62.Billy.Tony and Sandy must be______.

A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B.boys Sonny had run races with before

C.boys Sonny had never raced with before

D.boys Sonny did not expect to race with again

61.The writer argued with his son because____.

A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid

C.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t

D.he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but his son rejected.

60.What do you think is the best title of the passage?

　 A.A Beautiful Place of Interest　 B.A Polluted Place

　 C.A Quiet Place in Sweden　　 D.a Faraway Mountain Area

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B)

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise.At the end I said, “Son,remember;slow and steady(稳)wins the race.Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

　 He opened his eyes wide. “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Snady would all fall asleep half-way?”

　 I was shocked(惊讶). “But the tortoise didn’t wish the hare would fall asleep!”

　 “He must have wished that,” Sonny said. “Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare?He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

　 “He didn’t have such a wish,”I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance,by pushing on steadily.”

　 Sonny thought for a while. “That’s a lie,”he said. “He won it because he was lucky.If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep,the tortoise would never have won the race.He could be as steady as you like or a hundred times steadier,but he’d never have won the race!That’s for sure.”

　 I gave up.Today’s children are not like what we used to be.They’re just hopeless.

59.The word “destruction” in the passage means “being____”.

　 　A.develpoed　 B.destroyed　 C.protected　 D.produced

58.Why does the farmer have to plant a stronger kind of seed?Because_____

A.the soil becomes less and less

B.few plant life can stand the weather there

C.the water in the lake can’t be used to irrigate the field.

D.the soil there is becoming unfit for farming.

57.Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake?Because_______.

A.the weather is terribly cold　 B.the lake is quiet

C.the area is polluted　 D.they have all been killed

56.What time of the year do you think it is?

A.Spring.　 B.Summer.　 C.Autumn.　 D.Winter.

55.A.actor　　　　　　　ductor　　　　 C.drive　　　　　 D.young man

Reading comprehension:

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (A)

　 There is a lake near a forest in Sweden.The water in the lake is very clear and everything is quiet and still.On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away,across the field,is an old church built on a hill.It has just stopped raining.The brook flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half-melted(半融化的)snow from last winter on the ground.

　 The reason the water is so clear,and everything is so quiet and still,is that most of the plant and animal life in and around the lake is dead.There are no birds because all the fish and insects(昆虫),which the birds need for food,have disappeared.Mnay trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark,and are sick and dying.Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter.A farmer is working in a field planting something,but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year,the crop will be between 25 to 40 percent lower than a few years ago.The stones of the old church tower are turning to powder and unless the tower is repaired soon,it will fall down.

　 All the death and destruction in this place is caused by the smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks.And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highway.

54.A.silence　　　　　　 B.talk　　　　　　 C.sleep　　　　　 D.rest

53.A.made　　　　　　 B.did　　　　　　 C.tried　 　　　　　D.managed