2023年大学生英语竞赛C类决赛真题试卷.doc

２023年大学生英语竞赛(ＮECＣＳ)C类决赛真题试卷
Ｐart Ⅱ Vocabｕｌaｒｙ　and Ｓtｒｕｃture
31.　Tｈe presidenｔ's ｅduｃatｉon　speeｃhes　contａｉｎed___＿__the tｏｎｇｕe leadｉng　ｔo publiｃ confｕsion ovｅr educatｉon ｐolｉｃy．
A．a slide　of 　B．a　slip　of　　 C.ａ skｉp of D．a ｇlide of
３２． Tｈe word "ｒiｇht" , ｉn mｏst ｌaｎguaｇeｓ, is uｓｕalｌy　connｅcｔed _____＿ the　meaninｇ of ＂correｃｔ"　, ｗhｅrｅas ｔhe　worｄs assoｃiate___＿__"lｅｆt＂ ，　gｅnｅｒally hａve negaｔiｖe　meanings.
A．tｏ: with Ｂ．with: to C.tｏ: ｔｏ D.with: with 　 　 　
３３． Gａs pｒｉｃｅｓ　rose ４％ ｉn April, ａ＿_____riｓe　but the smａlleｓt　ｓinｃe Januａｒy.
Ａ.Miｇhｔｙ B．Sｅvere Ｃ．Ｓｔeep Ｄ．massiｖe 　　
３4.　It　seｅmｓ a very ｓｉmple thｉng　to ｔell tｈｅ truth， bｕt beyonｄ all ｑuｅｓｔiｏn, thｅre　is　noｔhinｇ ＿____＿lying.
A.half　so eaｓy as 　B．so half easy ａｓ C.hａlｆ ｅａsy as D．so　ｅaｓy as ｈａｌｆ 　
35.　___＿＿_until　rｅcently, peoplｅ　ｗho are lefｔ-hａｎded　hａve ｂeeｎ considｅred aｂnormａｌ.
A.Up　 B．Uｎlesｓ C．Dｏwn D．Noｔ
３6． Sorrｙ ａｂoｕt ｔhe loss. But it'ｌl give you some relief iｆ　yｏur houｓe is＿_＿＿__agaiｎsｔ ｆiｒｅ.
Ａ.Assureｄ Ｂ.Ensｕred 　C.Ｉnｓuｒed　　Ｄ．plｅdｇed 　　　　 　
37． Ｗｈen＿_＿_＿_ｉn　a downpour without an uｍbrｅlｌa　oｒ a　raincoat，　most　pｅople ｗould piｃｋ up their paｃe.
Ａ．Sunk 　B.Cａｕghｔ 　C.Ｐlｕnｇed　 D．graｂbed　 　 　　
3８． In １９93， Ｖ. Ｓ． Nａｉpaul was awaｒded　tｈe　Ｄａｖid Cｏｈen Ｂｒitish Ｌiterature Prize　in____＿_of　hiｓ　ｌiｆｅtime's achievemｅnt．
Ａ．Iｄentｉｆiｃａｔｉon　　Ｂ.Aｃｑuａiｎtａnce 　Ｃ.Ｒｅｃｏgｎｉtiｏｎ D.peｒsｐective
3９． Many lｉｎguiｓｔs_＿__＿_thａt ｏur highly evolved　brain provides us wiｔh iｎnaｔe　lａnｇuａge abilitｙ not　founｄ in lｏweｒ ｏrganiｓmｓ.
A.Sｕggeｓt 　B．Clａim C.Promｉsｅ Ｄ.cｏnvincｅ 　
４0.　I＇m ｉn　a slｉgｈtlｙ_＿_＿＿_positｉon in　thaｔ he　ｉs not arriving until 12: 00 wｈicｈ　ｉs ３　hours ｌａｔe.
A.Tｉght Ｂ．Weｉｒd 　C.Awesoｍe　 D.aｗkｗarｄ
41．　Tａctless ｓｈｅ　mａy ｂe， but unｇratｅｆul__＿___tｈink her.
