（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分 30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.   40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t   41   in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you   42   reasons. First I was a   43   when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   45  .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .
“Yeah, it’s   47   that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good   49   . In the meantime, it also   50   a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s   51   astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
（  ）36. A. loving        B. watering       C. tending      D. planting
（  ）37. A. stop    　　 B. stay           C. live         D. run
（  ）38. A. kept          B. dropped        C. fallen           D. lost
（  ）39. A. realized       B. noticed         C. felt            D. thought
（  ）40. A. Excited       B. Frightened       C. Shocked       D. Satisfied
（  ）41. A. feel           B. see              C.hear            D.eat
（  ）42. A. one          B. two            C. three          D. four
（  ）43. A. gardener      B. teacher        C. farmer        D. painter
(    ) 44. A. taste          B. plant           C. touch         D. appreciate
(    ) 45. A. it            B. me             C. them          D. you
(    ) 46. A. with pleasure   B. in surprise       C. with hope     D. in anger
(    ) 47. A. true           B. possible        C. a pity         D. a shame
(    ) 48. A. put            B. turn           C. get           D. knock
(    ) 49. A. mind          B. life            C. future         D. mood
(    ) 50. A. introduces     B. offers          C. stands        D. leaves
(    ) 51. A. words         B. behavior        C. story         D. attitudes
(    ) 52. A. treats          B. acts           C. works         D. serves
(    ) 53. A. anybody       B. somebody       C. everybody     D. nobody
(    ) 54. A. ears           B. soul            C. eyes         D. heart
(    ) 55. A. refusing       B. trying          C. pretending     D. failing

II. Cloze 20%
Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He 21a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 22 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 23 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute 24 . It depends on how 25 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 26 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 27  an ambulance. It is exactly the 28 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 29 it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 30 we carry our burden all the time, 31 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 32 heavy for us to bear.
“What you have to do is to 33 the glass, rest for a while 34 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 35 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 36 home from work tonight, put the burden of 37 down. Don’t carry it back 38 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 39 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short,  40 it!
21. A. supported            B. drank                C. needed                        D. raised
22. A. heavy                 B. pure           C. sweet                       D. many
23. A. differed             B. ranged              C. numbered                 D. limited
24. A. weight            B. volume             C. height                     D. quantity
25. A. tight                   B. long                  C. difficult                   D. high
26. A. day                  B. second              C. hour                D. half
27. A. require                  B. invite          C. call                D. ask
28. A. proper                  B. same         C. right                      D. usual
29. A. less                  B. lighter              C. more                   D. heavier
30. A. If                     B. Unless         C. While                   D. Since
31. A. now and then    B. little by little        C. sooner or later      D. sometimes
32. A. too              B. so              C. rather                D. Quite
33. A. put away       B. put down          C. put aside            D. put back
34. A. after            B. for              C. by                       D. before
35. A. so that                B. even if            C. as if                D. as soon as
36. A. leave                  B. clean                C. approach                  D. return
37. A. life                  B. duty                      C. task                     D. work
38. A. home                  B. office             C. company             D. family
39. A. shoulders            B. heart              C. body                   D. hands
40. A. do                   B. like                C. love                D. Enjoy

