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The thing is, my luck’s always been ruined. Just look at my name: Jean. Not Jean Marie, or Jeanine, or Jeanette, or even Jeanne. Just Jean. Did you know in France, they name boys Jean? It’s French for John. And okay, I don’t live in France. But still, I’m basically a girl named John. If I lived in France, anyway.
This is the kind of luck I’ve had since before Mom even filled out my birth certificate. So it wasn’t any big surprise to me when the cab driver didn’t help me with my suitcase. I’d already had to tolerate arriving at the airport to find no one there to greet me, and then got no answer to my many phone calls, asking where my aunt and uncle were. Did they not want me after all? Had they changed their minds? Had they heard about my bad luck—all the way from Iowa—and decided they didn’t want any of it to rub off on them?
So when the cab driver, instead of getting out and helping me with my bags, just pushed a little button so that the trunk (汽車(chē)后備箱) popped open a few inches, it wasn’t the worst thing that had ever happened to me. It wasn’t even the worst thing that had happened to me that day.
According to my mom, most brownstones in New York City were originally single-family homes when they were built way back in the 1800s. But now they’ve been divided up into apartments, so that there’s one—or sometimes even two or more families—per floor.
Not Mom’s sister Evelyn’s brownstone, though. Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted Gardiner own all four floors of their brownstone. That’s practically one floor per person, since Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted only have three kids, my cousins Tory, Teddy, and Alice.
Back home, we just have two floors, but there are seven people living on them. And only one bathroom. Not that I’m complaining. Still, ever since my sister Courtney discovered blow-outs, it’s been pretty frightful at home.
But as tall as my aunt and uncle’s house was, it was really narrow—just three windows across. Still, it was a very pretty townhouse, painted gray. The door was a bright, cheerful yellow. There were yellow flower boxes along the base of each window, flower boxes from which bright red—and obviously newly planted, since it was only the middle of April, and not quite warm enough for them.
It was nice to know that, even in a sophisticated (世故的) city like New York, people still realized how homey and welcoming a box of flowers could be. The sight of those flowers cheered me up a little.
Like maybe Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted just forgot I was arriving today, and hadn’t deliberately failed to meet me at the airport because they’d changed their minds about letting me come to stay.
Like everything was going to be all right, after all.
Yeah. With my luck, probably not.
I started up the steps to the front door of 326 East Sixty-Ninth Street, then realized I couldn’t make it with both bags and my violin. Leaving one bag on the sidewalk, I dragged the other up the steps with me. Maybe I took the steps a little too fast, since I nearly tripped and fell flat on my face on the sidewalk. I managed to catch myself at the last moment by grabbing some of the fence the gardeners had put up…
67. Why did the author go to New York?
A. She intended to go sightseeing there.
B. She meant to stay with her aunt’s family.
C. She was homeless and adopted by her aunt.
D. She wanted to try her luck and find a job there.
68. According to the author, some facts account for her bad luck EXCEPT that ________.
A. she was given a boy’s name in French
B. the cab driver didn’t help her with her bags
C. her sister Courtney discovered blow-outs  
D. nobody had come to meet her at the airport
69. The underlined phrase “rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. have an effect on    B. play tricks on     C. put pressure on      D. throw doubt on
70. From the passage, we can know that _________.
A. the author left home without informing her mother
B. the author arrived in New York in a very warm season
C. her aunt’s family lived a much better life than her own
D. her aunt and uncle were likely to forget about her arrival

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　　Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town．The young man was very drunk．He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them．He was a law-student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people．

　　When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said．The policeman had to do this because it is the law, although people don't usually know it．The policeman tested Andrew's breath and the breathalyser showed that he had too much alcohol(乙醇)in his blood．This all took a long time because the policeman had to write down everything that he or the policeman said．

　　In the end, by law, the policeman had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything．Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down．The first thing was：“Please don't hit me again, officer!” And the second thing was：“Does the other officer want ￡5,000?” Of course, the poor policeman had to read this in court, in front of the judge, and he was very embarrassed(難堪)．Andrew, who was in court, thought it was very funny, until the judge took away his license for a year and fined him ￡100, ￡90 for drunk driving, and ￡10 for his rudeness!

