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17．From my earlier memory of Mother it somehow seemed quite natural to think of her as different，nor of everyday things as Father was．In those days he was a young-looking man．He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories．Mother was older than he was．She must have been a woman of nearly forty，but she seemed even older．She changed little for a long time，showing no indication of growing old at all until，towards the end of her life，she suddenly became an old lady．
I was always inquisitive about Mother's age．She never had birthdays like other people，nor did anyone else in our family．No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house．To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties，I would repeat my mother's words that such celebrations were only foolish．
"Nothing but deception，"she would say．"As though life can be marked by birthdays．It's deeds，not years，that matter．"
Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays，I once could not help asking Mother when she was born．
"I was born．I'm alive as you can see，so what more do you want to know？"she replied，so sharply that I never asked her about her age again．
In so many other ways Mother was different．Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring hoses took pride in their housewifely abilities，their new furniture，the neat appearance of their homes，Mother regarded all those things as of little importance．Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out．
8．How did Father impress the author？D
A．He liked writing stories．
B．He loved making friends．
C．He was a very young man．
D．He was popular with children．
9．Before the end of her life，MotherC．
A．looked quite young
B．looked like an old lady
C．looked younger than she was
C．looked like a forty-year-old woman
10．What does the word"inquisitive"in Paragraph 2probably mean？B
A．Certain
B．Curious．
C．Cautious．
D．Confident．
11．What do we learn about Mother？D
A．She was lazy．
B．She was strict．
C．She was proud．
D．She was special．

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15．（61）The history of computer began in 1642in France．It（62）was built（build） only as a calculating machine first，and later as an analytical machine that could think（63）logically（logic） and produce an answer quicker（64）thanany person．Still later，the"universal machine"is built to solve mathematical problems，（65）whichmade the computer huge．As the years have gone （66）by，the computer has been made smaller，quicker and（67）cleverer（clever）．Later，computers were connected by network and brought（68）intocommon people's homes to deal with information and help communication（69）betweenpeople around the world．Since （70）itsbirth，the computer has always been designed to serve the human race．

14．Now is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers，as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales．With the same amount of money，you can find different kinds of goods in this city．Women，young and old，rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise at this time of
year．Lovers will surely have an exciting Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations at the Time
Square or in the western styled bars．Spending your holiday in Hong Kong will be easy too，as several packing tours are available from CZL Travel Service，with four-day tours for less than 15，000yuan．
Tour Package 1（3，200yuan）：a 4-day-tour including three nights'accommodation（住宿），science helicopter flight，night ferry tour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus to the park to view the city at night．
Tour package 2 （1，880yuan）：a 4-day-shopping tour including three nights accommodation，tour to Golden Beach and the Vexwork Museum，shuttle bus to the Peak and shopping opportunities．
Tour package 3 （1，480yuan ）：a 4-day-DIY-tour including three nights accommodation in a four-star hotel and total freedom to do what you want，when you went．
32．This advertisement isgiven byC．
A．a shopping
B．a hotel
C．a Travel Service Company
D．a tour guide
33．According to the text，if you want to visit the Victoria Harbor at night with the tour guide，you can choose your packageA．
A.1
B.3
C.2
D.1&2
34．If you are a shopping lover and you want to go to the Golden Beach，you'd better choose Tour packageB．
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.1&3
35．This advertisement probably was shownD．
A．on New Year's Day
B．between New Year's Day and Christmas
C．at Christmas
D．before Christmas and New Year's Day．

