(B)

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.

One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through th~ earth!" the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.

The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (,j~[~) of digging !"

The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. . is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.

( B ) 51. What did the boy do after watching a program?

A. He bought a glass jar. B. He started to dig a hole.

C. He played with some visitors.

( A ) 52. What did the older boys think of the little boy?

A. He was silly. B. He was strict.

C. He was strong-minded.

( C ) 53. When did the boy find the stones?

A. Before he met the older boys. B. When he wanted to give up digging.

C. After the older boys laughed at him.

( C ) 54. What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived. " mean according to the article?

A. Life is to make a big success. B. Life is to find the colorful stones.

C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.

( A ) 55. Which is the best title for this article?

A. Enjoying the Process B. How to Achieve Goals

C. A Journey through the Earth

(c)

Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by "culture"? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为)hat help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.

Human beings use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面) of human behavior, or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals, Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

( C ) 56. According to the article, "culture" means

A. the languages we learn B. the good habits we' share with each other

C. the forms of behavior we have in common

( A ) 57. From the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we know

A. animals may have a culture like our own

B. animals can be as clever as human beings

C. animals have the ability to help human being~

( B ) 58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Chimpanzees never help each other.

B' Animals use their own language to communicate.

C. People from different places have the. same culture.

( A ) 59. The traditional idea about dividing animals from human beings is that

A. human beings can use tools B. human beings can depend on each other

C. human beings have the language to communicate

( C ) 60. The main idea of the article is that

A. the animal culture is different from the human culture

B. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior

C. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think

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