Finally the great day came. Helen went to the airport to meet her parents. The last time Helen saw her family was two years ago. At the airport, Helen gave her parents clothing, and her parents gave her the camera she wanted so much. She didn't lose any time and began to take pictures immediately.

　　Helen and her parents went sightseeing（观光）every day and visited many friends. Wherever they went, Helen took a picture. Toward the end of her parents' stay, Helen noticed that the film in the camera was up to number 39. With each picture, the number advanced--40, 41, 42, 43. She knew that the most film you can have in a camera is 36 pictures. Something was wrong. Maybe the film ripped. She immediately went to a camera store and told the salesperson（售货员）her problem.“Can you check my camera for me? The film keeps advancing. It's already on number 43. But please be careful. Don' t expose the film. I have pictures in there and I don't want to lose them.”

　　“I'll be careful,”promised the woman.

　　She went into the dark room to check the film. About five minutes later she came out laughing.

　　“What did you find?”asked Helen.

　　“Nothing,”replied the saleswoman.

　　“What do you mean by saying 'nothing' ?”questioned Helen.

　　“I mean exactly that! Nothing.”

(1) Helen liked taking pictures, ________.

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A．but she didn't know very well how to use a camera

B．and she knew very well how to use a camera

C．but she had little hope of having a camera

D．and she knew how to fix a camera

(2) The underlined word“ripped”here means“________”.

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(3)“I have pictures in there,”Helen said. She meant she had pictures ________.

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D
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied, "You mean fortunately．" He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．
My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following; This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally as I wend my way up the incline I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free．I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．
Problems are there to be faced and overcome． We cannot achieve anything with an easy life, Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．  Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote, " Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved．"
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity．From time to time, we all face hardships, problems, accidents, and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying experts in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said, "Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind, you’11 never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything．Go to school, join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible．"
The biographies of great people are filled with examples of how they took kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．
68．The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because________．
A．he was actually killing two birds with a stone
B．compared with those silly people, he was smarter
C．he lost weight by cycling to the town center every day
D．he was informed of a short route from his house to the town
69．The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate_________．
A．one cannot achieve anything with an easy life
B．only disabled persons can experience hardship deeply
C．one' s success is determined by nothing but his/ her attitude
D．it' s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．
70．From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of___________．
A．individual and creative character        B．stubborn yet charming personality
C．great bravery and strong will           D．excellent speaker with great influence
71．In writing style, the last paragraph serves as____________
A．an explanation        B．a demonstration    C．an introduction  D．a summarization

B
For years I wanted a flower garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．
But then we had Matthew．And Marvin．And the twins, Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was tight, as well as time．Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, " Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know．"
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．
I wasn’t sure, though．I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no - frills budget．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by．I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches．Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my yard !
I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree．Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time．Love, Marvin．"
Marvin kept his promise, too．He dug up a nice ten - by - fifteen foot bed for me．And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis （棚架） , a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short．But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers．I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!
60．By saying "Do you see a money tree outside……, "the mother actually means "__________"．
A．Observation is the best teacher         B．Seeing is believing．
C．The outsider sees the most of the game D．It is not easy to gain money
61．The best title for the passage would probably be_______________ ．
A．My flower garden           B．Marvin helps to realize my dream
C．Love in Michigan           D．Money grows on trees
62．The underlined word "no-frills" in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to ____．
A．wasteful   B．tight  C．absurd      D．helpful
63．From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is ________________．
A．divorced when she was young        B．not caring for her kids any longer
C．alone but not at all lonely                  D．prouder

此题要求改正所给短句中的错误. 对标有题号的每一行作出判断, 每行只有一个错误, 按下列情况改正:
此行缺一个词: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (^) , 在该行右边横线写出该加的词.
此行多一个词: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉．
　此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词．
Helen is a twenty-years-old girl. She never had a job   【小题1】_____
before. Now she wanted get a job. So she went to meet 【小题2】_______
Mr Black, the manager of the hotel. Mr Black told     【小题3】___
her it was getting very busy in the hotel on the evenings. 【小题4】_______
He asked her if she was interesting in a part-time job.    【小题5】________
The girl said that she did. Then Mr Black said she had    【小题6】_______
to work very faster and that she must be there at six       【小题7】______
every afternoon and work from six to ten, Monday to      【小题8】_____
Friday. He offered her with 4.5 dollars an hour. Hellen      【小题9】_____
pleased with the offer and decided to start work the next day. 【小题10】_____