When people ask your children to “get an education”, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to give manpower for your society.

Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you are occupationally dead, unless your name happens to be George Washington or Thomas Edison and you can successfully stop study in primary schools.

Get a college degree, if possible. With a BA, you should start to find a job. You have to put on the brakes now. If you do go for a master’s degree, make sure it is an MBA and only from a first class university. Otherwise, the famous law of diminishing (報酬遞減率) begins to work.

Do you know, for example, that long distance truck drivers make more money a year than full professors? Yes, each driver was paid $28,000 in 1997 while a full professor managed to get $27,930.

A PhD is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial aim, you are facing a not very bright future. There are more PhDs unemployed in this country than in any other part of the world by far.

If you became a PhD in English or history or political science or languages or worst of all in philosophy（哲學）, you take the risk of becoming over educated for our national demands.

Thousands of PhDs are selling shoes, driving taxis, waiting on tables and filling out applications month after month, and then may be taking a job in some high school or college with the pay much less than a doorkeeper makes.

46. According to the writer, society expects education to turn out people who will       .

       A. raise their payment                  

       B. get employed

       C. become specialized in some field

       D. meet the demands as a source of manpower

47. Longdistance truck drivers make more money a year than full professors because         .

       A. the famous law of diminishing functions

       B. long distance truck drivers only get a high school diploma

       C. full professors are PhDs in English or history

       D. long distance truck drivers work harder than full professors

48. If you don’t want to be occupationally dead, you       .

       A. should look for a job in a primary school

       B. must at least get a high school diploma

       C. have to get as high an education as possible

       D. should try to avoid being overeducated in philosophy

49. The underlined phrase “put on the brakes” in the 3 rd paragraph means “      ”.

       A. stop learning for a high degree

       B. take up a master’s degree at once

       C. go on studying in a first class university

       D. find any interesting job

50. What can we know from the passage?

       A. The higher education you get, the more money you will earn.

       B. There are more PhDs than the society demands.

       C. Neither George Washington nor Edison received formal education.

       D. If you are specialized in physics, you can’t get a good job easily.

After I finished school, I began to look for work. Now, several months later, I had not found ___31___ kind of work I was interested in ___32___.

One morning I received a phone call. “Is that Jenny Smith?” a man asked. “I have been told you’re looking for a job.” I agreed. Then he went ___33___. “I hear that you did well in your studies and ___34___ you were active in sports. Well, I might have a ___35___ for you. If you have ___36___ (interesting) in it, come over to my office. I’ m Tim Brown of the All-Star Clothing Factory.”

I went up to see Mr. Brown that afternoon. While ___37___ (ask) me questions, he looked at me, up and down carefully.

At last he said, “Ok, I’ll let you have the job.” My heart started beating ___38___ (fast ). Would he take me on as a laboratory assistant? I wanted to become a scientist or an engineer some day. When he spoke again, I couldn’t believe my ___39___. ___40___ he needed was not a future scientist, but a model.

Here is a phrase we hear a lot: “You can’t trust anybody anymore.” Doctors and politicians and merchants and salesmen. It isn’t necessarily so.

Man named Steven Bill   21   the theory. In New York City, with taxicab drivers.  Brill pretended to be a wealthy foreigner with little   22   of English.  He got into several dozen   23   around New York City to see how many drivers would   24   him.  His friends predicted in advance that most would   25   the advantage of him in some way.

One driver out of thirty-seven cheated him.  The   26   took him directly to his destination and charged him   27  .  Several   28   to take him when his destination was only a block or two away, even getting out of their cabs to show him how __29   he already was. The greatest irony (諷刺) of all was that several   30      warned him that New York City was full of crooks (騙子) and to be careful. 

Who says people are no damn good?  What kind of talk is that?

加拿大高中生David在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上登出啟事（notice），希望結(jié)識一位中國朋友，以便學習中國的語言、文化。假設你是李華，請在看到這則啟事后，用英文給David發(fā)出一封電子郵件。

主要內(nèi)容包括：

1．你怎樣得知他的愿望；                       2．你愿意成為他的朋友；

3．你打算如何幫助他；                          4．你盼望他的回復

注意：詞數(shù)：100詞左右

It would be pleasant to believe that all young girls in the past got married for romantic reasons; but the fact is that many of them regarded marriage as their only chance to gain independence from their parents, to have a provider, or to be assured of a good place in society. A couple of generations ago, an old maid of twenty-five did not have much to look forward to. She was more or less fated to remain with her parents or to live in some relative’s home where she would help with the chores and the children. Not so any more. In the first place, women remain young much longer than they used to, and an unmarried woman of twenty-eight or thirty does not feel that her life is over. Besides, since she’s probably working and supporting herself, she is free to marry only when and if she chooses. As a result today’s women tend to marry later in life. They have fewer children-or none at all―if they prefer to devote themselves to their professions . The result is a decline in the birthrate.

The new role that women have developed for themselves has changed family life. Children are raised differently; they spend more time with adults who are not their parents; baby-sitters, day-care center personnel, relatives, or neighbors. Whether they gain or lose in the process is a hotly debated question. Some child experts believe that young children must spend all their time with their mother if they are to grow sound in body and mind. Others think that children get more from a mother who spends with them “quality time” (a time of fun and relaxation set aside for them) rather than hours of forced and unhappy baby-sitting. And many child psychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than those raised at home. No matter what it is, one thing about child raising to be certain of is that the longer the child is with the mother, the better.

