Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
    Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
1. What can’t country people often enjoy?
   A. Musical concerts.    B. Fresh air.    C. Song of birds.    D. Close contact with nature.
2. What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?
   A. Vegetables.          B. Beer.          C. Milk.           D. Fruit.
3. What is NOT true of country life?
   A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.
   B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.
   C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.
   D. Country people are honest.
4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
   A. People living in the country enjoy no advantages.
   B. People living in the city are in close contact with nature.
   C. People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in the city.
   D. The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
   A. The Disadvantages of Living in the Country.
   B. The Expenses of Living in the Country.
   C. Country Life.
   D. Healthy Country People.

59、（1分）
    One of the favorite foods in the United States is the hamburger(汉堡包), a kind of flat found bread with fine-cut beef(牛肉)in between. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes to get it over the counter, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants , people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
    There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States, Most of the restaurants sell hamburgers or other popular foods among Americans, In addition(另外), there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
    Fast food restaurants are popular because they show the American way of life, First , they are not formal restaurants. People wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their food or waiting while someone else prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally , most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too much money, while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often.
1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
   A. Chinese food is also served in some fast food restaurants.
   B. People can have almost every kind of food in fast food restaurants.
   C. Fast food is usually expensive.
   D. Fast food can be taken out of the restaurants .
2. Fast food restaurants are popular because they _______ .
   A. are many                        B. are fast
   C. are expensive restaurants           D. serve expensive food
3. According to the writer, American people ______.
   A. are always busy                    
   B. prefer ordinary type of dress
   C. do not want to spend too much time preparing their food
   D. go to more expensive restaurant very often
4. According to the passage., the favorite restaurants in the U.S. are _____.
   A. the Chinese restaurants              B. the fast food restaurants
   C. more expensive restaurants           D. less expensive restaurants
5. The best title for this passage would be ______.
   A. Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S       B. The Favorite Food in the U.S
   C. The American Way of Life            D. Different kinds of Restaurants

60、（1分）
    The following is a piece of international news in China Daily, March 13th, 1994.
    A train derailment yesterday in this town just south of the capital, Brussels (布鲁塞尔), killed one passenger and hurt more than two dozen, some seriously, The officials said the cause of the derailment was being looked into.
1. The accident happened in      .
   A. Holland      B. Beigium     C. France     D. Germany
2. According to the passage       .
   A. the accident was caused by the fact that on passenger was killed
   B .the officials announced the cause of the accident
   C. why the derailment happened was obvious
   D. the cause of the accident was yet to be found out
3. The underlined word derailment in this passage probably means _______.
   A. a train going off the rail            B. two trains running into each other
   C. a train fire                      D. a train running over a passenger
4. The news tells us that       passengers suffered from the accident.
   A. 20       B. 24       C. more than a score of      D. no more than twenty-one
5. The derailment happened       .
   A. on March 13th, 1994              B. on March 12th, 1994
   C. quite often                      D. more terrible than it was reported

61、（1分）
    It must have been around nine O’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the headlamps of the car so as to prevent the beam(光荣) from swinging(摇摆)in through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But needn’t  have done so, I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway--- unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps, Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room. He was in bed awake but he didn’t even turn towards me.
    “What’s up, Jack?” I said.
    “For God’s sake(看在上帝面上), don’t make a noise,” he said.
    The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself a serious injury(伤害).
    “Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said.
    I thought that he must be ill and that I had better humour (迁就)him to keep him happy, “There’s a snake here” he explained, “It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of the question. I couldn’t have moved even if I’d wanted to .” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home.” Jack went on.” It hasn’t bitten me yet but I daren’t do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m sick of this,” he said, ：” I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”
    There was no time to argue or apologize for being late. I looks at him as encouragingly as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.
1. When he got home, Neville found that ______?
   A. Jack had fallen asleep while reading        B. Jack had been reading for some time
   C. Jack’s light was not turned off             D. Jack was ready to answer the door
2. The underlined phrase out of the question means _______.
   A. impossible       B. no problem      C. no doubt      D. without difficulty
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
   A. Neville and Jack lived in the same house
   B. Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill
   C. Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke
   D. Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for coming late
4. The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack _______.
   A. asked Neville to take off his shoes
   B. made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
   C. was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
   D. behaved strangely as if he was badly hurt
5. According to the passage, Neville should have been home at _______.
   A. 7p. m         B. 8p. m       C. 9p. m       D. midnight

