Every history has a starting point and most roller coaster historians agree that the ride's origins were the Russian Ice Slides（滑翔）. These slides first appeared during the 17th century throughout Russia. The structures were built out of lumber（木材）with a sheet of ice several inches thick covering the surface. Riders climbed the stairs tied to the back of the slide, sped down the 50 degree drop and go up the stairs of the slide that laid parallel（平行的）to the first one. It is said that Catherine the Great was a large fan of the slides and had a few built on her own property.

　　There is some disagreement as to who actually added wheels and created a rolling coaster. Robert Cartmell, who wrote the book A History of the Roller Coaster, gives the Russians belief for building the first wheeled machine… Other historians say it was the French who added wheels to the slides. It is known that by 1817 two coasters were built in France.

　　The Aerial Walk, one of the two coasters featured a heart-shaped design with two tracks that flowed in opposite directions from a central tower. They then went around the course, came together at the bottom and go up parallel. The first looping（多圈的）coaster was in Frascati Gardens in Paris, France. The hill was 43 feet high, had a 13 foot-wide loop and tested with everything under the sun before humans were allowed on. The design was simple：the rider rode down the gentle slope（斜坡）on a small cart and through a metal circle.

　　The ride ran for about twenty seasons and the pleasure railway grew old-fashioned. A Centrifugal Railway was built in the Circus Napoleon, but failed in an accident on the trial run and was quickly shut down. It was several years before a man named La Marcus Thompson created the first roller coaster in the United States and change the amusement industry forever.

(1) It is commonly agreed that the roller coaster was originally created ________.

[　　]

(2) “on her own property”in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．It was the Russians that added the wheels to the slides.

B．It was after twenty years that we began to have roller coasters like today.

C．It was the French who added the wheels to the slide.

D．It was very dangerous to take the roller coaster since its origin.

(4) This passage mainly tells us about _______.

[　　]

A．the history of roller coasters

B．the fun of roller coasters

C．who invented roller coasters

　　Every history has a starting point and most roller coaster historians agree that the ride's origins were the Russian Ice Slides（滑翔）. These slides first appeared during the 17th century throughout Russia. The structures were built out of lumber（木材）with a sheet of ice several inches thick covering the surface. Riders climbed the stairs tied to the back of the slide, sped down the 50 degree drop and go up the stairs of the slide that laid parallel（平行的）to the first one. It is said that Catherine the Great was a large fan of the slides and had a few built on her own property.

　　There is some disagreement as to who actually added wheels and created a rolling coaster. Robert Cartmell, who wrote the book A History of the Roller Coaster, gives the Russians belief for building the first wheeled machine… Other historians say it was the French who added wheels to the slides. It is known that by 1817 two coasters were built in France.

　　The Aerial Walk, one of the two coasters featured a heart-shaped design with two tracks that flowed in opposite directions from a central tower. They then went around the course, came together at the bottom and go up parallel. The first looping（多圈的）coaster was in Frascati Gardens in Paris, France. The hill was 43 feet high, had a 13 foot-wide loop and tested with everything under the sun before humans were allowed on. The design was simple：the rider rode down the gentle slope（斜坡）on a small cart and through a metal circle.

　　The ride ran for about twenty seasons and the pleasure railway grew old-fashioned. A Centrifugal Railway was built in the Circus Napoleon, but failed in an accident on the trial run and was quickly shut down. It was several years before a man named La Marcus Thompson created the first roller coaster in the United States and change the amusement industry forever.

(1) It is commonly agreed that the roller coaster was originally created ________.

[　　]

(2) “on her own property”in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．It was the Russians that added the wheels to the slides.

B．It was after twenty years that we began to have roller coasters like today.

C．It was the French who added the wheels to the slide.

D．It was very dangerous to take the roller coaster since its origin.

(4) This passage mainly tells us about _______.

[　　]

A．the history of roller coasters

B．the fun of roller coasters

C．who invented roller coasters

阅读理解

　　New scheme(计划) for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.

　　Until now the County Council have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school.

　　The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster.

　　Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a Council official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡6.50 a term.

　　They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children.

　　The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme.

1．The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those _____.

[　　]

A．whose parents were worried about them

B．who would have had to walk otherwise

C．who could not walk

D．who had to travel more than 3 miles

2．Taking part in the Council's trial scheme are children who _____.

[　　]

A．live in Milton and go to Impington school

B．live in Impington and go to Milton school

C．live in Milton and go to Milton school

D．live in Impington and go to Impington school

3．The new bus service will run _____.

[　　]

A．on morning journey to school only

B．in connection with an existing service

C．only for children living more than three miles away

D．only in wet weather

4．Agreement to pay for the new bus service has been obtained from _____.

[　　]

A．the school's headmaster

B．the County Council

C．the bus company

D．the parents

5．The parents the Council is now going to contact are those _____.

[　　]

A．who have not yet answered letters

B．who don't want to pay

C．whose children stay away from school

D．who asked about transport before

III 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

                               People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem.

41. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle

   B. Possible Ways to Problem-solving

   C. Necessities of Problem Analysis

D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem

42. In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except                 .

   A. recognize and define the problem

   B. look for information to make the problem clearer

   C. have suggestions for a possible solution

   D. find a solution by trial or mistake

43. By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to _________.

   A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle

   B. discuss the problems of his bicycle

   C. tell us how to solve a problem

   D. show us how to analyze a problem

44. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.

   B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.

   C. People may learn from their past experience.

   D. People can not solve some problems they meet.

45. As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _________.

   A. in the long run          B. in detail                   C. in a word                 D. in the end