5. According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph

probably means ____.

A. gave a sharp cry because of fear. B. shouted out for help.

C. made some loud noise. D. cried out in pain.

78、(1分)

I’m a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder(寄宿生) with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.

The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement(底层) which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.

Judy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on(溺爱) Judy’s children. They often sent the children presents.

Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn’t surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn’t think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn’t yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. “Naturally I’m worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.” She smiled sadly and added. “To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We’ll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Moter will be all right living herself, of perhaps they will both change their minds.”

That was six months ago. During this time I’ve heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she’s still living alone and I’m still living in the basement room.

1. What is the relationship between the speaker and the Carsons?

A. He is a brother of Andrew Carson.

B. He is a close friend of the Carsons.

C. He is a student of Judy Carson.

D. He is a student who pays to live and have meals at the Carsons’ house.

2. Why did the speaker expect Mrs. Morris to come to live with her daughter?

A. Because Mr. Morris was dead.

B. Because Mrs. Morris suffered from illness.

C. Because Mrs. Morris lived all by herself.

D. Because of all the reasons mentioned in A, B and C.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Morris was coming to live with the Carsons, so they asked the speaker to move.

B. Judy had no brothers or sisters to look after her mother.

C. Mrs. Morris loved her grandchildren very much.

D. The Carsons once suggested that Mrs. Morris go to live in a nursing home.

4. Why didn’t Mrs. Morris come to live with her daughter’s family?

A. Because the speaker lived in the basement room and there was no other room for her to live in.

B. Because she did not have a good relationship with her son-in-law.

C. Because she was in rather poor health and could not come.

D. Because she did not want to leave her own house.

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. My Landlady. B. The Boarder.

C. Family Relationships is Canada. D. Nursing Homes and the Aged.

79、(1分)

To discover whether bees can see colors, the following experiment is set up. A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard (硬纸板) with a drop of syrup (糖浆) on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive (蜂蜜) and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have discovered. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Thus, the blue card is on the left, the red card on the right, and there is nothing where the first blue feeding-card used to be. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.

1. To do the experiment, altogether how many cards do you need to prepare?

A. Two, one blue and one red. B. Three, two blue and one red.

C. Three, one blue and two red. D. Four, two blue and two red.

2. If figure 1 (图1) below shows the table top during step 1 of the experiment, which picture in

figure 2 represents (代表) step 2?

(blue card with syrup blue card red card )

3. During step 2 of the experiment, the bees come to ______.

A. the original (原来的)blue card with syrup on it.

B. the new blue card with no syrup on it.

C. the empty space where the original blue card was.

D. the new blue card with syrup on it.

4. The experiment has proved that bees ______.

A. cannot see colors. B. can see colors.

C. cannot see blue. D. cannot see red.

5. Which title best gives the idea of the passage?

A. Bees Love Blue. B. Bees Love Syrup.

C. Bees, Color and Syrup. D. Can Bees See Color?

80、(1分)

Benin

Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.

Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent (独立). In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president. Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced (取代) by a civilian (非军人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over (接管). In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-leninism.

1. Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?

(Bn=Benin;Tg =Togo;Nr=Niger;BF=Burkina Faso;Na=Nigeria;GG=Gulf of Guinea)

2. For how long was Benin under France?

A. For over a century.

B. For roughly a century.

C. For over half a century.

D. Under half a century.

3. For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?

A. 15 years. B. 25 years.

C. 20 years. D. 30 years.

4. Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin.

(Ah=Ahomedegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo)

A. So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke B. Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah

C. So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah D. Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke

5. When and how did Benin get its two names--Benin and Dahomey?

A. Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.

B. Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again.

C. Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by

Dahomey again.

D. Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.

81、(1分)

Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching (moving your nails (指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don’ t want to) is an important way of burning up calories (卡路里).

American researchers have found that some people’s squirming (continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging (move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals (等于) several miles of slow running each day.

The scientists, based at the National Institute of Health’s laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.

In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount (量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, (moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming (hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits. However, others had burned up only 100 calories.

The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people.

1. Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of “fidgeting”?

A. scratching and twitching B. squirming and wigging

C. slow running D. moving one’s body nervously

2. We can know from the passage that scientists believe the reason why some people get fat and other people stay slim is that ____ .

A. thin people burn up less calories than fat people

B. fat people burn up more calories than thin people

C. those who burn up more calories than others will be thinner

D. those who fidget more than others will be thinner

3. Scientists found in the experiment that ____ .

A. the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget was more than that burned up by thin people when they fidget

B. some people’s fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories, but some people’s fidgeting burned up less than 100 calories

C. slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin men

D. thin men fidget more than fat men

4. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are ____ .

A. skinny B. bony C. slim D. underweight

5. Scientists think a fidget habit to be ____ .

A. a way to lose fat

B. a nervous habit annoying(使讨厌) the people around

C. a better exercise than slow running

D. a habit of thin people

82、(1分)

Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays (光线) of the sun. It would direct the sun’s rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.

Why do they want to do this? The sun’s rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts(霜冻) which might come at might and fruit crops. They could melt (融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed.

