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D—1

Afriendofmineaskedmethequestion,“Whosaidlifewasgoingtobefair,orthatitwasevenmeanttobefair?

”Herquestionwasagoodone.ItremindedmeofsomethingIwastaughtasayoungster:

Lifeisn’tfair.It’sabummer,butit’sabsolutelytrue.Oneofthemistakesmanyofusmakeisthatwefeelsorryforourselves,orforothers,thinkingthatlifeshouldbefair,orthatsomedayitwillbe.It’snotanditwon’t.

Oneofthenicethingsaboutsurrendering（承认）tothefactthatlifeisn’tfairisthatitkeepsusfromfeelingsorryforourselvesbyencouragingustodotheverybestwecanwithwhatwehave.Weknowit’snot“life’sjob”tomakeeverythingperfect,it’sourownchallenge.Surrenderingtothisfactalsokeepsusfromfeelingsorryforothersbecauseweareremindedthateveryoneisdealtadifferenthand;everyonehashisownstrengthsandproblemsintheprocessofgrowingup,facingtherealityandmakingdecisions;andeveryonehasthosetimesthattheyfeelcheatedorunfairlytreated.

Thefactthatlifeisn’tfairdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoeverythinginourpowertoimproveourownlivesortheworldasawhole.Instead,itsuggeststhatweshould.Whenwedon’trecognizeoradmitthatlifeisn’tfair,wetendtofeelpityforothersandforourselves.Pityisaself-defeating（自我挫败的）emotionthatdoesnothingforanyone,excepttomakeeveryonefeelworsethantheyalreadydo.Whenwedorecognizethatlifeisn’tfair,however,wefeelcompassion（同情）forothersandforourselves.Andcompassionisaheartfeltemotionthatdeliversloving-kindnesstoeveryoneittouches.Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfthinkingabouttheunfairworld,tryremindingyourselfofthisverybasicfact.Youmaybesurprisedthatitcanpushyououtofself-pityandintohelpfulaction.

58.Theword“abummer”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.achanceB.adisappointment

C.achoiceD.anembarrassment

59.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecannotjustfeelsorry,buttakeactions.

B.Wemayfeelworsewhenwerealizetheunfairness.

C.Lifewillbecomefairsomedaythroughourgreatefforts.

D.Pityisaself-defeatingemotiondeliveringloving-kindness.

60.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.

A.PushYououtofSelf-pity

B.FacetheProblemsinYourLife

C.EncourageYourselftoDotheBest

D.SurrendertotheFactthatLifeisn’tFair

D—2

IusedtoliveinKobeinJapan.OnmywayhomeonthebuseveryeveningIusedtolookforanoldmanwhooftenplayedhissaxophone（萨克斯管）neartheriver.Healwayslookeduprivertowardsthemountainsandhealwayslookedsohappy.Icouldn’thearhismusicbecausethewindowswereclosedonthebusIimaginedittobeloudandclear.Iwantedtobelikethatman.

OnenightIwenttoHimeji,acitynotfarfromKobe.AsIwalkedwithmyfamilyalongtheriverIsawastatue（雕像）.Itwasayoungmanwholookedjustlikeme.Hewaswearingacapandsmiling.Aroundhisneckwasaleatherstrap（皮带）andinhishandswasasaxophone.Hewasliftingthesaxophonetohislipsandhewasjustabouttoplay.MyfamilywalkedonuptherivertowardsthecastlebutIstayedtherebythestatuedreamingofplayingasaxophoneonTV.

Twoweekslateritwasmybirthday.ImaginemyjoywhenIopenedmypresentfrommyparentsandfoundthatitwasasaxophone!

Iputittomylipstoplay,butitwouldn’tmakeasound.ThenDadtoldmetoreadtheinstructionbooktofindoutwhattodo.Afterabout15minutesthesaxophonewasreadytoplay.Iraiseditslowlytomylipsasmyfamilywatched.Butstilltherewasnosound.IblewandblewbutIcouldn’tgetthesaxophonetoplay.Iwasalmostcryingwhensuddenlythesaxophonemadethemostbeautifulsound—loudandclearlikeIimaginedthemusicofthemanbytheriverinKobe.Iblewagain,ImovedmyfingersonthesaxophoneandImademoresounds.Someofthemwereloudandclearbutmanyofthemweren’t.IwashappybecauseIwasplayingveryinterestingsounds.ButIwasn’tplayingmusicyet.

Thencamethelessons.Nightafternight,weekafterweekmyteachermademepractice.SlowlyIstartedtoimproveandatlasttherecamethemagicdaywhenIstartedtoplaymusic.NowI’mintheTVstudiowithmysaxophonestrappedtomyneckandmycaponmyhead.I’mwaitingtobecalledtothestagetoplaymyfirsteversaxophonesoloonTV.I’mthinkingofthemanbytheriverinKobeandthestatuesmilingatmeinHimeiji.I’mahappyman.429words

57.Thestatuealongtherivermadethewriterthinkof.

A.havingasaxophone

B.theoldmanalongtheriver

C.havingthesamecapandsaxophoneastheboy

D.learningtoplaythesaxophoneandplayingonTV

58.Onhisbirthday,thewriter.

A.couldplaythesaxophonewell

B.practicedalotandcouldplaythesaxophonewell

C.washappybecausehegotasaxophoneasapresent

D.wasunhappybecausehecouldn’tplaythesaxophonewell

59.Theunderlinedword“magic”showsthatthewriter.

