63．According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than　 ________.

　　　 A. apples; oranges　　　　 　　 B. oranges; apples

　　 　C. oranges; roses　　　　　　 D. algae; wheat

C

The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.

　 China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft (飞船)“Shenzhou Ⅳ”on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive(连续的 )and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.

　 Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions (功能)designed for manned flights have withstood (经受住)the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.

　 China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.

“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live　　　　　　 and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the　　　　　　 “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.

　 China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights　　　　　　 will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.

　 Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful　　　　　　 launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s　 future task of sending　 Chinese astronauts to outer space.The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.

　 Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.

62．Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago.

　　　 A. 430　　　　 B. 300　　　 　　　 C. 330　　　 　　　 D. 100

61．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　　 A. Algae has existed for more than 430 million years.

　　　 B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.

　　　 C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.

　　　 D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.

60．The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

　　　 A. life on land probably began 430 years ago

　　　 B. the first animal on land came from oceans

　　　 C. there wouldn't be animals without plants

　　　 D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy

59．From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

　　　 A. honest　　B. careful　　　 C. smart　　　 D. funny

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　 Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy. The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae(海藻)which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution(进化)took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots(根),and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.

58．How much did the writer pay?

　　　 　A. ￡ 5.　　B. ￡ 7.　　 　　　 C. ￡ 20.　　　　　 D. ￡ 27.

57．The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper

　　　　 ________.

　　　　 A. changed his mind　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　　　　 C. saw the writer’s purpose　　　　　 D. decided to help the writer

56．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

　　 　A. was rather impolite

　B. was warmly received

　　 　C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　 　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

75．Why does the author say “Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such

Federal funds as public education may require.”

　　　 A．Only by providing enough Federal funds for education can the next generation have a bright future.

　　　 B．Citizens of all parts of the country agree that the best way to support education is to use Federal funds.

　　　 C．People all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the next generation.

　　　 D．Education people are determined to use part of the Federal funds to help the poor.

56-69 CBBD　 60-63 BABC　 64-67 BDCC　 68-71 DADC　 72-75 BBAA

A

Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there　 would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't oven look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong. I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said.

　“What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I

know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You

want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done

if I had walked in and said,’Would you mend this chair for me　I wouldn't have agreed to

do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But

I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly

amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing.

74．According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．should provide Federal funds for public education

　　　 B．should demand that local communities provide support

　　　 C．should raise taxes to meet the needs of public education

　　　 D．should first of all solve the problem of unemployment