Who is setting your standards for you ?
A true story has it that one elder man  36  to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(氣喘吁吁) along, the team was  37 . The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will 38  keep running until they quit.”
So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 39  finally run no more. He stopped in  40 . One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 41  told us we had to keep running  42 the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43 , on the contrary, they allow him to set 44 .
My question is this: Are you keeping  45  with somebody else in your daily life? Are you 46  people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or  47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life  48  you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those  49  you, or do you decided yourself just 50  you will live your life? The true is that only you are  51 to determine what your standards will be.
Set your standards too low, and you will know only  52 . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and  53 life. For only when you  54  the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.”
Who is setting your standards?

小題1:	A．planned B．decided C．hoped D．begged

小題2:	A．in practice B．in order C．in place D．in danger

小題3:	A．just B．simple C．hardly D．nearly

小題4:	A．would B．should C．could D．must

小題5:	A．delight B．despair C．a(chǎn)stonishment D．exhaustion

小題6:	A．Headmaster B．Teacher C．Coach D．Monitor

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)s long as B．a(chǎn)s far as C．a(chǎn)s soon as D．a(chǎn)s good as

小題8:	A．example B．timetable C．standards D．tricks

小題9:	A．his B．him C．them D．theirs

小題10:

A．touch B．pace C．contact D．promise

小題11:

A．making B．encouraging C．having D．a(chǎn)llowing

小題12:

A．principals B．theories C．principles D．rules

小題13:

A．way B．method C．technique D．a(chǎn)ttitude

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)round B．a(chǎn)long C．a(chǎn)gainst D．a(chǎn)cross

小題15:

A．why B．how C．where D．whether

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．educated C．qualified D．demanded

小題17:

A．dishonest B．discontent C．uncomfortable D．unforgettable

小題18:

A．selfless B．valueless C．worthwhile D．worthless

小題19:

A．work for B．long for C．reach for D．run for

小題20:

A．target B．score C．deal D．goal

A mother isdevastated, crying, yelling all she can in that dark corner. There was nobody tohear her yell and not a soul to calm her, because outside her house is a long winding lonely road.The wind was at rest and the leaves didn't rustle, silence filling the air. Loneliness was alreadykilling her, but no one knows what made her cry?
Losing something you love with all your heart isn't really the pain you can ever overcome.Radha lost her baby, her only means to live. She saw her child getting killed and the accidentwas terrible. One lonely night, she was walking down the street to get a breath of fresh air withher child hugged tight in her arms.
The whole time she walked with her child in her arms, the only thing that worried her wasAryan's future. She was imagining and feeling every day of the child's growthand figuringwhat she would have in store for him. But who knows what's in store for us tomorrow, life canchange in a second.
On that deserted road, were a few streetlights barely enough? It was this one light that couldbe seen from a distance,but as it came closer it got brighter and brighter. That light changedRadha's life into darkness forever. A speeding car came down that road. The driver came with a full speed throwing beer bottles out of his half open window. He was definitely drunk,and the speed took, everything in its path. Just then, there was a loud cry, and silence set in again.
But the mother wasn't hurt. She opened her eyes, unable to focus her eyes, and didn't seeAryan. After a few minutes when her sight cleared up she looked all over in a panic for her baby,but alas! ... The child hadn't even seen life.
Simple, don't drink and drive.You could take a life, but kill a number of people.
小題1:The word "devastated" in Paragraph 1 would probably mean      .

A．worried

B．scared

C．heart-broken

D．weather-beaten

小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE of Radha?

A．She had expected much of Aryan.

B．She got her eyes injured in the accident.

C．She was hit by one bottle on the arm.

D．She had everything ready for Aryan's future.

小題3:The last sentence underlined implies that            .

A．drunk driving is absolutely forbidden

B．drunk driving is certain to kill a lot of people

C．the driver killed Aryan and his mother

D．there is more than one victim in a car accident

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Death of a Miserable Child

B．A Sad Mother on a Windy Night

C．The Price for Another Man's Mistake

D．Overspeeding from Drunk Driving

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was
 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏見) that I had towards this  47.
She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.
The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

小題1:	A．happy B．dirty C．nervous D．small

小題2:	A．ran B．a(chǎn)rrived C．stopped D．hid

小題3:	A．invited B．pushed C．forced D．wished

小題4:	A．refused B．returned C．left D．a(chǎn)greed

小題5:	A．watch over B．get hold of C．reach for D．catch up with

小題6:	A．customer B．shopper C．waitress D．traveler

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so

小題8:	A．thirsty B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry

小題9:	A．leave B．rest C．move D．a(chǎn)pologize

小題10:

A．break B．gift C．hug D．partner

小題11:

A．believe B．face C．hurt D．introduce

小題12:

A．behavior B．nation C．person D．district

小題13:

A．gone B．shown C．resulted D．remained

小題14:

