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When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era，two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist（存在）According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post，the tragedy（悲剧）occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water．

More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children Two children were quickly rescued，but the third died．The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers，Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao，also died of cold and exhaustion（筋疲力尽）.The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day．A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake．When they heard the children's cries for help，they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children．But the ice kept breaking，causing most of them to fall into the icy water．

Local residents held mourning ceremonies（祭奠仪式）at the lake．

Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation，but their lives were no longer in danger．

1．The underlined word “occurred” here means“＿＿＿＿”．

A. employed

B. mixed

C. guided

D. happened

2．When the three students fell into water，the university students were ＿＿＿＿＿．

A. skating on the ice

B. taking photos at the lake

C. having a picnic

D. walking along the lake

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A.Three students died on the same day in all．

B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002．

C．The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake．

D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger．

4．It can be inferred that ＿＿＿＿．

A. people think little of the two university students' death

B. the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on

C. some students regretted for what they had done

D. heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times

5．The author wrote the passage to ＿＿＿＿．

A. warn people of the danger of skating on ice

B. call on people to learn from the brave university students

C. tell us a tragedy

D. advise university students to cherish（珍惜）their lives

No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生）and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes，the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．

Long ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．

Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laug hing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．

Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．

As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．

Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．

6．It is ＿＿＿＿since a man being operated felt all the pain．

A. a few more years

B. not long

C. few years

D. two thousand years 7．Long ago，when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．

A. could feel nothing

B. could not want anything

C. could feel all the pain

D. could do anything

8．Using the laughing gas，the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．

A. he afraid of anything

B. feel pain

C. want to go to the parties

D. be ill

9．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on，he ＿＿＿＿＿．

A. felt nothing

B. felt very comfortable（舒服的）

C . still felt pain D. would die

10. One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．

A. would laugh all the time

B. would die

C. would never feel pain

D. would be very calm

“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , at the age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't. In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with

master's degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why most of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don't always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople business executives, and entrepreneurs outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!

11. Cyndi Lauper ______.

A. had been studying in high school before she was thirty-five

B. wasn't clever because she graduated from high school too late

C. got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-five

D. didn't like studying

12. According to the passage,______.

A. high school diploma and high school degree are the same thing

B. people can't get both high school diploma and degree

C. people must get both high school diploma and degree

D. people can get both high school diploma and degree or either

13. Why do most American young people go to college?

A. Because their parents force them to go to college.

B. Because they can't get a job if they don't go to college.

C. Because the situation of the society make them go to college.

D. Because they like studying.

14. What may the wor d “outearn” mean?

A. Earning more money.

B. Earning less money.

C. Earning no money.

D. Working better.

15. Which of the following is right?

A. If you don't have a diploma, you can't earn money.

B. Those who have diplomas always earn more money than those who don't have diplomas.

C. Less diplomas always mean less money.

D. Great athletes may earn more money than other people.

Roosevelt’s active and clever mind helped him greatly through periods of his illness. As soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp collection, began to write a history of the United States and a book about John Paul Jones—a navy hero. He was also ready to try anything that might help him to get well. A member of his family tells the following: Roosevelt got a great deal of physical exercise later simply by crawling around on the floor. Although now over forty, he spent hours crawling around his library floor like a child. Then he decided to learn how to go up the stairs by himself. Day after day he would pull himself up the stairs by the power of his hands and arms. He insisted that his family and friends watch him and talk with him, to give the impression that what he was doing an everyday routine (例行的) action.

16. From this passage we know that Roosevelt ______.

A. was good at sports

B. couldn’t sit up

C. was a stamp collector

D. was once seriously ill

17. John Paul Jones was ______.

A. the man who was ready to help Roosevelt

B. the writer of the passage

C. of the membersof Roosevelt’s family

D. a hero in the navy

18. Roosevelt liked ______.

A. crawling on the floor

B. reading and writing

C. physical exercise

D.climbing stairs

19. Roosevelt had a lot of exercise in order to ______.

A. get praised by his friends and family members

B. tell his friends he was healthy

C. get well again

D. show he was active and clever

20. After a period of exercise. Roosevelt ______.

A. could walk up the stairs with the help of others

B. could crawl upstairs with his feet

C. could get upstairs without anybody to help him

D. could stand up and walk for a while

Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.

When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until be felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.

21. Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.

A. in a minute

B. at the foot of a big mountain

C. in his own backyard

D. in a garage

22. A diamond dealer is a person _______,

A. in the diamond business

B. who stores diamonds

C. who cuts diamonds

D. who sells diamonds

23. When the diamond was resold, _______.

A. the dealer lost a lot of money

B. Joker made some more money

C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars

D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars

24. The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might

be worth _______.

