1. First　　　 　　　2. about　　 3. that　　　 　4. by　　　 　　　　5. Faced

6. movement　　 7. more　　 8. was discovered　 　　9. striking　　 10. unlike

Passage (3)

We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 　1 　　　　, some of us are upset　 　2　 　　　　their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 　3　 　　　　　matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood　 　　4 　　　　　　our teachers, parents and classmates. 　　5　 　　　　　(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the　 　6　 　　　　　(understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 　7__　　　　 　makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 　8 　　　　　　to work efficiently, full of___9_　　　 __(determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn 　　　　　　10　 　　to spend money.

1. belonging　　　 2. less　　　 3. exploring　　　 4. who/that　　　　 5.in

6. twice　 7. uncommon　 8. riders　　　 9. neighborhoods　 10. averaging　

Passage (2)

Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships 　1　 　　(belong) to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were 　2　　 　(little) interested in changing it into a colony than in 　3　 　　(explore) it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English 　4　 　set up the settlements in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well.

　　　 　Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich 　5　 　　soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward 　6　 　　(move) took place 　7　 　　　　　because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries developed quickly after gold 　　8　 　　　　(discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.

　　　 　Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 　9　 　　(strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 　10　 　　(like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.

1. how　　 2. where　　　 3. sharing　　　 4. importantly　　　 5. described

55．B。细节理解题。依据文章第三自然段第2行“But with the renewed concern about pesticide on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning，Palely hopes to get back into operation”，可知B项(出于对杀虫剂过度使用的担心)符合题意。

54．C。推理判断题。依据文章第三自然段的第1句“The bad news is that Palely’s company closed down in 1984，　after only three years．Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find”，从中可以看出红外线扫描技术应用于农业遇到了一些问题，原因有两个：一是农民对新技术的抵制，二是难以找到长期赞助商。文章中还有一处明显的提示出现在最后一句：“But only if Palely finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago”．从该句提供的信息同样可以反推出10年前的情形，所以选项C正确。

53．A。细节理解题。依据文章第二自然段最后一句“Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would”(采取点喷，农民们可以节省平时用量的50%至70%的杀虫剂)，选项A符合题意。

52．D。推理判断题。本题要求判断使用红外线扫描技术的目的。依据文章第二自然段第4行“．．．showing where plants were running ‘fevers’．Farmers could then spot spray，．．．”说明目的是确定有问题的区域，以使农民有针对性地喷杀虫剂。显然，选项D(确定有问题的地域)为最佳选项。

51．C。细节理解题。依据文章第二自然段第2行“．．．an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops．The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running‘fevers’”，说明植物在发“高烧”，也就是说，“身体状况”不佳时才会散发热，所以选项C符合题意。