The city of Venice，in  Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．

　　Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem  was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and  he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door  neighbor’s house！

　1.When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．

A．we were not good friends

B．I was busy at work

C．he had not told me that he would come

D．I did not want to see him

　2.A doormat is a mat______．

A．used as a door

B．for cleaning the bottom of shoes

C．put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）

D．near a door under which people put their keys

3.I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．

A．he had not waited for me to eat together

B．he had eaten too much of the food

C．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine

D．he had left the house with the window open

　4.At last my friend______．

A．did not enter my house

B．entered my house after he opened the door

C．entered my house by climbing through the window

D．entered my house with the help of my neighbor

　5.The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．

A．nobody would find it

B．he might not lose it

C．his family could use the same key

D．his friend could easily get it

 

Coming home after working out for a whole day I had my purse lost.I 36 it had slipped out my backpack as I was being 37 .While it was probably very close to my apartment it still failed to come into 　38 and I had no 　39 but to cancel my debit cards.

I’d had the purse for more than a decade as it was a Christmas present,which was a bright red leather Cheeky Monkey purse,so probably not entirely 40 for a 36-year-old but I was very upset to have lost it!

Everyone I spoke to 41 I might get the purse back 42 but the money and vouchers in there would very likely disappear.I had 　43 written off the 　44 of the purse and was even considering whether to move on and go “grown-up”when I was seeking a 　45 .

I came home late the following night and my monkey purse was on my mat!I checked the contents and everything was 46 including anything of cash value.I was astounded when I read the 　47 note which read,“I came across this last night.It was too dark to 48 it then,so I came back tonight. I got your 　49 from your license.Sorry.Iain.”

Not only had this man returned my purse but he thought he 　50 me an apology for not bringing it back sooner!

I have told almost all my acquaintances,who almost responded with a similar standard answer,“It restores your 　51 in human nature”and it 　52 lots of stories about similar 　53 experiences.

There were no contact 　54 so I am unable to get in touch to say thank you to Iain,but I hope he will be 55 of how grateful I am!

36.A.doubted　　 　　 B.suspected　　 　　 C.proved　　　　 D.recognized

37.A.put off　　 　　　　　　 B.set off　　　　 　 C.dropped off　 D.left off

38.A.effect　　　 　　 B.appearance　　　 　 C.view　　　　　 D.attention

39.A.ability　 　　　　　 B.thought　　　　 　 C.alternative　 　 D.decision

40.A.grown up　　 　 B.brought up　　　 　 C.taken on　　　 D.applied to

41.A.decided　　　 　 B.doubted　　　　 　 C.prayed　　　　 D.exposed

42.A.previously　 　　 B.approximately　 　　 C.regularly　　 D.eventually

43.A.however　　　 　 B.therefore　　　 　　 C.otherwise　　 D.though

44.A.value　　　　 　 B.contents　　　　 　 C.name　　　　　 D.lists

45.A.process　　　 　 B.comfort　　　　 　 C.judgment　　　 D.replacement

46.A.undamaged　　 　 B.lost　　　　　　 　 C.checked　　　 D.reserved

47.A.appealing　　 　　 B.thrilling　　　 C.accompanying　 D.entertaining

48.A.look over　　 　　 B.go over　　　　 　 C.get through　 D.see through

49.A.name　　　　 B.phone number　　 　 C.address　　　 D.card

50.A.forgot　　　 　　 B.made 　　　　　　 C.paid　　　　　 D.owed

51.A.faith　　　　 　　 B.reputation　　　 　　 C.quality　　　 D.justice

52.A.adapted　　　 　 B.inspired　　　 　　　　 C.described　　　 D.expanded

53.A.fantastic　　 　　 B.worthy　　　　 　　 C.priceless　　　 　　　 D.positive

54.A.tracks 　　　　 B.outlines　　　 　　　　 C.details　　　　 D.accounts

55.A.proud　　　　 B.sensitive　　 　　　　 C.aware　　　　 D.certain

The word "conservation" has a thrifty meaning．To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment．Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless" and could "last forever". Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be hamrful to all the others.

Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today. For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathers．Conservation should be made a part of everybody's daily life．To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulas．We need to know why all watersheds（上游集水区） need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea．We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them．We need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic（立方体的）volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

69．The author's attitude towards the use of natural resources is _____．

　　　 A．positive　　　　 B．uninterested　　 C．optimistic　　　 D．critical

70．According to the author,, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was mat　　　 .

　　　 A．they had no idea about scientific forestry

　　　 B．they had little or no sense of environmental protection

　　　 C．they were not aware of the importance of nature study

　　　 D．they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials

71．To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that _____.

　　　 A．we plant more trees

　　　 B．natural sciences be taught to everybody

　　　 C．environmental education be directed toward everyone

　　　 D．we return to nature

72．How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

　　　 A．Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller．

　　　 B．Our living space should be measured in cubic volume．

　　　 C．We need to take some measures to protect space．

　　　 D．We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals．

　　It's 7 am Kyoto (东京), Japan, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house.　　1　　I tell him directions. even a blind person can　　2　 , look impatiently at my watch, and wait. Only two hours remain until my　　3　　leavesand it's an hour-and-a-half trip to Osaka airport.

　　The telephone rings　　4　 .“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk. Then I　　5　　what's happened: flooded with　　6　 , the company is too busy. I've heard this happens when the weather gets　　7　 . I shout into the　　8　　that I have a plane to catchI must be in Seoul　　9　　and I'll meet the　　10　　a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River.

　　Standing in the heavy　　11　 , I look up and down. No　　12　　From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops. A young man opens the door, signing to me to　　13　 . Shaking with cold and　　14　 , I climb inside.

　　In the most　　15　　Japanese, the man explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken　　16　　this morning. He apologizes again and again, but does not explain why a taxi could　　17　　except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning.

　　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727　　18　 , I open the　　19　 . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in　　20　 .”

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