When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   26  . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange   27  children. We made houses and gardens, and   28   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

     In those days the sun seemed to shine always   29  and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,   30  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could   31   ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

    32  I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  holiday is much the same as it was.  I   33   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   34  beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to   35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.    36  , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

     Sometimes I   37   what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am  old .  38   I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   40  on too many ices creams.

1.A. sea   B. lake           C. mountain           D. river

2.A. moved         B. excited        C. anxious             D. nervous

3.A. made          B. brought        C. watched             D. heard

4.A. gently        B. hardly         C. brightly            D. carefully

5.A. in need of B. in search of C. in place of D. in praise of

6.A. sell          B. make           C. buy                 D. offer

7.A. When          B. Although       C. If                  D. But

8.A.almost         B. perhaps        C. still               D. often

9.A.waves          B. wind           C. hands               D. feet

10.A.destroy       B. fix            C. use                 D. build

11.A. But          B. However        C. Otherwise           D. Besides

12.A.wonder        B, feel           C. understand          D. believe

13.A. All          B. Each           C. Both                D. Every

14.A. girls        B. boys           C. children            D. grown-ups

15.A. happy        B. tired          C. sad                 D. sick    

Each cell in the human body contains about 25,000 to 35,000 genes, which carry information that determines your traits. Traits are characteristics you inherit from your parents; this means your parents pass some of their characteristics on to you through genes. For example, if both of your parents have green eyes, you might inherit the trait of green eyes from them. Or if your mom has freckles, you might inherit that trait and wind up with a freckled face. And genes aren’t just in humans — all animals and plants have genes, too.

Genes hang out all lined up on thread-like things called chromosomes. Chromosomes come in pairs, and there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of genes in one chromosome. The chromosomes and genes are made of DNA, which is short for deoxyribonucleic acid.

Chromosomes are found inside cells, the very small units that make up all living things. A cell is so tiny that you can only see it through the lens of a strong microscope, and there are billions of cells in your body. Most cells have one nucleus. The nucleus, which is sort of egg-shaped, is like the brain of the cell. It tells every part of the cell what to do. How does the nucleus know so much? It contains our chromosomes and genes. Tiny as it is, the nucleus has more information in it than the biggest dictionary you’ve ever seen.

71. What is the best title of this passage?

A. What Is a Gene?                    B. How Do Genes Work?

C. What Does A Gene Consist of?         D. How Do Nucleus Command Cells?

72. What does the underlined word “inherit” probably mean in the first paragraph?

A. carry          B. send        C. obtain           D. pass

73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The parents pass some characteristics on to their children.

B. All living things receive traits from the old generations.

C. One’s green eyes might be passed on from the parents.

D.A mother’s freckled face might affect her young’s face.

74. From the passage we can know that______________.

A. genes can decide all your characteristics from parents.

B. genes exist inside cells that make up all living things.

C. genes tells every part of the cell what to do .

D. Chromosomes come in pairs containing genes.

75. From the passage we can conclude that ___________.

A. not all cells have one nucleus inside .

B. not all living things are made up of cells.

C. genes aren’t in humans but in animals and plants.

D. DNA is made of chromosomes and genes.

Each cell in the human body contains about 25,000 to 35,000 genes, which carry information that determines your traits. Traits are characteristics you inherit from your parents; this means your parents pass some of their characteristics on to you through genes. For example, if both of your parents have green eyes, you might inherit the trait of green eyes from them. Or if your mom has freckles, you might inherit that trait and wind up with a freckled face. And genes aren’t just in humans — all animals and plants have genes, too.
Genes hang out all lined up on thread-like things called chromosomes. Chromosomes come in pairs, and there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of genes in one chromosome. The chromosomes and genes are made of DNA, which is short for deoxyribonucleic acid.
Chromosomes are found inside cells, the very small units that make up all living things. A cell is so tiny that you can only see it through the lens of a strong microscope, and there are billions of cells in your body. Most cells have one nucleus. The nucleus, which is sort of egg-shaped, is like the brain of the cell. It tells every part of the cell what to do. How does the nucleus know so much? It contains our chromosomes and genes. Tiny as it is, the nucleus has more information in it than the biggest dictionary you’ve ever seen.
71. What is the best title of this passage?
A. What Is a Gene?                    B. How Do Genes Work?
C. What Does A Gene Consist of?         D. How Do Nucleus Command Cells?
72. What does the underlined word “inherit” probably mean in the first paragraph?
A. carry          B. send        C. obtain           D. pass
73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The parents pass some characteristics on to their children.
B. All living things receive traits from the old generations.
C. One’s green eyes might be passed on from the parents.
D.A mother’s freckled face might affect her young’s face.
74. From the passage we can know that______________.
A. genes can decide all your characteristics from parents.
B. genes exist inside cells that make up all living things.
C. genes tells every part of the cell what to do .
D. Chromosomes come in pairs containing genes.
75. From the passage we can conclude that ___________.
A. not all cells have one nucleus inside .
B. not all living things are made up of cells.
C. genes aren’t in humans but in animals and plants.
D. DNA is made of chromosomes and genes.

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was travelling by the seashore and I was enjoying the soft wind while watching the sea waves (海浪). After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them in surprise and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I took another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.
Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.
“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.
Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”
She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”
Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”
She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my
friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”
“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.
The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.
【小题1】Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was travelling by the seashore and I was enjoying the soft wind while watching the sea waves (海浪). After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them in surprise and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I took another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my

friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

1.Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

2.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

3.The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.

4. From the story, we can know that ______.