56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was __________.

A. a museum director 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. a master of art

C. an art collector 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. an art dealer

75. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

　 A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

　 B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

　 C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

　 D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

答案　 71.C　 72.D　 73.A　 74.B　 75.B

Passage 33

(07·重庆A篇)

The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖).

Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid(出价). Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌)the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.

The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders. . . except one-the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.

As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection. ”Then the auction was over.

74. Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

　 A. Modest, helpful, and hard-working.

　 B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

　 C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.

　 D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

73. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

　 A. His terrible experience in the hotel.

　 B. His previous business success of various levels.

　 C. His mom’s support.

　 D. His wife’s suggestion.

72. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

　 A. Doctors.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Nurses.　　　　　　　　　 C. Friends.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Mom.

71. What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ______.

　 A. caring　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. moving　　　　　　　　　 C. encouraging　　　 　　　　 D. interesting

66.Which of the following happened first?

A. The cougar jumped from the rock

B. Tom struggled free of his father

C. Jeb asked Tom to get the knife

D. Jeb held Tom across his body

答案　 63.B　 64.D　 65.A　 66.D

Passage 32

(07·江苏E篇)

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school - walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

65.How didi Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

A. By keeping shouting and hitting

B. By makding a wall out of his arms

C. By throwing himself on the cougar

D. By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes

64.What do we know about cougars?

A. They are afraid of noises

B. They hesitate before they hit

C. They are bigger than we think

D. They like to attack running people

63.Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

A. To get ready to fight

B. To frighten it away

C. To protect the boy

D. To cool down