Froli Cat Dart

　　　 While cats require less attention compared to dogs, that doesn’t mean you can just leave them at home all day long. No, sir, they too, need some level of attention and will have to keep themselves occupied mentally and physically too. Well, Froli Cat Dart makes it possible. Just what is the Froli Cat Dart all about? Well, for starters, this device delivers 360^o rotation that wil project laser pictures on the floor, letting your catlike friend run after it.

　　　　　　　　 Portable USB Power Supply

　　　 With modern devices, running out of power happens to some of us more often, simply because today’s seem to use up more power than before. That’s why the Portable USB Power Supply comes in handy, being a hest emergency charger（充电器）for cell phones and other devices．Capable of holding a charge for up to three months when in standby（待机）,it will ship with adapter（适配器）tips that satisfy a variety of cell phone brands.

Battery Powered Gloves

　　　 For those living in the northern hemisphere（半球）,we are pretty sure that you have already stored your winter supplies to make sure you remain nice and warm throughout the upcoming freezing months Well, wearing a pair of the Battery Powered Hand Warming Cloves is necessary so as to keep your palms and fingers warm． These gloves come with battery-powered heating elements which is capable of keeping your hands nice and warm for up to eight hours． It requires four AA batteries in each glove, and since both gloves are fully lined with a waterproof, breathable material, they might just come in handy during your nest snowball fight. Too bad it comes only in one colorblack.

60．According to this passage, what is the Froli Cat Dart ?

　 A． a real cat　　 　　　 B． a device　　 　　 C a dog　　　 　　　　　 D a picture

61．How does Froli Cat Dart work?

A．It can make cats run around your house．

B．It can project laser pictures to make cats run after it．

C．It can make cats much sleepier than before．

D．It can provide food and drink for cats．

62． From the second paragraph, we know that　　　　　 ．

A．Lack of power happens to some of us less often than before．

B．The adapter tips satisfy all kinds of cell phone brands．

C．The Portable USB Power Supply can only charge for some phones.

D．The Portable USB Power Supply can only last three months．

63．Where do the Battery Powered Cloves sell well?

A．Iceland　　 　　　　 B． India．　　 　　　 C． Australia． 　　　 D． Singapore．

I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.
When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.
　　A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.
　　People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
I know that this story isn’t as inspirational as most stories, but it plays a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother’s Day weekend. And a lot of people forget that some animals are parents too.
【小题1】From the passage we can know that______.

Washington — The largest ozone (臭氧)hole ever observed has opened up over Antarctica, according to the scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They believe it is a sign that ozone — destroying gases produced years ago are just now causing the largest quantities of ozone to disappear.

　　This year’s South Pole ozone hole spreads over about 28.5 million square kilometers, an area three times larger than the landmass of the United States.

　　Pictures of the hole have been offered by NASA. The hole appears as a giant blue mass, totally covering Antarctica and stretching to the southern tip of South America.

　　“The last time the ozone hole was close to this size was in 1998, when it spread over about 27.2 million square kilometers,” NASA said.

　　Paul Newman, who works with NASA’s Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument on a NASA satellite, said ozone watchers had expected a big hole this year, but not this big.

　　The Antarctica ozone hole, first observed in 1985, is caused by the depletion (损耗) of Earth protecting ozone by human-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons, known as CFCs.

　　“Even though these chemicals were not allowed to use from the beginning of 1987, they remain in the atmosphere and will continue to do so for years,” Newman said.

　　“This year’s large hole may have been caused by a change in a swirling high-level air current over Antarctica, which circles the area and contains the zone hole,” Newman said.

56. The text is mainly about ____ .

　 A. the discovery of the largest ozone hole           B. the discovery of the Antarctica ozone hole

　 C. the history of the Antarctica ozone hole          D. the size of the largest ozone hole

57. The time 1985 was talked about in the text because it was when the Antarctica ozone hole ____ .

　 A. was watched by Newman   B. was first closed   C. disappeared   　 D. was first watched

58. There is a giant ozone hole over Antarctica because ____ over there.

　 A. human-made chemicals have protected ozone     B. ozone has protected the earth

　 C. human-made chemicals have destroyed ozone     D. human-made chemicals have increased ozone

　  Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has stayed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since then, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.
　　The first plants to stay out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）happened quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots（根), and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.
59．The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.
　　A. life on land probably began 430 years ago
　　B. the first animal on land came from oceans
　　C. there wouldn't have been animals without plants
　　D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy
60．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
　　A. Algae probably has stayed for more than 430 million years.
　　B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.
　　C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.
　　D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.
61．Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago.
　　A. 430　　　　　B. 300　　　　　 C. 330　　　　　 D. 100
62．According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than ________.
　　A. apples; oranges　　　　　　　　 B. oranges; apples
　　C. oranges; roses　　　　　　　　　D. algae; wheat

With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.  
And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children's programmes and films for an annual license fee of ￡83 per household.
It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years - yet the BBC's future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.
The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC - including ordinary listeners and viewers - to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC's royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is, or to make changes.
Defenders of the Corporation - of whom there are many - are fond of quoting the American slogan. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The BBC ain't broke, they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word broke, meaning having no money), so why bother to change it?
Yet the BBC will have toks5u change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels － ITV and Channel 4－ were required by the Thatcher Government's Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channels - funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers' subscriptions - which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.
56. The world famous BBC now faces ________.
A. the problem of new coverage　　               B. an uncertain prospect
C. inquiries by the general public　                D. shrinkage of audience
57. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?
A. Extension of its TV service to Far East.
B. Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.
C. Potentials for further international co-operations.
D. Its existence as a broadcasting organization.
58. The BBC's royal charter （line 4, paragraph 4） stands for ________.
A. the financial support from the royal family      B. the privileges granted by the Queen
C. a contract with the Queen  　　                      D. a unique relationship with the royal family
59. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than ________.　　　　　　　　
A. the emergence of commercial TV channels
B. the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government
C. the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs
D. the challenge of new satellite channels