13．Millions of years ago there were many types of dinosaurs on earth．Most dinosaurs were
plant eaters．The Apatosaurus，for example，had a long thin neck so that it could eat leaves from trees．Other dinosaurs were meat eaters．The Tyrannosaurus Rex killed smaller dinosaurs for food．
Dinosaurs were real animals that once lived on the earth，but they died out about 65million years ago．The disappearance of the dinosaurs is in some way a puzzle．Some scientists think that the climate changed suddenly．Fossils of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that the level of the sea dropped as well．This means that it got suddenly much colder．Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow to change with the climate．
A new idea is that a meteor crashed into the earth．Scientists discovered a place in Mexico where they think the meteor crashed．They think that there was a lot of dust from the meteor．The dust landed on the plants．Also the dust blocked the sun's light for as long as five year．Many animals，including dinosaurs，were plant eaters，and perhaps the dust killed them．This means there was nothing left for meat eating dinosaurs to eat，and so they died out．But，as many animals from that time didn't die，we are not sure what really happened．
28．Dinosaur probably meansA．
A．恐龙
B．化石
C．大象
D．长颈鹿
29．What is the subject discussed in the text？C
A．Dinosaurs，the real animals living millions of years ago．
B．The two types of dinosaurs．
C．The probable reasons for dinosaurs'disappearance．
D．A meteor crashed into the earth．
30．What are the two possible explanations to the dinosaurs'disappearance？B
A．Temperature dropping and sea level dropping．
B．Climate changing and meteors crashing．
C．The dropping of temperature and sea level．
D．Climate changing and the dust blocking the sun．
31．What is the real cause of the disappearance of dinosaurs？D
A．A meteor's crashing．
B．The dust blocking the sun．
C．The plant eating dinosaurs'death．
D．It is still unknown．

12．He paid the boy 10for washing ten windows，most of _______ hadn't been cleaned for at least a year．（　　）

11．I bought two film tickets yesterday，_____ I paid 40dollars．（　　）

10．Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages．One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to．Sometimes，your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with．
The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first．You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are．This way doesn't criticize （批评） his behavior； it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels．Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well，but that you do your best to keep it down．Often this will solve the problem right away，but sometimes the neighbor may become angry．
If your neighbor becomes angry with you，there are some more steps you can take．You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee．Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter．They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line．Some noise is considered to be reasonable，even if it bothers you．So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs （耳塞）．
Even if your neighbor makes too much noise，you don't have to live your life in discomfort．It's always a good idea to be friendly with your neighbors．You may clean the rubbish in front of his door．He's sure to appreciate behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level．
56．What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor？D
A．To buy a good pair of earplugs．
B．To offer suggestions to the neighbor．
C．To ask the neighborhood committee for help．
D．To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is．
57．The underlined word"reasonable"in the third paragraph probably means"C"．
A．terrible
B．loud
C．proper
D．unpleasant
58．What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee？B
A．How to punish your noisy neighbor．
B．Where and when the noise appears．
C．How to make the noise less in the neighborhood．
D．What problems the noise causes to your life．
59．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？B
A．You should control your noise as well．
B．You can live comfortably even if there is noise．
C．Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think．
D．You should build good relationship with your neighbor．
60．The author wrote this passage to tell usD．
A．why we should get on well with neighbors
B．how to relax ourselves in a modern society
C．how to become known among neighbors
D．what we should do with our noisy neighbor．

9．Skin-diving（潜泳） is a new sport today．This sport takes you into a wonderful new world．It is like a visit to the moon．When you are under water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy．
Here，under water，everything is blue and green．During the day，there is plenty of light．When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands．
When you have tanks （罐） of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful when you dive in deep water．
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．Besides，there are more uses for skin-diving．You can clean ships without taking them out of water．You can get many things from the deep sea．
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting．
51．Skin-diving is a new sport．It can take you toD．
A．the moon
B．a new world of land
C．the mountains
D．deep water
52．In deep waterD．
A．there is plenty of light
B．there is no light at all
C．you can find a lot of blue fish
D．everything looks blue and green
53．You can climb big rocks under water easily becauseC．
A．you are very heavy
B．you are as heavy as on the land
C．you are not as heavy as on the land
D．you have no weight at all
54．With tanks of air on your back，you canB．
A．catch fish very easily
B．stay under water for a long time
C．climb big rocks
D．have more fun
55．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Skin-diving is a new sport．
B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon．
C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun．
D．Skin-diving is not only interesting but useful．

8．John is smart，polite，and hardworking．___，I think he is one of the best students in our class．（　　）

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