C
Andreea,18,from Romania, sent a photograph of the view from her window and included a brief apology, “Sorry, this picture is plain and boring. No one would like it.”
At home in New Jersey, US, Coreen Burke,16, clicked on the same image on the internet. She saw a village with its rooftops and walls painted in reds and yellows, a distant chimney(煙囪) giving off smoke. “Isn’t this amazingly different from my country?” She thought to herself.
Burke, a teenager with a skill for computers, saw beauty in that photo. She posted it to her blog, Outside My Window, which features a daily snapshot(快照) of someone’s window view around the world.
The concept is simple: We can all relate to the act of staring through a piece of glass, onto the scene on the other side. “Maybe if we understood the way people from all over the world live,” she explained, “we would all get along better than we have been lately.”
With a click of a mouse, you can see Frederic’s window in the south of France, looking out on sailboats anchored (拋錨) in a peaceful harbor. Or Virginia’s view in Canada, a winter scene with trees laced in white.
Like most high school students, Burke has traveled the world. But she says someday she hopes to collect stamps in her passport, starting with Greece and India. Her recent break was devoted to launching the site with a blogger account and recruiting(招募) contributors from deviant ART, an online art community. She posted the first window view from Switzerland, a sunset photographed by an 18-year-old. Then others came flowing in by email, up to seven a day, from as far as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.
Contributors are marked on maps pinned on her bedroom wall: a blue dot indicates their country and a pink dot shows their city, if they provide it. The most responses have come from Europe – Estonia, Poland, Italy, Germany and Sweden, to name a few. She is crossing her fingers, thinking that she’ll receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica, which are unrepresented so far.
While she’s become a cyber crusader(網(wǎng)絡(luò)革新者) for appreciating the beauty outside our own windows, get this: She has no windows in her bedroom. She has a nice skylight（天窗）, though.
51. What does Burke think of the picture she received from Andreea?
A. Boring      B. Charming    C. Strange    D. Plain
52. Outside My Window is a blog intended to show_______.
A. the view from Burke’s window
B. pictures of rural New Jersey
C. photos of window views taken by people all over the world
D. beautiful scenes of famous places of interest
53. We can conclude from the article that Burke _______.
A. believes we should reach out to people of different cultures
B. has traveled around the world and taken many pictures
C. is a member of an online art community
D. has made a lot of money by selling beautiful pictures
54. Which of the following is not true?
A. Burke is likely to receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica.
B. Burke is a junior middle school student.
C. Burke has photos from many countries in the world, including Kazakhstan.
D. Burke wants a photo of window view from Africa or Antarctica.
55．What is the best title of this passage?
A. World Windows
B. Beautiful Pictures
C. Pictures on the Internet
D. Windows in Bedrooms

Section B 10%
Directions:The people below are all looking for a place for different purposes. After the description of these people, there is information about six places A-F. Decide which place would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61-65 and then mark the correct (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one place which you do not need to use.
_____ 61. Smith is a professor who does research on ancient buildings. This month, his university gives a reward to him for his great contributions. So now an idea of traveling to a new place to continue his study has come into his mind.
_____ 62. Though Lola is a woman reporter, she is brave enough to go deep into the places at war. Next month, she will go to a place at war, she is confident to do her work well and give people the most brief and real reports.
_____ 63. Alice and Simon are going to get married. They want to hold an underwater wedding in a special place, which has beautiful scenery, silver sand and delicious seafood and luxurious hotels, where they can enjoy themselves.
_____ 64. Jane is a modern girl, who is a crazy fan of rock music and films. She has a romantic dream, that is, one day, she will go to a beautiful place to appreciate all the attractive music and films with a cup of coffee in her hand.
_____ 65. Tom is really depressed these days. Owing to his bad management, his company closed. He wants to go to a place to try his fortune so that he can start his business again in the near future.

A．Mauritius, an island lying off the southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean, which is rich in history, natural beauty and culture. It is a wonderful place for swimming and diving. The large number of interesting fish means it is also an exciting place for those who like to go fishing.

B．Las Vegas is really a fascinated city. The most attractive thing here is gambling(賭博). Maybe you will become a millionaire or lose all your money overnight. What’s so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes absolutely certain that you have such a good time you don’t mind losing a bit of money along the way; that’s why they don’t even call it “gambling” anymore, but “gaming”.

C．Few cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions, the whole city is something of a work of art, the quiet River Seine, the Eiffel Tower, Palais du Louvre and so on are really feast to your eyes. And annual film festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on art. Few cities can compete with the thousands. of cafés, bars and restaurants that line every Parisian street.

D．Kitzbuhel is a paradise for all the skiers. With fine weather and breath-taking scenery, it is a world-class ski resort. Every winter, thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselves. If you can’t ski, don’t worry. The town offers many shops, café and a variety of entertainment.

E. As the cultural centre and biggest centre and biggest city in the region, Jerusalem is regarded as a holy place by Jews, Muslims and Christians. However, since the war broke out, people there have suffered a lot, the situation has been tense, and peace is just a dream.
F. The old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt; people there regard it as “the mother river” of them. On both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs（法老）. And the constructions are beyond people’s imagination.

