targets can all play an important role．
All these qualities, skills and characteristics can be learned and developed．But it is up to you to get things started．Those who do not start travel nowhere．For others, life can be a continuous journey of fulfillment．
56．According to the passage, if you want to achieve success, what should you do first?
A．Don’t compare with others． B．Bring everything under control．
C．Find out what you have in mind． D．Feel confident about your ability．
57．Why should you appreciate your own achievements according to the passage?
A．It will allow you to recover from past failures．
B．It will remind you of the vision of your future．
C．It will motivate you to continue pursuing success．
D．It will help you develop your characteristics in everything．
58．The underlined word “setbacks” （in paragraph 5） probably means ________．
A． failures B． troubles C． hesitation D． depression
59．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．If you are stuck where you are, you cannot travel far．
B．If you don’t start trying, you’ll never embrace success．
C．If you are brave enough, you can get whatever you want．
D．If you don’t study, you can never reach the destination．
B
People often ask me how, as a man, I became so devoted to improving the quality of
women’s lives. It wasn’t until age forty that I realized what had started me down my career path.
One morning more than thirty-seven years ago, I was awakened by the passing school bus. I was thirteen years old, living at home with my two younger brothers and our mother, Doris Joy Heavin. She had just passed her fortieth birthday. She was a mother of five children and had suffered emotional and physical problems most of her life. Her doctor had tried various treatments on her with little benefit.
As I awoke to the sound of the passing school bus, my brother Paul came in and told me that I’d better come quickly because mother was sick. As I knelt beside her bed, I could feel the absence of warmth. I put my arms around her, first to feel for a sign of life, and then as a final hug. I took my younger brothers, aged eight and nine, in my arms and gently told them that our mother was in heaven.
Her death was unnecessary. The high blood pressure causing the blood clot(血栓) that took her life was unnecessary. Rather than medicate the symptoms, she could have dealt with the cause of her high blood pressure: we now know that exercise and proper nutrition will almost always reduce the causes of high blood pressure and most other chronic(慢性的) diseases.
Many years later, while teaching a fitness and weight loss class to a group of about eighty women, I realized I was subconsciously(下意识地) searching the crowd for the face of my mother.
60. The underlined part “medicate the symptoms” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______ .
A. provide proper nutrition B. take exercise regularly
C. give up the treatment D. treat the disease using medicine
61. What made the author devoted to improving the quality of women’s lives.
A. His mother’s illness and death. B. The early loss of both his parents.
C. His support to the rights of women. D. His knowledge of high blood pressure.
62. From the passage we learn that ________ .
A. the author was the oldest child in his family
B. the author’s father died long before his mother
C. high blood pressure is a kind of chronic disease
D. many women were found with blood clot at the time
C
●CAR HIRE
Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy more than just the city center, there’s no better way to
explore than by car.
CONDITIONS OF HIRE :
What’s included （a）Unlimited mileage （b）Expenses on oil, maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of receipts（收据）. （c）Full insurance covered but exclusive(除外的)of personal accidents（see below）and contents.
What’s not included （a）Personal accident insurance. （b）Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.
HIRE CHARGES:
1．The minimum rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days only see our representative(代表)at the hotel. 2．Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car．But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance，please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you． 3．The car types specified on the sheet are examples of the type of vehicles available in each price range，but a particular car cannot he guaranteed. Upon delivery the driver(s)will be asked to sign the car hire company's Conditions of Hire． If you decide to hire a car．just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us．A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required. Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before date of hire),a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.
63．What cost does a car hirer have to pay for?
A．Insurance against damage to the carB．Insurance against injury to the driver
C．The cost of maintenance of the carD．The cost of repairs to the ear
64．The hire charge for a three-day period depends on
A．the type of the car you hireB．the distance you will cover
C．the amount of oil you put in the carD．the length of time you park the car
65．If you cancel your car hire booking， ．
A．another ￡12 will be paid to the company
B．you cannot get back the booking fee
C．you will get back the booking fee in two weeks
D．your request must be made before the date of hire
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__66___ People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want． When they work, they usually get paid in money．
Most of the money today is made of metal or paper．____67__ One of the first kinds of money was shells．
Shells were not the only things used as money．In China, cloth and knives were used． In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time．Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa．
The first metal coins were made in China．They were round and had a square hole in the centre． _____68_____
Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money．___69___ Sweden and Russia used copper （铜） to make their money． Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver．
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