18．My friend，Emma Daniels，spent the summer of 1974traveling in Israel．During her month-long stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup．It was run by two men，one of whom-Alex-used to live in Montreal．One morning when Emma went in for coffee，while chatting with her new friend Alex，she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read．Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like，and that he'd be happy to lend it to her．As he lived just above the café，he quickly ran up to get it．The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings，a book by a former Secretary-General of the United Nations （UN）．
Emma had never read it，nor had she ever bought a copy．But，when she opened it up，she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting．It turned out that the summer before，at a concert back in Montreal，Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends．They decided to exchange addresses，but neither of them had any paper．The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack（背包） and asked Emma to write her name and address inside．When he returned to California，he left the book behind in Montreal，and his friend Alex kept it．When Alex later moved to Jerusalem，he took the book along．

61．Alex lent Emma the book，Markings，A．
A．to show his friendliness to her
B．to show his interest in reading
C．to tell her about the importance of the UN
D．to let her write her name and address inside
62．How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book？D
A．Pleased．   B．Satisfied     C．Worried．   D．Surprised．
63．We can learn from the text that the CalifornianA．
A．met Emma at a concert
B．invited Emma to a concert
C．introduced Emma to his friend
D．left Emma his backpack
64．Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book？D
A．An official of the UN．
B．A coffee shop owner．
C．A friend of the author's．
D．Alex's friend from California．

17．It was a cold December，and Mrs．Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping．She waited until it was Saturday，when her husband was free，and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought．They went to a lot of shops，and Mrs．Bell bought everything she could think of．
She often stopped and said，"Look，Peter!Isn't that beautiful？"
"All right，my dear．How much is it？"answered Mr．Bell，and then he took money out to buy it for her．
It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop，and Mr．Bell was tired．He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home．Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said，"Look at that beautiful moon，Peter!"
Without stopping，Mr．Bell answered at once．"All right，dear．How much is it？"Then he took his wallet out of his pocket．

56．Mrs．Bell did shoppingB．
A．alone                      B．together with her husband
C．every day                  D．in the morning
57．Mrs．Bell took her husband to the shops becauseC．
A．he liked beautiful things       B．he liked to do shopping too．
C．she wanted him to pay money     D．he was always free
58．Mrs．Bell boughtD in the shops．
A．nothing                    B．a drink
C．the most beautiful thing   D．a number of things
59．Mr．BellC shopping．
A．was addicted to        B．was thinking about
C．was tired of           D．was very interested in
60．According to the last paragraph，we know Mr．BellB．
A．wanted to buy the moon     B．did not really know what his wife was saying
C．was a millionair           D．did not like the idea of buying the moon．

16．Mr．Peter Johnson，aged twenty-three，battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water．Mr．Johnson took the only escape route-through the boot（行李箱）．
   Mr．Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch（沟渠） at Romney Marsin，Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank．"Fortunately，the water began to come in only slowly，"Mr．Johnson said．"I couldn't force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in．"
　　Mr．Johnson，a sweet salesman of Sitting Home，Kent，first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot．Then he began his struggle to escape．
　　Later he said，"It was really a half penny that saved my life．It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot．I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear，but no help came．"
　　It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat，and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot．Then Mr．Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock．Fifteen minutes passed by．"It was the only chance I had．Finally it gave，but as soon as I moved the boot lid，the water and mud poured in．I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up．"
　　His hands and arms cut and bruised（擦伤），Mr．Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby，where he was looked after by the farmer's wife，Mrs．Lucy Bates．Huddled in a blanket，he said，"That thirty minutes seemed like hours．"Only the tips of the car wheels were visible，police said last night．The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch．
66．What is the best title for this newspaper article？C
A．The Story of Mr．Johnson，A Sweet Salesman
B．Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route
C．Driver Escapes Through Car Boot
D．The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident
67．Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr．Johnson？B
A．The hammer       B．The coin        C．The screw          D．The horn
68．Which statement is true according to the passage？C
A．Mr．Johnson's car stood on its boot as it fell down．
B．Mr．Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam．
C．Mr．Johnson's car accident was partly due to the slippery road．
D．Mr．Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat
69．"Finally it gave"（Paragraph 5）means thatC．
A．Luckily the door was torn away in the end
B．At last the wrench went broken
C．The lock came open after all his efforts 
D．The chance was lost at the last minute
70．It may be inferred from the passage thatA
A．the ditch was along a quiet country road   
B．the accident happened on a clear warm day
C．the police helped Mr．Johnson get out of the ditch
D．Mr．Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended．

