阅读理解：

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案．

　　　I went to Scapli first in 1948． There were no local (当地的) planes in those days, so I made the trip by bus． The journey was a thousand kilometres and it took the bus twenty hours． Throughout this time I sat beside a man about my age, 24． He told me that his name was Castleton, John Castleton, but he told me hardly anything else． I had never met anybody with so little to say． I was glad when the conductor handed out pillows (枕头), which gave me an excuse to try to sleep． I shall never forget that silent, unpleasant trip．

　　　The next time I went to Scapli was in 1976, by air this time． The new town was being officially opened by the President, after many years of construction work． In the plane I had a long and interesting talk with a man who turned out to be chief engineer of the new town． When the plane landed, we exchanged names． To my great surprise, he was John Castleton, whom I felt sure I had met many years before．

1． The passage tells us ___________． 　　　

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A． Scapli's today and yesterday

B． the author's two trips to Scapli

C． how Scapli changed

D． how the author went to Scapli

2． The author sat beside a man, who ________． 　　　

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A． told him only his age, 24 years old

B． went to sleep during the whole journey

C． said nothing but his name

D． didn't say a single word to the author

3． The author __________． 　　　

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A． visited Scapli again after twenty-eight years

B． found many men were called John Castleton

C． went to Scapli again shortly after there was local planes

D． knew John Castleton was the President

4． Why did the author still remember the man's name after so many years? Because _________． 　　　

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A． they had a long and interesting talk

B． the man had few words, which made him unpleasant and lonely

C． the man's name was easy to remember

D． he was as old as the man beside him

5． During the two trips, the author ____________． 　　　

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A． met two men, who were all men of few words

B． found Castleton wasn't what he used to be

C． sat beside two men with the same name

D． came to know the truth that talking with another could make trips pleasant

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为56～60的相应位置上。

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请阅读以下的人员资料，然后匹配人员与相关游戏。

56．Sammy is a girl with a logical mind．She would like to play the kind of games that can not only practice her intelligence but Call challenge her memory as well．

57．Amy has always been interested in politics and loves to play jokes on politicians．As a result，any game that concerns government officials would interest her．

58．Jack is a student who is keen on architecture．He has problem in concentrating himself on a piece of work．He hopes to find a game that can suit his interest and help him focus his mind on it．

59．William is a sports fan who would like to take up extreme sports．But he isn’t allowed to try such kind of dangerous sport，SO he could only find some relevant games to play．

60．Teddy is a film lover．After seeing the film The Star Wars，he imagined that he could one day be a commander，leading his soldiers to protect his planet from being invaded．

完形填空：阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　If indeed silence is golden, it is also becoming as rare as gold． It seems that the 1 of man includes a 2 volume (音量) of noise． In every 3 , a stereo or television will 4 the rooms with sound． Between sunrise and sunset, streets and highways are a constant source of 5 from cars, buses, and trucks． You can pass any factory or 6 area and the roar of its machinery will make your ears 7 ．Music is played in every supermarket, most restaurants, and many offices． Big cities of the world are 8 for their noisiness．

　　Noise 9 is the new side effect of our technological age． Day or night, the sound wave fills the air． It seems that the smoothing effects of silence are 10 to be found． Even the quiet of our carefully 11 wilderness areas can be invaded at any moment by a passing jet．

　　We are learning, finally, that 12 is a natural resource and 13 be protected by law． It appears that we all find 14 in sound, but at the same time, we all 15 a little quiet from time to time．

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完形填空：阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　A land free from destruction (破坏) , plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply－all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution． 2 they were not enough． Something else was 3 to start the industrial process． That “something special” was men- 4 individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and establish business organizations to reshape (改造) society．

　　The men who 5 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 6 from many backgrounds and many occupations． Many of them were 7 inventors than scientists． A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately． He is not 8 working so that his findings can be used．

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 9 trying to make something that has an actual 10 ． He may try to solve a problem by using the theories of science or by experimenting through correct and error． Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific 11 ：the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives．

　　Most of the people who 12 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists． A few were both scientists and inventors． However, those who had 13 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 14 a ground work had not been laid by 15 years before．

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