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　　Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners(n.定期班机,客机)get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and mere crowded. If one huge airliner struck into another in midair,600 lives could be lost.

　　From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London Heathrow may deal with2500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.

　　Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets(n. 喷气式飞机)were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided (vt. 避免；回避)each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every, year.

(1)Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Travelling by air is as safe as by car.

B．Travelling by air is not as safe as by car.

C．Travelling by car is as dangerous as by air.

D．Travelling by ear is more dangerous than by air.

(2)The air traffic controllers of an airport________.

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A．control all the planes flying near the airport

B．give orders to planes leaving the airport

C．only deal with the planes that want to land there

D．are allowed to handle 250 planes a day

(3)The danger of air crashes grows every year because________.

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A．airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier

B．a pilot does not always hear a controller' s order

C．a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes

D．airports can hardly serve the growing number of air- planes

(4)The example in the passage is to show that________.

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A．air traffic controllers are often careless

B．air traffic controllers should pay much attention to a- voiding accidents

C．it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents

D．two planes should not fly too close to each other

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　　Is mere life on Mars (火星)? We do not know. We are sure that earth people do not live on Mars. Earth people need oxygen to breathe. There is almost no oxygen on Mars.

　　Living on Mars would be like living on a very high mountain. There would be little air. It might be 50 degree above zero at noon and 100 degree below zero at night.

　　Many people think there may be plants on Mars. We know that Mars has carbon. This is a kind of material found in all plants and animals on earth. Through a telescope, Mars looks red. In some places, it seems gray. At times, the gray colour turns gray-green, then brown, then gray a- gain. The gray - green colour may be a kind of plant life changing colour with seasons.

　　Will man go to Mars one day? If they do, they will have to take along their own oxygen, food, clothing, and shelter(住所).

(1)What do you think is the main reason why men cant live on Mars? Because ________.

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A．living on Mars is like living on a high mountain

B．there is no oxygen on Mars

C．there are not any plants or animals on Mars

D．on Mars it is too hot at noon and too cold at night

(2)The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that ________.

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A．someday we may know if there is life on Mars

B．men must take food and clothing with them when they go to Mars

C．people on Mars need no air to breathe

D．the plants on Mars are red

(3)“Carbon”is ________.

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A．a kind of food

B．a gas only found on the earth

C．a kind of material whose colour is gray

D．a kind of material that almost all living things need

(4)The main idea of the whole story is that________.

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A．there may be life on Mars

B．earth people could live on Mars

C．Mars turns its colour with seasons

D．Man will one day land on Mars

(5)Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? ________.

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A．Some earth people have 'already visited Mars

B．There is a lot of oxygen and carbon on Mars

C．There may be strange forms of life on

D．Mars is earth peoples future home

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　Agatha Christie went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago.

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o' clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”

　　“What do you want?” Agatha asked．

　　“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”

　　Agatha suddenly had a bright idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other bank to take off both off her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground．

　　“Take them and let me go,” she said．The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

　　“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

　　“Stopping rubbish (废话). Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

　　The earrings coat 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

(1)Agatha never forgot the night, for she ________.

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A．was robbed of her earrings

B．had a good time at the birthday party

C．was robbed of her neeklace

D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber

(2)Which of the following is not true? ________.

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A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings

B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace

C．Agatha really cared for her earrings

D．Agatha didn't care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive

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Between 1953 and 1960, 110 people in Japan's Mininmata Bay area died mysteriously. Studies showed that people had eaten fish in which quantities of mercury (汞)were found．Where did it come from? It was poured into the bay by a plastics plant.The Japanese government closed that plant had started strictly controlling the use and disposal (处理) of mercury compounds (化合物). But this didn't prevent another terrible event.

　　In 1965, 26 people at Nigata, Japan, were struck by mercury poisoning. Five died．All of them had eaten fish with mercury in it. And again it was caused by a plastics plant.

　　Events like these are not limited to agriculture or plastics plants. Because of such events, however, it is dear that we must maintain a close watch over our practices concerning poisons, foods and water. Indeed, in our industrial age close watch may forever be the price of health.

(1)According to the passage, how many people in all died in the two terrible events?

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(2)Many people in the hay area died ________.

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(3)The close of the plastics plant and the control of mercury compounds ________.

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A．stopped people from being poisoned

B．kept plants from using mercury compounds

C．prevented plants from pouring mercury waste into the day

D．had little effect on other plastics plants

(4)From the passage, we know that ________.

