While children are dogs---loyal and affectionate (情深的)―teenagers are cats.  It’s so easy to be a dog owner.  You feed it, train it, and boss it around.  It puts its head on your knee and gazes at you as if you were a Rembrandt painting.  It bounds indoors with enthusiasm when you call it.

Then around age 13, your adoring little puppy turns into a big old cat.  When you tell it to come inside, it looks amazed, as if wondering who died and made you emperor.  Instead of dogging your doorsteps, it disappears.  You won’t see it again until it gets hungry―then it pauses on its sprint through the kitchen long enough to turn its nose up at whatever you’re serving.  when you reach out to ruffle its head, in that old affectionate gesture, it twists away from you, then gives you a blank stare, as if trying to remember where it has seen you before.

You, not realizing that the dog is now a cat, think something must be desperately wrong with it.  It seems so antisocial, so distant, sort of depressed.  It won’t go on family outings.

Since you are the one who raised it, taught it to fetch and stay and sit on command, you assume that you did something wrong.  Flooded with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave.

Only now you’re dealing with a cat, so everything that worked before now produces the opposite of the desired result.  Call it, and it runs away.  Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.  The more you go toward it, wringing your hands, the more it moves away.

Put a dish of food near the door, and let it come to you.  But remember that a cat needs your help and your affection too.  Sit still, and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten.  Be there to open the door for it.

One day your grown-up child will walk into the kitchen, give you a big kiss and say, “You’ve been on your feet all day.  Let me get those dishes for you. ”

Then you’ll realize your cat is a dog again.

72.  What does the word “it ” refer to in the third paragraph?

A.  a cat               B.  a dog                          C.  a child                   D.  a situation

73.  When you call a dog, how will it probably react to you?

A.  excitedly        B.  indifferently                  C.  angrily                   D.  calmly

74.  What can we learn from the passage?

A.  Cats do not easily follow your directions while dogs are more loyal.

B.  Parents had better leave their teenagers alone and don’t care about them.

C.  Parents should consider what they do wrong to educate their children.

D.  You can’t expect Children to be considerate toward their parents.

75.  What is the chief purpose of writing this passage?

A.  To tell us how to raise pets like cats and dogs.

B.  To tell us how a dog changes into a cat.

C.  To tell us the similarities between pets and children.

D.  To tell us how to deal with teenagers aged 13 or so.

Foreigners are likely to acquire (獲得) more investment opportunities in China since the central government has passed a fresh regulation on Tuesday to attract foreign capital (資本).

The regulation, which will take effect on April 1, outlines how China will expand cooperation with foreign investors.  Compared with the old foreign investment guideline, the government has given foreigners more investment opportunities.  And the government also encourages foreigners to take part in the key state owned enterprises reform （企業(yè)改革）.

According to the regulation, overseas investors are expected to become shareholders in the key state owned enterprises.  Overseas investors will even be allowed to hold the controlling stake（控股）in the large state owned enterprises, except for those of key importance to national or economic security.

“China’s WTO membership has reduced the risks and costs for foreign investors, and more capital and advanced techniques and expert knowledge or skill are expected to flow in,” an official said.

In particular, the new regulation appeals ( makes an earnest request ) for capital for agricultural technology, transportation, energy and new material industry.  The service industry, including banking, telecommunication, insurance, and tourism, will gradually become another focal point of cooperation.

The country hopes foreign investors start businesses in the western regions, where they will enjoy more favorable taxation policies for the next 10 years.

68. According to the passage, after the fresh regulation has taken effect, ________.

A.    Chinese capital will be attracted by foreign countries

B.    Foreigners will be likely to acquire more opportunities to attract Chinese capital

C.    More investment will be given to the countries like China

D.    More and more foreign capital will be brought in

69.A great deal of foreign capital has come to China because ________.

A. the foreign investors have too much money

B. China’s reform will bring great benefit to the foreign investors

C. there are too many enterprises in China

D. China is a large country

70.  If foreign investors start their business in the western regions, they will ___.

   A.  offer more taxes      B.  pay more taxes

   C.  lose more benefit     D.  gain more advantages

71.  From the passage we can infer that China’s service industry will __ in future.

   A.  develop at the same speed as now 

   B.  fall behind others

   C.  be developed rapidly            

D.  continue cooperation with foreigners

In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualism--the differences among people.  Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special.  The educational systems in these countries show these values.  Students do not memorize all possible basic knowledge.  Instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves.  There is often discussion in the classroom.  At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asia societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture.  Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the orient reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism.  Children in China, Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments.

There are advantages and disadvantages of both systems of education.  For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math, physics, biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school.  They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do.  The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control.  There is, however, a disadvantage.  Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves.  The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas.  There is, however, a disadvantage.  When students graduate from school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

60．The writer’s purpose of writing this passage is       .

