(B)

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog (烟雾).

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away. They mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

51. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _____.

A.　　 there were not any modern machines

B.　　 there was no modern medicine

C.　　 both A and B

D.　　 there were not many people

52. What is the biggest problem in today’s life?

　 A. Water pollution.　　　　 B. Air pollution

　 C. Noise　　　　　　　　 D. Pollution

53. The most serious kind of pollution is _____.

　 A. nose pollution　　　　　 　B. air pollution

　 C. water pollution　　　　 　D. All the above

54. Factories must clean their water _____.

　 A. before they are thrown away　　 B. when they are thrown away

　 C. after it is thrown away　　　　　 D. before it is thrown away

55. From the passage we know that _______.

　 A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all

　 B. today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

　 C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

　 D. people are making rules in order to fight pollution

(A)

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently “Take this to the butcher (a person whose job is selling meat). And he’s going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (people who buy something from a shop).

But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it.

46. Smith treated her little dog quite _____.

A. cruelly　　 B. fairly　　 C. kindly　　 D. friendly

47. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it _____.

A. might do it much harm　　　 B. could do it much good

C. would help the butcher　　　 D. was worth many pounds

48. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _____.

　 A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

　 B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

　 C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

　 D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

49. From his experience, the dog found that _____.

　 A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words in it could bring it meat

　 B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

　 C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

　 D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

50. At the end of the story, you’ll find that _____.

　 A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

　 B. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more

　 C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

　 D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

Take some time for your hair, especially if it is long. Use some time during the weekend for your hair, and relax. Don’t believe that wonderful hair can be achieved by any product within a few hours. It usually__36__ a couple of weeks before you really can see a ___37__.

It is important that you take time for hair care-others will certainly adore(尊敬，喜爱) your look when your hair is ___38__, and you will enjoy the wonderful hair yourself!

This hair care section __39___ information for you on how to __40___long hair. It will be helpful for you ladies out there (or for you gentlemen, if you have long haired partners) to obtain nice hair. The base for all this is, however, that you have the type of hair that is ___41__being long. Not every woman can __42___ her hair very long－many women with short hair should wear their hair long, but there are also many women who should get a hair cut soon, as they are really not the type for long hair.

If you wish for long hair, or just like to try it, I suggest ___43__so. It is hard to say which hair is good to be worn long, many factors play together to let a lady with long hair appear most pleasant. ___44__ you treat your hair well, there is a high ___45__ that it will suit you. Be encouraged!

36. A. costs　　　　　 B. takes　　　　 C. spends　 　　　　D. brings

37. A. difference　　　 B. similarity　　 C. different　　　　 D. similar

38. A. in best shape　　 B. in form of　　 C. in good mood　　 D. in no case

39. A. supplies　　　　 B. gives　　　　 C. offers　　　　　 D. provides

40. A. care about　 　　B. call for　　　 C. care for　　　　 D. call off

41. A. suit for　　　　 B. suitable for　　 C. suitable　　　　 D. suit

42. A. wear　　　　　 B. dress　　　　 C. put on　　　　　 D. be dressed in

43. A. to do　　　　　 B. not to do　　　 C. doing　　　　　 D. not doing

44. A. Though　　　　 B. If　　　　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Since

45. A. change　　　 B. opportunity　　 C. chance　　　　 D. occasion

35. The hair on his head __________ in fear.

　 A. got　　　　　 B. raised　　　　 C. rose　　　　 D. set up

34. For a man of his age, John plays the game ________ well.

　 A. real　　　　　 B. really　　　　 C. perfect　　　 D. much

33. He has decided to buy t he house, for he can enjoy the ________ through the windows.

　 A. sight　　　　 B. view　　　　 C. scene　　　 　D. scenery　　　　

32. The dress doesn’t _________ me. It’s tight across the chest.

　 A. fit　　　　　 B. suit　　　　　 C. proper　　　 D. appropriate

31. Though the student likes the novel, _________he doesn’t want to buy it.

　 A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. still　　　　 D. yet

30. In the middle of the room, we caught sight of __________table.

　 A. a large old round brown　　　　 B. a brown large old round

　 C. an old round brown large　　　　 D. a round large brown old

29. It is preserved _________ a historic monument today.

　 A. like　　　　　 B. likely　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. such as