A．ｓｈould not　yｏu Ｂ.sｈoｕlｄ yｏu nｏt C.not shouｌd ｙou Ｄ ．you sｈoｕlｄ　ｎｏt 　 　
42． Ｍore　than 30　ｐeople died in tｈe tｒain accident，　mｏst　ｏf＿＿___＿chｉｌｄren.
A.Ｗｈiｃh 　Ｂ.Ｔｈem　　C.Ｗhｏｍ D.thaｔ 　 　 　　
43.　He ａdmiｔｓ that ｈis ｔeａｍ ｒeaｌlｙ＿____＿him to ｐlay a ｒole oｆ ｒesｐonsibility．
A．look ｆorward to B．ｌｏoｋ ｄowｎ　on　　Ｃ.lｏok up to Ｄ.looｋ oｎ 　
４4． —Dｏ you know　thｅ ｓtudentｓ　hａvｅ beeｎ protesｔinｇ ａgainsｔ ｔhe ｉｎｃrｅased tｕitioｎ？
—I'ｖe heard aboｕｔ　ｔhe　protesｔ, but____＿_
A.I've　jｏined in　iｔ　tｏ　ｓupport the　sｔudents. Ｂ.I doｎ't sｅｅ ａnｙ gｏod ｉt ｗｉll do.
C．Ｉ dｏ kｎow　tｈe rｅason foｒ ｉｔ. 　D.Ｉ　thｉnｋ it'ｌｌ　bｅ　a great succesｓ.
4５． —I ｈear you're ａ joｕrnａlｉst ｎow, Ｐaｕl. Ｔhａt ｍust　be exciｔing.
—_＿____mｏst　oｆ ｔhe ｔｉｍe． But　ｌike all jobｓ，　ｉt has iｔｓ disadｖａntages.
A．It'ｓ boｒinｇ　 B.It's a　piｅce oｆ ｃaｋe　 C．Ｉt　has drawbａckｓ D.Ｉt'ｓ　a buzz
Ｐaｒt Ⅲ Ｃlｏｚe
　 Thｅre iｓ　ａ phenｏｍenｏn that sociologists ｃａｌｌ referｅncｅ　anxｉety—or, moｒｅ　pｏpｕlａrly, keeｐing up wｉth ｔｈｅ【C1】Jo＿_＿＿__. Ａccording　to thaｔ thiｎｋing, ｍost　peoplｅ ｊuｄge　their possｅｓsioｎｓ in　comparison wｉth　ｏthｅｒｓ'. People tend　ｎoｔ to ask ｔｈemseｌves,　"Does my　house meet my ｎeeds?" 【C2】Ｉnｓ＿___＿＿ｔhｅy　ask, ＂Iｓ my ｈoｕｓｅ nicer　than my　neigｈbor's?＂ If　youｒ ｔwo－bedｒoom hｏusｅ is　surrounded by three-ａnｄ ｆour－bedｒoom houseｓ, with some【C3】ar____＿_the ｃornｅr ｄｏｉng ａ tｅar-dｏwn to　builｄ ａ MｃMansion, ｙoｕｒ ｒeｆeｒence　anxｉety may　riｓe． Suddeｎly that ｔwｏ-beｄｒoｏｍ house—onｅ that yｏuｒ　ｇranｄｐarenｔs miｇht have conｓiｄered ｑｕite nｉcｅ， ｅven luxuriouｓ—dｏesn＇t sｅem　enough. Aｎd　ｓｏ the　ｍoｎeｙ you　spent on it　stoｐs【C4】＿__＿__（proｖidｅ)you　wｉtｈ a seｎse of well-beｉnｇ.
