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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know me?” he said. “Nobody asked me to this party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, So I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.” 

60. When the bell rang, the guests ___ .

A. were shouting                 B. were singing and dancing

C. were enjoying themselves        D. were waiting for the small man 

61. The host __ after the small man came in.

A. was glad to see him             B. asked him to have a drink

C. didn’t find him                 D. knew who he was

62. The small man went to the house ___ .

A. to find a man                   B. to have a drink

C. to have a party                  D. to see what was happening

63. Perhaps the small man’s wife got ___ because ___ .

A. hungry; he drank too much   

B. surprised; he couldn’t find the man

C. lonely; he didn’t take her to the party

D. angry; he kept her waiting for a long time

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     This is really a very fast game, the fastest I have seen so far this year. Both sides are fighting for the ball all the time. The crowd love every minute of it. They are shouting at the top of their voices.

     Willis has the ball now. This is only his third game for Scotland, but

he            that it won’t be his last, I’m quite sure.

     Willis passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton kicks it over the heads of the waiting Frenchmen, towards the goalmouth. But he’s too far away, Dupond picks it up easily, and throws it to Patou, out on the left.

     France and Scotland still have one goal each, and there are only two minutes left of the game. But during that time, anything can happen. Patou kicks the ball across to Crozat. It’s a beautiful kick, but Steven jumps and just stops the ball with the side of his head. But Meunier is there, he passes to Crozat, and Crozat, without waiting a second, puts the ball into the back of the goal. It takes everybody by surprise. I’ve never seen a goal like it.

71. Why does the crowd enjoy every minute of the game?

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72. Why cannot Cotton kick the ball into the goalmouth?

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73. Who are in the same team with Crozat?

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74. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 5 words.)

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75. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph.

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    Birds in cities are damaging their health by trying to sing above the noise of urban life.

    New research shows that male birds are trying to compete against traffic and city sounds.They are now singing louder and at higher frequencies,which could harm their vocal cords.Some birds are choosing to sing at night instead of dudng the day.This makes them more open to attack and also creates stress and exhanstion.

    “The difference between urban and rural birdsong is becoming so big that the two groups could now be unable to communicate.This could lead to inbreeding and a weak gene pool.”said Dr Sue Anne Zollinger of the University of St Andrews.

    According to Zollingar,a bird group with a small geae pool might adapt less quickly to new diseases and could be wiped out.

    A study of the dawn chorus found that birds in Berlin sang up to 14 decibels(分贝)louder than those in the forest.The birds sang loudest on weekday momings.

    “By trying to sing over the sound of the city,birds are rising vocal injury,”said Zollinger.“All this puts the sarne strain on a bird’s vocal cords as when  ahuman need to shout to be heard—except the birds are doing it all day,every day,”she said.

    “Singing under such pressure means birds have less control over the sound they produce. Their songs may lose quality and become more rough—sounding.”said Zollinger.This could make them appear less attractive to female birds.

    Mark Constantine,author of The Sound Approach to Birding,said:“Birdsong is important for our quality of life and has been proved to reduce our blood pressure.When we live in the centre of large,urban areas,we get stressed and it's extremely good to have birdsong around us.The impact on humans of birdsong is massive.It harms us,as well as the birds,if their songs become louder and simpler

53.Some birds in cities now choose to sing at night time because_______.

    A.they want to attract more birds of opposite sex

    B.they are more likely to be discovered by their family

    C.they can’t adapt to the loud noises during the daytime

    D.they have to frighten their enemy away

54.According to the passage,urban and rural birds might not be able to_______.

    A.recognize each other

    B  communicate with each other

    C  live with each other

    D.compete against each other

55.It requires greatest efforts for birds in cities to sing o_______.

    A.Monday nights            B.Wednesday afternoons

    C.Saturday Evenings         D.Friday momings

56.According to Dr Sue Anne Zollinger,birds singing louder might eventually lead to_______.

    A.the harm done to man’s health

    B  the dying out of a species

    C.the serious damage to the bird’s vocal cords

    D.the decrease ofthe birth rate ofa bird group

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