A. $300,000

B. $500, 000

C. $300, 000,000

D. $800, 000, 000

25. Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.

A. one and a half years

B. more than half a year

C. over eighteen months

D. more than nineteen months

The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweller’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.

26. A good title for this passage is________.

A. A Clever Assistant

B. Buying a Birthday Present

C. How to Choose a Necklace

D. A Brave Young Man

27. The word “overspending” in this passage means__________.

A. spending too much money

B. spending too much time

C. spending more time than he planned

D. spending too much time and too much money

28. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_______.

A. turned pale

B. turned red

C. turned yellow

D. turned black

29. James and Laura reached the shop at

A. 4:30

B.5:00

C.5:30

D.6:00

30. James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.

A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things

B. the necklace was good

C. Laura liked the necklace

D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful

The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with

water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.

The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.

The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread lo the rest of the world.

For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.

31. Who discovered how to make paper?

A. The Chinese.

B. The Pacific Islanders.

C. The Mayan Indians. C. All of the above.

32. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?

A. About 1 ,800 years ago.

B. About 1, 900 years ago.

C. About 2, 000 years ago.

D. About 2, 100 years ago.

33. Which of the following is the most important thing that has made it possible for paper making industry to develop so quickly in the last few centuries?

A. New discoveries.

B. New inventions.

C. Hardwork.

D. Science.

34. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?

A. Through wars,

B. Through the Muslims.

C. Through the Mayan Indians.

D. Through the Pacific Islanders.

35. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. The Invention of Paper.

B. The History of Papermaking.

C. Different Ways of Making Paper.

D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.

Before the print was brought to England in 1476, everything was written by hand. The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church. Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄写员)。

The work of scribes was not easy. Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King. the church and traders. Most of the writing was in Latin(拉丁) ,but some of it was in the English of the day. And no one was quite sure how some English words should be spelled.

One problem was that several letters were written with short vertical strok（竖笔）that all looked like each other. Among them were the letters , i, u, v, m and n, Thus .five straight lines in a row might stand for uni nui uvi or mii.

As a result .reading was sometimes difficult, especially when the writing was done in a hurry.

The scribes solved(解决)the problem in part, by changing the letter u to o when it came before m. n or v. This is how sum and cum came lo be written as some and come.

At some point, too, the scribes seemed to have decided that no English word should be ended by u or v. Thus, in time an e was added to such words as live, have, due and true. It was added, but not pronounced.

36. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Everything has been written by hand in English since 1476.

B. More than 500 years ago no people made a living by writing for other people.

C. The church set up schools to train scribes before 1476.

D. Scribes in England worked only for kings and traders.

37. Which of the following is false?

A. Often the scribes had to work with great speed.

B. The spelling of some English words was changed.

D. Some scribes of the day were quite sure about the spelling of many English words.

38. Sometimes people couldn’t read easily_____________.

A. because there were too many u’s and v’s in sonic English words

B. because most of the writing was in Latin

C. when the writing was in English

D. When tile writing was done hurriedly

39. The scribes changed u before m to o because

A. the change helped them write faster

B. the change made reading easier

C. um and om had the same pronunciation

D. om was the right order

40. It is believed that some scribes thought

A. it important to add an e to every English word

B. the letter e at the end of any word shouldn't be pronounced

C. it natural to change the spelling of sonic Latin words

D. an English word should be ended neither by n nor by v

Man's First real inventions, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and machine in the world depend on it.

The wheel is the simplest yet but perhaps the most remarkable (值得注意的) of all inventions. Because there are no wheels in nature—no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel?

Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass (尸体) of a heavy animal through the forest on log more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.

It must have taken a great prehistoric (史前的) thinker to imagine two thin slices (薄片) of log connected at their centers by a strong stick, this would roll along just as the logs did and axle came into being, and with them the first carts.

41. The wheel is important because _______.

it was man’s first real invention

B. all transportation depends on it

C. every machine depends on it

D. both B and C

42. The wheel is called _______.

A. simple

B. complicated

C. strange

D. unusual

43. It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel because ______.

it led to many other inventions

man had no use for it then

C. there were no wheels in nature

D. all of the above

44. The wheel was probably invented by _______.

A. a group of early hunters

B. the first men on earth

a great prehistoric thinker

D. the man who made the first cart

45. This selection says that the first wheel may have been a ______.

A. ground piece of stone

B. heavy log

C. piece of mental

D. slice of log

In 1865 the famous French author Jules V erne wrote two books. One was entitled From the Earth to The Moon and the other was entitled Around The Moon. In these books Jules Verne described man landing on the moon. In 1969 man actually did land on the moon. Many of the details of the real moon landing had been described with amazing accuracy in Jules Verne’s books. For example, Jules Verne’s spaceship had an initial of 36,000 feet per second. Apollo 11’s initial speed was 35,533 feet per second. Last, Jules Verne’s spaceship took 87 hours, 13 minutes, and 20 seconds to reach the moon. Apollo 11 took 103 hours and 3 minutes. The door of Apollo 11 opened at exactly 10:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, and a man stepped out onto the surface of the moon. Jules Verne had predicted it with great accuracy over hundred and four years earlier.

