Struggling in the US? Move to China!
I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineering. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry…living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I moved straight to Los Angeles—the home of the film and television industry!
For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows—standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn’t make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles. I had to do something else for money.
After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.
However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me…
In addition, America was too expensive—always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.
…
I decided to move to China.
69．How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?
A．Practical B．Passive C．Disappointed D．Positive
70．What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.
B．A lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable.
C．A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.
D．A lot of people don’t have dreams, nor do they want to live either.
71．What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?
A．Engineer→extra→marketing→engineer
B．Extra→marketing→engineer
C．Engineer→extra→marketing
D．Extra→engineer→marketing
72．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Life is easier in the US.
B．Life in China is not easy.
C．There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life.
D．More Americans will move to China.
四、阅读理解（共16小题，每小题1.5分，共24分）
Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record(马拉松记录). They wanted to play for ninety hours and that is to add six hours to the record. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited(兴奋的) to fall asleep at once.
After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理上的) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can I play any longer？After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was！
57. In the story, there were _______ schoolboys playing basketball marathon.
A. 9 B. 14 C. 17 D. 18
58. Before this basketball marathon, the world record was _______.
A. 84 hours B. 86 hours C. 90 hours D. 96 hours
59. The first night was hard for the players to fall asleep because _______.
A. they only slept for a short time B. they were too excited
C. no one watched them play D. it was very long
60. “…the players looked as fresh as when they started” here “fresh” means _______.
A. 新鲜的 B. 兴奋不已的
C. 精神饱满的 D. 伤痕累累的
Enjoyable Saturday
Do your children enjoy interesting stories，funny games，and exciting dances？Captain Goodfellow will be ready to do all these things with children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00，free．
Movies at the Museum
Two European movies will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre．See Broken Window at 1：30．The Workers will be at 3：45．For further information，call 4987898．
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day？Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food a11 over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon to 5：00 P．M．
Take Me out to the Ballgame
It’s November，and Saturday night（7：00—9：00）is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year．Get your tickets at the game．It might be cold．Don’t forget sweaters and jackets．
D
o You Want to Hear “The Zoo”？
“The Zoo”，a popular rock group from Australia，will give their first US concert this Saturday night，at 8 at Rose Hall，City College．
72．On Saturday morning，you Can．
A．take children to play games at the City Theatre
B．go and watch a ballgame
C．go to a concert at Rose Hall，City College
D．go to the Central Park for a picnic
73．The Red Birds ballgame．
A．is in the afternoon B．is outside C．is at the gate D．
might be cold
74．“The Zoo” is．
A．a US concert B．a park with many red birds in it
C．a music group D．going to give their 1ast concert
75．Mr．Turner wants to have a nice Saturday．Which is NOT possible for him to do？
A．Watch a ballgame and have a picnic．
B．Have a picnic and see a movie．
C．Listen to concert and watch a ballgame．
D．Seeing a movie and listening to a concert。
Teeth are important．Strong，healthy teeth help you chew foods that help you grow．They help you speak clearly．And，they help you look your best．Here are some tips for you to take care of your teeth．
1．Brush your teeth on the right way．
Brush your teeth at 1east twice a day—after breakfast and lunch or after sweet snacks，too．
Brush all of your teeth，not just the front ones，Spend time brushing teeth along the sides and back of your mouth．Brush away from your gums，too．
Spend at least three minutes each time you 
brush．Play a song you like to help pass the time．Get a new toothbrush every three months．When you buy your toothbrush，be sure it has soft bristles（毛）．
2．Learn how to floss your teeth．
Flossing is a very important way to keep your teeth healthy．Food may hide in places where a toothbrush cannot get to，like the space between two teeth．Flossing can help get rid of it．Carefully move floss between two teeth．Up and down．You’11 need to floss your teeth at least once a day．
3．Have good eating habits．
You need to be careful about what you eat and drink。Eating sugar is a major of tooth decay（腐败）．Eating sugar before you go to bed can make things even worse，eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink water instead of soda．
67．The passage is mainly about．
A．how to take care of your teeth
B．how to brush your teeth
C．how to form good eating habits
D．how to floss your teeth
68．The underlined word “tips” in this passage means．
A．money given to the waiter for personal services
B．piece of advice on how to do something
C．light blow，tape
D．thin end of something
69．When you brush your teeth．at least minute（s）is necessary．
A．1 B．2 C．3 D．4
70．Which is NOT mentioned in this passage？
A．Flossing your teeth． B．Having good eating habits．
C．Brushing your teeth． D．Going to see the dentist．
71．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this article？
A．We should brush our teeth at least twice a day．
B．Flossing can help to get rid of the food hidden between two teeth．
C．One of the major causes of tooth decay is eating sugar．
D．We don’t have to brush our teeth if we eat a lot of fruit
and vegetables．
In 2004，the World Health Organization，WHO，warned of a possible out
break of another serious disease which may be even more deadly than SARS．The WHO believes that it is likely that bird flu will spread to human beings in the next few years．If it does，up to seven millions people could die from the disease．
Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses，that is，tiny things which change and be come more dangerous over time．When a new type of a common virus changes，it may be able to get past the body’s immune system．If that happens，humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available．
There have always been viruses and people always get sick，of course，but as we saw with SARS，the situation is more difficult today．People travel more than ever before，which means that disease can spread qu
ickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world．
Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus，but the process takes time．It is just as important to make sure that countries，especially poor countries，are prepared to deal with the disease。New disease usually affect poor areas the most，so we must help develop health care in all countries．
64．The situation is more serious today because．
A．people travel more B．people don’t eat health food
C．there aren’t enough hospitals D．scientists can’t find a cure
65．From this passage we know．
A．bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years．
B．a virus changes and become less dangerous over time．
C．SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years．
D．poor areas usually suffers more from new diseases than rich areas．
66．The possible title of this passage is
A．The Work of WHO
B．Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases
C．What Is a Virus
D．Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time
Pop star Britney Spears tied the knot with a childhood friend，but their two-day-old marriage was dissolved Monday shortly after Britney filed for an annulment（废除契约／婚约）．She described the marriage as “ a joke that went too far，” said one source closed to Spears．“I don’t even kn
ow if she loves him，”the source said．
The 22-year-old diva（most important singer）walked down the aisle at a Las Vegas wedding chapel early Saturday，the reports said，marrying Jason Alexander，also 22，a childhood friend from her hometown of Kentwood，Louisiana whom she had recently begun dating．
Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap，and w
as escorted（护送）down the aisle by a hot
el bellman，according to the People．com．
The two apparently decided to marry while partying at the Palms Casino Hotel Friday night，and did so at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas．The honeymoon was spent at the Palms，but the next night Spears was seen dining with a group that did not include the groom at a hotel steakhouse．
Raised in the US south，the pop diva started her career at a television program The Mickey Mouse Club at age 11，becoming a famous teen singer．
All four of her CDs, including most recently November’s “In the Zone，”debuted at number one on the charts．
60．The underlined phrase at the b
eginning of the passage mean．
A．begin to quarrel B．get married C．fall in love D．get divorced
61．The news about Spears’s clothes was most probably taken from a（a n）．
A．newspaper B．broadcast station C．internet D．magazine
62．People would have guessed their marriage wouldn’t last long because．
A．Spears was seen to have fun without her newly-married groom
B．Spears was a person forever changing her mind
C．Spears had an odd character
D．Spears had such a kind of history before
63．What made Spears most famous in the world is that．
A．she got married to a man who she just dated for two days．
B．she got divorced two days after her new marriage．
C．she began to appear on the stage as a teen singer．
D．she made great achievements in singing．