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Itwasthesummerof1936.TheOlympicGameswerebeingheldinBerlin.Ihadtrained,

sweatedanddisciplinedmyselffor6yearsontherunningbroadjump.Ayearbefore,asacollege

studentattheOhioState,I'dsettheworld'srecordof26feet81/4inches.Nearlyeveryone

expectedmetowin.

Iwasinforasurprise.Whenthetimecameforthebread-jumptrials,Iwasshockedtoseea

tallboyhittingthepit（坑）atalmost26feetonhispracticeleaps.HeturnedouttobeaGerman

namedLuzLong.Hehadeasilyqualifiedforthefinalsonhisfirstattempt.

Anervousathleteisanathletewhowillmakemistakes.Ifouled（3日規）twiceonmy

qualifyingjumps.Walkingafewyardsfromthepit.Ikickedat（hedirtdisgustedly.SuddenlyI

feltahandonmyshoulder.IturnedtolookintothefriendlyblueeyesofLuzLong."Hi,I'mLuz

Long.Idon'tthinkwe'vemet.""Gladtomeetyou,"Isaid.Then,tryingtohidemynervousness,

Iadded,"Howareyou?""I'mfine.Somethingmustbeeatingyou.Youshouldbeabletoqualify

wiihyoureyesclosed."Hssaid.

Heseemedtounderstandmynervousness,andtookpainstoreassureme.Finally,seeingthatI

hadcalmeddownsomewhat,hesaid,"Whatdoesitmatterifyou'renotthefirstinthetrials?

Tomorrowiswhatcounts,"Allthetensionleftmybodyas（hetruthofwhathesaidhit

me.ConfidentlyIqualifiedwithalmostafoottospare.

Luzbrokehisownrecordandpushedmeon（oapeakperformance.TheinstantIlandedfrom

myfinaljump—theonewhichsettheOlympicrecordof26feet51/16inches—hewasatmyside,

congratulatingme.

56.Theauthorsaid5wasinforasurprise"becausehe.

A.beatLuzLongB.qualifiedtorthefinal

C.metagreatcompeiitorD.joinedintheOlympicGames

57.Whatcanwclearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A.HeremainedconfidentintheOlympicGames.

B.Hehadqualifiedfbrthefinalsonhisfirstattempt.

C.HehadpreparedforBerlinOlympicsinOhioState.

D.Hebroketheworldrecordoftherunningbroadjump.

58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AreliablemanintheOlympicGames.

B.AmemorableexperienceintheOlympics.

C.AsurprisingresultintheOlympicGames.

D.AgoodsuggestiononhowtowinintheOlympics.

（二）

Backthosephotosup

Theimageswerestriking.HomesontheEastCoastwerewashedawaybySuperstorm

Sandy.Peoplewereintears,pickingupfadedphotographs,amongtheironlyremaining

possessions.

Ifthatdoesn'tmoveyoutogetseriousaboutsafekeepingyourlifetimeofmemories,whatwill?

Thedigitalageofferstoolsneverimaginablebefore一includingone-clickaccesstoalifetimeof

familyphotos.

Hereisabrochureonhowtobackup（存）yourphotosandsavethemonline,wherethey

canliveforeverandbeaccessibleingoodtimesandbad.

Scanning

Thefirststepforthoseoldphotosistoscanthemandsavethemtoadigitalformat.Most,

printerscomewithscannersthesedays,soihal'saneasybutextremely（ime-consumingstep.

Storingthephotos

Withyourscansinplace,'importthephotosintoyourcomputer,andbackthemup.

Youcouldmakemultiplecopiesofthedisksandspreadthemtolovedones.Oryoucould

chooseexternal（夕卜接的）harddrivesorUSBthumbdrive,andaddyourphotoandvideo

collectionfromyourcomputer.

Onlinebackup

Ifyouneedlotsofspace,lookatapureonlinebackupservice,Caronite.

Caronitcbacksup300millionfilesdaily.Onceyousignup,itstartstopickupeverythingyou

haveonyourharddrive.Bu（photocollectiononyourcomputer'smainharddrivechargesfor$59

ayear.

