【正文】 I probably teach English literature to your children.” Or would that all be counted against me? After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet. “Oh, one more thing.” He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. “If you weren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.” “Will they respond?” I asked. “I don’t know I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added, “By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.” “What can I do to keep it from happening again?” He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day. “Absolutely nothing.” After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto” a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised. Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard. 64. The author was held at the airport because __________. A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica. B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s. C. she had been held in Montreal. D. she had spoken at a book event. 65. We learn from the passage that the author would __________ to prevent similar experience from happening again. A. write to the agency B. change her name C. avoid traveling abroad D. do nothing 66. Her experiences indicate that there still exists __________ in the US. A. hatred B. discrimination C. tolerance D. diversity 67. The author sounds __________ in the last paragraph. A. impatient B. bitter C. worried D. ironic D The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones. Some of the malls remained open around the clock, partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts. Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring, being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives. However, to use a wellworn play on words: it is our presence, not our presents, that truly counts. Many of us, unfortunately, can be so inattentive, even in the presence of our loved ones, that we might as well not be there at all. Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time. Whole industries — media, entertainment, education — rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence. A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to be psychologically unhealthy. In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated (沒人管的 ) without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances: limited availability of food meant few got fat, for example. Similarly, in bygone times we might have spent a few hours municating with the village storyteller。 I recently traveled to San Francisco for some meetings and found myself with a half day to 36 . My 37 : The 49ers’ first game of the season, against the Green Bay Packers. The America’s Cup sailing races. Or I could get 38 . After a terribly long line at the car rental center, I was 39 . So I disappeared into the fog and clouds shrouding the Pacific Coast Highway and headed south with absolutely no 40 in mind. I drove through tunnels 41 out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches。 6. What does the woman provide as her identification? A. Her birth certificate. B. Her driver’ s license. C. Her ID card. 7. Why can’ t the woman travel first class? A. She has too much baggage to be upgraded. B. The travel agency made a mistake. C. It has been fully booked already. 聽下面一段對話，回答第 8— 10題。 does the man offer to do? A. Lend his umbrella to the woman. B. Get the woman’ s umbrella for her. C. Do the presentation for the woman. is the man’ s umbrella? his home B. In his classroom C. In his gym locker will the woman do in ten minutes? A. Make a presentation B Study in the library C. Wait for the man 聽下面一段對話，回答第 1113題。 at one, I watched a wedding out on the cliffs among the crashing 42 . Back in the car, I drove toward San Gregorio, a town that you can easily 43 . I know because I drove right through it and 44 up on a narrow pine tree– bordered asphalt(柏油 ) road that felt like it would go on 45 . A few people just moved around outside the San Gregorio General Store, talking about the motorcycles they39。 today, watching an entire TV series, while speaking to nobody, is mon. In traditional societies, with smaller population, everyone would get a fair deal of attention. On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa。 a novelist。 the 22. The successful candidate will be adaptable, take ownership of and develop in the role by taking initiative, being motivated and ________ high standards. A. ensured B. to ensure C. ensuring D. to be ensured 23. As the scheduled flight for Stockholm from Helsinki early Thursday was canceled, he had to _______ an airport hotel and will fly to Stockholm later Thursday if weather allows. A. check into B. burst into C. bump into D. bring into 24. He is never sati