57. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______.

A. with his family　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. with Evelyn

C. alone 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. with his children

56. In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means ______.

A. Unintentionally　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Independently

C. Impressively　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Unconditionally

75．According to the passage，the findings can　　　　　　　 ．

　 A.increase insects in number　　 B．instruct farmers when to spray

　 C．prevent climate warming　　 D．help protect insects

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答案：56-60 DCADB　　　　61-65 CBBCA　　　　　　66-70 CDADB　　　　 71-75 DABCA

I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

74．We can learn from the text that 　　　　　

　 A．insects fly in the way birds do

　 　B·insects travel more easily in autumn

　 C．insects never position themselves when flying low　　

　 D．insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

73．It is not easy to stuay the migrating behavior of the insects because 　　　　　

　 A．the little creatures can fly very fast

　 B．they have no regular migrating courses

　 C．the wind’s direction is hard to f．oresee　

　 D．their flight is long and high above ground

72．Scientists originally thought that　　　　　 ．

　 A．insects always waited for their favourable winds

　 B．insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

　 C．insects were j ust blown about by the wind

　 D．insects posi tioned themselves in the winds　

71．Whatl S the main idea of the text?　

　 A．Insects migrate with the seasons．

　 B．Wind helps insects greatly in migrating．

　 C．Windsurfing insects have real direction．

　 D．Scientists have trouble in observing insects．

70．It can be concluded that　　　　　　

　 A．eating disorder always goes hand in hand with being slim

　 B．girls are more concerned about body shapes than boys

　 C．daughters tend to have a lifelong struggle with weight

　 D．the author is against children’s dieting

D

　 As they migrate(迁移)，butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with，and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction．This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances．Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind．

　　 Fascinating as their skills of flight are，migrating behavior has been difficult to study in.　　 insects because　 many long distant trips　 happen thousands thousands of feet above ground． Only recently i have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights．

To their surpri se，though，the insects weren’t passive travelers on the winds．In autumn，for example，most light winds blew from the east，but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried　 them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wIntenng homes．

　Even in the spring，when most winds flowed northward，the insects didn’t always go with the flow．If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go，the insects changed their body positions to compensate．Many migrating birds do the same thing．

The study also found，butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along．By adding flight speeds to wind speeds，the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour．The findings may have real-world applications．

With climate warming，migrating insects are growing in number．Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops．

69．The passage tells US that　　　　　　　 ．

　 A．mothers’lead is of great importance

　 B．daughters are victims of mothers’authority

　 C．dieting teenagers can't turn into obese adults

D.experts have arguements about eating disorder

68．According to Ringwood，　　　　　 ．

　 A．food is considered something fearful

　 B．food can be recognized as“good”or“bad”

　 C．only slim mothers are role models of their daughters

　 D．eating di sorder has something to do with genetic component