44.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.howtheagenttriedtohelpthewriterfindaflat

B.whythewriterwassatisfiedwiththeagent’sservice

C.howdifficultitwastofindanewflat

D.youcandependontheestateagentsforaniceflat

B

FromMondayuntilFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudying,butintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreetorelaxandenjoythemselves.SomewatchTVorgotothemovies;otherstakepartinsports.Itdependsonindividualinterest.Therearemanydifferentwaystospendoursparetime.

Almosteveryonehassomekindofhobby.Itmaybeanythingfromcollectingstampstomakingmodelairplanes.Somehobbiesareveryexpensive,butothersdon’tcostanythingatall.Somecollectionsareworthalotofmoney;othersarevaluableonlytotheirowners.

Iknowamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveralthousanddollars.Ashorttimeagoheboughtararefifty-centpieceworth$250!Hewasveryhappyabouthispurchase(buying)andthoughtthepricewasreasonable.Ontheotherhand,myyoungestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.However,tomybrothertheyareextremelyvaluable.Nothingmakeshimhappierthantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.

That’swhatahobbymeans,Iguess.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforthefunofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportant,butthepleasureitgivesusis.

45.Theword“individual”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.different B.strange C.secret D.one’sown

46.Accordingtothepassage,mostpeoplearefromMondayuntilFriday.

A.freetorelaxandenjoythemselves B.busyworkingorstudying

C.freetotakepartinsportsgames D.busywatchingTVandgoingtothecinema

47.Somethingthatoneenjoysdoinginone’ssparetimeisa.

A.job B.pleasure C.hobby D.contribution

48.Inthewriter’sopinion,.

A.allhobbiesareveryexpensive B.somehobbiesdon’tcostanything

C.hobbiesareworthless D.hobbiesarevaluabletoeverybody

C

Howmanycoinshaveyougotinyourpocketrightnow?Three?Two?orOne?

Withaphonecardyoucanmakeupto200callswithoutanychangeatall.

1.Whatdoyoudowithit?

Gotoatelephoneboxmarked“Phonecard”.Putinyourcardtostart,makeyourcallandwhenyouhavefinished,ascreentellsyouhowmuchisleftonyourcard.

Itcostsnoextraforthecards,andthecallscost10pperunit,thesameasanyotherpay-phonecall.

Youcanbuytheminunitsof10,20,40,100or200.

2.Nowappearinginashopnearyou

Neareachphonecardplaceyouwillfindashopwhereyoucanbuyone.They’reatbus,trainandcitytubestations.

Atmanyuniversities,hospitalsandclubs,restaurantsandgasstationsonthehighwayandshoppingcenters.

Atairportsandseaports.

3.Nomorebrokenpayphones

Mostbrokenpayphonesarelikethatbecausethey’vebeendamaged.Therearenocoinsinacardphonetoexcitethieves’interestinit.Soyou’renotprobablytofindabrokenone.

Getaphonecardyourselfandtryitout.Orgetabiggerwallet.

49.Thepassageismostprobably.

A.awarning  B.anotice

C.anadvertisement D.anannouncement

50.Therearethreesectionsinthepassage.Whichonedoyouthinkisaboutwhyphonecardsaregood?

A.Section1B.Section2. C.Section3. D.none.

51.Whichstatementofthefollowingisrightbyinference(推断)?

A.Usingaphonecardwillcostyoulessmoneythanpayphonecall.

B.Phonecardsareeasiertocarry.

C.Ifathiefstealsyourphonecard,hecan’tuseitanymore.

D.Whenyoufinishyourcall,takeoutyourcardfirstandthenyouwillseehowmanycallsyoucanstillmake.

D

Inthe19thcentury,AmericansfromtheeasternstatesmovedoutwesttosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.Themostdifficultpartoftheirtripwascrossing“theGreatAmericanDesert”inthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesbyhorseandwagon.

Thewesterndesertcanbeverydangerous.Thereislittlewaterandtherearefewtrees.Butthedesertalsohassceneryofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonerisesharplyfromtheflat,sandyvalleyfloor.ThescenehasbeenphotographedmanytimesandappearsinmoviesandonTV.