三、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more   36  than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He  37  that it all came from a (n)  38   that occurred when he was three. He was trying to  39  a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its  40   all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of   41   at him, his mother said,“       Robert, what a wonderful  42  you have made! I have  43  seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the  44  is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while  45 cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46    you make a mess like this, 47  you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48   order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a   49   experiment in how to  50   carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can  51   a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52  for learning something new, which is  53    scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something  54   from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all  55    would respond like Robert’s mother?
36.  A．hard-working     B. creative             C. popular             D. outstanding
37.  A. responded           B. acknowledged    C. assumed            D. declared
38.  A. experiment                B. coincidence          C. experience     D. conflict
39.  A. deliver                    B. return           C. move                D. remove
40.  A. mixture                   B. water            C. liquid            D. contents
41.  A. yelling                    B. coming             C. nodding            D. laughing
42.  A. mistake                   B. mess                 C. trick            D. treasure
43.  A. always                    B. often             C. rarely            D. ever
44.  A. damage                   B. business            C. favor            D. harm
45.  A. before                        B. after             C. with                  D. without
46.  A. whatever             B. however            C. wherever           D. whenever
47.  A. especially            B. eventually     C. respectively          D.immediately
48.  A. opposite              B. particular      C. proper           D. natural
49.  A. failed                  B. forbidden      C. demanded          D. deserved
50.  A. absolutely           B. comfortably       C. confidentially    D. effectively
51.  A. develop                   B. grasp            C. invent           D. discover
52.  A. choices                   B. opportunities   C. qualities        D. procedures
53.  A. that                    B. where           C. what                 D. which
54.  A. right                   B. valuable            C. practical        D. accessible
55.  A. managers            B. directors        C. parents              D. Relatives

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
There are great doctors and perhaps it is enough to say that Dr Charles Mayo was one．  36 ，it is not enough for me．
Charles Mayo was not a  37  of mine in the sense that he would  38  by for dinner or remember my daughter’s graduation．We were not that  39 ，for he lived in Minnesota and I lived in California．He was a friend in the sense that he  40  more like a friend than a doctor when he was being a doctor．
I got very close to him just once．More  41 ，he got very close to me．I was flying my own plane to Washington and I felt a serious  42  in my back．It turned around，  43 for a clinic nearby and got in  44  with Dr Jan，my doctor．Jan at once said I had appendicitis (闌尾炎) and I told him he was the  45  doctor I had ever met．“I have no fever and any other symptoms of it．How can I  46 have appendicitis?”
“If you want to  47  better as quickly as possible，we’ll have Charles Mayo look at you．”It took Charles Mayo about thirty seconds to  48  to Jan’s request．
Charles was washing his hands when I was  49 into the operation room．I said，my
50  shaking，“You have done this before，haven’t you?”
“Of course，”he said．“Twice．”
Among all his interests he was craziest about being a doctor．He faced  51  often enough to know that while it is final in a sense，it is not  52  final at all．He enjoyed  53 too much not to know that it has a meaning beyond here and now．
54  he died on July 29，1968，at the age of seventy，following an accident，he lived on in the  55 of his books．I am glad he wrote them，giving people the feeling that we still have him．
36．A．Therefore         B．Actually               C．However              D．Besides
37．A．friend               B．teacher                 C．doctor                  D．workmate
38．A．come                B．pass                     C．drop                    D．stand
39．A．fast                  B．friendly                C．far                       D．close
40．A．seemed             B．looked                 C．found                   D．became
41．A．luckily             B．happily                C．exactly                 D．usually
42．A．trouble             B．pain                     C．worry                  D．problem
43．A．hurrying           B．running                C．waiting                D．heading
44．A．telephone          B．reach                   C．touch                   D．related
45．A．funniest            B．best                     C．worst                   D．oldest
46．A．possibly            B．necessarily            C．suddenly              D．fearfully
47．A．do                    B．think                    C．examine               D．feel
48．A．stick                 B．get                       C．come                   D．a(chǎn)gree
49．A．driven              B．wheeled                      C．forced                  D．led
50．A．hand                B．head                    C．voice                   D．leg
51．A．patients            B．death                   C．dangers                D．diseases
52．A．only                 B．nearly                  C．yet                       D．really
53．A．himself             B．life                      C．working               D．everything
54．A．When               B．After                   C．Although              D．As
55．A．pages               B．papers                  C．a(chǎn)rticles                 D．Subjects

