19．Since the pre-historic times，man has had an urge to satisfy his needs．Be it hunger，shelter or search for a mate，he has always controlled the situations to his advantage．Probably this might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living species on the earth．As we climbed the steps of development，we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking--we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of time．
If you are hungry，what do you do？Get a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet．Just like your stomach，even your mind is hungry．But it never lets you know，because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover，favorite star and many such things．So it silently began to care about your needs and never let itself grow．When mind looses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think"What happens next？"，"Why can't I think？""Why am I always given the difficult problems？"Well，this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through reading．Now why reading and not watching TV？Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood．Just like that to develop other aspects of our life，we have to turn to reading．You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your"How to？"questions．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas．The same seed，if used many times，can help you link and relate a lot of things，of which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity．More the number of books you read，your mind will open up like never before．
72．What is the function of the first paragraph？B
A．To show humans are the most developed．
B．To introduce the topic of the passage．
C．To indicate people have different needs to satisfy．
D．To explain why people need to read．
73．What does the author mean by saying"When mind looses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop．"A
A．When mind keeps growing，creativity fully stops．
B．When freedom is lost，creativity gets a full stop．
C．When mind stops growing，creativity fully stops．
D．When growing is lost，creativity gets a flail stop．
74．The paragraph following the passage is probably aboutB．
A．how the pre-historic man feeds his mind
B．what other advantages reading brings
C．how to develop creativity
D．how to satisfy your mind by watching TV
75．The author tends to tell usC．
A．reading can satisfy your all needs       
B．reading can result from creativity
C．reading can feed your mind             
D．reading can realize your dreams．

分析 本文為科教類說明文，文章首先提出人類有史以來不斷滿足自己的生理需求；一個人餓了會怎么辦？如胃一樣，思維也會饑餓，這時怎么辦？文章分析人類思維的現(xiàn)狀--你不會知道它餓了，因為你總是在想一些無關(guān)緊要的東西；最后提出解決措施--閱讀可以充實我們的大腦，并陳述了理由．

解答 72．答案是B．寫作意圖題：文章第一段先是說人類會滿足自己的需求，然后第二段提出，"Just like your stomach，even your mind is hungry（像胃一樣，思想也會饑餓）"．那么如何"滿足這一需求"？第二段繼續(xù)分析這一問題的現(xiàn)狀；第三段分析如何解決這一問題--閱讀以充實大腦，所以推測第一段是以"滿足需求"引出話題--滿足思維的需求，故選B．
73．答案是A．句意理解題，第二段的最后一句"this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．（這是我們運用思維思考沒有價值的事件的結(jié)果）"，句中this 指代"What happens next？"，"Why can't I think？""Why am I always given the difficult problems？"這些缺乏創(chuàng)造力的現(xiàn)象，由此推斷，當(dāng)思維恣意成長時，創(chuàng)造力就嘎然而止，故選A．
74．答案選B．推理題；從最后一句話"This is nothing but creativity．More the number of books you read，your mind will open up like never before．（你讀的書越多，你的心智就會前所未有地開闊．）"可知這是閱讀的好處，接下來的一段會寫閱讀帶來的另外的好處，故選B．
75．答案是C．主旨題；文章第一段以"滿足需求"引出話題--滿足思維的需求，第二段分析思維的現(xiàn)狀和問題，第三段提出解決問題的方法--閱讀以充實大腦；由此判斷這篇文章是告訴讀者閱讀可以充實我們的大腦．故選C．

點評 閱讀要在整體理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)題干選項定位細(xì)節(jié)，必要的時候要進行推理，透過句子表面看作者的真正意圖．如果是主旨大意的判斷要把握文章整體，避免以偏概全．

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    The"charter'is a perfarmance contract．It establishes thegoals of the school and other details like how student performance will be measured． Forty-seven million students attend traditional public schools．But more than a million students attend charter schools：
    And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network． The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but toalso go further than that．The schools teach students to become involved in community issues that affect them and the environ-ment． For example，youg children grow crops in a school garden and leam about healthy eat-ing．Older students help recycle waste from the cafeteria．And local schoois share what they grow in community gardens with people in need．
    Jim McGrath is president．of the Green Charter Schools Network． He says there are about 200"green"charter schools across the United States． He says the plan is to also include tradi-tional public schools as well as private schools．
    Jim McGrath："The most important thing is that every one of us-every child，every adult-has a reaponsibility that their action，every action we make has an effect on the earth  that we live in． And that our natuntl resources are not unlimited． And that if we want a positive earth for future generations，we all need to make comnutments to be agents of change so that we don't destroy our natural resources．
    The Green Clarter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Min-nesota．It will include companies and orgaizations like Waste Management and the Uruted States Green Brulding Council． We sincerely hope that their goal is to expand the movement across the country．
61．Charter schools are quitedifent from public ones in thatC
A．they are operated by public money
B．they still use the traditional rules
C．they have more freedom in management
D． they attract more students than others
62．The Green Charter Schools Network is established toD
A．a(chǎn)dvise teenagers to attend charter schools
B．paint the school buildings in the color of green
C．measure the students with the same standards
D．get students involved in environment friendly activities
63．Which of the following statements about the Network are true EXCEPTA
A． It only concernsthe charter schools in the U．S．
B．It holds its first national conference in Minnesota．
C． It will benefit both the schools and the communities．
D．It promotes different schools to share their achievements．
64．According to Jim McGrath，C
A．people's action plays little part in nature
B．natural resources are abundant for people to use
C． students should be taught to be responsibk for the world
D．everyone should make efforts to change the positive nature
65．What's the writer's purpose of this passage？D
A．To criticize the traditional education system．
B．To encourage the students to adopt healthy eating．
C．To inspire people to recycle waste from the cafeteria．
D．To arouse the schools to take action to protect the earth．

