18．I had intended to help them out of trouble，but ___ I made it worse．（　　）

A．

similarly

B．

unfortunately

C．

frequently

D．

naturally

17．The Great Wall is not only the Chinese people's wisdom，but also the  ______of the Chinese nation（　　）

A．

mark

B．

sign

C．

sight

D．

symbol

16．Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated，and what kind of job prospects they thought they had．
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors，I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without"outside help"．"What kind of help is that？"I asked，expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out．
"Surgery（外科手术）"，one replied．I was pretty alarmed by that response．It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job．One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height．"They break your legs，put in special extending screws，and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows，you can get at least 5cm taller!"
At that point，I was shocked．I am short，I can't deny that，but I don't think I would put myself through months of agony（痛苦） just to be a few centimeters taller．I don't even bother to wear shoes with thick soles，as I'm not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting"perfection"，and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality．
No one is born perfect，yet magazines，TV shows and movies present images of thin，tall，beautiful people as being the norm．Advertisements for slimming aids，beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers，further creating an idea that"perfection"is a requirement，and that it must be purchased，no matter what the cost．In my opinion，skills，rather than appearance，should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career．
55．We can know from the passage that the author works asC．
A．a doctor              
B．a model              
C．a teacher             
D．a reporter
56．Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery toC．
A．marry a better man or woman                   
B．become a model
C．get an advantage over others in job-hunt     
D．attract more admirers
57．According to the passage，the author believes thatC．
A．everyone should pursue perfection，whatever the cost is
B．it's right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs
C．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery
D．it is one's appearance instead of skills that really matters in one's career
58．What does the author think of his height？D
A．He hates to be called a short man．
B．He tries to increase his height through surgery．
C．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact．
D．He just accepts it as it is．

15．每天锻炼30分，生命增加又5年！你知道"生命在于运动"吗？
Half an hour of exercise a day can add an extra five years on your life，a research has revealed （透露）．
Health experts said that walking or cycling gently has extreme long-term benefits．
According to the World Health Organization，research carried out in Britain and Denmark shows that gentle work-outs and even housework every day can increase life last by as much as five years．
The news will provide encouragement for those couch potatoes to start taking exercise．
Britain is in the grip of （受…控制） an obesity epidemic （肥胖病症），with just 35% of men and 24% of women taking regular exercise．
"Encouraging people to be physically active every day has so many health benefits，"said Dr Marc Danzon．
"These include reducing the risk of developing certain diseases and of becoming fat，as well as contributing to physical co-ordination （协调性），balance，strength and mental well-being．"
"It is a very cost-effective public health tool．"
The organization is so concerned that the public is not getting the message on exercise that it will develop a"Move for Health"program to tell people its importance．
"The WHO encourages adults to take at least 30 minutes of physical exercise a day"，said Dr Danzon．
"This includes walking，cycling，playing，housework，climbing stairs as well as sports．"
He added that children should take at least 60 minutes of exercise every day．
57．In the passage the writer wants toD．
A．develop a"Move for Health"program
B．tell fat people how to lose weight
C．state 35% of men and 24% of women take regular exercise
D．encourage people to do more physical exercise every day
58．From the passage we know a child should take exercise forB．
A．half an hour          B．no less than an hour
C．one and a half hours    D．no more than an hour
59．The underlined phrase"couch potatoes"in paragraph 4 probably means"A"．
A．people who spend much time sitting and watching television
B．people who cook potatoes
C．people who like eating potatoes
D．people who make a living by selling potatoes
60．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．Walking，cycling，playing and so on are good for health．
B．A"Move for Health"program is on the way．
C．There are so many fat people in Britain and Denmark．
D．Half an hour of exercise a day can add an extra five years on your life．

