Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are a very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it. Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to bring happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

54. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _______.

A. is a good way to test your friendship B. will do harm to your friendship C. will strengthen your friendship

D. is a good way to break off your friendship

55. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview? A. He does not feel that he is well educated.

B. He does not think that he is a very important person. C. He doesn't think that being rich is worth so much attention. D. He does not consider himself to be very successful.

56. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book? A. Money is an end. B. Money is a means. C. Money is everything. D. Money is unimportant.

D Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners.

One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a treadmill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot (赤脚).

Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study.

They found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.

The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The American Academy of Physical Medicine.

The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

They divided the runners into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. And the third group had changed to shoeless running.

Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel.

Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings.

But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot.

They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured.

The study was partly supported by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings have gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are many problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. So they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website.

57. Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes? A. Toes.

B. Hips.

C. Feet.

D. Legs.

58. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of our foot could avoid

damaging our heel.

B. We should start running barefoot in no time.

C. Running in modern running shoes could cause more serious effects than running in

high heels.

D. We won’t be injured if we run barefoot.

59. What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern running shoes? A. Persuasive.

A. Business.

B. Negative.

C. Objective.

D. Supportive

60. In which section of the newspaper can you most probably read the article?

B. Science. C. Health.

D. Entertainment.

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根据短文内容，从以下A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,其中E涂A和B，F涂A和C,选项中有一项为多余项。

A. Trust is vital in relationships B. Show great respect for others C. Share feelings to understand each other better D. Try to always have new relationship E. Good teen relationship helps to solve problems F. Communicate to avoid future problems 61 In the event that you are currently in a teen relationship, harmonious teen relationship can prevent you from experiencing problems within our relationship, and it may also help you to move past any problems that you may already have. Check out the complete article to learn what teen relationship may do for you. 62 During the time that you are in your teens, it can be a tremendously exciting and passionate time for individual, and at anytime that you are in a relationship during your teens, it is very important that you show the maximum level of respect, both for your partner and yourself. The interactions and actions within relationships at this particular age may leave lasting impressions on all of your relationship for many years to come, so why don’t you make all of them good impressions? 63 Within these early relationships, when mistrust is present, it may easily lead to really severe issues with trust in relationships once you get a little older. It is very important for you to prove to your significant other (重要的人) that you are trustworthy of them. 64 Whether you like it or not, there are some teenagers that simply don't take their relationships as seriously as they are going to once they get older, In the end, this may lead to several problems, of which cheating is the most common problem. When you have someone cheat on you, it is among the most painful things that may happen within your life, and it is particularly hard to get over it if it happens at a young age. In order to prevent this, when you are with someone, you should take a moment to talk about each other's expectations. 65 Each of the relationships that you go through during your teens may be among the most intense that you will ever encounter within your whole life. It may also feel like when something happens it is going to feel like the world is coming to an end, but it really isn't going to be. Chances are that you are going to move on from the situations that happen and meet many new individuals and have some new relationships, and they are going to be just as exciting and new as the relationship that you have been experiencing currently. 第三部分：共三节（满分55分）