风萧萧人渺渺(新闻报道类)卷十五初中英语阅读理解篇

2021年1月26日发(作者：rat)
初中英语阅读理解篇卷十五（新闻报道类）

一、完形填空

1
、


It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (
北极
)
must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the
opening of China's __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State
Oceanic Administration (
国家海洋局
) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held
__6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end
of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from
mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day
(
极昼
).
With territories (
版图
) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China
__12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental
changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed
to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will
allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading
room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.

an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (
提升
) two existing scientific bases in
the Antarctic (
南极洲
). They are

小题
1:

A
．
house

B
．
hotel

C
．
palace

D
．
room

小题
2:

A
．
journey

B
．
travel

C
．
trip

D
．
tour

小题
3:

A
．
first

B
．
second

C
．
third

D
．
fourth

小题
4:

A
．
told

B
．
spoke

C
．
announced

D
．
published

小题
5:

A
．
before

B
．
later

C
．
after

D
．
ago

小题
6:

A
．
forward

B
．
toward

C
．
back

D
．
ahead

小题
7:

A
．
which

B
．
through
which
C

．
that

D
．
where

小题
8:

A
．
During

B
．
While

C
．
When

D
．
As

小题
9:

A
．
raises

B
．
rises

C
．
lifts

D
．
carries

小题
10:

A
．
knows

B
．
to know

C
．
known

D
．
knowing

小题
11:

A
．
spreading

B
．
spreads

C
．
to spread

D
．
spread

小题
12:

A
．
works out

B
．
picks out

C
．
keeps out

D
．
carries out

小题
13:

A
．
less

B
．
more

C
．
few

D
．
much

小题
14:

A
．
for example

B
．
such as

C
．
for instance

D
．
such that

小题
15:

A
．
something

B
．
anything

C
．
everything

D
．
nothing

小题
16:

A
．
showed

B
．
went

C
．
visited

D
．
got

小题
17:

A
．
great

B
．
greeting

C
．
greater

D
．
greatest

小题
18:

A
．
includes

B
．
contains

C
．
including

D
．
containing

小题
19:

A
．
to

B
．
for

C
．
at

D
．
of

小题
20:

A
．
establishing

B
．
to establish

C
．
established

D
．
establish

二、阅读理解

1
、

The Save the Children Fund is known as Save the Children. It is an
internationally organization
that protects children’s rights and helps support
children in developing countries. It was set up in the United Kingdom in 1919
in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care,
and economic chances, it also provides food and water for the children in
natural disasters, war, and other serious situations.
Except for the UK organization, there are 30 other national Save the Children
organizations who are members of Save the Children International, a global
network of charity organizations supporting local partners in over 120
countries around the world.
Save the Children helps the local government change so that it can help
young people get more rights, it works very well, especially with the support
from the UN. Save the Childre
n joins all the members’ efforts to protect
children from the effects of war.
小题
1: Which charity is Save the Children like?
A
．
Oxfam

C
．
UNICEF

B
．
ORBIS

D
．
Spring Bud Project

小题
2:Which of the following is NOT the aim of Save the Children.

A
．
To protect childre
n’s rights.

B
．To help children’s parents get more jobs.

C
．
To support children in developing countries.

D
．
To improve the lives of children in poor countries.

小题
3:How many Save the Children organizations all over the world?

A
．
30

C
．
120

2
、

B
．
31

D
．
121

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak,
when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody
knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the
same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he
keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his
memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to
become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault.
But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents
may be blamed(
责备
), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have
you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually
they have
better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to
remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They
have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the
whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise
remembering things in a way as other people do.
小题
1:Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.

A
．he can’t read or write

B
．he doesn’t use his memory

C
．his parents haven’t a good
memory

D
．he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time

小题
2:If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.

A
．you can’t use them any more

B
．
they will become stronger

C
．
they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D
．
they become weak a
nd won’t become strong until you use them again

小题
3:Which of the following is TRUE ?

A
．
Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs

B
．
Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give
it enough chance for practice

C
．
Don
’t
learn
how
to
read
and
write
if
you
want
to
have
a
better
memory

D
．
A good memory comes from less practice

小题
4:Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory.

A
．
his own fault

C
．his teachers’ fault

B
．his parents’ fault

D
．
his
grandmother’s fault

小题
5:The writer wants to tell us ________.

A
．
how to use our arms or legs

C
．
how to have a good memory

3
、

B
．
how to read and write

D
．
how to learn from the people

Many people are interested in UFOs and there are a lot of reports about them.
One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to
London in British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet when
the captain(
机长
) noticed that something was on their left and a little lower(
更
低
) than their plane. It was about five miles away.
“It was not one object but several ones.” the captain said, “We saw one large
and six smaller objects. I sent out a radio report about them and I got some
information that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the
planes arrived, the smaller objects went into the big object. The big object
then became smaller and moved away fast.”

小题
1:A British plane flew to _______ in 1954.
A
．
Now York

B
．
London

C
．
Beijing

D
．
Sydney

小题
2:There was something on the _______ of the plane.

A
．
above

B
．
middle

C
．
left

D
．
right

小题
3:The captain saw _______ in the sky.

A
．
there was something higher than their plane

B
．
there was one large object and six smaller objects

C
．
the big object disappeared at once

D
．
all of above

小题
4:_______ would come to meet them.

