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9．In China，a lot of food is wasted （浪费）every year．The waste food is enough for two hundred million people to eat for one year．The food is wasted in restaurants，at home and in schools…
In restaurants or at home，people often order or cook too much food．But they can't eat it up．When they go out of a restaurant，they are full and happy but they never look back at the innocent（无辜的）food on the table again．
In schools，we can often see a lot of students throw food away after meals and they only eat the food they like．
Everyone should have enough food to eat．However，in some countries，the food is so little that a lot of people died from hunger（饥饿）．Although China has tried hard to solve（解决） the problem of hunger over the past thirty years，the work is not finished yet．Food is important to us all．We can't live without food．So It is necessary for us to love food and try to eat up everything on our plates（盘子）．When we eat in restaurants，we should pack up the leftovers （剩菜剩饭）．We also need to tell other people to stop wasting food as soon as possible．

46．The waste food is enough forA people to eat for one year in China．
A.200million
B.2000million
C.200billion
47．A lot of people died from hunger in some countries becauseC．
A．a lot of food is wasted in China
B．they wasted too much food
C．they didn't have enough food to eat
48．Which of the following is NOT true？B
A．To save food，we should try to eat up everything on our plates．
B．To save food，we should eat less food
C．To save food，we should pack up the leftovers．

8．Chinese people not only love beauty but also create beauty．We can turn the most common things into objects of beauty．

Paper cutting	The art of paper cutting turns a simple thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art．People often put these art pieces on the doors，windows and walls of their houses to celebrate the Spring Festival．They are the symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy year．
Sky lanterns	Sky lantern are made of bamboo and covered with paper．People used to send out sky lanterns when they were in trouble．But today，people light the lanterns and watch them rise into the sky with their wishes．Sky lanterns are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes．
Chinese clay art	To make Chinese clay art，the clay is shaped by hand into things such as cute children or characters from Chinese fairy tales and stories．They are then covered with paint．These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty．

39．What special meaning do the paper cuttings carry？C
A．Happiness and good wishes
B．love for life and beauty
C．wishes for good luck and a happy year
40．What are sky lantern made of？C
A．paper
B．bamboo
C．paper and bamboo
41．What are sky lanterns used for now？B
A．Asking for help
B．Happiness and wishes
C．Beauty
42．To make Chinese clay art，the clay is shaped intoA．
A．cute children or other characters
B．by hand
C．fairy tales and stories
43．From the passage we know that Chinese people areB．
A．friendly
B．creative
C．beautiful．

How often do you use your car？Can you use your car less often？Do you know the following facts in the UK？
•About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun．
•Over 80% people go to work by car．
•25% car journeys are under two miles．
•70% car journeys are under five miles．
WALKING & CYCLING
Instead of using the car for short journeys，why not walk or ride a bicycle？Walking is a most popular form of exercise-it's healthy and it can save you money．If you work nearby，try walking or cycling instead of driving．Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience．
BUSES
Bus companies are using new buses：some run on new fuels which produce less pollution； some have easier way for disabled and old people．There are special traffic lanes （行车道） to make bus journeys easier and more reliable．So do something to help solve the pollution problem-let the bus take you to work and your children to school．
TRAINS
All car journeys，long or short，can be hard work．For some trips it is wiser to take the train．Leave your car at home and walk，cycle or take a bus to and from the station．Train travel is fast，safe and comfortable．Train tickets are not always expensive； some are can be made quite cheaper．

51．How many of car journeys are just for fun in the UK？B
A.25%．
B．About 50%．
C.70%．
D．Over 80%．
52．The writer believes thatA can give children valuable road experience．
A．walking to school
B．travelling by train
C．taking new fuel buses
D．having car journeys for fun
53．What does the writer think of travelling by train？B
A．Tiring．
B．Comfortable．
C．Exciting．
D．Bad．

6．Fat and shy，Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team．"Football，tennis，cricket-anything with a round ball，I was useless，"he says now with a laugh．But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire，England．
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him．At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest．Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend．Gradually，Saunders set up his mind on building up his body，increasing his speed and strength．At the age of 18，he ran his first marathon．
The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as an instructor at Ridgway's school of adventure（冒险） in Scotland，where he learnt about Ridgway's cold-water exploits．Greatly interested，Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures，he decided that this would be his future．
In 2001，after becoming a skillful skier，Saunders started his first long-distance expedition （探险）towards the North Pole．It took unbelievable energy．He suffered frostbite（冻伤），ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit，pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains．
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole，and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man．His old playmates would not believe the change．

51．What changed Saunders according to Paragraph 2？B
A．A friend's words．
B．A mountain bike．
C．His 18^th birthday gift．
D．His first marathon．
52．What did Saunders do in 2001？D
A．He decided to build up his body．
B．He met John Ridgway in Scotland．
C．He worked as an instructor at school．
D．He took an adventure to the North Pole．
53．What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders？A
A．He is a success in sports．
B．He is the youngest British skier．
C．He is Ridgway's best student．
D．He is a good instructor at school．

