Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is ?　36　?to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in ?　37　? too much from the first reading of a(n) ?　38　? book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the ?　39　?reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).

What is the right method? The ?　40　? is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not ?　41　? or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever ?　42　? to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.

Do not be stopped by what you ?　43　? understand. Read through the difficult ?　44　?,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these ?　45　?.You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that ?　46　? you to have read the book through once ?　47　?.

What you understand by reading the book through to the ?　48　? will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not ?　49　? in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding ?　50　? of it, which will happen ?　51　? you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.?

Most of us were taught to ?　52　? the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the ?　53　? of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another ?　54　? for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only ?　55　? our reading, instead of helping it.

36. A. necessary     B. useful C. natural       D. effective?

37. A. learning       B. wanting      C. accepting    D. expecting?

38. A. easy     B. difficult     C. important   D. correct?

39. A. ordinary      B. young C. serious       D. sincere?

40. A. method B. question     C. answer       D. problem?

41. A. taught  B. known       C. sure    D. perfect?

42. A. starting B. hesitating   C. Stopping    D. repeating?

43. A. can't     B. won't  C. mustn't       D. wouldn't?

44. A. words   B. articles       C. parts   D. points?

45. A. quickly B. immediately      C. clearly       D. carefully?

46. A. requires       B. causes C. advises       D. allows?

47. A. later     B. after   C. before D. again?

48. A. top       B. end     C. bottom       D. cover?

49. A. see       B. turn    C. Notice D. understand?

50. A. anything      B. everything  C. nothing      D. something?

51. A. if B. so that C. whenever   D. as though?

52. A. put away     B. put down    C. think of      D. think about?

53. A. uses     B. Meanings   C. Spellings    D. troubles?

54. A. thinking      B. reading      C. Book  D. way?

55. A. harm    B. increase      C. Improve     D. prevent??

Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is ?　36　?to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in ?　37　? too much from the first reading of a(n) ?　38　? book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the ?　39　?reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).

What is the right method? The ?　40　? is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not ?　41　? or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever ?　42　? to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.

Do not be stopped by what you ?　43　? understand. Read through the difficult ?　44　?,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these ?　45　?.You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that ?　46　? you to have read the book through once ?　47　?.

What you understand by reading the book through to the ?　48　? will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not ?　49　? in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding ?　50　? of it, which will happen ?　51　? you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.?

Most of us were taught to ?　52　? the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the ?　53　? of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another ?　54　? for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only ?　55　? our reading, instead of helping it.

36. A. necessary     B. useful C. natural       D. effective?

37. A. learning       B. wanting      C. accepting    D. expecting?

38. A. easy     B. difficult     C. important   D. correct?

39. A. ordinary      B. young C. serious       D. sincere?

40. A. method B. question     C. answer       D. problem?

41. A. taught  B. known       C. sure    D. perfect?

42. A. starting B. hesitating   C. Stopping    D. repeating?

43. A. can't     B. won't  C. mustn't       D. wouldn't?

44. A. words   B. articles       C. parts   D. points?

45. A. quickly B. immediately      C. clearly       D. carefully?

46. A. requires       B. causes C. advises       D. allows?

47. A. later     B. after   C. before D. again?

48. A. top       B. end     C. bottom       D. cover?

49. A. see       B. turn    C. Notice D. understand?

50. A. anything      B. everything  C. nothing      D. something?

51. A. if B. so that C. whenever   D. as though?

52. A. put away     B. put down    C. think of      D. think about?

53. A. uses     B. Meanings   C. Spellings    D. troubles?

54. A. thinking      B. reading      C. Book  D. way?

55. A. harm    B. increase      C. Improve     D. prevent??

 One afternoon, my son Adam asked me,“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said,“I’ll explain,　26　 you can just wait until we make a quick 　27　 at the grocery store. I have something 　28　 to show you.”  

At the grocery store, we　29　 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam,“It’s time to 　30　 your question.” I put one apple of each 　31　 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　32　 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 　33　 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　34　,some of the apples may not 　35　 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 36　 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,　37　 them back on the table, but 　38　 a different place. 

“Okay, Adam ,tell me which is which.”

He said,“I 39　 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 40　.See if that helps you 　41　 which one is which.” 

He took 　42　,and then a huge smile came across his face.“People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44　 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.” 

He totally 45　 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

26.A.although　　   B. so                 C .because            D. if

27.A. stop            B. start        C. turn           D. leave

28.A.expressive      B. encouraging  C. informative  D. interesting

29. A. bought              B. counted      C. saw                D. collected

30.A.check           B.mention             C.answer        D.improve

31.A.size                  B.type            C.shape       D.class

32.A.worried        B.satisfied             C.proud          D.curious

33.A.ordinary          B.normal       C.different      D.regular

34.A.outside        B.whole          C.table         D.inside

35.A.never          B.even         C.only          D.ever

36.A.examining       B.measuring    C.drawing      D.packing

37.A.keeping              B.placing       C.pulling         D.giving

38.A.on             B.toward        C.for            D.in

39.A.mustn’t         B. can’t        C. shouldn’t      D. needn’t

40.A. each one      B.each other    C.the other      D.one another

41.A.admit           B. consider     C. decide       D. believe

42.A.big bites              B.deep breaths  C.a firm hold   D.a close look

43.A.just                  B.always        C.merely         D.seldom

44.A.put away       B.get down     C.hand out            D.take off

45.A.made           B.took            C.understood   D.did       

　Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
　　Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
　　Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office.
　　We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.
　57. If you want to have a good memory, you should ________.
　　A. force yourself to remember things   

B. make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
　　C. never stop learning              

D. try hard to remember things
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
　　A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. 

 B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.
　　C. The writer remembered to lock the door.        

D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door.
59. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
　　A. Absent-mindedness stories can bring people fun.
　　B. Absent-mindedness is more troublesome than forgetfulness.
　　C. Absent-minded professors are often amused by the incidents, too.
　　D. Absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to all other people.
60. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?
　　A. The Key to a Good Memory 　　　　　　B. “Tricks” of Memory
　　C. The Dangers of Forgetfulness 　   　　　D. The Dangers of Absent-mindedness