We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．

Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck．

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he trying to? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice, his posture, or the look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．

Therefore, when you hear someone saying, please try to know what he really means．Don't just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head．In this way you may make fewer mistakes．

1..

．In the 1st paragraph, the writer says something that happened between him and his friends ____．

    A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him

    B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly

    C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend

    D．He is sorry that his friends let him down

2..

This passage is mainly about __    __．

    A．how to avoid mistakes about money and friends

    B．what to do when you listen to others talking

    C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you

    D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them

3..

．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that

    A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk

    B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say

    C．people usually state one thing but mean another

    D．we tend to doubt what our friends say

4..

．The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to__     __．

    A．being friendly                       B．a bit of envy           

    C．a lucky dog                          D．your luck

 

      "Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. "There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said.

       Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. "The wind starts out by making little ripples (涟漪) , but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. " Waves are one of nature 's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.

     When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮机) . The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity.

     "The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the Worldwatch Institute. "We will never run out of wave power. " Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface - that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome.

      Swain said that wave power still costs too much money. She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown. What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic.

      Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out. " Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!

64. The writer uses the two questions at the beginning of the passage to _______.

A. test the readers' knowledge about waves          B. draw the readers' attention to the topic

C. show Jamie Taylor's importance                            D. invite the readers to answer them

65. The underlined phrase "picking up" (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to _______.

A. starting again            B. speeding up              C. gathering           D. improving

66. We can make better use of wave energy if we _______.

A. shorten its journey to thousands of homes       B. build more small power stations on the oceans

C. reduce the cost of turning it into electric power

D. quicken the steps of producing electricity

67. It can be inferred that some day we might not worry about ________.

A. air pollution             B. our boat traffic         C. our power supply             D. our supply of sea fish

 

    The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can   1from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit.   2, one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child   3five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

      There are many good things about   4in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between   5and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.    6, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working   7and often shares in that work.

     A child   8in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   9：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than   10playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets   11playing with dolls.

     These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   12children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,    13, are provided with a watch as one of the   14signs of growing up, so that they can   15along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

     Third World children do not usually   16to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments (公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of   17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them   18from ten floors up.

19, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all   20

1.A. come             B. learn               C. suffer            D. survive

2.A. As usual          B. For instance         C. In fact            D. In other words

3.A. by                 B. in                   C. to                D. under

4.A. childhood              B. poverty              C. spirit               D. survival

5.A. adults                 B. fathers              C. neighbours           D. relatives

6.A. Anyhow             B. However          C. Instead              D. Still

7.A. away              B. alone                C. along                D. nearby

8.A. growing up             B. living through      C. playing              D. working

9.A. activity               B. life                 C. study                D. work

10.A. by               B. from                 C. through              D. with

11.A. and                   B. but                  C. or                   D. so

12.A. Eastern               B. good                 C. poor                 D. Western

13.A. at any moment         B. at the same time     C. on the other hand    D. on the whole

14.A. easiest               B. earliest             C. happiest             D. quickest

15.A. care                  B. fear                 C. hurry                D. worry

16.A. dare                  B. expect               C. have                 D. require

17.A. control               B. danger               C. disappointment       D. freedom

18.A. anxiously             B. eagerly              C. impatiently          D. proudly

19.A. Above all             B. In the end           C. Of course            D. What's more

20.A. bad                  B. good         C. rich                 D. poor

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A concert violinist was performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap( 断裂声 ) and the__31___could be heard throughout the auditorium( 礼堂 ).The audience ___32___knew that a string( 弦)had broken. They all __33____the concert to stop for a short time ___34___another instrument was brought to the musician.

But instead, the __35___composed( 使镇定 ) herself and then signaled the conductor to start again.The orchestra( 管弦乐团 ) continued where they had __36___and the musician played the music on three strings. In her __37____she worked out new fingering to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play __38___on four strings, the violinist played on three.

When she __39____and bowed to the audience,there was a silence in the hall. And then the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. The violinist ___40___and wiped sweat from her forehead. When __41____returned to the hall, she ___42___why she had continued to play although there was a __43___string. "You know," she said, "sometimes it is the artist's __44___to find out how much music you can still ___45___with what has been left."

Maybe we've lived most of our lives and we have only a little time left. Maybe disease has ___46___us of our capacity( 能力 ) to work. Or perhaps a financial(财政的) loss has left us very__47___. Can we still make "music"?

There will come a time when we all __48___loss. Can we find the __49___to discover how much "music" we can still make with what has been left, just like the violinist? And if it takes extra courage to make the "music", others will __50___ your effort. Some people have lost more than others, but they are brave enough to face it. They inspire the rest of us to reach greater heights.

31. A. voice           B. sound          C.music        D. scream

32. A.immediately      B. gradually       C. hardly       D.eventually

33. A. hoped          B. advised         C.urged        D.expected

34. A.when           B.until           C.after         D. since

35. A.audience        B.conductor        C.violinist      D.pianist

36. A.left             B. stopped         C.remained     D.arrived

37. A.hands           B. eyes            C.opinion      D.mind

38. A.fast             B.badly           C.well         D.gently

39. A.started          B.performed        C.finished      D.paused

40. A.worried         B.smiled           C.apologized    D.escaped

41. A.thought         B.happiness        C.excitement    D.silence

42. A.asked         B. wondered        C.explained     D.introduced

43. A.broken         B.lost              C.bad          D.difficult

44. A.dream         B. plan              C. suggestion    D. task

45. A.take           B.get               C.make         D.carry

46. A.warned        B.reminded          C. required      D.robbed

47. A.poor          B.brave              C.guilty        D.rich

48. A.appreciate      B.avoid             C.experience     D.improve

49. A. assistance     B. hope              C. support       D.courage

50. A. comment      B.applaud            C. accept        D.blame

 

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. but most

mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got

that great job, did Jim, as a friend, really feel good about it? Or did he envy my luck?" "And was Paul friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad.

   But when we look back, it is too late.

   Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog!"(你真幸运!) Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky guy!", that is being friendly. But "a lucky dog?" There is a bit of envy in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve your luck.

   "Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another phrase that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important.

   How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.

When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his

  friends, he _______.

A. feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him

B. feels he might not have understood his friends' true feelings

C. think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend

D. is sorry that his friends let him down

.When the writer talks about someone saying, "You're a lucky dog!", he is saying that

_____.    

A. the speaker is just friendly

B. this sentence suggests the same as "You're a lucky guy!"

C. the word "dog" should not be used to apply to people

D. sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious

This passage tries to tell you how to ______.

A. avoid mistakes about money and friends

B. get an idea of friendly people

C. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you

D. keep people friendly without trusting them

The writer suggests that ______ be trusted.

A. everybody   B. nobody    C. all the people  D. all the people not