1. The huge mirror would ______.

A. stand 60 miles in height (高度). B. be 60 miles from side to side.

C. cover 60 miles of the earth. D. be 60 miles above the earth.

2. The mirror would be used to ______.

A. reflect (反射)sunlight. B. absorb (吸收) sunlight.

C. see what the earth looks like. D. see how clouds move.

3. The strong light from the mirror could possibly ______.

A. hurt fruit crops. B. set fire to cities.

C. bring longer daytime. D. shine through walls.

4. The huge mirror is ______.

A. something in a story. B. already made.

C. just an idea. D. to be made soon.

83、(1分)

In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.

Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school (小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.

The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama (戏剧) and environmental(环境的) river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.

1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?

A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.

B. The school has to follow the national courses.

C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.

D. All of the above.

2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ .

A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark

B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”

C. there were only twenty-four children

D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12

3. What makes this kind of school special?

A. It is set up by parents not by government.

B. It is free to decide what to teach.

C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.

D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.

4. “The important thing in school is doing not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means ____ .

A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.

B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.

C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.

D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.

5. The courses includes ____ .

A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and science

B. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and science

C. not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies

D. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) reading writing, maths and science

84、(1分)

Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.

We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

1. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .

A. bright B. dirty C. comfortable D. dark

2. When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____

A. Of course , it loves me , since I love it .

B. If I love it , it should love me.

C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .

D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .

3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.

A. she thinks it will be very exciting B. she likes sports and enjoys canoeing

C. she has decided to realize a childhood dream D. she wants to be still active when she gets old

4. What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling .

B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .

C. Someone who doesn’t use her head much .

D. Someone who is open , honest and brave .

5. The best title for this passage is ____ .

A. Life Begins at Sixty B. A Round Coast Sail

C. An Old Woman Sailor D. An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

85、(1分)

Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue (胶水), soap, margarine (人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.

Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.

Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.

The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much fish as the Americans.

The Russian sturgeon (鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar.

1. What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?

A. We eat all the fish we catch.B. We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.

C. We do not use 25% of it. D. We freeze all the fish we catch.

2. We catch most fish ____ .

A. south of the equator B. on or just north of the equator

C. in the northern part of the earth D. in the southern hemisphere

3. In the second paragraph, the word “defrost” means ____ .

A. make the fish dead B. make the fish alive

C. make the fish become unfrozen D. make the fish clean

4. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A. Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.

B. Scandinavians eat five times as much fish than the Americans.

C. Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.

D. The Americans do not eat so much fish as the Japanese.

86、(1分)

Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

1. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because ______.

A. they live too far away from one another. B. they do not like school.

C. they are not old enough to go to school. D. their families are too poor.

2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Centre” of Australia must have ______.

A. a property. B. a car.

C. a school room at home. D. a special radio.

3. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach ______.

A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.

B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.

C. without using any textbooks or pictures.

D. without knowing whether the students are attending .

4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher.

A. but their teacher cannot hear them.

B. and their teacher can hear them too.

C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.

D. and see him or her at the same time.

5. A “Property” in Australia is a

A. house. B. school.

C. farm. D. radio.

87、(1分)

Calories show the energy content of different foods. We all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly. Unfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800. This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in Western countries .

For wedding feasts(婚宴), the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camel. First, they stuff a fish with eggs. Then they put the fish inside a chicken. They put the chicken inside a whole roast sheep. Then, finally, they put all of this inside a cooked camel!

The avocado contains 165 calories for every 100 grams of fruit. This is more than eggs or milk. It also contains twice as much protein (蛋白质) as milk and has more vitamin A, B and C.

1. Which of the following figures (图表) shows us the correct proportion (比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans and the Americans eat in 1800 and 1900.

2. Calories show the ____ .

A. fat content of food B. sugar content of food

C. heat and energy content of food D. protein content of food

3. The writer tells about the “stuffed roast camel” because it ____ .

A. shows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin people

B. serves as an example of a high calorie food

C. is made in a very special way

D. is more tasty than any other food

4. What is special for the avocado ?

A. It weighs 100 grams.

B. It is a fruit.

C. An avocado fruit has 165 calories.

D. It contains more calories and vitamin A ,B and C than milk and eggs .

5. Which of the statements is correct according to the passage ?

A. People eat more sugar in Europe than in the US.

B. People in Europe and the US eat less sugar than ever before .

C. People eat more fat in the US than in Europe .

D. People who eat too much fat and sugar will have some health problems .

88、(1分)

The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as “Linen Cook”.

He refused to have any brown cows in the field of his farm at Cappoquin and even his horses had to be the same pure white as his clothes.

Cook was a eager vegetarian and refused to eat the flesh of any animal or to wear anything produced by an animal.

A fox which attacked (袭击) his chickens was not killed when it was caught. Instead, he gave it a talk on the evils (罪恶) of murder, then offered it a sporting chance by making it run through a line of his farm workers, who had sticks.

Cook had a long and healthy life and showed that “water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on.”

He died in 1726 when he was over eighty years old and was buried in a white linen shroud (寿衣).

1. The man the writer tells us about is a ____ .

A. person who has a strange habit B. famous person all over the world

C. healthy man D. man who lived a long life

2. From the passage we can know that ____ .

A. he wasn’t married all his life

B. he didn’t wear leather(皮的) shoes or woolen(毛的) clothes

C. he disliked the colour brown most

D. he died at the age of 80

3. “Vegetarians”are people who do not ____ .

A. buy animals B. kill animals C. eat animals D. keep animals

4. We can inferred from the passage that the fox wasn’t killed by Robert Cook, but perhaps ____ .