68．Which of the following is the reason for young girls’ marriage in the past ?

       A．Marriage was one of the chances to get freedom.

       B．They could find happiness through marriage.

       C．They preferred to devote themselves to housework.

       D．They wanted to find a good place in society.

69．We can conclude from the passage a decrease in the birthrate is because         .

       A．a(chǎn) good many women still depend on their parents

       B．raising children is a great burden for many families

       C．many women would like to remain young forever

       D．more and more women are concentrating on their careers

70．The underlined word “sound” means         .

       A．bright                 B．healthy               C．tall                      D．strong

71．Which of the following is being discussed in the passage ?

       A．How long children should stay with their parents?

       B．Where children should be raised?

       C．Whether children should stay with their parents?

       D．How children should be raised?

Students’ Insurance

What Is Covered under Contents？

   Under the “Contents” section your possessions---which you do not have to be listed--will be protected on a “new-for-old ” basis where items will be replaced as new--regardless of their age or condition.

   “Contents” include books，radios，audio and video players，TVs，jewellery，home computers，furniture，household goods，other electrical equipment and sports equipment. They will be insured as follows:

---Theft

---Fire，Lighting，Explosion

---Malicious Damage（惡意破壞所造成的損失）

---Storm，F(xiàn)lood and other natural disasters

  But new-for-old cover does not include clothing and linen.

Where Does Cover Apply？

Anywhere in Australia whether in∶

---Your Living Place While at College

---Your Parents’ Home or Any Temporary Residence---where you are staying when away from College

---Your College or Students’ Union Building

---College Storage during Vacations

Plus The Following Benefits Included Free

Loss or Damage to:

---Gas, water and electricity meters and telephones--- up to＄300

---TVs and videos rented in your name

---Library books---up to＄300

---Daily things bought---up to＄500 as to cover described under “Contents”

---College or Landlord’s Possessions in your room(s)---by Fire or Theft--if you are legally responsible---up to＄2，000

---Personal Money---from your room---up to＄60 PLUS fraudulent（欺詐的）use of your Credit Card---up to＄1，000

64. If you lose an old video player, the insurance company will         .

   A. pay you up to＄300 in insurance      B. pay you nothing for it is old

   C. replace it with a new one                D. replace it with a used one

65. Which description do you think makes sense according to the passage？

   A. Your household goods will not be insured due to natura1 disasters.

   B. You can be paid＄2,000 for fraudulent use of your Credit Card.

   C. Your computer is insured when you are away from co11ege.

   D. Your rented car is completely insured if you have it damaged.

66.Which of the following doesn’t belong to the insurance project？

   A. Audio and video players, TVs.   B. Jewellery, home computers.

   C. Furniture, library books.           D. Clothing, linen and cars.

67. We can infer from the passage that               .

   A. if you lose a radio you can get another one

   B. if your jewellery is stolen you can get as much as＄300

   C. if a fire breaks out in your room you can get everything back

   D. if your possessions are stolen outside Australia they are not insured

What would the world look like if it lost its battle against the greenhouse effect and global warming? We are talking about worldwide disaster, including hurricane, earthquake, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age.

This is the scene that faces those who see “The Day After Tomorrow”, a new Hollywood sci-fi (科幻) movie. It is in the second place of US box office chart. Some say that the director, Roland Emmerich, has an uncontrollable desire to destroy the world, especially New York. In 1996, he made “Independence Day”, in which aliens destroy the earth. Two years later, he brought “Godzilla” to the screen. This saw a giant monster appear in New York and almost tear the city to pieces.

“The Day After Tomorrow” shows disaster and destruction on a global scale---all thanks to the weather.

In the movie, Jack Hall, a weather scientist, is the first man to realize that a new ice age is coming. In one of several natural disasters, his son Sam became trapped in New York’s Public Library when a tidal wave strikes the city. He is forced to fight rapidly dropping temperatures. And a pack of hungry wolves escaped from the zoo. Meanwhile, Jack must think of ways to save his son, himself and the whole world. He must follow a hard path north, as everyone else races south to live in warmer climates.

This film also brings a direct attack on the refusal of the current US government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (散發(fā)). It is hoped that “The Day After Tomorrow” may encourage a change in the government’s attitude towards environmental protection.

56．This text is meant to         .

       A．introduce a famous director, Richard Emmerich      B．introduce Roland Emmerich and his films

       C．introduce the film “The Day After Tomorrow”    D．warn people of the greenhouse effect

57．The three films mentioned in the text share the same features EXCEPT that         .

       A．they are all set with the background New York

       B．a(chǎn) terrible disaster happens to New York in the three of them

       C．they are all sci-fi movies

       D．they all take the second place in US box office chart

58．What’s the main idea of the last paragraph but one ?

       A．The content of “The Day After Tomorrow”.

       B．Why Roland Emmerich designed the film.

       C．How terrible the weather is.

       D．How people fight against nature.

59．What does the writer think of the government’s work on environmental protection ?

       A．It has been good so far .                        B．It is far from satisfaction .

       C．It is optimistic.                                     D．It is satisfactory .

―Why don’t you buy the necklace since you like it so much?

―I       but I don’t have the money.

       A．would                B．will                     C．should                 D．may

―The cake is delicious.    

―Well, at least it is        the one I baked last week.

       A．a(chǎn)s bad as             B．no worse than      C．no better than      D．not better than