Annealing can also be used on other material, such as glass. 1. Annealing can make metal . A.hardand tough(韧) B. hard but brittle 2. Why do people put hot metal in water? A.Tomake it hard B. To make it soft.

C. To make it cool. D. To make it brittle.

C. soft but tough D. soft and brittle

3. In annealing, the required hardness of a metal depend on . A. the quantity of water used B. the temperature of the metal C. the softness of the metal

D. the timing of the operation

4. As suggested by the text, how can glass be made less brittle?

A. It can be heated an then cooled quickly. B. It can be cooled and then heated slowly. C. It can be heated and then cooled slowly. D. It can be cooled and then heated quickly. 31、（1分）

A well-known old man was being interviewed (采访) and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety—ninth birthday.

“That’s right.”said the old man. “Ninety—nine years old, and I haven’t an enemy in the world. They’re all dead.”

“Well, sir,”said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”

The old man looked at the yound man closely, and said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t. You look fit and healthy to me!”

1. The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very . A. friendly man he never made any enemiesB. healthy man he lived longer than all his enemies C. lucky man his enemies had all died D. terrible man he had got rid of all his enemies

2. When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honour of interviewing the old man again the following year, .

A. he was trying to make the old man happy B. he wished he himself would live another year C. he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred D. he did not believe he would interview the old man again

3. When the old man said “I can’t see why you shouldn’t”, what he meant was： A. “You must try to live another year to interview me again next year.” B. “Of course, you can see me again since you’re so fit and healthy.” C. “If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again.”

D. “Unless you live another year, you wouldn’t be able to interview me again.”

4. What kind of man would you say the old man was? A. He was silly. B. He was unpleasant.

C. He was very pround and sure of his health. D. He was very impolite to young people. 32、（1分）

Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone, to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.

Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep. He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, “If you pretend that you’re asleep, he stops.”

1. The children always resisted going to bed, which . A. made Helen suffer a lot

B. satisfied their mother

D. gave Helen much trouble

C. Helen was not satisfied with

2. The husband couldn’t help the wife to look after the children .

A. because he returned from work too late B. since his voice sounded like a singer’s C. except on Saturday and Sunday

D. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed weekends 3. Joe worked .

A. all the week including Saturday and SundayB. during the week including the weekends C. every day but Saturday and Sunday D. every week except on Sunday 4. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?

A. Joe’s song did help the children to relax. B. With Joe’s help, the children went to sleep. C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.

D. The children were so tired of their father’s voice that they pretended to be asleep. 5. This joke tells about . A. Joe and Helen

33、（1分）

Arli has learnt how to type for several years. Still, he types rather slowly, and he can only spell out words of four letters or less. But Arli is doing quite well for a dog.

B. Helen’s trouble C. Joe’s foolery D. the bright idea of the two small children

He is black, white, and brown. He uses a special typewriter it has shallow bowl—like keys that are about two inches wide. His owner calls out the letter, the dog hits the keys with this nose.

Arli does very well at typing “good dog”. But he seems to have a bit of trouble when he is asked to spell out “bad dog”.

1. Arli is the name of . A. a typist(打字员) B. a child

C. a dog D. a man

2. The main purpose of the story is to tell us that Arli is . A. a very bad typist B. unusually clever C. a very good typist 3. How do you think Arli learned to type? A. He was helped to do it by a dog .

B. He did it with the help of his master .

D. He did it for a living .

D. slow and not clever

C. He started doing it naturally several years ago. 4. The writer tells us that Arli’s typewriter . A. has only a small number of keys

B. is smaller than an ordinary typewriter

C. is larger than an ordinary typewriter D. sometimes gives you a bit of trouble 34、（1分）

Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city’s high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two—thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight, Shenzhen Special Zone (特区) Daily said. 1. This piece of news was reported by . A. People’s Daily

B. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily

D. parents in Shenzhen City

C. school in Shenzhen City

2. The purpose of this passage is to . A. criticize children who are shortsighted

B. blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight D. draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生) 3. Only of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight. A. 45 percent B. less than half C. 55 percent

D. two—thirds

4. Generally speaking, high school students have eyesight than primary school students. A. poorer

B. still better C. poor D. brighter

5. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates . A. weren’t allowed to enter college

B. couldn’t graduate from high school

C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best D. lost their limited time 6. In order to protect their eyes, children shouldn’t . A. read books 35、（1分）

SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who appeared well and healthy when they went to bed have died since the beginning of this year. They were either found dead in the morning or had died suddenly in the middle on the night after some difficulty in breathing. From China Daily, March 19,1990 1. According to the passage ______.

A. Ten people died mysteriously during the last three days B. Two people died mysteriously during the last three days

C. Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the year D. Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday

2. During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away ______. A. last Monday B. last Thursday C. last Thursday D. last Sunday 3. Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _______.

A. was aged 22 B. was in his mid twenties C. was not more than 20 years old D. was nearly 30 years old 4. Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _______.

A. from 25 years old to 38 years old B. from 20 years old to 39 years old C. from 21 years old to 39 years old D. from 29 years old to 38 years old 5. ______ caused the ten Thai construction workers’ death.

A. An unexpected accidentB. High blood pressureC. Heart trouble D. Something that was unknown 36、（1分）

The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he

B.wear glasses C. make their eyes too tired D. see things far away

answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all. 1. In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of A. Robert’s department’s programmes. B. EBC programmes. C. EBC money. D. both B and C. 2. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question”means

A. without any questionB. with some question. C. impossible. D. possible. 3. Robert decided to make more programmes because

A. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners. B. “the FC”disliked him

C. the members of his department wanted him to do so. D. he wanted to show himself off. 4. Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?

A. Because he always lost his temper (脾气). B. Because he disliked “the FC.” C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners. D. We don’t know. 5. Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

A. The Financial Controller. B. Robert. C. Nobody. D. The listeners.

37、（1分）

Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave ￡ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was