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1、monarch butterflies（黑脈金斑蝶）are a common summer sight in the northern united states and canada . these large orange and black insects（昆蟲）brighten parks and gardens as they fly lightly among the flowers . what makes monarchs particularly interesting is that they migrate（遷飛）all the way to california or

2、mexico and back . they are thought to be the only insect that does this .every year in the late summer monarchs begin their journey to the south . those heading for mexico go first for the louisiana-mississippi area , then fly across the gulf of mexico into texas . once in mexico , they settle thems

3、elves in one of about fifteen places in a mountain forest filled with fir trees . each place provides a winter home for millions of monarchs . the butterflies are so many that they often cover entire trees . when spring comes , they begin their long journey north . the question is often asked whethe

4、r every butterfly makes the round-trip journey every year . and the answer is no . the average monarch lives about nine months . so one flying north might lay eggs in louisiana and then die . the eggs of that generation may be found in kentucky ; the eggs of the next generation may end up in wiscons

5、in or michigan . the last generation of the season , about the fourth , will make their way back to mexico and restart the journey . scientists learn about monarchs migration by catching and making marks on the insects . by recatching a monarch with such a mark and noticing where it came from , the

6、next scientist can get to know things like the butterflys age and its routing（路線）.1. one of the places where monarchs spend the winter is _.a. the gulf of mexico b. an area in mississippic. a forest in mexico d. a plain in texas2. the routing of monarchs migration can be learned _.a. by examining th

7、e marks made on themb. by collecting their eggs in the mountains c. by comparing their different agesd. by counting the dead ones in the forests3. what is the subject discussed in the passage ?a. migration of monarchs . b. scientists interest in monarchs . c. winter home of monarchs . d. life and de

8、ath of monarchs . 答案：1. c 2. a 3. asydney: as they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , shane gould and jessicah schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and “ anything else that came up . ” yet in sydney next month , they will meet again by the pool , and

9、 for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳）in the australian championships at homebush bay . gould , now a 47-year-old mother of four , has announced she will be making a return to elite competition（頂級賽事）to swim the one event , having set a qualifying（合格的

10、）time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last years united states masters championships . her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the munich olympics . schipper , now a 17-year-old from brisbane with a bright future of going to athens for her first olympics , yesterday recalled（回憶）

11、her time with gould fie years ago . “ i was at a national youth came on the gold coast and shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train , ” schipper explained . “ it seemed as if we had long been god friends . i dont know why . we just started talking and it went from there . ”“ she had a l

12、ot to share with all of us at that camp . she told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the olympics and what its like to be on an australian team . it was really interesting . ”next time , things will be more serious . “ i will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals

13、, so there is a chance that i could actually be competing against shane gould , ” said schipper , who burst onto the scene at last years national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly . 1. what is the passage mainly about ?a. stories happening in swimming competitions . b.

14、two women swimmers winning olympic golds . c. lessons learned from international swimming championships . d. friendship and competition between two swimmers . 2. gould and schipper are going to _ .a. talk about sport and life b. go back to elite competitionc. set a qualifying time and win gold d. ta

15、ke part in the same sports event3. gould won her three olympic golds when she was _ .a. 15 b. 17 c. 22 d. 304 .the underlined word “ it ” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to _ .a. the olympics b. the youth camp c. the friendship d. the australian team5. what schipper said showed that she _ .a.

16、 was no longer goulds friend b. had learned a lot from gouldc. was not interested in goulds stories d. would not like to compete against gould答案：1.d 2.d 3.a 4.c 5.b with a good shopping position and the right amount（數(shù)量）of money , any educated person ought to be able to make a living out of a booksho

17、p . it is not a difficult trade to learn and the large chain-stores can never force the small bookseller out of existence as they have done to the corner shop . but the hours of work are very long-i was only doing a part-time job , but my boss put in a seventy-hour week ,besides regular journeys out

18、 of shopping hours to buy books . the real reason why i should not like to be back in the book trade for life , however , is that while i was in it i lost my love of books . a bookseller cannot always tell the truth about his books , and that gives him a dislike for them . there was a time when i re

19、ally did love booksloved the sight and smell and feel of themif they were fifty or more years old , that is . nothing pleased me quite so much as to buy a bargain lot of them on sale for several pounds . there is a peculiar flavour（獨特的味道）about the unexpected books you pick up in that kind of collect

