【正文】 C．the cost of administering insurance D．the mount of each premium 51．Oldfashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance because . A．insurance is oldfashioned B．insurance has existed for a long time C．it enables ordinary people to understand it D．the meaning of such wording has been agreed upon 52．The writer of this passage seems to think that insurance is . A．a(chǎn) form of gambling B．a(chǎn) way of making money quickly C．oldfashioned D．useful and necessary DFrom good reading we can get pleasure , panionship , experience and instruction . A good book may absorb our attention so pletely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even ourselves . Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life . It increases our contentment when we are cheerful , and lessens our trouble when we are sad . Whatever may be our main purpose in reading , our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction .With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely . Whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or purely imaginary , they may bee our panions and friends . In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times . The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble (像) human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to wele as new acquaintances (相識) . Our human friends sometimes may bore us , but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their pany . By turning the page we can dismiss without any fear of hurting their feelings . When human friends desert (拋棄) us , good books are always ready to give us friendship , sympathy and encouragement .One of the most valuable gifts bestowed (授予) by books is experience . Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences , but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books . whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or we long to visit some faroff place , a book will help us when nothing else can . To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way , no airship or ocean liner or streamlined train to transport us , no passport to enter the land of our hearts’ desire . Through books we may get the excitement of dangerous adventure without danger . We can climb noble mountains , brave the freeze of an Antarctic winter , or cross the scorching (灼熱) sands of a desert , all without hardship . In books we may visit the studio of Hollywood 。 we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a south Sea island . Indeed , through books the world is ours for the asking . The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited . The beauties of nature , the enjoyment of music , the treasures of art , the success of architecture , the marvels (驚奇) of engineering , are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read .53．The main idea of the first paragraph is that . A．we should always read good books , not bad ones B．happiness can be gained only from reading C．enjoyment and satisfaction can be achieved by reading good books D．reading good books is very important in human life 54．How does the writer account for the fact that people like their acquaintances in books even more ? A．They never hurt our feelings . B．They never desert us . C．They are more lovely than our friends in real life . D．They are exactly the same as our human friends .55．What does the writer imply in the sentence “Indeed , through books the whole world is ours for the asking”? A．He implies that we can make a roundtheworld trip free of charge . B．He implies that we can ask to go anywhere in the world . C．He implies that in books the world is more accessible (易接近) to us . D．He implies that we can make a demand for everything in this world .E“I’ve changed my mind . I wanted to have a telescope , but now I want my dad back .” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate , must have touched every heart .Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky . When those whom we love depart from us , we cannot see the stars for a while .But Lucien , the stars are still there , and one day , when you are older and your tears have gone , you will see them again. And , in a strange way , I expect that you will find your father is there too , in your mind and in your heart . I find that my parents , long dead now , still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I