72. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles.　　　　 B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an.

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road.　　　 D. An American Achieving His Aims.

71. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because_________.

A．wild animals may attack cars 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．wild animals may jam the road

C．they may see wild animals in the park　　　　　 D．they may see wild animals on ecopassages

答案：68-71 DDBD

E

On the evening of June 21, 1992,　a tall man with　brown　hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his　bicycle. The　hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for　they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived　in "the kingdom of bicycles".

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip　across Asia which started in December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to　visit the Silk Road . Now , after 44 years, he　was　on the Silk Road in　Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true.

Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang,　Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

70. When the writer says that animals seem “to be catching on”, he means_________.

A．animals begin to realize the dangers on the road　B．animals begin to learn to use ecopassages　　

C．animals are crossing the road in groups　　　　D．animals are increasing in number

69. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is_________.

A．an underground path for cars 　　　　　　　　　　B．a fence built for the safety of the area

C．a bridge for animals to get over a river 　　　　 D．a pass for animals to cross the road

68. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that_________.

A．wild animals have become more dangerous

B．the driving conditions have improved greatly

C．the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

D．an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

67. The best title for the passage might be ______.

A. Why People Touch　　　 　　　　　 B. Smile and Touch　 C. Wonders of Touch　　　　　　　　　 D. Touch or Not

答案：ADBC

D

Special Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road

----- Reported by Sheila Carrick

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.

Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots , an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Road kill.

"Ecopassages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. "These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts," said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage.

Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on . Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.

The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!

66. The word “benefits” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. to be useful or helpful　　　　　　 B. to get something useful or helpful

C. to be ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be hurt

65. According to the passage, ______.

A. human brains need oxygen and blood supply now and then

B. touches from doctors and nurses have nothing to do with treatment

C. new-born baby monkeys should stay away from their mothers

D. not all the people like being touched

64. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Everyone knows that body contact can make people happier.

B. People may work harder because of body contact.

C. Your fingertips can do something wonderful.

D. People may not understand the importance of touching.

63. Which would be the best title for the text?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music　　　　　　 B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician　　　　　　　　　 D. The Spread of Popular Music

答案：60-63 BCCB

C

You might not know it, but there is something wonderful at your fingertips. You can make people happier, healthier and more hard-working just by touching their arms or holding their hands.

　　　 Doctors say that body contact(接触) is a kind of medicine that can work wonders. When people are touched, the quantity of hemoglobin (血红蛋白) - a type of matter that produces the red color in blood increases greatly. This results in more oxygen (氧气) reaching every part of the body and the whole body benefits. In experiments, bottle-fed baby monkeys were separated from their mothers for the first ten days of life. They became sad and negative. Studies showed the monkeys were more probable to become ill than other babies that were allowed to stay with their mothers.

　　　 Human babies react (反应) in much the same way. Some years ago, a scientist noticed that some well-fed babies in a clean nursery (托儿所) became weak. Yet babies in another nursery were growing healthily, even though they ate less well and were not kept as clean . The reason , he concluded , was that they often had touches from nurses.

　　　 Experiments show that most people like being touched. And nearly all doctors believe touch helps to reduce patients' fear of treatment. Of course there is time when a touch is not welcome. But even if we don’t like being touched, a smile can make us feel better. Smiling increases blood flow and starts the production of “happy brain” chemicals.

　　　 So don’t forget to keep in touch.