A.wasveryexcitedB.wasverysurprised

C.learnttoplaymusiceasilyD.didn’tknowhowtoplaymusic

60.What’sprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Themagicday.B.Mybirthdaypresent.

C.Thestatueandhissaxophone.D.Theoldmanandmysaxophone.

D—3

Awomanwassavedfromcertaindeathyesterdaywhenshefellfromthebalcony（阳台）ofherapartmentinCentralLondon.Shewascaughtbythemanwholivesintheapartmentbelowhers.

Thewoman,BarbaraHanley,livesonthe11thfloorofRegentsTowers,anapartmentblockoverlookingRegentsPark.Herneighbor,AlanAnderson,arecordproducerwhoworksatCurvedSoundstudios,happenedtobeworkingathome.

“Isuddenlyheardthiswomanshouting,”hesaid.“AtfirstIwasabitputout,becauseIwaslisteningtosomebackingtracksIhadrecordedwithanewbandlastweekandIneededabsolutesilence.Thenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatwhoeverwasmakingthenoisewasrightoutsidemywindow.AndIliveonthe10thfloor!

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HeranthroughtheFrenchwindowsofhislivingroomontothebalcony.Atthatverymoment,MsHanleylostherholdonthebalconyaboveandfell.Mr.Andersonleaptforwardandcaughther,managingtopullherontohisbalcony.Shetherebyavoidedplungingtothegroundwhichwouldalmostcertainlyhaveledtoherdeath.

“Shewashystericalforafewminutes,”saidMr.Anderson.“Whenshecalmeddown,shewasabletoexplainwhathadhappened.”

MsHanleyworksinthelizardhouseatLondonZooandrecentlybroughthomeaMontanechameleon（美洲变色蜥蜴）,whichwasduetotakeupresidencyatthezoo.Thechameleon’scageatthezoowasn’tready,soshehadagreedtolookafterthelizardathomeforafewdays.Unfortunately,ithadescapedfromitscageandclimbedtothetopofaplantonherbalcony.Shehadclimbedontoherbalconytotakeitback,buttrippedandgrabbedtheedge（边缘）ofthebalconywithherfingertipsasshefell.

Shethenbegantoscreamasloudlyasshecould,butitwasthreeo’clockintheafternoon,andthebuildingwas,asusualatthattimeofday,almostempty.ItwascompletelybychancethatMr.Andersonhadchosentoworkathomeandsavedherwhenshefell.

57.Accordingtothispassage,whatdoesBarbarado?

A.Ananthropologistwholivesinaflatonthe11thfloor.

B.Azookeeperwholooksafterlizards.

C.ArecordproducerwholivesinaTowerBlock.

D.Azoologistwhoraisesyounglizards.

58.WhatwasAndersondoingwhenBarbarafellfromthebalcony?

A.Hewasrecordingsomemusichehadproduced.

B.Hewaslookingafterachameleon.

C.Hewaslisteningtoarecordingofanewband.

D.Hewaswatchingamusicvideo.

59.WhydidBarbarastayathomethatafternoon?

A.Becauseshehadtocleanthebalconyofherapartment.

B.Becauseshehadtolookafterthelizardathome.

C.BecauseshewantedtohelpAndersonwithhismusic.

D.Becauseshewantedtoenjoytheviewofthepark.

60.Whichoneisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SavedFromCertainDeathB.GoodNeighbor

C.ARecordProducerD.ChameleonEscape

D—4

Ifyou'reabusyman,thenlunchtimemaybetheonlytimeyouhavetotrainandkeepahealthybody.Thatis,ifyouaren'tthetypetoworkoutearlyinthemorningorafterwork,likemostpeople.Aone-hourlunchbreakismorethanenoughtimetocarryoutanproperworkoutroutine（程序）,butwhenyouneedtomakeuseoftimetoreallygettothegym,eatlunchandchange,thenaone-hourworkoutbecomesa20-minuteworkout.Justfollowthissimplelunchtimeworkoutplanandyou'llbeabletohaveahealthybodyandstillhavetimetodothethingsyouenjoybeforeandafterwork.

Rememberthatthisworkoutroutineisnotmadeforadvanced（高级的）trainersbutforkeepingahealthyandgood-lookingbody.Makesureyoueatsomehealthyfoodatleast60minutesbeforeyourlunchbreak,andeatyourfullmealrightafteryourworkout.YourCardiovascular（心血管）andlowerbodyworkouttimeshouldincludea-half-hourdailywalk,whichcaneasilybedoneoutdoors.Simplyputonyourfavoriteshoesandgoforawalkaroundthehouseswhateverweatheritcanbe.Anothergoodchoiceiswalkingupanddownyourofficebuildingstaircase.Stair-climbingwillworkyourlegmuscles（肌肉）andincreaseyourheartrate（心率）atthesametime.A30-minutewalkingfivetimesaweekisenoughtoworkyourwholelowerbodyandcardiovascularsystem（系统）.Todomoregoodtoyourhealth,trytoincreaseyourpace（步速）weekly.Setpacesandgraduallyincreaseyourdistances.Forexample,goaroundthehousessixtimesinsteadoffiveina30minutes,orclimbthestaircase10timesinsteadof9.Ifpossible,changeyourcardiovasculartraining:

usethestaircaseoneday,andwalkaroundtheblockonother