14．We were on a visit to Monkey Island．Jim thought we should try water skiing．We can get a boat and ——青夏教育精英家教网—

14．We were on a visit to Monkey Island．Jim thought we should try water skiing（滑水）．We can get a boat and skis at Monkey Island．
"Don't go water skiing near Monkey Island today，"said the woman standing near the boats．"There might be sharks（鲨鱼） in the water．"
"I don't think so．"said Jim who thought he knew everything．
"I wouldn't go water skiing in the sea near Monkey Island today，"said the man with the woman．"They saw sharks in the water yesterday．"
"The sharks won't hurt me，"said Jim with a big smile on his face．
Another man getting out of a boat said，"I'm sure we just saw a shark in the water a few minutes ago．"
"Don't worry about me，"said Jim．"I don't worry about sharks．"
Jim and his two friends，Bill and Bruce puhed the boat into the water．Jim was driving the boat．He drove very fast and sprayed water on everyone standing near the boat．
Jim drove the boat to the middle of the sea near Monkey Island．Everyone could see him and the boat．He wanted to show everyone how well he could water ski．
"You drive the boat，Bill，"Jim said．"Bruce，you watch me and the rope while I water ski．"
"What about the sharks？"asked Bill．
"Forget about the sharks，"said Jim．"I'm not afraid of sharks．"
Jim got into the water．He was putting his feet in the water skis．Then Jim felt something large and hard touch his leg as it swam past him．Suddenly，a brown fin（鳍） moved through the water towards Jim．
Later，when Bill and Bruce stopped laughing，they said，"We never saw anyone move so fast!You were running on top of the water to get back in the boat!You even left the water skis in the water．
"There it is again!Shark!Shark!"cried Jim．
Everyone laughed----even the people standing on shore．
The dolphin（海豚） came to surface again，took a deep breath，smiled at Jim and went back down into the deep water．

55．How many people told Jim there might be sharks in the water？C
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
D．Four．
56．What did Jim saw in the water in fact？B
A．A shark．
B．A dolphin．
C．A whale．
D．Nothing．
57．According to the passage，what is TRUE with Jim？D
A．He was a brave young man．
B．He was a young man loving animals．
C．He was not afraid of a shark but afraid of a dolphin．
D．He was a young man who wouldn't take others'advice．

13．At the age of seven，Dominic Osorio was too young to understand that he was facing a serious illness．To make the young boy understand the situation，his mother told him that he should become Superman to fight the serious illness．
"During his treatment，he could not move，and then he thought of himself as Superman and fought the illness bravely，"Monique Spagna，Dominic's grandmother，told a reporter．
Thanks to his Superman thoughts，Dominic managed to get through weeks of hard treatment without crying．Dominic's doctors and nurses were encouraged by this child．So was Dave Anderson，manager of a local restaurant that Dominic's family often went to．The more he learned about Dominic，the more he wanted to help．So Anderson decided to create a children's book about the Superman created by Dominic．And the book was written according to Dominic's real-life experience with his illness．
The book was written to help children with serious illness to feel better about their often terrible treatment．"Dominic is really the Superman in this story，"said Anderson．"This one little boy has encouraged many people．"
Anderson has sold 1，000books，and the money has been used for a children's cancer care center．

52．Why did Dominic's mother tell him to be a superman？Because she wanted toD．
A．make him happy
B．show her love for him
C．encourage him to act as a superman in a film
D．make Dominic face the serious illness bravely
53．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．Dominic's grandma was a superwoman．
B．Dominic's doctors saved Dominic's life with Superman's help．
C．Dominic took himself as a superman and faced the illness bravely．
D．Mr．Anderson became Dominic's friend and helped him in the treatment．
54．Dave Anderson wrote the book toD．
A．earn some money
B．encourage Dominic
C．pay for Dominic's treatment
D．help other children who have serious illness as Dominic did．

12．Tommy's Spare-time Schedule for March 2010

March 2010
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Football training	2	3	4 Chinese class	5 Football training	6
7 Going shopping with Mom	8 Football training	9	10 Piano lesson	11Chinese class	12	13 Tony's birthday party
14 Visit grandpa	15Football training	16Painting class	17	18Chinese class	19Football training	20 Going camping
21 Movie with Bill	22Football training	23	24 Piano lesson	25Chinese class	26	27 Going to a concert
28 Going to the Great Wall	29Football training	30	31

48．What will Tommy do on March 27？D
A．Go to a party．
B．Go shopping．
C．Go football training．
D．Go to a concert．
49．How many times will Tommy take Chinese classes in a week？A
A．Once．
B．Twice．
C．Three times．
D．Four times．
50．We can see from the schedule that Tommy spends most of his spare time onA．
A．football
B．shopping
C．traveling
D．Chinese
51．What does the underlined word"schedule"probably mean？C
A．Hobby．
B．Activity．
C．Activity plan．
D．Learning method．

