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Francis Bacon, one of the most important philosophers(哲人) of England, was born in London and educated at Cambridge University. When he was only 15, he went to France to work for the English ambassador (大使).

Two years later he went back to England to study law. At the age of twenty three he was chosen to parliament (议会). His ideas about how scientists should study things in nature help to bring the modern way of thinking, called the scientific method.　 　

One of the Bacon`s best-known books was his Essays. Each essay was a short piece of writing in which he tried to give a lesson by discussing sides of a subject such as studying, conversation, friends and healthy living. In many of his books, Bacon explained how scientists should study things as they really existed in nature and then tried to figure out what caused a particular thing to be as it was. Later, by doing experiments, the scientist could see that any one cause would always have the same result. This method, which is called inductive reasoning, is used by all the scientists today, but it was new in Bacon`s time.

61．According to the passage we know that ____.

　 A．Francis Bacon was the most important philosopher of England

　 B．Francis Bacon had good education

　 C．Francis Bacon worked for a French ambassador at the age of 15

　 D．Francis Bacon stayed in France until he was 23

62．It can be known that Francis Bacon was famous for____.

　 A．inventing the scientific method of studying things in nature

　 B．his books　　　

　　 C．his Essays　　　

　　 D．being a member of parliament

63．His essay gave many useful lessons on ____.

　 A．studying　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．conversation　

　　 C．friends and healthy living　 　　 D．all of the above

64．The underlined phrase “inductive reasoning” in the passage means____.

　 A．to discover general laws from particular facts or examples

　 B．to reach a conclusion by reasoning from general laws to a particular case

　 C．to study things as they used to be　　　　　　

　 D．to study things in a particular way

65．Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A．Bacon was a learned man.　　　　　　　　　

　 B．Bacon did a lot of philosophy.

　 C．The inductive reasoning was widely used both today and in Bacon`s time.

　 D．Bacon gave scientists much useful advice.

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Waller was a liked－by－all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never－seen before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,”Waller said before he began the story, “What will be given in return of mine succeeds?”“＄100,”replied the secretary.“I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office.”

“Then let’s make it.”Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”

Three days later a letter reached Mr Waller in which were ＄100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr Waller, you have succeeded-When I repeated your ＄100－worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter, saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed(解雇)!”

56．Waller often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories in order to_____________.

A．make money　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．practise telling stories　

C．enjoy himself　　　　　 　　　　　 D．draw the secretary’s attention

57．The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he_______________.

　 A．was tired of his boss’ seriousness　　

　 B．tried to please his serious boss with it

　 C．wanted to improve his working conditions　

　 D．wanted to see his boss’s laughing face

58．Saying “Let’s make it”, Waller_______________.

　 A．was sure of his success　　　　　

　 B．thought of nothing but the 100 dollar return

　 C．knew that he could make fun of the secretary

　 D．wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not

59．Which of the following ends is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on.

B．The secretary lost his job in the office.

C．The secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer.

D．Mr Waller was dismissed at last.

60．The best title for the passage is _______________.

A．Things Went Opposite to Wishes　 B．Satisfying Both Sides

C．Killing Two Birds with One Stone　 　　　　　　　　 D．Either Is in His Proper Place

　假设你是李华，暑假去澳大利亚参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp)学习了两个星期，寄宿在Mr. Brown家里，刚回到国内，发现自己的一本英汉词典遗忘在他家。你给他写一封信，请他帮助寄回词典。信的内容主要如下：

　 1、感谢在澳大利亚期间他提供的帮助。

　 2、一本英汉词典忘记带回。

　 3、词典是澳大利亚老师送的，非常珍贵。

　 4. 词典可能放在卧室的书架上。

　 5、邮资(postage)自己付。

　注意：词数100左右；信的开头和结尾已经写好。可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

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　 Keys to the test

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　21-25　 ACBCD　　　 26-30　 ABDBC　　　 31-35　 BAACD　 36-40　 ABBDC

　41-45　 ADADC　　　 46-50　 ABDBC　　　 51-55　 DBDCA　 56-60　 DBADC

　61. arrival　　 62. digest　　　 63. custom　　　 64. benefited　　 65. permitted

　66. birthplace　 67. violently　　 68. puzzled　　 69. climate　　　 70. Biology

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Dear Mr. Brown,

　 I'm safely back home now. Thank you very much for all the kindness I got from you during my stay at your home. Hope everything is fine with you there.

　 Now I wonder whether I could ask you a favour. When I came back, I suddenly realized that I had left my English Chinese dictionary behind at your home. It is a precious gift from my Australian teacher. Would you please be so kind as to send it back to me? I'll pay for the postage. The dictionary must be on the bookshelf in the bedroom. It is one with a red cover.

　 Thanks and all the best.

Yours,

　Lihua

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