88. Even 　　　　　(虽然) he tried his best, he didn’t pass the exam.

87. The naughty boy stopped them from 　　　　　　　(练习) speaking English.

86. The students are discussing warmly in 　　　　　(小组) of four.

85. Tell them to speak a little 　　　　　　　(响) in class.

84. In order to see the picture　　　　 (清楚), she sat in the front row.

83. He is the 　　　　　　(拥有者) of this book.

82. They’d like 　　　　　　(建立) new houses for the poor.

81. We’ve got 　　　　　　(若干) books on that shelf.

(D)

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

It stood outside a furniture(家具) shop. “Buy it.” She said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What should I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow(窄的), quite heavy, too.

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usually that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time, my wife said, “there’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake(超车)?”

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But when, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir.” He said. “Do you need any more help now?”

I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”

He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understand why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

76. From the story we know that 　　　.

A. the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B. the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C. the writer was always angry to buy something for his wife

D. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

77. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B. Other drivers would let him go first.

C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D. He could save a lot of money and time.

78. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B. Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf.

C. Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

79. Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?

A. Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B. Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D. Because the police had helped them a lot.

80. When did the officer begin to know they had made a mistake?

A. Before they arrived at the church.

B. Before they overtook the writer’s car.

C. After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D. After the writer’s family left the church.

VIII. 单词拼写。(10分)

(C)

Think about the last time you dropped a stone into water. Do you remember how the waves started? They began where the stone met the water and then moved outward.

Just as waves in water take time to move, so sound takes time to move in air. Sound takes time to travel.

Perhaps you have noticed the time that passes between a flash of lightening and the thunder. You may have heard the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball an instant after you saw it happen.

Both light and sound take time to travel. However, there is a great deal of difference in their speed. In one second, sound can travel about 340 meters through air. During this same time, light can travel more than 300,000,000 meters!

When something makes a sound some distance(距离) away, you can often see the action before you hear the sound. As sound travels, vibrations are passed on from one molecule(分子) to another. The farther the sound has to travel, the longer it takes.

71. Which of these is WRONG?

A. “Sound and wave” means “水话和水波”.

B. “Lightening and thunder” means “闪电和雷电”.　

C. “Instant and second” means “瞬息和秒钟”.　

D. “Action and vibration” means “动作和振动”.

72. Sound takes time to move in air just as 　　　.

A. waves 　B. trains 　C. buses 　D. cars

73. When we drop a stone into water, we can see 　　　.

A. nothing 　　　　　B. the waves start far from the stone

C. the waves start where the stone meets the water and then move outward 　　　　D. both A and B

74. Which of these is RIGHT?

A. You may hear the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball, then see the action　

B. You may hear the thunder before you see a flash of lightning

C. Light takes no time to travel.

D. The farther the sound has to travel, the longer it takes.

75. Which of these is NOT RIGHT?

A. In one second, sound can travel about 340 meters through air.

B. In one second, light can travel about 300,000,000 meters.

C. One meter is longer than one mile.

D. One meter is shorter than one mile.