I made a pledge (發(fā)誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving .  No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting (引用) a Biblical (圣經(jīng)的) passage about husbands being thoughtful（體貼的） of their wives. Then he went on to say," Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well , for  two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said," That new yellow sweater looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me. " We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed, I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“ Tom ,” se said in a voice filled with distress, “ do you know something I don’t?”

"What do you mean?"

"Well...that checkup(體檢) I had several weeks ago...our doctor...did he tell you something about me? Tom , you've been so good to me... am I dying?"

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

"No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just staring to live."

In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means___.

A. unnecessarily     B. unexpectedly    C.   impossibly    D. unconditionally

72. From the story we may infer that Tom went to the beach cottage___.

A. with his family    B. with Evelyn     C. alone           D. with his children

73. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because___.

A. she looked lovely in her new clothes

B. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street

C. he was determined to be a good husband

D. she was seriously ill

The underlined words "one thing" in the passage refer to the fact that___.

A. he praised her sweater, which puzzled her

B. she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated

C. he knew something about her illness but didn't tell her

D. he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

By saying "I'm just starting to live", Tom means that___.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wife

---Jack，do you mind if I use our computer for a while?

   ---Not at all.___.

A. You’ll use it.     B. Go ahead.    C. Come on.    D. Take it easy.

Little Tom easily ________ himself to the American life as he moved to the USA with his parents when he was only three.

A. suited          B. adapted        C. matched        D. fit

--I don't suppose he could have done well in the exam last week ,_____ he?

-- _____, he almost failed to pass the exam.

    A. had ; Yes          B. has ; No          C. couldn' t ; Yes     D. did ; No

第三部分  閱讀理解（共20小題。每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had been fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change and headed west.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what the waiter did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

56. The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 to ______.

   A. find a piece of work to do

   B. hand out gifts to passers-by

   C. look for a good restaurant

   D. show his new car to others

57. The underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 means ______.

   A. a wallet    B. his luck    C. the $20 bill    D. his tip

58. On the way out of town, the young man got to know that ______.

   A. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

   B. another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

   C. he could find a job in the restaurant

   D. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings.

59. From this text we can see that ______.

   A. the man dropped $20 on the floor of the restaurant

   B. the man did carry out his promise

   C. Santa gives the man money each year

   D. the man was not successful in the end

60. The best title for this passage may be ______.

   A. Secret Santa of Kansas City

   B. The Key to Success

   C. A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant

   D. Never Give Up

       E

     61     Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!

     62     Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.     63   

Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something, or even worse, hit their brothers and sisters.     64     However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don’t want to act in this way, but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?

Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.     65      Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad-it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.

A.You can train your temper.

B.You don’t want to cause trouble.

C.Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.

D.Everybody gets angry sometimes.

E.In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.

F.Instead of thinking of the person you are angry with, think of something else.

G.Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some others.

The European Parliament has some control ______ what happens in each of the member countries.

A. in                B. beyond          C. over            D. under

Too much pressure leads to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which______increase the risk of heart disease.

  A.in case                          B.in vain                      C.in return                    D.in turn

The chemistry teacher demanded that the laboratory report _______ immediately after the experiment was done.

A. to be written             B. would be written      C. be written       D. must be written

I didn’t hear the phone．I ______ asleep．

       A．can be       B．must have been      C．must be      D．should have been