68. The author’s roommate offered to help him because　　　　　　 　.

A. he felt sorry for the author　　　　　　　　　　 B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one　　　　 D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

67．In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?

A．It tells you what to produce　　　　　 B．It provides you with everything you need

C．It tells you how to grow tomatoes　 D．It helps you save money　

答案：63-67 CBDDA　

D

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet, I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the car accident I had to see a doctor---- and go to court(法庭).

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had help me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every time I want to see doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance(保险) company the date I was leaving American. Knowing that, they played for time,….. and I left without getting a cent.

My experience taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality(道德). Secondly, foreigners are still being treated unfairly. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

66．The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean　　　　　　 .

A．serious　　　　　　　　　 B．important　　　　　　　　　　　 C．necessary　　　　　　　　　　　 D．real

65．You are buying from the market when you　　　　　　　 .

A．borrow a book from the library　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．drive to the seaside for a holiday

C．look after your children　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．dine at restaurant

64．All of the following acts are producing for the market except　　　　　　　 .

A．working in a bank　　 B．attending a night school　 C．printing a book D．growing beans for sale

63．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Selling and Buying.　　　　　　　　 B．Everything you do is producing for the market.

C．What is the market?　　　　　　　 D．What the market can do for you.

62．The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss　　　　　　 .

A．examples of successful young men　　　　 B．how to build up one’s position in society

C．joys and pains of old people　　　　　　　　　 D．what to do when one has problems in life

答案：60-62 ADC 　　　　　　　

C

The market is a concept(概念). If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbors and some to the local managers of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas station and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

The market may be something abstract(抽象的). But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

61．The main idea of the passage is that　　　　　　 .

A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C．childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life

D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

60．According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that　　　　　　 .

A．life for a child is fairly easy　　　　　　 B．a child is always loved whatever he does

C．if much is given to a child, he must do something in return　 D．only children are interested in life

59. In the passage the word “attractive” most nearly means　　　　　　　 .

　A. perfect　　 　　　　　　 B. complete　　 　　　　　 C. modern　　 D. pleasant to look at　

答案：56-59 B C A D　 　　　　　　　

B

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and, old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always giving new things to the child--things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.

When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.