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　　     Calories show the energy content(含量)of different food. We allneed a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly. Unfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800.　　 　　 This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in western countries.

　　     For wedding feasts (婚宴),the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camel. First, they stuff a fish with eggs. Then they put the fish inside a chicken. They put the chicken inside　　 a whole roast sheep. Then, finally they put all of this inside a　　 cookedcamel!

　　     The avocado (鳄梨) contains 165 calories for every 100 grams of fruit. This is more than eggs, or milk. It also contains twice as much protein (蛋白质) as milk and has more vitamin A,B and C.　　

(1) Which of the following figures (图表) shows us the correct proportion (比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans　　 and　　the Americans eat in 1800 and now.

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　　 A. 　　B. 　　

　　 C. 　　 D. 　　

(2) Calories show the ______.

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A. fat content of food　　　　　　

B. sugar content of food 　　

C. heat and energy content of food

D. protein content of food 　　

(3)  The writer tells about the "stuffed roast camel" because it　　 　　 ______.

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A. shows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin people 　　

B. serves as an example of a high calorie food 　　

C. is make in a very special way 　　

D. is more tasty than any other food

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　　     The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in　　 public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in　　 59 B. C. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was　　 published. Europe didn't have a regularly (定期地) published　　 newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

　　     The first regularly published newspaper in the English language　　 was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was　　 started in London and was published once a week. The first daily　　 English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in　　 March, 1702.

　　     In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in　　 Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government　　 stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston　　 Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published daily in　　 the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than　　 thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in　　 the United States.

　　     Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest　　 circulation (发行额) in the world. But the largest circulation for a　　 newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (朝日新闻).　　 It sells more than eleven million copies every day.　　

(1)  The first daily newspaper came out in ________.　　   ［    ］　　 　　   A. 59　　  B. 700's　　 　　   C. 1609　　D. 1620　　 　　　　    (2)  The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed　　 　　   in ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］　　 　　   A. England　　  B. Germany　　 　　   C. France　　   D. Sweden (3)  The first English weekly newspaper was started in _______.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　   A. London　　　　B. Rome　　 　　   C. Amsterdam　　D. Boston (4)  The first printed newspaper in America came out in _______.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　   A. Washington   B. New York　　 　　   C. Boston　　   D. New Orleans 

(5)  Today there are about _______ daily newspapers printed in the　　 　　   United States.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］　　 　　   A. 1621　　　　 B. 1704　　 　　   C. 1760　　　　 D. 1800

　Today millions of people enjoy the game of bowling throughout the world, in which they roll the bowling ball down the wooden lane （通道） and try to knock down ten wooden pins （木瓶）．

　People have played and enjoyed bowling for thousands of years．It is believed that during the Stone Age the aboriginal (原来的) communities had already started to play a kind of bowling game．They rolled large rocks or pebbles (卵石) at bones or pointed stones and tried to knock them down．The ancient Egyptians played about 7,000 years ago．

　During the Middle Ages, bowling was the favorite game for many people in Germany．There, the players rolled or threw stones at the wooden clubs(棒)．The game became popular in village gatherings and on festivals．

　Bowling spread to England later．In the 1300s, it was so popular that King Edward III became worried．He was afraid that the game would keep men from practising archery (射箭术)，which was important in time of war．So it was outlawed(禁止)．But the sport did not die out．Instead, it was even played by the nobles．In 1530, King Henry VIII had bowling lanes built in one of his palaces．

　Through the years, different forms of bowling were played in different countries in Europe．In Holland, the Dutch played a kind of bowling called“skittles”, or ninepins．When Dutch settlers came to America, they began to play skittles there．It was the skittles that led to our modern game of bowling．

(1) Aboriginal men played a kind of bowling game______．

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A．with pebbles or rocks

B．together with their dear wives

C．with wooden bottle-like clubs

D．all the year round

(2) The story does not say so, but it makes you think that______．

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A．the Egyptians were the first to bowl

B．bowling game made some European kings and emperors deeply worried

C．no one knows exactly when bowling first began

D．King Edward III built bowling lanes in his palace

(3) On the whole, the story is about______．

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A．life in the Middle Ages

B．the long history of bowling

C．when and how the game spread to England

D．how bowling ball is played

(4) Edward III, the king of England, outlawed bowling because______．

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A．he himself was too old and weak to play it

B．he could hardly stand the noise made by the balls and pins

C．he thought his men were spending too much money on it

D．he was afraid that archery would be neglected

(5) Which statement does the story lead you to believe?