InArizona,man-madedamsacrosstheColoradoRiverhavemadetwolargelakesinthemiddleofthedrydesertcountry.AtLakePowell,theredstonearchofRainbowBridgeriseshighabovethebluelake.

Therearefewroads.ManyareasofLakePowell’sshorecanonlybereachedbyboatoronfoot.ButhikersinthisemptydesertlandsometimesfindveryoldnativeAmericanpictures,paintedontherocks.

InDeathValley,California,thesummertemperaturerisesto130°F—165°F.Thereislessthaninchesofraineachyear.DeathValleyisthelowestplaceinAmerica---925metresbelowsealevel.Inthe1800s,manytravelersdiedwhentheytriedtocrossthiswaterlessvalleyintheterribleheat.

Althoughthedesertisdryandseemsempty,thereisplentyoflifeifyoulookclosely.Snakesandratshavelearnedhowtoliveinthedesertheat.Theyliveundergroundandcomeoutatnight,whenitiscool.Plantssuchascactineedverylittlewater.Whenitdoesraininthedesert(sometimesonlyonceortwiceayear),plantsgrowquickly,andflowersopeninasingleday.Forashorttime,thedesertiscoveredwithbrilliant(verybright)colours.

52.Inthe19thcentury,Americansmovedfromeasttowestbecausethey.

A.enjoyedthetrip B.wantedtomaketheirhomethere

C.wantedtofindnewgrasslandthere D.hadnowatertodrink

53.Fromthispassage.wecanconcludethat.

A.thewesterndesertisagoodplaceforpeopletolivein

B.thereislittlewaterbuttherearemanytreesinthedesert

C.thedesertisdangerousbutitisfullofbeauty

D.tillnow,peopleknowlittleaboutthedesert

54.Inthe1800s,manytravelersdiedinDeathValleybecauseof.

A.illness  B.hightemperature

C.coldweather  D.poisonouswater

55.Inthedesert,animalswilldie.

A.iftheymoveabout B.iftheycan’tmakeholesunderground

C.iftheycomeoutatnight D.iftheydrinkmuchwater

E

ThomasLagosgraduatedfromWittenburgUniversityinOhioinonlyoneyear.Hisfather,aGreekimmigrant(移民),said,“WhateverTommydo,he’llliketodofast.”

ThomasstudiedatShoweeHighSchool.Hetaughthimselftoread750wordsaminute.Whilehewasinhighschool,hetook ofthe36credits(学分)heneededtograduatefromuniversity.Hetookanother12creditsattheuniversitysimplytakingexaminationswithoutattendingthecourses.Theremainingcreditshetookbytheoldfashionedmethodofattendingclasses.

Hestudiedverywell,sohegraduatedwiththegreatesthonours.Nowattheageofnineteen,hehasenteredthegraduateschoolofMichiganUniversity.Heisstudyinglaw.

56.ThomasLagosis.

A.aGreek  B.anAmericaninGreece

C.animmigrant  D.anAmerican

57.Thomas’sfather.

A.speaksEnglishpoorly B.speaksEnglishperfectly

C.doesnotspeakEnglish D.isanEnglishman

58.ThenumberofcreditsThomastookbyattendinguniversitycourseswas.

A.36 B.  C.  D.12

59.ThomasenteredWittenburgUniversity.

A.attheageof19  B.inoneyear

C.withthegreatesthonours D.attheageof18

60.Thomas’scourse.

A.canhardlybetakeninanordinaryway B.isunworthy

C.isgoodforboystudentstotake D.shouldbewidelytaken

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项.

----Canyouhelpme?

-----Sure,what’stheproblem?

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-----Well,howaboutSanFrancisco?Wewenttherelastyearandhadagreattime.

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-----Well,thereisGoldenGateBridgeofcourse,andGoldenGatePark.It’sareallybigpark.YoucangoforlongwalksortakearestintheJapaneseTeaGarden.It’sbeautifulthere.

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-----ThereisalsoaplacecalledFisherman’sWharf.That’sreallypopularwithtourists.Therearelotsofshops,cafesandrestaurants.AndfromthereyoucangoonaboattriptoAlcatraz.Youknow,it’sasmallbutverybeautifulisland.