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42Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,the

tearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

"Whyareyousad?"askedtheant.

"I'mtheprisonerofagiant.'*thegirltoldtheant."Hewon'tletmegountilI'vemadethree

separateheapsofgrain,barley(大麥)andrye(黑麥)outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichthey

areallmixedtogether."

'Thatwilltakeyouamonth!"theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

"Iknow,"thegirlcried,"andifIhaven'tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhis

supper!H

"Don'tcry,"theantsaid,nmyfriendsandIwillhelpyou."

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

(l)^Theantwasplayingwhenitranhereandthere.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)>Thedropofwaterfellontheantwhenitwasnearlydying.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、Theyounggirlwascryingbecauseshewantedtohavesupper.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^Thegiantwouldeatthegirlifshefailedtodothework.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)、Theant'sfriendssavedthegirl'slife.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

43>IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsfor

thousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsand

thousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.

However,theworld'sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetrees

becauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeany

forestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?

Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalot

ofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwill

notrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.

Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.

⑴、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)^Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

44>VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidn't

knowwhattodo.Thefoodinhisrestaurantwascheapandgood,butnobodyseemedtowantto

eatthere.

Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalways

fullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergave

eachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewas

animportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectprice

foreachdishandeachbottleofwine;whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuch

higherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,thelady

thoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!

⑴、Thewaitergaveabeautifulmenutotheguestswhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcame

intotherestaurant.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑵、Themenusfortheguestswerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferentinside.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、Themaleguestcouldremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdishbecausehewasrich.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)>Theladythoughtofherfriendverygenerousafteramealatthisrestaurant.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)^Thestorymainlysuggeststhatpeopleliketogotoexpensiverestaurants.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

45、Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedto

movetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecause

hecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.

ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfront

ofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolatein

hispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsand

receivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo".Henever

foundoutthedog*srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyevery

afternoonanditwasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfied

withsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhis

duty,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercy

andhadtobribehimtogetintohisownhouse!Hespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagesto

keepBingosuppliedwiththatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.

⑴、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑵、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)、Albertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)^ThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)^Albert"hadtobribehim"meanshehadtotakecareofhim.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

46>Languagesareremarkablycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.They

containthequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.

Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,"As

manylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives."Acultureanditslanguageareas

necessaryasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.

Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningwouldbestartingwiththenon-language

elementsofthelanguage:itsgestures,itsbodylanguage,etc.Eyecontactisextremelyimportant

inEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishsayinggoes,seeing

eye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedto

lookdirectlyintohiseyes.

⑴、ThebesttitleforthispassageisLanguageandCulture.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Accordingtothispassage,theonlywaytolearnaforeignlanguageistobeginbylearningits

bodylanguage.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Accordingtothispassage,gesturesarepicturesinalanguage.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Directeyecontactleadstounderstandinginallcultures.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

47、Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.

Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan*teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhave

amountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecity

dumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokeninto

smallpiecesandsentintothesewage(污水，排水)system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaythe

usedwaterfromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,

grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,

andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefirebumseverythingexceptthe

metal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.The

foodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalled

humus(腐殖質(zhì))，whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplants

andhelpmakethemgrow.

(1)>Youcanmostprobablyreadthiskindofpassageinatelephonebook.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)^Themainideaofthepassageistotellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)^Theunderlinedword"sewage"inthesecondparagraphmeanslaundry.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^Accordingtothepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagaintofeedplants.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)^Weshouldtakecareofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

48、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhen

snowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.

Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.

BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthat

thesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninother

countries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.

Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnow

cloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthis

drop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.

Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesare

brokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatand

havesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefalling

snowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.

Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?It

happenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.

⑴、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑷、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

49Oilissoimportantthatitissometimescalled“blackgold'*.Almosthalfofourenergy

comesfromoil.Weuseittorunourcarsandfactoriesandtoheatourhomes,officesandschools.

Manyeverydaythingsaremadefromoil.Yourshirtmayhaveoilinthematerial.Thesoapyou

washyourhandswithmightalsobemadefromoil.Yourfavoriteplastictoyismadefromoil.

