The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to ___36__ when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little ___37___ lady looking at me with a smile 

She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"

I laughed and ___38____ responded, "Of course you may!" "Why are you in college at such an age?" I asked. She ___39___ replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids..." "No seriously," I asked.

I was ___40____ what it was that urged her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always ___41___ having a college education and now I ___42___ it!" she told me. Later, we became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we ___43___ leave class together and talk nonstop. She ___44___ her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she ___45___ made friends wherever she went.

At the ___46___ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I'll never forget what she taught us.

She was ___47___ and stepped up to the platform. ___48___ she began her prepared speech, she was frustrated and a little embarrassed. Then she cleared her___49___ and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying ___50___, being happy, and achieving success. You have to ___51___ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

She ___52___ her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died ___53___in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the ___54___woman who taught by ___55___ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

The seventh game of any play-off series is always special, win or lose. It always has an

edge-of-your-sear, heart-in-your-throat intensity unlike any other. One play, on e shot, one save

may make all the difference.

    But there are other things that make our games and sports so special.

    For example, where we play our sports is often one of the best things about the games. Think

of it: What is as perfect as a fresh sheet of ice after the Zamboni machine（赞博尼磨冰机）has

made its final pass and left the surface as smooth as glass ? Or a swimming pool on a summer

morning, clear and calm, before the first swimmer has broken the water?

To me a freshly mowed and lined soccer lied is as beautiful as any painting. So is a golf course in the early morning, or in the evening when the sun is setting.

The stuff we play with is wonderful, too. Is there anything that feels as good in your hand as a brand-new baseball? Or a nice leather football? Grab hold either, and you just have to play a game of catch.

The clothes are good too. Sports uniforms are much more colorful and comfortable than regular clothes. Maybe that’s why so many kids stay in their sports uniforms long after their games are over.

No shoes feel better on my feet than my golf shoes. Maybe that’s because I know I am going to have fun whenever I put them on.

We talk so much about winning in sports. But if you are the kind who is happy only when their team wins, then sports will let you down. After all, too team or player wins all the time.

But if you can learn to enjoy parts of sports that have nothing to do with winning or losing-the feel of a favorite bat or stick in your hand, or how your heart beats when you put on your uniform and run onto the field-then sports will always be fun. Whether you win or lose.

41．Which of the following words in close in meaning to the phrases “edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-your-throat” in Para 1?

       A．Uncertain.       B．Seared.     C．Nervous.   D．Enthusiastic.

42．According to the writer, people are advised         .

       A．not to play a game of catch     B．to wear sports uniform long

       C．not to talk about winning in sports  D．to have fun in sports

43．Sports uniforms, as well as sports shoes, are mentioned in the text       .

       A．as an example of the special feeling of sports

       B．as comfortable wearing for sports

       C．as particular desire of children

       D．as most favorite of sportsmen

44．Which would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Whether You Win or Lose      B．Many Joys of Sports

       C．Winning in Sports            D．Games and Sports

As the global financial crisis hits the economy, it’s tough finding a job — especially if you’re competing with thousands of other hopeful students. Sometimes you get the interview, but don’t quite seem to land the job because you don’t have related experience. Don’t despair! Here are a few tips that might give you an edge.
1. Get connected to your network and try to expand it. Talk to friends, family and acquaintances. Let everyone know you are looking for a job.
2. Prepare your resume (个人简历) carefully and be sure it’s perfect. Have someone else read it over for typos (打字错误) and grammatical errors. Get professional help. It’s worth the money to present yourself well. If money is tight, read books on resume writing from your public library or search for free help on the Internet.
3. When you apply for a job, be sure you have the skills listed on the posting. If you get an interview, be sure to describe those skills thoroughly. Just having the skills is not enough. Expressing your abilities well can make all the difference in getting the job.
4. Research typical interview questions and practice interviewing. Be well prepared for every interview.
5. Don’t be afraid to accept a position for which you are overqualified — if there’s room for advancements. Many great job advancements come from first doing well at an entry-level position. If you have the right skills and attitude, it won’t be long before you’re in the job you want.
6. Volunteer for a few weeks in your field of study to gain experience if you feel your resume needs an improvement.
7. When deciding what to wear for an interview, think about the position level and the dress code of the organization.
8. Use every tool available to you. For example, this site has many job links for your use.
Good luck!
【小题1】What’s the author’s advice on preparing a resume?