20、ion: little-known eighteenth-century poets , or out-of-date geography books . for occasional（偶爾的）readingin your bath , for example , or late at night when you are too tired to go to bedthere is nothing as good as a very old picture story-book . but as soon as i went to work in the bookshop i stopped

21、 buying books . seen in a mass . five or ten thousand at a time , books were dull and even a little tiresome . nowadays i do buy one occasionally , but only if it is a book that i want to read and cant borrow , and i never buy rubbish . 1. according to the passage , _is one of the necessary conditio

22、ns to run a bookshop . a. an educated shop-owner b. a good position at a street corner c. a regular journey out of the shop d. the force of large chain-stores2. the author should not like to be back as a bookseller for life because_.a. he hated his job of selling books b. selling books was only a pa

23、rt-time jobc. the books in the shop gave him a dislike d. he was unable to be honest about the books he sold3. the books preferred by the author should be those _ .a. stories making readers sleepless b. valuable ones bought on salec. peculiar ones with great expectation d. geography ones from the ei

24、ghteenth century4. the author will only buy new books _ .a. if he feels dull and tired b. after he gives up his job as a booksellerc. which are interesting but hard to borrow d. when he throws away old ones答案：1.a 2.d 3.b 4.c millions of aircraft take off around the world every year . the skies they

25、fly in seem limitlessmiles of empty space . but , with the number of flights increasing each year , this emptiness no longer exists . researchers in the world of aviation（航空）are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers . and increasing collisions , occurring at or near

26、an airport , have called attention to the need for more aids（輔助設(shè)備）to aviation control . people who travel the skies are not certain about air safety . a great deal of money is spent on new and bigger aircraft and airports to deal with the vast increase in passengers travelling by air . only a small

27、percentage of this money is spent on navigation（導(dǎo)航）and other aids . actually , suitable electronic equipment has long existed , and many companies market safety aids designed to make it safer for aircraft to take off , fly any distance , and land , whatever the weather . yet , there are two problems

28、 to be solved . the first is to get governments , airlines and airport officials to agree to basic levels of safety aids . the second problem is to find a way of meeting these basic requirements . but no matter how well the equipment works , operators of the equipment still play an important role .

29、communications between pilots and ground controllers are extremely important to air safety . it is worth pointing our that the mishearing or misunderstanding of instructions in english , and the use of another language , in an international conversation , have led to two recent aircraft accidents .

30、a new type of instrument（儀器）called flightwatch would help pilots prevent airport collisions . it would be particularly helpful near airports . 1. the increasing number of flights leads to the fact that _ .a. flying is no longer limited in the skyb. there is no empty space for aids to aviation contro

31、lc. piloting and controlling planes is getting more difficult d. the pressure on the ground becomes greater2. there is uncertainty about air safety because _ .a. planes become bigger for the increasing number of passengersb. money spent on electronic equipment is far from enoughc. suitable electroni

32、c equipment hasnt been invented yetd. it is dangerous for planes to take off or land3. the underlined word “ collisions ” probably means _ .a. accidents in which two planes hit each other b. misunderstandings between pilots and ground controllersc. quarrels among passengersd. breakdowns of new types

33、 of instrument4. it can be inferred from the passage that _ .a. governments and officials have paid great attention to air safetyb. there should be more companies to sell new safety aidsc. english should be used in an international conversationd. understanding between pilots and ground controllers s

34、hould be improved答案：1.c 3.b 3.a 4.d art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures（文化）. the increasingly popular “ design museums ” that are opening today , however , perform quite a different role . unlike most art museums , the design museum shows objects that are easily foun

35、d by the general public . these museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall .people have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology . but their role is not simply a matter of sales-it is the hon

36、oring of excellently invented products . the difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something , while the second tells you the success of a sale .one advantage of design museums is that they are places where people

37、feel familiar with the exhibits. unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled（困惑）. this is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do , and how design has improved the quality of our lives

38、 . art museum exhibits , on the other hand , would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding .in recent years , several new design museums have opened their doors . each of thesemuseums has tried to satisfy the publics growing interest in the field

39、 with new ideas. londons design museum , for example , shows a collection of mass-produced objects from zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of italian fish-tins . the choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums , and visitors may also sense the humorou

40、s（幽默的）part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life .1. showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they a. show more technologically advanced productsb. help increase the sales of productsc

