【正文】 59. Samantha I feel sorry for what my divorced friends have lost. No matter how earnestly the former spouses try to “keep in touch”, no matter how generous the visiting privileges for the parent who does not win custody of the children, the continuity of their lives has been broken. The years they spent together have been cut off from the rest of their lives。根據(jù)下文 “…people already working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.”可推斷此處應(yīng)為 “沒有工作機(jī)會(huì) ”?？蓮牡谒亩稳轿逍械贸龃鸢?。從第五段第一句可知答案。從開篇可知以前 人們認(rèn)為有好學(xué)歷就可以找到好工作，但現(xiàn)實(shí)說明如今學(xué)歷已經(jīng)不再是好工作的保證了。第二段第一句就已經(jīng)說明文章中心。文章第一段是總起段，提出論點(diǎn)。從第二段前兩句可知答案。從第二段結(jié)尾兩句可知答案。從第三段開頭兩句可知答案。從文章最后一段可知答案。從第一段第二句可知答案。從第二段前四行可知答案。從第二段后四行可知答案 54． C. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章內(nèi)容看，使用多的 器官如腦袋、眼睛會(huì)得到增強(qiáng)，而手臂、大腦和頭發(fā)會(huì)因?yàn)槭褂脺p少而逐漸衰退。 ( A ) When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have threeday passes (通行證 ) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (裝飾物 ) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it e from？ ” I asked. “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (不夠美觀地 ) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.” “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect. 41. From the passage, we can infer that ________. A. the writer spent his Christmas during the war B. soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war C. all the soldiers had threeday passes D. the writer could not go home for Christmas 42. When the writer got home, ________. A. it was December 23 B. it was snowing heavily C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother 43. From the passage, we can conclude that ________. A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else 44. “All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________. A. the wartime B. the green of a pine C. the pleasant smell D. the sweet home 45. The best title for this passage would be “________”. A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas C. The Perfect Christmas Tree D. The Christmas Without a Tree ( B ) In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievement and confident that their degree would help them find a good job. However, in the past four years the job market has changed dramatically. This year’s college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets in years. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose University, got a degree in religious studies, but no job prospects. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs. Four years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2022. There were many hightech job opportunities. Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as insurance and paid vacations. However, “Times have changed and it’s a new market,” according to Cheryl Allmen Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center. AllmenVinniage says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several internships（實(shí)習(xí)） , and they’ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information system management, puter science, and political science) have seen big declines in starting salaries. Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to bee a teacher) may just end up going back to school. “I’d like to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in bad economy.” he said. In conclusion, these days, to some students a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time. 46. The word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A. skill B. interests C. opportunities D. applications 47. Which of the following majors can get a job easily? A. teaching B. accounting C. political science D. puter science 48. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________. A. the best way to get rich is not to get a college degree B. most students with degrees will not be able to find jobs C. having a college degree does not qualify one for travel discounts D. a college degree does not mean that one will find a wellpaid job 49. Ryan Stewart will have to ________. A. change his major B. get a job teaching C. go back to