A
．
The other planes

C
．
A UFO

B
．
The other captains

D
．
The radio

小题
5:This passage is mainly about _______.

A
．
the radio

C
．
seven objects

4
、

B
．
a British plane

D
．
one report about UFOs


Name

Norman
Bethune

Celine
Dion

Thomas
Edison

Bill
Gates

Mark
Twain


小题< br>1:
根据表格第三行描述
,
可知席琳迪翁出生在加拿大的蒙特利尔
,< br>故选
D.
小题
2:
根据表格最后一行描述
,
可知马 克吐温是个作家
,
他出生在
1835
年
.
故选
B.
小题
3:
根据表格第三行描述
,
可知我心永恒是首歌曲的名字
,
故选
C.
小题
4:
根据表格第二行描述
,
可 知白求恩在
1938
年来到中国
,
在
1939
年去世
,
故他
在中国生活了两年
.
选
A.
Personal Information

·Born in 1890 in
Canada
·A doctor

·Came to China in 1938

·Died in 1939 in China

·Born in Montreal, Canada

·A singing star

·In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic


·Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA

·Made over 1,000 inventions

·Died
in 1931

·Born in 1955 in the USA

·Wrote Business at the Speed of Thought

·Owned Microsoft Company

·Born in 1835 in the USA

·A writer

·Died in 1910

·Wrote Tom Sawyer
小题
5:
根据表格第四行描述
,
可知爱迪生的发明超过一千多项
.
故选
C.
小题
6:_______ is from Canada.

A
．
Bill Gates

B
．
Mark Twain

C
．
Thomas Edison

D
．
Celine Dion

小题
7:The _____ was born in 1835.

A
．
inventor

B
．
writer

C
．
doctor

D
．
singer

小题
8:My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ______.

A
．
book

B
．
film

C
．
song

D
．
story

小题
9:Dr Bethune worked in China for about ______years.

A
．
2

B
．
4

C
．
6

D
．
8

小题
10:Which of the following is true?

A
．
Mark Twain wrote Business at the Speed of Thought.

B
．
Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1995.

C
．
Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.

D
．
Celine Dion stopped singing 1997.

5
、


Survey: What’s your favorite restaurant?

Lola Lopez

Jim Janssen

“I’m
an
actress.
There’s
a
small
“I’m a high school student. I’m
French restaurant near my
interested in fast food. Chicken,
apartment. It’s my favorite. The
burgers, fish, French fries
—
I
service
is
great.
The
food
is
always
love
it
all.
My
mom
says
I
should
eat
cooked
well
and
served
beautifully.
healthier food but it tastes so
And the atmosphere is very
good! Also, I’m not rich and the
romantic…”

price
of
fast
food
is
just
right
for
me.”

Gina Mangino

Raul Sanchez

“I’m
a
housewife.
With
three

kids,
“I’m a doctor. I can’t remember
I
look
for
a
place
that
has
good
food
the last time I ate out… maybe
at a reasonable price. I look for a
that’s
because
my
wife
and
I
really
place that’s comfortable for
like
to
cook.
Instead
of
eating
out,
children and serves the food
we look through a cookbook and cook
quickly. That’s why I like Sam’s
at home.”

Chinese restaurant.”

小题
1:Jim Janssen is ______.

A
．
an actress

B
．
a doctor

C
．
a student

D
．
a housewife

小题
2:______ likes a French restaurant very much.

A
．
Lola Lopez

B
．
Jim Janssen

C
．
Gina Mangino

D
．
Raul Sanchez

小题
3:Gina Mangino likes the restaurant which ______.

A
．
offers fast food

C
．
offers cookbooks

6
、

B
．
serves the food quickly

D
．
serves the food beautifully

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words,
but they talk with sounds.
They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study,
but they travel together.
Dolphins are mammals
（哺乳动物）
, not fish, but they swim together in a
school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give
information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They
say“welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they
play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under
water. People can’t hear these sounds because they are very, very high.
Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium.(An aquarium is a zoo
for fish.) People can watch the dolphins in a
show. Dolphins don’t like to be
away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they
save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them.
They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
小题
1:A school of dolphins means_____.
A
．
a zoo for dolphins

C
．
a group of dolphins

B
．
a show by dolphins

D
．
a library of dolphins

小题
2: A dolphin feels _____in an aquarium.

A
．
afraid

B
．
happy with people watching them

C
．
lucky

D
．
sad and lonely

小题
3:Which sentence is true?

A
．
Dolphins talk with words.

B
．
Dolphins always bring good luck.

C
．
Dolphins make more sounds above water.

D
．Dolphins can’t breathe（呼吸）
under the water.

小题
4:People can’t hear the dolphins’ sounds because they are
.

A
．
low

B
．
high

C
．
soft

D
．
quiet

小题
5:From the passage we know_____.

A
．
Dolphins travel together.

B
．
Dolphins talk with words when they play.

C
．
Dolphins like to live in aquariums.

D
．
All people want to catch dolphins and eat them.

7
、

Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a
living cloud made of billions of locusts (
蝗虫
) and they are eating everything in
their path.
And now in order to fight against this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West
Africa, is offering listeners 5 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50
kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in
the fight against the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud
-Fm, a radio station
i
n one of Senegal’s worst affected area.

