Not long ago, many doctors in the West laughed at the suggestion that they might learn something from traditional Asian systems of healing. Most of them thought that Asian herbal (藥草的) medicine and acupuncture(針灸) were believed in only by simple people who knew no better. Western doctors relied mainly on chemical cures as the safest and surest way to treat illnesses. The scientific age of antibiotics(抗生素), “miracle drugs” and heart transplants encouraged the public to believe that there must be a pill for every illness. It was true that often the drug companies provided what the public wanted: a speedy temporary cure and did not remove the real cause of the illness. Moreover, some people actually became ill through taking too much medicine.

Many people in the West are now beginning to look for more natural cures for their illnesses and often they turn to the ancient wisdom of the East. There are some doctors in Britain now who offer their patients acupuncture treatment. Recently an Indian company which produces a natural medicine based on the biba root has sold some to Germany. The World Health Organization(WHO) encourages doctors not to rely too greatly on expensive Western medicines but to choose them carefully and also use their traditional herbal cures.

The mixture of Eastern and Western medicine has been practiced very successfully in China. China is still the only country in the world where the traditional doctor using herbal medicine and acupuncture is as respected as the Western-trained doctor. Through China all types of doctors are expected to work together. Western-style doctors are required to take at least a one-year course in traditional medicine, and the acupunctures must also study the basics of  western medicine. China’s way of “having the best of both worlds” has greatly impressed many visiting doctors from the West.

Experts from the WHO have decided that the time has come to study herbal medicine very carefully and to decide, by carefully controlled scientific experiments, what good these medicine might do. They are especially interested in finding cures for illnesses which Western medicine has found “incurable”. Six WHO units have been set up in Hong Kong, Seoul, Sri Lanka, London and Chicago, and so far the results have been encouraging.

64. What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?

A. Miracle drugs are born with science.

B. Chemical cures have got some side-effects if taken too much.

C. Chemical cures are better than Asian systems of healing because of its immediate response.

D. Drug companies are willing to meet the public demands.

65. What is the true reason for Western doctors to turn to the ancient wisdom of the East ?

A. Herbal medicine is less expensive.

B. Western medicines can’t work very well in some areas.

C. China has already set a good example of combining Eastern and Western medicines.

D. All of the above.

66. What do you think a Chinese doctor should learn?

A. Chinese medicine only.            B. Western medicine only.

C. Both with different emphasis.       D. Both equally.

“A very disruptive（擾亂型的）six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand.” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight but was kicked，” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves(涉及) parents.

Every child, regardless of(不管) the surroundings into which they are born，has the right to achieve their potential. And we recognize that, as a nation，it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of ignoring the latter.

    Far too many children are behaving badly at school，even to the point of being violent to teachers. This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the toilet properly.

    We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep，has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being addicted to computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.

Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute (代替)parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting limits to their children’s behavior and sticking to those limits when things get tough(困難). They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.

60. In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A. The school violence.

B. The pressure of students’ learning.

C. The right to achieve students’ potential.

D. the responsibilities of the students.

61. The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be ________.

A. dissatisfied     B. unconcerned   C. understanding   D. tolerant(容忍的)

62. The underlined part in Para 4 may means__________.

A. parents and children live in their separate rooms

B. parents care little about children’s life at home

C. children don’t live with their parents in the same room

D. children spent little time with their parents at home

63. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. schools can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers

B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents

C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn

D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society

One of the major problems in our economy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）is inflation（通貨膨脹）, a situation in which prices are going up faster than salary（工資）. Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing.

       For example, let’s say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and average salary in the United Sates is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes. Then, halfway through the year, the price of the bread goes up to $1.25, while salary stay the same. That means that a person now has to work one-eighth of an hour—seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread.

       Now let’s say that at the end of the year, salary goes up to $11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour—over eight minutes—to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things, inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybody’s standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up.

       Some kinds of inflation are worse than others. Moderate（中等的） inflation does not distort (歪曲)relative prices or incomes seriously. Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100percent or more within a year. And then there’s hyperinflation—inflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency（貨幣）before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder.

56. The passage mainly wants to         .

       A. list major economic problems                 B. discuss something about inflation

       C. explain why bread prices increase           D. state the types of inflation

57. Why is “ a loaf of bread” repeatedly mentioned?

       A. To express dissatisfaction with the price of bread

       B. To show the effect of price changes

       C. To compare bread with other foods

       D. To explain social and political disorder

58. What happens when prices go up but salaries remain the same?

       A. The government will do more about the economy

       B. Workers might lose their jobs if they show dissatisfaction

       C. People will save money rather than spend it.

       D. People must work longer to buy the same things

59. Which of the following belongs to the type of moderate inflation?

       A. People try to get rid of their currency

       B. Inflation occurs at a rate of 100percent in a year

       C. Incomes and relative prices rise slightly

       D. There is social and political disorder

One day I hopped in a taxi and we__36__for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when __37__ a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and __38__ the other car by __39__ inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and __40__ at the guy. And I mean，he was really__41__. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost __42__ your car and sent us to the __43__!” This is when my taxi driver taught me __44__ I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”

He __45__ that many people are like garbage__46__. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of __47__. As their garbage piles __48__, they need a place to __49__ it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and __50__ it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that __51__ people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's __52__ short to wake up in the morning with __53__. So....Love the people who treat you right. __54__ for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent __55__ you take it!

  I’m afraid we can’t have coffee; there’s _________ left.
     A. nothing                      B. no one       C. none                  D. no any

—You haven’t been to Hainan, have you?
— 　　　　 . How I wish to go there!
　　　 A. Yes, I have　　 B. Yes, I haven’t
　　 C. No, I have　　　 D. No, I haven’t

 The detective, ________ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ________ next to a woman.

A. pretending; seat         B. pretending; seated

C. pretended; seat        D. pretended; seated

 At first they worried about the situation but things ____ quite well.

A. went on                 B. carried on            C. worked out        D. tried on

 —What do you think made Tina so delighted？

—__________ the driving test at her first attempt.

A. As she passed          B. Passed              C. Because of passing   D. Passing

 The user also wears special gloves to ‘touch’ the people and objects _______ he or she sees.

A. who                  B. which                 C. that         D. what