41、. show why the products have sold welld. attract more people than store windows do2. the author believes that most design museum visitors _ .a. do not admire mass-produced products b. are puzzled with technological exhibitsc. dislike exhibits in art museumsd. know the exhibits very well3. the choice

42、s open to design museums _ .a. are not as strict as those to art museumsb. are not aimed to interest the publicc. may fail to bring some pleasure to visitorsd. often contain precious exhibits4. the best title for this passage is _ .a. the forms of design museumsb. the exhibits of design museumsc. th

43、e nature of design museums d. the choices open to design museums1. d 2. c 3. d 4. aageneva is situated between the jura range and the alps on the western end of lake geneva. capital of peace is one of its names the european headquarters of the united nations lies here in palais des nations. another

44、worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition（人道主義傳統(tǒng)）and international character is the worlds smallest metropolis. parks,splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000 year history wait to be discovered.he jet deau together with the flower watch are the main attra

45、ctions every year for the tourists visiting geneva. the jet deau has become the symbol(象征)of geneva for a long time. this is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. eight 13,500watt projectors light the grand column(圓柱)of the fountain in the evening, from early march until the second s

46、unday of october. the flower watch, which was created at the edge of the english garden in 1955,reminds us about that geneva is the birthplace of the swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their be

47、autiful appearance.sails on lake geneva are also enjoyable. the lake of geneva, lying among the alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.56. which of the following is not suitable for describing geneva?a. ca

48、pital of peace. b. palais des nations.c. the worlds smallest metropolis.d. the birthplace of the swiss clock and watch making.57. the jet deau in the second paragraph refers to _ .a. the water fountain b. the english gardenc. a new scene with electric lighting d. the name of a famous watchmaker58.wh

49、at do we learn about the lake of geneva from the text?a. it is the symbol of geneva.b. it lies among the jura range.c. it has a direct passage to the ocean.d. it is a large body of water of tourist interest. bsay you are a 17th century construction worker whos worked long and hard to build a splendi

50、d tower for the dead wife of your emperor.now say that the emperor orders your fingertips cut off so you can never build another one. yes, that is the taj mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world. and the tale behind the construction is just as impressive(印象深刻的) as the building itself.fi

51、rst, theres the emperor of northern india, shah jehan, also called the king of the world. in 1612, shah jehan married mumtaz mahal. madly in love, they had 14 children over the next 20 years. but then sadness came. as mumtaz was about to give birth to child number 14, she said she had heard her unbo

52、rn baby cry out. it was a sign of death. and as mumtaz lay dying, she asked jehan to build a lasting memorial(紀念物) to celebrate their love.when the heartbroken jehan appeared eight days after his wifes death, his people were shocked to see that his coal-black hair had turned snow-white.putting away

53、his sadness, jehan ordered his wifes dying wish carried out. more than 20,000 workers labored nearly 22 years to complete the construction. in 1653, jehan placed mumtazs remains in the center under the building.and then, son number five, aurangzeb, murdered his brothers and took over the power from

54、his aging father. hehan lived the rest of his dayseight years, to be exact imprisoned not far from the taj mahal. jehan was only allowed to climb onto the top of his prison to see the timeless treasure from a distance. but never again would he be allowed to visit ituntil he was buried next to his wi

55、fe.today 25,000 people visit the taj mahal each day. though the reason for building the tower was a strange, sad story, those who see its breath-taking beauty are reminded of the happiness that inspired(激發(fā)的靈感) its construction.59the first two paragraphs were written to show that _.a.the taj mahal is

56、 an unusual historic buildingb. ancient indian emperors were cruelc. construction workers led a hard life in ancient indiad. india has some of the most famous buildings in the world60the taj mahal was first built as _.a. a prison b. a gift to mumtaz c. a memorial building d. a tourist attraction61we

57、 learn from the text that mumtaz probably died in _.a. 1626 b. 1632 c. 1634 d. 165362the underlined word “happiness” in the last sentence refers to _.a. the married happiness of the emperor and his wife b. the great pleasure jehan once fund in exercising his powerc. the happiness jehan felt on compl

58、eting the taj mahal d. the pleasure tourists experience when visiting the taj mahal.ca letter to edward, a columnist(報刊專欄作家）dear mr expert:i grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. i always promised myself that id get out as soon as possible. now, at age 20,i have a good job and a nice house, and im really proud of the independence ive achieved.heres the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parent