【正文】 all mon troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy．56．How did the author get to know America? A．From her relatives． B．From her mother． C．From books and pictures． D．From radio programs．57．Upon leaving for America the author felt_______． A．confused B．excited C．worried D．a(chǎn)mazed58．For the first two years in New York, the author _________． A．often lost her way B．did not think about her future C．studied in three different schools D．got on well with her stepfather59．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? A．She worked as a translator． B．She attended a lot of job interviews． C．She paid telephone bills for her family． D She helped her family with her English．60．The author believes that______． A．her future will be free from troubles B．it is difficult to learn to bee patient C．there are more good things than bad things D．good things will happen if one keeps tryingBPhys ed （physical education） is making a eback as a part of the school core curriculum（核心課程）， but with a difference．While group sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skills that are useful beyond gym class．Instead of learning how to climb a rope, children are taught to lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance（忍耐力）．In this way，kids are given the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically active life the rest of their life．Considering that 15 percent of American children 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money and thought must be put into phys ed curriculum．In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gymclass model with fitness programs but also starting up phys ed programs because school boards often put P．E．on the chopping block（砧板）, cutting it entirely or decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered, says Alicia MoagStahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids．The difference in phys ed programs is partly due to the lack of a national standard．Physical education needs to be part of the core curriculum, she added．The wisdom of the new approach has some scientific support．Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have showed how effective the fitforlife model of gym class can be．They observed how 50 overweight children lost more weight when they cycled and skied crosscountry （越野）than when they played sports．The researchers also found that teaching sports like football resulted in less overall movement, partly because some reluctant students were able to sit on the bench．Another problem with simply teaching group sports in gym class is that only a small percentage of students continue playing them after graduating from high school．The new method teaches skills that translate to adulthood．61．According to the passage, what is usually taught in the old gym class? A．Lift weights B．Climb a rope C．Cycle D．Have a balanced diet62．What does Alicia MoagStahlberg mean by saying “some school boards put P．E．on the chopping block”? A．Schools do not pay enough attention to P．E．． B．Schools wele P．E．but do not have time for it． C．Schools put P．E．in the first place． D．Schools cut down other subjects’ time for P．E．．63．Which is NOT the reason to carry out phys ed programs according to the passage? A．More teenagers are overweight． B．Traditional group sports teaching is not effective． C．Students need to learn some skills to help them lead a physically active life． D．Phys ed programs need less money to support．64．How many problems are mentioned in the passage with simply teaching group sports? A．Two B．Three C．Four D．One65．What’s the difference between the eback phys ed and the ordinary gymclass model？ A．The Phys ed teaches group sports． B．The Phys ed provides more fitness programs． C．The Phys ed teaches tools and skills which could be used in the future life． D．The Phys ed has more support from the government．CThe Zhoukoudian Beijing Man Site is one of the most important world heritage sites in China．Since the discovery, which changed China’s knowledge of its history, was made in the 1920s, Zhoukoudian has bee an important place for archaeologists from all over the world．At the site in the southwest suburb of Beijing, there is, for example, the earliest evidence of the use of fire by humans．It has also been proved that people lived there continuously between 500,000 and 10,000 years ago． Today, however, Zhoukoudian is in serious danger．Parts of the cave have been badly affected by rain and exposure to the air．Some areas are almost pletely covered in weeds, causing serious damage．Pollution from nearby cement factories has also contributed to the problem． The site is extremely expensive to maintain and it will cost between three and five million yuan to repair it．At the moment, visitors are not allowed to visit the caves．Zhoukoudian is on the World Cultural Heritage List, organized by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization．The list is constantly checked．Any site which is seriously damaged or which is not properly protected is an endangered heritage, and UNESCO is very quick to do something about situations like this．They have remended that the site be closed and repaired．If nothing is done to repair it, it could be removed from the list． This is a very serious matter and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is trying to raise public awareness about it．They have suggested that the general public be encouraged to help with the problem．A professor at the Academy has proposed that a fund be established to raise money． Dr Zhu Ming of the Acad