Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and  56  in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday,   57   she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional  58  before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel   59   a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months  60  from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling  61  easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   62  her stories. They were   63   interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was   64  that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped  65  .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
【小题1】A.death             B.die                  C.died
【小题2】A.but               B.and                  C.or
【小题3】A.singer             B.teacher              C.manager
【小题4】A.on                B.at                   C.by
【小题5】A.to sail             B.sailing               C.to fly
【小题6】A.too               B.much                C.more
【小题7】A.talk to             B.talk with             C.talk about
【小题8】A.so                B.such                 C.very
【小题9】A.boring             B.relaxing              C.amazing
【小题10】A.work and think      B.working and thinking   C.to work and think

Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.

What we see on TV — movies，news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.

Most of the viewers (观众) are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.

Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can't change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?

56. According to the passage,_ is one of the most important ways of getting information.

a. a book b. a computer C. TV

57. _can't be got on Television.

a. Knowledge    b. Sports news C. Computer games

58. The underlined word "baby-sitter" means

A. 小妹妹  B. 保育员       C. 女婴

59. What can we do with programs on TV?

A. We can surely change them. B. We can do nothing.

C. We can choose them.

60. From the passage, we may know_.

A. TV is both good and bad for children.   B. Everything is true on TV. C All programs on TV are suitable for children.

Hundreds of years ago, life was 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 pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution 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 (被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus 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.

（  ）56. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today

      because _______.

   A. there were not modern machines    B. there was no modern medicine

    C. both A and B                       D. there were not many people

（  ）57. ______ is the biggest problem in today’s life.

   A. Pollution  B. Air pollution  C. Noise pollution   D. Water pollution

（  ）58.The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

   A. noise pollution   B. air pollution  C. water pollution   D. A, B and C

（  ）59. 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

（  ）60. 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 loudly

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

   D. people are making rules in order to (为了) fight pollution

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(    )56. Mr Smith went to take a vacation for    .

A. nine years    B. half a month      C. seven days       D. eight days

(    )57. Mr Smith put his head our of the window to    .

A. see the beautiful scenery           B. say goodbye to his friends

C. throw his hat out of the widow  D. say hello to the people outside

(    )58. Mr Smith is going to    .during his vacation.

A. visit his friends             B. see his parents

C. enjoy himself in the train    D. the seaside

(    )59. why did Mr Smith throw his old bag out of the window?

Because    .

A. he hoped someone would find his bag

B. he hoped someone would back his bag and hat

C. he hoped his bag would bring back his hat

D. he hoped the people in the train would laugh

(    )60. From the passage we can see that Mr Smith was a    .

A. clever man         B. kind man           C. foolish man              D. sick man

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

       Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

       If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

       Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

       28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

(   )58. In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

         A. cars           B. bikes        C. trains         D. buses

(   )59. The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.

         A. on the side of the road                               B. popular and heavy

         C. all over the country                                    D. cheap and easy

(   )60. From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.

       A. going shopping is easy                   B. making boats is difficult

       C. riding a bike taxi is cheap                 D. carrying heavy people is interesting

(   )61. The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .

       A. Bike Riders              B. A Special Country      C. Bike Taxis  D. A Cheap Journey