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　　A vulture（秃鹫）is in need of help．Can it be saved？

　　A big bird is in danger．The bird is the California condor（神鹰），a vulture．A vulture is a large bird that eats the dead animals it finds．

　　The condor is nearly as big and fast as a small airplane．But you may never see it in the sky． Not enough young birds are hatching to take the place of the old birds that die．When an animal dies out completely，or disappears from the earth，it is extinct．

　　The condor is in danger of extinction for many reasons．People have built cities where the condors used to live．The condors are having trouble finding food．The birds sometimes get sick．When they do，they cannot hatch young birds．

　　Some people would like to help the condor．They have captured the 26 condors still on Earth．The condors were taken to two zoos in California．In the zoos，they can live safely and hatch young birds．When there are 200 condors they will be moved to a safe new home in the mountains．

1．An animal is extinct if it ________．

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A．feeds on dead animals

B．has disappeared from the earth

C．has human friends to save it

D．eats wild plants

2．According to the story，vultures eat ________．

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3．The biggest danger to condors comes from ________．

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　　Let's take a look at a modern farm，which is owned by Don and Betty Owen in Wisconsin（威斯康星洲）．Life on the Owens'farm is very different from what many city people might imagine．Good roads and a car mean that they can get to town，do their shopping and be back home in a short time．They keep in touch with news by radio，newspaper and television．With the telephone they can talk to their neighbors and friends whenever they like．

　　The Owens'dairy farm（乳牛场）is one of the finest to be found anywhere．

　　Don milks about fifty cows with only part-time help to get the milking machines on and off the cows and to care for the milk later．The cows are kept in a large place where there is an automatic feeder（自动进料槽）．which saves Don several hours a day．

　　Their kitchen is as modern as those in the city so that the that the work can be done in a shorter time．

　　With all the help from machines，farming still requires hard work and long hours．Betty and Don are up at 5∶30 each morning and keep working until late in the evening．But the Owens likes their life on the farm．

1．The living conditions on the Owens'farm are ________．

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A．quite different from those in a city

B．exactly the same as those in a big city

C．very close and similar to those in a city

D．a lot better than those in a city

2．When the cows are being milked，Don ________．

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A．stands by looking at them

B．Looks after the milking machine

C．cares for the milk

D．can do some other work

3．The Owens'kitchen is as modern as those in town because ________．

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A．they are as rich as the city people

B．they don't enjoy cooking or washing

C．they want to save time for other work

D．they wish to live a comfortable life

4．What is the most important in the Owens'life？

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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．Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1690，when one was started in Germany．

　　The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in London and was published once a week．The first daily English newspaper was“The Daily Current”．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”，the first newspaper published daily in the British colonies．By 1760，the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1 800 daily newspapers in the United States．

　　Today，as a group，English language newspapers have the largest circulation （发行量）in the world．But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper“The Asahi Shim bun”．It sells more than eleven million copies every day．

1．The first English daily newspaper across the world was started in ________．

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2．In the U．S．（then British colonies），the first daily newspaper was published by ________

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A．Benjamin Harris

B．John Campbell

C．the American government

D．American colonies

3．Which has the most readers in the world？

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A．The Washington Post

B．The Asahi Shim bun

C．The Boston Newsletter

D．The Daily Current

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　　Darwin was a great scientist．He studied living things in the world．

　　He said，“There are thousands of different living things．But in the past，the number was smaller．In the far past，a still smaller number．And at the be-ginning，perhaps only one．”

　　Darwin waited a long time before he put these things into a book．He always tried to add more and more facts；he wanted his ideas about evolution（进化）to be right．

　　It took him many years to write the book．At the beginning，people bought every copy．However，men of churches fought against Darwin's ideas．His story of the world was different from theirs．So either Darwin or the men of the churches must be wrong．But the churches didn't bring any new facts，or better ideas．They only brought angry words．

　　Later，Darwin wrote a book about the evolution of man．He said that man is also a kind of animal．And again，Darwin didn't just write down his own ideas，he filled his book with facts to support his theory．We know now that he was right．It's now widely believed that there have been mankind on our earth for more than a million years．We have found some of the palaeoanthropic（远古人的）bone fossils（化石）and those of other living things millions of years ago．These bone fossils have told us about the evolution of living things．

　　Like any other animal，man has slowly evoluted through time．But we can't find the bone of man like us from a few million years ago．The world's animals were different then．

　　But the bones can take us backwards（向后）through time into the past．And

they can help us with our study of the evolution of life．

1．Darwin believed that ________．

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A．there were living things in the past

