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In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.
New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm has to work very hard. The first job is cutting down trees. The next job is digging(挖掘)the stumps (树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job : removing stones from his land.
This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. The farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.
That's why stone walls are used instead of fences(篱笆)around New England fields. The stone walls are not high: a man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer's cows from joining his neighbor's cows.
56. New England lies _______.
A in England B in the U.S.A.
C to the northeast of England D to the northeast of the U.S.A.
57. The passage compares farming _______.
A in Engalnd and in New England B in different parts of the U.S.A.
C in England and in the U.S.A. D in different parts of England
58. What is the greatest difficulty New England farmers have in their farming ?
A The soil is as hard as rock B There are too many stones
C Plants hardly grow D The soil is poor
59. New England farmers build stone walls around their fields ______.
A to save the trouble of taking away the stones
B to keep their neighbors from trespassing (私自进入)
C because stone walls are stronger than fences
D.because stone walls are easier to build
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◆ Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $800; oil painting, big, $900; Tianjin carpet, green 3×7, $600; double bed, $500; mirror, big, square, $500; fridge, big, double-door, $1000; old pictures, $140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867.
◆ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(电子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Mon.—Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon.
60. The one who put on the first ad probably wants to _______.
A. rent(租) a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley
B. find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat
C. share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet
D. take on a maid to look after herself and the flat
61. According to the ads, you may _______.
A. buy an old picture for $150
B. call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park
C. buy two armchairs for $ 400 D. hire a maid by paying $6 800
62. If you want to buy some old furniture, you should_______.
A. get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS
B. call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday
C. do it before you move to another place
D. call at either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 on Saturday
63. Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.
A. you have to work at least 4 hours a day
B. you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan
C. you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends
D. you will get no more than $6 598 each month
C
Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Susan.
P.S (附言). None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
64. Susan wrote home ________.
A. to tell her parents about the fire B. to ask for a million dollars
C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams D. to tell her parents she had to leave school
65. The principal was angry with Susan for the reason that ________.
A. she had failed her exams.
B. she had been caught smoking in bed.
C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.
D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.
66. Susan told her parents about the fire ________.
A. to warn them about what the principal would do
B. to make them feel worried
C. to make them less angry at her real news
D. to make them laugh
67. How true was the letter before the P.S.?
A. Partly true. B. All true.
C. Completely untrueD. The story doesn’t really tell us.
D
The Ice Hotel
Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter. Why ? Because this hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.
Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere (独特的气氛). Some couples have even got married in the hotel's ice church. But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between - 2?C and - 5?C. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.
68. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. How the Ice Hotel is built
B. What makes the Ice Hotel special
C. Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice
D. The services of the Ice Hotel
69. Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?
A. the rooms are warm B. the temperature is -2?C
C. the sleeping bags are warm D. the furniture is warm
70. In which part of the hotel would you probably find "plates"?
A. the church B. the restaurant
C. the rooms D. the art gallery
71. What do you think happens to this hotel in spring?
A. It freezes B. It melts C. It stays open D. It moves
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Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia (南斯拉夫), on August 27th, 1910. She attended the government school near her home until she was 18. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.
When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmasteress.
However, although she loved teaching, in 1949, Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she was trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting(安慰)the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India.
Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor.
72. What first inspired Mother Teresa to work in India ?
A Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta
B her visit to Britain after she left school
C The medical workers' letters to her school
D the work of the nurses in the city of Patna
73. In which orders did Mother Teresa do the following things ?
a. trained to be a nurse b. went to India
c. helping the dying d. studied to be a teacher
e. went to Britain f. worked as a headmasteress
A b.a.c.e.d.f. B e.f.a.d.b.c. C e.b.d.f.a.c. D e.a.b.c.d.f.
74. Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted _______.
A to look after the poor B to travel to the poor countries
C to build hospitals for the poor D to train nurses to care for the poor
75. Mother Teresa is now famous because she has ________.
A saved many poor people in India
B helped to bring about world peace
C helped to make India a more peaceful place
D taken care of many poor people in the world