Ａmericanｓ＇ soaｒｉng refｅrenｃe aｎxiety ｉｓ a prodｕｃｔ ｏｆ the　ｗideｎing ｇap iｎ income【Ｃ5】_＿＿＿__(distｒibute）. Ｉn otheｒ wｏｒdｓ, ｔhｅ　ｒiｃh　aｒe ｇｅtｔiｎg rｉcher fａｓter, and ｔｈe　rest oｆ ｔhe　poｐulation are　nｏne too hａｐｐy abｏuｔ　ｉt. During mucｈ of tｈｅ　U.　S． ｈisｔory， the【C6】___＿＿＿(maｊoｒ) ｌived in smａll towns　or　ｕrban　ａreaｓ ｗhｅre condｉtions ｆｏｒ mｏｓt ｐｅopｌｅ were apｐroximａtｅly ｔhｅ same-hence, lｏw【C7】_____＿aｎxｉety. Also, moｓt　people　knｅw relａtｉｖeｌy　littｌe abouｔ those　whｏ wｅre liｖing hｉgｈer on tｈｅ hog.
　 But iｎ tｈe ｐaｓｔ fｅｗ【C８】ｄe__　ｎew ｅconｏmiｃ fｏrces have　chａｎｇｅｄ ａll that. Rapid gｒowｔh in　inｃomｅ foｒ the　tｏｐ 5　ｐercent　of　hｏuseｈolｄs has brought【C9】ab______a ｓuｂstaｎtｉaｌ cohort of　people　who live　notably bｅtteｒ thａn ｔhe mｉｄｄｌｅ　class doｅs,　ａmpｌｉfying ｏur ｒefereｎce　aｎxｉeｔy． Tｈat wealthｉer mｉnｏriｔy is occｕpyinｇ eｖeｒ－laｒger homes anｄ spending more on each chaｎｇe　of clotｈｅs wheｎ the mｉddlｅ is ｄoing O.　Ｋ. In nａtｉｏｎs with【C10】ｈ___＿＿_leｖｅls of inｃome　ｅqｕａlity liｋｅ tｈe Sｃandiｎavian cｏuntriｅs， welｌ－beｉｎｇ tenｄs to　ｂe　ｈigｈer ｔhａｎ　ｉn ｎatioｎs ｗiｔh ｕnequal　wｅalth disｔrｉbution ｓｕch ａs ｔhｅ　Unitｅd　Stateｓ．
Pａrｔ Ⅳ　Reａdinｇ Coｍpeｒhensiｏn

Sｅｃtioｎ A
　 Sｅｖeral rｅseaｒcｈ groups ｉn the Ｕnｉtｅd Sｔates ａre cｏnｄｕcｔｉng ｇenetiｃ　ｒｅseaｒcｈ aiｍｅｄ ａt ｒetａrding aging. Iｆ　thｅ breaｋthｒｏughs ｏf　recent yeａｒｓ　are ａｎything to go by， it iｓ　likｅly ｔhat ｗe wｉll sｅe several-ｆolｄ lｏngeｖiｔy increases in mｉce within ｔhe　nｅｘt decaｄe or so. Already suｃh geｎetiｃ manipｕlation ｈas incｒeａsed by　almost 50％ ｔhe life　spaｎ　of flｉes. Results are also prｏmising in ｍammals:　ｓciｅｎtisｔｓ hａve ｅxteｎｄeｄ lonｇｅviｔy　in　mice ｂｙ 50% ｔhrｏｕgｈ ｇｅｎetic ｉｎtｅrventions.　Ａchｉｅvｉng siｍｉlar　reｓuｌts in humans will　be harｄer.　Ｓcieｎtｉsts　havｅ ａlrｅadｙ idｅｎｔｉｆiｅd geｎes thａt　ａppeaｒ to acｃｅlｅｒａｔe ｈumａn agiｎｇ,　but ｔheｙ have yｅｔ ｔo　ｆind　geneｓ　ｗith ｔhｅ oｐpositｅ ｅｆfecｔ. Ｂut wiｔh the sequeｎcinｇ　of thｅ hｕｍan　geｎomｅ, we　ａrｅ noｗ in　a ｂｅtｔｅr ｐｏsitiｏｎ tｏ　fiｎd　ｏuｔ mｏｒe　abｏｕt aging iｎ　ｈuｍaｎｓ as　well ａs ａｎｉmａls.
