islands
　   D. the interesting 2-week stay in a luxurious hotel
67. Harry and Kate and their sons would like   , which is quiet even in the busy summer season. 　
  A. a holiday working on a Kibbutz in Israel
　 B. a holiday visiting ancient cities by coach in Italy
　 C. a holiday hotel on a lonely beach on the Caribbean island
　 D. a holiday apartment in the fishing port in Mallorca
                              D
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-pay affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a great writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?” I would keep putting my dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
68. The passage is meant to       .
A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to go for wealth and fame
D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career.
69. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Great writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.
C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and loneliness.
D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
70. The underlined part refers to “those       .”
A. who think too much of the dark side of life
B. who regret giving up their career halfway
C. who think a lot without making a decision
D. who are full of imagination even upon death
71. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to       .
A. the beautiful wonderland one often dreams about
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D. the wonderful world that exists only in one’s imagination
E
Alarm System to Help ShenzhouV Avoid Debris
ShenzhouV, due to become China’s first manned spaceship when it was sent up last autumn, was fitted with an alarm system to avoid collisions in space. The alarm system kept the spacecraft away from the orbit of space debris(碎片) by automatically changing its propulsion(推进力) and speed. To ensure the smooth launch and return of ShenzhouV, the center was keeping a close watch over the 9,131 pieces of space debris to screen those that were most likely to get in the way of the spaceship. They were making calculations and then putting forward suggestions as to how to avoid collisions.
Space experts said the exact launch date was hard to be decided because so many factors are involved, such as the activities of the sun, the temperature, radiation, and the situation in space.
Space debris means artificial objects or fragments cast off in the space. With the development of the space industry, the amount of debris has been increasing and now poses potential danger to spaceships, especially manned craft. Since the former Soviet Union sent the first craft into space in 1957, over 26,000 objects have been sent into space by human kind.
The research into space debris that might destroy manned spacecraft is greatly significant to China, even though it did not cart until 2000 and is very much behind that in the United States and other countries.
China has put into operation an optical telescope(光学望远镜) with a diameter of 25 centimetres and will “soon” send up one with a diameter of 65 centimetres.
The largest optical telescope in the United States has a diameter of 3.64 meters. China will continue to invest more in research into space debris to reach the international level.
 72. Which of the following is TRUE of the ShenzhouV Spaceship?
A．It is a satellite used for the weather forecast.
B．It is China’s fifth manned spaceship
C．Chinese astronauts flew a spaceship in space for the first time
D．The launch date of the Shenzhou V spaceship had been decided then.
 73. The underlined word “collisions” here means _______.
     A. collection        B. gathering       C. clashing        D. decision
 74. The optical telescope in the message is used to _______.
    A. watch space debris        B. study the solar system
    C. watch the orbits of satellites   D. guide the flight of the ShenzhouV spaceship
 75. When launching ShenzhouV Spaceship, space experts had to consider the following factors except_______.
    A. orbits of som