5．The signs for harmony（融洽）may not be clear in some families．But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents，which is the far different of the popularly-held image（印象）of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family fights．
An important new study into teenage attitude surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has even been in the past．"We were surprised by just how happy today's young people seem to be about their families，"said one member of the research team．"They're expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）but in fact they have other things on their minds，for example，they want a car and they may worry about whether school is serving them well．There's more discussion between parents and children，and children expect to take part in the family decision．They don't want to rock the boat．"
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30years ago to treat their children as friends．"My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me，"says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall．"I'll always tell them when I'm going out clubbing．As long as they know what I'm doing，there are fine with it．"Susan Crome，who is now 21，agrees．"Looking back on the last 10years，there was a lot of what you could call discussion．For example，as long as I'd done all my homework，I could go out on a Saturday night．But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that．"
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected．It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts．A researcher says，"Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a short period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings．But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled．The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over．"

57．What is the popular image of teenager today？D
A．They worry about their school life．
B．They can't get on well with their parents．
C．They have to be locked in to avoid troubles．
D．They fight a lot with other family members．
58．The study in Paragraph 2show's that teenagers don't want toD．
A．share family duties
B．make family decisions
C．go boating with their family
D．cause trouble in their families
59．Compared with parents of 30years ago，today's parentsC．
A．care less about their children's life
B．are much stricter with their children
C．give their children more freedom
D．go to clubs more often with their children
60．What is the passage mainly about？A
A．Harmony in family
B．Education in family
C．Discussion in family
D．Teenager trouble in family．

4．People cannot reach an agreement on the use of science and technology．For example，will radiation from electronic equipment destroy the environment？Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent genetic disease or to create"more perfect"human beings？While people are arguing about these and others，technology continues to influence our everyday lives-the home，health and education，entertainment and communication，and so on．
Some people carry on active social lives with computers-their own or the ones in public places like cafes，social centers，libraries，and so on．Communicating with others in chat rooms，computer users can get to know people they might never meet in traditional ways．With live online video connections，two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from separate places．
With modern telephone technology，most people stopped writing lettters-especially personal letters and notes．But now，writing to communicate has returned in electronic form，or e-mail，which is a way of sending messages from one computer to another．For some computer users，the wish to communicate intelligently or creatively with others makes them want to write better．
Computer technology has also made it possible to run a house electronically．From turning lights on and off to starting the coffee and cooking the hot meal，computers are taking care of people at home．Many modern machines have computer chips  that allow their owners to program them．For instance，you can"instruct"a microwave oven how to cook a dish．Most entertainment equipment operates with computer technology too．Computers can even start cars automatically so that on cold winter mornings you can get into a warmed-up vehicle and drive off．
Although much of the technology in our everyday lives has good effects，there are some uses that raise questions．For example，are interactive media （ i．e．，a combination of television，telephone，and computer） going to control minds，cause people to forget about family life and personal relationships？What effects will the genentic engineering of food have on people's health？
High-tech medical treatments can make a person live a much longer life，but can they improve the health and happiness of human beings？  Only time will tell，but，in the meantime，science and technology will continue to move forward．

57．What does the underlined word"chips"mean？D
A．thin pieces of potatoes
B．small holes
C．small pieces of wood
D．central parts
58． We can know from the passage thatA．
A．technology never stops changing our everyday lives
B．with computers each of us can live a comfortable life
C．people can do more activities with computers
D．the more you use computers，the better you might write
59．What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？D
A．The longer you live，the happier you are．
B．High-tech medical treatments can't improve our health and happiness．
C．High-tech medical treatments can't help us with everything．
D．The writer questioned high-tech medical treatments somehow．
60．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．Science and New Technology
B．Computers Change Our Lives
C．Everyday Uses of Technology
D．Only Time Will Tell．

3．All over the world，the global diet includes fast food-prepared items from inexpensive restaurants，snack bars，or food stands．Some examples of American fast food are hamburgers，hot dogs，sandwiches，fried chicken，and so on．Some types of international fast foods might be German sausage and Schnitzel，Italian pizza，Japanese sushi and tempura，Chinese eggrolls and noodles and the like．The variety of fast foods all over the world is growing．Even so，this kind of style is becoming worldwide．Fast-food places usually prepare and serve the items quickly．Many are part of fast-food chains （eating places with the same name and company owner）．For example，the biggest and most famous American fast-food chain serves hamburgers in nearly every part of the world．
For several reasons，many people choose fast food．First，it is quick and convenient．Second，it is cheaper than special home-cooked meals or formal restaurant dinners．And third，it is easy to find every eating place with the same company name．The atmosphere and style of most fast-food places is casual，comfortable，and familiar．
Why do other eaters  stay away from  this fast，easy kind of nourishment？The main reason is its low nutritional value．Fast food doesn't have large amounts of fiber，vitamins，minerals，and the like-elements necessary for good nutrition and health．In contrast （相反），most types of fast food have a lot of fat，sugar，or salt in them．Possibly，these things can cause or increase health disorders，like heart disease，and some kinds of cancer．Recently，these quick and easy kinds of world wide nourishment are generally getting better and more healthful．For example，many fast-food restaurants now have put vegetable items on their menus．
Of course，human beings around the world don't always eat in fast-food places．The variety of food choices is large now and is probably going to increase．The number of food preparation methods is growing too．Cooking customs，eating habits，and food preferences all over the world are becoming more healthful．In these and other ways，the global diet is changing．

