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　In some faraway Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking．In fact, whistling is talking because the villagers speak and sing by whistling．Kuskoy parents begin to teach their boys and girls the language of whistling about the time the children learn to talk．It is considered so important that the village school includes it as one of the subjects taught along with the Turkish language．

　This art of communication has taken centuries to develop．The village of Kuskoy spreads out across two hillsides that are separated by a deep valley．The villagers had to find an easy way to communicate where their voices couldn' t carry．They developed a high-pitched (高音的) whistle-language that could be transmitted as far as five miles through air．As a result, Kuskoy, which means“bird village”in Turkish, has come to be known as a whistler' s paradise (乐园)．

　Whistling is so much part of everyday life in Kuskoy that men and women speak, argue(辨论), and court (求爱) in whistles．The story was recently told of a young couple who eloped (私奔)．The news was sent over the“mountain telephone”by whistling．The lover' s adventure (冒险经历) was quickly known to all the villagers．

　It is little wonder, then, that the children of Kuskoy study whistling in school．Wouldn' t it be fun to start the school day with a song --- whistled of course!

(1) In the story, Kuskoy is the name of ______．　　　

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A．a man　　　B．a country

C．a town　　　D．a village

(2) The children of Kuskoy learn to whistle because ______．　　　

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A．it is fun

B．it is an important way to communicate

C．it helps them learn to sing

D．it is like the Turkish language

(3) In Kuskoy, whistling as a way of talking started ______．　　　

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A．recently

B．hundreds of years ago

C．fifty years ago

D．ten years ago

(4) The high-pitched whistle can be heard for a distance of ______．　　　

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A．10km　　　B．5km　　　C．15km　　　D．8km

(5) Which of the following do you think is the best title for this story?　　　

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A．To Learn Whistle Is Very Important

B．Whistling Is Fun

C．Whistling --- The Mountain Telephone

D．The Strange Turkish Language

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　The doctor pointed to some bones on his desk．“They' re a man' s foot bones,”he said．“They were found deep inside the cave, and I' ve been examining them．The C14 test shows that they are about 12, 000 years old．”

　“What' s the C14 test?”I asked．

　“It' s a way of finding the age of some things that had been done long ago．The‘C’means carbon (碳), and carbon is found in all living things．It is also found in the remains of things that lived and died thousands or millions of years ago．Plants and animals take carbon into their bodies from the air and their food．It stays in their remains．

　“Well, there are two kinds of carbon, called Garbon 12 (C12) and Carbon 14 (C14)．Both are taken in together; but in living things C12 in one trillion (1012) times more plentiful (丰富的、大量的) than C14．The two kinds are different in one important respect．

　“C14 is radio-active (放射性的): it gives out rays of energy at a fixed frequency．As it does so, it changes to C12．

　In fact, exactly a half of the C14 loses its energy and becomes C12 in 5, 600 years．Then in the next 5, 600 years, half of the remaining C14 becomes C12．And so on．We say that C14 has a half-life (半衰期) of 5, 600 years．”

“You must have found some C14 in these bones, then,”I said．

　“Yes, I did．But the C12 is now four million times more plentiful．About a quarter of the C14 is left．That means, near enough that two half-lives have passed．”The doctor picked up one of the brown toe bones．“It' s 12, 000 years since this toe was kicking ．And the man broke it once．Perhaps he was playing football outside --- with no boots on．”

(1) People had been using that cave for ______．　　　

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A．half their lives

B．5, 600 years

C．something like 12, 000 years

D．at least 12, 000 years

(2) The word“remains”in Paragraph Two means ______．　　　

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A．things left by ancient people

B．dead bodies

C．newly-found ancient places

D．caves where ancient people lived

(3) C14 is a natural element ______．　　　

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A．but it kills quickly

B．and we all have some in us

C．found only in bones

D．but it disappears after 5, 600 years

(4) It is true that only ______ a half life．　　　

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A．C14 has

B．old bones have

C．radio-active materials have

D．a living thing has

(5) Bones from an animal that died recently would show ______ C14 in them．

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A．a high level of 

B．a low level of

C．no

D．very little

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　It was getting dark．I was walking back to my hotel when my right foot slipped on the hard ground covered with deep ice．My hip (臀部) hurt so much that there seemed to be fire in it．

　“Help me!”I couldn' t help crying．

　At long last a pale young Russian woman and several other people lifted me into an ambulance (急救车)．

　“My name is Natasha,”said the woman．“You will be all right．God will help you．”

　I was frightened, alone in a foreign place, in terrible pain, and I didn' t know even a single word of the language．

　In the hospital my hip was photographed on an X-ray machine that looked a hundred years old．A doctor held up the film for me to see: my hip was not only broken, but badly dislocated (脱臼) as well．He and Natasha wheeled me to a room with two narrow beds, gray walls, a dirty hand basin in one corner and an old-typed light globe above the beds．

