【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 hreeday adult pass and a Twoday child pass? A. $ 290. B. $ . C. $ 263. D. $ . 58. Which of the following is true about New York Pass? A. Its holders can save $1300 entrance fees. B. Its holders needn’t pay for the attractions it covers. C. Its holders needn’t queue to enter the attractions it covers. D. It can be picked up at Times Square at any time after you order it. 59. The underlined phrase “are entitled to” most probably means “are given ________ of”. A. the name B. the privilege C. the title D. the honor B Eat healthier. Exercise twic e a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions (決心 ) every year, but most of us fail, dying out after only a few days or, at best, weeks. Even the most successful among us crash and burn when it es to personal change. President Barack Obama struggles to get out of his cigarette habit. Professionals who help people make changes in their lives suggest the change is decided not by one’s surroundings, but one’s mind. Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a better result later, they say. But they notice that the experience is different for everyone. “People are more likely to make positive changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard University. “People are better able to make changes in their lives –lose weight, quit smoking, bee happy – when they do this with a large number of other people, and so taking advantage of your social work ties can contribute to your own efforts.” Johnny Augustin understands that well. His resolution for 2021 w as to reduce 30 pounds from his 237pound frame. But the change didn’t e easily. He said, “I’m a huge procrastinator, I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didn’t get to do it until the summer.” However, Augustin got encouraged when he saw his older brother working out. Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds. “Of course, change can happen only if people don’t set their expectations too high or try to deal with too many changes at once。 one of the biggest mistakes we make is setting unrealistic goals,” said Dalia Llera, a psychologist at Lesley University. “You can’t acplish in a few weeks what you haven’t acplished in a few years,” said Llera. 60. From the first paragraph we can infer that________. A. change for a person is challenging B. famous people have great resolutions C. most people don’t want to change themselves D. personal change is beyond belief 61. It is known from Nicholas Christkis that ________. A. people who have the same attitude often get together B. making a change is easier with support from a cheerful group of friends C. social works have great effect on one’s change D. people’s feelings can contribute to their efforts 62. The word “procrastinator” in Paragraph 4 refers to those who ________. A. have great determination to make a change B. have habitual carelessness and laziness C. put off work especially because of laziness D. have no desire to do something great 63. According to the passage, Dalia Liera suggested that ________. A. people should understand their goals well B. people should try their best to change themselves C. people should have confidence and positive habits D. people should start with setting small goals to meet 64. The passage is mainly about ________. A. the reason why losing weight is so hard B. the effect of the positive change C. the attitudes towards change in life D. the ways of making a change C My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can’t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, “What do you want? Take my wallet,” but at the time I thought of nothing. I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch (蹲伏 ) behind it but screamed instead. I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea (懇求 ) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled. The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to e until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re OK.” I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty (處罰 ) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, fortable homes talking about all