3、Jean Francis Grander was perhaps the most daring man who ever lived and perhaps the craziest. His greatest desire was to entertain and amaze people. He measured his success by the number of people who fainted dead away after witnessing his death-defying（極其驚險的）feats.

Grander，a blond Frenchman，toured North America in 1850，billing himself as “Blondin”. Blondin’s  gift was excellent balance. This talent. coupled with a great desire to surprise and shock his audiences，made Blondin an incomparable performer.

His most famous feat was walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Blondin’s  “stage” consisted of a rope tied 1，100 feet across the falls. The rope hung some 160 feet above the rocks and boiling water below the falls.

Simply walking across the falls was not exciting enough for Blondin；he later had to ride across on a bicycle. Then，in another performance，he calmly walked across blindfolded（被蒙住的眼睛）. At still another time，he carried his terrified manager on his back and walked over the falls before thousands of breathless audience.

But Blondin was undoubtedly his own worst critic. He was never satisfied with hfs act and always tried to attract his audience with his balancing feat. One of his most daring walks was made in the darkness of night. Blondin became so famous on his tour through North America that his last performance was attended by an admiring Prince of Wales.

60. Why does the author think that Grander may be the craziest man in the world？

A. Because he enjoyed entertaining people by terrifying them.

B. Because many people died after seeing his feats.

C. Because his greatest desire was to entertain people.

D. Because he was an incomparable performer.

61. What does the underlined word “feat” in this passage mean？

A. excellent performance                                   B. tour

C. famous event                                               D. victory

62. What can we infer from the first sentence in the last paragraph？

A. Blondin was very content with his own performance.

B. Blondin was not very good at criticism.

C. Blondin never thought that his performance was satisfy.

D. Blondin didn’t like criticism.

63. The author’s  attitude towards“Blondin”is        .

A. critical                     B. admiring                   C. negative                   D. depressed

64. Which of the following can NOT be drawn from the passage?

A. Blondin’s  success had something to do with his character.

B. In order to be Successful，one should be a critic of himself.

C. Blondin conquered his audience simply by his talent.

D. People can get pleasure from a terrifying experience.

2、During my elementary school years，I used to compare my mom with my best friend  Tiffany’s  mom.

Tiffany’s  mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her morn allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave my self. 1 was annoyed with her.

Whenever I didn’t get what 1 wanted，1 would complain to my mom，Tiffany’s  mom would give her that!1 wish she were my mom. ”Every time，my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”.

I couldn’t understand her. “She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!”I thought. “She should be feeling sorry for me. ”

One day，I couldn’t help saying to Morn，”Poor Tiffany？Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her？”I burst into tears.

My mom sat down next to me and said softly , “Yes，I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. ”

I looked up at her. “What are you talking about？”

Mom said with care，“One day she will really want something. Maybe she’11 find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money，and what’s  more，money can’t buy everything. ”

She continued，“I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. You’11 know how to look for bargains and save money，but she won’t. You’11 under stand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won’t. When Tiffany is a grown woman，she’11 wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you’ve got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. ’’

It took some time，but I eventually understood my mom’s  words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.

56. During the author’s  elementary school years，she        .

A. wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s

B. went to school with Tiffany every day

C. usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s

D. sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany

57. Why did the author’s  mom always say “Poor Tiffany”？

A. She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.

B. She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.

C. She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.

D. She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.

58. What do we learn about the author’s  mother？

A. She was strict and taught the author to be independent.

B. She cared for other people’s  children more than her own.

C. She thought that life lessons were as important as money.

D. She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money.

59. What can we infer from the passage？

A. The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.

B. The author’s  mother felt sorry for Tiffany.

C. Tiffany’s  mother took the author’s  mother’s  advice.

D. The author is thankful to her mother now.

1、A while ago，I didn’t think I had a passion. 1 would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next   36   . At that time，I didn’t know how   37   it was to have a passion in our life.

The first   38   I thought about this was in the seventh grade when 1 went to school with my mom. As we stopped at a red light，someone   39   my eyes. It was a man dressed in old   40  standing on the other side of the    41   . This homeless man was not sitting down with a sad and hopeless   42   . He was standing，waving his hands and dancing. He looked happy and held a radio as if it was the most   43   thing he had.

Seeing all this   44    me. “Morn，why does that man have a radio even though he’s  homeless？”I asked.

“He bought it，”she replied. 1 was still   45   .

“But if he’s  homeless，why doesn’t he use his money to buy clothes？He  46  his money on something he doesn’t need. He should buy food. ”

“Well，Sarah，sometimes food isn’t the most important thing.    47   can be food for the

   48    . Food and clothes aren’t the only things we need. People need happiness to stay   49   ，too. ”

I wasn’t sure whether I  50  my mother’s  words. Maybe my mom was right. If one lives in sadness，there’s   51   to keep him moving from day to day.

Now I   52   that I’ve had passions all along，but never recognized their importance in my life. They were invisible（無形的）hopes that I    53   without knowing them. What’s  often forgotten is that we all need a   54   ，a light on a   55   day. We all need a passion.

38、In the character-training of children, what really ________ much is what their parents say and do.

A. matters             B. cares          C. considers          D. minds

37、The child should be punished. You shouldn’t let him ________ telling lies.

       A. keep away from                      B. keep away with

       C. get away from                        D. get away with

36、______ so delicious, the food in this market was sold out soon.

    A. Tasting           B. Tasted    C. Having been tasted    D. Being tasted

35、―Do you have anything more ________, sir?

―No. You can have a rest or do something else.

A. typing           B. to be typed            C. typed           D. to type

34、―Who knocked at the door?

―I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who ________ was.

    A. he             B. that                  C. she                   D. it

33、It is on this maglev train that is very comfortable _____ I have been to the People’s Square.

A. how           B. that                   C. where               D. when