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　　Percy's mysterious(神秘的) disappearance upset every body a great deal. Percy is a performer in a night-club and just before he was due to appear on the stage, it was discovered that he was not in his usual place. There was certainly good cause to worry because Percy is a dangerous snake and he is over six feet long.

　　The search for Percy lasted several days and a great number of people joined in. As Percy could not possibly have gone out into the streets, he must still be hiding somewhere in the club. The searchers found that some of the boards in Percy's room had rotted and there was a gap(间隙) in the floor. It seemed likely that Percy had slipped under the floor and then crept behind a wall where there was a nice warm central heating unit.

　　The manager of the club suggested that Percy might have found some mice behind the wall and eaten them. Since then he had probably curled round the warm pipes and gone to sleep. As a snake that has had a satisfying meal can sleep for several days continuously, a determined effort had to be made to get him out. The hot water was therefore turned off immediately and the temperature in the room fell to a few degrees above zero. But Percy, who has the reputation(名誉) of being a lazy creature, made no attempt to come out. The manager then tried something else. He placed a dish full of tasty delicacies(精美食品) near the broken floor-boards. Again Percy failed to appear. With the hot water turned off, it was decided that Percy must be freezing by now, so an electric fire was put into his room to encourage him to come in and warm himself. To help him make up his mind even more quickly, cold air was blown under the floor-boards. Even these measures did not succeed, so there was only one thing left to do. The next morning, the whole wall was carefully knocked down brick by brick so as not to frighten Percy with too much noise. The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare, but, to their astonishment, the searchers found no sign of Percy anywhere.

1．Why did Percy's mysterious disappearance upset everybody a great deal?

[　　]

A．He was an actor on the stage.

B．He was a dangerous snake.

C．He was only six feet long.

D．He was a performer in a night-club.

2．People think he must still be hiding somewhere in the club because _____.

[　　]

A．he could not possibly have gone out into the street

B．he was a night-club performer

C．there was a gap in the floor

D．Percy liked to stay under the floor

3．The hot water was turned off to _____.

[　　]

A．cool the snake

B．force Percy out

C．let Percy have a reputation

D．let Percy enjoy the meal

4．Cold air was blown under the floor-boards to help Percy to make up his mind to _____.

[　　]

A．stay　　　　B．sleep

C．eat　　　　 D．come out

5．The sentence“The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare”means“_____”.

[　　]

A．everything around the hot water pipes were taken away

B．the hot water pipes were barely put down

C．the hot water pipes were broken down

D．the water in the hot water pipes was let out

答案：B;A;A;D;A
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If the world were a village of 1 000 people it would include:

·584 Asians

·124 Africans

·95 Eastern and Western Europeans

·84 Latin Americans

·55 former Soviets(including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

·52 North Americans

·6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

·165 Mandarin

·86 English

·83 Hindu/Urdu

·64 Spanish

·58 Russian

·37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65.Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipment.

This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, three of them for lack of food, one from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and ten deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1 018.

In this village of 1 000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.

The village has a total yearly budget(预算),public and private, of over $3 million, that is,$3 000 per person if it is distributed evenly of the total $3 million:

$181 000 goes to weapons and warfare

$159 000 to education

$132 000 to health care

These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.

1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

A. Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.

B.About 8.25 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

C.About 16.5 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

D.Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.

2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.Poverty.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Education.

C.Environment.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Marriage.

3.The underlined part “have access to”(in Para.4) means_____________.

A.use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.buy

C.produce　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.try

4.According to the passage, which continent has the second largest population?

A. Asia.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.America.

C.Africa.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Australia.

5.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____________.

A.a peaceful world　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.good education

C.better health care　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.a life without anxiety

 

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If the world were a village of 1 000 people it would include:

·584 Asians

·124 Africans

·95 Eastern and Western Europeans

·84 Latin Americans

·55 former Soviets(including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

·52 North Americans

·6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

·165 Mandarin

·86 English

·83 Hindu/Urdu

·64 Spanish

·58 Russian

·37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65.Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipment.

This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, three of them for lack of food, one from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and ten deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1 018.

In this village of 1 000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.

The village has a total yearly budget(预算),public and private, of over $3 million, that is,$3 000 per person if it is distributed evenly of the total $3 million:

$181 000 goes to weapons and warfare

$159 000 to education

$132 000 to health care

These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.

1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

A. Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.

B.About 8.25 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

C.About 16.5 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

D.Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.

2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.Poverty.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Education.

C.Environment.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Marriage.

3.The underlined part “have access to”(in Para.4) means_____________.

A.use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.buy

C.produce　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.try

4.According to the passage, which continent has the second largest population?

A. Asia.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.America.

C.Africa.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Australia.

5.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____________.