11．An American group developed the rooftop gardening in the early 1980s．The group is known as ECHO．This idea was to help people living in cities who did not have land to grow vegetables．And now it is becoming more and more popular in many other countries．
To build a rooftop garden，four things are necessary．You need a roof strong enough and four pieces of wood to build a box．Grass cutting in which to plant your garden and a thin piece of plastic on which to put the cut grass are also necessary．
Begin by testing （检测） your roof to make sure it is strong enough．Cut and collect some grass．Cover the roof with a thin piece of plastic．Then you build a box from the four pieces of wood．The box has no top or bottom．It should be about 8cm deep．It can be as long and as wide as needed．Put the box on the plastic．Then fill it with the cut grass．Water the grass and push it down by walking on it．After about three weeks，the rooftop box is ready for planting．
Put the seeds （种子） directly into the wet grass．It is important that the grass is kept wet until the plants begin to grow．When the plants are growing，you will need to water them every day unless it rains．And birds must be prevented from eating the seeds or new plants．They will also need some liquid fertilizer．You can make your own liquid fertilizer if you can get wastes from chickens．Put the chicken wastes in a cloth bag．Then put the bag in a big container （容器） of water．After about one week，the water becomes a good liquid fertilizer．
The rooftop garden is a good place to grow peas，tomatoes and onions．If the box is deep enough，potatoes and carrots also will grow．

58．Which of the following is TRUE on describing the box？A
A．It has no top or bottom with four pieces of wood．
B．It's without a thin piece of plastic at the bottom．
C．It's as long and wide as the roof．
D．It's with some cut grass and fruits．
59．People use the liquid fertilizer becauseA．
A．they can reuse the waste
B．the fertilizer is cheap
C．they have many chickens
D．the fertilizer is everywhere
60．People build rooftop gardens because they want toA．
A．grow more vegetables
B．live closer to the nature
C．test the liquid fertilizer
D．live closer to the city．

10．Although it's foolish to smoke，fifty million people in the United States still do．Most of them want to give up smoking，but smoking is a habit that's not easy to break．Luckily，thirty-five million Americans have stopped，so it can be done．
Frank used to smoke a lot．He started to smoke when he was 16．Many of his friends were doing it，and it made him feel like a grown-up．His parents told him he was making a mistake，but he didn't listen to them．When he joined the football team in the United States，he stopped smoking for two years，but then he started again．
A month ago，he had a pain in his chest and stomach．"The pain isn't too bad．I'm sure it will go away and I'll be fine．I probably eat too much，"he told his wife，Helen．But it didn't go away and both began to worry．Frank called the doctor．He told the doctor that Helen would drive him to the hospital right away．They examined his heart，took a chest X-ray，and kept him in the hospital overnight．
The next day his doctor read the X-ray report．He told Frank that he was okay，and that he could go back to work after a few days'rest．But he advised him to stop smoking．Frank and Helen were very happy．They were afraid that they were going to get bad news．
Since Frank stopped smoking，he has been feeling better．He doesn't cough in the morning the way he used to．His house and car don't have the smell of smoke，and his wife and children are breathing cleaner air．

55．Today，the number of smokers in the United States isB it used to be．
A．lager than
B．smaller than
C．as large as
D．the same as
56．In hospital they thought they might get bad news，becauseD．
A．Frank had smoked a lot for a long time
B．his wife sent him to the hospital
C．the pain was very serious
D．the doctor took a chest X-ray
57．The writer wants to tell usC by the story．
A．many Americans stopped smoking
B．young people in America like smoking
C．smoking does great harm to people
D．the habit of smoking can't be broken．

9．If you are sitting at a table with people you don't know，it is impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them．
At American restaurants and coffee shops，cold water is usually served before you order．You may find the bread and the butter are free，and if you order coffee，you may get a free refill．
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores and restaurants，though they usually do make rules for bars．Especially in big cities，stores may be open 24hours a day．
Servings in restaurants are often large．If you can't finish the meal but would like to enjoy the food later，ask the waiter or the waitress for a"doggie bag"（剩菜袋）．It may have a picture of a dog on it，but everybody knows you are taking the food for yourself．
Tips are not usually added to the check．You should leave a tip of about 15% on the table when you leave．In some restaurants，a waiter or waitress often bring your check on a plate，and you can put your money there．Then the waiter or the waitress brings you your changes．

61．D is usually served before you order at American restaurants or coffee shops．
A．Bread
B．Butter
C．Coffee
D．Cold water
62．American people alwaysC when servings are too large for them．
A．take the food home for their dogs．
B．leave the food on the table and go away
C．take the food home in doggie bags for themselves．
D．ask the waiter or the waitress to keep the food for them．
63．If you spend＄120for your meal，you'll probably leave a tip ofB．
A．＄10
B．＄18
C．＄30
D．＄50
64．How can you give tips in America？D
A．They are usually added to the check．
B．They are added to the price of the meal．
C．A tip is usually 1/5of the price of the meal．
D．You can leave them on the table when you leave．
65．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．It's bad manners to smoke if the people who sit at the same table mind it．
B．At American restaurants and coffee shops，bread，butter and coffee are all free．
C．American people never sit with people they don't know．
D．Few cities and towns make rules for bars in American．

