Australia is the largest island (岛) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. But its population (人口) is small. The population of Australia is almost as large as 　39 of Shanghai.

Australia is a beautiful place to take a vacation. There is 　40 air or water pollution (污染) there. The sky is blue and the fields are green.

Last month we 　41 Perth (佩思), the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to an exhibition of flowers. There we saw a large number of flowers. We had a 　42 time there. After visiting Perth, we 　43 a day in the countryside. We 　44 and had a rest at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed 　45 . Suddenly we heard bells ringing on the top of the hill. What we saw made us run back to the car 　46 . There were about three hundred sheep coming 　47 us.

Australia is 　48 for its sheep, kangaroos and koalas (树袋熊). After a short drive from any town, you’ll find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere (到处) are sheep.

(　 )39. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. these　　　　　　　　 D. those

(　 )40. A. plenty of　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. many

(　 )41. A. traveled　　　　　 B. arrived　　　 　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　 D. visited

(　 )42. A. wonderful　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　 D. special

(　 )43. A. used　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. spent

(　 )44. A. sit down　　　　　 B. sat down　　　　　 C. end up　　　　　　　　　　 D. ended up

(　 )45. A. ourselves　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　 C. himself　　　　　　 D. themselves

(　 )46. A. happily　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　 D. quietly

(　 )47. A. on　　　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. towards　　　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. famous　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　 D. good

Tony: These days, the word "clone" has appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you  know its meaning?

Lana: I read a report. It said that Dr.-Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb named Doily from a grown-up sheep .So people call him the "father" of Dolly.

Tony: In fact, the word "clone" means to produce the "same" animal by taking cells from a grown-up one. I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small number of sheep, cows or horses.

Lana: What's more, these days some people even want to clone humans. They have asked:  Can we clone ourselves?

Tony: It seems interesting. But do you think it possible to do that?

Lana: No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.

Tony：Then can we clone a living person?

Lana：Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you．It is only something，not a“human”．

Tony：Well，you mean that it is not a real human．

Lana：True enough! l think Dr．Wilmut would most like to make better animals，and it has nothing to do with human cloning．

(   ) 1．Lana says Dr. lan Wilmut is the“father”of Dolly．Here，she means________．

    A．Dr. lan Wilmut gave Dolly a new life

    B．Dr. lan Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his lab

    C．Dr. lan Wilmut takes care of Dolly like a father

    D．Dr. lan Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly

(   ) l ．According to the text，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Scientists have successfully cloned humans．

B．Dr．Wilmut likes to do human cloning

C．Cloned animals are better than grown-up ones．

D．Lana thinks humans shouldn’t be cloned．

One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”
Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”
【小题1】People say Tom_____________.

  Americans have used colors to create many expressions they use every day.

  We say you’re ‘in the pink’ when we are in good health. It is easy to understand how this expression was born. When my face has a nice fresh, pink color, it is a sign my health is good.

  The color green is natural for trees, it is an unnatural color for humans. When someone doesn’t feel well, someone who is sick, for example, we say he ‘looks green’. When someone is angry because he doesn’t have what someone else has, we say he is ‘green with envy’.

  Some people are ‘green with envy’ because someone else has more dollars, or ‘green backs’. Dollars are called ‘greenbacks’ because that’s the color of the backside of the money.

  Blue is a cool color. The traditional blue music of American blacks is the opposite of red hot music. It is slow, sad and soulful ( 深情的 ). To be blue, of course, is to be sad.

  The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a ‘black day’. A ‘black sheep’ is the member of a family or group who always seems to be in trouble. If someone meets a ‘black cat’, something unlucky might happen to him. Not all the ‘black’ expressions have bad meanings. A company ‘in the red’ is losing money. If someone tells you to put someone ‘in black and white’, they want you to write it down.

(    ) 36. After reading the passage, we can infer ( 推断 ) if someone ‘looks green’, he _____.

A. looks well                            B. may need a doctor

C. is healthy                             D. is ‘in the pink’

(    ) 37. I was really _________ when I saw his nice new car.

A. red                  B. blue          C. green            D. black

(    ) 38. Which of the following is true?

A. A company surely likes to be ‘in the red’.

B. All the color expressions in the passage come from Britain English.

C. Not all the ‘black’ expressions have bad meanings.

D. Dollars are called ‘greenbacks’ because they have trees on the backside.