67.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To show how to enjoy fishing.

B.To persuade people to fish less often.

C.To encourage people to set fish free.

D.To give advice on how to release fish.

答案　 64.C　 65.B　 66.A　 67.D

Passage 42

(08·全国ⅡC篇)

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)？When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false picture.

For example,someone might say,“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票).It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner,right? Maybe,maybe not.We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets,and only one was a winner.He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false,but he left out important information on purpose.That’s called a half-truth.Half-truths are not technically lies,but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick.Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term,her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs.Then she seeks another term.One of her opponents(对手) says,“During Governor Smith’s term,the state lost one　 million jobs!”That’s true.However,an honest statement would have been,“During Governor Smith’s term,the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths.It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth.An advertisement might say,“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of deception happens too often.It’s a sad fact of life:Lies are lies,and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

66.A proper way to release a fish is to　　　　 .

A.move it in water till it can swim

B.take the hook out of its stomach

C.keep it in a bucket for some time

D.let it struggle a little in your hand

65.Which of the following will probably make a fish ill?

A.Taking the hook off it.

B.Removing its scales.

C.Touching its eyes.

D.Holding it in your hand.

64.People sometimes set a fish free after catching it because they　　　　 .

A.don’t want it to die

B.hope it will grow quickly

C.don’t want to have it as food

D.want to practice their fishing skills

60. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A. Clothesline drying: a way to save energy and money.

B. Clothesline drying: a lost art rediscovered.

C. Opposite opinions on clothesline drying.

D. Different varieties of clotheslines.

答案　 57.B　 58.D　 59.B　 60.C

Passage 41

(08·全国ⅠC篇)

It is often necessary to release a fish，that is，set it free after catching，because it is too small，or you just don’t want to take it home to eat.In some cases，releasing fish is a good measure that　 will help keep fish variety and build their population size.The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries(DGIF)encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive (存活) to bite again another day.

-When catching a fish，play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible.Don’t use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.

-Hold the fish gently.Do not put your fingers in its eyes.Don’t wipe the scales(鱼鳞) off the fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.

-Remove your hook(鱼钩) quickly.If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach，cut the line and leave the hook in.The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.

-Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water.Release the fish when it begins to struggle and is able to swim.

-Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are going to release a fish，do so right away.

With a little care and by following the suggestions given above，you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.

59. Who are in favor of clothesline drying?

A. Housing businesses.　　　　　　　 　　B. Environmentalists.

C. Homeowners Associations.　　　　 　　　 　　D. Reck’s dissatisfied neighbors.

58. Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?

A. He is a kind-hearted man.　　　　　　 B. He is an impolite man.

C. He is an experienced gardener.　　　　 D. He is a man of social responsibility.

57. One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline

drying is that ____.

A. clothes dryers are more efficient

B. clothesline drying reduces home value

C. clothes dryers are energy-saving　　

D. clothesline drying is not allowed in most U.S. states

51. What is the text mainly about?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. Adolescent health care.　　　

B. Problems in adolescent learning.　　　　

C.Adolescent sleep difficulties.　

D. Changes in adolescent sleep needs and patterns.

答案　 48.B　 49.C　 50.D　 51.D

Passage 40

(08·浙江E篇)

A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.

On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机) as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “what-I-can-do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”

On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded Homeowners Associations (HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, because clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This has led to a Right-to-Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect people’s right to use clotheslines.

So far, only three states have laws to protect clotheslines. Right-to-Dry supporters argue that there should be more.

Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco-conscious(有生态意识的) person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbor had telephoned them about his clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warning and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands,” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, unless more neighbors come to them.

North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford dryers, housing prices will fall.

Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to slow down the process of global warming.”

50. What might be a reason for the hard transfer from middle school to high school?

A. Adolescents depend more on their parents.

B. Adolescents have to choose their sleep patterns.

C. Adolescents sleep better than they did at childhood.

D. Adolescents need more sleep than they used to.