60. What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone?　

A. He was amused by the telephone.

B. He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C. He found an amazing telephone.

D. He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

59．According to the passage，which of the following statements may be true?

　 　　 A．The young turtles were doomed (注定) to be eaten by those birds．

　 　　 B．All the young turtles are eaten by dozens of birds．

　 　　 C．The young turtles shouldn’t come out of their nest before it was dark．

　 　　 D．The young turtles gathered to frighten off the birds．

B

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing

person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but

there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.　She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told

"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better.　Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an

hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."　　　

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on

this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"　

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have

healed by now."　　I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."　I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."　

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally

passed away five weeks before.　　　

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me-“Tell him I still say

there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”　I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched

today?　

58．From the last sentence of the passage, we know that 　　　．

　 　　 A．they were sad because the young turtles were foolish

　 　　 B．they felt very tired with the still-clear light shining

　　　 C．they came to know that their rush to help did more harm than good

　 　　 D．they regretted not killing the meat-eating birds

57．In fact，the first baby turtle worked as　　　　 ．

　 　 A．a clever spy to attract the birds outside 　 B．one to get information outside the nest

　　 C．a leader to come out first 　　　　　　　　 D．a brave guard to fight against the birds

56．At first, the guide would not help the young turtle out of the nest because　　　 ．

　 　 A．he wouldn’t mind others’business

　 　 B．he thought the young turtle liked to dash into the sea

　 　 C．he wanted the young turtles to take their own course

　 　 D．he thought the young turtle should have come out earlier

54．A．other　　　　　　　 B．new　　　　　　　　 C．second-hand　 D．spare

53．A．repair　　　　　　 B．remove　　　　　 C．throw　　　　　　 D．check

52．A．tyre　　　　　　　　 B．chair　　　　　　　 C．car　　　　　　　　 D．leg

51．A．came　　　　　　　 B．recovered　　　　 C．learned　　　　　 D．turned