What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 37 flock （群集） to Beijing after 38 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 39 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book，which is based 40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 41 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 by Sept．1.

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says 43 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 　44　 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are 45　 known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large 46 of college graduates 47 ．Most of these graduates work for 48 or medium-sized businesses， 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 50: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing，a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 52 villagers，but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 55 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

36．A．film 　　　　　　　　　 B．story 　　　　　　　　　 C．book　 　　　　　　　　 D．magazine

37．A．who 　　　　　　　　　 B．what 　　　　　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　　 D．whose

38．A．leaving　 　　　　　　 B．entering 　　　　　　　 C．visiting 　　　　　　　　 D．enjoying

39．A．necessary 　　　　　 B．meaningless 　　　　 C．important 　　　　　 D．strong

40．A．in 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．at　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

41．A．came up 　　　　　　　 B．came on 　　　　　　　 C．came along 　　　　　 D．came out

42．A．fired　 　　　　　　　　 B．interviewed 　　　　 C．employed 　　　　　　 D．trained

43．A．much 　　　　　　　　 B．little　 　　　　　　　　　 C．some 　　　　　　　　　 D．more

44．A．wondering　 　　　　　　 B．researching 　　　　 C．studying 　　　　　　 D．telling

45．A．seldom　 　　　　　　 B．well　　 　　　　　　　 C．always 　　　　　　　　 D．often

46．A．deal　 　　　　　　　　 B．plenty　 　　　　　　　 C．amount 　　　　　　　　 D．number

47．A．work　 　　　　　　　　 B．go　 　　　　　　　　　 C．relax 　　　　　　　　　 D．live

48．A．small　 　　　　　　　　 B．big　 　　　　　　　　 C．famous 　　　　　　　 D．unknown

49．A．earning　 　　　　　　 B．thinking 　　　 C．shopping 　　　　　　　 D．paying

50．A．expensive 　　　　　　 B．comfortable 　　　　　 C．cheap 　　　　　　　　 D．convenient

51．A．city　　 　　　　　　　 B．town　　 　　　　　　 C．community 　　　　　 D．village

52．A．original 　　　　　　　 B．young　 　　　　　　 C．rich 　　　　　　　　　　 D．poor

53．A．school 　　　　　　　　 B．hotel　　 　　　　　 C．home　 　　　　　　　 D．company

54．A．come　 　　　　　　　 B．differ　 　　　　　　　　 C．graduate 　　　　　　 D．suffer

55．A．lives　 　　　　　　　　 B．dormitories 　　　　 C．buildings 　　　　　　　 D．restaurants

My husband has always had a huge affection for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past．Mr．Daves 36 the same lake as my husband John for over 15 years．A friendship 37 bllt when Mrs．Daves died five years ago，it left Mr．Daves 38 ．So John took Mr．Daves fishing with him every time he went．Mr．Daves was very， 39 for 80 years old and never tired of being with John．

A few years later Mr.Daves had a stroke(中风)that paralyzed(麻痹)his right side．He lost his speech and was 40 a nursing home．Restricted to his bed and unable to　 41 ，Mr.Daves began to suffer from　 42 ．

This almost broke John's heart．He finally got 43 from the nursing home to take Mr.Daves out for a ride．They were both 44　 to be together again but it was very painful for Mr．Daves to be 45 into John's truck．Because he was paralyzed on one side．The 46 of that side pulled heavily on his good side．

John had gotten his truck a year earlier, a real cowboy Cadillac， 47 was the truck of his dreams．But one day he 48 it so he could buy a van(厢式货车)that was 49 for a wheelchair．The van isn't sporty or fast but it surely 50 Mr．Daves’pain on their outings．

John has made a 51 fishing rod that Mr．Daves can use， 52 they still go fishing together．Even though Mr．Daves can't 53 ，he has led the nursing home staff to believe John is his son．I don't know anyone who would 54 their prized possession to help a friend．I hope he can be an example for others to take similar steps to 55　 those who are in need．

36．A．swam　 　　　 B．played　 　　　　　　 C．fished 　　　　　　　　 D．visited

37．A．destroyed　 B．developed　 　　　　 C．disappeared 　　　　　 D．increased

38．A．disabled　 　 B．sleepless　 　　　　 C．homeless 　　　　　　　 D．alone

39．A．happy　 　　　 B．energetic　 　　　　 C．proud 　　　　　　　　　 D．powerful

40．A．put into　 　　 B．kept away　 　　　 C．locked in 　　　　　　　 D．picked up

41．A．sleep　 　　　 B．communicate　 　 C．eat 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．think

42．A．weakness　 B．starvation　 　　　　 C．depression 　　　　　　 D．pressure

43．A．donation　 　 B．support　 　　　　　 C．mercy 　　　　　　　　　 D．permission

44．A．sad　 　　　　　 B．excited　 　　　　　　 C．desperate 　　　　　　　　　　 D．lucky

45．A．lifted　 　　　 B．invited　 　　　　　　 C．led 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．pushed