54．From Paragragh 1，we can know thatC．
A．America serves four kinds of fast food
B．we used to have more types of fast food
C．different countries have different types of fast food
D．America serves fewer fast food than other countries
55．The underlined phrase"stay away from"meansD．
A．move away from
B．disorder
C．get out of
D．dislike
56．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．the changing global diet
B．the increasing types of diet
C．the reason why people choose fast food
D．the reason why people dislike fast food．

2．A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200kilometres north of Madras．The earthquake hit the town at 7：15yesterday evening．The earthquake measured（量出） 7.2on the Richter scale（里克特震级），the strongest for five years．
The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home．There were very few people outside in the streets．Buildings fell down and many fires started．The electricity and water were cut off．
As it was dark，the emergency services had a lot of problems．There was no electricity for lights，and there was no water to put out the fires．Early this morning，planes flew over the town to see the damage．
The emergency services are now trying to reach the town．The nearest airport is at Bandel，about 100kilometers away．The railway station at Galta is closed，because four bridges fell down in the earth．The nearest train station is 32kilometres away at Solan．We shall have more reports for you during the day．

51．What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town？C
A．Sitting outside．
B．Cutting off the electricity．
C．Staying at home．
D．Starting fires．
52．Why didn't the emergency services reach the town？A
A．Because it was dark．
B．Because planes flew over．
C．Because there was no water．
D．Because four bridges fell down
53．How far is the nearest airport from the town？A
A．About 100kilometers away．
B.32kilometres away．
C．About 72kilometers away．
D.200kilometres north of Madras．

1．No one really knows why we sleep．There are two theories，but a theory is only an idea or a guess-scientists don't know if these theories are correct or not．
One theory of sleep is called the"Repair Theory．"This theory says that during the day we use many important chemicals in our bodies and brains．We need sleep to make new chemicals and repair and fix our bodies．One piece of evidence （证据） for this theory is that our bodies produce more of a growth hormone （ a chemical that helps us grow） while we sleep．
Another theory is called the"Adaptive Theory．"This theory says that sleep developed because it stopped early humans and animals from wasting energy and putting themselves in danger from the other animals that killed and ate them； in other words，sleep kept them safe and out of trouble．It was necessary for them to survive．
Whatever the reason for sleep，everyone sleeps and everyone dreams every night．Many times we don't remember our dreams，but we still dream．Like sleep，no one knows exactly why we dream or what dreams mean．There have been many theories about dreams throughout history．Many cultures believe that dreams can predict the future-that they can tell us what is going to happen to us．Sigmund Freud and other psychologists and psychiatrists believe that dreams can tell us about our feelings and desires．
However，some scientists now believe that dreams mean nothing at all-dreams are caused by the electrical activity in our brains while we sleep．These scientists believe that nerve cells fire without any aims and our brains try to make a story out of these meaningless patterns．These scientists say that dreams seem crazy and without meaning sometimes because they are crazy and without any meaning at all．

54．What can we know from Paragraph 2？C
A．Dreams may not mean anything．
B．There're many theories about what dreams mean．
C．Sleep may help our bodies prepare for a new day．
D．It is possible that sleep protected us from dangers．
55．What does the underlined word"survive"mean？B
A．catch chances
B．continue to live
C．keep safe
D．save energy
56．What is the passage mainly about？A
A．Sleep and Dreams
B．Believe It or Not
C．Two Theories about Dreams
D．Theories about Dreams．

20．The graph below tells how many pounds of garbage （垃圾） a person makes on each day in six cities．Look at the graph then read the passages．
Pounds of Garbage Made a Person a Day

Los Angeles 6.4

Philadelphia 5.8

Kano，Nigeria 1.0

Mark recycles his metal cans．He takes them to a recycling center so that they can be used again．He doesn't throw any out．He recycles his paper products．He puts his yard waste in a pile （堆） and puts it on his garden later．Here's a list of what he put in a trash（废物） today．
（Note：16oz．=1pound．）
metal cans                  3oz．
food waste                  7oz．
yard waste                  0oz

paper products               2oz．
glass bottles，jars，etc.4oz．
Tony throws out a lot of things．Today he threw out the following things．
bottles                              14oz．
cans                                 8oz．
1newspaper，some letters，a magazine      30oz．
extra food                            12oz．
yard waste                            16oz．

48．Which city makes the biggest amount of garbage？D
A．New York．
B．Tokyo．
C．Chicago．
D．Los Angeles．
49．How many pounds of garbage did Tony throw out？A
A.5.0．
B.1.0．
C.3.0．
D.4.0．
50．Where may Mark live according to the amount of garbage he makes？B
A．In Los Angles．
B．In Kano，Nigeria．
C．In Chicago．
D．In New York．

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