A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”

Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”

He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .

“Now, who still wants it?”　 38 the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”

“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”

“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”

31　 A. admit　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciate 　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. react

32　 A. going　　　　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　 C. putting 　　　　　　　　 D. raising

33　 A. give　　　　　　　　　　　 B. post　　　　　　　　　　　 C. send 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay

34　 A. check　　　　　　　　　　 B. note　　　　　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　　　　　　 D. notice

35　 A. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　　　　 D. table

36　 A. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trousers

37　 A. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fantastic　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. dirty

38　 A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Even　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

39　 A. known　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

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

41　 A. wanted　　　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　　　　 D. took

42　 A. raise　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　 D. miss

43　 A. moved　　　　　　　　　 B. contacted　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. fell

44　 A. imagine　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　　 C. form　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

45　 A. nothing　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. something

46　 A. never　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　　　 D. possibly

47　 A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bright

48　 A. leave　　　　　　　　　　 B. push　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

49　 A. enjoyment　　　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　 C. nature　　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

50　 A. common　　　　　　　　 B. average　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary

A recent report has shown that people in the United States have experienced a revolution．This revolution is about the people’s attitude toward the work week and the weekend．Throughout the years, people have traditionally regarded Sunday as the beginning of the week．Now, this is changing.

     Although some calendars today still mark the beginning of the week Sunday, more and more people in the United States are coming to take Monday as the first day of the week．They feel that Saturday and Sunday together make the weekend, because they make up of the two-day period during which people don’t have to work.

    In fact, the word “weekend’ did not even exist in the English language until about the middle of the nineteenth century．In England, at that time, Saturday afternoons had just been added to Sundays and holidays as a time set aside for workers to have time off from their jobs．From then on, people had one and a half days, Saturday afternoon and Sunday, free from work each week: this reform became common in the United States in the 1920s.

However, there came the great depression in 1930s, and there was not so much work to do throughout the country．The work week was therefore shortened, and the weekend expanded from one and a half days to two full days, Saturday and Sunday.

Some people thought that this trend （趋势） of having fewer work days would continue, They  felt that the increasing use of automation （自动化） in many parts of life would finally lead to further shortening of the work week, which, they said, might one day decrease to four days, or ever fewer．However, so far this has never happened, and the work week seems to have become fixed at 40 hours made up of five 8-hour days．Yet some people are even talking about adding Monday to the weekend．Do you think this will ever happen?

1．What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?

A．Attitudes toward employment.                      B．Attitudes toward pleasure activities.

C．Offering job chances.                                  D．The development of the weekend.

2．According to the passage, what is changing in the way people think about the week?

A．Which days people should work.                  B．How the week is divided into days.

C．Which day begins the week.                        D．How many weeks there are in a month.

3．What does the author imply about the work week in England in the early 1800s?

A．It was six days long.                                       B．It didn’t include Saturday afternoon.

C．It always included at least one holiday.          D．It didn’t allow the workers time off.

4．According to the passage what effect did some people think the increasing use of automation would have?

A．It would make the work day longer.

B．It would allow people to work on the weekend.

C．It would make pleasure activities expensive.

D．It would create much more free time.

B

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s have a look．

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies．We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants．Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down．They are found doing something they should not be doing．And，in every family，one person takes contro1．Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do．Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

Pants usually have pockets to hold things．Money that is likely to be spent quickly can bum a hole in your pocket．Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants．If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. l really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him will think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.                                                                                                                               

1.What is this passage mainly about?  

2.Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?

3. If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he        

4.Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably_           

       "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 World watch 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

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary, and plain sad. My focus was on me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials I was.
I expressed my upset state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and take them to her this afternoon?”
I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy.
That afternoon I dropped by my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “ I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.
I got back into the car and for some amazing reason; I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barri attempted to describe, “ Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?