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7．A．Watching movies is inexpensive entertainment．
B．Going to movie is his hobby．
C．The movie is his favorite．
D．He will go to see the movie again．

6．A．He wonders why they can't go for a walk in the park．
B．He doesn't want to go for a walk in the park．
C．He won't go out with the woman．
D．He thinks it's a good idea．

5．A．He thought it was a success．
B．He didn't think it was successful．
C．He enjoyed it very much．
D．He thought it was well worth seeing．

4．A．Boss and secretary．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Customer and waitress．
D．Doctor and patient．

3．A．The man's job．
B．The woman's health．
C．A class they are talking about．
D．A new medicine for headaches．

2．A．In a park．
B．In a museum．
C．In a zoo．
D．In a pet store．

1．Would it surprise you to learn that，like animals，trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation？
UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined．Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest，Simard shows just how wrong he was．In fact，the opposite is true：trees survive through their co-operation and support，passing around necessary nutrition"depending on who needs it"．
Nitrogen（氮） and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi（真菌）networks，making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy．This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons（神经元）in our brains，and when one tree is destroyed，it affects all．
Simard talks about"mother trees"，usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend．She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation，transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow．When humans cut down"mother trees"with no awareness of these highly complex"tree societies"or the networks on which they feed，we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest．
"We didn't take any notice of it．"Simard says sadly．"Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying，but we never give them a chance．"If we could put across the message to the forestry industry，we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future．
9．What would be the best title for the passage？C
A．Old Trees Communicate Like Humans
B．Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection
C．Trees Are More Complex Than You Think
D．Trees Contribute To Our Society
10．In Simard's opinion，treesA．
A．depend on each other
B．protect their own wealth
C．compete for survival
D．provide support for dying trees
11．We can learn from the passage thatD
A．"mother trees"are usually of no use to other trees．
B．Charles Darwin had the same thought as Simard．
C．people know much about the complex"tree societies"．
D．if"mother trees"are cut down，the survival for the entire forest will be affected．
12．The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers toB．
A．how trees grow old
B．how"tree societies"work
C．how forestry industry develops
D．how young trees survive．

20．Sunnyside School Bookshop  Sunnyside Secondary School
A Warm Welcome To All Secondary Pupils!Congratulations on getting into Singapore's premier school．To do well in English，you must have a good English dictionary．May we recommend that you buy any of these two，which have been specially selected by the English teachers in the school．Select the one that fits your needs!
Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary
The most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary for intermediate （中级的） learners of English．
◆Over 50，000references，including new words created over the past ten years．
◆20full-page colour illustrations．
◆Grammar and spelling rules simply and completely explained．
◆Lots of examples of how to use words in the correct context．
◆l0-page appendix （附录） on"How To Write More Effectively"．
Active Learners'English Dictionary
A most useful dictionary which not only helps you to learn new words but also shows you different ways of using them in your writing．Particularly useful for foreign students and non-native speakers of English!
◆Over 48，000references with explanations focusing on a speaker's attitude and intentions．
◆Each definition together with tips on how to use the word or its synonyms （同义词） in the correct context．
◆Right margin （页边空白） gives a list of synonyms．
◆Left margin gives information on grammar and spelling．
◆Clear pronunciation guide．
5．The purpose of the notice is toD．
A．educate the pupils
B．welcome new pupils
C．advertise the bookshop
D．make sales
6．Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is better than Active Learners'English Dictionary in that it hasA．
A．more word entries
B．grammar tips
C．spelling tips
D．pronunciation tips
7．Both dictionaries haveA．
A．tips on spelling and grammar
B．tips on pronunciation
C．tips on writing
D．colour illustrations
8．Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is forC．
A．very young learners
B．foreign students
C．relatively fluent speakers of English
D．non-native speakers of English．