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A．The Germans are the first to play bowling．

B．Men in England did not like bowling at all．

C．The primitive men played a game called“ninepins”．

D．Bowling did not begin in America．

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　Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by“Take only as directed”? Read the following directions and see if you understand them．

　“To reduce pain, take two tablets（片） with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required．For night-time and early morning relief(减轻疼痛)take two tablets at bedtime．Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours．

　For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount (量)．For children under six years old, ask your doctor's advice．

　Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine．”

(1) How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?

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A．Three．　　　B．Four．　　　C．Six．　　　D．Eight．

(2) How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?

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A．Hafe a tablet．　　　　　　B．One tablet．

C．Two tablets．　　　　　　 D．Four tablets．

(3) What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?

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A．Stop taking the medicine at bedtime．

B．Continue to take the normal amount．

C．Take more than the normal amount．

D．Take less than the normal amount．

(4) It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine______．

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A．helps you to fall asleep quickly

B．may be dangerous to small children

C．cannot be taken if one feels sleepy

D．should not be taken by children under six

(5) This text is most probably taken from a______．

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A．textbook

B．newsreel

C．doctor's notebook

D．bottle of medicine

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　Moscow, Russia (Space news)...“The computer is a better chess player．”insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser．“It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move．I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind(人类), but I just couldn't win”, he announced and shook his head sadly．

　Prozorov's disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine, Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships(锦标赛)around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game．

　The computer walked or rather, rolled away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights．

(1) Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?

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A．5,000 dollars goes to a computer!

B．New invention: a laughing computer!

C．World's best chess player beaten!

D．Computer defeats man in chess!

(2) How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game between Prozorov and the computer?

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A．They thought that the game was no fun．

B．They thought that the game wasn't fair．

C．They agreed that Prozorov didn't play well．

D．They were unhappy that the computer had won．

(3) What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter(痛苦)about?

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A．That he didn't win the $5,000．

B．That he hadn't tried his best．

C．That he had lost to a machine．

D．That this was the end of the chess game．

(4) After winning the game, the computer ________．

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A．laughed

B．walked away

C．made some remarks

D．gave out some lights and sounds

(5) Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would ______.　　　

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A．make the game tougher

B．make the game less interesting

C．make man appear foolish

D．make man lose lots of money

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　Scientists had long dreamt of splitting the atom(原子) and let out some of its huge quantity of energy．They didn't find out how to do it until the 1940s．

　Uranium is one of the matters whose atoms can be split fairly easily．A small particle(粒子) is added to an atom of uranium, which then breaks into two smaller atoms．The change has other results．It makes the uranium very hot．It also produces two or there free particles of the kind first added．These free particles move around, splitting other uranium atoms, and so begins a “chain reaction”(链式反应), which produces more heat and more free particles．Both the heat and the chain reaction are important．

　A gas or a liquid is sent into the reactor（反应堆）to collect and carry away the heat．It is used to boil water, and the steam so produced drives the machinery which produces electricity．The chain reaction allows the process(过程) to continue．The reaction, which could be very rapid, is slowed down by a certain matter, which surrounds the fuel．

　Today, many people are wondering how long the world's store of coal and oil will last．Both these fuels, like uranium, are producers of heat energy．Is atomic energy the answer to the world's energy problem?

(1) Which of the following words can take the place of the underlined word“splitting”?

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A．joining　　　　B．choosing

C．breaking　　　D．heating

(2) What will never happen when a small particle is added to an atom of uranium?

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A．Two more atoms will appear

B．The atom will split in two and let out energy．

C．More free particles will be produced．

D．The uranium will become very hot．

(3) “Chain reaction”means______．

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A．free particles produced in the reaction will split other atoms, which in turn will produce more free particles

B．free particles will split more atoms after splitting some atoms

C．atoms split by free particles will continue to split

D．reaction can go on and on with the help of a chain of particles

(4) Which of the following orders shows rightly how a nuclear (原子能的) power plant works?

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a．Heat is made to boil water．

b．The machinery produces electricity

c．The chain reaction produces heat．

d．Heat is collected and carried away by a gas or a liquid．

e．Steam so produced drives the machinery．

A．d-c-e-b-a　　　B．c-d-a-e-b

C．b-d-e-a-c　　　D．c-a-d-b-e

(5) What fact does this passage lead you to believe?

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A．Many people wonder whether the world's store of coal and oil will last long．

B．Coal, oil and uranium are fuels, which can produce heat．

C．The world's store of coal and oil will last a very long time．

D．Atomic energy has given people hope to solve the world's energy problem．

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    Kuwait is a country which is quite small, but which is very rich.　　 It has a population of a little more than a million and it is situated　　 at the north end of the Persian Gulf, between Iraq on the north and　　 Saudi Arabia on the south. This small desert country is one of the　　 world's leading oil producers and it has about 15 percent of the　　 world's known petroleum reserves. Since the discovery of oil in 1938,　　 Kuwait rulers have turned the country into a prosperous welfare state.　　 It has free primary and secondary education, free health care and　　 social services, and the Kuwaitis do not have to pay any personal　　 income tax for those services. The rate of literacy is high and　　 constantly growing. The University of Kuwait was opened in 1966. but　　 many of the Kuwaiti students still study in colleges and universities　　 abroad, at state expense. Kuwait is an Arab country, and about 99　　 percent of the people who live there are Moslems. But fewer than half　　 of these Moslems are actually citizen of Kuwait. This is because there　　 are many Moslem immigrants (移民) living and working there. The other　　 1 percent of the population, in other words the non-Moslems, are　　 recent immigrants who were attracted (吸引) by the opportunities to　　 work for the oil companies. There are several thousand Europeans and　　 Americans in Kuwait. Many of them are employed by the oil companies.

(1) Why is Kuwait so rich?

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A. Because it has fewer people than any other country in the world.

B. Because its education is highly developed.

C. Because there are many immigrants who have brought it science and technology.

D. Because it is rich in oil.

(2) How many years after oil was discovered in Kuwait was the University of Kuwait opened?

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A. 28 years.   B. 29 years.  C. 30 years. D. None of the above.

(3) What fraction (分数) of the world's known petroleum reserves does Kuwait have?

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A. 1/3　　 B. 1/4    C. 1/10    D. 3/20　　

(4) How many people are there in Kuwait who are non-Moslems?

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A. 10,000 or so.    100,000.    C. More than 20,000.   D. Less than 100,000.　　

(5) Which of the following maps gives the right position of　　    Kuwait?

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(Saudi Arabia=S Kuwait=K the Persian Gulf=P)

A.    B.  　　   

C.    D. 

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    If you can find a tree which has been cut down, you will see many　　 rings, or circles on the base of the trunk. By learning to read these　　 rings, you can find out about the tree's life.

    The number of rings tells you how old the tree is. Each year, new　　 wood is formed on the outside of the tree. This new wood is light in　　 color when the tree is growing in spring and summer, and dark in　　 winter when the tree is not growing much. So, if you count the rings　　 of dark-or-light-colored wood, you can often find out how old the　　 tree is.

    You can also tell which years have been good years and which years　　 have been bad years. When the light-colored rings are very wide, it　　 means that the tree has been growing quickly that year. If the light　　 rings are narrow, it has been growing slowly. If the rings on a tree　　 trunk were greatly magnified (放大), you would be able to see why the　　 rings are light-colored when the tree is growing quickly, and　　 dark-colored when the tree is growing slowly. The tree trunk is made　　 up of microscopic tubes (毛细管), like some pipes, carrying water from　　 the soil, through the trunk, and up to the leaves. They are wide and　　 thin-walled when the tree is growing quickly and they are carrying a　　 lot of water. They are narrow and stuck together when the tree is not　　 growing so quickly.