　Natasha had to leave me; her young son was at home alone．

　She came again the following day with a doctor．The doctor said, through her, that I had to have a hip operation and had to stay there for two weeks or so．

　The hospital supplied no washing, no bed-making, no care．But I had Natasha．She came every day．She believed it was right for her to do so．

　Little by little, I learned about her life．

　Her husband had left her a six-year-old son, Vanka．Food was not enough for the poor family because it was rather expensive．

　But she told me, “I was lucky．Though we are sometimes hungry, I have a bright boy who brings me happiness． And we have God．”

　One morning she burst in．“Wonderful news,”she said．“You can go to Helsinki tomorrow …”

　My last memory of Russia was Natasha' s kiss on my cheek (面颊) and her thin arms around me．

　When I arrived home in Sydney, Natasha rang me．She and Vanka had already enjoyed some wonderful meals from my food parcel．

　The world has got smaller．I have found goodness in unexpected place．

(1) The moment the writer cried“Help me!” _______.　　　

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A．there might be nobody around her

B．some people rushed to her help

C．an ambulance took her to the hospital nearby

D．Natasha helped her go to the hospital

(2) Which of the following was true? 　　　

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A．The writer knew English, but she knew only a little Russian．

B．Besides Russian, Natasha knew a little English．

C．The writer was an American．

D．The writer' s home city was Helsinki．

(3) Which of the following statements was NOT true? 　　　

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A．The hospital the writer stayed in was poorly equipped．

B．Vanka was fatherless．

C．The poor familese in the country the writer visited were short of food．

D．Natasha was a kind and happy woman-doctor though she was poor．

(4) The underlined sentence“The world has got smaller.”means“______”． 　　　

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A．It' s easy to go travelling．

B．People help one another

C．God will help you

D．Strangers can easily become friends

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　A couple of years ago, I received a $ 600 insurance dividend（保险股息）．Sitting at the kitchen table, my wife and I discussed what we might do with the money．I realize now that the refrigerator overheard our talk．The very next day it went wrong．The repairman told us we needed a new unit．Cost: $ 600．Not long after that, we got a refund（赔偿金）from a shop, enough to pay for a trip to Mexico．“I've something to tell you,” I said to my wife in a low voice．“How about the living-room?”she suggested．I remembered the color TV set was there．“No, not there．Let's go out.” I showed her the check as we stood on the driveway．We held each other excitedly and hardly noticed the rain．My car was parked within 5 metres．I didn't think anything about it at the time．As I started for the airport the next day, the car began making strange sounds．Changing the engine cost about $ 1000．

　Then I looked through our financial (财务的) records．I discovered that during the last ten years we spent all our “found money”(额外收入) repairing a hot water heater, a television and a stove．I never mention money in front of our mechanical equipments．But if this article is published and I am paid for, the word processor (文字处理机) is going to go for sure．It'll know．

(1) What went wrong first as the writer says?　　　

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A．The engine of the car．

B．The TV set．

C．The stove．、

D．Unknown．

(2) How many things did the writer mention with which there was something wrong?

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A．3　　　B．5　　　C．4　　　D．6

(3) What has been repaired and still remains all right?　　　

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A．The hot water heater．

B．The stove．

C．The color TV set．

D．The car．

(4) Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?　　　

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A．The writer' s refrigerator can overhear him．

B．The writer has gone into a lot of trouble to repair his things．

C．The writer often discusses with his wife on how to spend their money．

D．There are many modern equipments in the writer' s home．

(5) What does the underlined word“go”mean in the last sentence?　　　

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A．Walk away．

B．Take a step．

C．Go wrong．

D．Break into pieces．

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　　     Isn't it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food?　　 "Have you ever eaten...?" "What did you have for lunch?" and so on. And　　 yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people　　 have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what　　 they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange and　　 silly. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is　　 difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and　　 coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day.　　 Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine　　 every day.

　　

　　     The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country　　 to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong　　 Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but　　 they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat　　 because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish.

　　

　　     So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for　　 hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it.　　 People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there　　 is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

　　

(1)  The topic people spend much time talking about is __________.

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A. lunch　　B. food　　 　　   C. meat　　 D. bread　　 　　

(2) People often feel that what others eat is _________.

[    ]

A. normal　　 B. bad　　 　　   C. strange　　D. terrible　　 　　

(3) According to this text, English people drink tea __________.　　 　　   times every day.

[    ]

A. three　　　　　　B. four　　 　　   C. three or four　　D. four or five　　 　　

(4)  The French drink _____________ every day.

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A. wine　　  B. tea　　 　　   C. coffee　　D. orange juice　　 　　

(5)  People's eating habits __________.

