In the 1600’s when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the southwestern United States, they came across the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni peoples. These ancestors, known variously as the basket makers, the Anasazi, or the Ancient ones, had lived in the area for at least 2,000 years. They were an advanced agricultural people who used irrigation to help grow their crops.

The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of earth and wood. Anasazi houses were originally built underground and were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A．D., the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join them together into multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called villages. Separate underground rooms in these villages—known as kivas or holy places—were set aside for religious ceremonies. Each kiva had a fireplace and a hole that was believed to lead to the underworld. The largest villages had five stories and more than 800 rooms.

The Anasazi family was ruled by women. The sacred objects of the family were under the control of the oldest female, but the actual ceremonies were conducted by her brother or son. Women owned the rooms in the village and the crops, once they were harvested. While still growing, crops belonged to the men who, in contrast to most other Native American groups, planted them. The women made baskets and pottery; the men wove cloth and made jewelry.

Each village had two chiefs. The village chief dealt with land arguments and religious affairs. The war chief led the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men in community building projects. The political and social organization of the Anasazi made it almost impossible for the groups to conquer them.

1．The Anasazi people were considered agriculturally advanced because of the way they ______ .

     A．stored their crops                              B．harvested their crops

     C．watered their crops                  D．planted their fields

2．Who would have been most likely to control the sacred objects of an Anasazi family?

     A．A 20- year – old man                        B．A 20- year – old woman

     C．A 50- year – old man                  D．A 50- year – old woman

3．What can we infer from the passage?

     A．The presence of the Spanish destroyed Anasazi society.

     B．The Anasazi benefited from trading relations with the Spanish.

     C．Anasazi society exhibited a clear division of labor.

     D．Conflicts between neighboring Anasazi villages were easily solved.

       I can’t remember a winter being as cold as this in Pennsylvania, but I’m sure    

there were colder days.

       Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it’s easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things.

       People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods. They say they’re “under the weather,” not feeling good about this time of year.

       As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging.

       Of course, that doesn’t matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is.

       So I wait.

       But this time it was different. As cold as it was, I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was.

       Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer’s extremely hot days flashed through my mind. I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face. I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat.

       I was grateful for the extremes. Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right. Without the extremes, life would be boring.

       It’s being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more. Health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live. Financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly it’s also time to save for raining days.

       I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment.

       Whether it’s hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always want it to be different.

       I’m tired of being “Under the Weather!”

31. What is the author’s attitude towards the extremes in life?

       A. Grateful.                                                     B. Critical.                  

       C. Negative.                                                     D. Unconcerned.

32. That day the writer waited in the terrible cold because ______.

       A. his dogs wanted to hunt

       B. he wanted to face the cold bravely

       C. his dogs had a routine

       D. he wanted to be different

33. The underlined word “nasty” (Paragraph 4) can be replaced by ______.

       A. unpleasant                                                   B. violent                    

       C. favorable                                                   D. unusual

34. At last the author drew a conclusion that ______.

       A. happiness cannot be gained by complaints

       B. things will be different whatever the situation is

       C. happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason

       D. he is disappointed with his present situation

35. What is the best title for this passage?

       A. Follow the Routine   B. Two Extremes in Life

       C. Changes should be Expected                         D. Weather Information

On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley. Finally, they stopped at a grave（墳?zāi)梗? which was covered with thick  1  . The gravestone looked very  2  . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man  3  in the snow.

This   4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5  had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong  6  had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7  , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately  8  by what he had seen.

In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were  9   in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to  10  her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11   around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12  , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected  13  . He buried the mother and held the   14   baby to pursue（追趕）the   15  .

After the war, he took this child to the United States to   16  . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what   17   that year and took him to the valley to   18   his mother.

Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19    the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how   20   you were for so many years!”

1.A. leaves             B. snow                   C. dust           D. grass

2.A. simple            B. clean                      C. beautiful             D. big

3.A. gave up          B. stood up                C. knelt down   D. broke down

4.A. party     B. strike                  C. accident            D. story

5.A. speech           B. whisper                C. fighting     D. argument

6.A. competition        B. enemy                C. disease     D. storm

7.A. Fortunately         B. Frequently                     C. Immediately  D. Suddenly

8.A. shocked         B. puzzled                 C. frightened              D. annoyed

9.A. wounded       B. trapped                C. killed         D. frozen

10.A. feed             B. teach                  C. save                 D. hide

11.A. clothes         B. blankets               C. packages           D. handkerchiefs

12.A. sick          B. dead              C. hungry       D. lost

13.A. mark             B. condition              C. voice         D. scene

14.A. growing   B. crying          C. running      D. singing

15.A. troops          B. mother                   C. path            D. goal

16.A. show him in      B. call him in                C. bring him up  D. pick him up

17.A. happened         B. appeared                C. started           D. formed

18.A. depend on       B. attend to                 C. care about          D. look for

19.A. moved         B. decorated                 C. covered     D. dug

20.A. tired             B. fearful          C. lonely             D. cold