A.a peaceful world　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.good education

C.better health care　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.a life without anxiety

 

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　　Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring．Many like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn．But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it can be very destructive(毁灭性的)．

　　A series of such storms struck the US last month and caused very serious damage and human pain．

　　Every year, major storms cause many problems around the world．There is nothing people can do to stop these powerful forces of nature．But new techniques are helping scientists to predict(预测)how, when, and where big storms will happen．The more exact scientists' warnings are, the better people can prepare for the storms．

　　Predictions are improving．“We've gotten better over the years, especially the last few years,”says Phil Klotzback, a scientist at an American university．How is a storm formed? Even if scientists know where a storm will happen, winds can suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction．“For a hurricane to happen, conditions have to be just right,”Klotzback says．

　　First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air．As it rises, the vapor(水蒸气)cools and turns back into liquid．This process gives off heat．This produces energy like an engine that causes winds to increase．It drives the formation(形成)of a hurricane．

　　If wind speeds reach 40 miles per hour, the system is called a“tropical storm”(热带风暴), and it gets a name．At 75 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane．

　　Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast of Africa．Storms also develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world．

　　On average, 60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year．About 10 of them get names．There are usually about six hurricanes．Two tend to be very big, with winds of 115 miles per hour or higher．

　　The hurricane season lasts from June to November．Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in August, September, and October．

(1)

According to the passage, hurricanes usually ________．

[　　]

A．

form off the coast of Africa and America

B．

travel at 40 miles per hour and get its name

C．

hit parts of the world in summer and autumn

D．

cause sea winds to rise and blow over the sea

(2)

The underlined word“evaporates”(in Paragraph 5)probably means“________”．

[　　]

A．

begins to move

B．

changes into a gas

C．

becomes hot

D．

gets lost

(3)

Which of the following about the information of a hurricane is in the correct order?

a．The ocean water evaporates and goes into the air．

b．Heat creates energy and causes winds to increase．

c．The vapor cools．

d．The ocean water is warm enough．

e．The vapor changes back into liquid．

f．This course gives out heat．

[　　]

A．

a, d, e, b, c, f

B．

a, b, c, f, d, e

C．

d, a, b, c, e, f

D．

d, a, c, e, f, b

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

One out of six or seven storms get names．

B．

Every year at least 60 storms form off Africa．

C．

The speed of the biggest two hurricanes reaches 115miles per hour．

D．

About one third of the hurricanes tend to be very big．

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　　Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper．

　　Classified ads

　　FOR DIRECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800-0557 10 A.M.-4P.M．MONDAY-FRIDAY

　　FOR SALE

　　COME to moving sale－Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc, Sat, Dec．14th, 9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale, Apt．I．800-4696．

　　USED FUR COATS and JACKETS．Good condition．＄30-＄50．Call 800-0436 after 12 noon．

　　MOVING：Must sell．TV21, ＄50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, ＄15; cassette tape recorder, ＄10．Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5p.m.or weekends．

　　SHEEPSKIN COAT：man's, size 42, I year old．＄85．After 6 p.m., 800-5224．

　　LOST AND FOUND

　　FOUND：Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings．Found near Linden and South U．Steve．800-4661．

　　LOST：Gold wire rim glasses in brown case．Campus area．Reward．Call Gregg 800-2896．

　　FOUND：Set of keys on Tappan rear Hill intersection．Identify key chain．Call 800-9662．

　　FOUND：Nov．8th－A black and white puppy in Packard Jewett area．800-5770．

　　PERSONAL

　　OVERSEAS JOBS：Australia, Europe, S．America, Africa．Students all professions and occupations, ＄700 to ＄3000 monthly．Expenses paid, overtime．Sightseeing, Free information at STUDENTS' UNION．

　　THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures．If you like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting．Call 800-9310 and ask for Mike or Janet．

　　UNSURE WHAT TO DO?

　　Life-Planning Workshop, Dec, 13th－15th．Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046．

　　ROOMMATES

　　FEMALE ROOMMATE

　　WANTED：Own room near campus．Available December 1st．Rent ＄300 per month until March 1st．＄450 thereafter．Call Jill for details, 800-7839．

　　NEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in PT．near campus, ＄ 380/mo．Starting Jan．1st, Call 800-6157 after 5p.m．

　　DOMESTIC SERVICE

　　EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE：For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760．

　　HELP WANTED

　　BABYSITTER－MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evenings to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Morre, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964．

　　PERSONS WANTED for delivery work, Own transportation．Good pay．Apply 2311 E．Stadium．Office 101, after 9 a.m．

　　TELEPHONE RECEPTIONIST WANTED．NO experience necessary．Good pay．Apply 2311 E．Stadium．Office 101,after 9 a.m．

　　WAITRESS WANTED：10a.m.-2 p.m.or 10∶30 a.m.-5 p.m．Apply in person, 207 S．Main．Curtis Restaurant．

　　HELP WANTED for house cleaning 1/2 day on weekends．When－to be discussed for mutual convenience．Good wages．Sylvan Street．Call 800-2817．

(1)

Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

[　　]

A．

PERSONAL

B．

HELP WANTED

C．

DOMESTIC SERVICE

D．

ROOMMATES

(2)

A second-hand jacket will probably cost you ________．

[　　]

A．

＄60

B．

＄40

C．

＄20

D．

＄10

(3)

To have your travel notes published, you may contact ________．

[　　]

A．

Students' Union

B．

Gayle Mcore

C．

The International Center

D．

Life Planning Workshop
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     Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. 　  1  . If tourists create too much traffic, the
inhabitants become angry and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They
forget how much tourism can help the country's economy. It is important to think about the people of a
destination country and how tourism affects them. 　  2  . 　　
     Tourism should also improve the health and happiness of the local inhabitants. 　　
     Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to
work in the tourism industry. 　  3  . 　　
     On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money.
It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads and other support facilities
(设施) needed by tourist attractions. 　  4  . If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the
hotel lose money. 　　
     Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get
to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water.　   5   . If they are not used because there are
not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
A. This means other parts of the country's economy can suffer 　　
B. Tourism can bring a lot of benefits 　　
C. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants
   (the people living there) of a country 　　
D. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars
    per room to build 　　
E. All of these support facilities cost money 　　
F. Therefore, tourism plays an important part in local economy 　　
G. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists

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