64. When will the group of pop singers put on __________(演出) at the Workers’ Club?

63. Do you think it everyone’s duty to protect endangered w________?

62. Lu Xun’s achievements e__________ him respect and admiration.

61. The atlas c___________ forty maps, including three of Great Britain.

60. Drive the enemies out of the country, and the people can live a p__________ life.

58. Hard work leads to success, while l__________ results in failure. 59. Though b__________ by a fierce dog, he didn’t let out a cry of pain.

57. “UFO” stands for u__________ flying objects.

56. Let’s go to the theatre first and eat at a restaurant a__________.

(　 C　 )

In the earliest stages of man’s development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content(满足) with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and could provide food and clothing for himself and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized(文明), however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and more lasting clothing than could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hand. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters who were springing up everywhere. It was then that the question of payment arose.

　　　 At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of exchange. The smith who had not the time to look after land or cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in exchange for an axe or a plough. But as more and more goods which had no fixed exchange value came to the market, exchange became too complicated(复杂) to be satisfactory. Another problem arose when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood or leather, or iron, but had nothing to offer in exchange until their finished goods were ready.

　　　 Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degrees to the invention of money. In some countries, easily handled things like seeds or shells were given a certain value and the farmer, instead of paying the smith for a new axe by giving him some meat or grain, gave him so many shells. If the smith had any shells left when he had bought his food, he could get stocks of the raw materials of his trade. In some countries quite large things such as cows or camels or even big flat stones were used for trade. Later, pieces of metal, bearing values according to the variety of the metal and the size of the pieces, or coins were used. Money as we know had arrived.

51.(　 ) Why were early men content with their simple life?

A.　　 They could provide food and clothing and simple shelter for themselves

B.　　 They were able to make their own tools

C.　　 They did not have to use money

D.　　 They had enough natural materials around them.

52.(　 ) As men became more civilized they_____.

A.　　 all learnt to make by themselves the things they needed

B.　　 had to travel a lot to look for what they wanted

C.　　 wanted better things than those they themselves could provide

D.　　 no longer provided food and clothing for themselves

53.(　 ) Exchange of goods became difficult because_____.

A.　　 there was not a marketplace for farmers and smiths to exchange their goods

B.　　 More and more goods which had no fixed exchange value came to the market

C.　　 Farmers were unwilling to provide smiths with grain and meat

D.　　 Skilled workers did not work hard enough to produce good tools and weapons

54.(　 ) Before people used metal coins they used_____.

A.　　 shells or seeds because they could be easily handled

B.　　 camels even though they were large

C.　　 flat stones even though they were large

D.　　 all of the above

55.(　 ) Money was not used until _____.

A.　　 paper was invented

B.　　 people practiced a simple process of exchange

C.　　 nothing could be offered in exchange

D.　　 the exchange of one thing for another became too complicated

( B )

　　　 Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. we need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.

　　　 Are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be?

　　　 All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.

　　　 If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.

46.(　 ) Which of the following statements is true?

A.　　 Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.

B.　　 Stress is the direct cause of caner.

C.　　 The causes of stress are worth serious study

D.　　 Cancer is the number one killer is our society today.

47.(　 ) According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely

　　　 to suffer from stress?

A.　　 People who have cancer.

B.　　 People who like to quarrel with others.

C.　　 People whose living standard is low.

D.　　 People who have more responsibilities than they can deal with.

48.(　 ) Judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph

　　　 most probably means______.

　　　 A. a noisy quarrel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a very loud noise

　　　 C. a neat line of things side by side　　　 D. a journey in a boat

49.(　 ) Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

A.　　 Changing our jobs.

B.　　 Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.

C.　　 Speaking out about our frustrations.

D.　　 Reading the Bible.

50.(　 ) “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “______”.

A.　　 Don’t let your anger last long.

B.　　 Don’t get angry while the sun is going down.

C.　　 Don’t get angry easily about little things.

D.　　 Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.