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1、Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents （水流） and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.Technology is enabling man to explor ever more deeply

2、under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.（1）

3、The major things that the sea offers man are _. A . fish and oilB . minerals and oilC . warm temperature and ocean currentsD . the food, energy sources, and minerals（2）The sea serves the needs of man because _. A . in provides man with foodB . it offers oil to manC . it supplies man with mineralsD .

4、 all of the above（3）We can conclude from this passage that _. A . the sea resources have largely been used upB . the sea, in the broad sense, has not yet been developedC . the problems that prevent us from using the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea have already been solved.D . by the ye

5、ar 2000, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources（4）The underlined words Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably mean _. A . the people in AsiaB . African peopleC . European peopleD . American people（5）The best title for this passage is _. A . Sea HarvestB . Sea F

6、oodC . Technology for Exploiting the SeaD . Man and the Sea2. （10分）阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。AEvery day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see

7、which use English words?Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a lo go（标识语）is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products（产品）. They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that p

8、roduct or company.It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world:

9、 “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.All advertisements are designed（设计） to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the

10、 soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why dont you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”You might think that advertisements are not after you, but next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this particular（特别的） product?（1）From

11、the passage, we know that .A . all the advertisement s around us are written in EnglishB . many bags have the name of the company that made themC . having soft drinks makes a person young and modernD . advertisements are only after young people（2）A good logo is A . easy to rememberB . a useful produ

12、ctC . difficult to understandD . easy to buy（3）People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is A . in EnglishB . longC . funnyD . famous（4）All advertisements are de signed to A . sell you something you dont wantB . make you young and modernC . make you buy the productD . show you what yo

13、u need to buy（5）The best title of this passage may be A . Advertisements for Bags and ClothesB . Advertisements on TV and RadioC . Advertisements About SportsD . Advertisements Around Us3. （8分）（2015丽水）He was an old manwho fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now w

14、ithout taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boys parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made th

15、e boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever. The old man was thin with deep wrinkles （皱纹） in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars

16、（伤疤） from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. “I could go with you again. Weve made some

17、 money.”The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.“No,” the old man said. “Youre with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”“I remember,” the old man said.“It was papa who made

18、 me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”He hasnt mush faith（信心） “No,” the old man said. “But we have. Havent we?”“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”（1）In the story the old m

19、an was the boys _.A . grandfatherB . friendC . bossD . host（2）The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to （指的是） _ of the old man.A . the handsB . the scars C . the eyesD . the wrinkles（3）The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because _.A . he wanted to fish by himselfB . he could really

20、 understand his parentsC . the boy askedfor some moneyD . the boy had already learnt how to fish（4）From the story we can know that _.A . the old man was always full of hopeB . the boys parents believed in the old manC . everyone laughed at the old mans bad luckD . the boy was worried about the old m

21、ans health4. （8分）阅读理解Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.In the early 1970s,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wante

22、d to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like Iran（伊朗）,India, and so on.When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked manyquestions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia

23、 on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather, customs （风俗）, and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.Tony and Mauree

24、n started a company called Lonely Planet. Theycontinued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work or Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.（1）To

25、ny Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in . A . EnglandB . IranC . IndiaD . Australia（2）Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on theCheat toA . make money for his next tripB . tell people about his new companyC . draw peoples attention to his familyD . answer peoples questions about his

26、trip（3）How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from othertravel books then?A . It was longer and more popular.B . It was the first travel book in the world.C . It talked about places most tourists did not go.D . It talked about a countrys weather and customs.（4）Which of the following is

27、TRUE about Tony Wheelers company?A . His father started it.B . It is an airline company.C . Hundreds of people work for it.D . It has no books about travelling.（5）The passage mainly talks aboutA . a great traveller and his booksB . a tour of different countriesC . a great writer and his familyD . different kinds of companies5. （8分） The Mayan（玛雅的）Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before