B

　 The desire to make explorations is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the un-

known. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.

　　 Why should man take the trouble of conquering(征服) space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold.They include communication, generation(生成) of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.

60．The man idea of the first paragraph is that________.

　 A．man desires to explore what is unknown

B．man often goes wherever his dreams go

C．man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now

D．man’s history is his exploration of the world

[答案]A由第一段第1、2句可知，人类渴望探索未知领域。

61．The underlined word "manifold" in the second paragraph probably means________.

　 A．vast　　　 B．various　　　　　 C．valuable　　　　　　 D．practical

[答案]B manifold多种多样的，这个生词的意思从其后的“They include…and many others”可以猜到。

62．The author seems to be in favor of (赞成)________.

A．doubting the necessity of the space exploration

B．the exploration of space

C．exploring more in space than in other areas

D．his experiencing in space

[答案]B文章对宇宙探索持赞成态度。

63．In the last sentence of paragraph 2 the phrase "practical results" refers to the results_______.

A．that are gained from experience

B．that can be learned as knowledge

C．that can benefit us human beings

D．that help us make further exploration

[答案]C宇宙探索带来的实际作用应是对人类有用的东西。

A

LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year-old might have made young people yawn ( 打哈欠 ) and roll their eyes.

　　 But when former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

　　 The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. "Education is one of the most important weapons you have," Mandela advised, "it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community."

　　 "The point is, he was young once and rebellious(反叛的) once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams." Explained South Africa's ambassador(大使) to the United States, Sheita Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

　　 Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse(唤醒)more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

　　 "There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly," Mandela said, "I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world."

　　 22-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion. "He's a person who set the

tone(格调) for an entire nation." said Trice.

　　 "You go away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done." Trice said.

56．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth________.

　　 A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

　　 B．usually think that advice from old people is not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

[答案]B文章第一句明确告诉我们美国年轻人不愿意听老年人的忠告(下面提到的Mandela除外)。

57．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should________.

　 A．improve their own lives

　B．go to college for better education

　 C．put more importance on education

　D．become interested in foreign affairs

[答案]C由Mandela演讲中的“Education is one of the most important weapons you have”可知。

58．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that _________.

　 A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

　B．was especially troublesome when young

　C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

　 　D．American youth should be no more rebellious

[答案]A由第四段he kept his dream alive可知。

59．From what Trice said, we can know that _________.

　 A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

　 B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

　 C．he must be a superman in order to change society

　 D．he'll be more interested in international development

[答案]A由文章最后一句可知。

35．He used to teach in that university and I________ ride past it on my way to work.

　 A．would　　　　　　　　　 B．could　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．should　　　　　　　　　　 D．might

34．All these changes will lead to________ stronger and more powerful China, ________ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.

A．a; a　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a; the　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．the; a　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the; the

33．-I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.

-________.

　 A．It makes no difference　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．It doesn’t matter

　 C．Not at all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．All right

32．He always did well at school ________ having to do part time jobs every now and then.

　 A．instead of　　　　　　 B．in case of　　　　　　　　　　 C．in spite of　　　　　　　　 D．in favour of

31．The wallet ________ several days ago was found ________ in the rubbish.

　 A．stealing; lie　　　　　 B．stolen; lying　　　　　　　　 C．stealing; lain　　　　　　 D．stolen; to lie

30．The bank is reported in the local newspaper ________ in broad daylight yesterday.

　 A．to be robbed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to have robbed

C．to have been robbed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．having been robbed