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A．other fields, besides agriculture, may cause pollution

B．both agriculture and industry are harmless

C．only agriculture is safe to people

D．only plastic plants are harmful to our health

　　The story of King Midas is not true. No man could really touch the things around him and make them turn to gold．It could be wonderful if we could turn things into gold as in the story. But the “magic touch”, the life without work is seldom part of life in an everyday world．

　　It costs money to do the things you want to do and to buy the things you want to buy. In order to give a present for a birthday you must first earn the money before you have any to spend．Your home, your food, and your clothes are basic needs. Everyone needs these three things. Many other things we want are really luxuries. Basic needs and luxuries together form our standard (标准) of living. Many of the things we feel we “need” in our homes would be regarded as luxuries to other people in other parts of the world．

　　Have you ever helped plan a family budget (预算)? If you know you have to balance the whole money the family have earned, you should pay for gas, electricity, water and your house. You should also plan for holidays and other special uses. At the same time you should have some of your money to be saved．

　　How people earn their money and how they spend their money is an important aspect of the study of economies.

(1)________ in the story of King Midas.

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A．Nobody could turn things into gold

B．Things could be turned into gold

C．Nothing could be turned into gold

D．No man could really touch gold

(2)The “magic touch” in the sentence means ________.

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A．a special touch

B．hard work

C．making a riving by hard work

D．living a rich life without doing any work

(3)You can do what you want to do by first ________.

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A．earning the money you need

B．spending your money

C．buying everything you want

D．giving presents to others

(4)A family budget includes (包括) ________.

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A．gas, electricity, water and house

B．food, clothes, house and holidays

C．the money your family earn and the money your family spend for all the things needed

D．everything your family need in daily life

(5)You should ________ when you are planning your family budget.

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A．spend all your money

B．save some of your money

C．earn a lot money

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Many people consider their pets members of the family and are very sad when they die, but what if you could clone your dog, cat or bird?

　　A scientist in New Orleans, who has proved his ability to clone other animals, is now offering the possibility to pet owners here in Wisconsin.

　　Scientists have not been able to clone dogs, cats or other pets, but if and when the time comes, several companies will be ready and able to do the job．

　　The question is: Are you ready to clone your pet? Brett Reggio is betting on it. He is working on his Ph D at Louisiana State University. He's successfully cloned a goat five times and wants to try the process on family pets. So he started a business called Lazaron. “What Lazaron provides is the first step in the cloning process.” He said．“It's for curing and storing the fiberglass cells that will be used for cloning.”

　　“Your first reaction is yeah! I think I'd like that,” said Donna Schacht, a pet owner.

　　“I don't believe you can ever replace a special love,” pet owner Paulette Callation said．

　　Most pet owners will tell you freezing your pet's DNA in hopes of one day cloning it is a personal decision.

　　Scientists say that cloning your own pet doesn't mean that the offspring will have the same intelligence, temperament or other qualities that your pet has.

(1)From the passage we know that scientists has ________.

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A．tried to clone animals

B．cloned many kinds of animals

C．been able to clone pets for people

D．once cloned goats successfully

(2)Brett Reggio started a business in order to ________.

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A．clone pets for people

B．store the DNA of people's pets for cloning one day

C．make pets members of a family

D．collect different ideas on cloning from people

(3)Some people seem not interested in cloning pets because ________.

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A．they think it would be too expensive

B．they don't think scientists will one day be able to clone their pets

C．they think the cloned pet would not be the one they once had

D．they don't want to give any love to the cloned pet

(4)If you cloned a pet, you might find that it ________.

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A．looked different from the pet you once had

B．turned out to be another kind of animal

C．had a different character

D．were just the same pet your once had

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　　NEW YORK America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.

　　But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the sidewalk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.

　　Brown is homeless -- one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.

　　During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.

　　“I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.

　　Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine, but he said he still wants a more stable (not likely move) housing arrangement.

　　He could afford it with the money he earns collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.

　　However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.

　　With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demands.

　　US report shows the rent in New York City, rose more than 27 percent between

1984 and 1999, from US $ 549 to US $ 700 a month.

　　One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.

　　The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some afford-able housing help.

　　But few housing companies have been built for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.

　　Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry at his drinking and won't allow it in her house.

　　Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.

　　“All I've got to do is to clean up my act,” he said．

(1)What kind of life does George Brown lead?

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A．Homeless but happy.

B．Homeless and childish.

C．Homeless and miserable.

D．Homeless and sleepless.

(2)From George Brown's experience we can find that ________.

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A．old Americans lead a hard life

B．old American want to live alone

C．American cities are full of poor people

D．bad habits play a role in poor people's life

(3)It can be inferred from his passage that ________.

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A．America is short of housing companies

B．housing companies can't benefit from the poor

C．poor people in America will become rich

D．housing companies will build more houses for the poor

(4)If this passage comes from a paper, which page may it be?