　 Fｏｒ tｈosｅ ｗho cannot waｉt， tｈere iｓ　one mｅthｏd　availabｌe　ｔoday tｈat might delａy　human　ａging, cａｌoｒiｃ reｓtrictioｎ．　Ｔｈis meａｎs siｍply a ｄieｔ ｗｉｔｈ few cａｌories. Eｘpeｒimｅnｔs have shｏwn　ｌonｇevity inｃrｅａsｅs　of more　ｔｈan 50% ｉn cｅｒtaiｎ mａｍｍals tｈａt follｏｗ　such　dｉｅｔs．　Most pｅople, hoｗevｅr, feel that tｈe sｅcondary efｆects of thｉｓ　outweigh the beneｆiｔs．　Ａftｅr all, whaｔ iｓ　thｅ ｐｏiｎｔ　of liｖｉｎg ｌｏngｅr if ｙou ｃanｎot enjｏy　lｉfe? If sｃiｅnce　iｓ　to　eｘｔeｎd hｕman loｎgｅvｉty, it wｉll have　to do　so　by　exｔending the duratiｏn of　human lｉfe in age-ｒｅlaｔed disability. Tｈｅ ｅｘtra yearｓ ｏf ｌiｆe must allow ｆuturｅ gｒａnｄｐａrenｔs to enjoy　life, not ｊust live.
Althoｕgh　sｏme ｓcientiｓts aｒgue　ｔｈａｔ ａging ｗill　never bｅ cured　and our　grａndpareｎts　ｗill continuｅ　to fit ｏuｒ stereoｔypes, mａny othｅrs　remaｉｎ ｃonfｉdent that we wiｌl　ｓoｏｎ lｅarｎ　how　to modｕlａｔe　the humaｎ ａgｉng procesｓ． " I belｉeｖe our genｅratｉon iｓ tｈe fiｒｓt tｏ be able to　mａp　a pｏssible rｏuｔe tｏ　indiviｄual iｍmorｔａlity，" ｓaｙｓ　William Ｈaseｌtiｎe,　ＣＥＯ ｏf Ｈumaｎ Ｇenｏme Scｉｅnces Inc．　iｎ Rocｋｖiｌlｅ,　Ｍａryｌaｎd.　If a theraｐy couｌd sloｗ ｈuman　aging　ｂy ５0% ,　ｆor　ｉnstance, we coulｄ have 3０ oｒ 40 ｍore yearｓ of lifｅ. Iｎ thａｔ tiｍe， nｅw dｉscoverieｓ couｌd　be　maｄｅ thaｔ　ｗｏｕlｄ alｌow uｓ ｔo live　ｅven　longer, and　ｔｈｅ ｃycle could ｃoｎtinｕe uｎtil ａ cure ｆｏr aｇing iｓ diｓcoｖered.　"It's poｓsiblｅ that some　people a-ｌiｖe　noｗ may sｔｉll ｂe alive ４０0　yｅaｒｓ　from ｎoｗ，" claims gｅronｔｏｌｏgist　S. Michal Jazwiｎski　of Louisｉana　Staｔe　ｏf Uｎiversity Ｈealth Sciencｅs　Cｅｎter． Bｕt　what ｗouｌd ｂe cｏnsequencｅｓ　ｏf extending ｈｕman　longeｖity　ｏr finding　a rｅａl cure　foｒ agiｎｇ？
　　 Rｅsｅaｒchｅｒｓ haｖｅ　ａｃｈｉeved success　iｎ【A1】＿＿＿__＿the aｇing ｏf　fliｅs. Ｂut similar results in hｕmａnｓ are　ｎot　encouraging. Other thaｎ ｆindｉng ｇｅnｅs tｈat slow dｏwn huｍan agｉng,　scｉeｎtiｓts have iｄeｎtified geｎes thａt appear tｏ【Ａ2】＿＿___＿it． Howevｅr, thｅｒe might　be oｎe ｗay of　delayiｎg agｉng, ｉ. e． ｃaloric【Ａ３】_＿_＿__ｗｈicｈ　ｍｅaｎs　following ｃertａｉn diｅｔs ｗiｔｈ few caｌｏrｉes．　Ｍeanｗhｉle, ｉt　ｉs neｃeｓsaｒy to think　abｏuｔ ｔhe signｉｆicaｎce　of liviｎｇ loｎｇer　and how to【A４】____＿_the aｇｉng proceｓｓ. Soｍe oｐｔimiｓｔic　peoｐle believe tｈat it　is possｉbｌe　tｏ eｘtｅｎd huｍan lｏｎgevｉtｙ whiｌｅ othｅrs　are quite cｏncｅｒned ａbouｔ ｔhｅ【A5】_＿__＿_ｏf it．

Seｃtion Ｂ

　 No　ｍａｔｔｅr how　carｅfulｌｙ　you　pｌan　ａ trip　wiｔh ａ fｒienｄ,　or fａｍilｙ meｍber， ｔhｅre　wｉll proｂａbly be coｎflｉctｓ ａｌｏnｇ the　ｗay.　Eｖen after thｅ ｄaｔes， ｄｅｓｔｉnation,　anｄ　ｌeｎgth ｏf　the　trip ａｒe　decideｄ, there'ｓ　ｓｔiｌl the chance　that proｂlems cｏuld happｅn　on thｅ tｒip.
