What do literary greats Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns have in common? They both lived and wrote in Edinburgh, along with many other big names in the field of literature. This fact helped UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) award the city the title of world's first City of Literature on October 14.

Edinburgh left a lasting impression on Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Although he was born there he went to school in England but returned home for medical school. After graduating he moved to London and began writing his Sherlock Holmes stories. His inspiration for the character came from one of his professors at university. Holmes' methods were so clever that they actually furthered the advance of the study of criminology (犯罪学).

Robert Burns (1759-1796) is still regarded as Scotland's national poet, more than 200 years after his death. He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday. One of his songs, "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" ranks among the finest love songs ever written and "Auld Lang Syne" (友谊地久天长) is sung all around the world.

As one of the first literate societies in Europe, the Scottish Parliament passed the world's first compulsory (义务) education law in 1496. By the 1790s, almost all Scots could read. Visitors to Scotland often observed that even the lowest members of society had copies of Burns' poems and other books.

Edinburgh was awarded the title of world's first City of Literature because _____.

       A.the first award ceremony of literature was held there

       B.many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns were born there

       C.it left a deep impression on many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

       D. many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns often wrote about it

Arthur Conan Doyle was remembered mainly for his _____.

       A.detective stories   B.love poems and songs  

       C.contribution to the study of criminology       D. clever writing skill

In honour of Robert Burns, _____.

       A."My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" and "Auld Lang Syne" are sung all around the world

       B.his works are translated into many languages every year

       C.a celebration is held more than 200 years after his death

       D. a celebration is held every year on his birthday

In the last paragraph, the writer mainly discussed _____.

       A.the impression of visitors to Scotland

       B.how Burn’s poems are popular in Scotland

       C.the possible history reasons for many literary greats in Scotland

       D. how the world’s first compulsory education law was made

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

A.grown in France    B.sold everywhere    C.very big           D.quite sweet

2.Cold winter weather is good for________.

A.the growth of apple trees                 B.producing large apples

C.improving the taste of apples              D.the increase of water in apples

3.China, France and the United States are considered to_______.

A.be small producers of apples

B.be large producers of applesauce

C.have the longest history in apple production

D.have the coldest winter among apple production

4.The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A.improved         B.increased         C.produced         D.sold

 

The economy of the United States after 1952 was the economy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despite occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them.

Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid 1920’s. As farmer’s share of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the opposite-depression.

72. What is the best title of the passage?

A) The Agricultural Trends of 1950’s

B) The Unemployment Rate of 1950’s

C) U.S. Economy in the 50’s

D) The Federal Budget of 1952

73. In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.

A) nearby explosion

B) thunderous noise

C) general public support

D) rapid economic growth

74. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?

A) Economists

B) Framers

C) Politicians

D) Steelworkers

75. The passage states that income available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it?

A) 60%

B) 50%

C) 33%

D) 90%

 

 

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Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, __31_ biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic __32__ (discuss) by people.

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two __33__ (kill). And to date, doctors have not found __34_ effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology __35__ (apply) , not only these two diseases can be cured completely, __36__ (bring)  happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spent on curing their diseases can be saved, so __37__ benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged.

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial(皇室) family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, __38__ is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases, __39__ gene technology can solve this problem __40__ (perfect). The scientist just needs to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

 

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