The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). "I've already got the best present. No pains no gains. I think this is what you wanted 23  to know."

(   )16. A. asked           B. let            C. made

(   )17. A. happy           B. unhappy        C. excited

(   )18. A. much too        B. so little      C. too much

(   )19. A. can             B. must           C. need

(   )20. A. began         B. answered        C. agreed    (   )21. A. hard            B. hardly         C. slowly     (   )22. A. where           B. which         C. what      (   )23. A. mine            B. me             C. my

Music  and  Behavior

Where did you go yesterday ? Did you hear __24__ at any of those places ? Today most stores and restaurants play music . You might __25__ hear music in an office or on a farm . Scientists believe that music changes the __26__ people behave . According to some scientists . the sound of western classical music makes people __27__ richer . When a restaurant plays classical music , people spend __28__ money on food and drinks . When the restaurant plays __29__ music , people spend less money . With __30__ music , people spend even less . Scientists also think that loud , fast music makes people eat faster .

(   )24、A  music           B  sound             C  songs      (   )25、A  never           B  even              C  hardly

(   )26、A  way             B  place             C  idea       (   )27、A  become          B  get               C  feel

(   )28、A  much            B  more              C  little     (   )29、A  pop             B  country           C  light

(   )30、A  no              B  much              C  some

三  阅读理解 (40分)

A

The designer of Apple Computer , Steven Jobs , was not quite successful in his early years . He was not among the best students at school , and from time to time he got into trouble with either his classmates or his teachers . But he was full of new ideas , which few people saw the value of Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway .

Steven Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari . He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to travel to India . He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better .

After he had returned from India , he began to live on a farm in California . And then , in 1975 , Steven Jobs set about making a new type of computer . Along with his friend Stephen Woziak , he designed the Apple I computer in his bedroom and actually built it in his garage . He chose the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard in Oregon .

His Apple Computer turned out to be such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became worldwide famous . Today he has lots of factories and is famous all over the world .

(   )31、Steven Jobs seemed ____________ when he was young .

A  one of the best students at school      B  too lazy to think   C  not to be a good student at school

(   )32、Which of the following is true ?

A  Steven Jobs was full of new ideas , but none of them was valuable

B  Steven Jobs had many new ideas , but most of the people thought them valueless .

C  The value of Steven Jobs’ new ideas was realized by a few people

(   )33、Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer for only a few months before his trip to India , because _______ .

A  he didn’t like the job there

B  he wanted the trip to give more ideas and make his life better

C  he believed that a trip could make him more comfortable

(   )34、Steven Jobs made his first computer __________ .

A  in his garage       B  in his bedroom          C    in a workshop

(   )35、Steven Jobs gave the name “Apple” to his computer because _________ .

A  his first computer was like an apple

B  it could remind him of a happy summer in Oregon

C  he wished to remember that he had once spent a happy summer on an orchard in Oregon

B

All our food comes from the soil (土壤). Some of us eat meat, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we should have no animals and meat. So the soil is necessary for life.

The top of ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. Plants grow in soil, which has a dark color. This dark soil is humus, dead leaves, dead plants and animal waste make it, but this takes a long time. When the humus has been made, plants can grow well in it.

All soil needs food. If we don’t give it any, the plants will be weak. Animals waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop should not be grown in the same place every year; it is better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land in good condition.

When the soil is dry, the wind blows it away. Sometimes heavy rain carries the humus down to a river. People should grow more and more trees and grass to stop wind from carrying the humus away. It takes hundreds of years to make humus, and so we must save every bit of it. Without soil, where can we grow food?