D

After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’ ”

Impressed—she was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.

On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.

“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it. ”

Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.

58. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that .

A. Yale University was her last choice

B. Yale must keep its promise to Marie

C. Marie Colvin was confident of herself

D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading

59. Marie Colvin’s story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are .

A. patience and confidence B. honesty and curiosity

C. flexibility and creativity D. determination and courage

60. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?

a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.

b. She was admitted to Yale University.

c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.

d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.

e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A. d→e→c→a→b B. c→b→e→d→a

C. e→d→c→b→a D. b→c→d→e→a

第二节 (共5小题，每题2分，满分10分)

A. Music unites cultures.

B. The uniqueness of music.

C. Music helps develop intelligence.

D. The importance of music in life.

E. Music is an effective therapy tool.

F. Music removes negative emotions.

61.______

The most amazing fact about music is that it is unique to human beings. There is no other creature on earth that can create and appreciate music except man. As such, listening to music is a unique benefit reserved only for us. No matter what music you choose, there are always wonderful benefits of listening to it.

62.______

One of the most interesting benefits of listening to music is that we are able to understand and find a personal link to the cultural heritage of music, such as the time when the music was composed, the place where it was released, and the message of the music. In fact, music is so universal that it does not recognize any culture. It goes into the soul of the music lovers, wherever they are in the world or even if they do not understand the language.

63.______

Music is so powerful that it can influence the intelligence of a person even before she/he is born. That is why pregnant mothers are encouraged to listen to classical music to help nurture the intelligence of their unborn babies.

64.______

Music is so powerful that even people suffering from pain can really benefit from listening to it. Its magical effect can help patients recover from pain and diseases. In fact, researches show that mentally ill patients positively respond to music and effectively relieve their mental illness. Today, in almost all psychiatric hospitals, music is an important component in the treatment of their patients.

65.______

The power of music is not only limited to giving lonely people the energy they need to fuel their day. Music is such a powerful tool used by many of us in dissolving negative emotions. Listening to music can lead us to love life more despite the many difficulties that come our way. Music can transform a depressing day into a day filled with joy.