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    Riding School:
   You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m. (3:30p.m. on Saturday). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides
across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.
   Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m.---8:30 p.m.
   Phone: (412) 396---6754 Fax: (412)396---6752
Sailing Club:
    Our Young Sailor's Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification．You'll learn how to sail safely
and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid．Have fun with other course member , afterwards
in the clubroom．There are 10 weekly two-hour 1essons (Tuesdays 6 p．m．～8 Pp．m．)．    
    Opening Hours:Tuesdays:6:00 p．m．-8:00 p．m．
    Phone:(412)396-6644 Fax:(412)396-6644
Diving Centre:
    Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners．There are two
evening lessons a week,in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely．You
only need your own swimming costume and towel．Reduced rates for couples．
    Opening Hours:Monday and Friday:6:30 p．m．-8:30 p．m．
Phone:(412)396-6312  Fax:(412)396-6706
Medical Center:
    The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to
students and staff of the university．The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal
with a broad range of medical problems．Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are
available for consultation．Also,all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than
other drugstores．
    Opening Hours:24 hour from Monday to Sunday
Phone:(412)396--6649  Fax:(412)396-6648
Watersports Club:
   We are a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing, A beginners' course
consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be
able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. with
lessons all through the day.
   Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m. ---4:00 p.m.
   Phone: (412)396---6899  Fax: (412)396---6890      

1. If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous,you should join     ．

A. Watersports Club  
B. Diving Centre    
C. Sailing Club    
D. Riding School

2. If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings,you may fax        ．

A. (412)396-6648  
B. (412)396-6706  
C. (412)396-6752  
D. (412)396-6876

3. If you are planning to explore the ocean depths,you should attend your lessons at      .

A. 24 hour from Monday to Sunday    
B. Monday through Friday:7:00 a．m．-10:00 p．m．
C. Tuesdays:6:00 p．m．-8:00 p．m．
D. Monday and Friday:6:30 p．m．-8:30 p．m．

4. Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?

A. Good equipment．                  
B. Well trained staff members．
C. Various less expensive medicines．    
D. Nursery for newly-born babies
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上画勾。

　　How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?

　　These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that men might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source.

　　For a long time people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. But garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossilfuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.

　　Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city's garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil!

　　But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burns easily, such as food scrapes and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.

　　Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.

1．What two problems can be solved by burning garbage?

[　　]

A．The shortage of energy; air pollution.

B．The shortage of energy; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.

C．Air pollution; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.

D．Air pollution; the shortage of fossil fuel.

2．Which of the following is NOT a result of burning garbage?

[　　]

A．The heat produced is used to boil water.

B．The steam produced is used to make electricity.

C．The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels.

D．The steam produced is used to heat buildings.

3．According to the passage, which of the following four groups of garbage is ready for burning?

[　　]

A．Food scraps and metals

B．Paper and glass.

C．Metals and glass.

D．Food scraps and paper.


第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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　　Soon it may be harder to stop and smell the roses.
　　Growing levels of air pollution from power plants and automobiles have reduced flower fragrances (芬芳) by up to 90 percent in the US.That is compared with pre-industrial levels,a new study has found.
　　The trend is unpleasant for human noses,but may be life - threatening for bees and butterflies.
　　"Many insects find flowers by folowing the scent(香味) produced by those flowers," said the studies lead author Jose D.Fuentes,an environmental scientist at the University of Virginia.
　　"The increasing pollution makes it difficult for them to locate the flowers and feed on their nectar(花蜜)."
　　Scientists have alrady known that flowers produce scent molecules(分子) that bond with pollutants.The process breaks down the plants' sweet smell.
　　With more pollution in the air,the scent molecules don't remain effective as long and travel shorter distances on the wind.
　　The new study suggests that in the mid - 19th century,when pollution levels were first recorded,scent molecules would have been able to travel some 1,000 to 1,200 meters.
　　Today,in the polluted air found downwind of large cities,scentst may only make it some 200 to 300 meters.
　　The report was recently published in the journal,Atmospheric Environment.
　　Bee farmers have reported that bee populations are dropping dramatically in many parts of the world in recent years. Could these missing scents be a factor?
　　Scientists trying to hind the cause of bee population declines have blamed bacteria,pesticides,and even cellphone radiation.
　　Jay Evans,an entomologist(昆虫学者) at the US Department of Agriculture's bee research laboratory,was interested in the new study.But he says he hasn't seen bee behavior that suggests trouble with scents.
　　"Over the last couple of summers I don't think the bees in this area were bringing in much less food,"he said.
　　"It might be that they had to work harder,but it seems like as long as there were bees to collect food they were finding flowers somewhere."
　　But Fuentes fears that the fading smell of flowers may stress insects that are already faced with other threats.
　　"The effects shown in these studies will simply exacerbate whatever the bees are going through right now,"he said.
　　"It's something that is really worthwhile paying attention to."
　　56.What's the passage mainly about?
　　　A.How greatly air plooution affects our lives.
　　　B.Effects of air pollution on bee populations.
　　　C.Measures to fight air pollution.
　　　D.The rapid decline of bee populations in the world.
　　57.According to the passage,Jay Evans probably agrees that ______ .
　　　A.bees are the insect that suffers most from air pollution
　　　B.bees are at risk of dying out owing to air pollution
　　　C.the fading smell of flowers doesn't affect bees so greatly as was thought
　　　D.as is often the case,bees fail to locate the flowers because of the missing scents
　　58.The word"exacerbate" in the last paragraph but one probably means ______.
　　　A.worsen B.improve C.get rid of D.decrease
　　59.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
　　　A.The more air pollution there is in a region,the greater the destruction of the flower scents.
　　　B.Bacteria,pesticides,and cellphone radiation are blamed for causing the decline of bees.
　　　C.The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment oculd travel longer and farther.
　　　D.Air pollution does more harm to insects such as bees and butterflies than human beings.

