Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
Make friendship a priority(优先). Find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the lawn go unmowed(未割草) or the dishes unwashed for a while. When you can’ t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Maintaining a deep friendship requires a 
level of heartfelt intimacy(亲密). Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problem, but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’ self-esteem when they are shaken by a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies, singing in a choir(合唱), and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask a favor. When a friend has the flu, offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after-school activities.
Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage, friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult-education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
60. People with close friends have a ____ ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
A. less B. greater C. poorer D. little
61. What we should do to have friends according to the author?
A. Make friendship a priority. B. Open up to close friends.
C. Never take a friendship for granted D. All the above.
62. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You should have different friends for the same activities.
B. You should wait for a friend to ask a favor.
C. You should avoid talking with stranger in museums, laundry rooms of bookstores.
D. You should never take a friendship for granted.
63. . The underlined word “ enroll” in the last paragraph means _____.
A. give B. join C. get D. catch
Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you’re a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940—the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsylvania Railway Station．
After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers．I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone else is doing it．”
When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do．“You give an honest day’s work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye．“They’re paying you．If they want to do that, you let them do that．”
I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since．
Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me．Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions．Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience．If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone．I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal．If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone．
Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another, there’s going to be trouble．What can be inferred about the baggage boys?
| A．They could earn much, but they had to work hard． |
| B．Many of them earned money in a dishonest way． |
| C．They were all from poor families． |
| D．They were all thin, young boys． |
What does the father's advice imply?
| A．It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers． |
| B．Don’t believe them if they are paying you more． |
| C．Don’t follow others to overcharge the passengers． |
| D．It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy． |
The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that ______．
| A．it is a totally shared experience | B．it is considered as the most dangerous |
| C．it does great harm to human relationship | D．it may lead to the loss of his sports team |
It can be concluded from the text that ______．
| A．his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up |
| B．working in the sports team was his most important experience |
| C．he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members |
| D．his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life |
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf． Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell．Health foods are packaged （包装） in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours．Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver．
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective．
Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm． The size of a product can attract a shopper．But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to．
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product．The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote （推销） their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it．”Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
| A．The cost of its package． | B．The price of the product． |
| C．The colour of its package． | D．The brand name of the product． |
The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off”（in Par A．3 ） means that the colours _____．
A．attracted the customers strongly B．had weak effects on the customers
C．tricked the customers into shopping D．caused the customers to lose interestWhich of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
| A．The way to promote goods． | B．The discovery of a genius． |
| C．The team to produce a good product． | D．The brand name used by successful producers． |
Which of the following would be the best title for this text?
| A．Choice of Good Products | B．Disadvantages of Products |
| C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping | D．Brand Names and Shopping Tricks |
If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:
• 584 Asians
• 124 Africans
• 95 Eastern and Western Europeans
• 84 Latin Americans
• 55 former Soviets （including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups）
• 52 North Americans
• 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:
• 165 Mandarin
• 86 English
• 83 Hindu/Urdu
• 64 Spanish
• 58 Russian
• 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village．
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments．
This year 28 babies will be born．Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer．Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year．With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018．
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income．
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water．
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write．
The village has a total yearly budget, public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly．Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people．The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together．Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
| A．Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village． |
| B．About 8．25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village． |
| C．About 16．5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village． |
| D．Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village． |
Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
| A．Poverty． | B．Education． | C．Environment． | D．Marriage． |
The underlined part “have access to” （in Para. 4） means_____．
| A．use | B．buy | C．produce | D．try |
The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____．
| A．a peaceful world | B．good education |
| C．better health care | D．a life without anxiety |
I fell in love with England because it was quaint （古雅）—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses．I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London．I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now．
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners．The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing．
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places．You’re forced to live indoors．In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs．To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman．The cafes are not terribly nice．
As a woman, I feel unsafe here．I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p．m．I used to use it, but now I’m afraid．
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French．In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now．His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone．The writer doesn’t like London because she ______．
| A．is not used to the life there now |
| B．has lived there for seventeen years |
| C．prefers to live in an old-fashioned house |
| D．has to be polite to everyone she meets there |
Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
| A．In a cafe． | B．In a restaurant． | C．In a nightclub. | D．In a pub． |
The underlined part “it” （in Par A．4） refers to______．
A．a taxi B．the money C．a bomb D．public transportThe writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______．
| A．felt lonely in England | B．had never been to France |
| C．was from a typical French family | D．didn't like the British idea of family |
The oldest forms of medicine are enjoying a comeback. Modern holistic medicine（整体医学） is an approach that treats the whole patient, not just the disease. It is a way to maintain good health rather than cure illness. The most important influences on today’s holistic medicine are ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, both of which promoted whole body health.
Holistic medicine usually combines diet, physical exercise and meditation, together with other alternative techniques such as massage（按摩）and acupuncture（针炙）. Herbal treatment, a practice of treating illness by using plants, is influenced by the writings of Culpeper as well as Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. Homeopathy（顺势疗法）is one of the forms of holistic medicine which is widely practiced in Europe and the USA. Homeopathy began in Germany in the early 1800s, when Samuel Hahnemann bescribed how very tiny doses（剂量）of a drug had an effect on his patients. According to Hahnemann, the more the drug was diluted（稀释）, the stronger its effects. The substance selected would produce similar effects to the disease itself if given in large doses. In the UK homeopathy is regarded as a non-traditional but just about acceptable treatment.
Meditation and contemplation have an important role in holistic medicine. They were brought to Europe by Indian teachers who combined Indian Ayurvedic medicine with Western beliefs. Transcendental meditation（超脱静坐）is one of the best known of these techniques. People repeat words inside their head to reach a state of deep relaxation.
The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient, not just the disease. Life-style, emotional problems an
d diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person’s health. Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet, exercise and fresh air, all of which contribute to health.Some clinics now offer holistic medicine along with traditional treatments, so that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them. One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable. To solve this, many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies.Modern holistic medicine centers upon____________.
| A．curing a disease | B．herbal treatment |
| C．continuous development | D．keeping patients healthy |
Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine?
| A．massage | B．meditation | C．a balanced diet | D．a knee operation |
The principle of homeopathy is that___________.
| A．the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect |
| B．the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine |
| C．a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective |
| D．the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Holistic Medicine | B．Traditional Medicine Returns |
| C．History of Medicine | D．Combination of Treatments Works |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment. |
| B．Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy. |
| C．Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments. |
| D．Holistic medicine will become the most welcome treatment soon. |