65. The _____(指针) of the clock were just pointing to twelve o’clock.

　　 (B)在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给。

64. Jack jumps _____(远) than Dick.

63. More and more students are _____(鼓励) to go abroad to get further education.

62. We felt very sorry for his _____(消失).

61. I’ll spend as much time as I can _____(看) these interesting storybooks.

(C)

When someone says “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music”, it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced.

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?

The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. He said ­--in 1851 --that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did--face the orchestra(交响乐团) which was just below the stage.

An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out.

So, “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.

The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection(检阅) by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment(装备) clean--shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

56.(　 ) According to the passage, the word “music” means _______.

　　　 A. your boss’s criticism(批评)

　 B. your leader’s inspection

　　　 C. something unpleasant to be experienced　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. sour pop music

57.(　 ) The phrase “to face the music” was the first used by _______.

A. all the Americans

B. the American writer James Fenimore Cooper

C. some American actors

D. the American orchestra

58.(　 ) An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. One of the reasons is that _______.

A.　　 his performance might not satisfy most of the audience

B.　　　 he might not remember what he should say on stage

C.　　　 he had to face the unfriendly audience

D.　　 most of the audience might be his friends

59.(　 ) “To face the music” is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing _______.

A.　　 to be examined about their equipment

B.　　　 to be found weak

C.　　　 to show themselves up in public

D.　　 to be inspected by their leader

60.(　 ) The passage is mainly about ______.

A.　　 the meaning of the phrase “to face the music”

B.　　　 how to deal with something unpleasant

C.　　　 the phrase “to face the music” in America

D.　　 how to go through difficulty

VII. 词汇(共10小题，计5分)

　　 (A)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

(B)

She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, and not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age? After all she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind.

One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness got the upper hand over her. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and --there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, I’m back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes. Oh, that …. Who’s that boy?” The daughter was stunned for a moment. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I’m going to bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”

The next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some tidying, she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes’ hesitation she finally opened it to the entry of the night before. It read: Mum, it’s love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.

Holding the diary, the mother fell into thought.

51.(　 ) Which is the correct order according to the story?

a. She took a lift back in her monitor’s car.

b. She went to see a film with her classmate.

c. She wrote in her diary to her mother.

d. Her mother pretended to watch TV.　

e. Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.

　　　 A. b, e, a, d, c　　　　　　　　　　　 B. e, b, a, d, c

　　　 C. b, a, e, d, c　　　　　　　　　　　 D. b, e, a, c, d

52.(　 ) Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.

B. What the daughter did recently had worried her mother.

C. The mother was eager(急切的) to read her daughter’s diary the next day.

D. The girl’s diary was always unlocked.

53.(　 ) From the diary, we can see the daughter _______.

A. thanked her mother for asking her

B. thought her mother cared about her very much

C. thought it was her mother’s duty to ask

D. thought her mother’s understanding would be better than simple love

54.(　 ) The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should _______.

A. care about what their children really think and feel

B. not give much freedom to their children

C. talk with their children about their early love

D. keep silent about their children’s privacy

55.(　 ) Which can be the best title for the story?

　 A. Mother’s True Love　　　　　 B. Early Love Between Students

　 C. To Ask or Not To Ask 　　　　　D. Dangerous Age

(A)

　　 　　To find out whether bees can see colors, the following experiment is made.

A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a blue card with some sugar on it. As soon

as one bee finds the sugar, many more come to it one after another in a short time. It seems

that one bee is able to tell the news of food to the other bees in their “home”. After a moment,

the blue card with sugar on it is taken away. Instead of this card, another blue card is now put

on the left side of the first feeding place and a red card to its right. Nothing can be seen on the

two cards. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly towards the blue card. No bees go to the red

card.

46.(　 ) How many cards are needed to make the experiment?

　　　 A. Two.　　　　 B. Three.　　　　 C. Four.　　　 D. Five.

47.(　 ) During Step 3 of the experiment, the scientists put _______.

A. a blue card with sugar on the left and a red card on the right

B. a blue card in the middle, another blue card on its left and a red card on its right

C. a blue card with nothing on it on the left and a red card on the right

D. a blue card on the left and a red card with sugar on the right

48.(　 ) During Step 3 of the experiment, the bees come to _______.

A. the new blue card with sugar on it

B. the new blue card with no sugar on it

C. the red card with no sugar on it

D. the first blue feeding card

49.(　 ) The experiment tells us that bees _______.

　　 A. can see colors 　　　　　　　B. cannot see colors

　　 C. like blue very much　　　　　 D. don’t like red at all

50.(　 ) Which is the best title for this reading?

　　 A. Bees Love Sugar　　　　　　 B. Bees, Color and Sugar

　　 C. Can Bees Speak?　　　　　　 D. Can Bees See Colors?

35. The farmers told us _____.

　　　　 A. how can we plant trees　　　 B. how could we plant

　　　　 C. how we to plant trees　　　　 D. how to plant trees