60. According to the passage, the ants _______

A. grow something in their nests　　　 　　　　　　 B. go hunting for a living

C. cut leaves to make a fire　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do each of the jobs all together

59. The title that best expresses the main idea of the passage is ________

A. Bus Tour of Nashville　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tour of Pittsburgh

C. Travel and Tour　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Free Traveling

B

Through a series of experiments an American scientist has gained an understanding of the social structure of the most complex of ant societies. The ants examined are the only creatures other than man to have given up hunting and collecting for a completely agricultural way of life. In their underground nests they planted gardens on soils made from finely cut leaves. This is a complex operation requiring considerable division of labor. The workers of this type of ant can be divided into four groups according to size. Each of the groups performs a particular set of jobs.

The making and care of the gardens and the nursing of the young ants are done by the smallest workers. Slightly larger workers are responsible for cutting leaves to make them suitable for use in the gardens and for cleaning the nest. A third group of still larger ants do the construction work and collect fresh leaves from outside the nest. The largest are the soldier ants, responsible for defending the nest.

To find out how good the various size — groups are at different tasks, the scientist measured the amount of work done by the ants against the amount of energy they used. He examined first the gathering and carrying of leaves. He selected one of the size groups, and then measured how efficiently these ants could find leaves and run back to the nest. Then he repeated the experiment for each of the other size groups. In this way he could see whether any group could do the job more efficiently than the group normally undertaking it.

The intermediate-sized (中等) ants that normally perform this task proved to be the most efficient for their energy costs, but when the scientist examined the whole set of jobs performed by each group of ants, it appeared that some sizes of worker ants were not suited to the particular jobs they performed.

58. Visa and Master Card are most probably the names of

A. newspapers　　 　　　 B. clubs　　 　　　　　　　　 C. telephone cards　　 D. credit cards

57. If you plan to join the tour on September 27, on what date should you reserve your ticket?

A. August 27. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. October 13.

C. September 13. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. September 26.

56. Why is Nashville an interesting city to visit? Because it is ________

A. easy to travel around 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. famous for country music

C. an old city　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a beautiful city

54. A. loved　 　　　　　　　　　 B. faced　　 　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　 　　　　　　　 D. needed

53. A. why　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　 　　　　 D. what

52. A. have　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. begin　　 　　　　　　　　 C. prefer　　 　　　　 D. continue

51. A. gradual　 　　　　 B. complete　　 　　　　　 C. endless　　 　　　　　　　 D. timeless