It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito（蚊子）bites. Right before 41 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 　42 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 　43 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 　44 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 　45 to the mosquitoes. " Not 　46 it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!"

Well, less than a week 　47 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 　48 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 　49 , but they all proved useless.

Late one 　50 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 　51 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 　52 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 　53 　she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously（妒嫉地） 54 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 　55 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed（惊奇的）, I ran to others' 　56 , only to find they were all sleeping 　57 as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to 　58 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a（n） 59 mind about those strange old wives' tales 　60 they do have some truth to them.

41. A. leaving　　　　 B. passing　　　 　　C. visiting　　　　　 D. finding

42. A. persuaded　 　 B. reminded　　　　 C. warned　　　　　 D. informed

43. A. students　　　 B. friends　　　　 　 C. passengers　　　 　 D. visitors

44. A. earlier　　 　　　 B. longer　　　　　 C. sooner　　　　　　 D. later

45. A. grows　　　 　 B. goes　　　　　　 C. flows　　　　　　 D. remains

46. A. expecting　 　　　 B. understanding 　　C. recognizing　　　　 D. believing

47. A. after　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 　 C. when　　　　　　 D. as

48. A. shade　　　 　　 B. pile　　　　　　 C. cloud　　　　　　 D. blanket

49. A. touched　　　 B. bitten　　　　 　　 C. defeated　　　　　 D. discovered

50. A. morning　　　 B. afternoon　　　 　　 C. evening　　　　　 D. night

51. A. noise　　　　 　 B. hit　　　　　　 　 C. pain　　　　　　　 D. effect

52. A. woke up　　　 B. shouted at　　　　 C. looked for　　　　 D. dropped on

53. A. blamed　　 　B. interrupted　　　　 C. moved　　　　　 　 D. frightened

54. A. having　　　 　 B. watching　　　　 C. making　　　　　 D. helping

55. A. land　　　 　　 B. fly　　　　　　 　 C. fall　　　　　　　 D. wait

56. A. houses　　　　 B. flats　　　　　　 C. rooms　　　　　　 D. homes

57. A. joyfully　　　 B. anxiously　　　 　　 C. soundlessly　　　　 D. worriedly

58. A. tell　　　　　 B. know　　　　　 　 C. remember　　　 　 D. accept

59. A. open　　　　 B. active　　　　 　　　 C. clear　　　　　　 D. honest

60. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　 　 C. because　　　　　 D. until

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。

It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子) bites.Right before   1Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma   2me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   3like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the   4you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood   5to the mosquitoes.”Not   6it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!”

Well,less than a week   7my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a   8of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being   9，but they all proved useless.

Late one   10in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the   11of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I   12my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being   13she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously(妒忌地)   14her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would

15on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed(惊奇的),I ran to others’   16,only to find they were all sleeping   17as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites,I came to   18my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a(n)   19mind about those strange old wives’ tales   20they do have some truth to them.

1.A.leaving         B.passing           C.visiting              D.finding

2.A.persuaded       B.reminded      C.warned                D.informed

3.A.students            B.foreigners        C.passengers            D.visitors

4.A.earlier         B.longer            C.sooner                D.later

5.A.grows           B.goes          C.flows             D.remains

6.A.expecting       B.understanding C.recognizing           D.believing

7.A.after           B.before            C.when              D.as

8.A.shade           B.pile          C.cloud             D.blanket

9.A.touched         B.bitten            C.defeated          D.discovered

10.A.morning            B.afternoon     C.evening           D.night

11.A.noise          B.hit               C.pain              D.effect

12.A.woke up            B.shouted at        C.looked for            D.dropped on

13.A.blamed         B.interrupted       C.moved             D.frightened

14.A.having         B.watching      C.making                D.helping

15.A.land               B.fly           C.fall              D.wait

16.A.houses         B.flats         C.rooms             D.homes

17.A.joyfully           B.anxiously     C.soundlessly           D.worriedly

18.A.tell               B.know          C.remember          D.accept

19.A.open           B.active            C.clear             D.honest

20.A.and                B.so                C.because           D.until

 

At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous（强壮的）. It has yet to reach its full size and strength. At this age the chance of death is least. Earlier, we were babies and young children, and consequently weaker; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance which, though unnoticed at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society and our doctors look after us.
　　This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually "die of old age", and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer---on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it_, and there is an actual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and energetic we are.
　　Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigor with time was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things "wear out". Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy according to the second law of thermodynamics (热力学). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself---it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselves---well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.　　

67. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development.
B. People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.
C. Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties.
D. People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old.　　

68. The word "it" in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to ________.
A. remaining alive until 65.

B. remaining alive after 80.

C. dying before 65 or after 80. 　　

D. dying between 65 and 80.　　

69. What is ageing?　　

A. It is usually a phenomenon of dying at an old age.　　

B. It is a fact that people cannot live any longer.　　

C. It is a gradual loss of vigor and resistance.　　

D. It is a stage when people are easily attacked by illness.　　

70. What do the examples of watch show?　　

A. Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process.　　

B. All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process.　　

C. The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process.　　

D. Human's ageing process is different from that of mechanisms.