. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _____.

A. only in a normal night

B. only when you go to sleep

C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D. only when you change sleeping position

61. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality？

A. He or she is always open with others.  

B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.  

C. He or she is always easily upset.  

D. He or she tends to believe in others.  

62. Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why？

A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.  

B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.  

C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.  

D. He or she wouldn't like to get help from you.  

63. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ______ .  

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people

He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.

Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his government’s AIDS policies and millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.

Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.

At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother（养母）, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.

Johnson attracted the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13^th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant（怀孕的） women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.

Johnson’s speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.

56. The underlined words “claimed his life”(paragraph 3) means _______.

A. did good to Johnson’s life        B. helped Johnson to survive

C. caused the death of Johnson      D. made Johnson weak

57. The main idea in paragraphs 5 and 6 is ________.

A. Johnson attracted the world’s attention

B. Johnson stood in front of South African President Thabo Mbeki

C. Johnson wanted AZT to treat AIDS pregnant women

D. Johnson helped prevent the disease being passed on to an unborn baby

58. The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _________.

A. steal the hearts of thousands of people

B. be an AIDS fighter

C. get more help from the world

D. fight against the government

59. The best title for this passage is________.

 A. The Sad Story of an AIDS Child.    B. The Courage of  AIDS Children

 C. AIDS, a Deadly Disease                 D. A Hero in South Africa

It has been so bitterly cold here in Pennsylvania. I can't remember a winter being as cold as this，but I’m sure there were__36___ days．___37__ the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it’s easy to find a(n)_38__not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things．

  As I stood 0utside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face39   crisp and my cars were stinging．Of course，that doesn't_40____to Ricky and Lucy．They have a routine they must__41____to find just the fight  spot _42___ cold or hot it is．So I wait．

  But this time it was different．As cold __43___ it was，I suddenly was refreshed thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was. Then the sun _44__the clouds and  _45___ Of summer’s burning hot days flashed through my mind．I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon,__46____ pouring down my brow and the burning hot sun_47____ my face．I reminded myself then and there that in the  cold of the winter I would I wish I had this___48____

 I was right. Two extremes in my life that most of the time I find uncomfortable, I normally dread them and 49  about it all the way through．But today 1 was50____ them．Without the extremes in my life，I would never_51____ the days__52____ things were just right．Without the extremes life would be__53____ .So bring on the cold so I appreciate the heat more．Make me sweat on a hot summer’s day so I wish I had a handful of_54____ to rub my face in．

  I __55___ complain about my situation too often．But now I want to start finding a reason to be happy with where I’m.

--What is the model plane like?

--Well, the wings of the plane are___________ of its body.

A. more than the length twice     B. twice more than the length

C. more than twice the length     D. more twice than the length

In the middle of the room stands a__________ table.

A. beautiful wooden round         B. round wooden beautiful

C. wooden beautiful round         D. beautiful round wooden

 Now then, children, it's time you_____________.

A. washed and dressed              B. are washed and dressed

C. will wash and dress              D. were washed and dressed

 Children under six are not ___________to school except those of extraordinary intelligence (智力超常).

A. permitted       B. admitted     C. accepted         D. received

 --Oh, must you? Stay a longer. It's been such fun having you

--__________. I've got an early start tomorrow morning.

  A. No problem    B. All right    C. Thanks anyway    D. Never mind

Beijing government puts more than 700 million yuan to increase its green space this year,____________ doubles the money provided last year.

A. as             B. while            C. that            D. which