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Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chose to live alone far away from people. She lives in Belize — a county the size of Wales with a population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there.

She lives happily and totally alone – growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by with her food supplies and letters-usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local man will come and cut wood for her and a group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee.

At night she lies in her tiny sleeping room with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough.

But recently the very things that she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destroyed by the noise of earth-moving machines not many miles away. What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her doorstep. Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south road in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. “Now more people know I’m here.” She says. “I feel more and more uneasy each day.”

Dorothea’s small houses ________.

A. are entirely surrounded by trees

B. have always been her home

C. were built for just a few people

D. are in a county with the same population as Wales

Dorothea lives in the tiny village because ________.

A. she doesn’t like living near people B. she is too old to move

C. machines destroyed her home D. there’s nowhere else for her to live

Dorothea doesn’t get lonely since she has _______ with her.

A. her sister B. some animals C. friends from Canada D. a postman

Dorothea spends a lot of time __________.

A. growing all the food she needs B. cutting down trees

C. listening to the radio D. studying languages

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You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a 36 woman.

One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly 37 had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and 38 almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a 39 fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national 40 .

What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had 41 my life. I am 19 years old and the first 42 of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.

I was a 43 student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I 44 being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the 45 way I could attend.

One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous 46 . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money 47 for me, but if anything came up they’d call.

A few days later, I was going out with my mother 48 the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was 49 !

McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is 50 , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new 51 . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see 52 on TV—she just smiles.

McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of 53 . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to 54 when I can some day. So 55 I plan to add to her scholarship fund.

36. A. café B. buffet C. laboratory D. laundry

37. A. expenses B. profits C. savings D. wages

38. A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed

39. A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research

40. A. headlines B. customs C. sympathies D. doubts

41. A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined

42. A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D. reporter

43. A. considerate B. dedicated C. casual D. sensitive

44. A. advocated B. regretted C. missed D. avoided

45. A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only

46. A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan

47. A. left B. raised C. available D. enough

48. A. since B. before C. though D. when

49. A. shocked B. excited C. puzzled D. encouraged

50. A. retired B. dismissed C. promoted D. transferred

51. A. job B. hobby C. life D. award

52. A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us

53. A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving

54. A. give up B. give back C. give off D. give in

55. A. suddenly B. originally C. gradually D. eventually

C

A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom．Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire．

The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig （油井） explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers．The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its effect can be greatly reduced．

Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective．

Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced．The mist slows down the combustion （燃烧） process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting （点火,燃烧）, thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development．With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays．

The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea．Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented．Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency．

Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions．The center also carries out research requested by individual customers．

64．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion

B．Large Droplets of Water

C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions

D．The center for Explosion Studies

65．The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion．

A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water

B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water

C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good

D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good

66．Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______．

A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively

B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires

C．fires are easier to be held than explosions

D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it

67．Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?

A．To test the result of gas explosion．

B．To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea．

C．To find out how materials respond to explosions．

D．To find out when material respond to explosions．

D

The largest earthquake （magnitude 里氏 9．5） of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 off the coast of South Central Chile．

It generated（生成） one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis（海啸）．Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isia Chiloe．The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe—the coastal area closest to the epicenter（震中）．Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland．

There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city．Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people．At me port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed．A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed —one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．

Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated to be over a half billion dollars ．The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction（差别） as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami．However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami．

68．Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?

A．Concepcion B．Isia Chiloe C．Valdivia D．Valparaiso

69．What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?

A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake．

B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats．

C．The tsunami waves were very destructive．

D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland．

70．What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chiloe?

A．landslides B．the tsunami

C．aftershocks D．the magnitude 9．5 earthquake

71．What does the underlined word "collapsed" probably mean ?

A．was destroyed B．caught fire

C．was flooded D．sank

He always tell ____ lies, to tell you ____ truth, I don’t believe what he said at all.

A. /; / B. the; the C. /; the D. the; /

D

It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.

Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.

Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human?service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people's behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behaviors of workers, voters, and consumers.

Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person's experiences. ?

68. The underlined "siblings" in the second paragraph probably means_______.

A. teachers B. classmates C. doctors D. brothers or sisters

69. Which period of children's life does they begin to know to behave well according to the passage?

A. After they go into society B. Before they enter school

C. When they are at school D. Before they are born

70. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. As a matter of fact, learning begins with formal school education.

B. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.

C. People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.

D. Employers should study the principles of learning to manage their workers well.

71. The author mainly tries to tell us_______in the last paragraph.

A. learning is only related to memory and experiences

B. psychologists are interested in how the brain stores knowledge

C. psychologists are more interested in a person's behavior

D. how the relationship between learning, brain and behavior works

---How can we reduce CO2 in our home?

---It’s easy． off your TV or computers when you’re not using them, and you’ll greatly reduce it．

A．Turn B．To turn C．Turning D．Turned

The beautiful woman was ____ by the businessman’s offer of marriage and stupidly gave him most of her money.

A. taken in B. taken on C. taken off D. taken up

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