Here arｅ a few　tips to　helｐ ｙｏu soｌve　pｒobleｍs tｈat may cｏｍｅ　uｐ bｅtwｅen yｏu ａnd yoｕｒ travel comｐａｎｉoｎ:
Pｌaｎ　the trip toｇetｈer: Sometiｍｅs one ｐeｒｓｏn tａkes　ｔhe　leａd aｎｄ　plans ｔhe tｒip ｔｏ ｆit ｈｉｓ ｏr her iｎtereｓｔs.　Pｌanｎing tｏgether alｌows ｆor ａ more diveｒse　and balanced ｖacａtｉｏn. Sｏｍe peoｐｌe waｎｔ to walk: soｍe　peopｌe would rａther use publiｃ transpｏrtatｉon. So　it's important tｏ ｆiｎd　oｕt　how comｐａtiｂle you arｅ　in tｅrmｓ of　everythiｎg　cｏncｅrｎed.
Find ouｔ　about lｉｆestyle: Differｅｎcｅｓ　in lifeｓtyle cａn be cｈallｅngiｎg ｉf　they haven't been dｉscｕsseｄ ｉn ａdvance． Thｅrｅ'ｓ nothing　wｏrsｅ than beiｎg in ｔhｅ　ｒoｏm　aｎd ａwakｅ　at　６: 00 a．　m.　ｗhｅｎ your coｍｐａｎioｎ　ｗantｓ to　sleep untｉl nｏon. Ｓleep ｐatterns caｎ be ｖerｙ disｒuｐtｉｖe to ｐeopｌｅ tｈaｔ　don'ｔ have thｅ　ｓamｅ patｔerｎ. Thｅ　same　cａn ｂe said　ｆor ｄｉｅtary aｎd otheｒ　restrictｉｏns.　Ｋnoｗｉｎg those difｆerences in advance　hｅｌps peopｌe adapt tｏ　eacｈ oｔher ｍore　quicｋlｙ．
　 　　Bｅ ａwarｅ of cｏpiｎg　strategies： Ask qｕｅｓｔiｏns and usｅ　your ｕnｄｅrsｔaｎding of your companion's coｐing　straｔegiｅｓ—how they ｍaｙ resｐｏnｄ to stｒessful sｉtuations. Ｙｏu　cａn aｓk　yｏur　travel　cｏmｐａniｏn aboｕｔ hiｓ／ｈｅr best ａnd worst　triｐｓ．　Ｗhat　happened？　How　did tｈａt　persoｎ rｅspoｎd? Knowiｎg a ｌｉｔtle about hｏw　ｙｏur ｃｏｍpaｎion deals with　ｄｉfficult sｉｔuatioｎs caｎ be　helｐｆul.
　　Cｏmpｒomise： Try ｔo ｃomproｍiｓe in　orｄer to have ａ ｇooｄ time.　Aｇree to ｄisaｇrｅｅ. Do yoｕ ｒeａｌｌy　want to ｕse your energy ｆeeling aｎger ｏn youｒ vａcａｔion　ｗhen　you　shｏuld　be ｒｅlａｘiｎg anｄ　enｊoying it? Buy　travel　journａｌs fｏr　yｏurself ａnd your　travel　ｐartｎerｓ. Wｒitiｎg iｎ　jｏurnals can ｂe a　waｙ to reflect　oｎ the　trip　ｔo　reliｅve ｓome oｆ the fｒustｒation ｔhat may　cｏｍe up.
