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I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean fortunately." He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.

My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are there to be faced and overcome. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."

One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.

The biographies of great people are littered with examples of how they took these kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.

54. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

　　 A. Attitude makes difference

　　　 B. Well begun is half done.

　　　 C. The early bird gets the worm.

　　　 D. Easier said than done.

55. From Helen Keller’s example we can infer that__________.

　　　 A. Great people are born to be great and successful

　　　 B. Life is hard and difficult so we have to give up

　　　 C. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life

　　　 D. Practice makes people successful and powerful

56. What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he/she continues to write?

　　　 A. Some examples of our daily life.

　　　 B. His stories of overcoming difficulties.

　　　 C. Stories of some unlucky great people.

　　　 D. Some examples of his friend Graham.

57. The underlined word “adversity ” in the fourth paragraph probably NOT refers to ______.

　　　 A. problems B. difficulties C. hardships D. advertisements

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Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C andD．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．

　　For some people, music is no fun at all．About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic．” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes(音調)．Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs．Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale．

　　As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic．Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other．Life can be hard for amusics．Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others．It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition．In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic．Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful．That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music．However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation．“I used to hate parties, ” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic．By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition．

　　Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music．The difference is complex, and it doesn't involve defective hearing．Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well．They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech．Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see certain colors．

　　Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed(診斷)．For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music．Now she knows that she is not alone．There is a name for her condition．That makes it easier for her to explain．“When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I'm amusic, ’” says Margaret．“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy．”(335 words)

(1)

Which of the following is true of amusics?

[　　]

A．

Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them．

B．

They love places where they are likely to hear music．

C．

They can easily tell two different songs apart．

D．

Their situation is well understood by musicians．

(2)

According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who ________．

[　　]

A．

dislikes listening to speeches

B．

can hear anything nonmusical

C．

has a hearing problem

D．

lacks a complex hearing system

(3)

In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that ________．

[　　]

A．

her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier

B．

she were seventeen years old rather than seventy

C．

her problem could be easily explained

D．

she were able to meet other amusics

(4)

What is the passage mainly concerned with?

[　　]

A．

Amusics’ strange behaviours．

B．

Some people's inability to enjoy music．

C．

Musical talent and brain structure．

D．

Identification and treatment of amusics．

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　　Every fall, like clockwork, Linda Krentz of Beaverton, Oregon, felt her brain go on strike．“I just couldn’t get going in the morning,” she says．“I’d get depressed and gain 10 pounds every winter and lose them again in the spring．” Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in fall and winter, and she saw the light literally．Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it’s still enjoying those long summer days．It seems to work．

　　Krentz is not alone．Scientists estimate that 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal depression and 25 million more develop milder versions．But there’s never been definitive proof that treatment with very bright lights makes a difference．After all, it’s hard to do a double-blind test when the subjects can see for themselves whether or not the light is on．That’s why nobody has ever separated the real effects of light therapy from placebo(安慰劑)effects．

　　Until now, in three separate studies published last month, researchers report not only that light therapy works better than a placebo but that treatment is usually more effective in the early morning than in the evening．In two of the groups, the placebo problem was resolved by telling patients they were comparing light boxes to a new anti-depressant device that gives off negatively charged ions(離子)．The third used the timing of light therapy as the control．

　　Why does light therapy work? No one really knows．“Our research suggests it has something to do with shifting the body’s internal clock,” says psychiatrist Dr．Lewey．The body is programmed to start the day with sunrise, he explains, and this gets later as the days get shorter．But why such subtle shifts make some people depressed and not others is a mystery．

　　That hasn’t stopped thousands of winter depressives from trying to heal themselves．Light boxes for that purpose are available without a doctor’s prescription．That bothers psychologist Michael Terman of Columbia University．He is worried that the boxes may be tried by patients who suffer from mental illness that can’t be treated with light．Terman has developed a questionnaire to help determine whether expert care is needed．

　　In any event, you should choose a reputable manufacturer．Whatever product you use should give off only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes．If you are photosensitive(對光敏感的), you may develop a rash．Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 to 60 minutes in the morning．That’s an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with．

(1)

What is the probable cause of Krentz’s problem?

[　　]

A．

An unexpected gain in body weight．

B．

Unexplained impairment of her nervous system．

C．

Weakening of her eyesight with the setting in of winter．

D．

Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes．

(2)

What is the CURRENT view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?

[　　]

A．

Its effect remains to be seen．

B．

It serves as a kind of placebo．

C．

It proves to be an effective therapy．

D．

It hardly produces any effects．

(3)

What is psychologist Michael Terman’s major concern?

