语音知识（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）
从 A、B、C和D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. dangerous    A. Canadian    B. January      C. balance       D. advanced
2. exact        A. expert      B. exhibition     C. exercise      D. exist
3. ground      A. house       B. country      C. group        D. cough
4. spare　　    A. fear　　　  B. earn　　　   C. pear　　　    D. beard
5. smooth    A. feather      B. tooth       C. thief        D. warmth

　　　Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.

　　The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots（根）,and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.

The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

　　A. life on land probably began 430 years ago

　　B. the first animal on land came from oceans

　　C. there wouldn't be animals without plants

　　D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A. Algae has existed for more than 430 million years.

　　B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.

　　C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.

　　D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.

Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago.

　　A. 430　　　　　B. 300　　　　　 C. 330　　　　　 D. 100

According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than ________.

　　A. apples; oranges　　　　　　　　 B. oranges; apples

　　C. oranges; roses　　　　　　　　　D. algae; wheat

　One of the main purposes of newspapers are to provide news.If1.　　　?

you examine newspapers closely，you find that there are2.　　　　?

all sort of news:　accidents，floods，fires，wars，sports，books，etc.3.　　　　?

The news cover everything that happens to people and4.　　　　?

their surroundings.Sometimes there are news items which are very interesting.5　

A news report is usually very short，except it is very important，6.　　　?

and thus has a lot of information.　It is also writing in short paragraphs.7.?　

The first paragraph is in the fact a summary of the news item.It8.　　　?

gives all the necessary information，what，when，where，how or9.　　　?

why.　The other paragraphs give full details of a subject.10.　　　

When you finish doing the exercises, you may______your answers with your teachers’.

Today, roller skating is easy and fun．But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化装舞会）. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

　　Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!

60．The text is mainly about ________.

         A．a strange man              B．an unusual party

         C．how roller skating began     D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

61．People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _________.

　　A．often gave others surprises　　　　　 B．was a gifted musician

         C．invented the roller skates　　　　　　D．was full of imagination

62．Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ________ .

A．impress the party guests　　　　　　B．arrive at the party sooner

C．test his invention　　　　　　　　　D．show his skill in walking on wheels

63．What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

         A．The roller skates needed further improvement.  B．The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

         C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.        D．Merlin got himself into trouble.