This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years. Now it is moving east
and it leads to the loss of crops. When they move, they have babies, so their
number is getting bigger. and will soon threaten (
威胁
) Sudan in the northeast
of Africa. Some say it may reach Asia.
Experts say many people in the areas will go hungry because of this disaster.
What’s worse, governments in the areas don’t have enough things to fight the
locusts.
Although leaders of 12 countries
have agreed on a plan, it is not enough. ‘We
are now treating 6,000 hectares (
公顷
) per day with pesticide (
杀虫剂
), but we
need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling
this disaster,’ said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, leader
of locust control(
控
制
) in Mauritania.
小题
1:What does“dark cloud”mean in the first para
graph, the writer of the
article ___________.
A
．
wanted to show the size and speed(
速度
) of the coming locusts

B
．
wanted to show the great damage that locusts may cause

C
．
wanted that locusts could cover the continent like rain clouds

D
．
both A and B

小题
2:The locust disaster ________.

A
．
may be even more serious in Asia

B
．is (was) such a big problem that people can’t do anything to solve
it.

C
．
affected only the warning areas

D
．can not be stopped if people can’t get more pesticide.

小题
3:How many kilograms of rice can Mike get if he catches and kills 450
kilos of locusts?

A
．
15

B
．
25

C
．
30

D
．
45

小题
4: Which of the following is WRONG?

A
．
Sud-Fm offered a reward(
奖励
) to those people would join in catching
and killing locusts.

B
．
Senegal is to the northwest of Sudan.

C
．
People in West Africa often go hungry.

D
．12 countries worked together but they didn’t have enough pesticide.

小题
5:The story is mainly about ________.

A
．
Countries in West Africa worked together to fight a natural disaster

B
．
the difficulty in controlling locusts

C
．
how locusts caused great damage (
破坏
) to West Africa

D
．
a fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa

8
、

阅读理解。



A Japanese toy maker speaks out that they made a gadget (
小配件
)that
translates (
翻译
)dog bark
(
狗叫
)into people's language and plans to sell the gadget in U.S. pet stores
and gift shops this summer.

Tokyo-based Takara Co. Ltd(
有限公司
)says about 300,000 of the dog
translating gadgets have
been sold since it was on sale in Japan late last year. They think far bigger
sales come to America in
August. The United States is home to about 67 million dogs, more than six
times the number in Japan.
Regarded as one of the coolest inventions (
发明
)of 2002 by Time magazine,
the gadget translates
each bark into six feelings. It can tell whether the dog is happy, sad,
disappointed or angry etc.


they will mind spending
$$ 120 on this gadget,
America.

One thing that seems certain is that the market for animal translation
gadgets will likely keep on a
dog's world since Takara has no plans to make a gadget for cats.
changeable,
marketing manager said.
1. This text mainly tells us that ______.
A. the gadget is very expensive
B. Japanese made a new gadget
C. American dogs can tell their feelings
D. Japanese will sell the gadget in America
2.
A. Cats
B. Dogs
C. Stores
D. People
3. We can learn from the text that ______.
A. people need to talk to dogs
B. there are more dogs in America than in Japan
C. Japanese people don't like dogs
D. they will make a gadget for kids in the future
4. Takara Co. Ltd. is ______the sale of its new gadget.
A. proud of
B. satisfied with
C. sure of
D. worried about

9
、

阅读理解。

A SCHOOL REPORT
Name: Edward Scott School: Revin Grove State High School
Grade: 7 Term ending: 6 May
Subjects (
科目
):
Mathematics
He is a little weak (
弱
) in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science
He can work out many difficulties. Well done!
French
He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
History
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography
He is familiar (
熟悉的
) with the names of many places in the world.
Music
He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well.
Conduct: Fair No. in class: 9 Absences: 8
Remarks (
评语
): Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed
next term.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: 11 September
1. After reading this, we know this is _____.

A. a studying plan of Edward Scott

B. a teaching plan of Ivy

C. a school report of Edward Scott

D. a working plan of M. L. Martin
2. Which of the following is
NOT mentioned(
提到
) in the passage?
A. PE.
B. Music

C. Mathematics

D. History
3. Edward's best subject is _____.

A. science

B. English

C. geography

D. French
4. Edward is NOT so good at _____.

A. science and geography

B. mathematics and history

C. history and French

D. music and English
5. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Edward can't sing songs very well.

B. Edward doesn't do well in science.

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school.
10
、

Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and
to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way.
Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go
online, for how long and what activities you can do online.
Don’t give your password to anyone else, and never give out the following
information: your real name ,home address, age, school, phone number or
other personal information.
Check with your parents before giving out a credit card number.
Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say
it’s OK.

Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms
have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents
will want to make sure it’s a right place for you.

Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s
permission. Never meet anyone you met online alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat
everyone online as if they were strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site.
Tell a parent or a teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to b
e treated. Never use bad language.
Remember that not everything you read on the Internet is true.
小题
1:The writer tells children to_____________.
A
．
send their own photos to him.

B
．
make rules for Internet use with parents.

C
．
believe everything they read on the Internet

D
．
give out their personal information

小题
2:It’s good for children to _______________.

A
．
give password to others

B
．
get useful knowledge and information

C
．
give out a credit card number

D
．go into a chat room as they’d like to

小题
3:What
shouldn’t you do when you are on line?

A
．
Using bad language.

B
．
Sending messages and e-mails.

C
．
Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable.

D
．
Treating everyone online as strangers.

小题
4:If your parents don’t agree, never________________.

A
．
read anything on the Internet.

B
．
have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online.

