Big football matches are always exciting affairs．Besides the action on the field, the noise the crowd makes really creates the unique atmosphere．At this summer’s World Cup, you can be sure that every country’s fans will be in full voice，supporting their teams．

       The football chant(口号)is as old as the sport itself．It’s a way for fans to express their support for their team．It’s not uncommon for the noise of supporters to provide the encouragement for a team to win a match．Most agree that a chant is for building a great atmosphere and to support the team．

        One of the most famous football songs is the Liverpool club anthem(颂歌)You’Never Walk Alone，originally from a 1945 Broadway show，which was adopted by Liverpool and is sung

before every match．It has been said that as soon as the opposite hears the song，they become

aware of how tough winning at Anfield (Liverpool’s stadium)will be．

       The key to a good football song is that it should be simple．It has to he easy for all fans to

sing along with．When I went to watch Beijing Guo’an last season, I could join in one chant

though I could only speak a little Chinese．“Beijing wo ai ni。”the Guo'an fans sang—you

didn't have to be gifted to work out what that meant.

       At the World Cup，the first songs you’ll hear at matches will he the national anthems．Fans and players join together to sing the anthems before each match, and it is considered a mark of

respect that the opposite remains silent while each team's an them is being sung．

       So, even though I’ll be supporting England from home in the summer, you can be sure I'll be

chanting at my TV：“En-ger-land, En-ger-land, En-ger-land!”

59．From the passage we can learn that         ．

       A．a good football chant is usually very long

       B．the football chant can express support to the team

       C．the football chant appears later than football itself

       D．a fan is talented to learn foreign languages

60．What can fans do to support their team?

       A．To kick the ball on the field．

       B．To fight with the opposition fans．

       C．To provide encouragement with chants．

       D．To donate money to the players．

61．Why the national anthems of both the teams can be heard at the world Cup?

    A．Because it is a sign to show the respect to each other．

    B．Because it is sung for the leaders of the host country．

    C．Because it represents encouragement from their fans．

    D．Because either team senses the support from country．

62．Which of the following is the best title?

    A．You’ll Never“Cheer”Alone

    B．National Anthems at Matches

    C．You’ll Never Walk Alone

    D．Football—A Popular Sport

Watercress is positively packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. The writings of both the Romans and the Ancient Greeks record the consumption of watercress by all classes. Hippocrates, “the father of medicine”, was so convinced that watercress was a great healer that he built his first hospital next to a stream so that he could grow a plentiful supply of the shiny green leaves for his patients. The Romans chewed watercress in large quantities, believing that it would cure baldness. They, too, looked with favor on watercress as a salad.

Watercress sandwiches were traditionally a breakfast item in nineteenth-century Europe. The most basic type of watercress sandwich has two pieces of white bread with a mixture of butter and watercress greens . A nickname(绰号)for the vegetable, in fact, was “poor man’s bread”, because watercress was often eaten on its own for breakfast by families that could not afford the bread to go with it.

Watercress is a member of the mustard(芥菜) family. It contains vitamins C(66mg per 100g), K and A, and is also a valuable source of minerals such as iron, potassium, copper and calcium. The mustard oils in its silky leaves and stems(茎)contain an ingredient known as PEITC. Recent research has proved that PEITC can prevent the growth of cancer cells and, in some cases, actually destroy them.

The best watercress has silky green leaves without any marks and has undamaged stems, The older the plant, the darker are its leaves and the thicker its stems. This means a higher concentration of oils and vitamins. Young watercress, on the other hand, may be harvested after only twenty-eight days growth and has a milder taste. It is  best to eat watercress fresh and raw , to keep more of its valuable nutrients, but it can be lightly cooked and used as an alternative to spinach—another dark green vegetable—in various recipes. From soups to salads, watercress is now considered around the world as a natural and healthy super food.

1.From paragraph 1, we can learn that________.

 A.watercress is usually grown in wet areas

 B.the ancient Greeks only used watercress for medicine

 C.watercress is the most ancient vegetable known to man

 D.the Romans rubbed watercress on their heads to cure baldness

2.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to “_________”.

 A.butter     B.watercress    C.breakfast    D. bread

3.Which of the following is TRUE about watercress?

 A.It belongs to the same family as spinach.

B.It contains mustard oils only in leaves.

 C.It can help guard against cancer.

D.It is rich in vitamins C and B.

4.Compared with older watercress, young watercress      .

A.has lighter green leaves

B.contains more minerals

C.is better for medical use

D.is more suitable for eating raw

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The history of watercress        B.watrcress, a medicinal plant

C.Watercress, the amazing food     D.New findings about watercress

   1.According to this advertisement ,at the Forum people _________.

A．come together in order to form an organization

B．eat together to celebrate their success or victory

C．work together for the purpose of business or trade

D．express different opinions and discuss public matters

2.If you register both the VIEW qualification course and the Forum at the same time ,you will save          .

A．$100         B．$350             D．$400         D．$300

3.“Space is limited ,so early registration is welcome” means      .

A．you’ll lose the good chance if you don’t register soon

B．space is limited ,so you can’t register now

C．space is too limited for you to register

D．you’ll be given a special offer if you register now

4.The main purpose of this advertisement is to           .

A．promise everyone can pay less money to attend the Forum

B．encourage more people to attend the Forum in time

C．call on the people in the north of the USA to go south for holidays

D．introduce some new activities and topics of the Forum

Research suggests that a newly-identified gene known as insomniacs(失眠症患者) may play a role in keeping us asleep. By cloning and testing this gene in about 21,000 fruit flies, Rockefeller University researchers say they have discovered an entirely new mechanism (机制) by which sleep is controlled.

By studying these flies, the researchers discovered that mutations(变异) in the insomniac gene were associated with a great reduction in sleep. While a typical fruit fly slept for an average of 927 minutes a day, the mutant flies slept for just 317. They also slept for shorter periods of time, and slept and woke more frequently.

“The results showed a great loss of both the time that the flies’ sleep lasted and their ability to remain asleep after they slept,” says researcher Nicholas Stavropoulos.

The researchers also examined the link between sleep and lifespan, finding that flies with mutations to the insomniac gene lived only about two-thirds as long as unchanged flies. But when the scientists removed insomniac only in neurons（神经细胞）---allowing it to remain in the rest of the flies’ bodies---this difference disappeared; the resulting animals slept poorly but lived just as long.

“This suggests that reduced sleep can be ‘uncoupled’(分开) from reduced lifespan, supporting the idea that some interruptions of sleep do not affect overall health, at least as far as lifespan is concerned,” Stavropoulos says.

Although flies and humans would appear to have little in common when it comes to lifestyle, scientists say that the mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness are likely to be quite similar.

“Sleep is a fundamental behavior in all animals, and it is poorly understood from a scientific standpoint, says Stavropoulos. This work could prove useful in understanding and treating sleep disorders”

1.The text is mainly about____.

A．the progress in cloning fruit flies

B．the methods of cloning fruit flies

C．the link between gene and lifespan

D．the influence of a gene on the ability to sleep

2.According to paragraph2, the mutant flies________.

A．slept about 5 hours a day

B．had problems waking up

C．didn’t seem sleepy at all

D．could not fall asleep

3.We can conclude from the text that________.

A．sleep and health go hand in hand

B．sleep can be controlled by humans

C．research into sleep is very fruitful

D．the findings are useful in medical treatment