15．When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502，he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings．So he thought the land must be rich in gold．He named the place Costa Rica，which means"rich coast"in Spanish．
   Though little gold was found，Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas．Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported （出口） to other countries like America and West Germany．Bananas are the country's second most important export．
   Costa Rica also grow many other crops such as fruits，corn and beans for their own use．Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors．
   Education is very important to the Costa Rica．Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age．Boys and girls go to separate （单独的） schools．Classes begin in March and end in November．The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans．
67．What's the main idea of the first paragraph？B
A．How Columbus found Costa Rica．
B．How Costa Rica  got  its name．
C．What the Costa Rica wore．
D．What language the Costa Rica  spoke．
68．The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their housesB．
A．p ink and red                        
B．grey and black
C．blue and green                       
D．yellow and orange
69．In Costa Rica，boys and girls between seven and fourteenA．
A．must go to school                   
B．study in the same school
C．do not have to go to school at all       
D．can choose to stop schooling at any time
70．From December to February，school children in Costa RicaC．
A．have lessons every day               
B．have their examinations
C．help their parents pick coffee beans     
D．help their parents decorate their houses．

14．For quite       students，their teacher's advice is more important than      of their  parents'．（　　）

A．

few； one

B．

a few； that

C．

a little； some

D．

a lot； many

13．-Can you give me some advice on what I said just now？
-Sorry，my mind _____．（　　）

A．

has wondered

B．

had wondered

C．

is wondering

D．

was wondering

12．Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers．He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds．Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies．The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1，000 pounds．"I don't have any training in genetics （遗传学）；it was all trial and error，"Dill says．He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years．
Dill still grows giant pumpkins，but not for competition．In the fall，visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada．He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins．One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at 5eachforcharity．5 each for charity．
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin，Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed．Plant the giant pumpkin seed．A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day，so careful watering-every day or two-is essential．You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it．
Dill's favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981．It weighted 493.5 pounds．"I've grown them larger since，but that one meant a lot，"he remembers．"I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1，000-pounder，but there are many of them now，"says Dill．The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania．He grew a 1，469 pounder．Dill says，"These world champions are grown from my seeds，so I feel like a winner right along with them．"

56．What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983？D
A．It weighed over 1，000 pounds．
B．It was missing after the competition．
C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982．
D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill's biggest one that year．
57．One of Dill's giant pumpkins earnedA．
A.2210           B.442        C.1000       D.1469
58．In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells aboutD．
A．how to do a soil test        B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C．when to water the pumpkin    D．how to grow a giant pumpkin
59．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．Howard Dill is well trained in genetics．
B．Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competiton．
C．Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon's champion pumpkin．
D．Dill's favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown．
60．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．Gardening Giant：Howard Dill
B．World Champion Pumpkin
C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins．

11．-Have you heard about Apple iPhone 4？
-Sure．It is very hot these days．I'm thinking about getting       ．（　　）

A．

one

B．

them

C．

that

D．

it

10．It's reported that the world's food price in March is 2.9% lower than _______ in February．（　　）

A．

this

B．

it

C．

that

D．

one

9．Maybe it was because he _________ to the radio，but he didn't notice the dark object in the road until it was too late．（　　）

A．

was listening

B．

listened

C．

had listened

D．

would listen