B

Our eating habits(习惯) are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲). It is important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our body needs food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges(法官) used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not eat the bread, it showed that he was telling lies. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed a very good way of finding out the fact. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in eating anything dry. Because he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.

61. We must have good eating habits because ____.

A. we want to eat more                B. we want to enjoy our meals

C. we want to be healthy and strong      D．we want to have a good appetite.

62. It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream ____.

A. when we are hungry . B. when we want to  C. after the meal D. before the meal

63. We'd better have our meals ____.

A. at the same time each day         B. when our work is over

C. when the meal is still hot          D. when every one of the family is home

64. According to the judges in England, if a man tells a lie, he____.

A. eats dry bread easily          B. eats dry bread with difficulty

C. eats a lot of dry bread         D. drinks milk with difficulty

65. A man who is angry ____.

A. has a better appetite          B. likes to tell lies

C. likes to eat ice-cream         D. has a poor appetite

D
The cost of rice is expected to go up in the coming moths, as an improving global economy raises demand, and drought(旱灾) cuts production in countries such as India. Some economists say prices for rice, the main food for the world’s population, could be returning to levels that caused inflation(通货膨胀)fears in much of Asia last year.
Charuk Singhapreecha is dean of the faculty(系)of economics at Thailand’s Kasetsart University, Hesays prices-especially for Thai nice-are being pushed higher by new customers coming into the market after the economic slowdown of the past year. “They expect that the world demand will increase and we expect that the price of rice will increase next year,” Charuk said. “There are many new markets fro the Thai rice and also we still have for our old customers-China, some Arab countries-they will increase the demand.”
Prices on the global market could again near the record of $1,000 a ton set in the middle of 2008. This month, export prices for Southeast Asian rice have jumped from about $550 a ton to more than $650.
Vichai sriprasert, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, says further weakness in the US dollar and concerns over drought add to pressure on prices. Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice-entering the world market for the first time in 21 years-because of a drought.
Vichai also warns that increasing demand for bio-fuels(生物燃料)from grain could reduce food crops, forcing the price of grains higher. “this is very serious. That’s why the price of rice will not go back to the level that we used to see,” Vichai said. “It will have to be raised at a higher level, but I don’t know where.”
The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports due to high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year. officials from veetnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand, predict prices will reach about $800 a ton by the middle of 2010. This week the Philippines’ National Food Authority offered almost $665 a ton for 600,000 tons of Vietnamese rice.
Economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region’s poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.
63.   Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?
A. Drought reduces production of rice in India.
B. Prices for rice were lower all the time in 2008.
C. Rice is a major food for the world’s population.
D. the improving global economy increases the need for rice.
64.   How many reasons did Vichai mention about rice price’s going up?
A.1.                  B.2.                 C.3.           D.4.
65.Why does the Philippines plan to cut rice imports?
A. Because of high prices.                      B. Because of typhoons.
C. Because of civil war.                        D. Because of drought.
66.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Higher food prices will increase problems
B. There are many new markets for the Thai rice
C. The global economy is improving
D. Prices for rice are expected to rise

For hundreds of years, Japan has been hit, from time to time, by tsunamis（海啸）, which are caused by earthquakes or underwater volcanoes. The story of the boy Yuuki is the story of such a disaster.
Yuuki lived with his family in a seaside village, below a small mountain. One day, as he played on top of the mountain, Yuuki felt a small earthquake but it was not strong enough to frighten anybody. Soon after, however, Yuuki noticed the sea darken and begin running away from the shore very fast, leaving behind wide areas of beach that had never been seen before.
Yuuki remembered reading that just before a terrible tsunami, the sea suddenly and quickly rolls backward. He ran to the beach, warning the villagers who had gathered to admire the new beach land.
But no one listened. They laughed at him and continued playing in the new sand.
Desperate, Yuuki could think of only one thing to do. He lit a tree branch, raced to the rice fields and began burning the harvested rice. Then he called out, “Fire! Fire! Everyone run to the mountain! Now!”
When everyone reached the mountain top, a villager cried out, “Yuuki is mad! I saw him set the fire.” Yuuki hung his head in shame, but said nothing as the villagers screamed at him.
Just then, someone shouted, “Look!”
In the distance a huge dark wave of water was speeding towards the shore. When it hit the shore, it destroyed everything.
On the mountain everyone stared at the village ruins in terror.
“I'm sorry I burned the fields,” said Yuuki, his voice trembling.
“Yuuki,” the village chief answered. “You saved us all.”
The villagers cheered and raised Yuuki into the air. “We were going to celebrate our rice harvest tonight,” said one, “but now we’ll celebrate that we’re all still alive!”
【小题1】 Where was Yuuki when the earthquake struck?

根据汉语或首字母提示，在下列句子中写出单词的正确形式。

1．Her mother ______( 提示)what we should do first bfore we began.

2.  The beauty of Xihu is beyond _______(描述).

3. You must obey the ______(命令)-you are a soldier.

4. As the natural _____(资源) are running out, we must make full use of them.

5. The Great Wall was our final d______(目的地).

6. Although we were very busy, we accepted the i_____ to the wedding.

7.Rice is the s_____ food in many Asian countries.

8.We make ourselves understood not just by words but also by g____ language.

9. He decided to a       a useful method to improve his English.

10.S_______ travels more slowly than light.

根据括号内的提示用单词的正确形式填空。(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

1.Everyone else should make sure they eat a ______ (balance) diet to

get enough vitamins and minerals.

2.Most African children were so poor that they were suffering from the terrible ______ (starve).

3.So far, more and more ________(agriculture)achievements have been made in China.

4.You can’t enter the teachers’ office without _____________(permit).

5.________(obvious), the weather will clear up soon.

6.He introduced himself to me as a__________(music) from Britain.

7.It was raining hard. You’d better stay at home in order to avoid___________(injure).

8.Poisoned rice is very __________(harm)to our health.

9.The dreadful disease was _________(spread) in the small town quickly.

10.In spite of my_________ (curious), I knew I had to say no. 

11.After the rain, we felt __________(slight) cooler tonight.

12.You should know what your strengths and_________(weak) are.

13.To make ourselves________(happy) than before, we move to the countryside as quickly as possible. 

14.I was __________(determine) to follow the teacher’s advice.

15.The _______(agree) between them hasn’t been settled yet.