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To discover whether bees can see colors, the following experiment is set up. A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard (硬纸板) with a drop of syrup (糖浆) on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive (蜂蜜) and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have discovered. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Thus, the blue card is on the left, the red card on the right, and there is nothing where the first blue feeding-card used to be. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.

1. To do the experiment, altogether how many cards do you need to prepare? A. Two, one blue and one red. B. Three, two blue and one red. C. Three, one blue and two red. D. Four, two blue and two red. 3. During step 2 of the experiment, the bees come to ______.

A. the original (原来的)blue card with syrup on it. B. the new blue card with no syrup on it. C. the empty space where the original blue card was. D. the new blue card with syrup on it. 4. The experiment has proved that bees ______.

A. cannot see colors.B. can see colors.C. cannot see blue. D. cannot see red. 5. Which title best gives the idea of the passage?

A. Bees Love Blue. B. Bees Love Syrup.C. Bees, Color and Syrup. D. Can Bees See Color? 80、（1分） Benin

Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.

Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent (独立). In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president. Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced (取代) by a civilian (非军人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over (接管). In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-leninism.

2. For how long was Benin under France? A. For over a century. B. For roughly a century. C. For over half a century D. Under half a century.

3. For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?

A. 15 years. B. 25 years. C. 20 years. D. 30 years. 4. Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin. (Ah=Ahomedegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo)

A. So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke B. Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah C. So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah D. Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke 5. When and how did Benin get its two names--Benin and Dahomey? A. Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.

B. Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again. C. Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again.

D. Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey. 81、（1分）

Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching (moving your nails (指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don’ t want to) is an important way of burning up calories (卡路里).

American researchers have found that some people’s squirming (continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging (move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals (等于) several miles of slow running each day.

The scientists, based at the National Institute of Health’s laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.

In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount (量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, (moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming (hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits. However, others had burned up only 100 calories.

The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people. 1. Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of “fidgeting”? A. scratching and twitching

B. squirming and wiggingC. slow running D. moving one’s body nervously

2. We can know from the passage that scientists believe the reason why some people get fat and other people stay

slim is that ____ .

A. thin people burn up less calories than fat people B. fat people burn up more calories than thin people C. those who burn up more calories than others will be thinner D. those who fidget more than others will be thinner 3. Scientists found in the experiment that ____ .

A. the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget was more than that burned up by thin people when they fidget

B. some people’s fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories, but some people’s fidgeting burned up less than 100 calories

C. slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin men D. thin men fidget more than fat men

4. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are ____ . A. skinny

B. bony C. slim D. underweight

5. Scientists think a fidget habit to be ____ .

A. a way to lose fat B. a nervous habit annoying(使讨厌) the people around C. a better exercise than slow runnin D. a habit of thin people 82、（1分）

Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays (光线) of the sun. It would direct the sun’s rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.

Why do they want to do this? The sun’s rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts(霜冻) which might come at might and fruit crops. They could melt (融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed. 1. The huge mirror would ______.

A. stand 60 miles in height (高度). B. be 60 miles from side to side. C. cover 60 miles of the earth. D. be 60 miles above the earth. 2. The mirror would be used to ______.

A. reflect (反射)sunlight.B. absorb (吸收) sunlight.C. see what the earth looks like.D. see how clouds move. 3. The strong light from the mirror could possibly ______.

A. hurt fruit crops. B. set fire to cities.C. bring longer daytime.D. shine through walls. 4. The huge mirror is ______.

A. something in a story. B. already made. C. just an idea. D. to be made soon. 83、（1分）

In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.

Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school (小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.

The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama (戏剧) and environmental(环境的) river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.

1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?

A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school. B. The school has to follow the national courses. C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.D. All of the above. 2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ . A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”

C. there were only twenty-four childrenD. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12 3. What makes this kind of school special?

A. It is set up by parents not by government.B. It is free to decide what to teach. C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty. D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.

4. “The important thing in school is doing not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means ____ . A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.

B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers. C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers. D. Children should learn through practice not just from books. 5. The courses includes ____ .

A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and science

B. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and science

C. not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing,

drama and environmental river studies

D. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) reading writing, maths and science 84、（1分）

Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.

We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.” 1. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ . A. bright B. dirty C. comfortable D. dark

2. When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____ A. Of course , it loves me , since I love it . B. If I love it , it should love me. C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it . D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger . 3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____. A. she thinks it will be very exciting

B. she likes sports and enjoys canoeing

C. she has decided to realize a childhood dream D. she wants to be still active when she gets old 4. What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling .B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success . C. Someone who doesn’t use her head much D. Someone who is open , honest and brave . 5. The best title for this passage is ____ .

A. Life Begins at SixtyB. A Round Coast SailC. An Old Woman Sailor 85、（1分）

Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue (胶水), soap, margarine (人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.

Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.

Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all

D. An Unusual Hobby(爱好)