57.The gifts that the writer received on his 40th birthday show that               .

A.his children don’t know him at all

B.he is in charge of the cooking at home

C.he doesn’t get along well with his children

D.his children have made wrong choices

58.What do we know about the writer’s wife?

A.She can’t cook.

B.She doesn’t like cooking.

C.She used to cook for the family.

D.She only knows how to make Welsh cakes.

59.From Paragraph 5 we learn that the writer               .

A.likes sticking his nose into other people’s business

B.doesn’t think his wife is good at cooking

C.studies very hard in order to cook well

D.enjoys cooking in the kitchen

B

India has a very vast history and heritage(遗产). The country has witnessed some of the most important events in the past and every event has an effect of its own on the culture, religion, lifestyle, and economy of the country. This is one of the leading reasons why tourists prefer India to travel and explore. Historical tours in India provide everything that a traveler expects from his/her journey. These historical tours give an opportunity to study and explore Indian history.

Historical tours of India generally consisted of four phases: ancient, medieval(中世纪的), modern India and contemporary(当代的)India. Some of the historical travel packages are:

Forts and Palaces

The rich cultural past of India is reflected in the countless(无数的)forts and palaces across the country. Most of the forts were constructed as a defense device to keep the enemy away and palaces were made on the names of the kings and queens. Some of the famous forts and palaces are: Agra Fort (Agra), Fatehpur Sikri (Agra), Hawa Mahal (Jaipur), Amber Fort (Jaipur), City Palace (Jaipur), Gwalior Fort (Gwalior), Mysore Palace (Mysore), Red Fort (Delhi), etc.w   w w .x k b 1.c o m

India Heritage Tours

The main purpose of India Heritage tours is to make Indians as well as tourists familiar with the rich Indian legacy(遗产). The heritage of the country is at least 5000 years. Some of the heritage tours are: medieval heritage, Rajput heritage, Golden Triangle, splendid Gujarat, etc.

South India Historical Tours

The Southern India is known for its diversity and there are many places, which attract tourists, not only from the country but also from all around the world. The famous tourists’ destinations(景区)in South India include Goa, Cochin, Kerala, Munnar, Periyar, Kottayam and the list goes on and on.

60.The main purpose of this passage is

A.to report some important events in the history of India

B.to introduce some tours that can explore the history of India

C.to help study the culture and history of India

D.to tell us how to explore the history of India

61.Many tourists prefer to travel to and explore because               .

A.modern India has little to study

B.Indian people have an interesting lifestyle

C.its culture is greatly influenced by its history

D.India’s history is longer than that of any other country

62.Most forts were bui lt in order to               .

A.honor the kings       B.act as a palace for queens

C.keep enemies away       D.attract tourists

63.According to the passage, Rajput heritage               .

A.is a famous fort in India

B.is one of the heritages in India

C.has a history of no more than 200 years

D.lies in South India

C

If you will be cycling, you will need to know what these traffic signs and signals mean.

A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane(道). If there is a bike lane, you are required to use it. If there is

67.When the signal light turns yellow, cyclists               .

A.can cross the road      B.should walk across the road

C.should wait       D.can enter the intersection

D

Energy goes from one plant or animal to another. A food chain shows how this energy moves. Each time an animal gets eaten, its energy is passed onto the animal that eats it. The food chain is very important because it keeps the balance of nature. If one part of the food chain disappears, it can affect all the other plants and animals. Any threat to the food chain is a threat to the environment’s biodiversity(生物多样性). The food chain helps keep animal populations in balance. However, if something happens to increase or decrease one of the links in the food chain, that balance is broken. If one animal becomes endangered, it puts all the animals above it at risk.

Some of the threats are natural, such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, floods and so on. But the biggest threats to the food chain come from you and me. These threats include overhunting, overfishing, logging, farming, development, pollution, etc. The food chain is endangered anywhere humans have had an effect on the natural environment.

A  recent study shows that the overfishing of large sharks is damaging the food chain along the U S Atlantic coast. Canadian and American scientists say sharks are being killed in great numbers for their meat and fins(鳍). Now, not enough sharks are around to eat the cownose(牛鼻)ray. The ray’s population has increased and they have eaten up the shellfish to the point where it has hurt commercial(商业的)fishing.

Many of us disturb the natural environment in our own backyards. It’s up to us to take care of the environment and try not to disrupt the natural food chain. If we don’t act responsibly, animals will start disappearing.