【正文】 D. was monly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978. 69. What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in mon? A. Their uses B. Their meanings C. their origins D. their popularities 70. The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________. A. life attitude B. travel journals C. language culture D. successful business D The battle for the leadership of Britain’s Labour Party ended on September 25. Five candidates peted for the top job, but it turned out to be a tale of two brothers. Victory went to Ed Miliband, 40, with his elder brother David, 45, ing a close second. Ed’s Miliband’s job will now be to try to lead his party back into power and oppose Prime Minister David Cameron. The two Milibands were both ministers in the Gordon Brown government. David Miliband, as Foreign Secretary, held the third most important post in UK politics. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described him as “vibrant and attractive”. Ed, who had a lesser role in government as Minister of Climate Change, was valued for his contribution to policy discussions and for his performance at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change last December. The Miliband brothers were born to political parents. Their father, Ralph, was a Marxist scholar. He came to Britain from Belgium in 1940, fleeing the Nazis. Ralph Miliband was buried beside Karl Marx in London’s Highgate Cemetery（公墓） . His wife Marion, the brothers’ mother, remains an active party member at 76. The two brothers represent different wings of the Labour Party. David supported former Prime Minister Tony Blair。 He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed． Since then, he has had to 36 on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do 37 else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 38 . Finally, his younger brother went away and lived 39 , leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do. 40 , a misfortune befell（降臨） a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, 41 in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly 42 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 43 . At school, she always studied hard． Most of all she learned to be selfreliant. “I am lucky. Though my 44 are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog. One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（ n） 45 programme. The boy told the television hostess about his 46 future, whereas the girl was full of 47 for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 48 . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart. They had both gone through the same ordeal（ 痛苦經(jīng)歷） , but their different 49 determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, 50 disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the 51 when faced with it is the true 52 of your character. If you choose to 53 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the 54 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 55 will arise. 36． A． live B． stand C． rely D． assist 37． A． something B． everything C． nothing D． anything 38． A． quarrel B． share C． support D． dislike 39． A． happily B． lonely C． separately D． disappointedly 40． A． Unfortunately B． Unexpectedly C． Similarly D． Naturally 41． A． leading B． bringing C． causing D． resulting 42． A． turned to B． turned down C． turned off D． turned against 43． A． alone B． free C． independent D． successful 44. A． arms B． wings C． dreams D． promises 45． A． interview B． radio C． sports D． health 46． A． hopeful B． uncertain C． bright D． miserable 47． A． calmness B． enthusiasm C． patience D． excitement 48． A． hands B． strength C． toes D． mouths 49． A． characters B． desires C． opinions D． attitudes 50． A． unexpected B． passive C． rough D． serious 51． A． emergency B． misfortune C． difficulty D． accident 52． A． test B． reflection C． display D． problem 53． A． ignore B． resist C． plain D． suffer 54． A． problem B． result C． failure D． hardship 55． A． solutions B． ways C． rewards D． hopes 第三部分：閱讀理解 (共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng) . A Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of munication—having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected. The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professional worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone panies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health. On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning (掃描 ) equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks. He would often fet the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His fa