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　 Did you ever hear of “singing sand”? This is the kind of sand that makes bizarre sounds when it is walked on or driven over, or when the wind blows across its surface. The sound such sand makes often has a musical tone (音调). In the United States, singing sand has been found along the seashore in Massachusetts and in the sands north of Alamosa, Colorado. People in different parts of the world have given these musical sands different names. In South Africa they are called “crying sands” In Hawaii they are called “barking sands.” And in Afghanistan(阿富汗) they are called “drumming sands.” But no matter what the sands may be called, scientists have not yet agreed on what causes them to make such strange sounds.

(　 ) 61. The best title for this passage is ____

　　　 A. Wind and Sand　　　　　　　　　 B. Crying Sands

　 C. Musical Sands　　　　　　　　　 D. Strange Sound

(　 ) 62. The main idea of this passage is that ____.

A. scientists have not yet agreed on what causes the sands to make such strange sounds

B. people in different parts of the world have given these musical sands different names.

C. Certain sands give out strange sounds which often have a musical tone.

D. Singing sand has been found in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Hawaii.

(　 ) 63. The sand discussed in the passage is found____.

　　　 A. throughout the world.　　　　 B. only in America

　 C. in no Asian country　　　　　 D. only in South Africa

(　 ) 64. What causes the sand to make sounds?

　　　 A. There is water under the sand　　 B. The sand is tightly packet

　 C. its surface is not flat　　　　　　 D. No one knows for sure

(　 ) 65. The most nearly correct meaning for the word “bizarre” in Line one is ____.

　　　 A. hollow　　　　 B. strange　　　　 C. loud　　　　 D. irregular

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John F Rockefeller, the well-known millionaire(百万富翁), was very careful with his money. One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York and asked for the cheapest room they had. Rockefeller asked what the price of the room was and the manager told him. “Is that the lowest priced room you have? I’m staying here by myself and need only a small room. “ John F Rockefeller said.

“This room is the smallest and cheapest we have,” the manager said. “But why do you choose the poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always has our most expensive room, yours is our cheapest.”

“Yes,” said John F Rockefeller, “but his father is a wealthy man, mine isn’t.”

(　 ) 56. According to this passage John F Rockefeller ____.

A.　　 spent as little money as possible on his daily life.

B.　　 wasted a lot of money.

C.　　 spent as much money as possible on his daily life.

D.　　 spent a million dollars.

(　 ) 57. John asked for a small room because ___.

A. he wanted to stay all alone.

B. he was used to living in a small room.

C. It is usually cheaper than a big one.

D. he didn’t plan to stay long.

(　 ) 58. The manager meant to ____ when he told John F Rockefeller that his son always had the most expensive room.

A. criticize John’s son

B. sing high praise for John’s son

C. persuade John to have a better room

D. persuade John’s son to have a less expensive room.

(　 ) 59. What John F Rockefeller said in the last paragraph means that ____.

A. he was a millionaire but his son wasn’t.

B. his father was a millionaire but he wasn’t.

C. his son was a millionaire but he wasn’t.

D. his father was a millionaire but his son wasn’t

(　 ) 60. What John F Rockefeller said expressed his _____ what his son did.

　　　 A. satisfaction with　　　　　　　 B. love for

　 C. bad opinion for　　　　　　　 D. surprise at

45. Is this school _______ some foreign friends visited the other days.?

　　　 A. which　　　　　 B. the one　　　　　 C. where　　　 D. that

44. --- How soon will Henry be back?

　　　 --- He said he would come home ____ four o’clock.

　 A. after　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. about　　　　 D. for

43. When the boy came into the room, his parents ___ for about an hour.

　　　 A. left　　　　　 B. had been away　 C. had left　　 D. had been left

42. ---- Must I get through the business in one evening?

　　　 ---- No, you______.

　 A. mustn’t　　　 B. haven’t　　　 C. needn’t to　　 D. don’t have to

41. Nobody can tell ____ those sailors will be back home again.

　　　 A. how long　　 B. how much　　　 C. how soon　　　 D. how far

40. It was foolish ___ you to give up what you rightly owned.

　　　 A. for　　　　 B. of　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　 D. from