55.According to the text a friendship can last long only if .
(A) we have much in common
(B) wo know our friends mistakes
(C) we treat our disagreements wisely
(D) wo have know one another for long

51. The author asked her mother to write her a letter . (A) because her mother had stopped using the telephone (B) because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother (C) so that her mother could practice what she had learned (D) so that mother could be free from housework

52. After the computer was brought home, the author’s father . (A) lost interest in cooking (B) took more phone calls (C) played more games (D) began to use it

53.When asked to point out of or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars. A true friendship carries-a-long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should prove it. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the sult can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship. The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong – even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view(观点). And finally, accept that friendships changes as our needs and lifestyles(生活方式) change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the nature ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion:Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture(培养). What would be the best title for the text? (A)Easy Ways to Make Friends (B)Ups and Downs in Friendship (C)How to Mend a Troubled Friendship (D)How to Take the Lead in Making Friends

54.The “wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person . (A)who has been mistaken for anoter (B)who has been blamed unfairly (C)who has teeated friends badly (D) who has admitted his mistakes

56.What should we do we follow the author’s second suggestion? (A)Stick to our own, pints of view. (B)Aviod making mistakes. (C)Make an apology first. (D) change our lifestyles.

57. “Who made your T-shirt?”A Geo etown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to fin the anwer.A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book , The Tra ’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济). Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over gobal trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes,and there are surprises around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory , even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better e for the people who work there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes,th “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color .Rivoli’s book is full of mem able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell (泥土香味) of the cotton. ”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas.” Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections. She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check . True economic progress needs them both. What do we learn about Professor Rivoli? (A)She used to work on a cotton farm. (B)She wrote a book about world trade. (C)She wants to give up her teaching job. (D)She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes.

58.By saying T-shirt “meet a real market”,Rivoli means in Tanzania . (A)cheaper T-shirt are needed. (B) used T-shirt are hard to sell (C) prices of T-shirt rise and fall frequently (D) prices of T-shirt are usually reasonable

59.What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to ? (A)Free-markets. (B)Price changes. (C)Unexpected connection . (D) chances opened up by trade.

60.What would be the best title for the text? (A)What T-shirt Can Do to Help Cotton Farms (B) How T-shirt Are Made in Shanghai (C) How T-shirt Are Sold in Tanzania (D) What T-shirt Can Teach Us

1. hear (A) nearly (B) search (C) bear (D) heart