35．It has been reported that the country's health-care reform is still _____ debate．

       A．in    B．on        C．under     D．Within

C

People have long debated the essence（本質(zhì)）of human nature．Some people think humans are

born good．In San Zi Jing（Three Chara~er Classic），a Chinese children’s educational book from

the 13th century, we read：“Men at birth are naturally good．Their natures are similar, their habits

become different．’’

  Yet some philosophers disagree with this．They think men are born selfish and vicious（惡的）．

For example，Thomas Hobbes，the 1 7th century English philosopher argued that men are born self-

interested and with a liking for war．

Over the centuries，different philosophers have argued their cases．Now the results of a new

study，which contrasts the behavior of very young children and young chimpanzees（黑猩猩）

suggests that human beings are born sociable and helpful to others，according to a New York Times

 report．

“Of course every animal must to some extent be selfish to survive．But the biologists also see

in humans a natural willingness to help．”The New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade writes．

Wade quotes a book published in October by American psychologist Michael Tomasello．

Tomasello writes：“When infants（嬰兒）18 months old see an unrelated adult whose hands are

full and who needs help opening a door or picking up a dropped clothespin，they will immediately

help．The helping behavior seems to be innate because it appears so early and before many parents

start teaching children the rules of polite behavior．’’

Tomasello finds that this behavior is not the result of an incentive（動(dòng)機(jī)）of a

reward，suggesting training does not influence it．And it seems to happen across cultures，with their different timetables for teaching social rules．For these reasons，Tomamsello concluded that helping is natural，not something taught by parents or culture．

And it seems that infants cannot only help in practical ways，it can also help with information，

Tomasello writes．From the age of 1 2 months they will point at objects thin all adult pretends to

have lost．Chimpanzees，by contrast，never point at things for each other, and when they point for

people．it seems to be as a command to go fetch something rather than to share information．

49．What is the article mainly about?

      A．The behavior of young children．

      B．Former philosophies about human nature.

      C．The difference between babies and baby chimpanzees.

      D．A new study of human nature．

50．According to Michael Tomasello, human beings are born __________.

       A．similar to chimpanzees in nature        B．selfish and Vicious

       C．sociable and helpful       D．with a liking for war

51．Of all the following，__________has a negative attitude towards human nature.

      A．Three Character           B．Thomas Hobbes

      C．Nicholas Wade        D．Michael Tomasello

52．According to the study，it's safe to say that __________.

       A．human beings are not selfish

       B．children like to help others when they get a reward

       C．different countries teach social rules at different times

       D．children tend to be helpful if they are taught early

4．Only lately__________about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.

       A．the public have known    B．were the public known

       C．have the public known    D．the public knew

— Jay Chou is in our city. Let’s go and watch his show this Saturday.

— That’s great, but I need to call my dad and ask for _________ before I go out.

A. permission B. protection   C. invitation   D. explanation

So absorbed        in her work that she didn’t realize it was time to pick up her daughter.

A. she was         B. was she            C. did she      D. she did

   High school students have always spread gossip(傳言) in the halls, on the walls and on the phone. Now it’s on the Internet, too. On various message boards, kids write about whom they hate, whom they think have fallen in love with each other and record other often hurtful things that may or may not be true.

Sixteen- year-old Jessica remembers once when some kids at her school wrote cruel things about her on the web. “ They were just making fun of me,” she says. They said she’s really ugly, she’s this, she’s that, blah-blah-blah.

 Jessica’s 11-year-old sister, Emma, admits she’s used the web to write bad things about another girl, though she regrets it now. “After a while, you may feel like, how could I have been so mean? Or, why did I do that?” she says.

Experts say gossip on the Inernet can be more harmful than the old fashioned kind. It lasts longer and is taken more seriously. And, unlike ugly words on the bathroom wall, there’s no way to get rid of it.

If your kids are victims of online gossip, Dr. Commanday suggests putting the gossip into perspective(正確看待). “Point out to them how what’s being said on the screen differs from what everyone knows about you as a person,” Dr. Commanday says.

You can also try what worked for Emma: Keep your kids off the offensive website! “ When she was using it all the time, her name was there all the time. People were writing things about her,” explains Patti Thrift, Emma’s mother, “ Since she has no longer had access to that, she’ s no longer a topic of conversation.”

Experts say that any time your child is on the Internet , you should know what he or she is doing there. Online gossip is just another reason why.

52.  From the examples of Jessica and her sister, we can learn that ________.

A. ugly girls like to spread gossip online  

B. ugly girls easily become victims of online gossip

C. gossip-makers can regret what they do 

D. online gossip is mailny some jokes on others

53.  According to the passage, why is online gossip more hurtful?

A. It can not be removed.   

B. It is written words. 

C. It is much uglier.      

D. It is easier to believe.

54.  If you are a victim of online gossip, you’d better_______

A. ask your parents to stop it   

B. try to stay away from there 

C. make it known to the police 

D. speak ill of the gossip-maker

55.  The purpose of the passage is to _____

A. introduce different kinds of hurt students might meet with

B. advise students to keep away from the Internet

C. list the bad influence gossip on the Internet brings

D. give some tips on how to prevent hurt of gossip on the Internet

56.  The passage is mainly written for____

A. experts                 B teachers                C. parents                D. students

B

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

59. According to the chart, the pop star was a ________.

A. singer      B. dancer      C. player      D. pianist.

60. According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at _______.

A. 6:30     B. 7:00   C. 7:30        D.:8:00

61. At the radio station, the pop star ________.

A. showed fans how to become famous

B. gave a performance on the air

C. met fans and signed for them

D. told people how he lived his life

62. From this passage we get to know that ________.

A. not all people like pop stars

B. pop stars have their own bands

C. fans are troublesome for pop stars

D. to be a pop star is not all fun

_____ he  wasn’t ready in time, we went without him.

         A．Since                            B．As                             C．For                                 D．Because of

She has _____she remembers all the names of the students she has taught.

         A．so good memory that                                        B．such a good memory that

         C．such good memory that                                    D．good memory

_____ you go , you should bear the motherland in your mind.

         A．Where                     B．Wherever          C．Whatever               D．However