8．Have you ever heard your own voice？"Of course．"You say．
Has anyone else ever heard your voice？Again you say，"Of course．"
But that's not quite true．Nobody else has ever heard your voice the way you hear it．When you talk，you set up sound waves（声波）．The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears．But，of course，the sound of your voice begins inside your head．The bones（骨头） of your head pick up the sound waves too．They carry the sound waves straight to your inner （里面的） ears．You get the sound from the outside and the inside too．Other people get just the sound waves from the outside．That's why they don't hear your voice the way you do．

61．Sound travels in the form（形式） ofC in the air．
A．bones
B．air
C．waves
D．voice
62．The sound of your voice beginsA．
A．inside your head
B．in your inner ears
C．outside your head
D．in your outer ears
63．When you talk，other people hear your voiceB．
A．through the bones of your head
B．from the outside
C．from the inside
D．all the above
64．The phrase"pick up"here meansB．
A．to raise
B．to get
C．to choose
D．to pull
65．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．waves in the air
B．the way you hear your voice
C．voice gets around far and wide
D．the different ways you and others hear your voice．

7．

Automobiles were originally developed in Europe．German engineers Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz built the first successful gasoline engines in 1885．After 1900，however，the United States became a leader in automobile production．
The first cars were handmade and very expensive．Only people in rich cities could afford them．The first company to make gasoline cars in the U．S．was the Duryea Motor Wagon Company．Then，in 1901，Ransom E．Olds Began mass-producing his car，the Oldsmobile．In 1913Henry Ford made great strides in the mass production of cars by using an assembly line in his factory．Mass production meant that each car was less expensive to make．Now car ownership was affordable for the average person．By 1916there were more than one million cars in the United States．
The automobile gave people the freedom to travel anywhere there were passable roads．Families that lived great distance apart could travel by automobile to visit each other．People could visit places they had never seen before．
Before the mass production of cars，people lived close to work．Their means of transportation included walking，riding a bicycle，using a horse and carriage，or taking a train．The automobile gave people the ability to live farther away from work．The result was that gradually people moved out of the cities to the less crowded suburbs．
The automobile industry created millions of jobs．The jobs were not just in the auto factories，where the cars were assembled．Workers were needed to make auto parts，run gas stations and repair shops，and work at new motels and restaurants that served people who traveled by car．Jobs became available at car rental companies．People were needed to build roads．These jobs and many others still exist because of the automobile．

54．The first gasoline cars that were produced wereB．
A．very affordable
B．very expensive
C．mass-produced
D．bought by many people
55．The rise of the automobile industryC．
A．destroyed many jobs
B．made travel more difficult
C．created many jobs
D．had no effect on suburbs
56．Cars that were mass-producedD．
A．made people move to the cities
B．were bought by only a few people
C．made nature enjoying more difficult
D．were possible for more people to afford
57．Before the automobile was mass-produced，people traveled in the following ways
exceptA
A．by airplane．
B．on foot．
C．by horse and carriage．
D．by bicycle．

6．Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America．Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers （顾客） all over the world．
He studied to be a cook，but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education．When he opened his first restaurant，all of a sudden his schooling knowledge，the history of his family and the ethics （道德准则） of his father came into play．It made him a person who studied and explored the secret in the food business．
Walter's learning never stops．He says，"The food business is one where you need to stay on top．Cooks should be trained．You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind．"So he spends more time in reading．Every time he gets new ideas from the book，he brings them into his work．
Walter also has a clear understanding about success．That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is innovative （创新的），who believes in the Italian cooking culture （文化） in America．Food is like a bridge connecting to the past，to the family and to the country．He says，"Success to me is not how much money I make，but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy，I'm a happy man．"

58．The underlined  phrase"came into play"meansC．
A．played a joke on him
B．needed to be used
C．gave him much help
D．began to be studied
59．From the last sentence of the passage，we can infer that it isC．
A．important to make a lot of money
B．exciting to have more and more customers
C．important to make the customers pleased
D．impossible to make 15or 20customers happy every day
60．The best title for the passage isD．
A．Culture is Important for Cooks
B．A Cook and His Customers
C．The Story of Three Restaurants
D．A Winner is Made，not Born．

5．Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes（基因） decide．In fact，because you have two parents，your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent．If both your parents are tall，then most probably you will be tall，too，but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be，ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out．
But genes don't decide everything．For example，eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential（潜力）．Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height．
No doubt（怀疑） you're wondering how fast you should grow．It depends．There's no perfect or right answer．Generally speaking，kids grow about 2inches （6centimeters） a year between age 3and the time when they start puberty （when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up）．
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years．Two centimeters here and 2inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now，how you've been growing up to this point，and what other changes your body may be going through．
Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time．Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰） during puberty．The age for starting puberty is about 10for girls and about 11for boys．But it can be earlier or later--between 7and 13for girls and 9and 15for boys．
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty．

58．If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow，B．
A．you should have enough exercise
B．you can ask doctors for help
C．you should save the environment
D．You can record your growth during puberty
59．After reading this passage，we can explainC．
A．how good it is to be a doctor
B．how much sleep time we need
C．why genes can't decide everything
D．what healthy diet is
60．Which is NOT mentioned in the passage？C
A．Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are．
B．Girls'age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys'．
C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed．
D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast．

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