63. The special tradition in Hawaii includes______.

A．giving visitors a lei of beautiful fresh flowers.　 B．Men wear bright flowered shirts

C．Women often wear long flowered dresses　　　 D．All of the above.

59. What is the main idea of the story？ 　 A. Arafat was in danger again after Israel's decision to remove him. 　 B. Arafat faced dangers without fear. 　 C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world. 　 D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives. 60. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers? 　 A. Luck.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He was very careful. 　 C. He kept a clear head in danger.　　　　　 D. He had mysterious powers. 61. What does the boldfaced word “scared” in the last paragraph but three mean? 　 A. Glad.　　 B. Frightened.　　 C. Feeling lucky.　　 D. Worried. 62. Arafat's answer to Israeli decision showed ______. 　 A. that he wasn't afraid of danger　　　　　 B. his determination to stay in his own country 　 C. that he has belief in himself　　　　　　 D. both A and B

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”.

Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace.

Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers and most of the travelers come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people living in Hawaii now so there are residential areas where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here.

58. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.

A.　　　 he or she always shows sympathy for people

B.　　　 he or she is confident, but not stubborn

C.　　　 he or she has more strengths than weakness

D.　　 he or she often considers annoying people

B

He has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian (巴勒斯坦) leader, Yasser Arafat.

　　　 　On September 11, Israel (以色列) announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. "He should take some responsibility for the killings," an Israeli official said. "He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups."

　　　 But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.

　　　 Arafat himself said: "They can kill me, but never get me out of my country." He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.

　　　 For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit.

　　　 In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.

　　　 In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive.

　　　 What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.

　　　 Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat's bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.

　　　 But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.

　　　 All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the world's most legendary leaders.

　　　 But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.

57. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?

A.　　　 He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B.　　　 He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C.　　　 He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D.　　 He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

56. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

A.　　　 only in a normal night

B.　　　 only when you go to sleep

C.　　　 only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D.　　 only when you change sleeping position

74. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored (赞助) the plan.

　 B. If the project is completed, the world's longest tunnel will appear.

　 C. You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

　 D. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.

73. The example of English Channel Tunnel shows _______.

　 A. it's not easy to complete a huge project

　 B. there are many problems to be solved before doing something

　 C. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

　 D. the preparation takes longer time than the construction

72. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

　 A. The English Channel Tunnel.　　 B. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.

　 C. The Taiwan Straits tunnel.　　 D. The passage doesn't mention it.

71. How many kinds of medicine can be taken by children of seven years old?

A. Two kinds. 　B. Three kinds. 　C. None.　 D. Four kinds.

E

Experts have put forward detailed plans tot a tunnel (隧道) to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.

　　 The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.

　　 A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored (共同发展) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.

　　 Fujian is the province where beth proposed routes would begin.

　　 There is no direct passenger access (通道) between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.

　　 Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.

　　 A professor of Tsinghua university said, "A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction."

　　 For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.

　　 The Xiamen conference focused (集中) on the longest southern route., which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.

　　 The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.

　　 The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer Land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.