Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

　Tom at once answered,“Your brother. Because electricity travaels faster than sound waves.”“That’s every good,”Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said.“Yes, Kate.”

　“I disagree,”Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”

Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A.how to telephone 　    B.about electricity 　 C.about time zone 　  D.about sound

Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

　A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles

　B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away

　C.her students had a good command of her lesson about sound

　D.sound waves were slower than electricity

Tom thought that electricity was _________.

　A.slower than sound waves   　B.faster than sound waves

　C.not so fast as sound waves  　D.as fast as sound waves

Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

　A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

　B.electricity was slower than sound waves

　C.Tom was not good at physics at all

　D.Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves

Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

　A. Tom’s 　     　B. Kate’s 　　C. Bath A and B 　　D. Neither A nor B

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
My daddy doesn’t know how to express love at all. It is my mum that makes everyone happy and calm in our family; while daddy only works day and night, never looking us in the face. But mum makes a wrongdoing list of us for daddy scolding us. She’s a spy!
　　Once, I stole a candy. Daddy asked me to put it back and told the shopkeeper that I would like to carry loads for her. Well, mum told him I was just a child.
　　I broke my leg on the playground. It’s still mum that held me tightly in her warm arms. Daddy drove us right to the emergency room. He was asked to move the car away for that vacant was for ambulance. Daddy got angry, “what do you think of it? A touring car?”
　　On my birthday party, it was, again, my mum that took over the cake for me. My dad? He was busy blowing balloons and setting the table and doing the housework.
　　While looking over our album, friends always ask, “What does your father look like?” God knows. He photos others all the time. So there are many and many photos of my mum and me, pretty and lovely photos.
　　And I still remembered the day when dad taught me riding. I asked him not to let his hands away, but he did the opposite. And I certainly fell onto the ground. I got angry and decided to get on the bike and rode. But he smiled again.
　　Mum wrote every letter to me while I was in college. He, except checks, did write a letter, but extremely short, just a few words, saying, “Without your playing on the lawn, my son, my lawn grows prettier than before.”
　　Every time I phoned, it seemed he wanted to talk, but he would say, “I will get your mum.”
　　On the day of my wedding, mum cried as if we would never meet again, while dad went out with a nasal sound.
　　From very young, I heard him saying, “Where have you been?” “When do you go home?” “Did you get oil for your car?” “No, I don’t agree.” Dad really knows nothing about showing love. Unless... 
Maybe he showed while I didn’t notice, is it?
56. From the first and second paragraphs, we can infer that____.
A. it was the daddy that was in charge of his children’s education
B. the writer’s parents loved their children; at the same time, they were strict with them
C. the children were all afraid of their father so they had to be cute
D. the writer’s mom was like a spy who reported what the children did to the father
57. Why did the father get angry when he sent the writer to the hospital?
A. Because he parked his car at a wrong place.
B. Because the parking space of the ambulance was very crowded.
C. Because the writer’s injury made the father quite upset.
D. Because the person paid little attention to his son’s serious injury.
58. According to Paragraph Six, we know the father ____.
A. was not patient when he taught the writer riding
B. might want to see his child fall off the bike
C. used a wrong way of teaching his child riding
D. might want his son to learn riding through independent practice
59. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The dad posted checks to the writer while he was in college.
B. The dad had no single photo of his own in the album.
C. The dad scolded the writer for having damaged the lawn.
D. The dad got excited when participating in the writer’s wedding.

—I am wondering if we could go boating on the weekend.

—It　　　　a good idea.

A. sound　　　　 B. sounded　　　　   C. sounding　　　　  D. sounds

Since these numbers are   6   with something   7  , people can remember them very  8  , so they have   9   advertisements for shops.

On the other hand,   10   are also telephone numbers which are regarded as forbidden   11   the Japanese people. 1564, for example, has the sound of “kill people”   12   the number 4219 has   13   of “people die”.

At   14  , there are about forty-four million   15   in Japan, yet it is almost   16   for everyone to get a lucky telephone number. So these   17   have become commodities (商品) and can be   18   as goods. The   19   can reach as   20   as 222 thousand Japanese yen (日元).

1.A. read　　　　　　　　　　  B. listen 　　　　　　　　　　  C. hear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look

2.A. English　　　　　　　　  B. strange　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. different　　　　　　　　   D. same

3.A. For　　　　　　　　　　   B. Neither　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. Either　　　　　　　　　　   D. Both

4.A.any　　　　　　　　　　    B.rest　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.other　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.any other

5.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.and

6.A.joined　　　　　　　　　　 B.connected　　　　　　　　  C.fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.mixed

7.A.to do　　　　　　　　　　  B.useful　　　　　　　　　　    C.nice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.important

8.A.hard　　　　　　　　　　   B.slowly　　　　　　　　　　   C.much　　　　　　　　　　    D.easily

9.A.become　　　　　　　　  B.been　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.had　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.made

10.A.these　　　　　　　　    B.they　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.those　　　　　　　　　　    D.there

11.A.for　　　　　　　　　　   B.by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.with　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.to

12.A.but　　　　　　　　　　   B.because　　　　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

13.A.sound　　　　　　　　   B.meaning　　　　　　　　    C.that　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.this

14.A.times　　　　　　　　    B.present　　　　　　　　　　  C.last　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.first

15.A.shops　　　　　　　　   B.Japanese　　　　　　　　    C.telephones　　　　  　　   D.numbers

16.A.possible　　　　　　    B.impossible　　　　　　　　 C.easy　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.necessary

17.A.telephones　　　　　　 B.goods　　　　　　　　　　    C.shops　　　　　　　　　　    D.numbers

18.A.used　　　　　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.sold　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.stored

19.A.yen　　　　　　　　　　  B.money　　　　　　　　　　   C.telephone　　　　　　　　   D.prices

20.A.valuable　　　　　　    B.big　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.high　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.large

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.

After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...1 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter

what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1．A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize

2．A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

3．A．memorized 　　　　　 B．forgot 　　 　　　　　　 C．kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D．remembered

4．A．what 　　　　　　　 B．what happen 　　　　 C．which　 　　　　　　　 D．who

5．A．fill 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．fill in 　　　 　　　　 C．come　　 　　　　　 D．burst

6．A．picture 　　 　　　　　 B．promise 　 　　　　　　 C．present　 　　　　　 D．encourage

7．A．digging 　　 　　　　　 B．digging through 　　 C．digging out 　　　　　 D．digging into

8．A．to say 　　　 　　　　　 B．said 　　　 　　　　　　 C．and saying 　　　　　　 D．saying

9．A．Come out 　　　　　　　 B．Come again 　　　　　 C．Come on 　　　　　　 D．Come off

10．A．one word　　 　　　　　　 B．one sound 　　　　　 C．one row 　　　　　 D．one line

11．A．for himself 　　　　　 B．of himself 　　　　　　 C．by himself 　　　　　　 D．to himself

12．A．live 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．living 　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．lively

13．A．3 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．the 3 　　　　　　　　　　 C．3^th 　　　　　　　 D．the 3^th

14．A．sound 　　 　　　　　 B．voice 　　　　　　　　　 C．noise 　　 　　　　　　 D．tone

15．A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

16．A．when 　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　　 C．even if　 　　　　　　　 D．though

17．A．remained 　　　　　　　 B．missing 　　　　　　　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gone

18．A．for 　　　　 　　　　　 B．behind 　　　　　　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　 D．over

19．A．a promise 　　　　　　 B．space 　　　　　　　　　 C．room 　　　　　　　　　 D．a triangle

20．A．because B．though C．when D．even though