______ will Tom agree to change his mind about going abroad for further study.

A．By all means          B．By no means       

C．At some time        D．At any time

Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually lasts only a few minutes or a few hours．This kind of loneliness is not serious．In fact, it is quite normal．For some people, though, loneliness can last for years．Now researchers say there are three different kinds of loneliness．

The first kind of loneliness is temporary．This is the most common type．It usually disappears quickly and does not need any special attention．

The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a certain situation, for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place．Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year．

The third kind of loneliness is the most severe．Unlike the second type, chronic （長期的） loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause．People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and being close to others．Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition．

Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, such as friends, family members, co-workers, etc．We depend on various people for different reasons．For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share interests and activities．However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more．They question then" own popularity．

Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease．While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal and healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad and sometimes dangerous condition．

64．Which of the following can be the cause of situational loneliness?

       A．Sleeplessness．                  B．Changing work．

       C．Heart disease．              D．Social contacts．

65．The underlined word "it" in the last sentence of the third paragraph refers to _____ ．

       A．headaches              B．situational loneliness

       C．sleeplessness            D．temporary loneliness

66．How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?

       A．Just ignore it．              B．Talk to friends．

       C．Go to see a doctor．      D．Ask your teachers for guidance．

67．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．People feel lonely in a certain situation．

       B．There are only three types of loneliness in our life．

       C．Loneliness doesn't affect people much．

       D．Scientists have found ways to help habitually lonely people．

Americans: Restless? Illiterate（沒文化的）?

Americans are queer people: they can’t rest．They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world．But they can’t rest．They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full．But they can’t rest．The scenery rushes past them．They learn it．Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus．They hear them, but they don’t get them．They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers—they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something．So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker （殯葬工） gather them to a last conference．

Americans are queer people: they can’t read．They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe．But they can’t read．They print more books in a year than the French print．But they can’t read．They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week．But they don’t read them．They’re too busy．They use them for fires and to make more paper with．They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each．But they read only page one．Their streets are full of huge signs．They won’t look at them．Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away．Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night．No one sees them．Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans．No one reads them．

68．The underlined word “queer ” means ___________．

       A．strange     B．difficult    C．forgetful   D．friendly

69．According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about ?

       A．When they are to allowed to．B．When they feel tired and sleepy

       C．When they stop breathing eventually      D．When they are seriously ill in bed

70．The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___________．

       A．by driving there in person      B．when they are on the tour bus

       C．from books and magazines      D．by visiting them

71．Why does the writer write this passage?

       A．To tell people the Americans are illiterate

       B．To prove the Americans to be a queer nation

       C．To make fun of the American way of life

       D．To give the readers information about USA

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3．其他……

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Jan．2，2010

Dear Jack,

＿＿＿＿Sunday, the students are at home.

A. Being        B. To be        C. It is           D. It being

--Do you really want to go out?

　　--It may rain._____, I shall go out; I don't mind the rain.

　　 A. Anyway B. OtherwiseC. SomehowD. Therefore

My parents go to work every day       Saturday and Sunday. 

       A．except      B．besides     C．from D．on

一William has asked me to lend him five pounds．Should I do him the favor and lend it to him?

—Certainly，otherwise he________to borrow it from me．

A．would try    B．should have tried    C．would have tried     D．had tried

_____ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him．

       A．Wanting the job very much　　  B．Although wanting the job badly

       C．Though he wanted the job very much     D．He wanted the job badly

--- Have you finished your essay?    --- Half       when you come back．

       A．has been done  B．is done     C．be done    D．will have been done