8．The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages__________.

       A．turning     B．turned      C．being turned     D．having turned

--Our monitor, John is very bright and studies hard as well.

   -- No _____ he always gets the first place in any examination.    

  A. word                       B. question                     C. problem                               D. wonder

34. _________ is known to all is that the earth goes round the sun.

   A.What          B. As           C. It           D. Which

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36—55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes   36   the skies like beautiful birds dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them under   37  .

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great   38  . They __39   and pulled, but the restraining string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow (拖着), facing upward and against the   40  . As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be   41  !” They flew beautifully even   42   they fought the restraint of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in getting   43  . “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly   44   the wind.”

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the   45   of an unsympathetic wind. It flew up and down to the ground and   46   in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown   47   along the ground.

How much like   48   we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and restrictions,   49   to follow from which we can grow and   50   strength. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have   51  . We keep part of the rules and never   52   high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights,   53   that some of the restraints that we may be annoyed at are   54   the powerful force that helps us climb and   55   our goal.

36. A. surrounded           B. covered             C. emptied                    D. filled

37. A. construction         B. discussion         C. control                       D. pressure

38. A. heights                 B. lengths              C. widths                         D. weights

39. A. crashed                B. shook                C. floated                       D. landed

40. A. rain                      B. sun                   C. wind                         D. storm

41. A. energetic              B. lonely                C. safe                          D. free

42. A. before                  B. as                      C. since                        D. after

43. A. crazy                   B. upset                 C. loose                         D. happy

44. A. with                    B. against               C. beneath                   D. over

45. A. edge                    B. expense             C. mercy                      D. bottom

46. A. fled                     B. hid                     C. existed                       D. landed

47. A. deliberately          B. helplessly           C. actively                    D. hopefully

48. A. strings                 B. kites                   C. bushes                       D. weeds

49.A. rules                    B. customs             C. wishes                      D. instructions

50. A. convey                B. consume            C. lose                        D. gain

51. A. contained             B. lowered              C. indicated                 D. obtained

52. A. rise                      B. rank                   C. kick                         D. jump

53. A. hoping                 B. supposing          C. recognizing              D. dreaming

54. A. strictly                 B. actually             C. hardly                     D. consequently

55. A. achieve                B. score                 C. miss                       D. set

Hunting with birds is a very old sport. In some countries the golden eagle is used for hunting wild animals. They are used for hunting foxes and wolves.

Training an eagle to hunt takes a long time. Hunters catch young eagles in nets made of hair. After being trained the eagle is taken to a field. A blindfold over the bird’s eyes keeps it quiet until the hunter is ready.

The eagle sits in the arm of the hunter. The hunter’s arm is covered with a long, special glove to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird. In the field, as soon as the hunter sees a fox or a wolf, he removes the blindfold. The eagle quickly flies into the air and began to look for the wild animal.

The eagle sees the animal and catches it with claws like steel. Its beak and claws are strong enough to hold the animal. Usually, the bird carries the animal back to the hunter. Sometimes fast animals with good eyes can get away.

61.A hunting eagle is trained when_________.

A.it is still young          B.it is taken to a field

C.its eyes are covered with a blindfold

D.the hunter is ready

62.Hunters use nets made of hair to ________.

A.train young foxes     B.catch young wolves

C.train young eagles    D.catch young eagles

63.The trained eagle_______.

A.carries the hunter home

B.wears a blindfold when hunting an animal

C.is covered with a long, special glove

D.has strong claws like steel

64.A hunter wears a special glove to _______.

A.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a trained eagle

B.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young fox

C.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young wolf

D.protect his arm from the sharp claws of wild animals

65.According to the text, which of the following is true?

A.Fast animals with sharp eyes are sometimes difficult to catch

B.As soon as the blindfold is removed, the eagle flies into a tree

C.Hunters always blindfold young eagles before training them.

D.Sometimes hunters train young foxes they have caught.

–Why, I couldn’t get you on the phone this morning.

--We _____ tennis in the yard when you called.

A. must be playing  B. could be playing

C. must have played         D. must have been playing

It remains______ whether the medicine has side effect.

A. seeing         B. to see                    C. seen                     D. to be seen

At the wedding, he sang a song specially written for the ____.

A．occasion    B．time   C．moment     D．period

Put sunscreen on before going out in the sun. Take it with you.

Use it: after a swim; every hour or so while playing outdoors; if you get sweaty

Cover up when the sun is overhead:

10 am---2 pm; especially at lunch time.

Get you suntan gradually and not too much.

Controlled exposure to sunshine helps avoid skin cancer.

Ask your chemist to recommend a suitable sunscreen.

Queensland Cancer Fund       P. O. Box

Spring Hill, QLD. 4000        Phone（07）839 7077

Provided for community awareness by the Queensland Cancer

(   )73. This passage is most likely to be ____.

A. an article from a student text book   B. a direction from a bottle of medicine

C. an advertisement from a newspaper  D. a suggestion from a chemist

(   )74. Which statement is true?

A. The more you get sunshine, the better your health will be

B. You’ll never have skin caner with controlled exposure.

C. You mustn’t stay outside from 10am to 2pm

D. You should frequently put on sunscreen while playing outdoors

(   )75. According to the passage we can see that Queensland Cancer Fund wants to ____.

A. sell sunscreen, shirt and hat      B. encourage people to play in the sun

C. help people guard against skin caner   D. make money out of sunscreen

(   )76. If you want a sunscreen, you should ask ____ for advice.

A. the seller    B. the advertiser    C. your parents   D. your doctor

______  entering the cafeteria, you’re immediately struck by a variety of seafood, colorful desserts, and their DIY ice cream.

A. For                                    B. On                                   C. About                              D. With