62. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_______________.

　 A. tell different shapes　　　　　　　　　　 B. see in a weak light

　 C. kill mosquitoes　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. tell orange from yellow

61. The passage is mainly about _____________.

　 A. color and its surprising effects.　　　　　　 B. women being luckier than men

　 C. danger caused by color blindness　　　　　 D. color blindness

60. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that__________.

A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others.

B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others.

C. only group activities and sports can help them.

D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems.

B

About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green － a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.

59. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because _________.

A. they won’t let others think they are stupid.　　

B. they don’t think doctors can help them.

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others.　　　　　　

D. both A and C.

58. Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever _________.

A. she studied very hard　　　　　 B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents　　　 D. she thought of something

57. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because__________.

A. he was afraid of his teacher　　　　　 B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his study　　 D. his finger was badly hurt

56.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have________.

A. mental problems　 B. a headache　 C. knives with them　 D. no parents

36. A. cage　　　　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. house　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. bag

　37. A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tall　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weak

　38. A. showed　　　 　 B. gave　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

　39. A. smaller　　　　　　　　　 B. weaker　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taller　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. larger

　40. A. will　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

　41. A. but　 　　　　　　 　　B. or　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. so

　42. A. another　 　　　　　 B. the other 　　　　　　　　　 C. others　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

　43. A. food　　 　　　　　　 B. space　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. love　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. freedom

　44. A. walked　　 　　　 B. left　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. circled　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ran

　45. A. closer　　 　　　　　 B. away　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. farther　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

　46. A. sang　　 　　　　　 B. danced　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. flew 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wrote

　47. A. get　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. remain　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. find

SECTION C (12 points)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

More than 220 people were killed in the fire, 　48　 　destroyed the building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few months 　49　 　the fire and it was the newest building. All the 25 floors of the building were completely destroyed. 　50　 　fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked 　51　 　the building.

　　 Over 500 people were working in the building 　52　 　the fire broke out on the 11th floor.　 53　 　knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an electrical fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, 　54　 　it was impossible to control it. Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible 　55　 　people on the floors above to escape.

PART THREE　 READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

　 Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in the test, and when she looked at the exam papers, she couldn’t think of anything to write.

　 A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental (心理的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on well with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid (愚蠢的) if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.

　 Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers.

　 1). Talk to your parents or teachers often.

　 2). Take part in group activities and play sports.

　 3). Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

35. When first 　　　　　to his new classmates, the little boy felt shy and said nothing.

　 A. introducing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. introduced　　　　　　　　　　 C. introduce　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being introduced

SECTION B (18 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

　There was once a lonely girl who wanted so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving (挨饿的) birds. She took them home and put them in a small 　36 . She treated them with love and the birds grew 　37 . Every morning they 　38 　her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day, the girl left the door with the cage open. The 　39 　and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was worried that he 　40 　fly away，so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hands 　41 　looked at the dead bird. Her strong love had killed him.

She noticed 　42 　bird moving slowly to the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for 　43 . He needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and let him go. The bird 　44 　once, twice, three times over her head.

　The girl watched happily at the sky. Her heart was no longer worried about her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly, the bird flew 　45 　and landed softly on her shoulder. He 　46 　the sweetest song for her that she had ever heard.

　The fastest way to 　47 　love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS.

34. –Hi, Mary. Would you like to go to the concert this evening?

　 --Sorry, Tom. 　　　　　Tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to go out with you.

　 A. Not preparing　　　　　　　　　 B. Not having prepared　 C. Not to prepare　　　　　　　 D. Being not prepared