C
．
relax in your free time

D
．treat other people as you’d like to be treated.

小题
5:The best title for this passage is “_________________”.

A
．
How to use computers

C
．
Information on the Internet

11
、

Marco Polo(
马可波罗
) was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous
foreigner to visit Asia
（亚洲）
during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about
his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people
in the west read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said in the book.
He told stories about a lot of strange people and places. But at that time
nobody knew these places and the people.
When Marco Polo was still very young, he decided to travel together with his
father. It took them more than three years to travel to China, later he became
a friend of the Chinese emperor (
皇帝
) . He learned to speak Chinese when he
traveled around, and he talked to many people in Chinese. The emperor liked
him and made him a Chinese Official(
官员
). At that time Marco Polo was only
B
．
Surfing on the Internet

D
．
Internet safety rules

thirty years old. After nearly seventeen years’ travel in the east, Marco and his
father wanted to go back home.
When Marco and his father arrived in Venice many years later, their family and
friends saw them again. They couldn’t believe their eyes because Marco and
his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost
25 years.
小题
1:Marco Polo was foreigner the Middle Ages.
小题
2:Marco Polo wrote a famous book ___________ “The Travels of Marco
Polo”. He wrote __________
_ he saw and heard in the book.
小题
3:Many people in the west read the book, but ____ _____ believed
________ ____.
小题
4:It took Marco Polo and over three years to
________
__________.
小题
5:Marco Polo and his father had been away ____ .
12
、


CHINA FOOTBALL
Shanghai Shenhua
VS
Beijing Xiandai
Time: June 4,3:00p.m.
Place: Shengyang
stadium
Ticket Price:
?30 for adults(成年
人
)
?15 for children

NICE PRICE
RECORDS
Hurry!
Special
offer!
Until
the
end
of
July.
If you buy two CDs,
we’ll
give
you
one
CD
for free.

Just
Clothes Space
For you
If you are looking
for
design clothes
at
LOW
prices,
come
to SPACE 42 Regent
RD
Dates:
May 1
—
June 30

小题
1: Tom is eight. If Tom and his patents want to watch the football match,
they need to pay yuan.

A
．
125

B
．
120

C
．
75

D
．
90

小题
2:From the passage we know that .

A
．
you can watch the football match in July

B
．
the clothes in Space are not very nice

C
．
you can get six CDs for the price of four at Nice Price

D
．
the clothes in Space are very expensive

小题
3:We can probably read them in a ___________.

A
．
history magazine

C
．
story book

13
、

B
．
newspaper

D
．
science magazine

News
A MATCH(
比赛
)
Time: Friday 5:00 p.m.
Place: the school playground
Program: basketball match
Team(
队
): between Class 9, Grade
7

and Class 4, Grade 7

Poster(
海报
)

The Red Star Cinema(
电影院
)
Monday- Saturday
The Old Man and the Sea
(
老人与
海
)
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Tickets(
票
):
Grown-ups(
成人
)
:
￥
20
Students:







￥
10

Lost

A red purse
There
is
an
ID
card
and
some
money
in
it.
My
name
is
David.
Please
call
366-0597

根据表格信息，选择最佳答案。

小题
1:If(
如果
) you are a team member(
队员
) of Class 4,Grade 7, you’ll have a
match with _____on Friday.

A
．
Class 9, Grade 7

C
．
Class 4, Grade 7

B
．
Class 7, Grade 9

D
．
Class 9, Grade 9

小题
2:If you want to see the movie
The Old Man and the Sea
, you can go to
____.

A
．
the school playground

C
．
Longtan Zoo

B
．
the Red Star Cinema

D
．
the Lost and Found

小题
3:You may_______ at 7:15 p.m. every Friday.

A
．
watch a basketball match

C
．
watch the dolphin show

B
．
watch a movie

D
．
come to the Lost and Found

小题
4:If you find a red purse and there is an ID card in it, you can call_____.

A
．
623-3456

B
．
366-0579

C
．
355-0597

D
．
366-0597

小题
5:The Greens(
格林夫妻
) with their twelve-year-old daughter and
nine-year-old son want to watch the movie. How much are the tickets?

A
．￥
60

14
、

阅读理解。


We live in an amazing world, read the following news and you will find it
yourself.

News 1:
Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 meters tall.
He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is 0.73 meters tall. They are
Chinese. On July 13, Bao Xishun married (
娶
) a girl
and He Pingping joined in their wedding ceremony (
婚礼
).

News 2:
In the USA, a Grade 7 student, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing
in the sea one morning.
The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark (
鲨鱼
)! It took Aidan 28
B
．￥
30

C
．￥
40

D
．￥
50

minutes to catch the shark.
It was so hard that his body lost all feeling.

News 3:
A young sheep climbs a fallen tree to eat the leaves (
叶子
) in a
park in the southern
Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height (
高度
) of seven meters
and spent an hour and a
half in the tree before returning to the ground.
1. Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from?
A. China.
B. America.
C. Sweden
D. Florida.
2. How long did it take Aidan to catch the fish?
A. Less than half an hour.
B. Over half an hour.
C. An hour and a half.
D. 12 hours.
3. Which can be the best title (
标题
)?
A. The tallest man's wedding ceremony
B. The amazing world
C. A boy caught the biggest fish
D. A sheep climbed a fallen tree
15
、

HARTLAND, Wis. (AP)
—
Lauren Panos was surprised when she walked into her
ninth-grade English class in the fall and saw there were no boys.
Her parents had not told her they had enrolled her in a new all-girls class at
Arrowhead High School in Hartland. Panos still isn't sold on the idea.

bored of tasks and it's really upsetting.
More public school systems are looking at separating boys and girls, whether
for certain classes or by total schools, after the federal government opened
the door last fall. Supporters say separating students by sex helps them learn
better and allows boys and girls to explore subjects they may not otherwise
take.