A．slowly B．a(chǎn)gain C．gradually D．soon

小題15:

A．stood B．cried C．lay D．drank

小題16:

A．decided B．hoped C．tried D．failed

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything

小題18:

A．real B．quiet C．brave D．safe

小題19:

A．teeth B．smile C．feet D．mouth

小題20:

A．fact B．information C．lesson D．expression

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Five-year-old Marry loved to play in the street with her friends. This made her parents __41__. They did __42__ to keep her off the street. __43__, day after day they found her out there. Thankfully, the street wasn’t very __44__. But it was often traveled by soldiers and sometimes they would drive very fast.
Every time he drove by the lifeless animal that had __45__ in the road, Steven __46__ think of his daughter. And so he continued trying to teach her the __47__— with little __48__. Then one day as Steven was driving home, he saw something that helped __49__ an idea, which became an action by the time he got home. He walked over to where Marry was playing.
“Come on, sweetheart,” he said. “You and Daddy are going for a __50__.”
They drove back along the way he had just traveled, finally __51__ just behind a mound (堆) of something.
“What is it, Daddy?” Marry asked as they got out of the __52__.
“Look __53__, but don’t touch it,” Steven said. “Can’t you tell what it is?”
She studied it for a few minutes, unsure of its __54__ until she picked out its familiar ears. “A rabbit! What happened?” Marry asked.
“It was playing in the road, and a car came along and ...”
“... and squished (壓扁) it?” Marry broke __55__.
“That’s right,” Steven said. “It got squished because it was playing in the road.”
“Yuck!” Marry said. For the first time, Steven saw __56__ in his daughter’s eyes.
The next evening, when Steven drove by a group of children playing in the street, he __57__ what Marry was shouting from the sidewalk.
“Come on, you guys! Stop playing in the street, __58__ you’ll get squished!”
So, if your message isn’t getting through to others, no matter how many times you __59__ it, you should try something __60__. This is Steven’s lesson.

小題1:	A．disappointed B．worried C．a(chǎn)shamed D．puzzled

小題2:	A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題3:	A．Thus B．Still C．Then D．Also

小題4:	A．flat B．dirty C．wide D．busy

小題5:	A．wandered B．banned C．competed D．gathered

小題6:	A．might B．could C．would D．need

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)ccident B．experience C．lesson D．practice

小題8:	A．success B．hope C．a(chǎn)pproval D．panic

小題9:	A．create B．discover C．decide D．cause

小題10:

A．walk B．ride C．talk D．visit

小題11:

A．stopping B．passing C．staying D．hiding

小題12:

A．bus B．car C．train D．boat

小題13:

A．quietly B．deliberately C．closely D．steadily

小題14:

A．weight B．color C．identity D．shape

小題15:

A．out B．in C．a(chǎn)way D．through

小題16:

A．delight B．understanding C．a(chǎn)nger D．regret

小題17:

A．realized B．watched C．heard D．felt

小題18:

A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．yet

小題19:

A．represent B．respond C．repeat D．refresh

小題20:

A．funny B．simple C．easy D．different

I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I know I have missed something wonderful.
Not only did I never have a brother, but also I had no friendships like theirs. My sister was old enough to help take care of me, so she was more a mother than a playmate, and I was more a pest than a friend. A brother would have been wonderful, but it was not in the family planning.
Now I finally live with brothers, my sons, Tonio and Sam. I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about. They go to bed together. When one comes into our bed after a nightmare, my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow.
Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother, whose frustrations often bring him to tears. With a sincere “Smile, Tonio,” Sam is the one who comforts him. Tonio, on the other hand, has stopped playing with boys at his age who don’t like playing with Sam. They are always backing each other up.
I don’t know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up. Parents always want their children to have what they never could. I want them to have each other. So I imagine them going to the same college, marrying sisters and living on the same block.
That’s why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten. I felt that I would lose something too. As we headed for school that morning, both boys seemed relaxed, as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different, that starting then, Tonio would be leaving behind his brother, his best friend, his right arm.
Tonio’s first day was chaotic, with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers. Before any of us could say goodbye, Tonio disappeared with his new classmates. He turned to wave and then was gone. It was so sudden. Sam even didn’ t see him go. Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by statying out of the school, I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio’s classroom, looking for a glimpse of Tonio. Sam spotted him first.
My wife and I didn’t head back home immediately, stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate. We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers. Sam was still quiet, so I asked him if he missed his brother already.
He didn’t answer. Instead he asked, “Daddy, is Tonio going to be gone forever?”
“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question. “Not forever, just until three o’clock.”
I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers. And I didn’t stop with them. We had another child, and for the third time in a row, it was a boy. It wasn’t long before his brothers climbed into the crib(嬰兒床) to play with him. I am surrounded by brothers.
小題1:What makes the author envy his sons?