Oilishardtofind,becauseitistrappeddeepundertheearth.Oncetheonlywaypeopleknew

therewasoilsomeplaceifitleakedoutoftheground.Today,however,wehavemanywaysof

findingoil.Onetoolmeasuresthepullofgravity.Placeswheregravityisweakeraremorelikely

tohaveoil.Anothertoolissoundwaves.Soundwavestravelthroughdifferentkindsofrocksat

differentspeeds.Wecanusethemtofindtherocksthathaveoilinthem.

Weneedalotofoil,andweareusinguptheoilwellsweknowabout.Soonwemustfind

newwaysoflookingforthis"blackgold'1.

(l)^Fromthispassage,wecanknowoilisasourceofenergy.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Accordingtothepassage,wecantellthatoilisfoundonlyunderwater.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)^Soundwavestravelthroughdifferentkindsofrocksatdifferentspeeds.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

（4）、Manythingsaremadefromoil.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Themainideaofthewholestoryisthatoilisimportantforusbuthardtofind.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

50>SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleaguesforamealat

home.Youshouldnotbeupset（心'煩意亂）ifyourEnglishfriendsdon*tinviteyouhome.It

doesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou.

Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhat

timeyoushouldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.

Doyouwanttobeextra（特另U地）polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepictureson

thewall.Butremember-nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.

You'llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter”（第一道菜）,then

you'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert（甜食），followedbycoffee.It'spolite

tofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwith

theirmeal,butnoteveryonedoes.

Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,"Doyoumindif

Ismokehere?"

Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort"thankyou”

letter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay,"thankyou,thankyou,

andthankyou."allthetime.

（1）、IfyourEnglishorAmericanfriendsdon'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tshowthey

don'tlikeyou.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Whenyouareinvitedtogotoyourfriend'shome,youmaygoatanytime.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)^InEnglandandAmerica,it*snotpolitetoaskthepriceofsomething.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)^Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealismeatorfishwith

vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、You'dbetterwriteashortHThankyou"lettertoyourhostsorgivethemacallifyouwantto

beextrapolite.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

51、AnEnglishtravelerfoundhimselfinNorwaywithonlyenoughmoneytobuytheticket

forhisjourneybackhome.AsheknewthatitwouldtakehimonlytwodaystogettoEngland,he

decidedthathecouldeasilyspendthetimewithoutfood.Soheboughtaticketandgotontheship.

Themanclosedhisearstothesoundofthelunchbell.Whendinnertimecame,hedidn'tgoto

dinningroom,sayingthathewasnotfeelingverywell.

Thenextmorninghestilldidn'thavebreakfastandatlunchtimeheagainstayedinhisroom.

Butatdinnertimehewassohungrythathewenttothedinningroomandateeverythingthewaiter

putinfrontofhim.Hegotreadyforthequarrel.

"Bringmethebill,"hesaid."Thebill,sir?"saidthewaiterinsurprise."Thereisn'tanybill.

Onourshipmealsareincluded(包括)inthemoneyfortheticket/'saidthewaiter.

(l)^ThestoryhappenedonashipfromNorwaytoEngland.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Thetravelerdidn'tgotothedinningroomfirst,becausehehadnomoney.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)^Thetravelerwenttothedinningroomtoeatsomethingbecausehisfriendhadgivenhimsome

money.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^Thetravelerhadtwomealsontheship.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Afterthetravelerfinishedeating,hecametoknowthattravelersontheshiphadfreemeals.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

52、Astoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtin

Vietnam.HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco,"MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butI'vea

favortoask.Ihaveafriend.I'dliketobringhimhomewithme.”

"Sure/'theyreplied,"we'dlovetomeethim.”

"There'ssomethingyoushouldknow,"thesoncontinued,"hewasinjuredprettybadlyinthe

fighting.Hesteppedonalandmine(地雷)andlostanarmandaleg.Hehasnowhereelsetogo,

andIwanthimtolivewithus."

"We'resorrytohearthat,son.But,maybewecanhelphimfindsomewheretolive.',

"No,MomandDad,Iwanthimtolivewithus."

"Son/'saidthefather,nyoudon'tknowwhatyouYeasking.Someonewithsuchahandicap

wouldbeaterribleburdentous.Wehaveourownlivestolive,andwecan'tletsomethinglike

thisinterferewithourlives.Ithinkyoushouldjustcomehomeandforgetaboutthisguy.He'll

findawaytoliveonhisown."