B．there would be a small number of living things in the future

C．the number of living things had always been growing

D．there were one thousand living things in the past

2．The men of the churches ________．

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A．had new facts

B．had better ideas

C．agreed with Darwin

D．were angry with Darwin's theory

3．There were ________in Darwin's book．

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A．only view points

B．only facts

C．both viewpoints and facts

D．angry words

4．The men's bone fossils are important because ________．

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A．they help us with the study of the evolution of life

B．they prove that everything Darwin said was true

C．they show what men looked like in the past

D．they tell us that there were men a few million years ago

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　　Although computers used to be large，expensive and difficult to use，they have been made smaller，cheaper and easier to use．As a result，more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses．They are used to record information and make difficult things easy．

　　Let's look at some of the many ways computers may affect（影响）your life．

　　Don't want to take a lot of money with you when you get around？Thanks to computers，you can just use your credit cards（信用卡）wherever you go．

　　Computers at the bank keep a record of how much money you have and how much you pay．

　　Want to get the best treatment（治疗）at hospitals？Your doctors at hospitals have been greatly helped by computers to get information about patients．It is possible for doctors from different hospitals to read the records of patients，discuss them and make decisions on the best treatment．It would，at one time，take them hours or days to do so．

　　Want to talk to your friends both at home and abroad？ Then it's necessary to connect your computer to the Internet（英特网）and set up your own E-mail letter box．You can then collect and send mails in seconds．It will be a waste of time and money to post your letters．

　　Want to get advice from Michael Jordan（迈克尔·乔丹）on how to play basketball like an NBA superstar？Now it is possible to find out what it is on the Internet．

　　But if you think you've entered the information age because you have the chance to the Internet，you are wrong．The reason is quite a dimple one：over 98 percent of the information on the Internet is in English．The information on-line won't be helpful to you unless you can use English freely．

1．Doctors use computers to ________．

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A．keep a record of how much money patients pay

B．talk with friends

C．keep information of patients

D．play games for pleasure

2．It will be a waste of time and money to post letters if ________．

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A．both you and your friends have the chance to use the Internet

B．both you and your friends have computers

C．both you and your friends know English

D．your computer and your friends'computers are connected to the Internet and have E-mail boxes

3．Michael Jordan ________how to play basketball on the Internet．

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A．might advise you on

B．must advise you on

C．teaches NBA superstars on

D．teaches NBA fans

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　　The United States is full of cars．But there are still many families 　1　 cars，while some families have two or more．However，cars are used for 　2　 joy．They are a necessary part of 　3　．

　　Cars are used for 　4　．They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have 　5　 to get to their jobs．When 　6　 are sent to different parts of the city，they have to drive in order to 　7　 their goods．Farmers shave to drive into cities in order to buy things．

　　Very often small children 　8　 be driven to school．In some cities school buses are used only 　9　 children who live more than a more than a mile 　10　 school．When children are too young to walk 　11　 far，their 　12　 take turns to drive them to school．One mother dives on Monday，taking her own children and the 　13　 as well．Another mother drives on Tuesday，another on Wednesday 　14　．So people say they 　15　 a carpool（合伙组成车队）．Men also form carpools-three or four of them take turns to drive to the place 　16　 they all work．

　　More carpools should be formed in order to put 　17　 cars on the road and to use less oil．Car-parking space is a great problem，and 　18　 is the over busy road in and around cities．Too 　19　 cars are being driven．Something will have to be done about the 　20　 of cars．

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　　Before World War Ⅱ Chicago，Illinois，standing at the southern end of huge Lake Michigan，had the reputation（名声）of being one of the toughest，most lawless and corrupt（腐败的）cities in the world．It earned its ill reputation largely from those who sold strong during the days of 1919 to 1933，when a law forbade（禁止）Americans to make or sell strong wine in any form．

　　Chicagoans have a great pride in their city．They say it is of great importance to the nation than New York．It is the center of American commerce（商业）and transportation．O'Hare Airport is the busiest airport in the world．44 million passengers pass through it every year，and there are 2000 take-offs and landings every day．

　　Chicago is also a great inland port（港）．It can send goods by oceangoing ships all the way to Europe via the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway．It can send goods by barge（驳船），through water way and canals，to the Mississippi and down it to the Gulf of Mexico．

1．Which of the following diagrams（图解）gives the correct relationship between Lake Michigan，Chicago and Illinois？

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B．

C．

D．

L．M＝Lake Michigan　　Ch＝Chicago　　Ⅲ＝Illinois

2．According to the passage，Chicago is more important than New York because ________．

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A．Chicagoans love their city more than others

B．Chicago is the center of America

C．Chicago is an inland port has O'Hare Airport

D．Chicago lies at the southern end of Lake Michigan

3．44 million passengers each year and 2 000 take-offs and landings prove that O'Hare Airport is ________．