　　 Take a break: Split ｕp ｗhen tensｉonｓ arｅ hiｇｈ　ａnd yoｕr　inｔeｒｅｓts aｒe diffｅrent.　Ｂe　sｕｒe　ｔo set a　tｉｍe　anｄ meetinｇ placｅ and have ａ　ｂackup mｅetｉng ｓeｔ ｉn case oｆ　aｎ unforeseｅn　ｄelay.　Ｐeopｌe　tenｄ tｏ feeｌ　ｌｉｋe thｅy ｈａvｅ to　ｓtick　ｔｏgetｈeｒ　ｗheｎ　theｙ　arｅ togethｅr　on a trｉｐ. But anyboｄｙ　wｉth sｏｍeone 2４ ｈoｕrｓ　ａ　ｄay needs a　ｂrｅak fｒom thｅ otheｒ peｒson.

61. Tｈis ｐasｓａｇｅ　aiｍs　to ｈelｐ　traｖelers sｏlve　ｐrobleｍs betｗeｅn　them anｄ ｔheiｒ　travｅl parｔneｒs．
A.TURＥ Ｂ．ＦAＬＳＥ 　　　 　
６2． Ｌｉfｅｓtyle dｉfferenceｓ cａｎ cause　trａvel　prｏbｌeｍs ｂecause　ａll people enｊｏy ｓleｅｐｉng till nｏoｎ ｗhｅn oｎ ｖacaｔion．
Ａ．TURE B.FALSＥ　 　 　 　
63． Even thｏｕgh your　ｔｒａvel iｎtｅrests are different， you must　alwａys stａy ｔogetｈｅr wｉth your ｔraｖel　paｒｔneｒs.
ATUＲE B．FＡLSＥ 　 　　　 　 　 　
6４.　Ｗｈy ｄo　ｐｅoｐlｅ havｅ ｔo asｋ their tｒavｅl ｃompａnｉon aｂoｕｔ　hｉs/her　best ａnd woｒst　tripｓ?

6５. Wｈich way　ｍiｇht ｈelp reｌｉeve the ｆrｕsｔrａtion thａt　may comｅ　up?

Secｔｉｏn C
　 Kｎowing　ｔhａt Mrs． Maｌlａrｄ ｗas ａfｆｌictｅｄ　with a heart troｕble,　greaｔ　caｒｅ　was ｔakeｎ ｔo bｒeak　to her　aｓ　geｎtly aｓ possible　the nｅws of　her husｂaｎｄ＇s　death.
Sｈe dｉd not ｈeaｒ the ｓtory aｓ many wｏmen　hａve heａrd the same, ｗiｔｈ a paｒaｌyｚｅd ｉnabiliｔy ｔo　aｃcepｔ　ｉts　ｓignificaｎce． She weｐt ａｔ once, wｉth sudｄen, wild　aｂａndonment, ｉn hｅｒ siｓter's ａｒms. Wheｎ ｔhe ｓｔorｍ　of gｒieｆ　had pａsｓeｄ　sｈe wｅnt awａy　to hｅｒ　ｒｏom　alｏｎe． She ｒeｆused　tｏ haｖe ａnyoｎe follow ｈer.
　 Tｈeｒe stｏod, facing the opｅｎ　windｏw, a cｏmfoｒtａble,　roomｙ armchaｉr. Iｎto ｔhis she sａｎｋ, prｅssed　dｏwn by ａ　phｙｓｉcaｌ ｅxｈaustｉoｎ that filｌｅd ｈer body ａnd ｓeemeｄ to rｅach ｉnto　ｈeｒ sｏuｌ．

　　She sａｔ wiｔh ｈeｒ heaｄ ｔhｒoｗn back upon thｅ　cushiｏｎ of the cｈair,　ｑｕite moｔionｌｅss, except ｗhｅｎ a sｏb camｅ up inｔo　hｅr　thrｏat and　shｏoｋ her， as a chｉld who has cｒｉed　iｔsｅlf　ｔo sｌeep ｃontinuｅｓ　to sob in　iｔs ｄreａms.
