Long long ago, a God called Ratu lived in the sky. Ratu liked to play games and make people angry. The game he liked best was to fly down into the sea and frighten all the fishes. The fishes became very tired of his game. They asked Hemi, the God of the sea, to help them.

So Hemi tried to catch Ratu the next time he flew into the sea, but he was too slow. Ratu laughed at Hemi as he flew past him. This made Hemi angry and he had an idea. He asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed. Hemi tied it all together and made a large net from it. Soon Ratu flew down and Hemi threw the net over him. Ratu fought and fought but could not get free. He was caught.

Ratu promised never to frighten fishes again if Hemi would set him free. But Hemi did not believe him. Instead, he changed Ratu into a mountain in the sea. Ratu was so angry that when he opened his mouth to shout at Hemi, fire and smoke broke out. And that is why the Island of Ratu is a volcano (火山).

36. This story is a ________.

　 A. joke　 　　　　　　　 B. humor　 　　　　　　　 C. true story　 　　　　 D. fairy tale

37. The key meaning of this story is ________.

　 A. how volcanoes are born　　　

　 B. how Ratu was beaten

　 C. why some gods are good and some are bad

　 D. why the Island of Ratu is a volcano

38. Ratu liked to fly down into the sea because ________.

　 A. he liked to make fun of the fishes

　 B. the fishes welcomed him

　 C. the fishes were friendly to him　

　 D. he had too much fire in his mouth.

39 .Why did Hemi not believe Ratu’s promise?

　 A. Because Ratu was a funny god.

　 B. Because Hemi was an honest god.

　 C. Because Hemi was not believable.

　 D. Because Ratu was not believable.

40. The main point of the story seems to be that ________.

　 A. the person who makes trouble will be punished

　 B. some volcanoes in the sea are gods

　 C. seaweed is a good material for making nets

D. one who makes promises is not to be always believed

U.S.— A South African man could face up to 25 years in prison for joking that he was carrying a bomb on an airline, police said Friday.

The 40-year-old man was arrested at Johannesburg airport on Thursday after he told an airhostess on nationwide airliner after take-off from Durban that he had a bomb in his bag.

“We don’t take this sort of thing lightly. He could face a jail term of between five and twenty-five years without the option (选择) of a fine.”

Security precautions (安全措施) were taken against the man — a resident from the wealthy (富有) Johannesburg suburb of Sandown — on the flight.

Airline people didn’t find any explosives or weapons in his bags.

“Security measures at airport and on plane have been intensified（加强） immediately after the recent horrific and tragic terror（恐怖）attacks in America,” a police statement said.

Thousands of people are believed to have died after the hijacked (劫机) airliners flew into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center in the worst terror attack in U.S. history.

66. The man was arrested because he _______.

1. went aboard the plane with a bomb in his bag
2. security measures at airport and plane have been intensified.
3. was joking at the airport.
4. said on the plane that he was carrying a bomb in his bag.

67. The man may _______.

A. serve as many as 25 years in prison　

B. get away after paying a large sum of money.

C. get locked up in his wealthy home in Sandown.

D. be ordered to give up his weapons to the police.

68. Security measures have been strengthened at airports in the States to counterattack (反击) ______.

A. air crashes　 B. smuggling　 C. terror attacks　 D. shoplifting

69. This news article is mainly about ________.

A.　a terror attack in America　　 　

B.　a high cost for a joke

C.　the bad luck of a rich man

D.　the security measures at an airport in America.

—＄1,500, but that’s my last offer.

　 — OK. It’s a ____.

　 A. cost　　　　　　 B. price　　 　 C. reward　　 　 D. deal

　 About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.

　 There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.

　 Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright and tell difference between colors. There are also millions of "rods ", but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.　 Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human being also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night, One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.

50. According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can　　　　

　 A. tell different colours　　　 B. see in a weak light

　 C. tell different shapes　　　　 D. tell orange from yellow

51. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

　 A. Women are more careful.

　 B. There are fewer color-blind women.

　 C. Women are fonder of driving than men.

　 D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.

52. Which of the statements about the color-blind is true?

　 A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing colors.

　 B. None of them can see deep red.

　 C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.

　 D. All of them see everything in shades of green.

53. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a .

　 A. red light　　　　　　　 B. yellow light

　 C. blue light　　　　　　 D. green light

　　John liked to wear his hair very long.Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girl’s hair,but they never made jokes about it,because John was a big,strong young man,and did not think jokes about his hair funny.

　　John always went to the barber’s twice a month to have his hair cut and washed,and one day the barber said to him,“Now why don’t you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy(整齐的)?Nobody would recognize you if I did that,I am sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds,and then he said,“Perhaps you are right-but I am sure that if you did that to my hair,nobody would recognize you either.”

1.John kept long hair because _________.

　A.John was a girl

　B.the barber wouldn't like to cut it short

　C.John liked it to be long

　D.the hair grew too fast

2.His friends never made jokes about his hair because _________.

　A.the hair wasn’t funny

　B.John was big and strong

　C.John didn’t like jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

　D.John liked his hair very much

3.A barber is a _________.

　A.man who makes clothes for people

　B.shop whereone’s hair can be washed and cut

　C.doctor who treats head sickness

　D.person who cuts man’s hair

4.The barber advised John _________.

　A.to have his hair cut short

　B.to cut off a little of his hair

　C.to be cut off his long hair

　D.not to be recognized by his friends

5.John’s answer was _________.

　A.right

　B.a great joke

　C.a great praise to the barber

　D.a threatening(威胁) to the barber