【正文】 d hurry back to the hutong, take a quick shower and join the cat – snoozing（ 小睡 ） in a bamboomade chair with a book ready nearby. As the other guests came back we’d greet one another. There was a mother and young daughter from France, a guy from Canada, a mother and teenage daughter from the Netherlands, a teacher from England and several guests from various parts of China. Coming and going through the narrow alleys（ 小巷 ） of the hutong, the residents would smile and give cheery “ni hao” （ hello） . Laughing children were playing under the watchful eyes of the neighbors. I felt right at home in this friendly neighborhood. 60. The main idea of the passage is about ______________. A. hutong days realize my desires to live local life B. Trishaw is the only way to visit the hutong C. living in the hutong with other visitors D. exploring the deeper of Beijing 61. When did the author have the idea to visit Beijing hutong? A. As early as he was a little child B. when he was reading the text books at school C. during the preparation for the Olympics D. the author doesn’t me ntion it specifically 62. The underlined word “upscale” in the fourth paragraph means _________. A. inexpensive B. highclass C. appropriate D. secondary 63. What is the impression of the author about the people in hutong? A. They came from all over the world. B. They all wanted to enjoy the old life of Beijing. C. They are living together in harmony. D. They are living in a heavenly peace life. C As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the ho me. The idea of woman in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the wellknown Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men’s names instead. Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women. Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and welleducated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “l(fā)adies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurse in 1860. The invention of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to bee doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted. 64. Why couldn’t women bee teachers easily? Bec ause___________ A. the first profession open to them was writing. B. most schools and colleges were open only to men. C. they wanted to be nurses instead. D. they had to work in the business world. 65. The article is mainly about __________. A. women are in the business world B. the famous Bronte sisters C. schools and colleges in America D. rights for American women 66. Which fact does the article lead you to believe? A. The Bronte sisters thought that they were men. B. England’s first training school for nurses was in Ohio. C. There are more men than women in professional jobs. D. Women find it necessary to work harder than before. D Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives． For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite． Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving． Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls． Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Inter also use satellites. Many of our TV programs e to US through satellites． Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location． We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another． They are usually 35， 880 kilometers above the equator． Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place． This is because it is moving around the world at 11， 000 kilometers an hour— exactly the same speed that the earth rotates． A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天線 )facing the earth． Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit， So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position． This usually happens about every five or six days． Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth． A satellite usually works for about 1012 years． Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired． Often， very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time． This is very se