19．To the untrained eye it might seem like just a bit of a monkey trick．But when Milly the mandrill （山魈，西非洲产的大狒狒） covers her face with her hand she is actually sending a serious message to her fellows："Leave me alone!"
Experts believe the 15-year-old mandrill invented the gesture to warn other monkeys at Colchester Zoo to give her some space．And，surprisingly，the signal has been picked by other members of the group，who use it when they too require solitude．
Biologist Mark Laidre believes the behavior is evidence of social culture among the mandrills．Importantly，the sign language is unlikely to have been influenced by human activities because mandrills do not copy humans．Mr．Laidre expects further research will uncover other monkeys using cultural gestures-the ability to communicate with the hands in a meaningful way．"By covering their eyes with their hands，possibly conveyed to others that they wanted to be left alone and this message may have been respected as a‘do not disturb'sign，"said Mr．Laidre．
While the hand is in place，other monkeys are not likely to approach or touch the monkey．Those who rank lower in the social order also use the technique to avoid attacks from more powerful group members．As the discovery appears to be unique to Colchester Zoo，it suggests it is a local phenomenon that arose naturally in the community of 25mandrills．
Curator （园长） Sarah Forsyth said："We believe Milly made up the signal and over the past five years some of the younger mandrills have picked it up．We're not sure why she started doing it but it could be as simple as‘I can't see them，so they can't see me'．It really does show you how intelligent mandrills are．"
71．What's the text mainly about？B
A．How humans influenced monkeys．
B．A monkey invented a gesture．
C．A new social culture was discovered．
D．How experts made the new discovery．
72．What does the underlined word"solitude"in the second paragraph mean？A
A．Aloneness．
B．Comfort．
C．Protection．
D．Respect．
73．According to Mark Laidre，C．
A．human activities affect mandrills'sign language
B．animals are slow in picking up information
C．mandrills'social culture has nothing to do with humans
D．mandrills are the largest species of monkey in the world
74．The monkeys can also use the"do not disturb"sign toA．
A．protect themselves from being harmed
B．struggle against more powerful group members
C．show humans how intelligent they are
D．communicate with other species of animals
75．What can be known from the text？D
A．Milly invented the gesture when she was 15．
B．Mandrills are best known for their social ability．
C．Why Milly first used the sign language is known to experts．
D．Only the mandrills in Colchester Zoo use the gesture．

18．It's high time someone spoke up for today's college students．They're probably the most hardworking，ambitious people in America and their problems are not properly appreciated．
People like the Secretary of Education simply don't know what they're talking about when they knock students．Nor do those who complain about falling academic standards．
The vast majority of the nation's 12million students are struggling to pay for their educations．They are part of the invisible workforce．Many hold down full-time jobs．They're frying hamburgers，photographing weddings，working in construction，and waiting on tables．The fact that they even show up for classes is a wonderful event．
The financial situation of most students explains a lot about what is happening in schools．Why are the traditional courses so unpopular？Why are students flocking to accounting and computer science and any professional programs that seem to lead to careers？
Answer：Today's working student has been forced into a kind of premature matter-of-fact way of viewing things．Romance is gone．The notion of transforming one's self through study alone has disappeared．Today's students seek freedom from manual labor，and the status conferred by a good job．
There are other consequences．Today's students don't have much time or energy to be devoted，and carry out independent research or even do serious homework．That's the secret behind falling academic standards．Students have become consumers．They want grades and certifications．Their professors can't be expected to give a grade of failure to students who are clearly tired from the effort to pay their bills．
There's a lot wrong with this situation．It's twisting the definition of education out of shape．Worse，it's creating a generation that is totally unpleasant．The brightest students turn out to be yuppies （雅皮士）．The vast majority are，at least，good-natured semi-literates．
The time has run out for philosophical debates about fixed courses of study．What this country needs is someone to stand up and say that being a full-time student during one's formative years is an honorable calling worthy of support．If families can't or won't give it to their children，then the government should．
66．The author's purpose in writing this article is toA．
A．awaken the whole society to the problems today's college students face
B．warn Americans that academic standards are falling
C．advise college students to study hard
D．provide a suggestion that only full-time students be enrolled
67．The most suitable word to describe the author's feelings about today's college students isB．
A．criticize
B．sympathize
C．complain
D．urge
68．Which of the following CANNOT be learned from the passage？C
A．Many students are often absent from classes．
B．Traditional courses are not popular．
C．Students commit crimes with computers．
D．Students don't devote much time and energy to their homework．
69．By saying"Romance is gone"in paragraph 5，the author meansB．
A．today's students do not believe in love stories any more
B．today's students become more practical in dealing with things
C．students think there is no affection any more and break up with their lovers
D．today's students hold matter-of-fact opinions on love
70．Which of the following suggestions will the author not agree with？D
A．We should encourage students to give up full-time jobs．
B．Families should offer their children more help financially．
C．We should stand up and say something for today's college students．
D．We should make more strict regulations to force students to study hard．

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