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1Grand OpeningBentwood Truck MuseumSaturday, November 8, at 10:00 A. M.After eighteen months of hard work by more than 100 volunteers, the Bentwood Truck Museum is ready to open. The old factory on the corner of Palmer Street and Norman Drive had been scheduled to be destroyed. When Roger Haygood heard about the plans to tear down the building, he bought it so that he could store his collection of old trucks there. Then he had the idea of turning the building into a truck museum. During the past year and a half, the old building has been transformed into a treasure chest of memories. Instead of a dark and dull house, the building has become a cheery, bright home for all kinds of trucks from the past.The museum now houses 68 trucks, and we hope to have even more soon. There is a 1959 school bus, a 1942 bakery truck, and a 1937 fire engine. Our oldest vehicle is a 1919 milk truck. Our newest vehicle is a 1966 tow truck. You can take a ride on a fire truck, a mail truck, or an ice-cream truck. Rides are $2.00, but you can get a ticket for a free ride at any grocery store in Bentwood.Help us celebrate our grand opening by bringing your family and friends! There is something to interest everyone who attends. The Bentwood Truck Museum is a special piece of our history. l To get to Bentwood Truck Museum, take Route 29(Kingston Highway) to Palmer Street.l Go south on Palmer Street for one block and take a left onto Norman Drive. l You will see the museum building and the amusement park on your left.l Parking is available across the street, on your right.56. In which of the following can visitors take a ride?A. A milk truck.B. An ice-cream truck. C. A bakery truck. D. A school bus.57. Where is Bentwood Truck Museum? A. On Norman Drive. B. On Palmer Street. C. On Kingston Highway.D. On Robert Street.58. What is special about this museum?A. It is built on the ruins of an old building. C. It exhibits trucks dating back to 100 years ago. B. It offers visitors free rides to the museum.D. Its transformed from an old factory by volunteers.59. Whats the purpose of writing this passage? A. To introduce the old history of Bentwood Truck Museum. B. To persuade readers to attend the opening of the museum.C. To explain why Bentwood Truck Museum was set up. D. To call on the visitors to take a ride in old trucks.2Office workers are most likely to become restless and daydream about holidays at 3pm on Monday, a travel website study has found.A.au said its web traffic levels had steadily reached the highest every Monday at 3pm from January to July 2007. The site lists flights and package deals offered by various airlines and agents and does not sell holidays. Managing director Robert Chamberiain said he was surprised to learn Monday travel searches were more than double those conducted on a weekend. “Over the past two years its been really interesting to see this trend unfoldto me it seems that Australians are seeking to escape the Monday blues repeatedly.” Chamberiain said. “Our numbers show people returning to work from the weekend are eager to plan their next holidayon average there is a 65 percent increase in traffic on a Monday compared to a Saturday and a 40 percent increase on Sunday.” Information requests gradually lessen as the week goes on and Friday draws closer. December and January have become the top months for travel searches in the past two years, with many users looking through web-pages for cheap last-minute flights and holiday packages. Traditionally, most holiday-makers book their summer holidays well in advance. “This changing behavior for online travel searching appears to be typical of Australian workers increasingly busy lives and the large number of cheap last-minute flights and travel deals.” Chamberiain said. The study is about the latest way in which office workers use the internet to escape their workload.60. What has been found by A.au, a travel website?A. Office workers are likely to become restless at 3pm.B. More workers search for travel information on Monday.C. Information requests from office workers have steadily increased.D. More cheap last-minute flights can be easily booked on Mondays.61. Which of the following is Robert Chamberiains opinion？A. Workers tend to daydream about holidays on Mondays.B. The web traffic levels on Mondays have increased 65%.C. Online travel searching is becoming typical among Australians.D. Australian workers are trying to ease the tension in the work.62. In which section of the newspaper, can you read the article?A. Social affairs.B. Family life.C. Business.D. Public comments.3Often people receive a guitar, mandolin, or some other musical instrument as a birthday or Christmas gift. Theres joy everywhere. The giver of the gift knows how much the receiver wants to learn this instrument and the receiver is actually holding it in his hands instead of longing for it through the shop window.Finding an instructor that fits into a busy work schedule is hard enough, but once you decide on a lesson plan, then you must consider the practice time, how to practice, what to practiceand lets face itnot all people learn something the same way. So in order to learn a musical instrument, how much practice time is enough and what kind of practice is right for you?There is no set amount of time that anyone should practice a musical instrument. When I was in programming classes, I could have studied nightly for 5 hours each night. It would have taken me years to learn the art of computer programming. Though Im attracted by the systematic logic of it, my talent is towards another thing. However, on the other hand, if I spent an hour every couple days with a passionate(充满热情的) hobby like playing the violin, not only would the time fly quicklyId also be learning at a much greater speed since the built-in passion is the motivation(动机) for advancement.So as much as its important to practice, a step back is to first find the harmonious instrument that fits you as a person; as development of your