64. Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A. Because it is a good friend.

B. Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C. Without it we’ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D. Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

73. It is implied in the passage that _______ .

A. there are yet no rules about organic fish.

B. farmed fish don’t eat fish.

C. wild-caught fish industry and fish farms face the same difficulty in labeling their fish organic.

D. the Agriculture Department doesn’t work well

ABAC

8(河南省郑州市智林学校高一第一次月考)　 While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don’t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD –ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you’ll get nowhere fast.

　　 On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion ”--if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.

　　 A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources (资源) .

　　 Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符号). Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

72. The industry selling wild-caught fish is under pressure because _______ .

A. wild-caught fish are less likely to be labeled organic than farm-raised fish.

B. the Agriculture Department will approve proposed requirements.

C. the requirements to meet are strictly controlled.

D. foreign seafood are labeled organic.

71. Companies are competing to label their products organic because _______.

A. organic products cost more.

B. they can earn more money.

C. organic products are healthier.

D. their sales are growing.

70. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Search for answers about organic fish　 　　　　　　　　　　

B. How to raise organic fish

C. Proposed requirements for raising organic fish 　　　　　　

D. American fishing industry facing pollution

65. The biggest advantage of Post-it Notes is_______.

A. it can stay anywhere and leave no sign when removed 　

B. it is very cheap to use

C. it is good to write notes on

D. it is very thin and beautiful

CBADA

7(河南省郑州市盛同学校高一第一次月考)　 In the United States, the term "organic" has a legal meaning set by the Department of Agriculture. The department has an official label(标签) to mark products that have met the requirements of its National Organic Program.

Organic products usually cost more, but their sales are growing. As a result, so is competition to label more products organic because many people believe they are healthier.

Now Agriculture Department officials are trying to decide whether fish can be called organic. There are rules for organic produce, organic dairy products, organic meat and chicken -- but nothing about fish.

Many operators of fish farms believe they could sell more fish if they could label them organic.

The industry that sells wild-caught fish is already under pressure from farm-raised seafood. That pressure could increase if the Agriculture Department approves proposed requirements for labeling fish organic.

Earning the organic label requires controlled conditions. The question is whether fish that swim wild and free -- like Alaskan salmon -- could meet the proposed requirements.

Yet fish farms might not all be able to meet them, either. Some operations are criticized for their treatment of fish and the risk of pollution to waterways. Fish farmers and the wild-caught industry also argue about the possible presence of harmful chemicals in each other's products.

In 2000, an advisory committee considered requests by fish farmers to call their products organic. The experts said farm-raised fish should be labeled organic only if they were fed almost completely organic plant food. Farmed fish often have little or no fish in their diet. But those proposed guidelines were not used. In 2005, the Agriculture Department formed another group to examine possible requirements. This time, the committee suggested several kinds of food that farmed fish could eat and still be called organic.

A decision about whether fish can be sold with the organic label may still take two years or more.

For now, the American fishing industry has to deal with growing competition from imported seafood. Some foreign companies already call their fish "organic" because, they say, it meets the requirements of their own countries.

64. The underlined phrase "took off" means_______ .

A. started to leave the ground 　　 B. disappeared from the market

C. had even more uses 　　　　　　　　 D. became popular very quickly

63. Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes?

A. A note on a friend's door. 　　　　　　　 B. An e-mail to a friend.

C. A postcard from abroad. 　　　　 D. An ad in a newspaper.

62. In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?

A. They worked together and often discussed science.

B. His invention of a special adhesive made Art's invention possible.

C. He persuaded 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use.

D. He cooperated with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art.

61. The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry________ .

A. had a lot of knowledge 　　　　　　　　 B. was very hard-working

C. was good at creative thinking 　　　　 D. loved his job in the church