4．In 1880，fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea．Travel was attractive to young Henson．So he made up his mind to find a job on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds．For the next five years，Henson sailed around the world．With the help of the ship's captain and other sailors，Henson learned many subjects．By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885，Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman．
    Unable to find work anywhere else，Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington，D．C．One day in 1887，Lieutenant （海军上尉） Robert Peary came in to buy a hat and he asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea．Peary would soon travel to South America and he needed a man to help him．The shop owner knew about Henson's skills and experience at sea，so he introduced Peary to Henson．Peary and Henson had a lot in common，including their love of the sea．
    One day Peary told Henson about his real dream：to be the first man to stand on"the top of the world"at the North Pole （北极）．He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true．
    Over the next five years，the two explorers （探险家） made two trips together to the North Pole．However，they were not able to reach the pole either time．The cold，wind，and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined．In 1908，Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt （尝试） at reaching the North Pole．Both men were over forty years old．The years of hardship in the North Pole cold had taken their toll on both men．
    They made a mad dash （猛冲） straight across the ice toward the pole．In April 1909，Peary and Henson finally arrived at the North Pole．

29．According to Paragraph 1，HensonA．
A．had an interest in sailing       B．built the Katie Hinds in 1885
C．was highly educated at school    D．learnt sailing skills from his father
30．The second paragraph is mainly aboutA．
A．how Peary met Henson    
B．why Henson went to the hat shop
C．how Peary traveled to South America  
D．why Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds
31．The underlined words"taken their toll on"in Paragraph 4 mean"C"．
A．helped        B．satisfied     C．weakened             D．encouraged
32．The author develops the text mainly byC．
A．examples                       B．order in space 
C．time and events                D．cause and effect．

3．The arts，especi ally music，should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level．Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience．They could improve their classroom skills，like paying attention and following directions．People develop all these skills when they learn music．Making music also lets children use their imagination．It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas．
Music not only makes children better students，but also gives them something positive to do．In a music program，children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang （团伙）．Parents can enjoy listening to their children's music instead of seeing themglued to a computer or TV screen．In a school band，students get to be part of a team．They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music．
Music builds self-confidence，too．It gives children a sense of achievement and success．Making music is something for them to be proud of，and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience．Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression，and that helps develop their self-confidence．
Once again，music is important because it can make children better students，give them something positive to do，and build their character．That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school．

21．According to the passage，music could make students smarter byB．
A．improving their classroom skills and paying attention
B．improving their classroom skills and imagination
C．improving their attention，direction and imagination
D．learning music，making music and trying out their own ideas
22．What does the underlined phrase"glued to"in the second paragraph mean？C
A．unwilling to turn on                 B．always looking
C．unwilling to leave                   D．always playing
23．What's the advantage of being in a school band according to the writer？A
A．It helps children to be popular．
B．It helps children join a gang．
C．It makes the school life short and happy．
D．It makes the parents happy．
24．What's the best title of this passage？A
A．Music is a must as a course at school       
B．Music builds children's self-confidence
C．Music makes students much smarter       
D．Learning music and making music．

2．他站在新建的房子的窗边，从那他将公园的景色尽收眼底．
He stood at the window of hisnewlybuilt housefromwherehe got a good view of the park．

1．就安全性而言，我们不能用塑料楼梯来替代木头楼梯．
As far assafety/securityisconcerned，we can'tsubstituteplastic stairsforwood stairs．

20．由于她的三部小说被改编成电视剧，她现在日子过得很舒适．
Three of her novelshavingbeenadaptedinto television series，she now leads a comfortable life．

19．当我们靠近他时，我看到老汤姆正牢牢地举起詹姆斯．
When weapproachedhim，I saw Jamesbeingfirmlyheldup by Old Tom．

18．尽管托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改建----总不能任由女人和机器相爱吧．
Even though Tony had been so clever，he would have to be rebuilt---youcannothavewomenfallingin love with machines．

17．I am a junior in high school．There is a lady at my school（61）whosejob is to hand out call slips（借书单） and prevent students from leaving campus without （62）without（permit）．Before today I had never seen her smile．The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her（63）walking（walk） around．When she came（64）closer（close） to us，I could see that she was crying．She pulled out a tissue（卫生纸） and quickly wiped her eyes．I thought to myself that this lady was so under-appreciated（未被赏识的）and needed recognizing for all her hard work．So I（65）wrote（write） a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and that her contribution to our school made a（66）difference（different） in all of our lives．I signed it"some thankful students"and slipped it into（67）anenvelope．The n I realized I didn't even know her name．I asked all of my professors but no one knew her name．I finally went to ask the lady at student services and （68）was told（tell） that her name was Kathy．I brought her a bunch of（69）colorful（color） sunflowers and taped the envelope to it．I brought the flowers to school and left（70）themin her office．She came into my third period class shortly afterwards to deliver a call slip，and there it was a smile on her face!

16．A British-designed electronic newspaper made of plastic and no larger than a table mat（垫）is to enter the market next year．The new newspaper was conceived（设想）by Cambridge University scientists．They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips（硅片）with plastic ones．It is being developed by Plastic Logic，a company based in Dresden，Germany．
"It looks just like a table mat，and is as light as a magazine．But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button，and read them quite safely，"the BBC reported on its website．
     The plastic paper is produced in a safe"clean room"at the Plastic Logic factory，which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory．Every part of the product，from the screen to the electronics，is made of plastic．And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as"top quality"，as it could help solve the problem of waste associated with traditional newspapers．
"There's a huge amount of waste．We have paper distributed（分发）a ll over the country each day and then thrown into the bin．This doesn't need to happen any more．All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the ap pearance of paper，"he says．
     People are expecting to see the plastic newspaper next year，the BBC says．

33．Dean Baker described the electronic newspaper as"top quality"，mainly becauseB．
A．it is produced in a"clean room"at the Plastic Logic factory
B．it can solve the problem of waste from traditional newspapers
C．it was a product of Cambridge University scientists
D．it will replace traditional newspapers
34．From the last two paragraphs we learn that the electronic newspaper willD．
A．produce a huge amount of waste   B．be harder to read than a traditional newspaper
C．have no visual appearance        D．save a huge amount of paper
35．The author's attitude toward the electronic newspaper isA．
A．positive     B．doubtful    C．negative    D．curious．

15．The building has been improved to give accessto wheelchair users．