[    ]

A. are easy to change　　　　 B. should be changed 　　   

C. are difficult to change　　D. needn't to be changed

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　　     In America many children act in TV shows. They work several hours　　 every day, so they can not go to a regular school. How do they get an　　 education?

　　     In Hollywood where many TV shows are made, about forty teachers　　 give lessons for the children in the shows. They teach wherever their　　 pupils are working.　　 The teachers' job is very important. She is responsible for (对...　　 负责) making sure that the child learns the required subjects. She　　 makes sure, too, that the child gets enough rest and play, along with　　 his education.

　　

　　     Children actors are required to attend classes twenty hours each　　 week. California law says that they must be taught from September to　　 the middle of June. If they do not get good marks they are not　　 permitted to continue working in TV shows.

　　

　　     TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers　　 like this special kind of work. Their classes are held in many　　 interesting places. Sometimes the classroom is a Mississippi riverboat.　　 Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become　　 famous stars.　　

　　

(1) What does "TV children" means here ____________.    

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A. They are children who like watching TV very much

B. they are children who watch TV a lot every day

C. They are children who are taught by TV

D. They are children who play the children in TV shows 　　

(2) In America TV children ___________.

[    ]

A. are too busy to go to school

B. have no chance to receive an education

C. can't go to a regular school

D. can't have enough time to be taught

(3) TV children are taught ___________.

[    ]

A. in the evening and Sunday

B. on a Mississippi riverboat or in a spaceship

C. only in the permitted hours every week

D. wherever they are working 　　

(4) "If they do not get good marks, they are not permitted to  Continue working in TV shows", ___________.

[    ]

A. which shows great attention has been paid to TV children's education

B. which shows children actors are very good students

C. which is because they will have to become famous stars

D. which is because their teachers have played an important part

(5) Which shouldn't the teachers do? The teachers in Hollywood must make sure ____________.

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A. their students must be good at working in TV shows

B. the children there work only in permitted hours

C. the children actors must finish the required subjects

D. the TV children must get enough rest and play

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    Louis Braille was born in 1809. When he was three, he was struck　　 in the eye with a sharp tool. He became completely blind. He wanted to　　 learn, but in his small town there was no school to teach him. At that　　 time, most blind people didn't become educated. Braille went to Paris　　 to study. But there were few books for the blind, Louis knew that　　 books were the key to learning. He struggled with ideas for three　　 years. Finally, at fifteen, he invented an alphabet made with raised　　 dots. The dots were arranged in a certain pattern (形式) for each　　 letter, Blind people could then "read" by feeling the patterns of the　　 dots.

　　     It was many years before his invention was widely used. But the　　 alphabet still helps the blind gain the knowledge found in books.　　

(1) Louis Braille began to get blind in __________ in _________.

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A. a job; 1912　　　　  B. a battle; 1814　　   

C. an accident; 1812    D. a hospital; 1914　　

(2) Louis didn't become educated in his life because ____________.

[    ]

A. there was no school at that time　　   

B. there were no proper books and teachers to teach him　　   

C. he was too poor　　　　

D. most blind people didn't either　　

(3) Braille invented braille (盲文) in __________.

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A. 1800's   

B. the 30's of the 18th century　　   

C. 1900's   

D. the 20's of the 19th century　　 

(4) Why was the alphabet for the blind named braille? Because___________.

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A. it was raised dots　　   

B. it was invented by Braille　　   

C. it was Braille who gave the alphabet the name　　   

D. it was used by the blind　　

(5) According to the passage, which is wrong?

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A. Braille was a great inventor.

B. The braille is recognized by feeling the raised dots.

C. Before the braille was invented, all the blind didn't become  educated at all.

D. Braille made great contributions to the blind.

　　

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    The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North　　 America to England in a small one-engine airplane. At midnight, she　　 ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed. (The　　 altimeter shows the height of the plane above the ground.) At night,　　 and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter.　　 At times, her plane nearly dived into the Atlantic Ocean.

　　     Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed　　 fire coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There　　 was nothing to do except keep going and hope.

　　     Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had　　 shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she　　 returned to the United States, she was honoured by President Hoover at　　 a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart　　 was famous.

　　     What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the　　 first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record　　 of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

(1) The passage shows that Amelia was very __________.

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A. brave　　

B. clever

C. warm-hearted　　

D. lonely 　　　　　　　　 　　

(2) Her flight was important, because ___________.

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A. Amelia was a woman pilot 　　

B. nobody has broken her record 　　

C. no woman flew the Atlantic alone before 　　

D. Amelia was able to overcome the difficulties during the flight 　　

(3) What was the main reason that made Amelia famous?

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A. Her small one-engine plane. 　　

B. The great honour she had received at the White House. 　　

C. The warm welcome she had received in England and Europe. 　　

D. Her extraordinary courage and flying skills. 　　

(4) Amelia's successful flight has proved that __________.

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A. women can do everything　　　　

B. women can do things, as men have done 　　

C. men and women are equal (平等) now　　 　　

D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots 　　

(5) The title for this passage would be ___________.

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A. Amelia Earhart

B. A Woman Pilot　　

C. A Flight　　　　

D. An Honoured Woman

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  Marriage brings as much happiness as an additional U. S. $ 100 000 in income , two researchers reported last week in a study called “Well-Being in Britain and the U.S. ”.

　　Dartmouth College economist David Blanch flower and colleague, Andrew Oswald from Warwick University in Britain, studied 100 000 people over a 25-year period.

　　They found that the overall level of happiness among Americans has declined in the last 25 years while the level for Britons has remained “relatively flat”, Blanch flower said in a telephone interview .

　　“Women are happier than men, but the gap is closing. Women have more equality now but they are less happy than they were, ”Blanch flower said, attributing the drop to increased pressures and opportunities. “You are more equal, but life is tougher.”

　　

　　Money does buy happiness, but less than is generally thought, Blanch flower noted, saying, “You have to have a lot of money to compensate for a family breakdown. ”

　　When the amount of happiness generated by a lasting marriage was compared to the happiness produced by financial circumstances, the author's statistical calculations showed that a lasting marriage brought as much happiness as an additional U.S. $ 100 000 in annual income .

　　And, the chance of subsequent marriages making people happy were slimmer.

　　“Most people said they were less happy in their second marriage than in their first and being separated is worse than being divorced," he said.

(1) The researchers found that ________.

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A．Marriage brings an additional U.S. $ 100 000 in income every year.

B．Americans are as happy as the Britons in the last 25 years .

C．Americans are much happier than the Britons .

D．Americans are less happy than the Britons in the last 25 years .

(2)“Women are happier than men, but the gap is closing .”It means“________.”

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A．Women don't have more freedom and equality now.

B．Women are no longer as happy as they used to be .

C．They are more happy than they were .

D．They have less pressures and opportunities .

(3) According to the passage, a lasting marriage compared to the happiness produced by financial circumstances ________.

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A．brought U.S. $ 100 000 in all .

B．brought an additional U.S.$ 100 000 in income .

C．is worth U.S.$ 100 000 every year.

D．brought as much happiness as a second marriage did .

(4) Most people said that ________.

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A．They were less happy now.

B．They were less happy in their first marriage .

C．Being alone is worse than being divorced.

D．Marriage can't bring them happiness.

(5)The passage intends to tell us that ________

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A．Money can buy happiness .

B．Lasting marriage can be more valuable.

C．An ever lasting marriage can bring people more happiness.

D．Marriage can always bring as much happiness as it is.

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　David, a French priest（神甫）of thirty-six, was sent to China by the church in 1872．He did very well in the natural and social science besides his religious（宗教的）activities．He was also very interested in the rare wild animals and plants in China．

　On May 4th．1879, after searching half a month the eastern part of Baoxing, Sichuan, the hunters hired by David succeeded in bringing him a “black-and-white bear”．“The bear is extremely lovely,”he wrote in his diary excitedly．Meanwhile, he felt it might be a new species never discovered by scientists．

　He then decided to send it to Paris for a further study．Unfortunately the poor“black-and-white bear”died of the jolts（颠簸）of the mountain roads and the climatic changes．He had to send its pelt（毛皮）to the National Museum in Paris for display．In fact, the so-called“black-and-white bear”was neither a bear nor a cat．After a complete study, Milla Edwards, head of the museum, judged that it was a new species．He gave it the name“giant panda”．

　The discovery made a sensation（轰动）throughout the world, and Baoxing was also made famous for “the home of giant pandas”．

(1) We can infer from the passage that David came to China to ______．

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A．learn Chinese science and history

B．hunt a panda for the church

C．be engaged in religious activities

D．study the wild animals and plants in China

(2) The first giant panda was captured（捕获）______．　　　

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A．in the 70's of the eighteenth century

B．by David, a French priest

C．by chance

D．with much difficulty

(3) Who named the “black-and-white bear”“giant panda”?　　　

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A．David．

B．The hunters who caught it．

C．Head of the National Museum in Paris．

D．Both A and C．

(4) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?　　　

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A．The giant panda died when it was on display．

B．David had never seen a giant panda before．

C．Milla Edwards was sure the giant panda was neither a bear nor a cat．

D．The discovery made the whole world excited with interest．

(5) Which of the following do you think is the best if we give a title to this passage?　　　

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A．A Bear or a Cat?

B．The Discovery of the Giant Panda．

C．The First Giant Panda Sent Abroad．

D．A Learned French Priest．