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A．the only one in America

B．the biggest one in the world

C．the busiest one in the world

D．the most well-known one in the world

4．If we carry goods to Chicago from Mexico，we probably go through ________．

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A．the Gulf of Mexico-Mississippi-Canals-Waterway-Chicago

B．the Gulf Mexico-Mississippi-the Great Lakes-ChicagoC．Lake Michigan-the Saint Lawrence Seaway-the Gulf of Mexico

D．Waterway－Mississippi-the Gulf of Mexico

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　　An English traveler spent a few weeks is Sweden．When he was about to return home he had only enough money left to get a ticket to England．Thinking the matter over，he decided that as it was only a two days'voyage he could get home without eating anything．So he bought a ticket with the little money he had and Went on board the ship．

　　He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell，and when dinner time came，he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner，saying that he did not feel well．

　　the following day he did not get up until breakfast was over，pretending that he had overslept himself．At lunchtime，too，he kept out of the way．By the time of dinner，however，he became so hungry that he could even have eaten paper．

　　“I can't stand this any longer，”he said to himself，“I must have some-thing to eat．”At the dinner table he ate everything put in front of him．When he was quite full，he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter．

　　“Bring me the bill，”he said to the waiter．

　　“The bill？”said the waiter in surprise．

　　“Yes，”answered the traveler．

　　“There isn't any bill here，”said the waiter，“On this ship meals are al-ready included in the ticket．”

1．The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not ________．

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A．feel well

B．know the time for lunch

C．hear the lunch bell

D．have the money

2．The following day he got up ________．

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A．much later than breakfast time

B．as soon as he heard the breakfast bell

C．early for his breakfast

D．in time to have his breakfast

3．In the end the English traveler ________．

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A．had to borrow money to pay for the meal

B．was thrown into water by the waiter

C．learned that the meals on the ship were free

D．said he would pay double after he got home

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　　The Great Wall of China is considered to be the only man-made project seen form the moon．Although it was once thought to have been built entirely during the Qin Dynasty（朝代）between 221 and 208 BC，it is now believed to have been started earlier．

　　The 15-foot-high，25-foot-wide，1 500-mile-long structure was undoubtedly built to keep out invading enemies．To the common people of the empire，who had been forced to build the wall，it was not worth it，however．The wall，and other public works completed by the Qin Dynasty，had caused great losses on the wealth and human life of the country．As a result，an angry population rose up in rebellion（反抗）against the Qin Dynasty，and in 207 BC the Han Dynasty began．

　　Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance，the Great Wall attracts tourists，scientists，and historians to this day and will continue to do so for generations．

1．According to the author of this passage，the Han Dynasty was able to come into power because ________．

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A．enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empire

B．it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all along

C．the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them to work on the Great Wall

D．the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the Great Wall

2．The main idea of this passage is that ________．

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A．the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a slave driver

B．invading enemies were a problem in ancient China

C．the common people of ancient China were very poor

D．the human achievement of the Great Wall is widely appreciated

3．The writer has not directly stated，but would support the opinion that ________．

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A．Astronauts（宇航员）have taken a personal interest in the history of the Great Wall of China

B．the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the labor in constructing the Great Wall

C．work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin Dynasty came into existence

D．the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worth the effort it took

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　　Some people have it easy．When their children ask them what they do at work，they can give a simple，direct answer，“I put out fires，” or“I fix sick people，”or“I teach primary school．”As a theoretical（理论）physicist，I never had this luck．Society has come to expect many things from the physicists．It used to be that we only had to discover the basic laws of the world and supply the techniques that would power the next Silicon Valley（硅谷）．With these expectations we were fairly comfortable：they are the sorts of things we think we know how to work．What makes us uncomfortable-and what makes it hard for us to tell our children what we're up to-is that in this century we have become，though unwillingly，great figures on questions such as“What is the nature of reality？”

　　We now deal with a whole new class of problems．We ask how the world began and what is the nature of matter．The answers we are coming up with are just not easy for the average person．

　　So，when physicists get out of their cars in the morning，have a cup of coffee and sit down in front of their computers，they leave a familiar world and enter a place where things ace in strange ways that are impossible for ordinary people to understand．

1．According to the passage，in a way physicists are________ ．

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2．By what the writer says about physicists，we know that physicists________ ．

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A．don't like their careers（职业）

B．live in two different worlds

C．are coming up with new answers to old questions

D．don't have to tell people what they are doing

3．From the passage we can conclude that theoretical physicists________ ．

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A．contributed to the new industry in Silicon Valley

B．only have to answer the basic questions about the world

C．have disappointed the expectations of many people

D．have found it hard to make themselves popular

4．What's the main idea of the passage？

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A．Society seems to know a bit about physicists'work

B．Most people are expecting to know what physicists are doing．

C．Physicists are doing and more difficult jobs

D．It's impossible for average people to know physicists'work