B

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the meaning of life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day – to – day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he had a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self – made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making  more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purpose in my life? In this book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

60.According to the first paragraph, people have not realized          .

A.how important money is in their day – to – day life

B.how one spends money shows what is important to him

C.that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D.that their understanding of life is more important than money

61.What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?          .

A.He does not feel that he is well educated.

B.He does not think that he is a very important person.

C.He does not think that being rich deserves so much attention.

D.He does not consider himself to be very successful.

62.What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?          .

A.Money is a means.           B.Money is an end.

C.Money is everything.       D.Money is unimportant.

63. Which of the following statements might the author disagree?          .

A.Money is important in modern society.

B.The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.

C.Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

D.Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness.

C

Northern Europeans spend a lot of time in their cold and cloudy winters planning their summer holidays. They are proud of their healthy color when they return home after the holiday. But they also know that a certain amount of sunshine is good for their bodies and general health.

In ancient Greece people knew about the healing(治疗)powers of the sun, but this knowledge was lost. At the end of the nineteenth century a Danish doctor, Niels Finsen, began to study the effect of sunlight on certain diseases, especially diseases of the skin. He was interested not only in natural sunlight but also in artificially(人造地)produced rays. Sunlight began to play a more important part in curing sick people.

A Swiss doctor, Auguste Rollier, made full use of the sun in his hospital at Lysine. Lysine is a small village high up in the Alps. The position is important: the rays of the sun with the greatest healing power are the infra – red(红外线的)and ultra – violet(紫外线的)rays; but ultra – violet rays are too easily lost in fog and the polluted air near industrial towns. Dr. Roller found that sunlight, fresh air and good food cure a great many diseases. He was particularly successful in curing certain forms of tuberculosis with his “sun - cure”.

There were a large number of children in Dr. Roller’s hospital. He decided to start a school where sick children could be cured and at the same time continue to learn. It was not long before his school was full.

In winter, wearing only shorts, socks and boots, the children put on their skis after breakfast and left the hospital. They carried small desks and chairs as well as their school books. Their teacher led them over the snow until they reached a slope which faced the sun and was free from cold winds. There they set out their desks and chairs, and school began.

Although they wore hardly and clothes, Roller’s pupils were very seldom cold. That was because their bodies were full of energy which they got from the sun. But the doctor knew that sunshine can also be dangerous. If, for example, tuberculosis is attacking the lungs, unwise sunbathing may do great harm.

Today there is not just one school in the sun. There are several in Switzerland, and since Switzerland is not the only country which has the right conditions, there are similar schools in other places.

64.Why are a Danish doctor and a Swiss doctor mentioned in the second and third paragraphs?          .

A.Because they both made use of sunlight to treat illness.

B.Because they were the first people who used sunlight for treatment.

C.Because they were both famous European doctors.

D.Because they used sunlight in very different ways.

65.Dr Roller set up a “sun - cure” school probably for the reason that          .

A.most children could stay in his hospital

B.children could study while being treated

C.the school was expected to be full of pupils

D.the school was high up in the mountains

66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage?          .

A.“Sun - cure” schools are becoming popular everywhere.

B.Switzerland is the only country where “sun - cure” schools are popular.

C.Proper conditions are necessary for the running of a “sun - cure” school.

D.“Sun – cure ”schools are found in countries where there is a lot of sunshine.

D

Never in the history of Sierra Leone’s elections have women so actively engaged in politics or competed for parliamentary seats. In the past, women did the dancing and cooking for elections campaigning. In the May 14th elections, we saw over 168 women candidates competitive for President, Vice President and Parliamentary seats.

One would think that about 60% of these women would have emerged as winners. But it was not so, because of our cultural perception of women. We need to change our culture. Women could be active politicians. The Christians in their own way encouraged women to be preachers(传教士)but the Muslim leaders say women should not head for officiating(主持)prayers.

The same happens in certain parts of the country where women are not part of decision taken in male secret societies. This prevents them from achieving some of their goals. A senior head in one of the ministries told me that she was getting problems with some of her staff members especially the male staff. Most women that come from the Northern part of country experience such problems. Some men are saying that a woman cannot be their leader.

Some women are also prejudiced against their women folks. In the last elections, most woman did not support their colleagues. In some parts of the country, because they are not members of secret societies they were not allowed to contest for chieftaincies(酋长或首领的位置). However, Sierra Leone’s not withstanding the cultural prejudice against women has witnessed women occupying high public offices. They have been appointed to head certain areas.

Sierra Leone is moving from its past culture. We need a change in our culture. Women all over the world are recognized one way or the other as they are now involved in the use of technology. We now see women as air pilots, and they even attempt to go to travel in space.

67.In the past, women in Sierra Leone          .

A.took active part in politics

B.contested for parliamentary seats

C.danced and cooked for the election campaigning

D.shared the equal rights with men

68.About 60% of the women engaged in election would have succeeded if          .

A.there were less prejudice against women

B.less Muslim leaders had objected

C.more women had been engaged in the election

D.more preachers had supported them

69.The author concludes that the women candidates can’t win the competitive vote because

.

A.women is more suitable for the dancing and cooking job

B.women candidates can’t get the support of their folks

C.women prejudice still exists in today’s society

D.women are not capable enough to be a chieftain

70.The main idea of the passage is          .

A.the prejudice against women in various fields

B.women in Sierra Leone, striving for their political rights

C.women in Sierra Leone, challenge for men’s status

D.women is Sierra Leone, being involved in politics

E

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts, It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrifies by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises(出现)from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two – headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的)that I do not know how to argue with them. If their cases were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl – friend.

No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

71.The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is            .

A.repeated without any change                    B.treated as a joke

C.made some changes by the parent             D.set in the present

72.According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is            .

A.in a realistic setting            B.heard for the first time

C.repeated too often              D.told in a different way

73.The advantage claimed(提出)for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it

.

A.makes them less fearful

B.develops their power of memory

C.makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of

D.encourages them not to have strange beliefs

74.The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that           .

A.fairy stories are still being made up

B.these is some misunderstanding about fairy tales

C.people try to modernize old fairy stories

D.there is more concern for children’s fears nowadays

75.One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that           .

A.they are full of imagination

B.they make teachers of history difficult to teach

C.they are not interesting

D.they just make up the stories which are far from the truth

第二卷 书面表达(满分30分)

你班同学参加了“二十一世纪中学生英文报”组织的一场讨论。讨论的主题是：城市内是否可以豢养宠物(狗和猫)。请你根据下表所提供的信息，用英语给报社写投稿，介绍讨论情况，并说明自己的观点和建议。

反对饲养宠物的同学认为	支持饲养宠物的同学认为
1．造成环境污染 2．吵闹声，甚至伤人	1．安慰孤寡老人 2．人与动物和谐相处，增添生活情趣

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1.信的开头已为你写好

2.词数100左右

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