Xi’an is an ancient city with a lot of ______ (博物馆) of different kinds. 

W = Woman   P = Policeman

W: Good morning, sir. Could you help me please?

P: Sure.   61   

W: Somebody has stolen my dog.

P: When did this happen?

W:   62 

P: Did you see the thief?

W: Not clearly. I was sleeping when I heard something.

P:  63 

W: It’s small, but lovely. It’s brown.   64   Because it has small ears and a big tail.

P: I see.   65 

W: Yes. Its name is Huanhuan.

P: OK. I’ll let you know when we get some information about your dog.

W: Thank you, sir.

A.      Do you have a name for the dog?

B.      Last night in my house.

C.      And it looks like a fox.

D.     I know I can help you.

E.      What can I do for you, Madam?

F.      What does your dog like to do?

G.     What’s your dog like?

Four things are needed to build a small rooftop garden to grow vegetables. One thing is a roof that can support the weight. Another is grass cuttings. The third thing is a sheet of plastic on which to spread the cut grass. And the last thing is a box about eight centimeters deep and made out of four pieces of wood.

Once you are sure the roof is good, cut and collect some grass. Then lay down the plastic where the garden box will go. The four-sided box can be as long and as wide as needed. Place the box on top of the sheet of plastic. Then fill it with the cut grass. Next, add water and walk on the cuttings to press them down.

After about three weeks, the rooftop garden is ready for planting. Put the seeds directly into the wet grass cuttings. This garden is a good place to grow peas, tomatoes, beans, onions and lettuce. If the box is deep enough, potatoes and carrots will also grow.

It is important to keep the grass wet until the plants begin to grow. When the plants are growing, they will need watering every day, unless there is rain. And they will need some liquid fertilizer. If you can get chicken waste, you can make your own liquid fertilizer. Put the chicken manure in a cloth bag. Then, put the bag in a big container of water. After about one week, the water becomes a good liquid fertilizer.

Rooftop gardens need a lot of water. Also, seeds and new plants must be protected from insects and birds.

Rooftop gardens are increasingly popular, and not just to grow vegetables. They keep buildings cooler in the sun, so they save energy. They can also extend the useful life of a roof. Rooftop gardens also reduce the runoff of storm water and help clean the air. Plus they add beauty, and give birds and insects in the city a nice place to live.

57. Which is NOT needed to build a small rooftop garden according to the passage?

A. A roof.       B. A sheet of plastic.     C. A wooden box.          D. Some wet soil.

58 Choose the right order of events given in the passage.

a. place the box over the sheet of plastic

b. put down the sheet of plastic

c. fill the box with the cut grass

d. prepare some grass cuttings

e. water and walk on the grass cuttings

A. e. b. c. a. d.       B. e. b. a. c. d.            C. d. b. a. c. e.                     D. b. a. c. d. e.

59. Which of the following is among the benefits of a rooftop garden?

A. It can provide a home for birds and insects.

B. It can keep the buildings wet.

C. You can save plenty of drinking water.

D. You can get some free liquid fertilizer.

60. The purpose of this writing is to ______.

A. persuade    B. entertain                   C. inform                     D. sell

It seems more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children younger than five years old. The most popular way to teach these young children another language is called immersion.

       Children in immersion programs hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new language. Some experts say immersion programs are the most effective way for young children to learn a language. But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age. Not many elementary schools continue the effort as the children get older. Only seven of the fifty states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary schools. By then, students are about thirteen years old.

       American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The federal government has increased support for foreign language study in its education law called No Child Left Behind.

       At the college level, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages. The group recently announced its findings for the period from 1998 until 2002. The number of students who studied foreign languages in American colleges and universities increased by seventeen percent. Spanish is the most widely taught language in American colleges and universities. Other popular languages include French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Italian. The Modern Language Association says more languages are being studied now than in the past. It says the largest growth since 1998 has been in the study of American Sign Language, Arabic and biblical Hebrew. The association says about nine percent of college students in the United States study foreign languages. That is the highest level since 1972.

53. The text is mainly about _____.

A. foreign language learning in America

       B. foreign language teaching methods in America

       C. foreign language teaching in American universities

       D. foreign language teaching in American high schools

54. The underlined word “immersion” in the first paragraph means “_____”.

       A. put one’s head into the water                       

       B. pay full attention to one’s work

       C. a teaching method of using only the new language

       D. a teaching method of hearing two languages

55. What problem do American children face if they learn a foreign language at an early age?

       A. American children are mostly too poor to learn any foreign languages.

       B. Their foreign language teachers don’t know how to teach them effectively.

       C. The American government doesn’t pay attention to children’s foreign language teaching.

D. Only a small number of elementary schools continue to teach foreign languages.

56. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Spanish is the most widely taught language in American colleges.

       B. More and more American college students are learning Chinese now.

       C. The number of American college students learning foreign languages is increasing.

       D. A brief introduction to the Modern Language Association in the United States.

In the 1960s, people asked about your astrological sign(星相). In the 1990s, they wanted to know your website. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address. Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.

       Think of your home page as the starting point of your website. Like the table of contents of a book or a magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.

       While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout. At the top of the page is a banner(大标题) GRAPHIC. Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, texts, and links to other websites follow.

       Before you start building your site, do some planning. Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site. Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.

       While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:

       Start simply. If you are too ambitious at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.

Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. Break it into small pieces.

       Smaller is better. Most people connect to the Internet with a modem. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.

       Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Learn the Net’s Copyright Article for more about this.

       Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building. Learning the Net Communities provides tools to help you build your site.

49. The main purpose of the passage is to tell you _____.

A. what a website is like                            B. how to build your own website

       C. how to meet people online                     D. what a website is made up of

50. According to the writer, your website is a place _____.

       A. where you can meet people all around the world B. where you can buy what you want

       C. where you can get free services                       D. where you can meet people on the Internet

51. The purpose of the home page of your website is _____.

       A. to give a list of all the contents of your website      B. to make it look like a front door

       C. to direct people to more of your pages                  D. to design the cover of a book or magazine

52. The writer thinks that if you are too ambitious at the beginning, _____.

       A. your website may leave no space for adding new things

       B. you may never have your website working

       C. you may have no idea how to build your website

       D. you may tire yourself out

Don’t go to Kauai. Go to any of the other Hawaiian Islands―Maui, Lanai, the Big Island― but leave Kauai for us. The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable that sometimes it rains all day―in fact, it’s the second-wettest spot on the earth. Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical. But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else. You just can’t control the nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender (屈服) to the nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?

       So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys? Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked. Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are hard to find. While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you’ve ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs. Worse, it doesn’t have one single four-star restaurant. What it does have is the original drive-through places where you pass by a rambutan tree, and pick a piece of fruit.

       Shopping in Kauai? Forget it―unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls. Kauai is not about pampering. It’s about going natural and finding the nature within you. It’s a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, diving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach.

       Don’t go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there’s only one road, which can be slightly dull. It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro fields. You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 m.p.h.

       If you’re not interested in color, don’t bother with Kauai, because that’s what you get―red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green. It’s like diving on land. Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria―a lost island in the Atlantic. Can you imagine? Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people who love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life―what do they know, anyway? Forget about it―you’re not going to like it. Go somewhere else. Leave Kauai for us.

45. After reading the text, we come to know that it is _____.

A. a piece of shocking news                      B. an exciting story

C. an interesting introduction                     D. a moving advertisement

46. It can be learned from the text that _____.

A. Kauai is an island near the Hawaiian Islands  

B. Kauai is another name of the Hawaiian Islands

C. Kauai is one of the Hawaiian Islands

D. Kauai does not belong to the Hawaiian Islands

47. In the writer’s real opinion, Kauai _____.

A. is not worth visiting at all                      B. is well worth visiting

C. is not a beautiful island                          D. is a dangerous island

48. Who would like to visit Kauai?

A. Those who love nature.                                B. Those who love city life.

C. Those who love the comfort in a fine hotel.    D. Those who love going shopping.

Pennsylvania―When Connie Beck and her husband awoke to strange noises last weekend, they thought high winds were rattling their home. What they found was even more unexpected: A deer was taking a bubble bath in their bathtub.

       “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” Mrs. Beck said. “We were just waking up.”

       The deer burst through the front door early on Saturday, ran past the couple’s bedroom and into the bathroom. Somehow he managed to turn on the water in the bathtub and knock over a bottle of bubble bath into the bathtub. He then got himself into the bubbly water.

       “You could hear the water running over the kicking,” Beck said.

       The Becks called State Game Commission officials, who arrived with tranquilizers（镇静剂）and a lot of laughter.

       “A guy said, ‘There’s nothing wrong... he’s just in there taking a bubble bath,’” Mrs. Beck said.

       The animal was soon brought under control, removed from the house and released.

       “He was unharmed except for a little cut above the eye,” said Mrs. Beck. “We were also fortunate. There wasn’t much damage, except for the front door, some marks on the tub, and a few hoof prints on the floor.”

41. When did the story take place?

A. On the night of Friday.                           B. On the late night of Saturday.

       C. On the early morning of Saturday.           D. On Sunday evening.

42. When Mrs. Beck said, “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” (in Paragraph 3) she _____.

A. was joking about the incident                 B. meant she never liked people to visit

       C. explained she was about to go to work   D. wished she could have new clothes

43. After the animal burst through the door and entered the bathroom, he _____.

       A. managed to cover himself with bubbles   B. kicked over the tub

       C. began to swim in the tub                        D. happened to turn on the bath taps

44. When he was removed from the house, _____.

       A. the deer was set free                            

B. the deer destroyed the tub and the floor

       C. the officials made fun of the couple 

D. the officials discovered the deer was badly injured in the eye

Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very  21  store with little round tables and chairs.

As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a  22  near the door. Her back was so  23  twisted(扭曲) by some misfortune that her face nearly  24  the tabletop. I sat down  25  her a couple of tables away.

“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she  26  life ? Why does God let people live so long past their prime（盛年）?”

As I thought, another  27  lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were  28  childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with  29　.

I looked again at the first woman, then in the  30  on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was  31  a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her  32  carefully made up and her hands shining with gold rings. I was  33　. She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the  34  of my life together . She had millions of  35  memories to recall. I sat alone. She was  36  the day with a good friend.  37  I was worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn’t  38  her. As I left the shop, I  39  my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more  40　, more sensitive to life than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.

―Excuse me, did you notice whether the No. 18 bus had gone by?

―Not ______ I began to stand here.

       A. as                     B. since                        C. when                       D. while