83. Americans like basenjis because they are　　　　　　 .

　A. pleasant

　B. Pretty

　C. clean

　D. quiet

82. What made basenjis so special?

　A. They were funny enough to make people laugh.

　B. One of them barked at a dog show in London.

　C. They were a true friend of man.

　D. They were born quiet dogs. 　

81. Basenjis were first found　　　　　　　　 .

　A. in Africa, Europe and America

　B. in both Africa and America

　C. in central Africa

　D. in North Africa

73.As suggested by the text, how can glass be made less brittle?

　　A.It can be heated and then cooled quickly.

　　B.It can be cooled and then heated slowly.

　　C.It can be heated and then cooled slowly.

　　D.It can be cooled and then heated quickly.

　 92D　

　The basenji is a central African hunting dog. It comes from a country called Chad, which is north of the Central African Republic. The basenji was well-known as the "silent dog" because for centuries no basenjis had ever been known to bark (吠). Then at a dog show in London in 1953, a basenji actually barked.

　As well as being clever,basenjis are known for their natural courage and are still popular hunting dogs in Africa. But in America people keep them mainly because they are gentle and full of fun. The basenji has an unusual habit:it washes itself all over like a cat. It is a middle-sized dog, 16 or 17 inches high from the shoulder. It weighs about 20 pounds. A basenji's coat is short and silky.It may be brown, white, or gold ,or a mixture of these three colours.

72.In annealing, the required hardness of a metal depends on

　　A.the quantity of water used.

　　B.the temperature of the metal.

　　C.the softness of the metal.

　　D.the timing of the operation.

71.Why do people put hot metal in water?

　　A.To make it hard.　 B.To make it soft.

　　C.To make it cool.　 D.To make it brittle.

70.Annealing can make metal

　　A.hard and tough(韧).　 B.hard but brittle.

　　C.soft but tough.　 D.soft and brittle.

61. A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard.How much did he pay?

A.￡44 　　 B. ￡29 　 C. ￡24 　　　　　 D.￡15

60. Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to asmall town 80

miles away for four days?

A. Big City Savers 　 B.Monthly Returns C.Weekend Returns 　　　　 D.Family Returns

69. The young wife went back to her husband because ___.

A. she knew he had sent the animal to her 　　　　 B. the elephant had come to look for her

C. her parents persuaded her to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she missed her new home

94C

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people 　talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go . 　It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there,waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died."She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)."I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!" he said. 　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground." She was such a good cow!I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!" he said, and burst into tears again. 70.The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means . A.expect　　　　　　 B.understand　　　　　　　　 C.see clearly　　　　　　　　 D.hear clearly 71.Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying . A.on the ground of a barn　　 B.on the floor of a room.　　　 C.in bed in a room　　D.in bed in a barn 72.What do we know about Milly from he story? A.She had met with an accident.　　　　　　　　 B.She had caused a scandal C.She was seriously ill.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.She was hidden somewhere. 73.The farmer wished that the writer might . A.look into the matter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.bring Milly back to life C.free him from a scandal　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.keep the whole thing a secret 74.The person who told the story is probably a . A.farmer　　　　　 B.policeman 　　　　　　　　　　　try doctor　　　 D.newspaper reporter