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8．It might have been a really bad stressful day，feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us．My husband was the first to shift his consciousness．He dressed accordingly and announced that he was going outside to build a giant snowman．
At first he stood alone，piling massive amounts of snow．Soon after a neighbor joined in my husband's quest to embrace the opportunity the winter presented．Maintaining less than desirable attitudes，we reluctantly put on our snow gear（用具） and headed outside．It wasn't long before we were smiling and enjoying the abundance of snow that Mother Nature had provided．Others came to our yard one by one to give a hand in the making of our giant snowman．
In the end we all stood back and marveled at what we had created．He was eleven feet high，twenty-five feet around at the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families．There he stood，our glorious，gigantic （巨人般的） snowman．
People drove by and smiled．Some even stopped to enjoy his existence．The spirit that went into creating him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold temperatures allowed．
With the passing of time，the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form considerably．In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit longer somebody stopped by and changed the snowman's remains to look like a rabbit．
As I prepared for the start of another week，I decided to check my email before going to bed．I found a curious message that contained the subject line：enjoy the snowman．I decided to read the message even though I did not recognize who sent it．The words it contained melted my heart．
The email said：…your neighbor looks on in disbelief!I am sure you people are enjoying the sounds and smells，along with sights of spring．The energy displayed in Mr．Snowman or Ms，is filled with vigor and joyous energy．You and your family keep it up，as this is what the world needs now．Love sweet love．More power to you and your loved ones，keep sharing with the world around．
Perhaps it was more than snowman we built that day．I'd like to agree that it was．The message seems clear．Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them．The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours．

66．How did the author plan to spend that cold day at first？B
A．By having a busy day．   B．By staying at home．
C．By building a snowman．  D．By visiting neighbors．
67．The reason for her husband to make a snowman was thatC．
A．he had to please his neighbors
B．he was better at it than others
C．he wanted to cheer himself up
D．he must get the last chance before spring
68．From the passage we can know that the snowmanB．
A．was built only by the author's family
B．was surprisingly big in size
C．made people more forgiving
D．made building snowman popular
69．Which of the following statements on the email is not true？B
A．It was probably form a neighbor who didn't build the snowman that day
B．It was mainly written to share joys for the coming of spring
C．The writer of the email encouraged the author to keep being vigorous and joyous．
D．The author was deeply touched and inspired by its words．
70．According to the author，D．
A．there are many chances in our life
B．choices are more practical than possibilities
C．we must have our own ideas about our decision
D．we can determine our way of life through our choice．

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9．The Middle East countries and other world powers have been facing major political tensions which have made the stability of the crude oil prices very unpredictable．Each day the prospect（前景）of oil prices has become more and more unclear．
Water fuel has been developed as an alternative source of fuel which has fast become popular around the world．This exciting technology has various advantages．More than 70percent of the Earth is covered with water and this fuel source does not produce any harmful pollutants or dangerous emissions（散發(fā)物）either．They in fact also double the mileage（里程）of the cars that are powered by them．
Water fuel technology has been known to be the best additional form of fuel source for petrol or other fuel sources．However，any claim that this technology can be only an additional source and not a replacement is totally incorrect and misleading．such ideas have been implied by those who look down on this technology，On the contrary，this technology has numerous benefits such as it does not produce any harmful emissions which can affect the climate changes．It further helps to reduce the level of noise produced by the engines．
Various researches reflect that running costs on fuels for automobiles can be easily saved up to 40percent with the help of water cell technology．This technology can easily work on various cars powered by gas．It can also be used for trucks，vans and other vehicles．The tap water can also be easily used directly and you do not need any special water that is specially treated to be used for this purpose．You can easily find a lot of details so that you can adapt your car to use the technology．

64．We can learn from the first paragraph that the price of oilC，
A．has been rising for a long time    B is going down at present
C is unstable for political reasons   D is decided by powerful countries
65．Water fuel technology has many advantages EXCEPT thatD．
A water fuel will not pollute the environment
B it is very simple to get such kind of fuel
C cars powered by the fuel can be used longer
D it has already been popular around the world
66．People holding the opposite idea think thatB．
A the world climate won't be influenced by fuel
B petrol can't be completely replaced by water fuel
C the engines will give out less noise than before
D water fuel can't act as an additional source for gas
67．What is the best title for the text？A
A．Water Fuel-Becoming a Reality Now        B．Water Fuel-Lower Cost
C．Water Fuel-a Long Way to Go              D．Water Fuel-a Safer Choice．

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