【正文】 vances in civilization such as the Industrial Revolution and better health and medical care. The rate in increase of the human population is slowing down in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, but it continues to rise in the Third World countries, despite the effect of famine, floods, disease and war. This population explosion means that millions of people suffer from hunger and disease, and more and more wild places are taken over, causing animals and plants to suffer. 64. From the first paragraph we know that _____. A. the evolution of the animals has a long history B. the first living things were found on land C. animals develop themselves freely D. animals can only live in suitable conditions 65. The rapid increase of the human is due to _____. A. better natural living conditions B. the increase of the plants and animals C. the human’ s advances in civilization D. the decrease of natural disasters 66. As stated in this article, more and more animals and plants are endangered because _____. A. the globe is being warmer and warmer B. pollution is being more and more serious C. more and more wild places are taken over by the human D. they can’ t find enough food and water to depend on 67. If another paragraph is needed, it should focus on how to _____. A. develop the economy of the world B. identify the different species of animals C. develop new species of animals D. deal with the population explosion D Many people’ s careers begin after they get a “ break” . On November 14, 1943, Leonard Bernstein made his debut (首次登場(chǎng) ) as a conductor for the New York Philharmonic(交響樂團(tuán) ) at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was Bernstein’ s “ big break,” and a major turning point in his career. He got this break because he was taking the place of another conductor, Bruno Walter, who had fallen ill. Bernstein had been appointed Assistant Conductor for the New York Philharmonic only a few months before that night. Just 25 years old, he was relatively inexperienced. At the last minute, Bernstein was told he was to take Walter’ s place, so he did not have any time to rehearse. The music he was going to conduct was very difficult. Plus, the concert was going to be broadcast nationally on the radio. Despite all these pressures, Bernstein rose to the occasion and received a standing clapping at the end of the concert. The event made national headlines, and Bernstein became famous overnight. Some people feel they do their best under the most stressful circumstances. What was it about Leonard Bernstein that made him do so well in such a difficult situation? Perhaps Leonard Bernstein did so well because music was his passion. The son of a man who supplied hairdressing products, Bernstein became interested in music at the age of 10. By the time he was a teenager, he was performing in public. He became a soloist with the Boston Public School Orchestra, and for 13 weeks in 1934, played classics on the radio. 68. The word “ break” in the first paragraph may be similar to _____. A. rest B. chance C. pause D. gap 69. The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____. A. practice for performance B. practice playing the solo C. practice playing music D. practice broadcasting 70. Leonard Bernstein did very well because of _____. A. the difficult music B. the stress of the circumstances C. his passion for music D. Bruno Walter’ s absence 71. The last paragraph is written to show _____. A. Leonard Bernstein was very clever B. Leonard Bernstein’ s parents worked hard C. chances are important to a famous person D. early interest led to Leonard Bernstein’ s success E College academics are pletely different from high school academics. In high school, we were mostly tested on our ability to memorize facts, dates and formulas. In college, you will be required to think critically and to analyze the important ideas and theories. Your grades will be based more on your ability to read and understand the main ideas and to write about them in a critical way. Unless you are absolutely certain of what you would like to study, use your freshman year as a time to explore courses in a number of areas. As you probably know, Harvard’ s educational system requires you to take what are called core classes, which are designed to expose all students to areas like literature and arts, the sciences and history. For many students, these core classes are the most difficult because they require us to take courses in areas that are not our advantages. We advise you not to load up yourself with core classes in your first year. Get familiarized with the way that the academic program works at Harvard first, and then deal with the bulk of core classes. Get involved but don’ t get overwhelmed. While we were used to participating in lots of activities in high school, we chose to concentrate our time on a couple of key activities in college. Meet as many people as you can. One of the best things about attending Harvard is that you can meet some truly incredible people. Our classmates included a prince, television actresses and daughter of a . vice president. 72. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. How to get used to college life at Harvard. B. How to be admitted to Harvard. C