56. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many　　　　 .

　　　 A. opera lovers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. country music fans

　　　 C. hard-rock fans　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jazz music lovers

75. According to the article we can infer that _____ .

A.　　 the disease has caused a great loss

B.　　　 all the animals on the farms in Ireland are ill

C.　　　 the cloned sheep seem to be in danger

D.　　 the disease won’t get to the rest places of the world

56-59.BCAA　 60-64.CDBCC　　 65-68BADC　 69-71.BBD　　 72-75.BDBA

A

　　　 When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and jukeboxes(自动电唱机)across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere know his big hits. They love songs like“Hey Porter”,“Ring of Fire”，and“Folsom Prison Blue”.

　　　 Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear-and what they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on. He’s a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It’s a bullet(子弹)hole, of course!

　　　 In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is“Mr. Tough(violent)Guy”. He’s an ex-drug addict(上瘾者)who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he even killed a man.

　　　 In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that-a story. True, years ago he had a “drug habit”for a short time. He“popped”pills. But he never used heroin or other“hard”drugs. Sometimes he’d go wild and get locked up for a few hours. But he never served a prison sentence. There’s no Indian blood in his veins. He’s been a killer only in song. As for the“bullet hole”, it’s an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿).

　　　 People who know Johnny Cash well say he’s a “gentle guy”, a “generous guy” -anything but a “tough guy”.How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the“Indian grandmother”, he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others, like the“bullet hole”, simply got started. Now there’s little the singer can do to change people’s minds.“They just want to believe it,”he says.

74.Because of the disease , in Great Britain ____ .

A.　　 many people call at the farms　

B.　　　 lots of workers will be out of work

C.　　　 many people will live in hospital

D.　　 people have to go to sports

73. Which is the proper way to prevent the disease from spreading ?

A.　　 Bury the sick animals in the field

B.　　　 Kill the sick animals and dry the meat for sale

C.　　　 　Throw the sick animals into the sea

D.　　 Burn up the animals with the virus

72. It seems now that _______ .

A.　　 all the animal s are easy to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease

B.　　　 foot and mouth disease started in England

C.　　　 Asians needn’t worry about the spread of foot and mouth disease

D.　　 Foot and mouth disease has affected　 humans

71. What does the passage tell us through the description of the various kinds of weather in Texas ?

A.Texas has the same weather as other states

B.　　　 The best time to visit different parts of Texas

C.　　　 Weather in Texas is so changeful　

D.　　 Texas is a very big state in the USA

E

　 Foot and mouth disease spread is a fast –spreading disease that can kill cloven-hoofed (叉蹄的) animals like pigs ,cows , sheep and goats . Now it has begun its killing on the whole British countryside , forcing the closure of almost everything –from country visits to sports events , with Scotland , Northern Ireland all preparing for the worst .

　 The disease causes blisters (水疱)in the mouth and on the feet of the animals . And the virus (病毒)can travel 150 miles or more in a damp breeze over water , or 40 miles over land through the air . Although the disease does not affect humans . it can be carried on boots and clothing , and can also be spread through the air or through food .

The British government bans all exports of live animals , meat and dairy products . People are advised to keep away from farmland.

In Ireland , the deadly foot-and-month disease casts its shadow on Ireland’s most-loved festival ;St. Patrick’s Day. The four-day celebration on March 17 had been called off .

　 And in Scotland , the world’s most famous sheep , the world’s first cloned mammal(哺乳动物), has been quarantined (隔离检疫)as scientists try to find out whether Dolly has contracted ( 染上)the deadly disease .

70.The passage tells us that Texas lies _______ .

　 A. in the north of the USA　　　　　 　　　　　 B. in the South of the USA

　 C. next to New York City　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. in the west of the USA

69. Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

A.　　 Texas is the biggest state in the USA　

B. Texas became the 49^th State of the USA in 1959

C. Texas is much larger than Alaska　　

　D. Texas is the smallest state in the USA

68.Which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage ?

A.　　 Basketballer Takes Up Ads As Well

B.　　　 An NBA All-Star Becomes a Hit

C.　　　 Basketballer Standing Tall in Ads World

D.　　 More Interest in Ads Rather Than Basketball

D

　　 Texas , the forty –ninth state of the United States in 1959 , was the biggest state before Alaska . One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather . It is really unusual for a southern state that weather is so different from place to place within one state . That is , different parts of the state have different kinds of weather at the same time of the year .

　 Amarillo , being in the north of Texas . gets very cold in winter . There is sometimes more snow in Amarillo than in New York which is a northern city . Summer is better , but sometimes it gets quite hot .The best time to Amarillo is in Autumn when it is cool .

　 Laredo is in the south of Texas and it is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer .The best time to Laredo is in winter , when it is pleasantly warm .

67. The author took Riv Iverson as an example　 to show ______ .

A.　　 Ric Iverson is fairly successful in his career

B.　　　 The NBA player pick is if great importance in the American life

C.　　　 Yanjing beer agrees with the Americans

D.　　 Yao Ming’s presence has indirectly benefited some companies