1. This passage as a whole is about __________.

　　　 A. hatching fish eggs　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. a new fishing method

　 　 C. sound of whistles　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. feeding fish

4. Why did Mark Twain get so angry?

　　　 A. Because the conductor had put someone else off the train.

　　　 B. Because the conductor had forgotten to put him off in Paris.

　　　 C. Because the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon.

　　　 D. Because Mark Twain had not had enough sleep.　　　　　 (DACC)

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For a long time people who fish have had to rely on luck to catch fish. Even big fishing ships, fitted with radar and modern equipment, have their share of bad days. Wouldn't it be nice if fish could be trained to come at the call of a whistle the way some dogs do?

　　 Well, the days of "fish whistle" may be just around the corner. Japanese companies are working methods that will train fish to return to harvest areas at the sound of an underwater whistle.

　　 The method works like this: First, fish eggs are hatched in a laboratory. Whenever feeding time arrives, a whistle sounds. The young fish learn to return to their feeding areas at the sound of whistle.

　　 Later, the fish are released(放出) at sea, near specially-made underwater barns(仓库).There, the whistle-plus-feeding program continues.

Being well fed and sheltered(保护),the fish continue to "hang out" and around the "barn". So when fishing time arrives, all the harvesters need to do is to sound the whistle, drop their nets, and haul up a load of fish.

　　 Many countries have closed their offshore fishing waters to ship from other nations. With fish whistles and barns, Japanese hopes to become less dependent on(依赖) importing fish from other countries.

3. Mark Twain wanted to go to _________.

　　　 A. France　　　 　　　 B. Paris　　　 　　　　 C. Dijon　　　 　　　 D. America

2. Mark Twain told the conductor __________.

　　　 A. it was difficult to wake him up when he fell asleep

　　　 B. he was too heavy to be woken up

　　　 C. he was too strong to take any notice

　　　 D. he should be helped as he had something heavy with him

1. Mark Twain couldn't wake up himself because ________.

　　　 A. he was so busy　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he was very tired

　　　 C. he was a writer　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he was so heavy a sleeper

5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “They were cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience.”?

　　　 A.They were cold and wet through, which was the worst thing of all.

　　　 B.They were even worse than cold and wet through at the bottom of the sea.

　　　sidering what they had just experienced, being cold and wet through was not too bad.

　　 D.For such an experience, being cold and wet through was not bad for them at all.(DDBAB)

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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was very tired and wanted to sleep. He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper ."I'll strongly protest(抗议) when you try to wake me up," he said to the conductor." But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway."

　　 Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up it was night time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him." I have never been so angry in all my life," Mark Twain said.

　　 The conductor looked at him calmly. "You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon," he said loudly.

4. The journey to the bottom of the sea helped us to realize that 　　　　　.

　　　 A.much of the world hasn’t yet been explored

　　　 B.there are not any signs of life at the bottom of the sea

　　　 C.strong water pressure has a great effect on fish

　　　 D.powerful lights can not be turned on at the ocean

3. At 　　　　　feet, the telephone stopped working.

A. 30,000 　　　B.　 3,000　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 33,000　　　　 D. 27,000

2. What did the officers find out at the bottom of the sea?

　　　 A.They only found different dead sea animals.

　　　 B.They did find signs of life.

　　　 C.There were no signs of any life.

　　　 D.There was only bust.

1. The officers started their journey at dawn 　　　　　.

　　　 A.because they wanted to return to the mother ship in twenty-four hours

　　　 B.because the sea then was calm

　　　 C.when the sun was not too strong

　　　 D.so that they could return before dark