Douglas, 15, said “I likes not worrying about boys causing disruptions.”

Presently, nationwide, at least 253 public schools offer single-sex classes and
51 schools are entirely single sex, according to the National Association for
Single Sex Public Education. In1995, just three public schools offered
single-sex classes.
Critics of same-sex classrooms argue that proven methods of improving
education should be carried out instead of one that divides boys and girls.

education with really the weakest of theories,
director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project.
Single-sex schools are an
错觉的
) silver bullet,
director of public policy and government relations for the American
Association of University Women. They distract(
分散
) from real problems and
do not offer proven solutions such as lower class sizes and enough funding,
she said.

Milwaukee, it's a question of choice,
choices in Milwaukee and I just think this should be one additional choice.
66
．
What surprised Lauren Panos was that_______ when she walked into the
class.
A
．
her classmates were all boys.
B
．
her classmates were all girls.
C
．
the boys were all absent from class.
D
．
she went into the wrong class.
67
．
From what Panos said we can learn that ______.
A
．
Panos thinks that the idea is very good for they can talk freely.
B
．
Panos doesn’t accept the fact that girls in her class have to finish many
tasks.
C
．
Panos doesn’t like the idea that boys and girls are in separate classes.

D
．
Panos prefers to study in a class in which there are only boys.
68
．
The underlined word “disruptions” in the fifth paragraph most probably
means ______.
A
．
trouble
B
．
danger
C
．
interest
D
．
happiness
69
．
Critics don’t support the idea of single
-sex schooling mainly
because_______.
A
．
boys will cause more trouble and girls will hate studying.
B
．
single-sex schooling that is not a proven idea can leave out key problems
C
．
it doesn’t help students develop fully and healthily

D
．
it can excite students to explore the unknown
70
．
The passage is probably taken from_________.
A
．
a newspaper B
．
a magazine
C
．
a book of education
D
．
A TV programme
16
、

Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public
Safety’s Director’s Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony f
or their heroism in
saving the victims of a serious twocar accident.
The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling
on rainsoaked State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road. It ran into an
oncoming vehicle, leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst
into flames.
Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke
through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan
Smith,9, from the wreckage.
The girls’ mother, Beckie Smit
h, was not with them at the time of the wreck, as
they were traveling with their baby sitter, Lisa Bowbin.
Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the
call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.
Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the
other victims and attempted to put out the fires.
“I was nervous,” Bozeman said. “I don’t feel like I’m a hero. I was just doing
what anyone should do in that situation. I hope someone would do the same
for me.”

Everyone at the accident made it out alive, with the victims suffering from
nonlifethreatening injuries. Mallory Smith broke both femurs(
股骨
), and
Megan had neck and back injuries. Bowbin is still recovering from a broken
pelvis(
骨盆
), ankle and foot.
The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke
breathing, Bonge said.
In addition, Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the
hospital after the accident, where Russo presented him with a glass frame
inscribed with “Thank you”, Bozeman said. Those involved in that fateful
encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together.
“Whatever the circumstances, Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be
grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete
strangers,” Beckie Smith said, “We’re calling it The Miracle on Highway 6.”

小题
1: What’s the main idea of the passage?

A
．
Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.

B
．
Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.

C
．
Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.

D
．
A car accident occurred on rainsoaked State Highway 6.

小题
2: Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?

A
．
Clemmons.

C
．
Bozeman.

B
．
Anthony Russo.

D
．
Bonge.

小题
3:Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman?

A
．
Kind.

C
．
Excited.

B
．
Modest.

D
．
Smart.

小题
4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A
．
Luckily, no one received too serious injuries in the accident.

B
．
All the victims received slight injuries in the accident.

C
．
The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.

D
．
The injured will soon recover from their injuries.

17
、


Earlier this month, the United States Library of Congress named Katherine
Paterson the
national ambassador for young people’s literature.

She is only the second person to hold the position. S
he replaces writer Jon
Scieszka,who had served since two thousand eight.
The librarian of Congress, James Billington, said Miz Paterson “represents the

finest in literature for young people”. He spoke of the importance of reading
in the lives of America’s young Paterson has written more than
thirty books. She is among only five writers to have won two Newbery Medals.
These are among the most i
mportant children’s book awards in the United
States.
“Bridge to Terabithia” won a Newbery Medal in nineteen seventy
-seven. Her
book “Jacob Have I

Loved” won the award in nineteen eighty
-one.
Katherin
e Paterson’s books for children are often quite complex. “Bridge to
Terabithia” includes

adult themes like depression and death. The book has caused debate because
of its place on school
library bookshelves. Some parents think it is too adult for young children. Miz
Paterson says the idea
for the book came fro
m a real life experience. Her son’s best friend died in
nineteen seventy-four
when she was struck by lightening.
Katherine Paterson is seventy- seven. She began writing as a young mother
with three children. But
she says her interest in writing came as a surprise. As a child she had thought
about becoming a
Christian religious worker in foreign countries like her parents were.
Katherine Paterson spoke to a gathering of children when she was named
ambassador on January
fifth in Washington. She said: “Read fo
r your life. Read for your life as a
member of a family, as a part
of a community, as a citizen of
this country and a citizen of the world.
1. The Newbery medal is designed for ______.
A. writers with best books for grown-ups
B. children with best books on
adult themes
C. writers with best books for children
D. children with best books on
nature
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the book Bridge to Terabithia?
A. Its topics include depression and death.
B. It won a Newbery Medal in
the 1980s.
C. Some people think it’s for adults only.

