The scientist from the Lockheed Space Company work in Felton， California， with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside，。 about 80 kilometers away. What scientists input （输入） is sent by telephone lines to the computer， and after a time， copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints， but the most effective seems to be by pigeon. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days？ They are， and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way. Human messengers are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains， and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout （电子打印输出） system could do the work in Felton， but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each. Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work， and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about pigeons in the newspapers around the world.

　 1.The passage is mainly about ___________________.

　 A. Felton，California　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the scientists

　 C. how to work with computers　　　　　　　　　　 D. sending prints by pigeon

　2..This story is unusual because pigeons ____________________.

　 A. don‘t like carrying things　　　　　　　　　 　　B. are often expensive to keep

　 C. seem out of place in the space age　　　　　　 D. aren’t friendly to the scientists

　 3.Something that‘s effective ________________________.

　 A. usually costs more　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. is something that works

　 C. is often unhappy　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. is often done by animals

　 4..Which happened first？

　 A. Pigeons were used as messengers.　　　

B. Human messengers were used.

C. What the scientists input was sent to the computer.

D. Scientists got their designs.

It seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind. A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives. Wherever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?
　　Taking all amateur (业余) and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. It is called soccer in the United States. The game originated (起源于) in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an organized game, or "association football", it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century.
　　The next is rugby, which is called "football" in the United States. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players than eleven. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.
　　In summer, cricket is the most popular sport. In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.
　　Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world　　Table tennis, or "ping-pong", surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity. Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.
41．The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to tell us that the English ___________.
　　A．are all sports lovers           B．behave like children
C．like to kick a ball around       D．can remain young all their lives
42．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about football and rugby?
　　A．They differ in the shape of the ball.
　　B．They are played by different numbers of players.
　　C．They both can be handled.
　　D．They both can be kicked.
43．The game that was never played in Britain until the late 19th century is _________.
　　A．basketball    B．tennis    C．rugby   D．football

One of the best-known American writers of children's books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called "Doctor Strong From Then to Now" is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
　　Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children's book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
　　Doctor Strong's books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
　　The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong's original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.
　　Most of Doctor Strong's books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot's Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.
　　Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
【小题1】Alfred Strong is a famous _______ in the United States.

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The last day of the final examination arrived. In a large eastern university, on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 26. On their faces was confidence. This was their 27 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.

　　Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 28 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 29 and able to take control of the world.

　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 30 task, as the professor had said they could bring 31books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 32 each other during the test.

　　33 they entered the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles 34 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.

　　Three hours had passed 35 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

　　He looked at the 36 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 37 a hand was raised.

　　“How many answered four?” Still no hand.

　　“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

　　“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 38 .”But the class remained silent.

　　The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 39 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 40 many things about the 41 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in 42 practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 43 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 44 .”

The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 45 he taught.

1.                A．seconds        B．minutes         C．hours    D．days

2.                A．only           B．first            C．very D．last

3.                A．would          B．must           C．had to    D．used to

4.                A．glad           B．ready          C．sorry D．nice

5.                A．interesting      B．necessary       C．easy D．unusual

6.                A．no            B．either          C．any  D．some

7.                A．listen to        B．look at          C．care for  D．talk to

8.                A．Hardly         B．Happily         C．Quickly   D．Carefully

9.                A．appeared       B．changed        C．failed D．stopped

10.               A．then           B．as             C．before    D．after

11.               A．pleased        B．worried        C．surprised  D．moved

12.               A．Not            B．Once          C．Only  D．Even

13.               A．all             B．none          C．one  D．it

14.               A．wondered      B．enjoyed        C．hated D．expected

15.               A．even          B．already         C．so    D．still

16.               A．exam          B．subject         C．question   D．college

17.               A．every day       B．yearly          C．everyday  D．monthly

18.               A．pass           B．fail            C．take  D．start

19.               A．begun         B．completed      C．failed D．succeeded

20.               A．subject         B．things          C．words D．lessons

There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for $ 2,000 a month for doing nothing.

　　The connection between the two news items is simple; computers-the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man’s bill was only $ 23.26. The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him $ 2,000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied ” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money . The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed ” it. It was only a random (随便) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

　　Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes, they’re sometimes slower than human beings and they’re easily fooled.

　　The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax(腊) on the card. The computer couldn’t read the card, and did nothing with it.

　　It’s in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let’s get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can’t put right.

1.In the first paragraph we can conclude ______.

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is _______.

3.Computers ______.

4.The writer thinks _______.