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5．ThefirstOlympiadissaidtohaveconsistedofa200-yardfootracenearthesmallcityofOlympia.

A．nearlyB．completelyC．merelyD．identically

6．Theissueattheconferenceisveryimportantanditwillcreateasensationnationwide.

A．discussedB．beingdiscussed

C．isbeingdiscussedD．hasbeendiscussed

7．Theextensivesurveysuggestedthattheirassumptionstotallywrong.

A．wereB．beC．wasD．wouldbe

8．Undoubtedly,winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgettingtheeconomybackonitsfeet.

A．anyoneB．whoC．whoeverD．everyone

9．Iftheyhadsentachecktothetelephonecompanylastweek,theirtelephoneoutofserviceatthismoment.

A．willnotbeB．willnothavebeen

C．wouldnotbeD．wouldnothavebeen

10．MillionsofAmericansflocktotheirdrugstorestobuyvitaminsandminerals,thatthesepillscanhelptopreventseriousillnesses.

A．convincingB．convincedC．toconvinceD．tobeconvinced

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandoneweatherforecastfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Elephantswhopaintaren’tnew.PaintingsbyRuby,anAsianelephantwholivedatthePhoenixZooinArizona,soldforupto$5,000inthelate1980s,saidDickGeorge,aconsultantwiththezoo.

“Rubywasaboutsevenmonthsoldwhenshefirstcametothezoo,”saidGeorge.

“Shelivedwithagoatandsomechickens,butshedidn’thaveanelephantcompanionforanumberofyears.Shespentalotoftimedrawinginthedirtwithasticktomakeherdaysmorestimulating.Herkeeperboughthersomeartsupplies.”

Georgesaid,“Rubywasexcitedaboutpaintingrightfromthebeginning.”

TheelephantsattheartacademiesinSoutheastAsiaaretaughttoholdapaintbrushwiththetipoftheirtrunks.Initially,thekeeperguidestheelephant’strunkoverthecanvas（画布）andoffersrewardsforgoodperformance.

“Itonlytakesafewhourstoadaytoteachthem,”saidMiaFineman,anarthistorianwhosebookWhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject.

11．RubywasanAsianelephant.

A．whowassoldforapriceashighas$5,000

B．whowasfamousforbeingthefirstpaintingelephant

C．whosepaintingssoldforashighas$5,000

D．whostartedpaintinginthelate1980s

12．WhydidRubystartpaintingaccordingtoDickGeorge?

A．Becauseshewassevenyearsold.

B．Becauseshewasthefirsttocometothezoo.

C．Becauseshelearnedalotfromthegoatandthechickens.

D．Becauseshehadnoelephantpartnerstoplaywith.

13．HowdidRubypaintattheverybeginning?

A．Sheusedasticktodrawinthedirt.

B．Shespentmuchtimeinthedirt.

C．Shestimulatedherselfeveryday.

D．Shepaintedwithherkeeper’sartsupplies.

14．Toencouragetheelephantstopaintwell,thekeeper.

A．boughtthemalotofartsupplies

B．madethemexcitedatthebeginning

C．taughtthemtoholdapaintbrushwiththeirtrunks

D．reinforcedthedesiredbehaviorswithrewards

15．WhenElephantsPaintisabook.

A．onthehistoryofarts

B．aboutthepaintingelephantsinAsia

C．explaininghowtoteachelephantstopaint

D．chieflytheorizingaboutelephantart

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhileitistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess,theyarelesscertainthatintellectualachievementistheonlyimportantfactorleadingtosuccess.Acompetitivepersonalityisseenasimportanttosuccess,especiallyinmen.Thedevelopmentofsocialandpoliticalskillsarealsoconsideredtobeveryimportant.

TohelpAmericansdeveloptheseotherimportantskills,schoolshaveaddedalargenumberofextracurricular（课程外）activitiestodailylifeatschool.Thisisespeciallytrueofhighschoolsandcollegesandextendsdownintoelementaryschoolsaswell.

Athletics,frequentlycalled“competitivesports”,areperhapsthemostimportantoftheseactivities.Football,basketball,andbaseballteamsareseenasveryimportantinteachingstudents,particularlyboys,the“winningspirit”.Attimes,athleticteamsseemtobecomemoreimportanttosomestudentsandtheirparentsthantheacademicprogramsofferedbytheschools.

16．Americansbelievethateducationis.

A．theonlywaytosuccessB．themainpurposeoftheschools

C．justlikeclimbingladdersD．importanttosuccess

17．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasimportanttosuccess?

A．Intellectualachievement.B．Competitivepersonality.

C．Socialbackgrounds.D．Socialandpoliticalskills.

18．AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmericanschools.

