One country received its second—place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match as, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair .Their manager was in a rage when he said:“ This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behaviour could result in the suspension (停赛) of the team for at least three years.?

The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the U.S.A. had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.?

Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national terms, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).?

46. According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ____.

A. created goodwill between the nations           B. bred only false national pride

C. hardly showed any international friendship     D. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

47. What did the manager mean by saying,“...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”??

A. His team would no longer take part in international games.

B. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.

C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.

D. The Federation should be dissolved.

48. The basketball example implied that ____.

A. too much patriotism was displayed in the incident

B. the announcement to prolong the match was wrong

C. the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision

D. The American team was right in receiving the silver medals

49. The author gives the two examples in paragraph 2 and 3 to show ____.

A. how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games

B. that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be

C. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship

D. that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games

50.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.

B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.

C. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.

D. International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.

C

Finders, Keepers?

I worked for a short time as a cashier (出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago; I also helped clear off the tables when it was especially busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guess I should have checked it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. Also, I imagined that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere(真挚的) thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “No”, he immediately opened it and showed that it contained nearly $800 in cash. I gasped as he took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I think that if there had been no way to find the owner and no one had returned to claim(认领) it, I might have kept it. But it also came into my mind that I had actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth much than anything money could pay.

51. This story happened ___________ in a restaurant.

A. one night in November                       B. one day in December

C. a few weeks before Christmas                  D. a couple of days before December 25

52. Which of the following is true?

A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.

B. The writer wasn’t surprised as the man gave him a reward.

C. Nothing in the wallet was missing.

D. The man was extremely excited when he got is wallet back.

53. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _________.

A. he thought Christmas was coming    B. the owner came back too soon

C. he didn’t know there was so much money in it

D. being an honest man, he didn’t care much about money

54. The title of the passage “Finders, Keepers” implies(暗示) that the saying “finders keepers, losers weepers”___________.

A. is not always true     B. is proved in this story    C. requires an answer    D. is still a question

55. Which is the following is NOT true?

A. He accepted a reward of $20.       B. He regretted that he had returned the wallet.

C. He didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.

D. He felt very happy after he returned the wallet.

D

Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic (full of energy) is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak(top). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon(上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.

Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.

You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.