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(5)What character does George Brown have?

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Recent researches show that Hong Kong is still “the best place to do business” and most foreign investors (投资者) say that they want to increase investment and continue business after the handover on July 1.

　　It is reported that 93% of the British companies will still be operating in the year 2000 and 70% will add to their business. Only  7% said they are unsure. Most British companies believe that after the handover, the business will at least remain unchanged Britain is so far the largest investor in Hong Kong with an investment of $ 40 billion, followed by Japan with $ 14.3 billion and the United States with $12 billion.

　　The British Senior Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong said that after the handover Hong Kong would be a place full of opportunities (机会). Like the British, the American companies also think Hong Kong's return to China is not an interruption. It is said that they increase their investment both in Hong Kong and on the mainland．About 95% of American companies will continue their investment in Hong Kong. A Japanese official in Hong Kong said that the handover is a great affair either to the Asia-Pacific area or to the whole world and that Japan believes firmly in the rapidly growing trade between them. A school was set up earlier this year for children of these Japanese working in Hong Kong as their number keeps growing.

　　Researches show that the number of foreign companies operating in Hong Kong has been on a firm rise. It's believed that Hong Kong has been, and will continue to be, a window for China．

reported on May 20th, 1997

(1)According to the passage, what's going on with Hong Kong's business?

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A．No changes have taken place in Hong Kong recently.

B．Great changes will take place when it is handed over to China soon.

C．Most businessmen are taking back their investment.

D．Everything goes on well with the business in Hong Kong.

(2)What's the opinion of the American companies?

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A．The handover will keep Hong Kong's business from developing.

B．About 5% of them will still be operating.

C．Hong Kong's return to China will not stop foreign investment from gong on.

D．Hong Kong's return to China is against American interests.

(3)It can be seen clearly that Hong Kong ________.

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A．plays a very important part in the world's trade

B．will get less investment from foreign companies

C．will increase investment on the mainland

D．has an uncertain future

(4)What does the third paragraph mainly tell us about Japan?

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A．Japan thinks the handover is also a great event to Japan.

B．Japanese set up a school for their children in Hong Kong.

C．Many Japanese are working in Hong Kong now.

D．Japan is sure of Hong Kong's bright future.

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　　A gunman who killed a woman bank clerk in a robbery in Shanghai last Monday was caught yesterday afternoon in Ningbo, about 400 kilometres away from here. The 24-year-old outlaw (歹徒), with two pistols (手枪) and 18 bullets, was caught at4:35 p.m. yesterday while making a telephone call in post office. “He was seized by a local policeman. No one was hurt in the arrest,” said Li Xiaohang, director of Shanghai public Security (上海公安局) during a press conference at 7 p.m. yesterday.

　　Li told China Daily that there were no signs of further offences (罪犯) during the gunman's one week on run. The gunman, Yu Shangge, shot a woman bank clerk dead at a savings bank in Hongkou District with a stolen pistol at 12 noon on Monday last week. The 35-year-old clerk, was the only one on duty, since it was during lunch time. After killing the clerk the gunman ran away without any money.

　　Thousands of policemen searched the city immediately after the shooting.

　　Yu, a bus conductor, used to be a ship policeman in Shanghai Navigation Company (上海航运公司) and he stole three pistols and 268 bullets from a passenger ship on November 13.

From China Daily Nov. 24, 1987

(1)The robbery took place on November ________ , 1987.

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(2)The outlaw stole three pistols and 268 bullets when he was ________.

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(3)How many clerks do you suppose are on duty in the saving bank except that day?

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(4)The best title of the news is ________.

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A．The 24-year-old outlaw is caught

B．The robber war caught yesterday

C．The killer caught on the phone

D．Gun killer caught on phone

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　　Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live ---- in the middle of a modern city, or a far away village ---- the chances are that you will be disturbed (烦扰) by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc．We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.

　　Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

　　One recent report about noise and concentration (专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration. What really influences their ability to concentrate is a chance in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.

(1)According to the passage, the noise pollution ________.

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A．has become the worst in the countryside

B．has become better in big cities

C．has spread from cities to villages

D．has been controlled in modern cities

(2)What does background music refer to?

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A．Music played while people are working.

B．Music played in the backyard．

C．Noise that continues while you are listening to other noises.

D．Music used to help people to concentrate.

(3)Some people have their hearing harmed ________.

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A．while listening to pop music
B．in complete silence

C．when speaking loudly
D．while watching TV

(4)Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?

(5)Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is ________.

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A．all kinds of noise

B．great changes in the level of noise

C．background noise

D．popular music