D. The idea for it came directly
from real life.
3. As a child, Katherine____
___.
A. had bad relations with her parents
B. showed great interest in writing
books
C. hoped to take part in religious activities
D. began writing books with
serious themes
4. The national ambassador for young people’s literature as a position started
in_____.
A. 1977
B. 1981
C. 2008
D. 2009
18
、


B
London: It's well known that Charles Darwin's famous theory of evolution (
进
化
) annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation.
But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply
religious wife, Emma.

offending (
触怒
) his wife,
－
great
－
granddaughter.
and further off
thro
ugh, and Emma once said, ‘Don’t change any of your ideas for fear of
hurting, me.’ ”

As the world celebrates the 200th birthday of the man who changed scientific
thought forever and the 150th anniversary of his book today, even his
opponents admitted he was a giant figure.
Though opposition to his theory, continues, it is the elegant explanation of
how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday
such a major event.
More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where
Darwin's face graces (
使增光
) the 10
－
pound bill along with that of Queen
Elizabeth II.
Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is
holding a month-long festival for its most famous son. Down House, his
former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some
of his most famous experiments.
Many more events have been planned all over the world.

What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would
properly be studying DNA and the immune system.
45
．
The main purpose of the author is______.
A
．
to say something about Darwin and his wife
B
．
to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution
C
．
to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species
D
．
to report some celebrations of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th
anniversary of his books
46
．
Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage?
A
．
Everyone agrees with Darwin now.
B
．
Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury.
C
．
Emma was not really fond of his theory.
D
．
Darwin was very interested in living things.
47
．
The underlined phrase
means______.
A
．
prevented from
B
．
kept a secret
C
．
cared about
D
．
put off
48
．
It can be inferred that the passage is most probably______.
A
．
a scientific report
B
．
a news report
C
．
an English composition
D
．
a text
19
、




D
BEIJING
March l
（

Reuters
）

- China hailed its best ever Winter Olympics on
Mon- day, crediting technology, foreign coaches and even improved language
skills for the winning five gold,
two silver and four bronze medals in
'Vancouver
．

Only eight years after skater Yang Yang
（
A
）

won the
country's first Winter
gold at Salt Lake City, a sweep of the women' s short track speed skating and
a first figure skating
title helped China to joint seventh place in the medals
table
．


page China Daily,
while the People' s Daily led its sports page with
breakthrough
．


chef de mission of China' s largest ever Winter Games delegation, told the
Xinhua news agency
．


the Games,but I couldn't say that at that time because I would not want to put
any pressure on the ath- letes
．
Now I can speak out
．

Xiao was quick to retun to the earlier subject of conversation to pessirrustic
（
悲
观）

type,
however, when discussing the future, emphasizing the huge task
the Winter Sports adnunistra-
tion faced to close the gap on their Summer
counterparts, who topped the table at the 2008 Bei- jing Olympics
．


develop-ment of China's winter sports,
．


sports,
but we will try to minimize the gap as much as we can
．

Xiao said that progress would come not through a vast expansion of the
Winter sports pro- gramme but by using the best coaches, wherever they
came from, and technology
．

71
．
China regarded the Vancouver Winter Olympics as a breakthrough
because___________
A
．
China gained- seventh place in the medals table
B
．

many people were crazy about the Vancouver
．
Games
C
．
'Yang Yang
（
A
）

won the country's first Winter gold
D
．
People's Daily thought it a historical breakthrough
72
．
Which contribution to China's success is not mentioned in the passage?
A
．
Technology
．
B
．
Foreign coaches
．
C
．
Language skills
．
D
．
Hardworking
．

73
．
The reason why Xiao Tian didn't speak out the five - gold finish before
setting off for the Games is that___________
A
．
he wanted to give us a big surprise at Vancouver
B
．
he didn't want to put any stress on the athletes
C
．
he didn't have an optimistic attitude to the athletes
D
．

he
thought the five - gold finish was a huge task
74
．
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A
．
The headline of China Daily is
B
．
The results in Winter Olympic8 are as good as those in Summer Olympics:
C
．
We will try to narrow the gap between the Winter and Summer Sports
．

D
．
It's easy for us to reach the same level as we have done in Summer sports
．

75
．
What' s the main idea of this passage?
A
．
China hails Winter Games 'breakthrough
at Vancouver
．

B
．
A first figure skating title helped China succeed
．

C
．
Cluna swept the women's short track speed skating
．

D
．
Using the best coaches is important for China Winter Games
．

20
、


三．阅读理解（共
20
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
40
分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项
;
并在答题卡上将该项
涂黑。

In front of 60,000 fans, the former Olympic and world champion, Liu Xiang got
his third National Games gold medal in
the final of the men’s 110 meters
hurdles at the Olympic Sports Center in Ji Nan, Shandong province
．