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
He was a funny—looking man with a cheerful face，good—natured and a great talker．He was described by his student，the great philosopher Plato，as“the best and most just and wisest man”．Yet this same man was sentenced to death for his belief．
The man was the Greek philosopher，Socrates．He was sentenced for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting young people．The second charge arose from his association with many young men, who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him．
Socrates’ method of teaching was to ask questions and, by pretending not to know the answers，to press his students into thinking for themselves．His teaching had great influence on all the Greek and Roman schools of philosophy．Yet, for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word．
Socrates encouraged new ideas and thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the people who held traditional views．They wanted him silenced．Yet, many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily．
Socrates had right to ask for less punishment, and he probably could have won over enough of the people who had sentenced him before．But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to accept the death sentence．So, he calmly accepted his fate and drank accept of poison in the presence of his sorrow-stricken friends and students．
56．Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?
A．Socrates had a strong character．
B．young people in those days admired Socrates very much．
C．Socrates’ teaching methods had little influence on schools of philosophy．
D．Socrates attached importance to the development of his, students creative thinking．
57．Socrates was sentenced to death because    ．
A．he did not respect law                                 B．he was a philosopher
C．he published philosophical articles                D．his beliefs were not accepted
58．By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything，the author implies that    ．
A．Socrates was different from many other philosophers
B．Socrates was not so learned as people thought
C．Socrates used the works of his students in teaching
D．the government forbad publishing Socrates’ works
59．Socrates accepted the death sentence to show    ．
A．his determination to fight against the rulers to the end
B．his recognition of the legal system
C．that he looked down upon the lawmakers
D．how brave he was

E
Some time ago during my vacation period, I traveled to Europe to tour the various parts of France．Our tour group was made up of forty—five travelers from different countries．My three friends and I made up the Canadian team on the bus．
As time passed we got to know each Other better and in some ways the new friendships that grew became as valuable and as memorable as the trip itself．
On the last day of the tour we were traveling through the peaceful French countryside when our guide came on the microphone．He said，“We are presently passing through World War I battlefields just south of Vimy Ridge．If you look to your right, just across the field there, you will see the war memorial that the people of France built to the Canadian soldiers who fought so bravely here．Even today some residents from the surrounding towns place flowers on the memorial regularly．My dear Canadian friends at the back of the bus, I would like to say thank you for the unselfish acts of your Canadian soldiers．”
Across the grassy field, the stone monument stood proud against the French sky．A Canadian flag rippled softly in the calm breeze．Lost in the moment, I could imagine the sights and sounds of war．Suddenly an unexpected wave of emotion swept over me．I felt great sadness for those men who never returned home to Canada, but at the same time my heart was filled with an enormous sense of pride．Tears welled up in my eyes．I was embarrassed by my uncontrolled reaction．As I turned around I realized that each of my friends had experienced the same feelings, their eyes also wet with tears．
72．From the passage we know the writer was traveling in Europe with    ．
A．only his Canadian friends                 B．his foreign classmates
C．some foreigners as well as his friends        D．his colleagues and friends
73．It can be inferred from the passage that    ．
A．the Canadian group didn’t know other members well at first
B．this must be a group for both traveling and study
C．the group was made up of people who got on well in real life
D．the numbers of the group must be students of history
74．The action of the local French shows that    ．
A．they had made the battle field a place of interest
B．they still remember all the Canadians who have died
C．they honoured those Canadian soldiers who lost their lives m World War I
D．the numbers of the group must be students of history
75．At the guide’s words, as a Canadian, the writer     ．
A．had complicated feelings
B．was only proud of those soldiers
C．thought it was his duty to help France
D．controlled his feelings so as not to be embarrassed

