More and more people will fall in panic, as the expert predicts, if not _______ properly.

A. comforting      　B. comfort             C. comforted        D. being comforted

 

Nearly two decades has passed , I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. Whenever he smiles ,it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth .Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.

　　　 When James was a teenager ,his father　 36　 him to a fur factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression. The　 37 was to get James a job.

　　　 He entered the factory ,and immediately felt as if the　 38　 had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot , the windows covered with dust, and the　 39　 were packed tightly together ,running like trains. The fur hairs were flying , 　40　 a thickened air ,and the workers,

41　 the pieces of fur together , were bent over their needles　 42 the boss marched up and down the rows ,searching for them to go faster .James could hardly　 43 . He stood next to his father ,frozen with fear ,hoping the boss wouldn’t　 44 at him , too.

　　　 During lunch break ,his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him,　 45 if there was any work for his son. But　 46 there was barely enough 47 for the adult labours ,for no one would give it up once he takes a job.

　　　 Thus , for James, it was a　 48 . He hated the place. He made a　 49 that he kept to the end of his like: he would never do any work that brought　 50 to someone else ,and he would never allow himself to　 51　 money off the seat of others.

　　　 “What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.

　　　 “I don’t know,” he　 52 say. He ruled out law ,because he didn’t like 53　 , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the　 54 of blood.

　　　 “What will you do?”

55　my best professor I ever had became he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.

36．A．sent　 　　　　　B．took　　 　　　　C．carried　　 　　　　D．admitted

37．A．situation　 　　　B．condition　　 　　C．idea　 　　　　　　D．way

38．A．lights　　　　　B．doors　　 　　　　C．chances　 　　　　D．walls

39．A．goods　　　 　　　B．workers　　　 　　　　C．machines　　　　 D．vehicles

40．A．creating　 　　　B．sending 　　　　C．taking　　　 　　　　D．disturbing

41．A．collecting 　　　B．pulling　 　　　　C．drawing　 　　　　D．sewing

42．A．as　　 　　　　　B．after　　 　　　　C．if　　 　　　　　　D．though

43．A．breathe　　 　　　B．see 　　　　　　C． walk　　　 　　　　　　　 D．hear

44．A．attack　　　 　　　B．scold　　 　　　　C．rush 　　　　　　D．scream

45．A．doubting　 　　　B．questioning　 　　C．asking　　 　　　　D．demanding

46．A．also　 　　　　　B．still　　　 　　　　　　　 C．yet　 　　　　　　D．even

47．A．time 　　　　　B．work　　 　　　　C．office　　　 　　　　　　D．occupation

48．A．comforting　　　 　B．regretting　　 　　C．blessing　 　　　　D．forgiving

49．A．request　　 　　　B．promise 　　　　C．plan　 　　　　　　D．arrangement

50．A．harm　　　　　B．injury　　 　　　　C．damage　　 　　　　D．inconvenience

51．A．pay　 　　　　　B．save　　 　　　　C．make　　　　　　D．let

52．A．should　　 　　　B．would　 　　　　C．could　　　　　　D． might

53．A．police　　　 　　　B．lawyers 　　　　C．judges　　 　　　　D．government

54．A．sight 　　　　　B．feel　　　 　　　　C．sense 　　　　　　D．scenery

55．A．Generally　　　 B．Luckily 　　　　C．Eventually　　　　 D．Basically

　　In ancient Japan, if you saved someone’s life, they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someone’s story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).

　　It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! There’s an interruption. Someone new joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyone’s attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the “charming” little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption — except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn’t made his or her point.

　　Or you’re all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before their big punch line (妙语), little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings. After the crash, everyone talks about little Johnny’s carelessness. After the call, the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller. Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished — except the joke teller. When it’s you entertaining everyone at a restaurant, have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone’s order just before your funny punch line?

　　Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say, after the interruption, “Now, as I was saying …” Instead, they’ll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn’t get to finish. Here’s where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call “Lend a Helping Tongue.”

　　Watch the gratitude in the storyteller’s eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention. His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough. You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you, promote you, buy from you, or otherwise lift your life. Big winners have excellent memories. When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue, they find a way to pay you back.

　　53. Very often, a storyteller cannot make his point because _________.

　　A. people are more interested in food than his story

　　B. many guests bring their babies to the party

　　C. he is interrupted by something unexpected

　　D. his story is easily forgotten by the listeners

　　54. From Paragraph 3, we know that when someone is telling a joke, _________.

　　A. something bad will surely happen just before their punch line

　　B. listeners’ attention is often drawn to something else

　　C. the only person really interested in the joke is the joke teller

　　D. the waiter knows when to take everyone’s order

　　55. How can we help the joke and story tellers when they are interrupted?

　　A. By giving them a chance to finish.

　　B. By comforting them to make them happy.

　　C. By going on telling the story for them.

　　D. By teaching them some useful techniques.

　　56. What is the text mainly about?

　　A. People should learn how to take turns in a conversation.

　　B. We can win someone’s heart by getting him back to his story.

　　C. Telling jokes will make you the center of attention.

　　D. It is impolite to cut in on someone’s talk.

It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”
　　The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
　　But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人)”.
　　The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
　　Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
　　To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”

For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.
57. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.
　 A.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims
　 B. to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines
　 C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
　 D.to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

58. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought

　 the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)?
　 A.She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
　 B.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 　

　 C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
　 D.The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

59. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
　 A.It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.

　 B. It had caused embarrassment to the British government.
　 C.It had greatly promoted her popularity.
　 D. It had affected her relations with the British government.

60. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?
　 A. She made more appearances on TV.　　

B. She paid no attention to them.
　 C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

D. She rose to argue with her opponents.

The new machine，if _________ properly，will work at least ten years.

　 A. use 　 B. using

　 C. being used 　 D. used