From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains and seas below. If we go into space, we see more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to observe（观察）the earth and people have learned more about the earth in the past few years.

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(3)_______ are not mentioned (提及) in this passage.

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A．The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.

B．The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

C．The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.

D．The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel.

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A．women like to stay in the deep sea

B．men can do that if they are allowed

C．it is an easy task to stay in deep water

D．it is very difficult for human beings to stay in deep water

From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.

    The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it: But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about l1 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!

    In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them. The sea can be very cold. When people go down the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But in 1970, five women scientists ( 科学家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

56. This passage is _____     

     A. a short story                      B. for science reading

     C. a piece of news                     D. a report

57. The sea covers about _____ of the earth.

     A. One third                                       B. One fourth  

     C. Two quarters                                     D. Three fourths

58  _______  are not mentioned(提及) in this passage.

     A. Fishes         B. Plants          C. Islands    D. Living things

59. Which of the following is Not true ?

     A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.

     B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

     C. The highest mountain in the deepest place of the sea.

     D. The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel,

60. The last sentence "But in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea        for fourteen days means that ______    

     A. women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time.

     B. women could go deeper into the sea than men.

     C. women  liked  living in the deep sea better than men.

     D. women could do the same work as men.

  Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

  The reporter was talking to them about being important.

  “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

  The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

  The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

  The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important it while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the preside of another country , and the president of US said he was too busy to answer it .”

  The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

  “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t drink that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.

  “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

  “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ”It’s for you. ”

  1．This story happened in           ,

    A．England               B．America               C．Japan                    D．Australia

  2．There are                  in this passage.

    A．two men and two women                                B．three men and one woman

    C．three women and one man                          D．four women

  3．The banker thought         .

    A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

    B．the visitor to the White House was not really important

    C．the visitor who met the President of the United States was really important.

    D．the reporter was really important

  4．The owner of the very large company thought          .     

    A．he was really important because he owned one of the largest companies

    B．the banker was really important

    C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

    D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President

would not answer any telephone call

  5．The owner of many buildings thought            .

    A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

    B．the owner of the very large company was really important

    C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

    D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America．One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York．

    The reporter was talking to them about being important．

    “How do we know if someone is really important?”the reporter asked the banker．

    The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important．”

    The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company．“Do you agree with that?”she asked．

    The man shook his head,“No．I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it．”

    The reporter turned to the third man．“Do you think so?”

    “No, I don’t,”he said．“I don’t think that makes the visitor important．That makes the

President important．”

    “Then what would make the visitor important?”the reporter and the other two men asked．

    “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said,‘It’s for you．’”

1.This story happened in_________．

    A．England         B．America         C．Japan         D．Australia

2.There are_________ in this passage．

    A．two men and two women               B．three men and one woman

    C．three women and one man              D．four women

3.The banker thought________．

    A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

    B．the visitor to the White House to meet the President of the U．S was really important

    C．the visitor who met the President of the US

    D．the reporter was really important

4.The owner of the very large company thought_________．

    A．she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

    B．the banker was really important

    C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President．the President would not answer any telephone call

5.The owner of many buildings thought__________．

    A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

    B．the owner of the very large company was really important

    C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

    D．the person who worked in the White House was really important