46. What Verne described in “From the Earth to the Moon” is similar to the 1969 Apollo 11 landing on the moon in _______ ways.

A. three

B. four

C. two

D. five

47. The underlined word “entitled” refers to ________.

A. made

B. created

C. named

D. given a right

If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about banks on page 49:

ANZ Banking Group

Cnr. Greek & Queen Sts------------------------------------------228 3228

Bank of New Zealand

410 Queen Street--------------------------------------------- ----221 0411

Bank of Queensland

229 Elizabeth Street----------------------------------------------229 3122

Commonwealth Banking Group

240 Queen Street-------------------------------------------------237 3111

National Australia Bank Ltd

225 Adelaide Street-----------------------------------------------221 6422

Westpac Banking Corp

260 Queen Street-------------------------------------------------227 2666

Banking hours are Mon.-Thu. 9:30 am to 4pm. Fri. 9:30 am to 5 pm. All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays.

Australia has a decimal currency（十进币制）with 100 cents to the dollar.

Notes available are $100, $50, $20, $10, $5

Gold Coins are $2 & $1

Silver coins are: 50, 20, 10 & 5 cent

Copper coins are: 2 & 1 cent

48. You can find ANZ Banking Group on _______.

A. Queen Street

B. Elizabeth Street

C. the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street

D. the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street

49. _____ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.

Greek Street B. Elizabeth Street

C. Queen Street

D. Adelaide Street

50. On Saturdays, you can go to _____ to put your money in or take your money out.

A. ANZ Banking Group

B. Bank of Queensland

C. National Australia Bank Ltd

D. no bank

51. In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on ______.

A. public holidays

B. Sundays

C. Saturdays

D. Fridays

Who is there among us who hasn’t dreamed of having his or her own small (maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own planes --- arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.

Well, in fact it isn’t quite as simple as th at. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn’t think of a free day, not to mention f lying off for a month’s vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting.

But this negative picture doesn’t destroy the beautiful hopes. T he possibility of getting something wonderful in return --- both material and mental --- continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.

52. From the first paragraph, we know that everybody hopes _____.

A. to rule others

B. to be his or her own boss

C. to get a time work

D. to be free from work

53. Most new business owners have to _______.

A. work more than 10 hours a day

B. devote himself to accounting

C. fly to some places in the world

D. have a day off in a week

54. The expression “negative picture” most probably means “_____________”.

A. a terrible experience

B. a poor picture

C. limited freedom

D. unpleasant situations

55. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because _____.

A. people love beautiful things by nature

B. people have a strong desire to seek personal gains

C. small businesses make big money each year in the US

D. small businesses have advantages over big companies

Giving backing

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. “No one would have known,” said Wobum’s instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t difficult decision: “The prize wasn’t ours to take.”

Coin Stars

“College students are lazy, but they also want to help,” says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40, 000 for charities(慈善机构), which were decided upon by students. Never Forgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

56. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

A. Took photos of Doran

B. Had meeting with Doran

C. Returned the prize to the organizer

D. Apologized to Wobum High school

57. Greg Rota’s decision shows that he was ______.

A. honest

B. polite

C. careful

D. friendly

58. The underlined word “change” in the second paragraph means _______.

A. Idea

B. Decision

C. Cups

D. Coins

59 What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

60. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because __________.

A. the school asked for it

B. He had no need for that much money

C. the school had helped him in the past

D. He wanted to be remembered by the students

New York, September 15. During a heavy rainfall last night a bus carrying 42 passengers slipped off the road on Highway 28, killing 36 of the passengers and the driver.

A spokesman for the Highway Patrol (巡逻队) which arrived at the scene shortly after 11:30 p. m. estimated (估计) that the accident had happened about half an hour before. The injured and the dead were sent to the nearest town of Valley View.

At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane (三条行车线) highway with many curves (弯道). Cause of the accident has not been fully found out.

61．In consideration of what caused the accident, one should pay attention to ________.

A．the careless driver

B．the nearest town of Valley View

C．Highway 28

D．the road with many curves

62．It was very likely that the accident happened ________.

A．after 11: 30 p. m.

