If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．

I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．

1．Do less

Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things－or even just one important thing－and work on those first．

2．Have fewer meetings

Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．

3．Give yourself time to get ready and get there

If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot（分配） enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Fill your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．

4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing

When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening to people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．

5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．

There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's a frustrating(令人感到挫敗的) attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will unavoidably go on．

Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．

Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．

63．Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．How to give out our life?　　　　　 B．How not to hurry in our life?

C．What to do with our life? 　　　　　 D．How to change our life?

64．If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend,___．

A．you don't have to put on makeup

B．you should arrange 10 minutes for it

C．you'd better squeeze(擠出) about 35 minutes out for it

D．you should rush there

65．According to the passage, we can know_______．

A．if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better

B．we should try to do all the things better on our task list

C．there's always tomorrow, so we can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrow

D．even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything

66．The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______"．

A．develop rapidly　 B．pay enough　　 C．drop suddenly　　 D．fail completely

Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial (皇家的) gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary (虛構(gòu)的) line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(軸). Other features of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The landscape (自然風(fēng)景) garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

60. The passage tells mainly about ________.

A. an important part of Chinese culture 

B. how to enjoy Chinese gardens

C. where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D. the characters of different style of Chinese garden building

61. Which of the following is NOT true for the imperial garden?

A. There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B. They were built because of some fairy tales.

C. There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

D. They have colored-paintings.

62. According to the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B. The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C. All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D. People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

You may know Joe Cheng, who plays the most popular boy in high school in the popular Taiwanese drama “It Started with a Kiss.”

Although thousands of girls have fallen in love with him for his cute smile and strong body, Cheng, 27, doesn’t want to rest on his good looks. He made the move from modeling to acting six years ago, and now he is trying another career－this time, to be a singer. Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Cheng’s Day”, for a year. It came out on September 7.

Apart from recording his CD, Cheng has been practicing dance moves for his music video. Given his height, 188cm, this was not an easy job. “I had bad dreams about dancing,” he said.

Cheng’s life has had many ups and downs. His parents divorced when he was in primary school and he has lived with his father ever since. After dropping out of high school, he took on all kinds of jobs before being spotted by a scout(星探)for a modeling agency. Cheng said his key to life is “keeping a positive outlook and making the most out of life.”

Cheng admitted that he got bad grades when he was in high school. But he was still very popular at school. “Being very active in the students union, I was elected president. I liked to organize parties and field trips, so many teachers and students knew me,” he said.

Cheng once dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, and he regrets that he never did it. Now he hopes his teenage fans can learn from his life. “When you are in school, just focus on studies,” Cheng said. “Every young heart is eager to explore the world outside. But take your time. Finish your studies first.”

56. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

A. He Has It All, but Still Has Regrets.              B. Life Is Full of Ups and Downs.

C. Finish Your Study First.                          D. The Key to Success.

57. What career didn’t Joe Cheng try?

A. Acting in some dramas.                         B. Recording his own CDs.

C. Modeling for an agency.                        D. Dancing for an agency.

58. The underlined word “outlook” in Paragraph 4 means__________.

A. scene                B. attitude            　　C. future prospects      　D. appearance

59. Which of the correct order of these events?

a. Joe Cheng dropped out of high school.

b. Joe Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Cheng’s Day”.

c. Joe Cheng’s parents divorced.

d. Joe Cheng played the most popular boy in “It started with a Kiss”.

e. Joe Cheng worked in a modeling agency.

A. acedb              B. caebd             　　C. acebd                     D. caedb

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 　37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 　39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 　40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would 　41 before they start, 　42 halfway done when I find out the 　43 result．

　　　 Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up.

　　　 But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 　46 . Thus you are 　47 　in a difficult position and feel sad．How 48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 　49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．

　　　 In fact that is what 　50 is like: we are often 　51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable (吸引人的) like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I 　54 remember a philosopher's（哲學(xué)家）remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual (不經(jīng)意的) 　55 may not be a bad one．

36．A．front　　　　 　　 B．same　　　　 　　 C．opposite 　　　　 D．either

37．A．get　　　　　 　 B．keep　　　　 　　 C．lead 　　　　 D．bring

38．A．a(chǎn) report　　　　 　 B．news　　　　 　　 C．a(chǎn) theory　 　 D．a(chǎn)dvice

39．A．reduce　　　　　 B．suffer　　　　 　　 C．prevent　 　　 D． cause

40．A．on　　　　　 　　 B．for　　　　　 　 C．without　　 　 D．off

41．A．use　　　　　 　　 B．stay　　　　 　　　 C．prepare　 　　　 D．handle

42．A．or 　　　　　　B．but　　　　　 　　 C．so　 　　 　　 D．for

43．A．satisfying　　 　　 B．surprising　　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　 D．impossible

44．A．courage　　　 　 B．strength　　　 　　 C．a(chǎn)ttention　　　 D．patience

45．A．given　　　　 　 B．held　　　　　 　　 C．made 　 　　 D．picked

46．A．near　　　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)lone　 　 　　　　　 C．behind 　 　　 D．a(chǎn)bout

47．A．caught　　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)ttracted 　　　　　　 C．filled　 　 　　 D．struck

48．A．dares　　　　 　 B．deals　 　　　　　　　 C．comes 　 　　 D．does

49．A．goes　　　 　　　　　 B．changes 　　　　　 C．progresses　　　 　　 D．improves

50．A．life　　　　 B．society　　 　 　　　 C．nature 　　 　　 D．study

51．A．supplied　　　 　　 B．faced　　 　　　　　　 C．connected 　 D．fixed

52．A．before　　　　 　　 B．a(chǎn)fter　　　　 　　　　　　 C．until 　　 D．a(chǎn)s

53．A．following　　 　　 B．next　　　　 　　　 C．a(chǎn)bove　　　　 D．former

54．A．a(chǎn)lmost　　　 　　 B．a(chǎn)lso　　　 　　　　 C．once　 　 　　 D．still　

55．A．treatment 　　 　　B．choice　　 　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)ction　　　 　　 D．remark (評論)

 Progress so far has been very good. ________, we are sure that the project will be completed on time .

   A. Besides                    B. Therefore               C. However                D. Otherwise

Gorge managed to ___________ several customers of the advantages of his product.

   A. remind                    B. accuse                  C. inform                         D. convince

The unemployment __________ in this city has fallen from 16% to 8% in the past two years.

   A. speed                      B. rate                       C. welfare                  D. line

 Like so many others, the little tramp has rushed there ___________ gold , but without success.

   A. in search of              B. in place of              C. for lack of              D. for fear of

We shouldn’t complain about being poor --- many families are much ________ than we are.

   A. better off                B. well off                C. worse off              D. badly off

The air quality in the city, __________ is shown in the report, has improved in the past three  months.

   A. as  　　                   B. it    　                  C.  what               D. it