[　　]

A．

Winter depressives will be addicted to using light boxes．

B．

No mental patients would bother to consult psychiatrists．

C．

Bad light boxes will give off harmful ultraviolet lights．

D．

Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients．

(4)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience．

B．

Light therapy increases the patient’s photosensitivity．

C．

Eye damage is a side effect of light therapy．

D．

Light boxes can be programmed to correspond to shifts in the body clock．

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Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A computer will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond with emotions. They can then make fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate (復制品) of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want.

Once one of you is duplicated, you will just have to press Ctrl + D and you will have two of you. If you want 500, select 500. Naturally, when duplicates are running around all over the place, there will be a food problem.

The most practical choice would be garbage. Your modified duplicate will be made to eat garbage like a goat. But don’t worry. Their taste buds and sense of smell will be changed so they will really enjoy it. They will want to eat lots of garbage.

When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, you will be able to live within whichever duplicate you want, whenever you want and as long as you want.

Just imagine what it would be like when you are with so many duplicates of yourself. You will be very busy enjoying many things. One duplicate of yourself is in the middle of doing a jigsaw puzzle (拼圖游戲) and another duplicate has almost completed another puzzle. When you become tired of the joy of puzzles, “you” jump to the duplicate that is eating garbage, then to the one that is playing in a rock concert, then to the one

that is scoring the winning goal. You will be so busy enjoying so many things that it could drive you crazy.

When it is predicted that things will be better in the future, it doesn’t necessarily mean that things will be easier!

 1. What is the main idea of the text?

       A. How to duplicate people.           

       B. What it will be like if people are duplicated. 

       C. Duplicating people makes trouble.

       D. What duplicated people eat.

 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?

       A. Our duplicates will be unlike us at all.

       B. If we die, our duplicates will disappear too.

       C. It’s possible that we transfer our spirit to our duplicates.

       D. It’s easy for people to tell apart people and their duplicates.

 3. When you press Ctrl + D, you       .

       A. mean you hasn’t got ready

       B. will get lots of garbage

       C. will get another “you” at once

       D. don’t want to copy yourself

 4. Your duplicates will have to be modified in eating habits because they       .

       A. like a special kind of food

       B. don’t need food

       C. need plenty of vitamins

       D. need a large amount of food

 5. From the last paragraph we can conclude that       .

       A. seeing is believing

       B. actions speak louder than words

       C. saying is one thing but doing is another

       D. a coin has two sides

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In her outstanding book, “Choose the Happiness Habit”, Pam Golden wrote, “Take the story of two twin brothers for example. One grew up and became an alcoholic (酒鬼), while the other became a successful businessman. When the alcoholic was asked why he became an alcoholic, he replied, “Because my father was a drunk.” However, the successful businessman’s answer was also “Because my father was a drunk.” when asked why he succeeded. The same background. The same upbringing (培養(yǎng)). However, the results were quite different. Why? The reason is that they had different choices. The brothers chose different thoughts which formed the situations they found themselves in at last, so they had different experiences.

There was a time in my life when I thought difficulty was due to “bad luck”. Have you ever heard the saying “When it rains, it pours”? That was my answer when others asked me how things were going on when I was in trouble. So what do you think I got? “RAIN”. More and more “RAIN”. I couldn’t understand why bad luck was always with me.

Pam Golden says, “You’re either living in the problem or you’re living in the solution.” Now, when I’m faced with what I used to think was a negative (消極的) situation, I use a different way to think about it. I force myself to replace those negative thoughts that make me lose heart in my mind with positive thoughts which encourage me to fight against the difficulty bravely. Sometimes I write down some ideas that may be a solution, which I combine with the lessons I have learned from the bad situations and the difficulties that troubled me in the past, and often, I find a solution to the problem soon. It seems that I should thank the difficulty I met with. The RAIN that poured in my world has become great experiences that provide me with valuable experience, from which I can benefit.

Now, it doesn’t “rain” as much in my life as it used to. In fact, most days are beautiful, cloudless and sunny! Sometimes I do get a rain, but I think it makes me stronger just like the rain helps plants grow up.

56. The example of the twin brothers shows that _______________.

A. making good choices is the most important        

B. education decides a person’s future

C. upbringing makes a big difference                     

D. it is luck that leads to success

57. What does “RAIN” mentioned in the second paragraph refer to?

A. Water.                    B. Good luck.             C. Success.                    D. Difficulty.

58. What is talked about in the third paragraph?  

A. How the author collects useful experience.      

B. How the author deals with difficulty now.

C. How the author gets help from others.            

D. How the author lives in the problem.

59. Now, the author’s attitude towards “RAIN” is _______________.

A. negative                 B. unclear                   C. positive                   D. unknown

60. Which of the following agrees with the author’s attitude in the text?

A. All things are difficult before they are easy.        

B. Meeting with difficulty is not a bad thing.

C. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.                   

D. Things at the worst will mend.

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