1．This text is mainly about 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．high-tech equipment helpful to the Long March　

B．first foreigners to walk the Long March

　　　 C．British editors’ adventure original in China　　　

D．British recall of the Long March spirit

20．The guide is called “Bible” because _________.

　　　 A．it is as useful as the Bible　　　 B．the poor use it as a bible

　　　 C．it is as popular as the Bible　　 D．it is of great value to the homeless people

19．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　　 A．The book contains the secrets to get money in Rome.

　　　 B．The fact that a beggar died made San’t Egidio publish the guide.

　　　 C．The author sings high praise for Rome.

　　　 D．The Colosseum is not marked in the guide because it is well known.

18．The underlined word “skyrocket” in the second paragraph probably means _________.

　　　 A．increase sharply　

B．fly in the sky　

C．need badly　　　　　

D．attract greatly

17．Some famous places in Rome are not mentioned in the guide because ____________.

　　　 A．the homeless people in the city can’t afford to visit them

　　　 B．the poor in the city are forbidden to go there

　　　 C．they are not so important to the homeless people in the city

　　　 D．beggars in the city never go there

16．What’s the main topic that is stated in the passage?

　　　 A．It’s hard to attend a garden.　　　　　　　　 B．How to plant vegetables in prison.

　　　 C．Owning garden is a great pleasure.　　 D．Madela’s garden in prison

E

The Colosseum(圆形大剧场) and Trevi Fountain(许愿泉) aren’t even mentioned in a hot-off –the –press guide to Rome. Instead, the pocketbook provides a guide to survival for homeless people in the Eternal(不朽) City. Some 5,000 people are homeless in Italy’s capital and up to 50,000 people are dependent on others for help--especially the elderly and the disabled, according to the Sant’ Egidio religious charity which drew up the book.

The 2003 edition of “Where to Eat, Sleep and Wash”, which has been called the “Poor-Man’s Michelin Guide (《米其林指南》) to Rome,” tells the needy and homeless where to find shelters, soup kitchens, public baths and health services. Demand for the book has skyrocketed since it was first published in 1990. The group printed 2,000 copies of the first edition but this year 13,000 copies of the 148-page “Bible” were printed, highlighting 760 locations(场所) that provide services for the needy.

“It contains the secrets to survival in Rome,” said Mario Marazziti, a spokesman for the Sant’Egidio community. “This is a different face of Rome, and the guide tells us how to deal with its problems.” “Because of the economic crisis, more and more people are falling below the poverty line,” Marazziti added.

Indeed, it was the death of a beggar in 1983 after ambulance workers refused to pick him up that inspired Sant’Egidio to start publishing its pocket-sized guides to Rome. For the first time, San’t Egidio also included a fold-out plastic-coated map with symbols representing all of the eating, sleeping and washing hot spots across the city. Although the Golosseum is not marked in the guide, it appears on this map. “But it’s just a reference,” Marazziti said. “The normal Rome that tourists look at is a background for us.”

15．The underlined word “It” in this passage refers to _____________.

　　　 A．learning through trial and error　　　

B．attempting to grow peanuts

　　　 C．using different soils and fertilizers　

D．studying different gardening techniques

14．Why did the writer devote himself to attending a garden?　　　　

　　　 A．To kill his spare time and forget his sufferings.

　　　 B．To harvest vegetables and provide himself with food.

　　　 C．To gain satisfaction and sense the freedom as a human being.

　　　 D．To hide his political opinions by working hard in the garden.

13．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　　 A．In order to keep alive in prison, one must be interested in doing small things.

　　　 B．One factor that the writer formed his two favorite favorite hobbies was his manual labor.

　　　 C．The writer asked to be permitted to start a garden, but was refused with a clear reason.

　　　 D．The condition of the writer’s garden was fairly good.

12．If you want to go to North Africa tomorrow (July 20) with Turkish Airlines, how much will you have to pay for the flight?

　　　 A．More than 5000 yuan　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．As much as 7500 yuan

　　　 C．No more than 7500 yuan　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Less than 5000 yuan

D

In early 1977, the authorities(当局) announced that the end of manual labor and arranged some type of work of us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island; gardening and tennis.

To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. One can feel fulfilled by washing one’s clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison.

Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. For years, they refused without offering a reason. But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall.

The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plants room to grow.

The authorities supplied me with seeds. I at first planted tomatoes, chilies, and onions--hardy plants that did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved.

I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers. I did not have many of the materials that the book discussed, but I learned through trial and error. For a time, I attempted to grow peanuts(花生), and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures.

A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it and harvest it, offered a simple but long- lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom.