第三部份： 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Some people think that they will get ill if they use their brains (大脑) too much.. It is not true. Through many studies, scientists show us that the more you use your brains, the better it will be, and the cleverer you will become.

Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and active, you must take a proper rest and study properly. To the teenagers, using their brains in the morning is good for their health.

There are many ways to rest. One is a peaceful rest. Sleep is a peaceful rest. Another is an active rest. For example, take a walk outdoors, do more exercises every day. To change the way of the brains’ activities is also a good way to rest.

In everyday life, to eat some eggs, meat, fresh vegetables and fruit（水果）is also good for the brains.

Wish you a wise man and a happy life.

56. According to the writer of the passage, our brains should be used _________.

  A. hardly             B. seldom           C. more often                D. at times

57. Which is true?

  A. Illness comes from the fact the brains are used too much.

  B. Fruits are the most important for the brains.

  C. The brains will be better if they are used often.

  D. Sleep is the only way of having a rest.

58. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

  A. How to use your brains                     B. How to rest

  C. How to become a wise man                  D. Keep your mind clear

Ⅴ.Reading

A.

A holidaymaker in Australia was awakened by a “horrible, animal-like” noise outside her hotel window. When she went out, she saw a giant, hairy creature crossing the garden. “It was the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen and it smelled awful,” Tania Smith told investigators. She described the creature as “at least two and a half meters tall and covered with long, dark hair”. When the creature saw her, it roared like a bear and escaped into the woods. “It looked almost human with sad, frightened eyes,” she said.

According to Aborigine legend, a kind of ape man called the Yowie once populated Australia but when the Aborigines arrived thousands of years ago, they exterminated it. However, many people believe that the Yowie didn’t completely die out and may still survive in remote parts of Australia.

B.

A fisherman claims to have seen a flying creature which he later identified as a Ropen or “demon-flyer”. Ralph, who is a native of the remote Rambutyo Island of Papua New Guinea, was fishing at nightfall. “It flew out of the jungle, diving into the sea right by my boat. I was too terrified to move,” he told our reporter.

There have been several recent sightings of these mysterious bird-like animals. It is reported to have two leathery wings, a long tail, a long beak filled with sharp teeth and claws. The creature has a wing-span of up to two meters. Experts think it might be a kind of pterodactyl, making it the only surviving dinosaur. The natives say the Ropen is aggressive and eats fish.

C

Kate Brow was driving home from a day’s hiking when she saw a thylacine near the road. “At first I thought it was a cat because of the stripes on its back but it was much bigger,” she said. “I noticed its tail. It was like a kangaroo’s, long and thick near the body.” The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was a marsupial which once lived in Tasmanian, part of Australia. They were hunted by farmers because they attacked sheep and are now thought to be extinct. However, every year there are several unofficial sightings in remote areas of the island so it may not have disappeared completely.

D

There has been another sighting of the mysterious orang pendek in a national park of Indonesia. A local policeman claimed to have seen two orang pendeks, which is also called the “little man of the jungle”. “It was a small creature, only about a meter tall with short legs, broad shoulders and a hairy body.” When shown photographs of other primates, the man said it looked a bit like a gorilla but, he said “Orang pendek is more handsome than this animal, and its face is more like a human’s.” There have been so many similar sightings that the park director believes it may be an unknown species.

Answer the questions.

What do the creatures in article A and D have in common?

Which creature do we know for certain existed in the past?

Which creature may rally exist?

Which eye-witness report is the most convincing?

ⅠFill in the blanks with the proper words.

A. Reading

The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is 1____ in the news again after several recent sightings. The monster seemed to be black 2___ color. It 3____out of the water like a seal. Although no one really got a clear 4____ at the mysterious creature, a local photographer 5_____ that its head looked like a horse.

  In another recent 6______, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal 7______ on the surface of the water. It was greenish-black creature and had round head 8______ 10-centimetre horns.

  A third report came from Li Xiaohe. He claims to have seen the creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred meters it 9_____ into the water. Ten minutes later the monster 10____ again and repeated the action.

  There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the 11________ of the last century. Some photos have been 12______. Many people think that the monster may be a 13______ cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists, however, are 14_______. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

  Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It 15___an area of about 10 square kilometers.

---What should I do with this passage?（2005重庆）

    --- _____the main idea of each paragraph.

    A. Finding out   B. found out   C. Find out   D. To find out

  --- Try this yellow shirt.

-- -____ . How about the red one?

-- -That's OK.

A. But I don't like the size                  B. I like it very much

C. But I don't like the color                 D. I'll take it

C

Has this set of furniture been good _______ for your money ?

   A. worth   B. cost   C. value   D. price

第四节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母；在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）

1. Judging by her a_______ ,she must be a southerner.

2. He drove off in the d________ of London.

3. You must eat a b___________ diet to stay healthy.

4. Any students caught c______ in the exam will be punished.

5. Deaf people use sign languages to c_______ .

6 The pilot always had a sense of h________ What he said always made us laugh.

7 Mary has never f_________ her mother because she left her alone when she was only four.

8 Tom suggested she should do some r______________ into what foods should be eaten to become thinner.

9 Water disappeared from planets like Mars or satellites but it stayed on the earth. It allowed the earth to dissolve h________ gases.

10. Don’t stare so hard at the man over there or he might lose his p________ and come over to ask you why.

I t worried her a bit __________ her hair was turning grey.

    A. while       B. that       C. if       D. for

．After his retirement, John       fishing as one of his new hobbies.

       A．took over  B．took in     C．took for    D．took up