66. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means　　　　 .

A. if you try , you will succeed in the end

B. a failure is difficult to beat , even if you try

C. a try is always followed by a failure

D. nothing but a try can help you out of failure

D

One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle of income tax(收入税).

“You see ,” she began , speaking slowly and carefully , “each person who works must pay part of his or her salary(薪水)to the government . If you make a high salary , your taxes are high . If you don’t make much money , your taxes are low . ”

“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?” The students nodded.

Are there any questions?” she asked. The students shook their heads.

“Very good!” she said. ” “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short paragraph on the subject of income tax. ”

Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition:

Once I had a dog. His name was Tax.

I opened the door and in come Tax.

65. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How John H. Johnson became somebody

B. The mental(精神的)support from a great mother

C. The importance of a good education

D. The key to success for blacks

64. Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because　　　　 .

A. John’s father died in his hometown when John was very young

B. life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown , while life in Chicago would be better for them Negroes

C. there were no schools in their hometown

D. John needed more education and he could go to high school there

63. The main idea of this passage is that ___________.

A. Teenagers need friends

B. Friends can give good advice

C. Parents often choose their children’s friends for them

D. Good friends can communicate with each other

C

John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.

Fortunately(幸运地)he had a strong - willed , caring mother . John remembers that his mother told him many times, “Son , you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe . ” She told him not to be dependent on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” said she . “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard . ”

These words came from a woman with less than a third -grade education. She worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough money to take her son - then 15-to Chicago.

Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land(乐土)that black southerners were looking for . John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school , and here he learned the power of words - as an editor(编辑)of the newspaper at Du Sable High School . His wish was to publish a magazine for the blacks.

While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try . ” She also let him pawn(典当)her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine .

It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind: “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary. ” Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America.

62. 　Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Parents should like everything their chil­dren enjoy.

B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

60. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A. go to their friends　　　　　　 　　　　B. talk with their parents

C. have a discussion with their family　　 D. talk with their friends on the phone

61　 Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. ”?

A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

B. Some parents may even ask their chil­dren to stay away from their good friends.

C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

59. According to this passage, British people and Americans have _________ difficulty in understanding each other.

A. little　　 　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. some　 　　　　　 D. great

B

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friends your parent don’t like?

58. What is not mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.

B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.

C. How the differences between British Eng­lish and American English came about.

D. How important the differences are.

57. American English and British English are different in ________.

A. spelling　　　 　 B. pronunciation　　　 　　 C. grammar　　 　　 D. all of the above

56. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.

A. 　 British people cannot understand him

B. 　 American people cannot understand him

C. 　 the grammar is too hard for him

D. 　 the spelling is too hard for him