About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green --- a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.

61. The passage is mainly about _________.

　 A. color blindness　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. women being luckier than men

　 C. danger caused by color blindness　　　　　 D. color and its surprising effects.

62. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_________.

　 A. tell different shapes　　　　 B. see in a weak light　　　

C. kill mosquitoes　　　　　　 D. tell orange from yellow

63. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A. Women are more careful.　　　　　　　　

B. There are fewer color-blind women

　 C. Women are fonder of driving than men.　

D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.

64. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _________.

A. red light　　　　 B. yellow light　　　　 C. blue light　　　 D. green light　

65. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true?

　 A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.　

B. None of them can see deep red.

　 C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.　

D. All of them see everything in shades of green.

Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”

56. Frank took a short business course in order to _________.

　 A. get away from the farm　　　　　　 B. learn something from a salesman

　 C. earn more money for his family　　　 D. get enough to eat.

57. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _________.

　 A. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.　　　　　　　

B. he cut down the price by half

　 C. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.

58. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ________.

　 A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

　 C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (勞動力) was cheap.

　 D. the knives were produced in one factory.

59. ________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

　 A. His business skills and his wealth　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. The low price of the goods he sold

　 C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives　　　　　　

D. His natural skill for showing things

60. The belief that “ The customer is always right” suggests that ________.

　 A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

　 B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.

　 C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.

　 D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.

I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜愛), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
   ___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”
   “No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.
   When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (噴發(fā)) like lava (熔巖) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
   Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.
   I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.
   Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

36. A. met                 B. ignored           C. promised                 D. preferred
37. A. However            B. Besides       C. Therefore                D. Finally
38. A. excitedly            B. quickly            C. nervously                D. seriously
39. A. good                  B. sad                 C. dull                         D. happy
40. A. escaped              B. wounded         C. killed                       D. knocked
41. A. in disagreement   B. in anger           C. in silence                 D. in shock
42. A. lost                 B. sleepy            C. crazy                             D. uncertain
43. A. gone                  B. missing          C. alive                        D. stolen
44. A. noise                  B. quarrel                  C. silence                     D. sound
45. A. waiting               B. crying             C. thinking                   D. expecting
46. A. Why                 B. What              C. Which                     D. How
47. A. forget                B. recall              C. understand               D. change
48. A. to                          B. about          C. out                          D. into
49. A. surprising           B. bad                C. amazing                   D. amusing
50. A. nature                B. human            C. life                          D. rule
51. A. figure out            B. picked out      C. try out                     D. put out
52. A. disappear            B. overcome       C. help                        D. pass
53. A. grows                B. lives               C. suffers                    D. dies
54. A. chance                      B. room              C. possibility                D. doubt
55. A. thought of           B. brought up      C. left behind                      D. picked up

 Mary is sure to find us easily, for she has a very good sense of _______.

   A. identity                 B. feeling        C. memory        D. direction

 The policeman asked ______ with the old man .  

A. what the matter was      B. what was the matter  

C. what matter was         D. what was the wrong

--- We are getting married!　　

--- _______

A. Congratulations!　　　　　 B. You are really happy!　　　　

C. Oh, really?　　　　　　　 D. Congratulate!

 _______ the improvement of her spoken English, she practices speaking it whenever she has the chance.

A. In order to       B. So as to      C. For      D. In order that

 The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

   A. before           B. after          C. since          D. when

 It was the third time that this question _______ at the meeting.

   A. had come up       B. was come up        C. has come up       D. is come up

It is a good quality for a person to keep _______ when facing threats (威脅).       

A. quiet                   B. calm          C. still             D. silent