　She　was youｎg, wｉtｈ　ａ　ｆaｉr, cａｌm ｆace,　wｈoｓe　liｎeｓ ｉnｄicatｅd repｒｅssｉｏn and ｅｖen ａ certaｉn　strｅngth. Buｔ now thｅre　ｗas a　dｕll stａｒe in ｈｅr ｅｙeｓ, whoｓe　gaze ｗaｓ fiｘed aｗａy ｏｆf　in ｔhe　disｔａnce on ａ ｐaｔch of bｌuｅ ｓkｙ. It wａs not a ｇlａnce oｆ rｅfleｃｔｉon，　buｔ ratｈer ｉndicatｅｄ a suｓpeｎsion of ｉntelligeｎt tｈought.
　　Thｅrｅ wａs soｍetｈing coming to hｅｒ and she　was ｗaiｔinｇ　fｏr it, fearfully. Whａｔ was it? Sｈｅ did ｎot ｋnｏw： iｔ ｗａｓ　too subtle　aｎd eｌusive to　ｎａｍe． Buｔ　she felt　it, cｒeeping out　ｏf the skｙ, reachinｇ towａｒd　hｅr　throuｇｈ ｔhe wounds, the scents, the ｃolｏｒ that filled tｈｅ ａｉr.
　 　 Now ｈer　bosom rose　and ｆell　ｗith　eｘciｔｅmeｎt. Ｓｈｅ ｗaｓ ｂeginninｇ　to reｃognizｅ tｈis　tｈiｎｇ　ｔhat　ｗas　approachｉng tｏ possess heｒ, and ｓhe　was sｔｒｕggｌｉng to beaｔ ｉt　ｂack witｈ her ｗｉll，　aｓ　poｗerlesｓ as　hｅr twｏ　wｈｉｔe slｅndeｒ hanｄs would havｅ beeｎ.
Wheｎ shｅ　ａbandｏｎed herseｌf a　littｌｅ whispｅｒed ｗord escａpｅd her sligｈtly parｔed　lipｓ．　She ｓaid ｉｔ ovｅr ａｎd　oｖｅｒ unｄｅr her brｅath, " free, free, ｆｒee ＂ The eｍpty starｅ and　the looｋ oｆ tｅrrｏr thaｔ hａｄ follｏｗed　it weｎt　ｆrｏm her ｅyes. Ｔhｅy stayed sｈａrp　and　brigｈｔ. Ｈｅｒ ｐulses beat fasｔ, anｄ　ｔhe coursing ｂｌoｏd warｍｅd　aｎd relａxed ｅvery inｃh ｏf　her　bｏdy.
　　 She　dｉd nｏt stop tｏ ａsk if it　weｒe oｒ wｅre　nｏt a monstｒｏuｓ jｏy tｈat held　her． A　clear anｄ　ｅxalted　pｅrception eｎabｌeｄ ｈer　to　disｍiｓｓ ｔhe　sｕggesｔioｎ as of littｌe impoｒｔance.
　 Shｅ knew thaｔ ｓhe would weep ａｇaｉn when ｓhｅ saｗ　the ｋiｎd, tender hanｄs fｏldeｄ ｉn ｄeath: ｔｈｅ face ｔhａt haｄ　nｅｖer looｋed　ｅxcept with ｌove upon　hｅr， ｆｉxed and grａy ａnｄ dead． But she saw beyｏnd ｔhat　bｉｔteｒ momｅnt　a　ｌｏnｇ pｒocessｉｏn oｆ yｅａrs tｏ come that woｕlｄ　beｌoｎg to heｒ absoluteｌy． Ａnd ｓhe　oｐｅned aｎｄ spread her　arms ｏut tｏ thｅm in welcome.

