In the clinic，I asked if Michael could be retested，so the specialist tested his again. To my

    36     ，it was the same score.

    Later that evening，I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over，we agreed that we knew our    38    much better than an IQ（智商）test. We     39    that Michael’s score must have been a    40     and we should treat him     41     as usual.

    We moved to Indiana in 1962，and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got    42    grades in the school，especially    43     biology and chemistry，which was a great comfort.

    Michael     44      Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards，his teacher permitted him to take more courses than     45     .In 1968，he was accepted by the School of Medicine，Yale University.

    On graduation day in 1972，F(xiàn)rank and I    46     the ceremony（典禮）at Yale. After the ceremony，we told Michael about the     47     IQ score be got when he was six. Since that day，Michael sometimes would look at us and say    48     ，“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor，not until after I graduated from medical school！”It is his special way of thanking us for the    49    we had in him.

    Interestingly，Michael then    50     another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had     51     the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126，an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be     52     .

    Children often do as    53    as what adults，particularly parents and teachers，   54   of them. That is，tell a child he is“    55   ，”and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36.A.joy                      B. surprise                   C. dislike              D. disappointment

37.A.tearfully                     B. fearfully                  C. cheerfully                D. hopefully

38.A.student                       B. son                  C. friend               D. doctor

39.A.argued                B. realized                   C. decided                   D. understood

40.A.joke                    B. mistake                   C. warning                   D. wonder

41.A.specially                     B. strictly                    C. naturally                  D. carefully

42.A.poor                    B. good                C. average                   D. standard

43. A. in                      B. about               C. of                    D. for

44. A. visited                      B. chose               C. passed              D. entered

45. A. allowed                     B. descried                   C. required                  D. offered

46. A. missed                      B. held                 C. delayed                   D. attended

47. A. high                 B. same                C. low                  D. different

48. A. curiously            B. eagerly                    C. calmly              D. jokingly

49. A. faith                 B. interest                    C. pride                D. delight

50. A. looked for          B. asked for                 C. waited for                D. prepared for

51. A. received                    B. accepted                  C. organized                D. discussed

52. A. imperfect           B. impassible           C. uncertain              D. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestly                    B. much                      C. well                 D. bravely

54. A. hear                   B. learn                       C. expect              D. speak

55. A. wise                  B. rule                  C. shy                  D. stupid

Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman
Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.
Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion. . .
It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.
" My dear husband," said his hopeful wife one day, " have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?"
Her dull and indifferent (漠不關心的) husband replied that he had not. "But it is, it is," she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.
"Don't you want to know her plans?" she cried with some impatience.
"Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. .. so I'd better listen. "
"Well, my dear, the rumour (傳言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. " "What is her name?" "Bingley. "
"Is she married or single?"
"What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys. " "How so? How can it possibly affect them? "
"My dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going. "
" Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place. "
" Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call. "
" Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job. " "Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same. "
And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company.
... It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more "female" dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀談) with influential figures.
【小題1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets ? ? ? for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last ? ? ? my love to him either．I decided to ? ? ? my pride and make the first ? ? ? ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”

There was a silence at the other end and he ? ? ? replied，“Well，same back at ya!”

I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ? ? ? ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’

Fifteen minutes later my mother ? ? ? and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’

A few weeks later，Dad ? ? ? our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I ? ? ? “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ? ? ? ．

A short while after this special moment，my father ? ? ? escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have ? ? ? whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not ? ? ? the surgery．

1.A．rougher????????????? B．tougher????????????? C．shyer????????????? D．severer

2.A．conveyedB．left????????????? C．passed????????????? D．devoted

3.A．get acrossB．put up????????????? C．set aside????????????? D．take on

4.A．assumptionB．move????????????? C．decision????????????? D．remark

5.A．fearfully????????????? B．excitedly????????????? C．cheerfully????????????? D．awkwardly

6.A．cautious????????????? B．casual????????????? C．relaxed????????????? D．ready

7.A．called????????????? B．dropped????????????? C．removed????????????? D．glanced

8.A．continuedB．performed????????????? C．concluded????????????? D．obtained

9.A．naturally????????????? B．finally????????????? C．indirectly????????????? D．gradually

10.A．1evel????????????? B．situation????????????? C．class????????????? D．rank

11.A．slightly????????????? B．nearly????????????? C．narrowly????????????? D．hardly

12.A．realized????????????? B．wondered????????????? C．understood????????????? D．believed

13.A．operatedB．performed????????????? C．tolerated????????????? D．survived

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.

   Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him _41_ as usual.

   We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

   Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

   On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

   Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

         Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is“ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.A. joy                        B. surprise                  C. disappointment              D. dislike

2.A. hopefully            B. fearfully                  C. cheerfully                        D. tearfully

3.A. student                B. son                           C. friend                               D. doctor

4.A. decided               B. realized                   C. argued                             D. understood

5.A. joke                B. mistake           C. warning                            D. wonder

6.A. specially              B. naturally                 C. strictly                              D. carefully

7.A. poor               B. average           C. good                            D. standard

8.A. in                         B. about                       C. of                             D. for

9.A. visited                           B. chose                      C. passed                              D. entered

10.A. allowed             B. described               C. required                          D. offered

11.A. missed               B. held                         C. delayed                            D. attended

12.A. high              B. same                         C. different                          D. low

13.A. curiously           B. eagerly          C. jokingly                   D. calmly

14.A. faith                            B. interest                   C. pride                                 D. delight

15.A. looked for                  B. asked for                C. waited for                        D. prepared for

16.A. received      B. accepted                  C. organized                         D. discussed

17.A. imperfect                   B. uncertain                C. impossible                       D. unsatisfactory

18.A. honestly      B. well                           C. much                               D. bravely

19.A. expect                        B. learn                        C. hear                               D. speak

20.A. wise                       B. rude                          C. shy                                    D. stupid

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.

Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony  at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.                A．joy            B．surprise        C．dislike    D．disappointment

2.                A．tearfully        B．fearfully        C．cheerfully D．hopefully

3.                A．student         B．son            C．friend    D．doctor

4.                A．argued         B．realized         C．decided  D．understood

5.A. joke           B. mistake      C. warning          D wonder.

6.                A．specially        B．strictly          C．naturally  D．carefully

7.                A．poor           B．good           C．average  D．standard

8.                A．in             B．about          C．of   D．for

9.                A．visited         B．chose          C．passed   D．entered

10.               A．allowed        B．described       C．required  D．offered

11.               A．missed         B．held           C．delayed   D．attended

12.               A．high           B．same          C．low   D．different

13.               A．curiously       B．eagerly         C．calmly D．jokingly

14.               A．faith           B．interest        C．pride D．delight

15.               A．looked for      B．asked for       C．waited for D．prepared for

16.               A．received       B．accepted       C．organized  D．discussed

17.               A．imperfect       B．impossible      C．uncertain  D．unsatisfactory

18.               A．honestly        B．much          C．well D．bravely

19.               A．hear           B．learn          C．expect    D．speak

20.               A．wise           B．rude           C．shy   D．stupid