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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

71. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

72. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 73. Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 74. Water―skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 75. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace. (胜不骄,败不馁)

 

A. And think of people in cold countries.

B. Sports help to train a person’s character (性格).

C. Not a few people like sports in the word.

D. Many people like to watch others play games.

E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me £12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me £12.”

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

“Yes,” she answered shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”

“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…”

“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”

Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

“Er, well―” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…£13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe £1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.

 

68.Harry started talking to the little girl     .

A.because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

B.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

C.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl.

D.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way.

69.The woman left the office without saying anything because      .

A.she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket.

B.she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do.

C.she was moved by Harry’s kindness.

D.she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted.

70.  How did the woman feel when she left the office?

A. angry       B. embarrassed     C. peaceful    D. nervous

 

If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed of reading:

1. Knowing why you are reading―what you are reading to find out―will often help you know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

64. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ____.

A. whether the reading material is easy or difficult

B. what you are reading

C. what your purpose in reading something is        

D. both B and C

65. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ____.

A. a story book                       B. a book on science and technology

C. news, letters from friends     D. some material full of information

66. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?

A. Fairy tales.                               B. Aesop’s Fables.

C. Directions for use of a machine   D. An evening paper.

67. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?

A. How to decide your reading speed. 

B. How to raise your reading speed.

C. How to improve your reading skills.

D. How to choose your reading materials.

Earthquake is not an unfamiliar word to us as it is frequently covered on the news report. However, I never have the idea that it will take place in my city. But the truth is that it happened.

When the building began to shake, I thought it was dizziness(眩晕) caused by long-time nonstop work and colleagues also kept silent till one of them shouted “the chair is shaking”, then we come to understand it was not personal feelings, and we started to find the reason―the weak foundation of the building, or an earthquake (in a joking tone), but we still kept doing what was in hand.

It was kind of scare when I looked back, because of our slow reaction and stupid response. It was said the staff in another building next to us all ran out of building with their handbags; some of them even drove away. On hearing that, I thought it was a bit exaggeration. Did they really have to do so? It was only 20-second mild shaking. But now, When I totally get to know what happened, I change my mind, It is not over-reacting , but natural self-protection response. Luckily it’s only the aftershocks; otherwise I guess I would be frightened to death. The aftershocks make me think what I’m going to do in case of an earthquake, which I would never give a second thought before. I don't know what’s on their mind for people who are on the spot of the earthquake, be frightened, at a loss, or simply running away, or trying to get contact with friends or …It is hard to imagine the picture and even harder to imagine what’s next.

For the first time, I have the feeling of insecurity. Humans are so fragile when they face the sudden disasters.

 

60. According to the first paragraph, the author thought____.

A. the earthquake was terrible.

B. the earthquake wouldn’t happen in his city.

C. man could not predict the earthquake.

D. the earthquake seldom happened.

61. Why did the author and his colleagues still keep working when the building began to shake?

A. Because they thought the earthquake was slight.

B. Because they thought the earthquake was just aftershocks.

C. Because they didn't take the shake seriously.

D. Because there were no signs of earthquake at that time.

62. At first, the staff’s response in another building struck the author as “____”.

A. stupid    B. over-reacting   C. foolish     D. reasonable

63. What does the underlined word “scare” mean?

A.惊奇           B. 幸运           C.惊恐         D. 勇敢

The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals and treasure. For thousands years, he could sail on it. But he couldn’t go far beneath its surface.

Man wants to explore deep into the sea. However, he isn’t a fish. Because he must breathe air, he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems.

A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above. He can carry a tank of air on his bank and breathe through a hose and a mouthpiece.

Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. His body is under great pressure. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to the surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles. The diver is then suffering from the bends(潜水员病). The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain. They can even kill him.

 

56. How can a diver breathe air?

A. He can breathe specially mixed gases.

B. He can breathe from a tank on his back.

C. He can depend on the air pumped to him from above.

D. All of the above.

57. When does a diver get the bends?

A. When he dives down too fast                        B. When he is at a great depth of the sea.

C. When he rises too fast to the surface          D. When he is in poor health.

58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Man can get a lot from the sea                

B. Man can swim like fish

C. Man cannot stay under the water surface for long

D. The pressure in deep sea can be dangerous.

59. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A. problems in deep-sea exploration.                   B. exploration of the sea.

C. breathing difficulty under the water surface.    D. diving

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