It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’ m so glad I did.
On the way to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it — there weren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale—actually as big as our boat—was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools（漩涡） and waves. "She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side," my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe—and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off. They swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
【小题1】 In Para2 the author says "I’ m so glad I did." because _________.

Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as theAtlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. TheAtlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea ofWestern civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, theAtlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It is perhaps not surprising that itsvitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

“Storm atSea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one ofmankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.

When the wind is from the west

All the waves that cannot rest

To the east must thunder on

Where the bright tree of the sun

Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.

As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead anddull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kindsof noise—it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing, and whistling.

It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to drawbreath—perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean,but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. Itmimics(模仿) nearly perfectly the steady breathing ofa living creature. It is filled with symbiotic (共生的)existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike,mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters afeeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. Ithas personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough andwild; always it is strong and striking.

1.Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Oceanis______.

A. always energetic                                        B.lacking in liveliness

C. shaped like a square                                  D.favored by ancient poets

2. What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea”in the passage?

A. To describe the movement of the waves.

B. To show the strength of the storm.

C. To represent the vitality of the ocean.

D. To prove the vastness of the sea.

3.In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is comparedto______.

A. a beautiful and poeticplace              B. a flesh and blood person

C. a wonderful world                     D. a lovely animal

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when anelderly gentleman in his 80s came to the   41   . Iheard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at9:30.

    The nurse had him take a   42   inthe waiting area,   43   him it would be atleast 40 minutes   44   someone would be able to seehim. I saw him   45   his watch and decided, since Iwas   46   busy — my patient didn’t   47  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking careof his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

    The gentleman said no andtold me that he   48   to go to the nursing home tohave breakfast with his   49  . He told me that she hadbeen   50   for a while and that she had a specialdisease. I asked if she would be   51   if he was abit late. He replied that she   52   knew who hewas, and that she had not been able to   53   himfor five years now. I was   54   , and asked him,“And you   55   go every morning, even though shedoesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me,but I know who she is.” I had to hold back   56    ashe left.

    Now I   57  that in marriages(婚姻), true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t  58   have the best of everything; they just   59  the best of everything they have.   60    isn’tabout how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. school         B. hospital        C. station          D.bank

2.A. breath          B. test       C. seat         D.break

3.A. persuading         B.promising    C. understanding    D. telling

4.A. if                 B.before       C. since        D.after

5.A. taking off     B.giving up    C. looking at       D.getting into

6.A. very               B.also             C.seldom       D. not

7.A. turn up                B.take in          C. come on  D.go away

8.A. needed             B.forgot           C. agreed       D.happened

9.A. daughter       B.wife         C. mother           D.sister

10.A. late          B.well     C. around               D.there

11.A. lonely            B.worried          C. doubtful         D.hungry

12.A. so far                B.neither          C. no longer    D.already

13.A. recognize         B.answer           C. believe      D.expect

14.A. moved     B.disappointed     C. surprised    D.satisfied

15.A. only          B.then         C. thus             D.still

16.A. chat      B.tears            C.words        D. judgement

17.A. realize               B.suggest      C. hope     D. prove

18.A. necessarily   B. completely   C.naturally        D. frequently

19.A. learn         B.make             C.favor            D. try

20.A. Adventure     B.Beauty           C. Trust        D.Life

If you __ go, at least wait until the stormis over．

    A．can         B．may          C．must        D．will

The announcements bythe NASA，in the form of several Web site postings and avideo posted on YouTube，were in response to worries that the world willend on Dec．21，2012．

The doomsday(末日)rumour reached a high point with the release of the new movie “2012”，directedby Roland Emmerich．In the movie，Yellowstone blowsup, showering the continent with black ash．Tidal waves wash overthe Himalayas，where the governments of the planet havesecretly built a ship which a select 400，000 people can rideout the storm．There are hundreds of hooks devoted to 2012，andmillions of Web sites，depending on what combinationof“2012”and“doomsday”you type into Google．All of it，astronomerssay, is nonsense．“Most of what's claimed for 2012 relies onwishful thinking and ignorance of astronomy．”Ed Krupp，an expert on ancient astronomy，wrote in an article in the November issue of Sky＆Telescope．

“I get angry at the waypeople are being influenced and frightened to make money,” Morrison said．“Thereis no right to frighten children to make a buck．”suggested DavidMorrison，an astronomer at the NASA Ames Research Centerin Moffett Field，Calif．He said he had beengetting about 20 letters and e—mail messages a day from people as far away asIndia scared out of their wits．Morrison said he did not blame the movie for allthis，as much as many other supporters of the Mayan prediction．Butthen，he said，“my doctorate is in astronomy，notpsychology．”

In an e—mail exchange,Krupp said：“We are always uncertain about the future，andwe always consume representations of it．We are alwaysattracted by the romance of the ancient past．”A NASA spokesman，DwayneBrown，said the agency did not comment on movies，leavingthat to movie critics．But when it comes to science, Brown said, “wefelt it was careful to provide a resource．”

If you want to worry，mostscientists say，you should think about global climate change ornuclear war．But if ancient prophecies(预言)getyou going，here are some things Morrison and the othersthink you should know．

64．Whichof the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dr．Morrisonblamed the Movie“2011”for the panic it aroused in the public around the world．

B．Peoplewho watched the movie were seared and firmly believed that the end of the worldwas coming．

C．Interms of science it was better to provide evidence and theory at the same time．

D．Dr．Morrisonthought it was not right to make money by frightening people．

65．Itcan be inferred from the textthat         ．

A．astronomersthink that doomsday is likely to happen in the near future

B．thereason why the NASA posted web site postings was to make people interested inastronomy

C．scientiststhink we shouldn't worry about doomsday but show concern about environmentprotection

D．mostastronomers agree that the world is not ending—at least anytime soon

66．Whichof the following would be the best title?

A．ANew Movie“2012”             B．IsDoomsday Coming?

C．End-of-the-WorldStories          D．AstronomersComment on Movies

67．Whatwould the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A．Evidencethat the Mayans thought something special would happen in 2012．

B．Whatwill really happen in 2012．

C．Thereason why there is no need to worry about doomsday．

D．Ancientstories about the end of the world．