14．Parents have widely different views on the problem of pocket money．Four new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered．
Ashish Khanna：Although many argue that pocket money helps develop children's sense of value，I don't agree．I wouldn't give my child any pocket money．First of all，I never got pocket money and I seem to have a good value for money．If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable（合理）request，I would buy it for him．
Sharad Sanghi：No，I wouldn't give my child pocket money because I don't want to create the perception（观念） of"her"money and"my"money．Besides，if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her，she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly．In this way，I would lose control over my child's requests．I feel it also encourages children to care more about money than anything else．I don't want my child to start judging（评判） other children by the amount of money or pocket money they have．
Rakesh Shah：Yes，I would give my child pocket money．I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently and not go overboard spending．They will learn what their limitations（限制）are and feel the difficulty when they have to pay for something that is over their own pockets．
Rajiv Patel：Yes，I would give my child pocket money because it is important that she learns to manage money．I will give her a fixed amount every month and if she spends the money before the month is over，then she will learn a lesson and not spend money so freely．
Vikram Desai：Yes，I would certainly give my child pocket money．But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis．He would have to earn it．If he helped me finish some of my jobs or helped his mother with housework，I would reward him．This helps him realize that"money does not grow on trees"and it requires hard work to earn money．
66．Ashish Khanna may agree thatC．
A．he was given too much pocket money when young
B．he can take much control of his child by money
C．he will buy anything he thinks his child really needs
D．pocket money helps children develop a good value for money
67．The underlined phrase"on the sly"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to．
A．for free     B．at a lower price      C．happily      D．secretly
68．What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common？A
A．They want their children to learn to manage money．
B．They ask their children to get pocket money by working．
C．They teach their children the difficulty of making money．
D．They allow their children to spend money freely．
69．According to Vikram Desai，children's earning money by themselves makes them know thatA．
A．money is not easy to get
B．money can be gotten from the trees
C．one can get lots of money if he/she works hard
D．money is not so important for people nowadays
70．Who would give his child pocket money every month？D
A．Ashish Khanna     B．Sharad Sanghi        C．Rakesh Shah     D．Rajiv Patel．

13．Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents had tried everything-tutors，cards，special learning centers-in short，everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic（天主教的） school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face．He didn't kiss his mother hello．Instead，he went to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room，without a word．In no time he was back hitting the booksas hard as before．This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card．He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math．She could no longer hold her curiosity．She went to his room and asked，"Son，what was it？Was it the nuns（修女）？"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，"No．"
"Well then，"she asked again，"WHAT was it？"
     Little Tommy looked at her and said，"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed（钉） to the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking．"
56．Tommy's mother felt surprised that his sonD．
A．was still the same as usual           
B．ate so much at dinner
C．kissed her hello after school           
D．worked hard but said little
57．The underlined phrase"hitting the books"means"A"in Chinese．
A．用功    B．捶书    C．发泄    D．振作
58．The last sentence in the passage shows thatB．
A．Tommy felt sorry for the man         
B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C．Tommy didn't like the plus sign       
D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others
59．From the passage，we can infer thatB．
A．teachers should be strict with their students
B．mistakes might do good sometimes
C．a catholic school is much better than other ones
D．nuns are good at helping children with their math
60．"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking．"We know that"the man"here isD
A．one of Tommy's classmates    
B．a nun     
C．Jesus Christ （耶稣基督）    
D．a teacher．

12．We all like the park _______ we visited last week．（　　）

A．

where

B．

which

C．

in which

D．

what

11．He went _____to New York，without a stop in Hong Kong．（　　）

A．

straight

B．

officially

C．

actually

D．

gradually

10．My sister Lucy is _______ different from me in looks，although we are twins．（　　）

A．

exactly

B．

entirely

C．

simply

D．

hardly

9．Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time？When you select your career，there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position．If you ignore your personality，it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay．There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job．Here are a few of those main areas；
1）Do you prefer working alone or with other people？
There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy．Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer．There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two，which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation．
2）How do you handle change？
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them，but some are more than others．If you need stability in your life，you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often．Other people would be bored of the same daily routine．
3）Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic．There are people who are happy to spend more than 40hours a week on a computer，while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day．Again，these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well．
4）What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly．
5）How do you like to get paid？
Some people are motivated by the pay they get，while others feel too stressed to be like that．The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this．
Anyway，these are a great starting point for you．I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love．It may take you a little longer，but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better．
47．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．Isolating jobs usually drive people mad．
B．Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs．
C．Interactive jobs make people shy easily．
D．Extreme people tend to work with others．
48．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean？D
A．Before you select your job，you should assess your skills and match them with
your position
B．You should ignore your skills when you select job．
C．Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position
when you select job．
D．There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the
position when you select job．
49．What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart？C
A．Design．B．Changes．C．Cooperation．D．Hobbies．

50．What is the best title for this passage？C
A．Lifestyles and Job Pay       
B．Jobs and Environment
C．Personalities and Jobs                 
D．Job Skills and Abilities．