64. The most important problem in Hawaii is ________.

A．to learn to live together in peace.　　　　　 B．To earn money from travelers

C．To find a comfortable place to live　　　　 D．To unite different holidays.

63. The special tradition in Hawaii includes______.

A．giving visitors a lei of beautiful fresh flowers.　 B．Men wear bright flowered shirts

C．Women often wear long flowered dresses　　　 D．All of the above.

59. What is the main idea of the story？ 　 A. Arafat was in danger again after Israel's decision to remove him. 　 B. Arafat faced dangers without fear. 　 C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world. 　 D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives. 60. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers? 　 A. Luck.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He was very careful. 　 C. He kept a clear head in danger.　　　　　 D. He had mysterious powers. 61. What does the boldfaced word “scared” in the last paragraph but three mean? 　 A. Glad.　　 B. Frightened.　　 C. Feeling lucky.　　 D. Worried. 62. Arafat's answer to Israeli decision showed ______. 　 A. that he wasn't afraid of danger　　　　　 B. his determination to stay in his own country 　 C. that he has belief in himself　　　　　　 D. both A and B

C

There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”.

Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace.

Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers and most of the travelers come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people living in Hawaii now so there are residential areas where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here.

58. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.

A.　　 he or she always shows sympathy for people

B.　　　 he or she is confident, but not stubborn

C.　　　 he or she has more strengths than weakness

D.　　 he or she often considers annoying people

B

He has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian (巴勒斯坦) leader, Yasser Arafat.

　　　 　On September 11, Israel (以色列) announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. "He should take some responsibility for the killings," an Israeli official said. "He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups."

　　　 But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.

　　　 Arafat himself said: "They can kill me, but never get me out of my country." He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target (目标) of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.

　　　 For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit.

　　　 In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters (总部) in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.

　　　 In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive.

　　　 What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.

　　　 Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat's bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.

　　　 But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.

　　　 All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the world's most legendary (传奇式的) leaders.

　　　 But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.

57. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?

A.　　 He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B.　　　 He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C.　　　 He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D.　　 He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

56. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

A.　　 only in a normal night

B.　　　 only when you go to sleep

C.　　　 only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D.　　 only when you change sleeping position

74. A modern farmer can hardly move to another place as he did before because

　　 A. the productive power of a new field isn't higher than that of an old one

　　 B. there are few free fields left for him to do farming

　　 C. it takes a farmer more than ten years to start farming in a new field

D. there will be too many grasses in a new field to grow crops

73. We can learn from the passage that the tired land has gradually recovered

　　 A. when grasses and other plants appear again

　　 B. when the treatment is given by nature alone

　　 C. after new grasses and other plants have decayed again

D. after nature has been left alone for several months　

72. According to the passage, the land will become poorer

　　 A. if all the dead leaves are cleared away　　　　 B. if the humus is increased after the harvest

　　 C. if dead leaves decay in the soil by themselves　 D. if waste plant material lying about is buried