(1)

DThe policemen stopped Andrew in his car because ________．

[　　]

A．

it was very late

B．

he was drunk

C．

he was driving too fast

D．

he hardly broke the law

(2)

The policeman had to write down ________．

[　　]

A．

everything the two policemen said

B．

everything Andrew said

C．

everything they all said

D．

everything either of them said

(3)

The word “breathalyser” means ________．

[　　]

A．

a tool used for repairing machines

B．

a machine used for examining patients

C．

a person who is in charge of giving breath-test

D．

an instrument used for testing and analyzing(分析)one's breath

(4)

What did Andrew think was funny?

[　　]

A．

The judge．

B．

The policemen's situation．

C．

The court．

D．

Two policemen．

(5)

Andrew made fun of the policemen, only ________．

[　　]

A．

to be praised by the judge

B．

to be asked by the judge

C．

to be taken away by the judge

D．

to be punished by the judge

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The spread of worsening international financial crisis has seriously affected world economic growth and stability. The ongoing financial crisis is rarely seen in history. Countries and organizations have taken measures in response, and we hope these measures will produce the desired results soon. Countries in Asia and Europe are an important force for international financial stability and world economic growth. I suggest that we make greater efforts in the following aspects:
First, countries should run their own affairs well. In the face of the crisis, it is important for leaders to act in the fundamental and long-term interests of the people and use necessary monetary and regulatory tools to regain market confidence as soon as possible and maintain economic growth.
Second, set up coordination(調(diào)和) and cooperation among governments. The financial departments, central banks and financial regulators around the world should closely follow the development of the crisis and study its trend and impact.
Third, strengthen regional financial dialogue and cooperation. Members of the Eurozone have reached agreement on the basic principles to tackle the financial crisis. We in Asia are also exploring the possibility of expanding the size of bilateral currency swap(hui  互惠外匯信貸)arrangements under the 10+3 framework .
Fourth, push forward the reform of the international monetary and financial systems. The present crisis has exposed the weaknesses in the existing international financial system and governance structure. It important to do three things in this regard: first, increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations; second, expand the space of the regulation of the international financial system, and third, establish a reasonable global financial rescue mechanism（機(jī)制）.
56. According to the passage, members of the Eurozone reached agreement on _______.
A.how to deal with the financial crisis
B.how to regain market confidence
C.how to maintain economic growth
D.how to study the crisis trend
57. Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is ________ .
A. to closely follow the development of the crisis.
B. to study the trend and impact of the financial crisis.
C. to do their own business well.
D. to increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations.
58. Which word has the same meaning with the underlined word maintain ?
A. mainly        B. keep         C. increase         D. decrease
59.According to the passage, which of the following sentence is false?
A.Global issues included energy, food, the environment etc.
B.There has been no financial crisis more serious than this one in history.
C.Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is to do their own business well.
D.Asian and European countries are an important force for the world economic growth.
60.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A.What we should do during the financial crisis.
B.We should draw serious lessons from the financial crisis.
C.Countries and organizations have taken measures in response to the financial crisis.
D.We should set up coordination and cooperation among governments.

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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light， I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（東西） they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve.“ Oh， dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（絕望的） now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed， “Oh， God， please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards， Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later， with my head on the desk， I fell asleep.
53. When the author was going over his lessons，all the others in the house were ________ .
A. asleep   B. outside   C. working in bed     D. quietly laughing at him
54. Reviewing his lessons didn‘t help him because _______    .
A. it was too late at night   
B. he was very tired
C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
55. What do you suppose happened to the author？
A. He went to a church to pray again    B. He passed the exam in luck
C. He failed in the exam              D. He was punished by his teacher
56. The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination    B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student                   D. Going Over My Lessons

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At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don't act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo (禁忌的) behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.

One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It's not taboo to talk about fat; it's taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-conscious society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.

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72From the passage we can infer taboo is______ .

Aa strong desire to do something strange or terrible

Ba crime committed on impulse committed

Cbehavior considered unacceptable in society's eyes

Dan unfavorable impression left on other people

73Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude being fat______ .

Awill always remain a taboo

Bis not considered a taboo by most people

Chas long been a taboo

Dmay no longer be a taboo some day

74In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means_______ .

Athin is “inside”, fat is “outside”

Bthin is “devoted”, fat is “l(fā)azy”

Cthin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”

Dthin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”

75. The main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is ________.

Atheir changed life-style

Btheir eagerness to stay thin and youthful

Ctheir appreciation of the importance of exercise

Dthe encouragement they have received from their companies

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