A．to share his idea with others in a new way

B．to introduce two different systems of education through contrast

C．to criticize the society that values memorization

D．to prepare students for society

61．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The system of education in the West is more creative than that in the East

B．Japanese students learn much more about science than American students.

C．Canadian students are more individual than Korean students.

D．Students in North America are not so friendly as those in Asia.

62．From the facts, we can infer that       .

A．Asian students are more likely to do better in teamwork than American students

B．Chinese students are more hard-working in their studies than Mexican students

C．the Western educational system is much better than the Eastern educational system.

D．the Eastern educational system is as difficult as the Western educational system.

63．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Educational System.

B．The Value of Individualism.

C．Educational System---an Obvious Difference between the East and the West.

D．Memorization----an Important Learning Method.

       "I'm seventy years old," says the gray-haired lady proudly to the entertainer at her Community Club dinner.

       "Did you hear that, everyone?" says the entertainer.  "This lovely lady is just seventy years  young! And she doesn't look a day over fifty. "

       He has been careful not to use the word "old".  In a society where youth is so admired, old age is often seen as something sad, something to fight against.  Americans prefer not to say "old" people.  They use the expression "senior citizens".  They do not talk about "old people's" homes, but "retirement" homes.

       In fact, the entertainer is not so wrong.  Seventy is not very old these days.  People in the US are living longer and longer.  In1980, 12 percent of Americans were over sixty-five years old.  By 2030, 21 percent will be over sixty-five.  One reason for this is that families are getting smaller.  The average couple now has only 1. 8 children.  At the same time, improved medical care means that people are living longer.

       This change in the age of Americans is going to have serious results.  For one thing, medical costs are rising.  The government is unable to pay the elderly people's medical bills that have gone up very much.  Some old people have to leave hospital "sicker and quicker" than they should, before they are really better.

       More fortunate senior citizens, though, who still have good health, want new laws to be passed to allow them to stay at work.  In the past, the retirement age was sixty-five, but that is changing now.  Older people are stronger and more energetic than ever before.  Many of them refuse to stop working just because they have reached a certain age.

       There is a change, too, in the way in which elderly people see themselves.  Many are no longer happy to accept the gray hair, bald heads, and boring clothes of their own parents.  They like to wear younger-looking clothes and bright makeup（化妝品）. American women spend millions of dollars a year on operations to lift their faces and make those ugly wrinkles disappear.  Men are prepared to spend even more on operations to plant new hair on their bald spots.  It's worth any money to look younger.

56．In America people try to avoid using the word "old" because        .

      A．the old age is seen as something that isn't admired

       B．it is now believed to bring bad luck to elderly people

       C．the standard of getting old has changed

       D．the change in the age has caused a healthy problem

57．According to the passage,  which of the following does NOT describe the American society correctly?

       A．People live longer because of improved medical care.

       B．The government finds it difficult to afford the medical bills of the elderly.

       C．People use polite expressions when talking about old age.

       D．The old patients' time in hospital is strictly limited.

58．Which of the following is not the result of the changing in the age of Americans?

       A．Medical costs are rising.

       B．The family becomes smaller.

       C．The retirement age needs changing.

       D．Elderly people spend a lot on keeping young.

59．The underlined word "Many", in the last paragraph refers to        .

       A．American adults               B．American old people

       C．young Americans             D．American women

 School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired.  I sat at the very front of the bus because of my   36    to get home.  Sitting at the front makes you   37    out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the   38    atmosphere by striking the match of   39    .  I try to mind my manners and   40    listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day.  On this day,   41    , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   42    . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes.  With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   43    the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble. ” Her eyes lowered as she   44    .  “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him. ”

I couldn’t respond.  I was   45    .  My heart ached for her.  I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   46    my own mother was thrown into when her father died.  I saw how hard it was,   47   still is, for her.  I wouldn’t like anyone to go   48    that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver.  That was   49    her job.  She had a whole world of family and concerns too.  I had never thought of her as   50    but a driver.

I suddenly felt very   51    .  I realized I had only thought of people as   52    as what their purposes were in my life.  I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver.  I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as   53    .

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54    else’s world, and many not even be important.  I   55    not have been so selfish and self-centered.  Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments（約會） to keep.  Understanding people is an art.

We were swimming in the lake _______ suddenly the storm started.

A.  when               B.  while                     C.  until                      D.  before

 For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm ______.

A.  weather             B.  temperature                C.  season                   D.  climate

_________ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.

A.  Losing              B.  Having lost                C.  Lost                     D.  To lose

Music often __________ us of events in the past.

A.  remembers                        B.  reminds                C.  reflects          D.  impresses

When __________ the road , you can’t be too careful.

A.  crossing           B.  cross                         C.  to cross                 D.  crossed