Life is difficult．

  It is great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult．

  Most do not fully see this truth． Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy． It seems to them that difficulties represent （代表） a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or upon their families, their class, or even their nation．

  What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one． Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, loneliness or regret or anger and fear． These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain． And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．

  Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning． Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure． When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve． It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn． As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt instruct．” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．

45． From the passage, it can be inferred that___．

     A． everybody has problems

     B． we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

     C． life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

     D． people like to complain about their problems

46． The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to __．

     A． save space                                      B． persuade readers

     C． makes readers laugh                              D． get readers’ attention

47． The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that __．

     A． most people feel life is easy

     B． the writer feels life is easy

     C． the writer likes to complain about his problems

     D． most people complain about how hard their lives are

48． According to the passage, we give schoolchildren difficult problems to solve in order to __．

     A． encourage them to learn

     B． teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

     C． helps them learn to deal with pain

     D． teach them how to solve problems

D
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help． Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity． People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk．"Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a 'protective effect' from heart disease," said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens．He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen．
Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years．One village was 1,000 metres above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas．Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up．"The contrast was more evident among men than among women," Baibas added in a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health．Heart disease is one of the world's top killers．Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight or obese and a family history of the illness increase the odds of developing the disease．
68．The first sentence in the passage is used to __________．
A．tell readers what the passage focuses on      
B．give a very good guessing
C．warn people of the risk of heart disease      
D．name a new unknown illness
69．According to the passage, a person _________ may have less possibility of having heart attack.
A．with more money                        B．with a better living habit
C．from higher altitude                     D．in a happier mood
70．How long does the research of the Greeks last?
A．At most 10 years．                          B．About 15 years．
C．More than 20 years．                      D．Not mentioned．
71．Apart from altitude, how many factors raise the chance of developing heart disease?
A．three                B．Four                  C．Five                 D．Six

D

       If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help． Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity． People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk．"Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a 'protective effect' from heart disease," said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens．He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen．

       Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years．One village was 1,000 metres above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas．Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up．"The contrast was more evident among men than among women," Baibas added in a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health．Heart disease is one of the world's top killers．Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight or obese and a family history of the illness increase the odds of developing the disease．

68．The first sentence in the passage is used to __________．

       A．tell readers what the passage focuses on      

       B．give a very good guessing

       C．warn people of the risk of heart disease      

       D．name a new unknown illness

69．According to the passage, a person _________ may have less possibility of having heart attack.

       A．with more money           B．with a better living habit

       C．from higher altitude               D．in a happier mood

70．How long does the research of the Greeks last?

       A．At most 10 years．      B．About 15 years．

       C．More than 20 years．         D．Not mentioned．

71．Apart from altitude, how many factors raise the chance of developing heart disease?

       A．three       B．Four        C．Five        D．Six

Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.

These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work some every day.

Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup – they all die. So do we.

And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all :LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology and politics and sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and clean up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.

1．In this passage, the author intends to           .

      A．inform the readers of what he learned in kindergarten

       B．show the importance of enlightening (启蒙) education

       C．call on people to hold hands and stick together

       D．tell people how to live a successful life

2．What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?

       A．The author wonders why the roots go down and plants go up.

       B．A person should be curious about plants.

       C．The author likes seeding in the plastic cup.

       D．Everything develops in its natural way.

3．What didn’t the author learn to do while in kindergarten?

       A．Cook cookies and dishes.

       B．Keep the things he used in place.

       C．Look out for traffic.

       D．Make an apology to someone he hurt.

4．We can infer from the passage that the author            .

      A．must be a success thanks to the good habits.

       B．has learned to share everything with others

       C．expects harmony and unity

       D．is at an old age now

5．In which column of a magazine can you probably find the passage?

       A．Popular Science.                                  B．Entertainment.

       C．Fashion.                                             D．Life Guide.