A．He has no friends like Sam and Tonio.

B．He has only one brother in his family.

C．He doesn’t enjoy brotherhood as they do.

D．He doesn’t have a good relation with his sister.

小題2:What does the underlined word “pest” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．a(chǎn) bad person	B．a(chǎn)n annoying person
C．a(chǎn) good companion	D．a(chǎn) lovely brother

小題3:What can we learn about the two little brothers?

A．Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears.

B．The two brothers went to the same kindergarten.

C．Neither of the brothers played with other children.

D．They supported each other in different ways.

小題4:The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten, because__________.

A．Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam

B．Tonio might not do well with his study

C．he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever.

D．he wanted Tonio to have what he didn’t have

小題5:On the first day of the kindergarten, __________.

A．Tonio had a nice day playing with his new classmates

B．Sam was very sad because Tonio was gone forever

C．Sam was allowed to have ice-cream with fingers as usual

D．the father felt happy when he sensed Sam’s love to Tonio

小題6:What does the title “Surrounded by Brothers” suggest?

A．The author experienced brotherly affection by raising his sons.

B．The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time.

C．Parents want their children to stay at home and play together.

D．The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were  31 . The doctor had said there wasn't anything more that could be done, that he should take the Cat home and make him as  32 as possible.
The man put the Cat on his lap and 33  .The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear
  34 down the Man's cheek and   35  on the Cat's forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
" Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can't   36 the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man  37 "yes".
"And where do you think I'll be   38  I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. " 39 
your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
"What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. " Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied.
"And where is it that you most often   40  me?" asked the Cat. “I see you. . . on the kitchen window
  41  the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need. . . on the pillow next to my
  42 at night. " "Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat.
“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy’ .” he Man opened his eyes, then  43 over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to   44  himself                                                                                                                                                                                                    
for hours with it. '"Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
"The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my   45 . Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man obeyed.
"You have made a continuous  46  ," said the cat. "Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?" The Man inspected the string and then   47  his head " no".
The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the  48  , then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and  49 his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held in his hand.          
One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was lovely and white…very different from his earlier   50 Cat and very much the same.

小題1:	A．numbered B．a(chǎn)ccounted C．decreased D．figured

小題2:	A．comfortable B．impressive C．considerate D．exciting

小題3:	A．complained B．frustrated C．laughed D．sighed

小題4:	A．put B．rushed C．curled D．rolled

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．seemed C．landed D．dried

小題6:	A．think B．imagine C．remember D．bear

小題7:	A．smiled B．nodded C．shook D．cried

小題8:	A．when B．before C．until D．because

小題9:	A．Open B．Close C．Turn D．Fix

小題10:

A．see B．a(chǎn)ccompany C．observe D．a(chǎn)dore

小題11:

A．watching B．catching C．interviewing D．a(chǎn)dmiring

小題12:

A．foot B．body C．a(chǎn)rm D．head

小題13:

A．walked B．reached C．ran D．turned

小題14:

A．entertain B．devote C．concern D．disappoint

小題15:

A．life B．home C．family D．death

小題16:

A．wave B．string C．circle D．point

小題17:

A．turned B．shook C．raised D．hit

小題18:

A．window B．desk C．door D．pillow

小題19:

A．over B．through C．with D．under

小題20:

A．beloved B．a(chǎn)cquainted C．bothered D．compromised

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁聽生）   for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to, put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course. " My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers, She only gave in a few months later when my parents promised that would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I artlessly chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and ail of my working class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the $ 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
小題1:From the passage we know that the author          .

A．was adopted by a lawyer and his wife

B．dropped out when he was 17 years old

C．The author was admitted to Stanford

D．valued his dropping out

小題2:The author dropped out mainly because           .

A．His academic performance was very poor.

B．He did not want to waste his parents' money.

C．His parents were too poor to afford the college tuition.

D．He didn't think university could help him to get a well-paid job

小題3:Why did the author think dropping out was a good decision?

A．He could transfer to Stanford.

B．He could follow his passion.

C．He didn't have to attend classes any more.

D．He could spend more time in Hare Krishna temple.

小題4:What can be inferred from this passage ?

A．The author was taking a risk when he made the decision of dropping out.

B．The author enjoyed the comfort and pleasure of life after he dropped out.

C．The author's parents were very angry at his decision.

D．The author was a very curious person.