46．A．pain　 　　　　 B．flesh　 　　　　　　　 C．strength 　　　　　　　 D．weight

47．A．that　 　　　　 B．which　 　　　　　　 C．what 　　　　　　　　　　 D．it

48．A．fixed　 　　　 B．repaired　 　　　　　 C．remade 　　　　　　　　 D．sold

49．A．created　 　　 B．equipped　 　　　　 C．changed　 　　　　　 D．decorated

50．A．overcomes　　　 B．removes　 　　　　　 C．reduces 　　　　　　　　 D．relaxes

51．A．expensive　　　　 B．beautiful　 　　　　　 C．strong 　　　　　　　　　 D．special

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

53．A．walk　 　　　　 B．talk　 　　　　　　　　 C．escape 　　　　　　　　 D．hear

54．A．give up　 　　 B．put away　 　　　　 C．hand in　 　　　　　 D．keep off

55．A．impress　 　 B．help　 　　　　　　　　 C．cure 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．comfort

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I didn't think there would be any 36 , sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies _37 at my desk, a pale woman and four children．

　　　 "Are you all 38 ?" I asked．

　　　 "Yes," she said weakly and lowered her head．

　　　 But when it came to 39 of their problems, things got a little uncertain．Two of the children had headaches, two children had earaches, 40 only one could tell me which ear was affected．The 41 complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it．

　　　 I didn't say anything but 42 that it might be a little while _43_ a doctor could see her．She responded． "_44__ your time; it's warm in here．"

　　　 Then, I checked their chart．No address—they were __45__．The waiting room was warm．

　　　 I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a homeless _46_ in the waiting room．The nurses, complaining of _47_ on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get _48__ on Christmas．The team went into action, much as we do when there's a 49 emergency．But this was a Christmas emergency．

　　　 We were all 50 a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our 51 ．We needed presents．We 52 from different departments candies, fruits and other things 53 that could be presents．As seriously as we met the 54 needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas．

　　　 Later, as the family walked to the door to 55 , the four-year-old boy came running back, gave me a hug and whispered．"Thanks for being our angels today．"

36．A．customers 　　　 B．patients　　　 　　 C．workers　　　 　 D．tourists

37．A．showed up　　 　 B．took in　　　 　　 C．came out　　 　　 D．looked on

38．A．eager　　　　 　 B．hungry　　　　 　 C．sick　　　　　 　 D．warm

39．A．descriptions　　 　 B．comments　　　 　 C．instructions　　 　 D．results

40．A．so　　　　　　 　 B．for　　　　　 　 C．thus　　　　　 　 D．but

41．A．mother　　　　 　 B．children　　　 　 C．nurses　　　　 D．doctor

42．A．answered B．imagined　　　 C．explained　　　 　 D．analysed

43．A．after　　　　　 　 B．since　　　　　 　 C．before　 　　　　 D．when

44．A．Make　　　　 　 B．Take　　　　 　　 C．Care　　　　 　　 D．Spend

45．A．lonely　　　　 　 B．greedy　　　　 　 C．clever　　　　 　 D．homeless

46．A．family　　　　 　 B．holiday　　　 　　 C．woman　　　 　　 D．Christmas

47．A．operating　　　 　 B．interrupting　 　　 C．managing　　 　　 D．working

48．A．present　　　　 　 B．warm　　　　 　 C．relief　　　　 　　 D．comfort

49．A．beneficial　　　 　 B．friendly　　　　 　 C．medical　　　　 　 D．different

50．A．rewarded B．offered　　　 C．allowed　　　 　 D．ordered

51．A．neighbors　 　　 B．relations　　　 　 C．brothers　　　 　 D．guests

52．A．borrowed　　　 　 B．received　　　 　 C．collected　　　 　 D．bought

53．A．expensive　　　 　 B．fantastic　　　 　 C．generous　　　 D．available

54．A．healthy　　　　 　 B．physical　　　 　 C．tragic　　　　 　 D．mental

55．A．leave　　　　　 　 B．travel　　　　 　 C．rest　　　　　 　 D．relax

This is not a cheap way to get more water; _______, it is not a little expensive.

　 A. worse still　 B. on the contrary　　　 C. in short　　　 D. in addition

 

　　Today is the anniversary of that afternoon in April a year ago that I first saw the strange and appealing(令人动心)doll in the window of Abe Sheftel’s stationery and toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads: Dr. Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first hint of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and came to Sheftel’s, I was made once more aware of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything appropriate, and looked at the confusing collection of unappealing objects-a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed stationery, and garish(俗艳的)cardboard advertisements for soft-drinks. And thus it was that my eyes eventually came to rest upon the doll tucked(塞在) away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to(由于)the shadows and the film through which I was looking, but I was aware that a tremendous impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.

1．What made an impression on the author? ______.

[　　]

A．The doll’s unusual face

B．The collection of toys

C．A stranger he met at the store

D．The resemblance of the doll to his niece

2．Why does the author mention his niece? ______.

[　　]

A．She likes dolls

B．The doll looks like her

C．She lives near Sheftel’s

D．He was looking for a gift for her

3．Why did the author go past Sheftel’s? ______.

[　　]

A．He was on his way to work

B．He was looking for a present for his niece

C．He wanted to buy some stationery

D．He liked to look in the window

4．When was the story written? ______.

[　　]

A．One year after the incident

B．Right after the incident

C．In the author’s old age

D．On the author’s birthday

5．Most of the things in the store window were ______.

[　　]

A．expensive　　　　B．appealing

C．neatly arranged　D．unattractive