A．tohelpstudentsclimbtheeducationladder

B．toenrichstudents’dulllifeatschool

C．tohelpstudentsbecomemoresuccessfulinlaterlife

D．toextendcollegeeducationdownintoelementaryschools

19．Athleticactivitiesaredesigned.

A．tomakeboysstronger

B．toteachstudentswinningspirit

C．todevelopstudents’socialandpoliticalskills

D．toimprovetheacademicprograms

20．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．EducationandSuccess.B．ExtracurricularActivitiesatSchool.

C．AthleticSports.D．IntellectualAchievement.

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PeopleoncewidelybelievedthatintelligentlifeexistedonMars.The19th-centurydiscoveryofwhatappearedtobegeometricdesignscutacrossthesurfacewastakenasevidence.Thelineswerethoughttohavebeenasystemofcanalsthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface.Itisnowclearthatthe“canals”—perhapsthemostspectaculargeologicfeaturesofMars—arenaturalvalleyswhereancientriversonceflowed.

Anotherfragmentedideaconcernstheplanet’sseasonalchangesincolor.Onceattributedtotherapidspreadofsomelife-form,theseshiftsarenowknowntodevelopfromthemovementoffinedustintheatmosphere.

Bythecloseofthe20thcenturynoneofthemanyexperimentsconductedbyspacecrafthadeverfoundpersuasiveevidenceoflife.Nevertheless,speculationcontinuedovertheexistenceofsomeformoflife,ineitherthepresentorpast.In1996scientistsdiscoveredorganiccompoundsandmineralsinameteorite（陨石），consistingofMartianrock,thatcollidedwithEartharound11,000B.C.ThesecompoundssuggestthatMarsmayhavebeeninhabitedbyorganismsmorethanthreebillionyearsago.

21．Whydidpeopleinthe19thcenturybelievetheexistenceofintelligentlifeonMars?

A．BecausethesurfaceofMarsseemedtobegeometric.

B．Becausethelinesweredrawnacrossthesurfaceoftheplanet.

C．Becauseasystemofcanalswasthoughttobethere.

D．BecauseitwastheMartiansthatbuiltthecanals.

22．The“canals”onMarshaveprovedtobeaccordingtothepassage.

A．theminorgeologiccharacteristicsofMars

B．naturalvalleysonthesurfaceofMars

C．riversthathavekeptflowingsinceancienttimes

D．asystemthatirrigatesthewholesurface

23．WhataretheMars’seasonalchangesincolorbelievedtobe?

A．Thenaturalchangesontheplanet.B．Theseasonalcycles.

C．Themovementofsomelife-form.D．Thestormofdustinitsatmosphere.

24．Howisthe1996discoveryrelatedtothepossibleexistenceoforganismsonMars?

A．ThemeteoritecontainingorganiccompoundsispartofMars.

B．AMartianrockstruckEarthabout11,000yearsago.

C．TheorganismscamebacktolifeafterthecollisionwithEarth.

D．Theinhabitingorganismsappearedmorethanthreebillionyearsago.

25．HowmanyargumentsinthispassageleadtothebeliefoftheexistenceoflifeonMars?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingweatherforecast:

WeatherForecast

Thefollowingforecastshowsforthelistedcitiestheprojectedweatherconditionsandtheexpectedrangeoftemperaturesfromtheafternoonhightotheeveninglow.

Atlanta:

Mostlyfair.88-70℉.

Minneapolis:

Mostlycloudy.68-50℉.

Boston:

Partlycloudy.78-61℉.

NewOrleans:

Mostlyfair.92-73℉.

Chicago:

Thunderstormslikely.82-67℉.

Philadelphia:

Hazyandwarm.90-68℉.

Cleveland:

Mostlycloudy.84-68℉.

Phoenix:

Sunnyandwarm.99-66℉.

Dallas:

Thunderstormslikely.91-75℉.

Pittsburgh:

Partlycloudy.81-64℉.

Denver:

Rainlikely.53-43℉.

St.Louis:

Thunderstormslikely.86-70℉.

Houston:

Partlycloudy.90-78℉.

SanFrancisco:

Mostlyfair.73-60℉.

KansasCity:

Thunderstormslikely.73-63℉.

Seattle:

Mostlyfair.74-50℉.

LasVegas:

Sunnyandwarm.93-56℉.

Toronto:

Rainlikely.83-68℉.

LosAngeles:

Mostlysunny.88-60℉.

Washington:

Partlycloudy.88-72℉.

Miami:

Partlycloudy.88-79℉.

26．Accordingtotheforecast,.

A．KansasCitywillbewarmerthanToronto

B．TemperatureswillbethelowestinSeattleandMinneapolis

C．The