B．in the city of New York

C．at or about 11: 00 p. m.

D．in the town of Valley View

The United States is a large country. From the East Coast to the West Coast it is about 3, 000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast and the Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast. Canada is the country to the north of the United States and Mexico is the country to the south. There are many rivers in the United States. The most important ones are the Mississippi River and the Missouri River in the central part of the country, and the Colorado and Columbia River in west. There are 50 states in the United States today.

The American people are of almost every race in the world. This is because of immigrations from abroad throughout American history. The population is now over two hundred million. English is the common language. The largest city in the United States is New York. It is on New York Bay and at the mouth of the Hudson River.

64. It is about 3, 000 miles wide _________.

A. from Canada to Mexico

B. from the East Coast to the West Coast

C. from the Atlantic Ocean to the East Coast

D. from the Pacific Ocean to Canada

65. “The American people are of almost every race in the world,” means ________.

A. the American people include nearly all the races of the world

B. there are several main races in the United States

C. the American people are made up of the white and the black people

D. the American people consist of only one race

66. What do you know about New York?

A. It is the capital of the United States.

B. It is in the central part of the country.

C. It is the largest city in the United States.

D. It is at the mouth of the Missouri River.

67. New York is ________.

A. in the central part of the U. S.

B. on the West Coast

C. at the mouth of the Mississippi River

D. at the mouth of the Hudson River

68. Which of the following pictures shows the right positions of Canada and Mexico?

(C== Canada M —Mexico)

In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after

11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a shout apology. It he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

69．A call at midnight would mean_________.

A. the matter is less important

B. the matter is too difficult to handle

C. the matter requires immediate attention

D. it is a matter of life and death

70．According to the passage, time plays a very important part in_______.

A. everyday life

B. private life

C. getting along with others

D. business

71．In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent________.

A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures

B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures

C. three or four days before the party date in the USA

D. at your chosen time

Keys: DCB

Napoleon agreed to plans for a tunnel (隧道) under the English Channel in 1802. The British began digging one in 1880. Neither tunnel was completed. Europe has had to wait until the end of the 20th century for the Channel Tunnel. After nearly two centuries of dreaming, the island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, when the two land masses moved apart.

On May 6, 1994, Britain's Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ and France's President Mitterrand carried out the official opening. The Queen was accompanied (陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train. The following day saw celebrations taking place in Folkestone and Calais. Regular public services did not start until the latter part of 1994.

72．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ________ at the opening.

A．took her car Rolls-Royce through the tunnel

B．took her car which was placed on her train through the tunnel

C．took her train through the tunnel

D．took Mitterrand's train through the tunnel

73．The island of Great Britain is ________.

A．connected to France all the time

B．separated from France with a tunnel

C．separated from France all the time

D．joined to France with the tunnel

74．Which of the following is right?

A．Napoleon made plans for the tunnel.

B．The public could pass through the tunnel by train after May 6, 1994.

C．The tunnel was built for two centuries.

D．The tunnel will do great good to Britain and France.

75．Before 1994, one could go to Britain from France ________. A．only by ship B．by ship or plane C．by car or train D．by ship, car or train

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Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called“cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of“rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. y red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around.

76．Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A．Women are more careful.

B．There are few color-blind women.

C．Women are fonder of driving than men.

D．Women are weaker but quicker in thinking

77. This passage is mainly about ________.

A．color and its surprising effects

B．women being luckier than men

C．danger caused by color blindness

D．color blindness

78．According to the passage, with the help of the“cones”，we can ________.

A．tell orange from yellow

B．see in weak light

C．kill mosquitoes

D．tell different shapes

79．We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a ________.

A．red light B．yellow light C．blue light D．green light

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Fortunately, .some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours and had her children deliver it and visit. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediatel y surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”

Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.

80 Now in an American family, people can find that ____.

A. children never live with their parents

B. not all working people live with their parents

C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren

D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

81 The reason why old people are left alone may be that ____.

A. the old don’t like to live in a big family

B. the young can’t get enough money to support the old

C. different generations have different lifestyles

D. the old are too weak to live with the young

82 The fact that the reporter told us shows that ___.

A. old people in America lead a hard life

B. old people in America enjoy banana bread

C. she had no time to take care of her children

D. old people are easy to get along with

83 Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ____.

A. they had never seen a baby before

B. the baby was clever and beautiful

C.the baby brought them the image of life

D. the baby’s mother would take care of them

84 Why do children not get attention from their parents?

A. Because they often make trouble and make their parents disappointed.

B. Because their parents are too busy to take care of them.

C. Because their parents have to take care of their grandparents.

D. Because their parents have been out of work for a long time.

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