6６．　Moｓｔ women wｅｒe ｓhｏckｅd ｉnto a＿___＿_oｎ　hearｉｎg tｈe neｗs　of theｉｒ hｕsｂａnds' ｄeath， but　Mrs． Mallarｄ was noｔ.
67. Ｗhen ｒeturｎｉng ｔo　her　rｏom, Mｒｓ. Malｌard was ｐrｅｓｓeｄ dowｎ by__＿__＿boｔh ｐhｙsicａllｙ　ａnd　mentally．
68.　Mrｓ． Mallard's dｕｌl staｒe indiｃａted　ａ______of dｅｅp　tｈｉｎking　rather　thaｎ a sigｎ of　ｃontempｌａｔioｎ.
69. Ｗhat wａs Mｒs． Mallａrd's　first reaction　on　ｈeaｒinｇ her　husband'ｓ　deａtｈ？
A.She pulled heｒｓelｆ togeｔｈer with ｔhe　hｅlp oｆ heｒ sisteｒ. 　B．Sｈe　stayed　in ｈer　room ａnd ｒｅfuｓeｄ to meet anyone. C.Ｓｈｅ abaｎdoｎed herself inｔo grief for　a　whiｌｅ. 　D．Ｓhe coulｄn＇ｔ stop weepiｎg aｎd cryinｇ. 　 　 　　 　
70. Hoｗ diｄ Mrs. Maｌｌａｒd feel ｔowaｒｄs heｒ ｈuｓbanｄ＇ｓ death at thｅ eｎd?
A．Biｔtｅｒ ｂｕt rｅlieved.　　B.Ｆeａrful but relaxed．　　C．Ｄull and despｅratｅ. D.Caｌm and suｓpiciｏus.
Sｅctｉon　D
No Ｃreａtｕｒes cａn　ｓtriｄe ａs hｕｍan bｅings.　They aｒe nｏt　pｈyｓicaｌｌｙ dｅsigned　to suｐporｔ and　balance ａ ｖertiｃａl body bａlanced ｏｎ　two ｌｏng　lower　liｍｂｓ,　propelｌed foｒward ｂｙ a foot　engiｎeered ｅxｃｌuｓively ｆoｒ ｂodｙ support anｄ fｏrwarｄ propulｓｉｏｎ　anｄ ｔo　do so wiｔh　a stridｅ at　hｉgh-speed locoｍotｉon. While oｔher bipeds waｌk ｉｎ　a ｓimilａr fａshｉon, huｍan wａlk is　ｕniｑue． Bipedaliｓm　by　itseｌf　ofｆｅrｓ no comparison　with tｈｅ　distinｃtｉve huｍaｎ ｇaｉt fｏrm. Aｎｄ, signｉficantly, no ｏther bipeｄ　cａn aｃtually　ｃoｖer　moｒe than ａ ｔinｙ frａｃｔiｏn　ｏｆ thｅ ｗalkｉng ｄistance that can ｂe suｓtained by ｈumａns.
　　Striｄing requiｒes ａ speciａl desｉgn　of ｈip，　kｎeｅ,　aｎd ａnｋle ｊoints， plus aｎ aｒchｅd foot,　pluｓ ｌoｎg lower-lｉmb bｏnｅｓ. These　"fiｎｉshiｎg touches"　demａnded　ｅxtｅｎded ｅｖolｕtｉonaｒy tｉme. Striding prｏvidｅd nｕｍｅrｏuｓ advaｎｔages over the simｐｌe steｐpinｇ ｇait. Ｆor examｐｌｅ, the ability tｏ ｃｏver twicｅ　ｔｈe　distanｃe wｉth the　ｓame number　of　steps　is a ｄefｉｎite surｖivａｌ　ａdvaｎtage． It　alｓo　added muｃh speed to ruｎｎｉｎg,　ｍore heｉght tｏ jｕｍpｉng．
　　　 None of　thｉｓ woulｄ havｅ beｅn poｓｓiｂｌe wｉｔhoｕt, ｆirst, a foｏｔ ｅｑuippｅｄ　to sｕpport and　baｌance an erect boｄy and to prodｕce　ｔhｅ levｅraｇe　nｅcessa