62、（1分）
    It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
    AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
    The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injurted(伤害)several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
    Herpin died at the age of 94.
1. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
   A. large numbers of people do not need sleep
   B. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
   C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
   D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
2. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______.
   A. cure him of his sleeplessness
   B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
   C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
   D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep
3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin ________.
   A. was too old to need any sleep            B. often slept in a chair
   C. needed no sleep at all                  D. needed some kind of sleep
4. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________.
   A. that he hadn’t got a bed                B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
   C. his mother’s injury before he was born    D. his magnificent physical condition
5. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.
   A. a common one                       B. one that could be cured
   C. very healthy                         D. a rare one

63、（1分）
    Read the following directions on a bottle of medicine：
    “Take two tablets(药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required, For maximum(最大量) night-time and early morning relief(缓解疼痛), take two tablets at bed - time, Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
    For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount for a grownup. For children under six years old, ask for your doctor’s advice.
    Reduce the amount if nervousness, restlessness, or sleeplessness occurs,”
1. The directions on this medicine bottle clearly warn the patient not to take more than      .
   A. twenty-four tablets a day.             B. eight tablets a day.
   C. six tablets a day.                     D. three tablets a day.
2. We can infer from the directions that     .
   A. the medicine could cause some people to feel nervous.
   B. children may take the same amount that grown-ups take.
   C. one may not take this medicine before going to bed.
   D. the medicine is a liquid.
3. If one cannot sleep, it is suggested that he      .
A. take two tablets before going to bed.  B. take less than two tablets before going to bed.
C. stop taking the medicine.           D. ask advice of a doctor.
4. Obviously the medicine      .
   A. may be dangerous to small children.
   B. cannot be taken by children under twelve years old.
   C. may be taken by children but not by grown-ups.
   D. may be taken by grown-ups but not by children.

64、（1分）
    In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries (神秘的事物) of nature. Some ancient peoples believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons (武器) of the gods.
    In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometres long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs (灯泡).
    The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752. In the same year he also built the first lightning rod (避雷针). This device (装置物) protects buildings from being damaged by lightning.
    Modern science has discovered that one stroke (闪击) of lightning has a voltage (电压) of more than 15 million volts (伏特). A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second.
    Scientists judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning per year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it kills an average (平均数) of one person every day.
    The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car. Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under tress. Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences. Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things.
    With lightning, it is better to be safe than sorry?
1. People once thought lightning came from ________.
   A. the sky             B. the gods        C. the earth          D. nature
2. According to the passage what do you think all buildings need?
   A. Metal fences.       B. Electricity.       C. lightning rods.      D. Machines.
3. Lightning can travel ________.
   A. as quickly as water            B. not so quickly as electricity
   C. at very low speed             D. at very high speed
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
   A. In the U.S about one person per day dies from lightning.
   B. The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning.
   C. Swimming during a thunder storm is a good idea.
   D. A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm.
5. Lightning is probably ______ to man.
   A. useful          B. kind          C. useless          D. friendly

65、（1分）
    Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating(创造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.
    Sometimes , however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers(汉堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef(牛肉), they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
    Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting. too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
1. According to the writer, English is     .
   A. as old as Chinese                  B. older than German
   C. not so old as Chinese               D. very difficult to learn
2. Hamburg is     .
   A. a kind of food                    B. a round piece of beef
   C. the name of a village               D. a city in Germany
3. According to the story,      .
   A. few Americans like hamburgers         B. hamburgers are made with beef
   C. hamburgers are made with ham          D. hamburgers were first sold about a century ago
4. According to the writer, which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary?
   A. Where all the new words come from
   B. Where those Germans came from
   C. The reason why a word has a certain meaning
   D. The reason why English is spoken around the world
5. According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from     .
   A. China because it has a long history
   B. England because Germans don’t speak good English
   C. the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating
   D. English speakers because they always create new words

66、（1分）
    In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said “Stop! That’s our duck!”