Atthatpoint,thesonhungupthephone.Theparentsheardnothingmorefromhim.Afew

dayslater,however,theyreceivedacallfromtheSanFranciscopolice.Theirsonhaddiedafter

fallingfromabuilding.Thepolicebelievedhehadkilledhimself.

Thegrief-stricken(悲)甫欲絕的)parentsflewtoSanFranciscoandweretakentothecity

morgue(太平間)toidentifythebodyoftheirson.Theyrecognizedhim,buttotheirhorrorthey

alsodiscoveredsomethingtheydidn'tknow,theirsonhadonlyonearmandoneleg.

(l)^ThesoldiercalledhisparentsfromSanFranciscoafterhavingfoughtinVietnam.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Thesoldiertoldhisparentsthathewantedthemtomeethisfriendinthearmy.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Hisfatherconsideredhisplanunacceptable.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)^Afewdayslatertheparentsweretoldbythepolicethattheirsonhadkilledhimself.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)^Thesonkilledhimselfbecausehewasunabletofindajob.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

53、In1920,barelyoutofhisteens,AlfredHitchcockwenttoworkforanAmericanfilm

companywhichhadopenedastudioinIslington,London.Hisfirstjobatthestudiowaswriting

captions（悵本）forsilentmovies.Withintwoyears,hewaswritingscripts（居lj本）andworking

asanassistantdirector.

Fortherestofthe1920s,HitchcockworkedononefilmafteranotherinBritainandGermany.

Filmingwasoftenarough-and-ready（匆忙做成的）affairandtheassistantdirectorwasrequired

tostepinandpluggaps.Acameramanwentmissing,Hitchcockbecameacameraman.Ascene

neededrewriting,Hitchcockrewroteit.Someoneneededtobeinchargeofmoneywhenthefilm

crewwasonlocation,Hitchcocklookedafterthemoney.

Atthesametime,thisbeingtheeraofsilentmovies,Hitchcockwaslearningthelanguageof

cinema:tellingastory-notthroughdialogue,butthroughvisualimages（視覺影象）.Thisledto

hissuccesslater.

Whenhebegantodirecthisownfilms,firstinBritainandlaterinHollywood,hewas

determinedtomakefilmsthatheldtheaudience^attentionandkepttension（緊張感）.He

succeeded.Hitchcock'sabilitytoputyouontheedgeofyourseatmakeshimoneofthegreatest

makersofsuspense（懸念）movies.

（1）、AlfredHitchcock'sfirstjobatthestudiowaswritingcaptionsforsilentmovies.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

（2）^Accordingtothecontext,"stepinandpluggaps"（inLine3,Para.2）meansaskingforone's

help.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

（3）、TellingastorythroughdialoguepreparedHitchcockforhissuccesslater.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

（4）＞Hewasdeterminedtodrawtheaudience'sattentionandkeeptensioninhisfilm-making.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

（5）^Hehadtakenupdifferentjobsbeforehesucceeded.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

54、Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewho

hearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsinthe

USA.Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshopping

oreatamealwithoutlisteningtobackgroundmusic.

Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothing（舒適的）

atmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthas

shownthatmusiccanboost（提升）salesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.

Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccan

increasereceipts（收入）by34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemore

opportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.The

expertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,which

reducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthe

customersmoving-unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestion（消化不良）leadstocomplaints.

⑴、Backgroundmusicwasfirstusedinthefactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、AnAmericanmarketingexperthasfoundbackgroundmusiccanincreasesalesorfactory

production.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)^Slowmusichasnoeffectonsales.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Slowmusicisuselessinfactoriesinincreasingsales.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Restaurantownersareadvisedtoplaylivelymusictoincreaseoverallsales.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

55>OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine*s

Day,aspecialdayforlovers.Theoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryit

getsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.

HisjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.Unfortunately,theEmperorofRome

didn*tallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewas

arrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprison

guard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldstopperforming

Christianmarriages.ValentinerefusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.Beforehewas

killedValentinesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.Hesignedtheletter"from

yourValentine'1.ThatwasthefirstValentine.

TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritten

inthem.OnValentine'sDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritis

anexpensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecard

fromachild,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.

⑴、Thepassageismainlyaboutaspecialholiday.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Valentinewasputintoprisonbecausehesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)^ItisbecauseherefusedtoaccepttheEmperor'sofferthatValentinewaskilled.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)Valentinesarecardsusuallyred,andshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)^PeoplesendValentinestoeachothernowadaystocelebrateValentine'sbirthday.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

56^Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthoughtaboutthe

problem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDaVinci.Inthe

sixteenthcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywereneverbuilt.

Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.Anexamplewasamanin

England800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohis

bodyandjumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,hefelltotheground

andbrokeeveryboneinhisbody.

ThefirstrealstepstookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,madea

verylarge"hotairballoon".Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit?The

balloonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueenofFrance

cametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.The

passengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfellaboutthetrip.Butwedo

knowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslater,two

mendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirtriplasted

twenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveledabouteightkilometers.

⑴、LeonardoDaVincimadedesignsforflyingmachines.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishmanmadeakindofflyingmachine.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)、Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtoflylosthislife.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑷、TheveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonweretwoFrenchmen.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、ThetwoFrenchmenroseaboveParisinNovember1783.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

57、ThefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.IntheUnitedStates,itis

anannualoccasiontoshowthankstoGodforhisgoodness.

Asahistorical,nationalandreligiousholiday,ThanksgivingDaybeganwiththeEnglishin

PlymouthColony.Asfarbackas1621,afteralongbitterwinterandthegatheringofthefirst

harvest,theseearlysettlerssharedafeastwiththelocalIndiansandofferedprayersof

thanksgiving.ThefirstnationalThanksgivingDaywasproclaimed(頒布)byPresident

WashingtononNovember26,1789.PresidentLincolnrevivedthecustomin1863.

Itwasnotuntil1941thattheU.S.Congressadoptedaresolution(決定),settingthefourth

ThursdayofNovemberasanannualThanksgivingDay.Thuswhatbeganasareligious

celebrationoftheharvesthassincebecomeanationwideholiday.

NowThanksgivingDayisusuallyafamilyday,celebratedwithatraditionalturkeydinneranda

happyreunion.SchoolsareclosedonThanksgivingDayandthedayafter.Manypeople,including

studentsstudyinginanotherstate,oftentravellongdistancestospendtheholidayathome.

⑴、ThepassageismainlyabouthowThanksgivingDaycameintobeing.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、ThanksgivingDaywasfirstcelebratedin1621byEnglishsettlersofthePlymouthColony.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)、PresidentWashingtonsetThursday,November26,1789astheFirstNationalThanksgiving

Day.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Since1863,thefourthThursdayofNovemberhasbeensetasanannualThanksgivingDay,a

nationwideholiday.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)^ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasnotchangedthroughtheyears.Thebasic

traditionalfoodonThanksgivingDayisroastturkey.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

58>AyoungmanwholivedinLondonwasinlovewithabeautifulgirl.Soonshebecamehis

fiancee(未婚妻).Themanwasverypoorwhilethegirlwasrich.Theyoungmanwantedto

makeherapresentonherbirthday.Hewantedtobuysomethingbeautifulforher,buthehadno

ideahowtodoit,ashehadverylittlemoney.Thenextmorninghewenttoashop.Therewere

manyfinethingsthere:goldwatches,diamond...butallthesethingsweretooexpensive.There

wasonethinghecouldnottakehiseyesoff.Itwasabeautifulvase.Thatwasasuitablepresent

forhisfiancee.Hehadbeenlookingatthevaseforhalfanhourwhenthemanageroftheshop

noticedhim.Theyoungmanlookedsopale,sadandunhappythatthemanageraskedwhathad

happenedtohim.

Theyoungmantoldhimeverything.Themanagerfeltsorryforhimanddecidedtohelphim.

Abrightideastruckhim.Themanagerpointedtothecomeroftheshop.Tohisgreatsurprisethe

youngmansawavasebrokenintomanypieces.Themanagersaid:"Whentheservant