One day I walked down to get to my car, thinking about what I had to accomplish and scolding myself for being late for work, but surprisingly the car was nowhere to be found.
This was at 8 a.m. in the morning. I made trips to all the towing places and police stations, all the time thinking that it was towed (拖走）by cops (巡警).By around 10 a.m., the cops decided that it was actually stolen. After filing a report with them, I finally got to work thinking how my day was completely messed up.
Later in the day I went to pick up a rental car at Enterprise only to realize that my license was missing, too, along with my car. I told the enterprise guy the whole story and he offered to take me to the closest DMV and get a duplicate (副本) license. 1 was totally shocked. I did not know why this complete stranger would want to take some time off his day to help me. He actually took me to DMV, got a duplicate and then rented me a car. I was upset the whole day because of the events happening to me but somehow this simple act of kindness from a complete stranger made it all worth it. It cheered me up and made me forget all the troubles of the day. I was so moved by this kind act that the next day I made sure someone else got a similar surprise. I took some smiley shaped chocolates and left them on some of my colleagues’ desks.
There is still a lot of goodness out there in the world. We just need to take the time to notice it. I hope that this story would inspire many others like me to do more acts of kindness.
小題1:The moment the author found the car missing, he thought ______.

A．it was stolen by a stranger	B．it was towed by the police
C．he placed it in a wrong place	D．he should rent another one

小題2:We can infer that DMV is ______.

A．a(chǎn)n office for license	B．a(chǎn) towing place
C．a(chǎn) renting place	D．a(chǎn) parking lot

小題3:Why did the author put some chocolates on his colleagues’ desks?

A．His colleagues were fond of chocolates.

B．He wanted to thank his colleagues.

C．He was touched and hoped to cheer others.

D．He wanted to do his colleagues a favor.

小題4:The author writes about his experience ______.

A．to criticize the person stealing his cars

B．to praise the rental place at Enterprise

C．to tell us a surprising but moving story

D．to encourage people to do acts of kindness

Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low．However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home．
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately, they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947）, Flixborough （1974）, Seveso （1976）, Pemex （1984） and Bhopal （1984）．
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production  going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town , local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks．Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home．

B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．

C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．

D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．

小題2:Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because       .

A．they are very rare

B．they often cause loss of life

C．they always occur in big cities

D．they arouse the interest of all the readers

小題3:According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in_________．

A．Texas city	B．Flixborough
C．Seveso	D．Mexico City

小題4:From the passage we know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of _____．

A．natural gas, which can easily catch fire

B．fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity

C．poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas

D．fuel, which is stored in large tanks

小題5:From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____．

A．to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry

C．a(chǎn)ll these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken

D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

I was brought up in the British, stiff upper lip style. Strong feelings aren’t something you display in public. So, you can imagine that I was unprepared for the outpouring of public grief(悲傷) at a Chinese funeral.
My editorial team leader died recently after a short illness. He was 31. The news was so unexpected that it left us all shocked and upset. A female colleague burst into tears and cried piteously at her desk. Somehow we got through the day's work. The next day was the funeral.
Our big boss stepped forward to deliver a eulogy and was soon in tears. She carried on, in Chinese of course, but at the end said in English: "There will be no more deadlines for you in heaven." Next came a long-term colleague who also dissolved in tears but carried on with her speech despite being almost overcome by emotion. Then a close friend of the dead man paid tribute(哀悼), weeping openly as he spoke. Sorrow is spreading. Me and women were now sobbing uncontrollably. Finally, the man's mother, supported between two women, addressed her son in his coffin. At one point, the mother almost collapsed and had to be held up. We were invited to step forward to each lay a white rose on the casket. Our dead colleague looked as if he was taking a nap. At the end of the service I walked away from the funeral parlor stunned at the outpouring of emotion.
In the UK, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral. Here in China it would seem that grieving is a public affair. It strikes me that it is more cathartic to cry your eyes out than try to keep it bottled up for fear of embarrassment, which is what many of us do in the West.
Afterwards, a Chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by Chinese standards. In some rural areas, she said, people used to be paid to mourn noisily. This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens. But we have all seen on TV scenes of grief-stricken people in Gaza and the West Bank, in Afghanistan, Iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world. Chinese grief is no different. I realized that it's the reserved British way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world.
It was our newspaper's production day. We were bussed back to the office to resume work. No more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print. The boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work. We relaxed, smiled, joked. There was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague. Enough sorrow had been shed already. We needed a break.
小題1:The underlined words “stiff upper lip style” mean “      ”.

A．cold-blooded	B．warm-hearted
C．self-controlled	D．light-hearted

小題2:At the funeral,         .

A．five individuals made speeches

B．the boss’s speech was best thought of

C．everyone was crying out loudly

D．the writer was astonished by the scene

小題3:According to the writer, people in the West     .

A．a(chǎn)re not willing to be sad for the dead

B．prefer to control their sadness in public

C．cry their eyes out at the public funeral

D．have better way to express sadness

小題4:It is implied that        .

A．the English might cry noisily for the dead in Dickens’ time

B．Chinese express their sadness quite unlike other peoples

C．victims of terrorist bombings should be greatly honored

D．English funeral culture is more civilized than the others

小題5:This passage talks mainly about          .

A．a(chǎn)n editor’s death	B．bad funeral customs
C．western ways of grief	D．cultural differences