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1、（A） clarify （B） happen （C） permit （D） block4. According to the passage, how is the moon able to hide the sun during a solar eclipse?（A） The moon can block the sun because of the moons great distance from earth（B） Because the sun is close to the earth, the moon can block it.（C） The moon is closer to

2、the earth, and this makes up for its small size.（D） The moon is much larger than the sun.5. According to the passage, how long does a solar eclipse last?（E） No more than seven minutes （F） always exactly seven minutes（G） More than seven minutes（H） Much more than seven minutes6. According to the passa

3、ge, which of the following occurs during an eclipse?（A） The sun hides from the moon. （B） The moons shadow moves across the earth.（C） The moon moves at a speed of 0.6 kilometer per second.（D） The sun blocks the moon.ANSWER : C C D C A CReading Comprehension 47Almost every language has its share of pr

4、overbs. “Too many cooks spoil the broth”so goes a proverb that is familiar to most Americans. People in Iran expressed the same thought with different words: Two midwives will deliver a baby with a crooked head. So do the Russians:With seven nurses, the child goes blind. The Japanese:Too many boatme

5、n run the boat up the top of the mountain.These lean, didactic, aphoristic statements, so varied in their languages, seem to distill a universal wisdom. Is it possible that all human beings share certain feelings about life in common and thus produce like-sounding proverbs? In the Samoan fishing cul

6、ture, which is dependent on the canoe, islanders would have no difficulty in recognizing the kinship of the English proverb, It never rains but it pours, to one of their own:It leaks at the gunwale, it leaks in the keel. An old saying of the Nandi tribe in Africa goes:A goats hide buys a goats hide

7、and a gourd a gourd. This is equivalent to the Biblical injunction, An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.They say that the best proverbs-no matter what the language-have certain characteristics in common: they all are concerned about life in general and cover a vast range of human endeavor-love an

8、d war, birth and death, sickness and health, and work and play. But it remains a mystery why some civilizations are rich in proverbs and others are not.1. What does the proverb, Too many cooks spoil the broth, advise people to do?（A） Try to do one thing at a time（B） There should be only one person i

9、n charge of cooking.（C） One should be responsible for the task he is assigned to do.（D） Sometimes its better not to have too many people involved in a task.2. What does lean in the sentence:These lean, didactic, aphoristic statements. mean?（A） concise （B） dependable （C） thin, without any fat （D） bar

10、ren3. Which of the following statements is didactic?（A） Oblige us with your presence.（B） I will teach you to meddle in my affair.（C） He has more sense than to do so.（D） It is better to cherish what one has now than feel sorry afterwards.4. The word, “injunction means:（A） an order （B） a request （C） a

11、 saying （D） an entry5. The equivalent to It leaks at the gunwale, it leaks at the keel is:（A） Too many boatmen run the boat up to the top of the mountains（B） An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.（C） It never rains but it pours. （D） A stitch in time saves nine. D A D A CReading Comprehension 48.Q1:

12、 My science teacher told us that everything that has mass is made of chemicals. What about light? Not a light bulb or lamp, but light itself. Does it have mass?A: You have asked a good curiosity question. You started with what you know, then asked how that idea applies to other parts of our world, l

13、ike light. The answer is that light does not have mass. It is a form of energy always in motion. In fact, its the fastest motion we know about. You can think of light as a stream of particles called photons. But photons have no mass or substance, and its hard to think of particles that have no mass.

14、 Light and radio waves are much alike, and scientists often describe them as forms of electromagnetic energy.Q2: Why is only one side of the Moon visible from Earth? The Moon moves around Earth in an orbit that is almostbut not quitea perfect circle. As the Moon moves, it also spins very slowly in a

15、 way that always keeps the same part of it facing inward toward Earth. So we on Earth always see the same side of the Moon. The other we can learn about only from photos taken by space vessels. When I looked this up to make sure, I discovered that over the course of time we get to see a little more

16、than half of the Moon because it wobbles a little. I also found out that some other planets have moons that keep the same face toward the planet. 1. What doesnt Question 1 imply?（A） Anything that has mass is made of chemicals.（B） If light has mass, light is like everything else that is made of chemi

17、cals.（C） If light is made of chemicals, light bulbs and lamps certainly are.（D） The science teacher did not talk about light in class.2. What is a good curiosity question according to the text?（A） When the question is well put to satisfy ones curiosity.（B） When the questioner states what be knows fi

18、rst and then refers it to the question.（C） When the question is asked by applying to the fact.（D） When the question is applied to explain what the questioner already knows.3. According to Answer 2, when can we see the other of the Moon?（A） When the Moon wobbles, it will turn to the other side.（B） Wh

19、en we wait patiently for a long time, we will see it eventually.（C） When we look at the photos taken in the space.（D） When we take a ride on the space vessels.4. According to Answer 1, what is not true about light and radio waves?（A） They are forms of energy. （B） They are substances or particles. （C

20、） They are always in motion. （D） They are much alike in forms.5. What does the last statement of Answer 2 imply?（A） There are other moons around the planet Earth.（B） The moons of some other planets always face Earth with the same side, too.（C） The moons of some other planets also face toward the pla

21、net as they move.（D） The moons of some other planets wobble, too. B B A C CReading Comprehension 49 The Paris Opera House, where Gaston Lerouxs The Phantom of the Opera was set, was remarkable by any standards. This huge building was constructed to designs by Charles Garnier since 1861 to 1875. Born

22、 of humble origins in Paris in 1825, Charles Garnier reflected the aspirations of the Second Empire with its rich coloring and decoration in his design. A great sense of drama coupled with a logical floor plan was used to goof effect. It soon became known as the Style Napoleon , which was restored t

23、o its leading position by Napoleon in the reforms of 1807. Today, the House employs more than one thousand people and contains two ballet schools inside the building. It seats two thousand and has seventeen stories, taking up three acres of land. Seven of the stories are below the stage level. The a

24、uditorium accounts for less than one fifth of the total space. The stables for the opera horses still exist.1. Who built the House?（A） Gaston Leroux.（B） Charles Garnier.（C） Napoleon.（D） Napoleon .2. Whats the area of the House? （A） Three acres. （B） Less than one fifth of the total space. （C） There a

25、re seventeen stories. （D） They are the stables.3. When was the Paris Opera House completed? （A） In 1861. （B） In 1807. （C） In 1875. （D） In 1825.4. As to the style of the House, which of the following is NOT true?（A） It has rich coloring.（B） It has rich decoration.（C） The floor plan is not logical.（D）

26、 It is known as Style Napoleon .5. Which of the following is true?（A） There are two thousand employees in the House.（B） The seventeen stories are above the stage level.（C） Charles Garnier was born of rich family.（D） It took fifteen years to complete the construction of the House. B B C C DReading Co

27、mprehension 50.Students who are enrolled in university at least half time are allowed to borrow up to $3,000 from the government each year over a period of two years. Six months after the student leaves school, he or she must begin to repay the loan. There is no interest on the loan until this time.

28、 The interest rate at present is 5 percent. Students are also permitted to borrow up to $4,500 annually from a bank, savings and loan association, or other eligible lender. The student must begin to repay these loans six months after leaving school. These loans also carry no interest until that time. The interest rate at present for these loans is 9 percent. Each year parents can borrow up to $300 for each dependent in university. Forty-five days a