Before winning this game, Liu joined in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
meet(
上海国际田径黄金大奖赛
) in September, 2009 and won the second place
in men’s 110 meters h
urdles with a very slight loss to his solid rival
–
American
athlete, Terrence Trammell
．
That was the first time that he had shown up on
the track and in public after his 13 month’s lay–
off
．
So, this game on October
25, in 11th Chinese National Games was very critical for him to handle
．
After
crossing the finishing line, Liu said, “The most important thing was to finish
the race safely and smoothly
．
The result is not very good but the effort was
not bad
．
”

With the final result of 13.34 seconds, Liu became the first Chinese hurdler to
win a National Games title three times
．
“I’m feeling very good now,” Liu said
．
“I
started to compete at the National Games at the age of 18 and now I’m 26
．
I
hope I can run at the Games again in four years’ time because, for all Chinese
athletes, is a dream and it is also my starting point
．
I would just like to thank
all the people who have supported me and all the spectators who cheered for
me here
．
”

It is hard for most of Liu’s fans to forget the heartbroken moment at Bird’s
Nest last year at the Beijing Olympics because of the foot injury
．
Thirteen
months later, however, the strong-minded man thrilled the home crowd with
the strong comeback and would gain another take
–
off in his career
．
“I never
thought of coming back when I got injured and I felt my future was in
doubt,”Liu said, “But now I have seen there is still a future
．
”

1
．
When will the 12th Chinese National Games be held?
A
．
2012
B
．
2013

C
．
2014
D
．
2015
2
．
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A
．
Liu Xiang was very confident after he knew his foot was badly injured
．

B
．
Liu Xiang beat Terrence Trammell in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet
．

C
．
Liu Xiang had won three gold medals in the National Games before October
25, 2009
．

D
．
Liu Xiang couldn’
t have won this gold medal without his strong will and
people’s support
．

3
．
What’s the best title for the article?

A
．
A Legend
–
Liu Xiang
B
．
Liu Xiang Is Back
C
．
Champion of The National Games
D
．
Never Give Up
21
、

NEWS BRIEF
●
Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations(
指控
) on Thursday that he misled
Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he
disclosed his chief legal adviser’s written opinion raising questions about the
legality(
合法
) of the war.
●U.S
. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service
roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a
maximum of
＄
5,000 fine and/ or six months in prison. Those who enter the
area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.
●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and
Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely
reduce production of crops such as wheat,
soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if
it occurs when the plants are flowering.
●A bomb exploded in Thailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two
policemen and wounding three others, a day after Thailand’s queen
condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence(
暴力
).
●Mechanicsburg 3,
West York 1: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven
kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs,
25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.
小题
1:The news brief covers _____________.
A
．
war, law, violence, culture and agriculture

B
．
sports, war, violence, politics and climate

C
．
politics, culture, violence, climate and sports

D
．
violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture

小题
2:From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.

A
．
the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match

B
．
Forest
Service
roads
are
closed
for
repairs
before
they
are
opened
again

C
．
quite a few violent accidents happened in Tailand before the latest
one

D
．
the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is
of legaliry

小题
3:According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area
and damage the closed roads __________.

A
．
shall have to pay a $$ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them

B
．
shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs

C
．
shall be fined $$ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months

D
．
shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment

小题
4:The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about
____________.

A
．
the importance of climate and the growth of crops

B
．
the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops

C
．
the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures

D
．
the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

22
、

The Times(January 8
，
2008)
一
A climber was left hanging over a 500 ft cliff for
more than
seven hours in temperatures below zero as his companions
looked on helplessly
．

After setting out at dawn to make what they thought was straight forward
ascent(
垂直攀爬
) in the Caimgorrns
．
one of the three friends suddenly slipped
and then was 150 ft backwards into a gully(
沟壑
)
．
The only thing that stopped
the climberfalling to his death wast he safety line fixed
to his friends
．

They stayed on an icy rock face at 2
，
500 ft
．
All they could see wash is head
torch shining in
the darkness and they had to shout down in turns to make
sure that he was still alive
．
By the time .they were airlifted off the mountain just
after midnight,the temperature had fallen to
—
20
℃
and heavy snowstorms
were setting in
．
Surprisingly,none ofthe three was seriously hurt
．

The group had left their car at 8
：
30 am for the expedition which was expected
to end with an 800 ft climb called Kiwi Gully in an area known as Hell’s Lure to
the west of Lock Avon
．
Generally,there will be few problems for experienced
climbers but it had become very harder after heavy snowfalls
．
Just before 4 pm
the climbers reached a narrow part beneath a steep section of rock
．
Two of
the party made it to the ice
．
Having got through the steepest section,he
slipped when the ice suddenly gave way
．
He was left han
ging and couldn’t
climb back up because he had damaged his ankle and was in shock
．

At 8 pm a team of ten rescue workers was dropped on a snowy place 300 ft
above the climbers
．
One of the team was lowered to where the climbers were
trapped
．
During a four-hour operation
，
they were saved
．
Thirty minutes later
snowstorms enveloped the mountain
．

56
．
The climber didn’t climb back up because

．

A
．
the safety line was easy to break
B
．
he was too frightened to climb
C
．
he was shocked by some animals D
．
his damaged ankle prevented him
climbing
57
．
Which of the following about the rescue work is TRUE?
A
．
Ten people were sent to rescue the climbers at dawn
．

B
．
The work lasted about four hours
．

C
．
It was the workers that lifted the climber up
．

D
．
The three climbers were seriously hurt during the work
ing to the passage, it was implied that the person hanging over a
cliff was
．

A
．
a climbing learner
B
．
a clever climber
C. an experienced climber
D
．
a climbing guide
59
．
What will be the best title for the passage?
A
．
Climber Saved After Hanging for 7 Hours
B
．
An Unforgettable Climbing Experience
C
．
Time is Life for Climbers
D
．
Climber Left Hanging over a Cliff
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PALO ALTO, California
—“Switching off the television may help prevent
children from getting fatter
—
even if they do not change their diet or increase
the amount they exercise, ”US researchers said last week.

