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AMany people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think its terrible. One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England. On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48 the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49 heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday. There was 51 for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52 , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53 . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54 hours!Now Mr Smith says, I only use lifts if they have 55 in them. 46. A. from Monday to Friday B. at the weekendsC. on weekdays D. from morning till night47. A. dangerous B. happy C. angry D. free48. A. got off B. got into C. got out of D. got to49. A. someone B. everyone C. no one D. either50. A. on B. to C. from D. until51. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything52. A. read or write B. eat or drink C. cook D. know the time53. A. was not there B. was not closed C. was not working D. was working54. A. nearly 24 B. about 40 C. more than 60 D. over 9455. A. pans B. beds C. exits D. telephones BJohn sent his mother expensive presents on his mothers birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. John thought. He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. Wantedthe best present for the woman who has everything. For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him the best present. But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world. Then less than a week before his mothers birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird. This bird, the man said, can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. I will listen to it, John said. If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. The man spoke to the bird. Talk to me in French, he said. The bird spoke to him in French. Tell me a joke in Japanese, he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. Sing a famous pop song, he said. The bird sang a famous pop song. Ill buy it, John said. How much do you want?One hundred thousand dollars, the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card. The day after his mothers birthday he phoned her. Well, mother, he said, Is the bird wonderful?Oh, it was delicious, dear, she said. 56. Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?A. Because he loved his mother very much. B. Because his mother needed these presents. C. Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money. D. Because he was the richest man in the world. 57. How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?A. They rang John up. B. They knew it from the newspapers. C. John phoned them one by one. D. They knew it on TV. 58. When did the man with a bird come to visit John?A. Two weeks before Johns mothers birthday. B. On Johns mothers birthday. C. About five days before Johns mothers birthday. D. Less than a week after Johns mothers birthday. 59. Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?A. Because it was such a beautiful bird. B. Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird. C. Because the bird could look after his mother. D. Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy. 60. What does the sentence It was delicious, really mean in the story?A. His mother ate the bird. B. His mother let the bird fly away. C. His mother began to learn languages from the bird. D. His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world. CBamboo (竹子) is one of natures (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo. Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green. Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings. Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built. In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money. 61. How is bamboo like grass?A. It grows quickly. B. Its wood. C. it is easy to cut. D. It is very thin. 62. Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesnt grow . A. in China B. in EuropeC. on mountains D. in Africa63. Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because .A. it is cheapB. it has different coloursC. it is strongD. it has been used by Asians64. Bamboo pipes can . A. make money B. be treesC. grow quickly D. carry water65. In Asia, bamboo has been used for . A. a short timeB. many thousands of yearsC. many hundreds of yearsD. about 100 years DMost people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from 1, 500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the worlds population is left-handed. Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain (大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls(控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this doesnt happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason (原因) why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-or left-handed according to the chance (偶然性) and the people they work or live with. Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they dont have to. 66. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found . A. the art began from 1, 500 B. C. B. the works of art ended in the 1950sC. most people shown in the works of art are right-handedD. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed67. How many people in the world are left-handed now?A. Less than one sixth. B. More than a half. C. About 40%. D. The passage doesnt tell us. 68. What is the left hand for most people used to do?A. Its used to find or hold things. B. Its used to work with things. C. Its used to make a persons eyes work together. D. Its the centre for thinking and doing problems. 69. According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed. B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness. C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only. D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed. 70. The best title(标题) for this passage is . A. Scientists New InventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which HandD. Different Brains, Different Hands.EJenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that. Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire(g A), singing and dancing nil late into the night. Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning. So when they got back to New York city, it was about three oclock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didnt want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends. 39. Jenny went to New York . A. to do some shopping B. to see her friendsC. to spend her summer holiday D. to find a job40. How did Jenny get to New York?A. By train. B. By bus. C. By plane. D. On foot. 41. Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?A. To the farm. B. To the Chinese restaurant. C. To the airport. D. To the railway station. 42. When did Jenny go back home?A. On Saturday afternoon. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Saturday evening. D. On Sunday afternoon. FDIY is very popular in China now. Do you know what it is?Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. Though he enjoys his work, it is hard for him to relax(放松)after work. For a long time, 1 had no choice(选择) except going to a bar for a drink and karaoke to relax myself, he said. One day when he saw many toy(玩具)dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. Why not do some kind of things and relax myself? Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. The things he has made by himself dont look as professionally(专业的) made as those in the shops, but he likes doing it. It is not as much fun to play with things which are bought expensively from the shops, he said. Now his bookshelves are full of many kinds of things he has made. They are very beautiful and his families and friends like them very much. More and more young people are like Yang, making or creating(创造) things on their own. They like to do it themselves. Though making things with our own hands may take much time, some people, now known as DIYers - do - it - yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They can make all kinds of things they like. DIY is becoming more and more popular in China. It may be to the young, yet many people remember when it was once a way of life. During 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. Whitewashing the wall or making clothes was a part of life because there was no other choice. If you wanted something done, you had to do it yourself; and if you needed something, you made it yourself. But times have changed and DIY has also different meaning now. 43. What does Yang Chen most enjoy doing in his free time now?A. Playing computers. B. Going to a bar for a drink and karaoke. C. Whitewashing the wall. D. Making something by himself. 44. Many young people like making things by themselves because . A. they want to make more money B. they do it for funC. they need them in their life D. they cant buy them anywhere45. From the passage we knowB. more and more people are beginning to make model planesC. between 1960s and 1970s, people liked making things themselvesD. more and more young people begin to like Yang Chen46. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. The things Yang made dont look as professionally made as those in me shops. B. Planes bought from the shops are too expensive. C. DIY is a good way of life. D. DIY was a part of life in the past. GMoney makes the world go around. Thats what business people think. They spend their days thinking about ways to get money. To make money, business people always try to do their best. A business may be as small as one woman selling her homemade cookies. Or it can be a large one with hundreds or even thousands of people working for it. But anyway, business is business. Youll find business people are doing different things. Every business has a head. The job of a business head takes long hours. Sometimes, he has to work on Saturdays and Sundays and travel a lot. Many of his days are spent in meetings. He is also the personBusiness people who work in a large business must have studied for many years. However, that is not enough, they also must know how to tell other people what to do, how to decide things, how to work out difficult problems, and how to talk with other people. Many people go in business because they want more money. Anyone can give it a try and see how well they can do in a business. But only those who work hard and have good luck can make money. 47. According to the passage, which of the following is correct with the job of a business head?A. It offers a large income. B. It takes a lot of time. C. It brings many troubles. D. It brings good luck. 48. Which of me following is NOT mentioned (提及) as a part of the job of a business head?A. Working on weekends. B. Attending lots of meetings. C. Travelling very often. D. Marking each of his workers rich. 49. What is the most basic(基本的)requirement(要求)for a business head working in a A. Having studied for a long time. B. Giving orders to other people in a proper(适当的)way. C. Talking with everybody in the business. D. Working out all the difficult problems. HHerb was at home alone one night while his parents were out for the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasnt 50 . As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the late films on TV. 51 became heavier and heavier as the time passed. Suddenly Herbs eyes were opened wide. What was that 52 in the next room? Herb heard the window slowly being inched(一时时地)open. For a minute Herb was so frightened(惊恐) that he could not 53 , and his body felt like ice. He knew that he mustnt lose his 54 and began to think of the things he could do. He couldnt 55 the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to 56 into his home through the windows. Herbs drums(鼓)were standing in the comer near the TV. Wait, maybe there is something I can do. thought Herb. He picked up the drumsticks and beat on his drums as 57 as he could. The commotion(ft)was so terrible that Herb surprised 58 himself. He also surprised the person 59 the window, who ran away as fast as possible. 50. A. worriedB. lonelyC. afraidD. sad51. A. The filmsB. His bodyC. The nightD. His eyes52. A. talkB. noiseC. personD. thing53. A. hearB. cryC. moveD. think54. A. headB. heartC. hopeD. way55. A. reachB. touchC. watchD. catch56. A. walkB. runC. jumpD. climb57. A. fastB. hardC. carefullyD. strongly58. A. stillB. evenC. perhapsD. rather59. A. atB. toC. onD. in II lived on the fifteenth floor in a tall building. Die day when I was waiting in the lift comer, a woman walked up. I watched with fascination(着迷, 入迷)the woman get on and push, two and then four. The lift went up, stopping at both floors, but she didnt get off. You missed your floor. I told her. Im going to the twenty-fourth floor. But you pushed two and *four. Oh, no, she shouted, Ive been on the computer too long!46. The writer lived on thefloor in the tall building. A. secondB. fourthC. fifteenthD. twenty-fourth47. The woman should pushto get to her floor. A. twoB. six C. twoandfourD. twenty - four48. The woman . A. used computers quite oftenB. worked as a driver in the liftC. wanted to take her computer home D. knew nothing about the computers49. Which of the following is right?A. There was something wrong with the lift and it sh