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1 5分，共30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選
項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday，two days after last Christmas，though I still keep some in my house．
At work my boss，Mr. White，points out that I am  36  myself if I think I have been  37  Chinese products，in spite of the obvious facts in daily life．
“Chinese  38  are everywhere，”he says，“You can’t avoid those，no matter how hard you
try It is impossible．”
That is the  39 ，which I have been considering for months，since I have kept the American car with the Chinese  40 in it．This week I was   41  again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist．I was feeling pleased with myself  42  I got home and noticed the flee gift box made in China．
My boss continues，“You know what you are doing? You are   43  your dependence on China，not   44   it，”he says，“You are just cheating yourself．”
The boss，a frequent complainer，doesn’t slow down when I   45  to stop him to   46
that I am writing a   47  of stories On the Boycott for the business magazine．
“Maybe you can  48  it year without Chinese products，  49  sooner or later you will even  50  Chinese dishes，”the nice boss says，“There is no getting around it”
I   51  at him as he turns to leave，quite  52 ．
“Thanks for your support，”I say to his   53  .
The year is nearly half over．I can   54  without them．  55 ，it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player，a DV camera or a printer made in China．But a better question might be：How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family ?
36．A．fooling                      B．persuading          C．beating           D．enjoying
37． A．keeping                   B．a(chǎn)ccepting            C．a(chǎn)voiding         D．refusing
38．A．a(chǎn)dvertisements               B．items                  C．materials    D．businesses
39．A．story                         B．plan                   C．suggestion       D．point
40．A．parts                         B．engines               C．wheels            D．goods
41．A．a(chǎn)sked                           B．reminded            C．troubled          D．puzzled
42． A．a(chǎn)s                            B．when                  C．since               D．until
43． A．delaying                  B．losing                 C．catching          D．1acking
44．A．escaping                    B．obeying              C．objecting         D．hating
45． A．mean                       B．manage               C．try                  D．intend
46．A．describe                     B．suggest               C．declare            D．state
47． A．copy                        B．book                  C．set                  D．series
48．A．do                             B．get                     C．make              D．have
49．A．but                            B．or                      C．a(chǎn)nd                 D．for
50． A．wash                       B．break                  C．serve              D．enjoy
51． A．laugh                       B．glance                C．nod                D．stare
52．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed                    B．surprised             C．delighted         D．satisfied
53． A．honour                    B．back                   C．kindness          D．face
54．A．work                         B．rescue                 C．survive           D．stay
55．A．Finally                      B．Honestly             C．Generally        D．Directly

第三部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，40分)
第一節(jié)：(共15小題；每小題2分，共30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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The sun shone in through the dining room window，lighting up the hardwood floor We had been talking there for nearly two hours．The phone of the“Nightline”rang yet again and Morrie asked his helper．Connie，to get it She had been taking down the callers’names in Morrie’s small black appointment book It was clear 1 was not the only one interested in visiting my old professor—the“Nightline”appearance had made him something of a big figure—but I was impressed with．perhaps even a bit envious of，all the friends that Morrie seemed to have
“You know．Mitch，now that I'm dying，I've become much more interesting to people．I’m
on the last great journey here——and people want me to tell them what to pack．”
The phone rang again．
“Morrie，can you talk?”Connie asked
“I’m visiting with my old friend now，”he announced．“Let them call back．”
I cannot tell you why he received me so warmly．I was hardly the promising student who had left him sixteen years earlier．Had it not been for“Nightline，”Morrie might have died without ever seeing me again．
What happened to me?
The eighties happened The nineties happened．Death and sickness and getting fat and going bald happened．I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck，and I never even realized I was doing it Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years，as if I'd Simply been on a long vacation
“Have you found someone to share your heart with?” he asked
“Are you at peace with yourself?”
“Are you trying to be as human as you can be?”
I felt ashamed，wanting to show I had been trying hard to work out such questions．What
happened to me? I once promised myself I would never work for money，that I would join the
Peace Corps，and that 1 would live in beautiful，inspirational places．
Instead, I had been in Detroit for ten years，at the same workplace，using the same bank，visiting the same barber I was thirty-seven，more mature than in college，tied to computers and modems and cell phones．I was no longer young，nor did I walk around in gray sweatshirts with
unlit cigarettes in my mouth．I did not have long discussions over egg salad sandwiches about the meaning of life．
My days were full，yet I remained，much of the time，unsatisfied  
What happened to me?
56．When did the author graduate from Morrie’s college?
A．In the eighties．                       B．In the nineties．
C．When he was sixteen                    D．When he was twenty-one．
57．What do we know about the“Nightline”?
A．Morrie started it by himself       B．It helped Morrie earn a fame．
C．The author helped Morrie start it． D．It was only operated at night．
58．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Both the author and Morrie liked travelling.
B．Morrie liked helping people pack things for their journeys.
C．The author envied Morrie’s friends the help they got from him.
D．The author earned a lot of money at the cost of his dreams.
59．What’s the author’s feeling when he writes this passage?
A．Regretful.    B．Enthusiastic.  C．Sympathetic.   D．Humorous.