How “Kangaroo” Became an Animal’s Name
Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried it’s young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.
60. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?
A. Captain Cook’s guide had a sense of humour.
B. Native Australians could speak English in Cook’s time.
C. Some words have rather funny origins.
D. Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.
61. The main use for the animal’s flesh pocket is to_______.
A. keep food               B. carry its babies
C. a long distance            D. store food and water
62. When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo” he really meant_______
A. “Ah, it is a special kind of animals.” 
B. “I wonder what you have said.”
C. “I have no idea of what you are pointing at.”
D. “What do you mean by pointing at that animal?”
63. The writer indirectly expresses that early in the 18th century_______
A. the native Australians and the Europeans explorers were not friendly to each other.
B. a common language was needed by the Europeans to communicate with the   native in Australia.
C. a great many Europeans showed great interest in Australia.
D. a war against the European invaders was a break out

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you noticed that lightly rubbing your temple (太阳穴) on your head temporarily ease minor headaches?

I am not a medical doctor, and I have no idea why this   1   . I don’t even know if it really helps with headache pains or if it is only a    2   remedy (疗法). Frankly speaking, I don’t even know if it is  3  to do so. But it seems to work just fine for me, at least for   4   headaches.

If you know why it works or if it is safe, please let me know and I will add that information here.

I also    5   that I am not able to   6   rub my temples for a long period of time, if my headaches are persistent. So, I sometimes use a tight   7   or a tight adjustable hat to do the   8   so I don’t have to use my    9  . Just don’t make it too tight, or it will make your headache  10     .

This simple remedy does not   11    migraines (偏头痛). You should definitely ask your   12   before you try this relief, and especially if you get headaches   13  . It may be a   14   of a major medical problem that needs immediate  15   . I take no responsibility, so go to see a doctor immediately.

1. A. keeps           B. happens       C. works         D. matters       

2. A. medical         B. special        C. social         D. psychological       

3. A. safe            B. strange        C. efficient       D. crazy       

4. A. minor           B. major         C. serious        D. daily       

5. A. consider        B. find          C. fear           D. insist       

6. A. actually         B. really         C. gradually      D. continuously       

7. A. tool            B. dress          C. headband      D. glove        

8. A. work           B. trick          C. test           D. enjoyment       

9. A. doctor          B. medicine       C. knowledge     D. hands       

10.A. worse          B. better         C. bigger         D. uglier       

11.A. mean          B. cure           C. include         D. damage       

12.A. parents        B. doctor         C. friend          D. neighbor       

13.A. gradually       B. never          C. often           D. occasionally       

14.A. sign           B. discovery       C. character       D. topic       

15.A. rest           B. rubbing        C. attention        D. action

—My teacher told me never to go to school again.?

—Sorry to hear that.But were you often late for class?

—___________.?

A.I was too late to study              B.Well,I’m afraid I often were ?

C.I did enjoy myself             D.I have no idea?

The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

“That’s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.

“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

The best title for the article is _______.

A. When the Computer Is Down   B. The Most Frightening Words

C. The Computer of the Airport    D. Asking the Computer

What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers’ questions.

D. She could do nothing.

Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

A. Because it was easy down

B. Because it was very expensive.

C. Because it was not advanced enough.

D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.

The last paragraph suggests that _______.

A. a modern computer won’t be down.

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D. there will be great changes in computers

单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

I have no idea of the ___________(平均) size of classes in the UK.

Great changes have taken place in our country ___________(近来).

Good ________(准备) should be made before we have the important meeting.

Don’t feel e__________ about being different from others.

I would p________ playing outdoors to watching TV at home.

__________ (注意力集中) more on your work or you will be fired.

I found it difficult to keep my b________ on the icy road.

She performed the most c_________ task without a mistake.

I’m learning German, but I still can’t speak it p_________.

Children should be encouraged to be i____________ thinkers.