Passage Five
Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around
this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states: of America.
Often the nearest neighbours are several hundred kilometers away.
The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a
telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then gives an answer. For example, people on
the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was ill,
and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person.
As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were
started for them in some places. At a certain time each day, boys and girls turn on their radios and
listen to teachers in cities far away.
Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbours. The programme Round Robin
Talks by radio was started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was
going away and who was iii. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money
the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.
52. In the passage "the two-way radio" is______.
A. important to Americans
B. useful for children only
C. used as a telephone
D. only used by doctors
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Passage One
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.
The city is the market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.
Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13(上标)th century.
The city of valencia has been known since the 2(上标)nd century. In the 8(上标)th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委内瑞拉)named Valencia.
36. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its______.
A. markets
B. business
C. factories
D. farming
Passage Five
In the 1900's, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth and combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐) and a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there.
The bathtub was a wash tub (澡盆) filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest, Otherwise, you washed yourself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the family bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday-night because Sundays they went to church.
A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on Whether there was a water system where they lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing (水管实施 ). Some people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old.
51. In the first paragraph, "took care of" means ______.
A. kept
B. looked after
C. used
D. kept and used
Passage Two
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader, an active person. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. At least this is what psychologists (心理学家) tell us. They have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference (爱好), and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don't choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
36. According to this passage,______.
A. one can choose his color preference
B. one is born with his color preference
C. one's color preference is changeable
D. one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly
Passage One
Young people who drink or use drugs are mainly influenced by both their parents and peer pressure.
Other reasons they take that first drink are to be rebellious(反抗的), for curiosity or "kicks" (刺激)or to escape an unpleasant environment; And young people drink use drugs because alcohol(酒精) and drugs are at hand.
After first experimental use, young people continue to drink or use drugs because they believe these
substances can relieve boredom, increase energy, decrease anxiety, solve problems, or help them
socially. They may simply like the "high" they get in the early and middle stages of substance
use. After continued use, they will become physically and psychologically(心理地)addicted(上瘾的).
Now that we have admitted that we have to solve this problem, we must decide how to deal with this
challenge. Winning this will take a great effort involving local, state, and national government. It will
require the effort of schools, but it cannot be clone by schools alone. It will also require family and
community involvement. Already a great amount of time, energy and expert knowledge has been directed
toward dealing with it but the problem continues.
36. Which of the following is not mentioned as the reason of young pedple's drinking and usingdrugs in the passage?
A. The selling of alcohol and drugs,
B. Pressure from their parents and relatives.
Curiosity.
D. Their eagerness to experience what ,is not permissible to them.