CloudStorage

Forfolkswhodon'tneedautomaticbackup,butinsteadwanttotakeamoreactiveapproach,

Dropbox,GoogleDriveandMicrosoft'sSkyDriveletyoustorefilesonlinebyyourself,shareand

instantlyaccessthem.Allofferfreeoptions—2GBoffreestorageforDropbox,5GBforGoogle

and7GBforSkyDrive.Butifyouwantmore,youneedtopay.

BottomLine

Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandeasiest.Butdrivescanfail.Onlineservices

aremoreexpensive,butmoresecure.Withmoreofusswitchingbackandforthbetweenour

computers,suchservicesarethebestwaytogetaccesstoourdatafromwhereverweare.

59.WhydoestheauthormentionSuperstormSandy?

A.Totellthebackgroundofthescanningphotos.

B.Toattractthereaders'interestinthebackups.

C.Todescribeaseverenaturaldisaster.

D.Towinthereaders'sympathy.

60.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Scanningphotostakeslittletimebutcostsalot.

B.Caronitechargesforbackingupphotosfromharddrive.

C.GoogleDriveoffersunlimitedfreephotostorageonline.

D.Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandsafest.

61.Whichof（hefollowingallowsstoringfilesautomatically?

A.Caronite.B.Dropbox.C.SkyDrive.D.Flashdrive.

62.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.tellrealstoriesaboutstorageservices

B.introducesomeofthestorageservices

C.describethefunctionsofstorageservices

D.argueabouttheadvantageofstorageservices

（三）

Bertieknewtherewassomethinginthewind.Hismotherhadbeensadinrecentdays,net

sick,juststrangelysad.Thelionhadjustlaindownbesidehim,hisheadwarmonBertie,s

feetwhenFatherclearedhisthroatandbegan,"You'llsoonbeeight,Bertie.Aboyneedsaproper

education.We'vefound(herightplacefbryou,aschoolnearSalisburyinEngland.”

Hisheartfilledwithaterrible伯ar,allBertiecouldthinkofwashiswhitelion."Butthelion,“

hecried,“Whataboutthelion?”

"I'rnafraidthere'ssomethingelseIhavetotellyou.''hisfathersaid.Lookingacrossat

Bertie'smother,hetookadeepbreath.ThenhetoldBertiehehadmetacircusownerfromFrance,

whowasoverinAfricalookingforlionstobuy.Hewouldcometotheirfarminafewdays.

“No!Youcan'tsendhimtoacircus!”saidBertie."Peoplewillcometoseehim.He'llbeshut

upbehindbars.Ipromisedhimheneverwouldbe.And(heywilllaughathim.He'dratherdie.Any

animalwould!”Butashelookedacrossthetableatthem,heknewtheirmindswerequitemade

up.

Bertiefeltcompletelybetrayed.Hewaiteduntilheheardhisfather'sdeepbreathingnextdoor.

Withhiswhitelionathisheels,hecreptdownstairsinhispyjamas,tookdownhisfather'srifle

fromtherackandsteppedoutinto(henight.Heranandran:illhislegscouldrunnomore.Asthe

suncameupoverthegrassland,heclimbedtothetopofahillandsatdown,hisarmsroundthe

lion'sneck.Thetimehadcome.

“Bewildnow”，hewhispered."You'vegottobewild.Don'tevercomehome.AllmylifeFil

thinkofyou.IpromiseIwill."HeburiedhisheadinthelioirSneck.Then,Bertieclamberedcown

thehillandwalkedaway.

Whenhelookedback,thelionwasstillsittingtherewatchinghim;butthenhestoodup,

yawned,stretched,andsprangdownafterhim.Bertieshoutedathim,buthekeptcorning.Hethrew

sticks.Hethrewstones.Nothingworked.

Therewasonlyonethinglefttodo.Withtearsfillinghiseyesandhismouth?heliftedtherifle

tohisshoulderandfiredovertheIion9Shead.

56.Bcrtic'smotherwassadprobablybecauseshe.

A.hadbeenseriouslyillrecently

B.haddecidedtosendBertietoschool

C.knewsellingthelionwouldupsetBertie

D.knewBertiewouldhatetogotoEngland

57.Theunderlinedword"they"inPara.4probablyrefersto.

A.someaudienceB.otheranimalsC.Benie'sparentsD.circusowners

58.Inthelastparagraph,theboyliftedtherifleto.

A.kill(helionoutoffearB.threatenthelionbacktothewild

C.protecthimselffromthelionD.showhisangertowardshisfather

59.Thepassageintendstoshowthat.

