"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box ???__36___ wrapped in brown paper. ???__37___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ???__38___ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ???__39___ .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ???__40___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its ???__41___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ???__42___ .

Oscar ???__43___the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ???__44___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's ???__45___ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I__________ ???__46___　 you?" she asked.

"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, ???__47___ the umbrella as if presenting a ???__48__ that had long been wished for.

"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a ???__49___ smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ??__50_ ?"

"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "

"Well, that's ???__51___ what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ???__52___ it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if ???__53___ , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to ???__54___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, ???__55___ gesture long ago.

36. A. carefully　　　　 B. strictly　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　 D. casually

37. A. Observing　　　 B. Seizing　　　　　　　 C. Opening　　　　　　 D. Searching

38. A. After　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. clearly　　　　　　 B. fully　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. immediately

40. A. average　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. plain　　　　　　　　 D. typical

41. A. origin　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. history

42. A. designer　　　　 B. owner　　　　　　　 C. user　　　　　　　　　 D. seller

43. A. convinced　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　 D. advised

44. A. until　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. before

45. A. family　　　　　　 B. theater　　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　　 D. neighborhood

46. A. invite　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　 C. bother　　　　　　　 D. know

47. A. holding out　　 B. turning out　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. putting up

48. A. chance　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　 D. result

49. A. wide　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　 D. shy

50. A. patience　　　　　 B. kindness　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　 D. determination

51 A. obviously　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　　　　　 D. probably

52. A. nice　　　 B. rare　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　 D. old

53. A. in contrast　 B. in answer　　　 C. in exchange　 D. in return

54. A. possess　　　　　 B. value　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　　 D. accept

55. A. unselfish　　　　 B. significant　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　 D. sympathetic

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　　There was quite a wide-spread worry that computers would take the world from man one day. Already today, less than 40 years later, as computers are taking more and more of the work in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less happy but also less foreseen (预见的) problem. People seem to be over-trusting computers and are unwilling to challenge (挑战) their authority (权威). Indeed, they act as if they hardly know that wrong buttons may be pushed or that a computer may simply make mistakes.

　　Obviously, there is no need for people to check all its answers and numbers, but people should also depend on their own and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong.

　　Questioning and checking must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in precomputer (无计算机的) days. Computers should not be seen as a substitute (替代) for thinking and reasoning (推理) skills.

1．The passage suggests those dealing with computers ________.

[　　]

A．be reasonably doubtful about them

B．check all their answers

C．fully depend on them

D．use them for business aims only

2．It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disagree about ________.

[　　]

A．investment (投资) in computers

B．the use of one's mind

C．checking computers often

D．complete dependence on computers for decision making

　　Wilfred Hooker was a young Londoner who knew how to enjoy himself. He had a good flat; he often went to the theatre and to parties; his car was one of the best. He had plenty of money and one day bought a   1   . He learnt to fly, and flying became one of his   2  amusements. One day he set out in his small plane on a short   3  trip over England. At first everything went    4   , but when he was over the eastern part of the country the   5   of the little machine   6  .

　　 Luckily he was flying at a good   7  when this misfortune happened, and he had time to look for a place to   8   . Below him he could see a number of fields which looked   9  enough to land on, and he succeeded in   10  his machine down on one of them. It was not as flat as it had looked from the   11   , but he landed safely and   12  out to look round, wondering where he was.

　　 He saw a few trees and one or two cows and horses   13  eating the grass in the fields. Along one of the   14  a man was walking, and this person stopped when he saw the plane.

　　 Hooker looked at him with   15   because he could   16  tell him where he was and how he could get back to London. He had the   17  of a farm-worker.

　　 He was wearing a dirty old hat and a coat that had seen   18  days. In his hand was a   19  made out of part of a tree, and in his mouth a long piece of grass. Hooker walked across the   20  towards this man.

