58.In the last paragraph,the underlined word“which”refers to_______.

A.family life　　　　　　　　　　 B.situations

C.other　 values　　　　　　　　 D.trends

57.Which of the following countries has mone of its pcople at work?

A.Spain.　　　　　　　　　　　 B.France.

C.Germany.　　　　　　　　　　 D.America.

56.From the text we know that the autor 　　　.

A.believes that longer working hours is better

B.prefers shorter working hours to longer ones

C.says nothing certain about which pattern is better

D.thinks neither of the patterns is good

55.The author thinks that the homeless people are_________.

　 A. pitiful　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. troublesome

　 C. respectable　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admirable

答案　 52.A　 53.D　 54.C　 55.A

Passage 102

(06·陕西B卷E篇)

Among rich countries , people in the United States work the longest hours. T　 hey work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.

　　 In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend”a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work,or less satisfying personal lives.

Longer hourd do of course increase the GDP (国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say,France.The United States also has more of its people at work,while in Frence many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home.The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France,even though productivity per hour worked is the same.

It is not clear which of the two situations is better.As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest.It is too erly to explain the different trends(趋势)in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointingidea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has resen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance (平衡) ?

54.In paragraph 2 , “a roof over their needs ”most probably means _________.

　 A.a cap　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a car

　 C.a home　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.a covering

53.It can be inferred from the text that________.

A. the homeles are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box

B. you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living

C. the mentally ill live on the stress becausethey want the company of other homeless people

D. the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless

52.According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?

　 A.Lack of money.　　　　　　　　　 B.The increased standard of living.

　 C.No government help.　　　　　　　 D. Agreement with their parents.

51.What would be the best title for the text?

A. How to read fast

B. Creating an Effectuve Reading Environment

C. The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions

D. What to Read

答案　 49.B　 50.C　 51.B　

Passage 101

(06·陕西B卷D篇)

In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their peole has increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly,not everyone in these coyntries is so fortunate and many people in rich contries are homeless.

　 　The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty(贫穷)is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always.

　 　Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another , have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.

　 　Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public tefuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused (指控)，whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging . There are many who disrespect homeles people.

　 　Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人)declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in z shop doorway, under a bridger or in a cardboard box?

50.Which type of the following interruptions is mentioned in the text?

　 A.Dictionaries.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Paper.

　 C.Phone calls.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Notebooks.

49.The author believes that the right reading environment_________.

A. hels readers a little in their reading tasks

B. helps readers a lot in their readers a lot in their reading tasks

C. can only be created at one’s home

D. can only be created outside one’s home