The plane journey from Papa Westray to Westray in the Orkney Islands takes just 96 seconds, covering a distance of little over a mile. Six teenagers are to take the Loganair service to Westray Junior High after the local ferry (渡轮) service stopped. They are all aged 13-14 and will be flown to and from school until the end of the year when the ferry is scheduled to return.

   Papa Westray had a population of just 70 and no secondary school. Westray, home to more than 600 residents, has around 70 pupils at the Junior High and nine full-time teachers. The school provides education to Standard Grade level but pupils choosing to study for their Highers must travel to the Orkney capital Kirkwall.

   The students will fly to Westray each Tuesday and stay with host families for two nights before catching a return flight on Thursday. Loganair operating the eight-seater service has changed its schedule to ensure the children get to school on time. The company says the flight, with an average flight time of 96 seconds, is the shortest in the world.

   Jonathan Hinkles, the commercial director, said, “While it is a popular tourist route for many visitors to Scotland, it’s also an important lifeline to those residents who live, work or do business in the Orkneys and it will make all the difference to ensuring those children who live on Papa Westray can continue their schooling throughout winter.” Willie McEwen, acting head teacher at Westray Junior High, said, “we are delighted that Loganair has come forward with this solution. Our children will enjoy the flying especially as, at this time of the year, it can be quite dangerous on the boat. ”

83. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

The six students can get to school in less than a minute sometimes.

Westray has a small population though big in size.

The plane can hold ten people at most each time.

The six students take the flight to school every day.

84. What can we learn about Papa Westray from the passage?

  A. It is very poor.                                          B. It is located in Scotland.

  C. It doesn’t have any school.                            D. It will have no ferry in the future.

85. How does Willie McEwen seem to feel about the flying?

  A. Surprised.                B. Worried.                       C. Satisfied.                        D. Disappointed.

86. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Children get lift to school on 96-second flight.

B. Six teenagers having trouble going to school.

C. The lucky students in Papa Westray.

D. The shortest flight in Papa Westray.

Water can absorb and _______ a lot of heat without big changes in temperature.

  A. give up                                 B. give out                               C. give away                       D. give off

What’s the man standing over there? ___.

A.John Wallance   B.My uncle   C.A truck driver  D.A kind-hearted man

In 1945 there were 17 universities in Britain; by 1967 there were 45．A period of very rapid expansion took place in the middle sixties when ten new institutes were granted university status by Royal Charter．These modern universities do not in many ways resemble their older counterparts．Much more emphasis is placed on advanced studies in science and technology and the newer social science disciplines than on the arts and humanities．For the most part of the buildings the students live and work in are severely functional and there are the hum and bustle of continuous activities．The quiet gardens and enclosed quadrangles of Oxford and Cambridge belong to another world．This will certainly happen, for the universities like everything else must change and adapt themselves to meet the needs and demands of a new age．

In recent years there has been a very rapid increase in the number of young people (especially girls) seeking higher education．Between 1962 and 1975, the number of students in higher education more than doubled from 222,400 to 497,000．Part of this increase is accounted for by the creation of thirty “Polytechnics” which offer a wide range of courses leading to recognized qualifications．

For those who missed the opportunities for higher education at the age of eighteen or so, a major innovation in the academic world now provides a second chance．The Open University was found in 1971; it offers tuition to degree standards to anyone who chooses to entry．The courses are taught through radio, television programs, Internet and by correspondence with Open University tutors．By now there are over 100,000 students enrolled for Open University and there are several thousand people who are the proud holders of a B．A degree from the Open University．

68．The underlined word “counterparts” in the first paragraph has the closest meaning with “______．”

                A．enemies                      B．leaders                         C．similarities                            D．strangers

69．Who can go to the Open Universities in Britain?

       A．The British young people only．

       B．Anyone who missed the chance to go to college．

       C．Girls who missed the chance to enter a college．

       D．Those who are interested in science and technology．

70．How can a student get taught in the Open University?

       A．Study in the open air of Oxford and Cambridge Universities．

       B．Through the modern communication methods．

       C．By self-study with the help of polytechnics．

       D．By attending to the top ten institutes in Britain．

71．Which of the following might serve as the best title of the above passage?

       A．Life in the Open Universities．                          B．Free Degrees in Open Universities．

       C．A Way Out, the Open Universities．     D．Open University, Past and Future．

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         下面四幅图片描述的是李明和爷爷从养鸟到放鸟的一段经历。请根据图片所提供的信息以第三人称用英语写一篇短文。

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         ①短文必须包括所有图片的主要内容，短文的内容要连贯、完整；

         ②短文单词数：100左右。

—What do you think of the blind man?

         —I've never seen a man with____   sense of touch．  

         A．the better           B．a better           C．a good       D．the best

He is free now, so he ______ go with us, but he hasn’t decided yet.

       A．shall  B．must  C．may  D．will

He ____ the cave before the police arrived, but he failed.

A.managed to flee away from   B. tried fleeing out of  C. managed fleeing  D. tired to flee

It looks like ___.

A.rain   B. to rain   C. rains    D. raining

I heard some very ___news this morning.

A. pleasing   B. please    C. pleased    D. to please