Iwalkeddownthehallheadingtosee

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I walked down the hall heading to see my 88-year-old grandma who had been in hospital. Each member of the family was taking turns sitting with her because of her dementia (痴呆). As I did I looked very carefully at some of the rooms on this wing of the hospital, and it seemed that almost every bed held an elderly person. Some appeared to be confused, and some just looked lonely. I couldn’t help but notice that there was no family there, no one to care them, and no one to reduce the ache of loneliness. My heart broke inside me.
They are aging, with withered (萎缩的) skin on their faces and hands, their eyes look tried, and yet no one notices them. Could it be that we are far too busy to slow down and give a moment of our time to anyone that may swerve (使突然转向) us off the course we are traveling on? Are we afraid of those who have come before us to pave the way, afraid that they carry some awful disease that if we get too close we might catch it?
Whatever the case may be, one day we will be those same people that we long to avoid. We pay thousands of dollars for staying young, and we may turn up the music to forget the thoughts of getting older. But, try as we might, time and age will catch up with us.
We seem to have come to detest (嫌恶) the elderly. While we once held them in high regard and honor, always enjoying their stories of history, we now see them as a pain, always in our way. Isn’t it time we wake up?
So, next time you see a withered hand extended in need, or peer into the eyes of a lonely aging face, don’t run or look away. Remember, it might just be you in that place one day.
What made the author deeply sad?

A．The poor food for the patients.

B．The sight he saw in the hospital.

C．The hopeless patients in the hospital.

D．The bad service of the hospital.

What’s people’s excuse for not visiting the old?

A．They are too busy.

B．They can’t afford it.

C．They live too far away.

D．They usually travel abroad.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Time will tell the truth.

B．People are afraid of being old.

C．A doctor is important to old people.

D．Respecting elderly people is a good tradition.

What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A．Respect the old.

B．Get along well with the old.

C．Help and pay attention to the old.

D．Spend more time with our parents.

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E
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What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life- to enjoy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
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In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
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A. changes in the life style of the French          B. criticism of the old life style
C. approval of the new life style               D. analysis of the old way of life in France
73. The old French way of life mainly featured ______.
A. elegance, leisure and romanticism        B. efficiency, elegance and leisure
C. elegance, leisure and taste              D. efficiency, leisure and taste
74. Which of the following about the French is NOT true?
A. They show more concerns about money than before
B. They do enjoy working on the assembly line.
C. Many of them prefer the new life style to the old.
D. They are more competitive than the elder generation.
75. What is the attitude of the general Frenchmen towards the new life style?
A. They fear that France is threatened by the new trend
B. They are unsatisfied with the new way of life
C. They welcome the new life style enthusiastically
D. They confuse the traditional life style with the new one

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D
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Place: North Theater, Beibingmasi Lane, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng District
Tel: 8602-4898
Elvis Story: Le Caoitole De Quebee will bring its production The Elvis Story to Beijing audiences this month.
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Place: China Theatre, Xisanhuan Beilu, Handian District
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A. 8602-4898         B.6843-0506          C. 6413-1321         D. 6551-4787
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A. North Theatre     B. China Theatre    C. Poly Theatre        D. Peking University

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C
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It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
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“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”
64. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to ______.
make efforts to clone the endangered pandas
save endangered animals from dying out
collect DNA of endangered animals to study
transfer the nuclear of name animal to another
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A. available panda eggs                B. host animals
C. qualified researchers                D. enough money
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A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning         B. The First Cloned Panda in the World
C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas   D. China-- the Native Place of Pandas Forever
67. From the passage we know that ______.
A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog
B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit
C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches
D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century

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B
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A. It is a place where people come for holiday.
B. It is in Barcelona that makes it famous.
C. Thousands of tourists go to the seaside by passing through this street.
D. It is a center of trade.
61. Why are those persons called living statues?
A. They were covered with greasepaint in different colors.
B. They were wearing season-disproportional clothes.
C. They are standing on a pedestal for several hours without making even a single move.
D. Their movement seemed like someone just had breathed life into them.
62. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. There are tourists, thieves, swindlers, cops and living statues in the famous street.
B. The persons who make living statues want to earn money by this way.
C. Taking photos with living statues is free.
D. People can touch living statues
63. Which kind of persons are most special in Las Ramhlas street?
A. Tourists B. Thieves C. Guides D. Living statues

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
One day, when we had been riding in the burning sun for five hours, we came to a narrow, shaky bridge where a railways crossed a stagnant pond (发臭的池塘)。 For 30 feet there was nothing but the widely-spaced wooden sleepers（枕木）under ore wheels, and nothing to stop us from falling into the steaming bog (沼泽) below if we overbalanced. Right under the bridge lay the bridge and rode straight over, without even slowing down. I stopped.
“What’s up?” he shouted, from the other side.
“I’m not riding over that thing. If I fall, I’ll be there with that cow!”
“There’s nothing to it. I just did it, didn’t I?”
“You’re stronger and taller. My feet can’t touch the ground. You do it for me!”
Mat said strength didn’t come into it and rode off, leaving me staring down into the sickly brown soup. He would be waiting for me around the next corner, but I knew he would give me at least an hour before coming to help. The sun burned my face; sweat ran off my forehead into my eyes and stuck my shirt to my body; mosquitoes flew into my mouth when I breathed. To stand still in this place was to kill myself; anyway, to sit around waiting for Mat to help was more than my feminist (女权主义) pride could take. I rode back along the track a few hundred yards to get a good run-up, and over I went. Mat was right. All the obstacles were in my mind.
The author stopped near the bridge because ______.
She was tired and wanted to have a rest
She found a dead cow under the bridge
She was afraid of falling off the bridge
She didn’t know how to cross the bridge
Why did Mat refuse to help the author?
A. He wanted to finish the journey as soon as possible
B. He felt she should overcome her fear by herself
C. He didn’t believe she was really afraid
D. He knew she was too proud to accept his help
What does the underlined part “sickly brown soup” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The body of a dead cow B. The mud on the wheals
C. The dirty water in the pond D. The author’s food for the journey
59. According to the last paragraph, the author seems to believe that ______.
A. nothing is difficult to the man who will try
B. a friend in need is a friend indeed
C. you can’t make something out of nothing
D. well begun is half done

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