If women are mercilessly exploited(剝削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame, because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion. They are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed with clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear．

Changing fashion is nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.

   No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability(耐用). They’re only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t sometime in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes．

   When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Does the constantly changing fashion of women’s clothes, one wonders，reflect basic qualities of instability(不穩(wěn)定)? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanged styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide．

64. Designers and big stores always make money ______．

   A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

  B. because they are capable of predicting the new fashion

   C. by constantly changing the fashion in women’s clothing

   D. because they always improve the quality of women’s clothing

65. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as_______.

   A. a quality of instability            B. a waste of time and money

   C. an expression of taste             D. an expression of creativity，

66. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the _____ of clothing．

    A. cost        B. appearance       C. comfort      D. suitability

67. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”, the writer means that __________．

   A. women’s changeableness in their choice of clothing was often laughed at

   B. women are better able to put up with discomfort

   C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

   D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it’s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals,” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University. It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isakson’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “ I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them, “says Isakson.

“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing,” says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug（病毒）may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful. Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person

60. We learn from Paragraph 1 that the per sold at the shop may ________.

  A. come from Columbia                B. prevent us from being infected

C. enjoy being with children             D. suffer from monkey-pox 

61. Why did Isakson advise people not to have foreign pets?

A. They attack human beings.            B. We need to study native animals.

C. They can’t live out of the rain forest.    D. We do not know much about them yet

62. What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. a new disease    B. a clear warning    C. a dangerous animal    D. a morning call

63. The text suggests that in the future we _______.

A. may have to fight against more new diseases

B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs

C. should not be allowed to have pets

D. should stop buying pests from Africa

When Andrew was preparing for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous as he thought about the upcoming showdown(攤牌). What if Mr. Larchmont refused his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and succeeded in winning a contract which was difficult to get for Barer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. Of course, he should get a salary raise．

The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally brave enough to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal(一貫節(jié)省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!   

Andrew arrived home that evening----despite breaking all city and state speed limits----to a beautiful table. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured out someone from the office had told her the news．

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations，my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina Was．

    After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you though you did not get the increase.”

Suddenly tears welled in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not conditional upon his success at work．

    The fear of rejection is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．

56. What was Andrew’s plan that Friday?

  A. To request a wage increase from his boss．  B. To get a promotion

  C. To celebrate his success                  D. To ask his boss to come for dinner．

57. On his way home, Andrew was ______.

   A. nervous        B. relaxed        C. excited         D. punished

58. Which of the following statements about the passage is FALSE?

  A. Andrew was afraid that his request would be refused．

  B. Andrew had worked hard and done his part for the company．

  C. Andrew’s boss agreed to his request.

  D. One of Andrew's colleagues had told his wife the good news.

59. We can conclude from the passage that ________.

  A. unconditional love brings courage and strength

  B. work hard and you will be rewarded．

  C. many fears turn out to be unfounded

  D. we should never be afraid to demand what is due to

Every dream has something to do with our feelings, longings, wishes, needs, fears, and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we ___36___. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the ___37__on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are ___38___ or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will ___39___ tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.

___40___ the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you ___41___ you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young ___42___ are likely to dream of fairies(仙女), older children of school examinations, ___43___ people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.

To show you how that is ___44___ while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, ___45___ is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his ___46___ was rubbed ___47___ a piece of cotton. He would dream that he ___48___ in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, ___49___ on the bed and feeling gently his hand!

There are some scientists who have made a special ___50___ of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams ___51___. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it ___52___ an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are ___53___ expressions of wishes that didn’t ___54___. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes ___55___ out.

36. A. long                  B. dream                   C. think                   D. wish

37. A. blanket              B. book                     C. shoe                   D. trousers

38. A. working            B. running                 C. sleeping              D. studying

39. A. meet                 B. have                     C. see                     D. think

40. A. But                   B. For                       C. So                      D. Because

41. A. before               B. while                    C. after                   D. during

42. A. children            B. fathers                  C. drivers                D. gentlemen

43. A. happy               B. sad                       C. hungry                D. old

44. A. taking               B. carrying                C. dreaming             D.       happening

45. A. that                  B. here                      C. it                        D. this

46. A. leg                    B. head                     C. body                   D. hand     

47. A. in                     B. with                     C. of                       D. off

48. A. left                   B. lived                     C. was                    D. gave

49. A. waiting             B. smiling                  C. sitting                 D. speaking

50. A. study                B. watch                   C. sleep                   D. way

51. A. stand                B. do                        C. form                   D. mean

52. A. makes               B. finds                     C. offers                 D. demands

53. A. any                   B. almost                  C. hardly                 D. mostly

54. A. get                   B. come true             C. arrive                  D. believe in

55. A. carried              B. taken                    C. kept                    D. called

 My calculations were based on the __________ that house prices would remain steady.

A. theory             B. assumption         C. procedure          D. regulation

 According to an old proverb，a red sky at night often _______ fine weather the next day．

A. obtains           B. impresses       C. indicates        D. occurs

 She is too fat, but she can’t ________ sweets.

A. remove             B. resist            C. reject              D. object

 Bush, 59, looked fresh and _______ as he _______ of the sunny weather to enjoy one of his

favorite pastimes.

A. energetic; took advantage           B. cautious; took charge

C. outgoing; took control              D. curious; took notice

 When he knew the disappointing result of the exam, he seemed quite ____.

A. cast down           B. of caution           C. in vain          D. in good condition

 It was on my way back home ____ my father made the promise ____ I can do well in next exam he will buy me Lu Xun’s Complete Works.
A. when; that          B. when; that if      C. that; why        D. that; that if