Is there something strange high up in the world's tallest mountains? If so,is it a big bear? Is it a mon?key? Or is it a kind of man?

No one knows. This mystery has puzzled(困惑) the world for years.

In 1887, a mountain climber found large foot?prints(脚印)in the snow. They looked like the foot?prints of a very large man. But men don't walk with?out shoes in the snow！

In 1906 ₉ another climber saw more than foot?prints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched,it ran very quickly.

Fifteen years later,newspaper had new stories about the "somethingA mountain climber said he had seen the "snow man" walk slowly across the snow,far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.

From then on,more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. Could it be an ape(猿)man? The mystery grew!Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

(   ) 36. The passage is about      

A.  some mountain climbers

B.  some strange animals

C.  some large footprints

D.  the mystery of the snowman

(   ) 37. Why were people interested in the foot?prints?

A.  They were footprints of large bear.

B.  They looked like the footprints of a large man.

C.  They were found in the snow.

D.  They were found in the world's tallest mountains.

(   ) 38. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in  

 A. 1887 B. 1906 C. 1921 D. 1951

(   ) 39. Why did the mystery grow when a moun?tain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?

A.  They were footprints of an ape man.

B.  They were footprints of a snowman.

C.  The pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.

D.  The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.

(   ) 40. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow,the mystery of
the snowman has puzzled the world for    years.  

A.  over one hundred

B.  ninety-five

C.  eighty

D.  fifty

Last Sunday,we had a class trip to enjoy our?selves. Our head teacher took us to the beach for a 26   . When we arrived there at9:00a. m. by bus,we heard a big 27   It was made by the wind and the waves(海浪).It sounded like they were playing wonderful symphony. Right away,we sat down and 28   to enjoy our picnic. We told jokes,sang and played games while eating sandwiches,chocolate and other snacks.

In the afternoon, some students 29    each oth?er in the water and swam for fun. Alice and I attemp?ted to 30    fish in the water. Some students 31    the cleaners pick up the garbage. Others played cards and chess. Everyone looked extremely32    At 4： 30 p. m.，we had to go back to school,

33    we wanted to spend some more time on the beach. Just then,I found a blue hair band on the sand.
"I think Alice 34    it," Sam said, "Because she likes the blue color.”But I thought it 35    belong to her because I saw her wearing a yellow one. At last, we knew it was Cindy's. We went back to school at 5:45 p. m. The picnic came to an end,but we'll always remember the good time we had.
(   ) 26. A. picnic    B. camp C. sport    D. party

(   ) 27. A. accident    B. sound C. story    D. problem

(   ) 28. A. regret    B. refused C. started    D. agreed

(   ) 29. A. hit    B. annoyed C. bothered    D. chased

(   ) 30. A. bring    B. catch C. buy    D. lift

(   ) 31. A. joined    B. allowed C. helped    D. organized

(   ) 32. A. happy    B. modest C. worried    D. sad

(   ) 33. A. because    B. although C. unless    D. when

(   ) 34. A. got    B. found C. dropped    D. took

(   ) 35. A. must    B. mustn't C. could    D. couldn't

25. 我刚才和珍在电话上谈论过此事。

I talked to Jean ___________  __________  _______ about it just now.

24. 警察没有发现什么奇怪的事情。

The police didn't find                  

23. 世上没有免费的午餐。

_______  ________  _________  ________  as free lunch in the world.

22. 有一个女孩在树下哭。

There is ______ ____________  ________    under the tree.

21. 卡拉一定是遇到麻烦了，咱们帮帮她吧。

Car la            in trouble. Let's give her a hand.

20. The boy is so       (sleep) that he falls asleep during the class.

19. Mike can't find his watch. It can      (steal).

18. Scientists didn't find anything        (value) in this area last year.