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　　　　    A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the　　 Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school ( where I first knew　　 him) he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for the　　 zoo of his own. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every　　 sort of animal for his zoo, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the　　 flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but of　　 people. I expect you have heard of my friend: he writes books about　　 his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects.　　 The money paid him for his writing the books helps to pay for all the　　 food that these animals eat.　　

　　     My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last　　 week, (there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty　　 all round it) he found oil. He needs money for his travels, and for his　　 zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime; but he　　 knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his　　 zoo, and his life's work.

　　     So,if I know my friend, he will not tell anybody (but you and me) about what he found because oil and water do not mix.

(1) The writer's close friend is a man ______.

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A. who likes to live with wild animals 　　

B. who enjoys travelling the world and writing books 　　

C. who is fond of collecting animals and studying them 　　

D. who regards wild animals as his best friends 　　

(2) He was afraid of the flood of people only because ______.

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A. it would take his animals away 　　

B. it might frighten the animals away from his zoo 　　

C. it could drown (淹没) all his animals　　 　　

D. it would wash out all his animals

(3) He pays for the food the animals eat by _______.

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A. writing books and selling them　　 　　 B. travelling all over the world 　　

C. selling oil and water　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　D. looking for oil　　

(4) Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A. The writer's friend will not tell anybody about the oil. 　　

B. He doesn't want to tell anybody else about the oil. 　　

C. He knows well a little oil would buy enough water for his zoo. 　　

D. He understands how valuable the oil will be for his lifetime. 　　

(5) In this passage the sentence "oil and water do not mix" means　　 　　 that _________.

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A. oil is much lighter than water. 　　

B. oil may cause greater trouble to his animal than not having enough water . 　　

C. oil is not so useful as water. 　　

D. oil is not needed by his animals.

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80000，twenty per cent，June 15th，three，forty kilometers，millions of，20 minutes，hundreds of，thousands of，a fourth time

　Pinatubo awoke on　1　 .Hot ash and gas flowed down the hillside and ash clouds rose 　2　 into the atmosphere.

　　On the volcano's slopes, seven cubic kilometers of pulverized（成粉末状） rock now lay in drifts（漂流）　3　 feet thick, totally reshaping the landscape.

One of the first dangers is falling debris（残骸） collecting on houses and causing roofs to collapse（塌陷）.In fact that was the main killer for this eruption.The eruption had come with the annual Typhoons that regularly swept the Islands.Heavy rainfall hit the hot and loosely packed volcanic debris.It was to be the start of a terror（恐怖） that would kill the people here long after the eruption stopped.

Imagine a truck delivering wet concrete（混凝土）.But expand that material to 　4　 cubic meters of debris-all moving at the same time-and you have a Lahar（火山泥石流）.

40 kilometers downstream from Mount Pinetubo is the town of Bacalor.Years after the eruption stopped, this town still suffers the onslaught（冲击） of Lahars.Most of its population of 　5　 have departed to resettlement camps.

About 　6　of the population of Bacalor never left.They had been warned many times but the people remained.They seemed to be there forever.

Every year when the rains come new Lahars swamp（淹没）the town raising the land ever higher.Still people rebuild their homes.

　　Some of them have houses twice or even three times.And some people gave up, and others raised it 　7　.

Bacalor was originally a township of twenty-one large villages.Today only 　8　 remain.

The broken remains of Mount Pinetubo are silent now.But its volcanic ash lay heavy on its slopes.Just 　9　 of heavy rain, can produce a Lahar.It is not unusual to have eighteen Typhoons a year.So Philippine scientists constantly monitor（检测） the weather on the mountain's slopes.Since the eruption, 　10　 Lahars have occurred, and all resulted from Typhoon rain.To reduce its damage, a huge system has now been constructed.

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Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.

He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.

The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.

1.                A．careful　　　   B．pleased         C．bored　　　  D．busy

 

2.                A．healthier       B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

 

3.                A．thought        B．learned         C．tried D．worked

 

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

 

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

 

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

 

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

 

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

 

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

 

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without   D．before

 

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy  D．have

 

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

 

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

 

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience D．knowledge

 

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally D．suddenly

 

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

 

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

 

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

 

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

 

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat