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D.Unless四、閱讀理解A56.Thematerialisabout______.A.thepriceofthehotel B.thehotelsizeC.whentocheckin D.theinformationofthehotel57.Theunderlinedpart“Smoke-freeArea”meansprobablymeansthat______.A.cigarettecan’tbetaken B.smokingisallowedC.nosmoking D.smokersarefree58.TherateforaDeluxeRoompernightincludingtaxandservicechargeis______.A.129dollars B.667dollars C.580dollars D.148dollars59.Thematerialtellsus______.A.wecanuseWi-Fiintheroom B.wemustusegovernment-issuedphotoIDsC.weshouldbe12yearsold D.wecantakeourpetsin60.It’sclearthat______.A.thecheckouttimeisat12:00B.theextrabeddingforthekidunder11isfreeC.thehotelhasfewroomsD.wecantell400-491-9567formoreinformationBInthe6thcenturyBC,therewasawarbetweentheRomansandtheEtruscans(伊特拉斯坎人)wholivednorthofRome.TheEtruscansraisedagreatarmyandmarchedtowardRome.Atthattime,Romewasjustasmalltown,andtheRomansdidnothaveenoughfightingmentoprotecttheirpeople.Onemorning,thousandsofEtruscanhorsemenandfootmenwereseenmarchingstraighttowardthewoodenbridgeovertheTiberRiver.Romewasinimmediatedanger!AmongtheguardsatthebridgewasabravemannamedHoratius.Heorderedthesoldierstocutdownthebridge.Atthesametime,hetooktwosoldierswithhimtothefarsideofit.There,thethreebravemenkepttheenemyfromtakingthebridge.Thesoldierstriedtodestroythebridgeasquicklyastheycould,andsoonitwasreadytofall.Someofthemranacrosstocallthethreemenback.Horatiusyelledatthetwootherstocrossfirst.Atthatmomentthebridgefellwithagreatcrash.HoratiusfoughttheEtruscansbyhimself,andadart(標槍)enteredhislefteye.Ingreatpain,heturnedandjumpedintotheriver.Horatiussankintothedeepwaterbutsooncameoutofthewater,halfwayacrosstheriver.Hewasgreetedwithshoutsofjoy,forhehadsavedthetown.Hegainedanewname,HoratiusCocles,meaningthe"one-eyedHoratius"andisrememberedasoneofRome’sgreatestheroes.61.FromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatRome________.A.didnothavemanybravesoldiersB.wasnotlargeandstrongthenC.wasunderthecontroloftheEtruscansD.hadsentmostofitsarmyaway.62.TosavethecityofRome,Horatiusplanned________.A.ToburntheroadtoRome.B.Todrivetheenemyintotheriver.C.Tocutdownthebridge.D.Tokilltheenemyhorsemenfirst.63.Afterthetwosoldierscameback,________.A.Thebridgefellintothewater.B.Horatiuswaskilledbyahorseman.C.TheEtruscanswonthebattle.D.HoratiusdefeatedtheEtruscansbyhimself.64.Horatiuswasrenamed"HoratiusCocles"because________.A.hewasthewisestmaninRomeB.hehadsavedthetownofRomeC.hehadshowngreatcourageagainsttheenemyD.hislefteyehadbeenhurtinthebattle65.WhichofthefollowingwordscouldNOTnecessarilybeusedtodescribeHoratius?A.Fearless.B.Honest.C.Selfless.D.Bright.CHere’saquestion,notonethat’soneverybody’slips:Howdoantsknowwhenanotherantisdead?EdWilson,nowthemostfamousantscholarintheworld,wantedtoknow.WhenEdWilsonwasayoungassitantprofessoratHarvardin1950s,hefoundthatwhenantsdie,theyjustliethere,sometimesupsidedown,feetintheair,whiletheirsisterants-almostallantsinacolonyareladies—walkrightbywithoutalook.Unitlabouttwodayslater,thedeadbodystartstosendoutachemicalsignalthatchangesthelivingants’behaviourgreatly.Allofasuddenwhatwasonceapileofgunk(黏糊糊的東西)onthefloorbecomesa“ProblemtoBesolved”.Oncethesignalisintheair,anyantthathappenstopassbypicksupthedeadbodyandcarriesitthroughhercolonytoarefusepileandputsitonapileofalsodeadants.Ed,whowouldcontinuethestudyofantsbystudyingtheirabilitytocommunicatewithsmell,decidedtofindoutwhatthingsequal“Iamdead.”toanant.Finally,aftermuchcheckingandmixing,Eddiscoveredthatakindofacidwasalltheantshavetothink“DEAD!”O(jiān)nedayhetookadropoftheacidandputitonanantthathadthebadluckofwalkingby.Thenthenextantthatcameneargrabbedit,putitonitsbackandputitintotherefusepilethoughtheantwasstillalive.Thoughittriedtocleanitselfoverandover,theminuteitreturnedtothecolony,itwascaughtandcarriedbackonthepile.Atlast,ittooktheantaboutanhourortwotogetcleanenoughtoreturntoregularbusiness.66.Theauthorsaysthequestionwasnooneoneverybody’slipsbecause____.tiseasytoanswerB.itisafoolishanddifficultquestionC.itislesstalkedabout D.onlyscientistsasksuchaquestion67.Theunderlinedword“arefusepile”probablymeanstheplacewhere_____.A.injuredantsweretreatedB.otherantslivedC.foodwasstored D.deadantswereburied68.WhatcaughtEdWilson’sattentionwhenhewasatHarvardinthe1950s?A.Anantwasn’tcarriedawayimmediatelywhenitdied.B.Antdiedwithfeetintheair.C.Sisterantsdidn’tlookaftereachotheratall.D.Ant’sdeadbodiesdidn’tcatchothers’attention.Theantwithacidtriestocleanitselfoverandover____.toavoidbeingkilledbytheacidtoavoidbeingtreatedasthedeadanttofindoutmorefoodthananyoneelseD.tofindoutwhereitgottheacid70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Deadiswhatyousmell,notwhatyouseeB.It’sfunnytocarryalivingant.C.ThesecretinanantcolonyD.Studyants’abilitytocommunicate五、詞與短語填空proud/keptout/silent/develop/rush/giveoutHeusedtobeaveryquietteenager.Heremained________mostofthetimeandseldomtalkedtootherpeople.Iwonderwhyyoudon’twakeupearlierinthemorning.You’realwaysina_________togettoschoolontime.Ourteachersandparentswillbe__________ofusbecausewehavegrownupandcanberesponsibleforourselves.Notonlydopeoplespreadthemaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalso________thesetreatsasgifts.Youdon’thavetobestressedoutifyou_________smartstudyskills.71.silent 72.rush 73.proud 74.giveout 75.develop五、閱讀理解填詞TheWasteofWorryDoyourememberbeingafraidofmonstersatnightasachild?Butasyougrowup,youknowthattherearenomonsters,right?Wealwayshavef___76__andworriesaboutthingsthatarenotreal.Thecrazythingisthatworryandfearmakeyour____77___fromsomethingthatisn’tevenchasingyou.England’sformerPrimeMinister,WinstonChurchill,saidthatwheneverhestartedtoworry,he’dremem