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        The world is not only hungry,but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you.

        31. As we all know,nearly 70  percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97  percent of this huge amount is sea water,or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent. And we cannot even use all of that,because some of it is in the form of icebergs (冰川) .32. What's worse,some of the fresh water has been polluted.

Human beings should realize how serious the problem is. 33. 至少,我们得停止浪费水了。Of course,we ought to think about various ways to reuse our water. 34. 如今在大多数大城市里,水只会被用一次。

        Then it is sent out into a sewer system (下水道)From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe used water to a purifying (净化) factory. There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again.

        But even if every large city purified and reused its water,we still would not have enough. 35.Probably we ought to make use of the sea water on the earth. We can remove the salt to get fresh water. If we take these steps,we may be in no danger of drying up.

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   It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. My friend Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play golf (高尔夫) .He walked up to the young man at the ticket counter (柜台) and said, “How much is it to get in?”

   The young man answered,“ $3. 00 for you and $ 3. 00 for any kid who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or younger. How old are they?” Bobby said ,“Sam's three and Henry's seven,so I think I should pay $ 6.000. ”

   The man at the ticket counter said , Hey,you are too honest (诚实的) . You can save yourself three dollars if you tell me that the older one is six. I don't know the difference. ” Bobby said, “Yes,that may be true,but the kids know the difference. ”

  When ethics (道德规范) are more important than ever before,make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with.

1. What did Bobby Lewis and his sons want to do?

   A. Do some shopping. B. Go fishing.

   C. Play golf. D. Go for a walk.

2. What does the underlined word “free” mean in Chinese?

   A. 有空   B. 免费   C. 清闲   D. 散漫

3. The words “the older one” in the fourth paragraph refer to (指的是) .

   A. the young man

   B. Bobby Lewis

   C. Henry

   D. Sam

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Bobby Lewis wanted to save three dollars.

   B. Bobby Lewis should pay $ 3. 00 for him and his sons to get in.

   C. The man at the ticket counter wanted Bobby Lewis to pay $ 9.

   D. Bobby wanted to set a good example for his children.

5. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. To Be Honest

   B. How to Buy Tickets for Children

   C. Playing Golf Is Interesting

   D. A Father and His Two Sons

B [2015 •丹东改编]

        In modern world,most people have at least one time-telling tool with them,such as mobile phones,MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common,willpeoplestopwearingthe 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey,most teenagers say it's unnecessary to wear a watch,they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.

       However,watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then,they want to spend money on a creative (有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it's not enough if a watch can just keep good time,so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently,a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.

       Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful,fashionable and practical (实用的) ,so watches are designed (设计) to meet the need of almost any personality (个性) . Now more and more watches can be used as compasses (指南针) , calendars and even USB drives...

       All in all,a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

() 26. According to the survey,   use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.

   A. most teenagers

   B. the old people

   C. watchmakers

() 27. Watches will get again when people reach their 20s and 30s.

   A. expensive   B. small

   C. popular

() 28. In this passage,watches can be used as different kinds of things except .

   A. compasses   B. calendars

   C. wallets

() 29. Recently,a new kind of watches uses to tell the time according to the passage.

   A. different color lights

   B. sound

   C. pictures

() 30. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.

   B. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.

   C. Many watchmakers are worried about their products.

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