A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found
that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained
nearly two pounds(0.9 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not
change their television diet.

“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be
the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any othe
r activity,” said
Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(
儿科专家
) at Stanford University.

“American children spend an average of more than four hours per day
watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood
being very fat have doubled
over

the past 20 years,” Robinson said.

In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual
meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the
students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.

Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller
increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued
their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet
or took part in any extra exercise.

“One explanation for the weight loss could be that the children unstuck to the
television may simply have been moving around more and burning off
calories,” Robinson said.

“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of
the television.
Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people
to eat more,”
Robinson
said.

小题
1:The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that _______.
A
．
children will get fatter if they eat too much

B
．
children will get thinner if they eat less

C
．
children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV
D
．
children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV


小题
2:According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on
watching TV_______.

A
．
is more than four hours a day

B
．
is less than four hours a day
D
．
is more than on any other
C
．
doubled in the last twenty years

activities

小题
3:The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be
about _______.
A
．
six hours



B
．
eight hours

C
．
three hours


D
．
one hour

小题
4:Which one of the followings is right?
A
．
Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.

B
．
Children usually eat more while watching TV.

C
．
Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.
D
．
Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.

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You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not
mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible
（有形的）
things
such as cats, photos and noisy toys.
There are among some 40
collections that are being shown at “The Museum
Of”—
the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will
exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will
promote a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally
represent.
Some of the collections are fairly common
—
records, model houses. Others are
strangely beautiful
—
branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they
all reveal
（显露）
a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their
answers will tell you who they are.
Other on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of
Me.”These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum
Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and
what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered
themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.
Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important
point: the beginning or end of adolescence
—“it’s a
growing-up thing; you
stop when you grow up,”says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as
the end of a relationship. For time and life can seem so uncontrollable that a
steady serial
（顺序排列的）
arrangement is comforting.
小题
1:How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?
A
．
By collecting more tangible things.

B
．
By showing what ordinary people have collected.

C
．
By correcting what museums normally represent.

D
．
By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.

小题
2:What can be learned about collectors from their collections?

A
．
Who they are.

B
．
How old they are.

C
．
Where they were born.

D
．
Why they might not mean to collect.

小题
3:Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?

A
．
To help people sell their collections.

B
．
To encourage more people to collect.

C
．
To study the significance of collecting.

D
．
To find out why people visit museums.

小题
4:According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when
they

A
．
become adults

B
．
feel happy with life

C
．
are ready for a relationship

D
．
feel time to he uncontrollable

25
、


SINGAPORE
—It seems the financial crisis isn’t all hopeless: one in four people
are glad the world’s economy turned down like it did, because it helped them
realize more in life, according to a global survey.
Market research firm Synovate surveyed around 11400 people across the
world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
toward money over the last 12 months. Another 47 percent, however, said
they were looking forward to being able to spend freely again.
“The psychology of global depression has changed the way many people do
things,” Jenny Chang, managing director in Taiwan (China), said in a statement.
“They are making life
-changing decisions based on the current global
depression, such as postponing marriage, having children, moving house,
changing jobs or pursuing higher education. Even in a relatively effect-free
economy like Taiwan’s.”

A quarter of all respondents led by Malaysians said they were glad the world
had an economic crisi
s as it has helped them realize what’s really important in
their lives.
Nearly 60 percent said they would try their best to control their spending so
that it doesn’t go back to what it used to be before the downturn, and over
two-thirds are more interested in increasing their savings than reducing their
debt.
The majority of respondents
—
over 80 percent
—
believed their generation had
a responsibility to leave their country better off for the younger generation,
even if it involved dramatically changing their lifestyles.
With the relatively high unemployment in the US, Synovate’s US
-based Claire
Peerson Braverman said, Americans who had lost one or more incomes in the
family, had to make some of the most difficult decisions concerning money
each day.
62. What information did Market research firm Synovate want to get by
making the survey?
A. The effects of global depression on people’s money and life attitudes.

B. The loss people suffered in the global depression.
C. The number of people who like global depression.
D. The influence of economical crisis on the US.
63. What can be inferred from the article?
A. The global depression had no effects on economy in Taiwan of China at all.
B. Global depression led some people to give up their higher education.
C. More people will spend their money more carefully after the global
depression.
D. Some people felt glad about the global depression for the benefits it
brought them.
64. What does the underlined world “it” in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A. Habit of spending money.
B. Global depression.
C. Responsibility for the country.
D. Attitude towards life.
65. What is the theme of this article?
A. The economic crisis made more people try to save more money.
B. The situation of unemployment in the US became more serious.
C. Lots of people put off some important events in their life for the economic
crisis.
D. Economic crisis helped people change their ideas about money and life.
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