A.animal-huntingispopularinAfrica

B.parentsarcsometimescrueltotheirchildren

C.animalsusuallyleadamiserablelifeincircuses

D.peopleandanimalscanbefaithfultoeachother

(四)

TheDollandtheWhiteRose

Iwaswalkingaroundinamall,whenIsawacashierhandthislittleboysomemoney

back.Thecashiersaid."I'msorry,butyoudon'thaveenoughmoneytobuythisdoll."Thelittle

boyseemedverydisappointed.

Iwalkedtowardhimandaskedhimwhohewishedtogivethisdollto."It'sthedollthatmy

sisterwantedsomuchforChristmas.ShewassurethatSantaClauswouldbringittoher:But

SantaClauscan'tbringi(toherwheresheisnow.Ihave(ogivethedolltomymommyso(hat

shecangiveittomysisterwhenshegoesthere."Hiseyesweresosad."Mysisterhasgonetobe

withGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,soIthoughtthatshecould

takethedollwithhertogivsittomysister.”

Myheartnearlystopped.Thelittlehoylookedupatmeandcontinued,nItoldDaddytotell

Mommynottogoyet.IneedhertowaituntilIcomebackfromthemall."

Iquicklyreachedfbrmywalletandsaid,"Supposewecheckagain,justincaseyoudo

haveenoughmoneyfbrthedoll."

"OK,IhopeIdohaveenough,"hesaid.Iputsomeofmymoneywithhiswithouthim

seeingandwestartedtocountit.Therewasenoughforthedollandevensomesparemoney.

Surprisingly,thelittleboycried,"ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!"Thenhe

lookedatmeandadded,'*1askedlastnightbeforeIwenttosleepfbrGodtomakesureIhad

enoughmoneytobuythisdoll,sothatMommycouldgiveittomysister.Heheardme!Ialso

wantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiterosefbrmymommy,butIdidn'tdaretoaskGodfor

toomuch.Buthegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose!"

ThenIrememberedtwodaysbeforealocalnewspaperreportedanaccidentinwhicha

womanandalittlegirlweiebadlyinjured.Thelittlegirldiedrightaway,anddiemotherwasleft

inacriticalstate.Wasthisthefamilyofthelittleboy?

TwodaysafterImetthelittleboy,Ireadinthenewspaperthat(hewomanhadpassed

away.Icouldn'tstopmyselffromgoingtothefuneral.Teary-eyed,Ifeltthatmylifehadbeen

changedforever.

56.Theboywantedtobuythedollbecause.

A.hehadalwaysbeeneagerforsuchadoll

B.SantaClausdidn'tgivehimanyChristinasgift

C.hewouldgiveittohismotherasabirthdaysurprise

D.hewantedtoturnhissister'sChristmaswishintoreality

57.Wecanlearnfromthestorythat.

A.(heboy'ssisterdiedafterstayinginhospitalfortwoweeks

B.theboy'sfamilywereallseriouslyinjuredinacaraccident

C.theauthorgavetheboysomeextramoneywithouthisnotice

D.theboy'smotheralwayswishedtoreceiveawhiteroseonChristmas

58.Thestorymostprobablyconveysthemessagethat.

A.akindactcanbringjoyandhopetoothers

B.agiftisaperfectwaytoexpressloveforothers

C.losingafamilymemberisaheavyblow(ochildren

D.areligiousbeliefcanhelponesolveproblemsinhislife

(五)

"Panopticon"isaplaceinwhicheverythingisinfullviewofothers.

ArecentNewYorkTimes"HouseandHome"articlefeaturedthestoryofamanwholives

inaglasshouse.Everywallinhishomeistransparent;hehasnowallstohidebehind,noteven

inthebathroom.Ofcourse,helivesinaremoteareawherehedoesn'texactlyhaveneighbors

lookinginandwatchinghiseverymove.Buthehaschosen:olivewithoutanyphysicalprivacyin

ahomethatallowseveryactiontobeseen.Hehascreatedhisownpanopticonofsorts.

