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A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippi

C.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas

2.Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned________.

A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthem

B.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountains

C.bycomparingtheirdifferentages

D.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests

3.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.

C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.

答案：

1.C2.A3.A

SYDNEY:

Astheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999,ShaneGouldandJessicahSchipperweresimplygettingalongwell,chattingaboutsport,lifeand“anythingelsethatcameup.”

YetinSydneynextmonth,theywillmeetagainbythepool,andforashorttimethefriendswillraceagainsteachotherinthe50-meterbutterfly（蝶泳）intheAustralianchampionshipsatHomebushBay.

Gould,nowa47-year-oldmotheroffour,hasannouncedshewillbemakingareturntoelitecompetition（顶级赛事）toswimtheoneevent,havingsetaqualifying（合格的）timeof30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear’sUnitedStatesMasterschampionships.Hercomebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunichOlympics.Schipper,nowa17-year-oldfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensforherfirstOlympics,yesterdayrecalled（回忆）hertimewithGouldfieyearsago.

“IwasatanationalyouthcameontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalktousandwatchustrain,”Schipperexplained.“Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengodfriends.Idon’tknowwhy.Wejuststartedtalkinganditwentfromthere.”

“Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.ShetoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwaslikeatbigmeetsliketheOlympicsandwhatit’sliketobeonanAustralianteam.Itwasreallyinteresting.”

Nexttime,thingswillbemoreserious.“Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyatthenationals,sothereisachancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGould,”saidSchipper,whoburstontothesceneatlastyear’snationalchampionshipswithsecondplacesinthe100mand200mbutterfly.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.

B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.

C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.

D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.

2.GouldandSchipperaregoingto________.

A.talkaboutsportandlifeB.gobacktoelitecompetition

C.setaqualifyingtimeandwingoldD.takepartinthesamesportsevent

3.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas________.

A.15B.17C.22D.30

4.Theunderlinedword“it”inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto________.

A.theOlympicsB.theyouthcamp

C.thefriendshipD.theAustralianteam

5.WhatSchippersaidshowedthatshe________.

A.wasnolongerGould’sfriendB.hadlearnedalotfromGould

C.wasnotinterestedinGould’sstoriesD.wouldnotliketocompeteagainstGould

1.D2.D3.A4.C5.B

Withagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamount（数量）ofmoney,anyeducatedpersonoughttobeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescanneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonlydoingapart-timejob,butmybossputinaseventy-hourweek,besidesregularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlife,however,isthatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.Abooksellercannotalwaystellthetruthabouthisbooks,andthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebooks—lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem—iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsold,thatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.Thereisapeculiarflavour（独特的味道）abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:

little-knowneighteenth-centurypoets,orout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasional（偶尔的）reading—inyourbath,forexample,orlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed—thereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.

ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass.fiveortenthousandatatime,booksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionally,butonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrow,andIneverbuyrubbish.

1.Accordingtothepassage,________isoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.

A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcorner

C.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores

2.Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause________.

A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooks

B.sellingbookswasonlyapart-timejob

C.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislike

D.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold

3.Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose________.

A.storiesmakingreaderssleepless

B.valuableonesboughtonsale

C.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectation

D.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury

4.Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks________.

A.ifhefeelsdullandtired

B.afterhegivesuphisjobasabookseller

C.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrow

D.whenhethrowsawayoldones

1.A2.D3.B4.C

Millionsofaircrafttakeoffaroundtheworldeveryyear.Theskiestheyflyinseemlimitless—milesofemptyspace.But,withthenumberofflightsincreasingeachyear,thisemptinessnolongerexists.Researchersintheworldofaviation（航空）areworriedabouttheincreasingpressureonpilotsandgroundcontrollers.Andincreasingcollisions,occurringatornearanairport,havecalledattentiontotheneedformoreaids（辅助设备）toaviationcontrol.

Peoplewhotraveltheskiesarenotcertainaboutairsafety.Agreatdealofmoneyisspentonnewandbiggeraircraftandairportstodealwiththevastincreaseinpassengerstravellingbyair.Onlyasmallpercentageofthismoneyisspentonnavigation（导航）andotheraids.Actually,suitableelectronicequipmenthaslongexisted,andmanycompaniesmarketsafetyaidsdesignedtomakeitsaferforaircrafttotakeoff,flyanydistance,andland,whatevertheweather.Yet,therearetwoproblemstobesolved.Thefirstistogetgovernments,airlinesandairportofficialstoagreetobasiclevelsofsafetyaids.Thesecondproblemistofindawayofmeetingthesebasicrequirements.

Butnomatterhowwelltheequipmentworks,operatorsoftheequipmentstillplayanimportantrole.Communicationsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersareextremelyimportanttoairsafety.ItisworthpointingourthatthemishearingormisunderstandingofinstructionsinEnglish,andtheuseofanotherlanguage,inaninternationalconversation,haveledtotworecentaircraftaccidents.Anewtypeofinstrument（仪器）calledFLIGHTWATCHwouldhelppilotspreventairportcollisions.Itwouldbeparticularlyhelpfulnearairports.

1.Theincreasingnumberofflightsleadstothefactthat________.

A.flyingisnolongerlimitedintheskyB.thereisnoemptyspaceforaidstoaviationcontrol

C.pilotingandcontrollingplanesisgettingmoredifficultD.thepressureonthegroundbecomesgreater

2.Thereisuncertaintyaboutairsafetybecause________.

A.planesbecomebiggerfortheincreasingnumberofpassengers

B.moneyspentonelectronicequipmentisfarfromenoughC.suitableelectronicequipmenthasn’tbeeninventedyetD.itisdangerousforplanestotakeofforland

3.Theunderlinedword“collisions”probablymeans________.

A.accidentsinwhichtwoplaneshiteachotherB.misunderstandingsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersC.quarrelsamongpassengersD.breakdownsofnewtypesofinstrument

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.governmentsandofficialshavepaidgreatattentiontoairs