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A. Government administrators. B. Students planning their careers.
C. Foreign language learners. D. Professors designing courses.
50. The case of the student who first studied accounting and then financial investment shows ______.
A. many people decide their majors without knowing their own interest
B. parents’ decisions are always blind and will result in a life of low quality
C. accounting and financial investment are necessary to ensure a reliable career.
D. people never have a chance to think about their own interest in choosing career.
51. In the writer’s opinion， to make yourself competitive in the changing world today is _____.
A. exhausting B. disappointing C. unbelievable D. necessary
52. According to the writer， lifetime learning can be exciting if ______.
A. we are prepared for the changes
B. we know who President has on his support team
C. we read the publications of advanced institutions
D. we learn English or some other foreign languages
53. Whoever has been chosen as the key support team of the government _______.
A. shows the government’s interest in new information
B. enables you to find out how hard-working these people are
C. indicates the direction the economy is developing
D. reveals the government encourages creative young people
D
It seems that there is no middle ground when it comes to cats. People either love them or hate them. These feelings are not new either. All through history， cats have been worshiped or hated. A study of ancient writings and evidence found in tombs indicates that for the past 5，000 years， cats have been kept as pets in China， Arabia， Egypt， and India. However， this isn’t very long compared to dogs， which have been domesticated for 50，000 years. Still， while the period in which cats have been domesticated may be quite short， it has definitely had its high and low points.
Cats were at their highest position of domesticated life in ancient Egypt. There were more cats living in Egypt during the time of the pharaohs than in any other place in the world since that time. This high number of cats was probably due to the laws protecting them. Cats were associated with the moon goddess， Bast， so the Egyptians worshiped them as holy animals. If anyone was caught killing a cat， the person could be put to death. Families in Egypt also mourned the death of a cat and had the body of the dead cat wrapped in cloth before it was finally laid to rest. This respect for cats carried over to theRoman Empire where cats were the only animals allowed into temples. This fact was probably due to the ability of cats to keep the temples free of mice and rats. With the coming of the Dark Ages in Europe， the place of cats in society took a turn for the Empire， Christians began to associate cats with pegan (异教徒) beliefs. Cats had a reputation as helpers of witches. When a person was accused of being a witch， a cat would often be put on trial with the person. The cat would be tortured（拷打） to try and make the person tell the truth， and usually the cat and the person would end up being burned in a bonfire or drowned. Bonfires of collected cats were not uncommon during this time.
The days of hunting witches have ended， but other myths about cats still hold out. For a while， people in some places used to bury live cats under new buildings for good luck. As well， many people today continue to believe that black cats bring bad luck. If a black cat walks in front of a person， that person must take extra care in the near future to watch out for dangerous situations. Regardless of superstition(迷信)， cats remain a popular pet today. Some cat experts believe that a cat never truly be domesticated because it may turn wild and run away at any time. However， this claim has not put people off keeping cats in their homes. A third of homes in the United States have cats， and one out of every three of these homes keeps both a dog and a cat. Especially in large cities， many people in small apartments have found that cats make much better pets than dogs.
Cats may not be worshiped as gods any more， but there are people who seem to think of their cat as their children. These cat owners will do almost anything to keep their pets healthy and happy. For those cat owners who have always wondered what their pets are trying to tell them， a Japanese company may have come up with the perfect invention. In 2003， the Takara Company announced the Meowlingual， a cat translation device. The Meowlingual uses a microphone， display， and cat voice analyzer to analyze a cat’s meows to determine which of 200 phrases a cat is trying to say.
According to a company spokesperson， “… cat owners all over the world have been telling Takara， ‘ We want a cat translator!’” Now， the company “is making their dream come true by bringing in a new era of communication between cat lovers and their pets.”
54. Which of these is NOT discussed in the passage?
A. the status of cats throughout history B. the evolution of different species of cats
C. the popularity of the cats today D. communication between cats and their owners
55. The second paragraph mainly describes_______.
A. how Bast became a goddess. B. the low point in the history of cats
C. the high point in the history of cats D. the reason why cats are such good hunters
56. How were cats treated in Europe during the Dark Ages?
A. as farm animals B. as food C. as magical creatures D. as honored guests
57. According to the passage， what percentage of people in the United States keep both a cat and a dog?
A. about 10 percent B. nearly 25 percent C. about 33 percent D. close to 50 percent
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E
Steve， a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents， was about to be lost forever，by the U.S. education system. Remarkably， he could read， yet， in spite of his readingskills， Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade， as he was passed onfrom grade to grade. Steve was a big boy， looking more like a teenager than a twelveyear old， yet， Steve went unnoticed... until Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling， young， beautiful redhead， and Steve was in love! For the first time in his young life， he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet， still hefailed. He never did his homework， and he was always in trouble with Miss White. Hisheart would break under her sharp words， and when he was punished for failing to turn in his homework， he felt just miserable! Still， he did not study.
In the middle of the first semester of school， the entire seventh grade was testedfor basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests， and continued to dream of other things， as the day wore on. His heart was not in school， but in the woods， where heoften escaped alone， trying to shut out the sights， sounds and smells of his alcoholichome. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone， because no one was sober（清醒的）enough to care. Oddly， Steve never missed a day of school.
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