15．In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace，if he brought good news．However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off．
Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations．Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing．As we walked light-heartedly out of the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，"Oh boy，bad day for a picnic．The weatherman says it's going to rain．"I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches．Not for his stupid weather report，for his smile．
Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus．As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，"Oh that bus left five minutes ago．"Dreams of head-cutting！
It's not the news that makes someone angry．It's the unsympathetic attitude with which it's delivered（遞送）．Everyone must give bad news from time to time，and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude．A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way．A boss informing an employee he didn't get the job takes on a sympathetic tone．Big winners know，when delivering any bad news，they should share the feeling of the receiver．
Unfortunately，many people are not aware of this．When you're tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn't ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces．
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy（同情），I would have appreciated his warning．Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left，I probably would have said，"Oh，that's all right I'll catch the next one．"Big winners，when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轟炸的）person is sure to have．

63．In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh toB．
A．make a comparison                   B．introduce a topic
C．describe a scene                    D．offer an argument
64．In the writer's opinion，his neighbor wasC．
A．friendly         B．warm-hearted      C．not considerate      D．not helpful
65．From"Dreams of head-cutting！"（Paragraph3），we learn that the writerA．
A．was mad at the sales agent
B．was reminded of the cruel pharaoh
C．wished that the sales agent would have had dreams
D．dreamed of cutting the sales agent's head that night．
66．What is the main idea of the text？A
A．Delivering bad news properly is important in communication．
B．Helping others sincerely is the key to business success．
C．Receiving bad news requires great courage．
D．Learning ancient traditions can be useful．

分析 本文主要講了好消息能使人高興，壞消息使人氣氛，所以傳遞壞消息的方式很重要．

解答 63----66 BCAA
63  B  細節(jié)理解題．本文主要圍繞"好消息使人高興，壞消息令人氣憤"來論述，所以第一段應(yīng)該是本文作者用于引入主題的段子．所以選B．
 64 C  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文中"I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches not for his stupid weather report for his smile"可知他的鄰居不貼心．所以選C．
65 A 細節(jié)理解題．第三段意思是"作者趕車時的不幸經(jīng)歷"，"當售票員告訴他不幸消息，所以他會很惱怒，幾乎要發(fā)瘋了"．所以選A．
66 A 主旨大意題．文中多次提到人們對帶給自己壞消息的人經(jīng)常心生怨恨，找準關(guān)鍵詞"deliver bad news"，故選A．

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．

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Phipps found that worriers，those who stress the most，tend to sleep in the fetal（胎兒的） position．He found that this is by far the most common bedtime position，sleeping on their side with knees up and head down．The more we curl up（蜷曲），the more comfort we are seeking，according to Phipps．
The second most common position is the log，indicating stubbornness．People sleep with a straight body，with arms at each side，as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace，and these people （the 28 percent who sleep this way） often wake up stiffer（更僵硬） than when they went to sleep．"The longer you sleep like this，the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible，which means you make things harder for yourself，"according to Phipps．
Yearner（向往型的） sleepers are next on the list．About 25 percent of people sleep in this style----on their backs with arms stretched out in front，looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves．Yearners are typically their own worst critics，always expecting great results，explained Phipps．These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead．
Perhaps the most special sleep style is the freefaller position．This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population．They sleep face down with arms stretched out．These people，according to Phipps，feel like they have little control over their life．Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles，it also the least comfortable，and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy．
In conclusion，Phipps has only one more thing to add："A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake．"
55．Which of the following pictures is the fetal position？D

56．The underlined word"rigid"the third paragraph is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．comfortable        B．flexible         C．stubborn        D．strange
57．Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection？C
A．The fetal position                  
B．The log position
C．The yearner position                     
D．The freefaller position
58．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably？
B．A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day．
C．How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day．
D．Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night．

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4．As we know，most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money．But money is not all powerful．Money can't buy many things such as time and true love．There are 24 hours in a day．Sometimes when we are very happy，we wish that the period of happiness would last longer．But no matter what we do，or how much money we are willing to pay，we cannot make a day last longer than 24 hours．On the other hand，when we are unhappy，money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly．True love is another thing which money cannot buy．Suppose we have someone who really loves us very much．Once he dies，he can give us no more love．Can our money raise him from death and make him love us as before？Here we can see very clearly that money cannot buy us love．Money can buy us diamond things，beautiful clothes，but never time and love．So money，after all，is not all powerful．
66．What does"powerful"mean in the passage？B
  A．strong            B．effective             C．great          D．a(chǎn)ctive
67．According to the passage，it is quite impossible for you to buyA．
A．true friendship                         B．real diamond    
C．a(chǎn) large house                            D．a(chǎn)n expensive car
68．Which of the sentences expresses the main idea of this passage？D
A．Money cannot buy time and love
B．Money is not powerful at all．
C．Money can buy people material things
D．Money doesn't mean everything．
69．Through the passage the writer wants to tell people not toD．
A．make money                               B．waste money     
C．save money                               D．worship （崇拜） money
70．From the passage we can see that in our life，besides something material，we need somethingA．
A．spiritual            B．beautiful            C．lovely         D．useful．

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5．Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women，according to a new study．For men，getting married saves an hour of housework a week．"It's a well-known pattern，"said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research．"Men usually work more outside the home，while women take on more of the housework．"
He points out that differences among households （家庭） exist．But in general，marriage means more housework for women and less for men．"And the situation gets worse for women when they have children．"Stafford said．
Overall，times are changing in the American home．In 1976，women busied themselves with 26weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work，compared with 17hours in 2005．Men are taking on more housework，more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976to 13in 2005．
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework，about 12weekly hours，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21hours a week．
Men showed a somewhat different pattern，with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men．Single men worked the hardest around the house，more than that of all other age groups of married men．
Having children increases housework even further．With more than three children，for example，wives took on more of the extra work，clocking about 28hours a week compared with husbands'10hours．

67．According to the"well-known pattern"in Paragraph 1，a married manC．
A．takes on heavier work                     B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner（ 養(yǎng)家糊口的人）   D．is the master of the house
68．How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s？D
A．About 28．     B．About 26．
C．About 13．     D．About 6．
69．What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text？A
A．An unmarried man．         B．An older married man．
C．A younger married man．    D．A married man with children．
70．What can we conclude from Stafford's research？C
A．Marriage gives men more freedom．
B．Marriage has effects on job choices．
C．Housework sharing changes over time．
D．Having children means doubled housework．

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