ThetermpanopticonwascoinedbyJeremyBenthaminthelateeighteenthcenturywhenhe

wasdescribinganideaforhowprisonsshouldbedesigned.Theprisoners'cellswouldbeplaced

inacirclewithaguardtowerinthemiddle.Allwallsfacingthecenterofthecirclewouldbe

glass.Inthatway,everyprisoner'scellwouldbeinfullviewoftheguards.Theprisonerscould

donothingunobserved,but(heprisonerswouldnotbeabletoseetheguardtower.Theywould

knowtheywerebeingwatched-orrather,theywouldknowthattheycouldbebeingwatched—

butbecausetheycouldnotseetheobserver,theywouldneverknowwhentheguardwasactually

monitoringtheiractions.

Similarly,itiscommonthatpeoplebehavedifferentlywhentheyknowtheyarcbeing

watched.Weactdifferentlywhenweknowsomeoneislooking;weactdifferentlywhenwethink

someoneelsemightbelooking.Inthesesituations,wcarclesslikelytobeourselves;instead,we

willactthewaywethinkweshouldactwhenwearebeingebsen-edbyothers.

Inourwiredsociety,manytalkofthepanopticonasametaphor(隱喻)forthe

future.Butinmanyways,(hepanopticonisalreadyhere.Monitoringcamerasareeverywhere,and

weoftendon'tevenknowouractionsarebeingrecorded.Inaddition,weleavearecordof

everythingwcdoonline.Andmostofushavenoideajusthowmuchinformationaboutushas

beenrecordedandhowmuchdataisavailabletovarioussources.Wecandolittletostopthe

informationgatheringandexchangeandcanonlyhopetobeabletocontrolthedamageif

somethinggoeswrong.

59.Accordingtothepassage,apanopticonis.

A.aprisoncell

B.ahousethatistransparent

C.atowerthatprovidesabroadview

D.aplacewhereeverythingcanbeseenbyothers

60.FromParagraph3,welearnthatpanopticon.

A.isnotapplicableoutsidetheprison

B.isusedeverywhereinpublicplaces

C.isaneffective(ool(ocontrolprisoners

D.isaneffectivetooltoshareinformation.

61.Whydoestheauthorsaythatpanopticonisalreadyhere?

A.Becauseourprivacyiscompletelytransparent.

B.Becauseweareallprisonersniourownhomes.

C.Becauseouractionsareobservedandrecordedinmanycases.

D.Becausewcarcalwaysafraidthatsomeonemightbewatchingus

62.Akeydifferencebetweenprisonpanopticonandpanopticoninourdailylifeisthat.

A.prisonerscanseetheirobservers,butwecan't

B.prisonersknowthattheymaybebeingwatched,butweoftendon't

C.prisonersaremoreprotectedintheirpanopticonthanweareinours

D.prisonersarelessobservedaboutprivacyissuesthantechnologyusers

(六)

Iwanttotalkabouttheeconomy.Not"theeconomy"wehearaboutendlesslyinthenews

eachdayandinpoliticians'speeches.Iwanttotalkabouttherealeconomy,theoneweliveinday

byday.

Mostpeoplearen'tparticularlyinterestedin"theeconomy"."Sharepricesareflyinghigh;

interestratesaresoaring:theDowJonesIndexclosedsixty-threepointsdownon8472.35."We

hearthisandsubconsciouslyswitchoff.

Notice(hat"theeconomy"isnotthesameastheeconomy,"Theeconomy"iswhatmenin

suitsplaywithtomakevastpersonalwealth.Theeconomyiswheretherestofusliveonadaily

basis,earningourliving,payingourtaxes,andpurchasingthenecessitiesoflife.

Wearesupposedtobebenefitingfromalltheadvantagesofawell-offsociety.Sowhydo

wcfeeltiredandstressed?Wchavenotimeforanythingotherthanwork,whichisridiculous

giventhenumberoflabor-savingdevicesinourlives.Ourtownsbecomemoreandmore

crowded.Wcpoisonourairandseas,andourfoodisfullofchemicals.There'ssomethingwrong

here.Iftimesweretrulygood,thenyoumaythinkwe'dallfeeloptimisticaboutthefuture.Yetthe

majorityofusarcdeeplyworried.Morethan90percentofusthinkwcarctooconcernedabout

ourselvesandnotconcernedenoughaboutfuturegenerations.

Theterm"economicexpansion"suggestssomethingdesirable,butexpansionsimplymeans

spendingmoremoney.Morespendingdoesn'tmeanthatlifeisgettingbetter.Wcallknowitoften

meanstheopposite-