As the global financial crisis hits the economy, it’s tough finding a job — especially if you’re competing with thousands of other hopeful students. Sometimes you get the interview, but don’t quite seem to land the job because you don’t have related experience. Don’t despair! Here are a few tips that might give you an edge.

1. Get connected to your network and try to expand it. Talk to friends, family and acquaintances. Let everyone know you are looking for a job.

2. Prepare your resume (个人简历) carefully and be sure it’s perfect. Have someone else read it over for typos (打字错误) and grammatical errors. Get professional help. It’s worth the money to present yourself well. If money is tight, read books on resume writing from your public library or search for free help on the Internet.

3. When you apply for a job, be sure you have the skills listed on the posting. If you get an interview, be sure to describe those skills thoroughly. Just having the skills is not enough. Expressing your abilities well can make all the difference in getting the job.

4. Research typical interview questions and practice interviewing. Be well prepared for every interview.

5. Don’t be afraid to accept a position for which you are overqualified — if there’s room for advancements. Many great job advancements come from first doing well at an entry-level position. If you have the right skills and attitude, it won’t be long before you’re in the job you want.

6. Volunteer for a few weeks in your field of study to gain experience if you feel your resume needs an improvement.

7. When deciding what to wear for an interview, think about the position level and the dress code of the organization.

8. Use every tool available to you. For example, this site has many job links for your use.

Good luck!

1.What’s the author’s advice on preparing a resume?

A. To read it over several times by yourself.

B. To get professional help even if it costs money.

C. To copy something from books.

D. To publish it on the Internet.

2. If you lack related experience you can ____.

A. make up some in your resume

B. read books to get second-hand experience

C. do some related voluntary work

D. get some training at schools

3. The purpose of the text is to ____.

A. show how to prepare for an interview 

B. wish people good luck

C. encourage people not to despair    

D. give advice on how to find a job

During the past few years, scientists in the world have suddenly found themselves productively engaged in task they once spent their lives avoiding – writing, and kind of writing, but particulary letter writing. Encouraged by electronic mail’s surprisingly high speed, convenience and economy, people who never before touched the stuff are regularly, skillfully, even cheerfully tapping out a great deal of correspondence.

Electronic networks, woven into the fabric of scientific communication these days, are the route to colleagues in distant countries, shared data, bulletin boards and electronic journals. Anyone with a personal computer, a modern and the software to link computers over telephone lines can sign on. An estimated five million scientists have done so with more joining every day, most of them communicating through a bundle of interconnected domestic and foreign routes known collectively as the Internet, or net.

E-mail is starting to edge out the fax, the telephone, overnight mail, and of course, land mail. It shrinks time and distance between scientific collaborators, in part because it is conveniently asynchronous （writers can type while their colleagues across time zones sleep; their message will be waiting）. If it is not yet speeding discoveries, it is certainly accelerating communication.

Jeremy Bernstei, the physicist and science writer, once called E-mail the physicist’s umbilical cord （生命线）. Lately other people, too, have been discovering its connective virtues. Physicists are using it; college students are using it, everybody is using it, and as a sign that it has come of age, the New Yorker has celebrated its liberating presence with a cartoon—an appreciative dog seated at a keyboard, saying happily,  “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”

1．The reasons given below about the popularity of E – mail can be found in the passage except           .

       A．direct and convenient                           B．time – saving in delivery

       C．money – saving                                   D．available around the clock

2．How is the Internet or net explained in the passage? _____

      A．Electronic routes used to fax or correspond overnight.

      B．Electronic routes used to read home and international journals.

      C．Electronic routes waiting for correspondence while one is sleeping.

      D．Electronic routes connected among millions of users, home and abroad.

3．Which statement is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in the third paragraph?_____

       A．It shrinks time for communication and accelerates discoveries

       B．Although it does not speed up correspondence, it helps make discoveries.

       C．It quickens communication even if it does not accelerate discoveries.

       D．The quick speed of correspondence may have ill – effects on discoveries.

4．What will happen to fax, land mail, overnight mail, etc. according to the writer? _____

       A．They will co-exist with E-mail for a long time.

       B．Fewer and fewer people will use them.

       C．Their functions cannot be replaced by E-mail.

       D．They will play an additional function to E – mail.