1. A. cottage 　　　　   B. plane    　　　　　　C. house  　　 　　   D. ship

2. A. chief     　　　　   B. best     　　　　　　C. good  　　  　　   D. own

3. A. fun　　 　　   　　   B. pleasure 　　  　　　　C. pleasant     　　   D. comfortable

4. A. all right 　　　　   B. badly　　　　　　  C. good   　　 　　   D. well

5. A. plane   　　　　   B. water   　　  　　　　C. engine 　　  　　   D. wheels

6. A. failed    　　　　   B. worked   　　　　  　　C. disappeared         D. operated

7. A. speed　　 　　　　   B. height  　　   　　　　C. place  　　  　　   D. depth

8. A. stay 　　  　　　　   B. remain　　　　　　 C. live    　　　　   D. land

9. A. wide     　　　　   B. large　　 　　   　　 C. flat     　　　　   D. level

10. A. taking  　　　　　　     B. getting  　　　　    C. causing     　　   D. bringing

11. A. air    　　　　   B. sky     　　　　　　C. atmosphere        D. plane

12. A. walked　　　　    B. ran　　    　　   　　　　C. jumped     　　   D. stepped

13. A. silently 　　   　　   B. still      　　　　　　C. quietly    　　       D. carefully

14. A. fields  　　　　   B. lands    　　　　　　C. roads       　　   D. cattle

15. A. fun    　　   　　   B. interest　　      　　C. care    　　　　      D. pleasure

16. A. likely         　　  B. perhaps 　　　　    C. maybe      　　   D. probably

17. A. appearance   　　    B. look    　　　　　　C. expression 　　　　　　     D. clothes

18. A. better   　　 　　   B. good　　    　　　　C. worse 　　  　　   D. happy.

19. A. hammer　　　　   B. plough       　　　　C. stick　　 　　       D. branch

20. A. road　　　　　　  B. country　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　    D. field

 

　　Wilfred Hooker was a young Londoner who knew how to enjoy himself. He had a good flat; he often went to the theatre and to parties; his car was one of the best. He had plenty of money and one day bought a   1   . He learnt to fly, and flying became one of his   2  amusements. One day he set out in his small plane on a short   3  trip over England. At first everything went    4   , but when he was over the eastern part of the country the   5   of the little machine   6  .

　　 Luckily he was flying at a good   7  when this misfortune happened, and he had time to look for a place to   8   . Below him he could see a number of fields which looked   9  enough to land on, and he succeeded in   10  his machine down on one of them. It was not as flat as it had looked from the   11   , but he landed safely and   12  out to look round, wondering where he was.

　　 He saw a few trees and one or two cows and horses   13  eating the grass in the fields. Along one of the   14  a man was walking, and this person stopped when he saw the plane.

　　 Hooker looked at him with   15   because he could   16  tell him where he was and how he could get back to London. He had the   17  of a farm-worker.

　　 He was wearing a dirty old hat and a coat that had seen   18  days. In his hand was a   19  made out of part of a tree, and in his mouth a long piece of grass. Hooker walked across the   20  towards this man.

1. A. cottage 　　　　   B. plane    　　　　　　C. house  　　 　　   D. ship

2. A. chief     　　　　   B. best     　　　　　　C. good  　　  　　   D. own

3. A. fun　　 　　   　　   B. pleasure 　　  　　　　C. pleasant     　　   D. comfortable

4. A. all right 　　　　   B. badly　　　　　　  C. good   　　 　　   D. well

5. A. plane   　　　　   B. water   　　  　　　　C. engine 　　  　　   D. wheels

6. A. failed    　　　　   B. worked   　　　　  　　C. disappeared         D. operated

7. A. speed　　 　　　　   B. height  　　   　　　　C. place  　　  　　   D. depth

8. A. stay 　　  　　　　   B. remain　　　　　　 C. live    　　　　   D. land

9. A. wide     　　　　   B. large　　 　　   　　 C. flat     　　   &

nbsp;   D. level

10. A. taking  　　　　　　     B. getting  　　　　    C. causing     　　   D. bringing

11. A. air    　　　　   B. sky     　　　　　　C. atmosphere        D. plane

12. A. walked　　　　    B. ran　　    　　   　　　　C. jumped     　　   D. stepped

13. A. silently 　　   　　   B. still      　　　　　　C. quietly    　　       D. carefully

14. A. fields  　　　　   B. lands    　　　　　　C. roads       　　   D. cattle

15. A. fun    　　   　　   B. interest　　      　　C. care    　　　　      D. pleasure

16. A. likely         　　  B. perhaps 　　　　    C. maybe      　　   D. probably

17. A. appearance   　　    B. look    　　　　　　C. expression 　　　　　　     D. clothes

18. A. better   　　 　　   B. good　　    　　　　C. worse 　　  　　   D. happy.

19. A. hammer　　　　   B. plough       　　　　C. stick　　 　　       D. branch

20. A. road　　　　　　  B. country　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　    D. field

 

（1）　　　 A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life．

Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some extremely expensive — telling them to help themselves to the coffee．

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress．The fact is that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously(有意识地） went for the best cups．．．And then you began eyeing each other's cups．

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not change the quality of life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．"

God makes the coffee, not the cups．Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"

Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the rest to God．

63．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　　 A．the ordinary-looking cup　　　　 　　 B．the nice-looking cup

　　　 C．the coffee of good quality　　　　　 D．the coffee of poor quality

64．Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?

　　　 A．To give his students many more choices．

　　　 B．To teach his students how to enjoy coffee．

　　　 C．To show the students his collection of cups．

　　　 D． To tell his students the right attitude to life

65．According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．

　　　 A．get the best type of coffee cups　　

B．make the best of what they have

　　　 C．have a wide range of coffee cups

D．care about social status and wealth

66．The best title for the passage would be _____．

　　　 A．God's Coffee B．The Pressure of Life

　　　 C．The Happiest People　　　　 　D．Professor's Coffee Cups