61. From the letter we may know ___ .

A. Lucy’s opinion is the same as Harbor’s 　

B. Lucy’s opinion is similar to Harbor’s

C. there is something different between Lucy’s and Harbor’s opinions

D. Lucy’s and Harbor’s opinions are completely different

60. We can guess that Harbor has read Lucy’s article ___

A. in a magazine 　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a letter

C. in Lucy’s diary 　　　　　 D. in the teachers’ office

59. Which of the following is not true?

A .Banana plants have flowers every year 　　　

B. Banana plants have beautiful flowers

C. Banana plants have no seeds and never flowers at all

D. The new shoots(芽)come up from the roots of the old ones every year

　　　　　 B

Dear Lucy,

　　 I have read the article you wrote about the new computer in MODERN ENGLICH and I’d like to give my opinion.

I also think the new computer is really a wonderful step forward in the field of technology. But I don’t like the idea of learning English from a computer, in fact, I think that by studying English or any other language from a human teacher, we can learn something else. A teacher is a person who likes us, who knows us, who can help us. How can a computer do these things? It is possible to take the place of the “teacher”, but how can it take the place of a “person”? Besides this, I think your way of studying and practicing sentences in front of a screen is not interesting enough.

Yours

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Harbor

58. Banana plants grow best in ___

A. cool places 　 　B. hot places where it hardly rains

C. in dry places 　　　 　D. in warm places where it rains often

57. In fact the banana plant is a kind of ___

A. tree 　　 B. wood 　　 C. grass 　　 D. flower

56. Why do we call banana 香蕉 in Chinese? Because___　

A. everyone enjoys eating them.

B. they smell fragrant

C. they’re good food for us

D. they have a thick, soft skin

54. A. hope　　　　　 　　 B. failure　　　　　 　　 C. wish　　　　　 D. agreement

53. A. later　　　　　 　　 B. further　　　　　 　　 C. before　　　　　 D. since

52. A. after　　　　　 　　 B. before　　　　　　 　 C. since　　　　　 D. upon