    When a tree is old, the tubes in the center of the tree don't　　 carry water. The walls of the tubes have become thick with materials　　 which have stuck along them over the years, forming a kind of wood　　 called "heartwood". This kind of wood is darker in color than the　　 young, growing wood on the outside of the tree.

    You don't very often see whole tree trunks which have been cut　　 across. But once you learn to read a cross section (横截面) of the　　 wood, you can see much more in wood which has been used to make boxes,　　 houses, and other things.

    In most wood, instead of seeing the trunk cut across, you are　　 seeing it cut along its length. Because you don't see the whole tree,　　 you can't tell how old it is.

(1) The writer says you can tell the age of a tree by _______.

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A. the number of rings in its trunk

B. the size of the base of its trunk

C. the color of its rings

D. the rings on the outside of the tree

(2) When wood of a tree is mostly light in color, this means that the tree _______.

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A. grew slowly    

B. grew quickly

C. only grew in winter    D. only grew in summer 　　

(3) If all the rings in the cross section of a tree trunk are wide and about the same width, then we can tell that the tree _____.

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A. grew quickly all its life

B. grew slowly all its life

C. grew quickly when it was young and more slowly later

D. grew slowly when it was young and more quickly later 　　

(4) In a certain country, it is usually dry and rains heavily every three years. Which drawing given below shows a tree trunk from this country?

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    My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was　　 always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest (竞赛) at　　 school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a　　 promotion (提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to　　 tell all his friends. In 1970, when I was named president of the Ford　　 Motor Company, I didn't know which of us was more excited.

    Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their　　 feelings and their love — not only at home, but also in public. Most　　 of my friends would never hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed　　 my dad at every opportunity —nothing could have felt more natural.

    He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the　　 first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my　　 father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so　　 often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result,　　 he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

    Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle　　 when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to　　 borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive　　 a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

(1)  When I won a contest at school, my father would ________.

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A. tell all his friends about it

B. feel more happy over it

C. be very surprised at it

D. be much more excited than I　　

(2)  I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity, _______.

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A. although I hated to do so

B. because I was told to do so by my mother

C. because I was named president of the Ford Motor Company

D. because I felt it was quite natural to do so     

(3)  My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels,　　　　 because _______.

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A. he didn't like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends  

B. he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles 

C. he liked every new model brought out by the Ford Motor Company

D. he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

(4)  Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

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A. I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up.

B. He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C. He was always proud of my success.

D. My parents were very open with their feelings and their love.

(5)  Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

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A. My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B. I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up but I was allowed to drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

C. My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D. My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it soon  because he fell ff it so often.   

    Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no children of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to set up his own real estate company (房地产公司).

    He found a nice office, bought a lot of things to furnish (装饰) it, and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards the door of his office. "It's my first　　 visitor!" he thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the company.

    The man knocked at the door while this was going on, came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, "I'm from the telephone company. I was sent here to connect (连接) your telephone."

(1) Dave set up his company because he got money from ________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　A. his father　　　　 B. his uncle who had no children 　　　　C. his uncle　　　　  D. his college 　　   (2) The visitor came into the office ________.　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　A. after Dave had found the nice office for a few hours 　　　　B. a few hours before Dave went into the office 　　　　C. because Dave heard someone coming 　　　　D. a few hours after Dave had been there 　　   (3) The first visitor to the office was ________.　　   ［　　］ 　　　　A. a worker from telephone company   　　　　B. a telephone company manager 　　　　C. a man who wanted to buy a good house in the company 　　　　D. a man was connected with real estate 　　   (4) Dave picked up the telephone _______.　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　A. because he had to answer an important call 　　　　B. as if he had been busy with his work  　　　　C. in order to pretend to be a manager 　　　　D. as he wanted to buy something expensive 　　  (5) From the passage we know that Dave was ________.　　［　　］ 　　　　A. a man with a strong will   B. a poor college student 　　　　C. a dishonest person　　　　 D. a foolish but rich person