83. The population of Shanghai is _______________ (多) than that of Shijiazhuang.

82. The young man _________________ (试穿) the blue jacket and it fitted him well.

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　 根据下列句子的意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词、固定短语或固定搭配的正确形式。

81. We’ll have a Christmas Party on ________________ (十二月) 25^th.

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C

66. What does 2045 mean? It means ________?

A. twenty forty-five in the evening　　　　　　 B. eight forty-five in the morning

C. a quarter past eight in the evening　　　　　 D. a quarter to nine in the evening

67. What is the flight number from Beijing to Abu Dhabi?

A. F002, F004 and F012.　　　　　　　　 B. F002, F008 and F012.

C. F002, F008, and F018.　　　　　　　　　　 D. F012, F016 and F022.

68. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to Doha?

A. Ten hours.　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Nine hours and a half.

C. Seven and a half hours.　　　　　　　　　 D. Six hours and a quarter.

69. On what days can you fly from Beijing to Dubai leaving and arriving in the morning?

A. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.　　

B. Monday, Thursday and Wednesday.

C. Wednesday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Monday.

70. When is it possible for you to fly from Beijing to Bahrain and then to Abu Dhabi on the same day?

A. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.　　　　 B. Monday and Wednesday.

C. Wednesday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It’s not possible.

B

Do you know something about tree rings (年轮)? Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like, sometimes even hundreds of years ago?

A tree will grow well in a climate (气候) with lots of sunshine and rainfall. And little sunshine or rainfall will limit (限制) the growth of climate by studying the tree rings. For example, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we’re sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad.

Tree rings are important not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico. But now you can find only sand there-no trees and no people. What happened?

A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there. He found that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees to make fires and buildings. As all the trees had gone, the people there had to move.

61. _______ in good climate.

A. Tree rings grow far from each other　　　　　 B. Tree rings become thinner

C. Trees don’t need sunshine or rainfall　　　　　 D. People can cut down most of the trees

62. The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because tree rings can tell _______.

A. whether a tree was strong or not

B. whether people took good care of the trees or not

C. whether the climate was good or not　　　　　

D. how old the trees were

63. If you want to find out the weather of twenty years ago, you should study the space between the _______ and the _______ rings.

A. nineteenth; twentieth　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. twenty-first; twenty-second　

C. twentieth, twenty-first　　　　　　　　　 D. nineteenth; twenty-second

64. Why did people usually live in places with lots of trees?

A. Trees could tell the change of the weather　　　

B. Trees brought lots of sunshine and rain

C. Trees could make weather not too hot or too cold

D. Trees could be used for burning and for building house

65. The people had to leave the place in New Mexico because _______.

A. bad weather stopped the growth of trees　　　

B. they no longer had water and the land became sand

C. they didn’t have enough trees for burning　　　

D. there was too much rain there

A

　 　An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, "I'm afraid it'll be somewhere cheap, as I have very little money." Then he may say, "OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's."

　　 This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, "Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith's," or "I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great. "This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, "Thank you. That would be very nice."

American customs about who pays for dates (约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay for what they have during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means "come, as my guest. "So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

56. The passage mainly tells us _______.

　　 A. how to eat out　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where to eat out

C. what to eat out　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who pays for the meal

57. If you have little money, _______.

　　 A. you'll have a cheap meal

　　 B. you'll ask your friends to pay for the meal

　　 C. you won't want your friends to ask you to dinner

D. you'll go hungry if your friend doesn't pay for your meal

58. "Go Dutch" in this passage means _______.

　　 A. go to the restaurant　　　　　　　　 B. pay for self

C. order a dinner　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sit at table

59. Sometimes when your friend takes you to lunch, he means _______.

　 　A. he's going to lend some money to you　　 B. both of you are sure to go Dutch

C. you should pay for him/her　　　　　　　 D. he's going to pay for your meal, too

60. In America, a woman who has had a good education ________ now.

　 　A. asks men to pay for her meals　　　　　　　　 B. never has anything outside

C. tries to pay for her own meals　　　　　　　 D. tries to pay for the men's meals

45. Helen asked her father ________.

　 　A. if it was a balloon in the sky　　　　　　

B. where could she get this kind of book

　　C. that he would show her around the farm

　 　D. if they will have fish for lunch