personality. If youre learning the guitar because its cool.obviously thats the modern-day mindset, however, you might not be actually linking your talent for musical satisfaction with your most creative advantages you have to offer.Its been my experience that every person has a certain level of musical talent. My enjoyable challenge has been to assist them in this adventure and actually locate their best abilities as quickly as possible. Then and only then can we match learners with instruments and truly begin a fun and exciting walk down the road of happiness and contentment; where music, ability, personality and soul all meet. Once this piece of the mystery puzzle is in place, Ive never had to work at motivating a learner to practice63. In the authors opinion, which of the following is the most important when learning a musicinstrument? A. The amount of time for practice. B. A scientific learning method.C. A good music instructor.D. The strong fondness for music.64. In paragraph 3, how does the author try to make readers accept her opinion? A. By talking about her personal experiences. B. By comparing two different learning goals.C. By pointing out the faults in what she does. D. By discussing the advantage of music learning.65. According to the author, a learner should choose to learn a music instrument which_.A. is received as a birthday or Christmas giftB. follows a modern fashion in music trainingC. is easy to learn and fits the learner very muchD. contributes to developing the learners character 66. What do we know about the author? A. She writes pop music. B. Shes a music instructor.C. She advertises for music lesson. D. Shes a music instrument collector.67. Which of these questions does the passage answer?A. Does practice make perfect? B. Does talent make a difference?C. Does a lesson plan really fit you? D. Does hard work make up for lack of talent?4According to a British news report, some blind people may finally get a chance to “see.” However, they are not learning to see with their eyes; they are learning to see with their ears. Dr. Peter Meijer, a scientist at Philips Research Laboratories in the Netherlands, has developed a new system called the vOICe. The three middle letters in vOICe stand for “Oh, I see.” Meijers groundbreaking technology may change the lives of visually damaged people all over the world. The vOICe system translates visual images(映像) from a camera into complex sounds. It then sends through headphones to a person these sounds. The program is based on the theory that people can hear certain sounds and learn to translate them into meaningful mental images. Miejer says that he is counting on the brains ability to adapt. “Our assumption here is that the brain is finally not interested in the information carrierhere, soundbut only in the information content,” he explains. To judge the new systems effectiveness, a number of visually damaged people were chosen to test the vOICe. Each tester was given a system, a system consisted of a head-mounted camera, stereo headphones, and a laptop computer. Testers reported that everything in the environment had its own unique sound. Bright areas were louder than dark areas and the height of an object or person could be determined by pitch(音高). The vOICe users just had to learn which sound went with which object. The system even came equipped with a color identifier that spoke color names. Within two weeks most people who experiment with the vOICe system are able to identify objects such as walls and doors. They are also able to make out certain situations, including whether the lights in a room are on or off. Over time some users have been learned to “watch” television or track the outlines of buildings as they walk. Meijer thinks that translating will eventually become automatic for many users of the vOICe, bringing a form of image to them for the very first time. 68. Which order shows how the vOICe helps visually damaged people recognize the outlines of buildings?a. The system translates pictures into complex sounds.b. Visually damaged people change sounds into mental images. c. Head-mounted camera takes pictures of the buildings.d. Stereo headphones send sounds to visually damaged people.A. c-d-a-bB. d-b-c-aC. d-c-b-aD. c-a-d-b69. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A. visual images taken by a cameraB. the complex information about objectsC. images represented by different soundsD. the content translated by a laptop computer70. What is the best title of the passage?A. Seeing with sounds.B. Knowing with images. C. Sounds translator.D. Information carrier.E5. Living an adventurous life Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor(瘤), and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever. I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over. I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis, which meant that, although they were not over, the nature of my adventures could have to change. Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have had. Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs. I might not be able to do it this time. If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity. I admire the grand adventures of others. I read about them with interest. With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain. I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all seasons. David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has rowed me down the Colorado River. I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips2 miles, 250miles, 3000 milesready to bear cold and tirednessindeed not just to bear but to celebrate. But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read. Some days I dont even make it to the backyard. And yet Im unwilling to give up the adventurous life: the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, and the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive. I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller. And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across th