B

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

60. It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

　 A. grown in France　 B. sold everywhere　 C. very big　 D. quite sweet

61. Cold winter weather is good for________.

A. the growth of apple trees　　　　 B. producing large apples　

C. improving the taste of apples　　　 D. the increase of water in apples

a, France and the United States are considered to_______.

　 A. be small producers of apples

　 B. be large producers of applesauce

　 C. have the longest history in apple production

D. have the coldest winter among apple production

63.The word yield in the last sentence means________.

A. improved　　　 　B. increased　　 C. produced　　　 D. sold

A

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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

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

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

59. 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.

35. --- What about going out for a walk after supper？

　 --- ____ . Walking after meals is good for health.

　　　　 A. I couldn’t agree more　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　 B. I am afraid not

　　　　 C. I believe not 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I don’t think so

34. The trees _____ in the storm have been moved off the road.

　 A. being blown down　 B. blown down C. blowing down　 D. to blow down

33. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year.

　 A. is washing away 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is being washing away

C. are washing away 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away

32. Have you checked all the CDs _____ to the mountainous area next week?

　 A. sent　　　　　 B. to be sent　　　 　 C. sending　 　　　　　 D. being sent

31. We couldn’t eat in a restaurant because _____ of us had _____ money on us.

　 A. all; no　　　　 B. any; no　　　　 　　 C. none; any　 　　　　 D. no one; any

30. ---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

　 ---I think so. He _____ for it months.

　 A. is preparing　　 B. was preparing　 C. had been preparing　　 D. has been preparing

29. In peace, too, the Red Cross is expected to send help ______ there is human suffering.

　 A. whoever　　 　　　 B. however　　 　　 C. whatever　 　　　 D. wherever