Ⅲ 阅读（共两节。满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The idea about the phoenix goes back to Ancient Egypt, where we find the phoenix described as a handsome, eagle-like bird, with part-golden, part-red plumage, that spent most of its life in the Arabian deserts. It was rarely seen and according to one version of the story, only appeared in Egypt once every five hundred years, when it flew to Heliopolis, “city of the sun”, and deliberately burnt itself to ashes by settling on the altar(祭坛) flame there! However, it seems it did not really die because from those same ashes a young, fully formed phoenix was born and flew away, apparently back to Arabia.

It is pretty obvious that no one has ever seen or will see a living phoenix. The interesting thing is that we can find certain clues which may explain one aspect of the Egyptians’ idea. It may sound unbelievable, but some birds are apparently quite charmed by flames and small fires, especially members of the crow family. One zoologist actually proved this by setting fire to some straw near to a tame（驯养的） rook. Far from becoming nervous and backing away, the bird deliberately stood over the flames, with raised and vibrating wings. It didn’t get burnt, but the image it presented by its strange behavior was almost exactly like that shown in illustrations of the mythical phoenix!

Why birds should occasionally behave in this strange way is not clear. One idea is that they carefully use the heat of the flames to relieve the annoyance caused by their feather mites(虱) which all birds have. Whatever the reason, it is quite possible that the Ancient Egyptians saw birds behaving in this way, from time to time, and used it as the basis of their phoenix myth, adding fanciful details which closely linked it to their worship of the sun and their belief in resurrection.

Nowadays, the phoenix is much less important to us than it was to the Egyptians. But the logo of modern fire insurance companies, which employ the phoenix as one of their symbols, refers that in one sense the idea of it remains.  

41. According to the passage, the phoenix ______________ .

A. is a handsome and eagle-like bird living in Arab

B. used to be seen when the Egyptians held religious activities

C. has never really existed in the world

D. is the king of all kinds of birds

42. The reason why birds stand above flames is probably that _____________ .

A. the phoenix used to do so

B. they may get rid of the mites

C. they want to burn their feather

D. they can heat themselves

43. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A. The ancient Egyptians worshiped the phoenix.

B. The scientists have discovered why birds are attracted by fire.

C. The modern people still favor the idea of the phoenix.

D. The mythical tales about the phoenix were based on facts.

44. Which of the following is closest to “resurrection” in the 3rd paragraph?

A. living forever        B. offering warmth        C. coming back to life          D. staying healthy

45. What does the phoenix probably mean in the logo of a fire insurance company?

A. Our company can protect you from being harmed by fire.

B. If your property is destroyed by fire, we will help you build it up again.

C. Our company will always be energetic and wealthy.

D. If needed, we will save you at the risk of losing lives.

 

阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.

Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.

With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.

Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.

But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船员）might not have noticed our disappearance.

And if they had,they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out（伸直）,the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash（破裂声）of the ship and the whale（鲸）had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.

1.What happened to the man who told the story?

A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.

B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.

C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy.

D．He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.

2.Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.

B．Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.

C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.

D．Because they wanted to lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.

3.What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

A．not moving

B．even

C．yet

D．however

4.n order to save their strength,______.

A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

B．they both swam calmly

C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming

5.Which one of the following is true?

A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers.

B．The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.

C．The story took place at night.

D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

 

 

III.阅读理解(20×2)

When Sir Winston Churchill , the great British prime minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modern artist, Granham Sutherland. The painting had been ordered and paid by the members of Parliament(国会)， who wanted to honor the Grand Man of World war II.

Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this mark of respect and affection. Neither of them, of course, allowed the donors（捐赠者） to see how much they both disliked the portrait. “It makes me look stupid—which I am not !” Churchill protested in private. Publicly, he only said that it was “a fine example of modern art”. His friends smiled: it was well-known that Sir Winston didn’t care for modern art.

Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it destroyed. Churchill died at ninety in January 1965. lady Churchill followed him in 1977. Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to Sutherland’s painting, and a heated argument broke out. The painter was understandably sad. The artistic community, shocked and angry, claimed that the destruction of the picture had been a crime. Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a historical document. All agreed that Churchills didn’t have the right to do what they had done.

Well—did they ? A good part of the public felt that the owner of a portrait had the right to get rid of it if it made him so unhappy. The question, however, has been raised many times before: who has the right to a work of art—the sitter, the owner, the donor or the artist who created it?  And when the painting is the portrait of a historical figure, should the right of posterity (后代) be considered, as the historians claimed?

1. To have Churchill’s portrait painted was the idea of ______.

A.a well-known modern artist       B.Parliament

C.a friend of Churchill             D.the public

2. Which of the following is true ?

A. Churchill liked the portrait but his wife not

B. Churchill didn’t like the portrait because he didn’t like the painter

C. Churchill liked the portrait because it was a fine modern art.

D . Churchill didn’t like the portrait and nor did his wife

3. When Churchill said it was “a fine example of modern art”, he was ______.

A. dishonest              B. joking            C. praising the portrait             D. not been straight

4.When was the destruction of the portrait known to the public?

A . As soon as it happened             B.After Churchill died in 1965

C. Soon after Lady Churchill’s death     D. Not until recently

5. How did people reacted to the news?

A. People of the artistic community were all very sad.

B. The historians felt more strongly against it than the artistic community.

C.All people agreed that Chutchills had no right to destroy the picture.

D. while some were upset, quite a few people believed the Churchills had the right to destroy it.

 

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