17．Once a man wanted to know what makes hell（地獄） and what makes heaven．So he asked the Lord about it．The Lord said to the man，"Come，I will show you what the hell is like．"They entered a room where a group of people sat around a huge pot（鍋） of meat．Everyone was pretty hungry．Each held a spoon that reached the pot，but each spoon had a handle（把手） so much longer than their own arms that it could not be used to get the meat into their own mouths．They were feeling terrible．
"Come，now I will show you what the heaven is like．"The Lord said after a while．They entered another room．There was also a large pot of meat．A group of people were sitting around the pot．The people also have the same long-handle spoons．But there everyone was happy and well-nourished．
"I don't understand，"said the man．"Why are people happy in the heaven while people in the hell were terrible and everything was the same？"The Lord smiled．"Ah，it is simple，"he said．"Here in the heaven people have learned to feed each other．"
 1．The man went to the LordC 
 A．to get a chance to go to the heaven       
B．to ask for some money  
 C．to know about hell and heaven          
D．to eat some meat in heaven
2．The people in the hell felt terrible becauseD
A．they were too poor                    
B．they didn't know what happiness was
C．there was no food in the hell            
D．they couldn't eat food
3 What did the man think of people in the heaven？A
A．They had a happy life．
B They were hard-working．
C They were lucky to be in heaven．
D It was wrong for them to enjoy themselves alone
4．The underlined word"well-nourished"mea nsDin Chinese．
A．互助的       
B．幸災(zāi)樂禍的    
C．不可思議的     
D．滋養(yǎng)的
5．What's the best title for this passage？B
A Rich and Poor              
B Hell and Heaven  
C Man and Lord              
D Long-Handle Spoons．

16．Hiscustomers（顧客） are not eating enough energy-giving food．

15．One afternoon Peter and Jim went out for a bicycle ride．When they passed a place they saw a large area of grass and bushes on fire and a strong wind was blowing the flames towards a village．The firemen had already arrived and were trying to put out the fire．The boys left their bicycles and ran towards the village to see if they could help to fight the fire．On the way they met two firemen．
"Quick，you boys，"said one of the firemen．"Come and help us to pull a pump （泵） to the stream．We can't beat out the fire．The wind is too strong．The pump is our only hope．"
The two boys ran further until they came to a heavy pump．They helped to pull it to a stream not far from the village．
Soon the pump was working well so the boys went to watch the fire．It had already reached the edge of the village．The boys saw that two houses were on fire，and the flames were attacking a third building．Suddenly there was a shout from one of the villagers．
"Keep away!"a voice shouted．"There's paint stored in that building．"The boys and villagers moved away quickly．With a loud explosion （爆炸），the whole building burst into flames，sending clouds of thick black smoke into the sky．
At this time Peter and Jim began to think that the whole village would be burnt to the ground．The firemen had left the burning buildings and were pouring （澆） water onto the neighboring houses，trying to stop the fire from spreading．Then the wind died down．A second pump was brought up to help，and the fire was gradually put out．
"It's soon finished，"Peter said to his friend．"We must go or we shall get home late．""Yes，come on，"agreed Jim，and with a last look at the ruins，they walked back to their bicycles．
41．Seeing the fire，the boys ran to the village toC．
A．watch it     
B．a(chǎn)sk for help
C．help the firemen 
D．warn the villagers
42．The villagers were told to keep away from the fire mainly becauseD．
A．their help was unnecessary
B．it was spreading very rapidly
C．two burning buildings were falling down
D．one of the buildings stored a lot of paint
43．The firemen tried to stop the fire from spreading byD．
A．using an airplane
B．using more fire engines
C．pulling down the burning houses
D．pouring water onto the neighboring houses
44．According to the text，B．
A．no one knew how the fire broke out
B．two pumps were used to put out the fire
C．two buildings were burnt down during the fire
D．the boys didn't leave until the fire was put out．

14．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite for a man to smoke in the street．No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room．
       Customs are also different from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country？Or doesn't it matter？What about table manners？Should you leave your hands on your laps or on the table？
       The American and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Also，most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to a woman，and so will most Americans．Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is if a dinner invitation is for seven o'clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay．
       The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-especially if they are your guests．There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party．When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable．
44．A few years ago，if a man smoked on the street，he would be consideredD．
A．rich    
B．funny       
C．polite      
D．impolite
45．The American and the BritishB．
A．don't speak the same language          
B．share a lot of the customs
C．don't have social customs in common     
D．have the same social customs
46．Most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to a woman，C．
A．so will a few Americans              
B．but most Americans won't
C．so will most Americans               
D．but none of Americans will
47．If a dinner invitation is for seven o'clock the guest is supposed to arriveD．
A．a(chǎn)t seven sharp      
B．a(chǎn) bit later         
C．much earlier   
D．close to the time．

13．Washington D．C．is the capital of the United States．It's the center of the national government．It's a busy，working city with a large population．But what is more，Washington is also a city of history and culture．
Washington was created in 1790，when Congress （the highest lawmaking body of the U．S．A．） decided to place the nation's new capital in the east of the country．It was built half-way between the northern and the southern states of the America．And of course it was named after George Washington，the first president of the United States．
There are many tourists'sights in Washington．Perhaps the most important tourist sight is the Capital Building．This house is the Congress．
Another world-famous building in Washington is the White House．This is the home and office of the President of the United States．Most visitors are，however，surprised by how small the White House actually is．
Washington is also a great culture city．The Library of Congress contains one of the largest library collections in the world．The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation's largest collection of cultural materials．And the John F．Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture．It has many great musical and theatre performances throughout the year．
41．The writer mainly talks aboutD．
A．Washington                             
B．the history of Washington
C．buildings and sights in Washington     
D．the history and cultur e of Washington 
42．The White House impresses the people most forB．
A．its white color                               
B．its size            
C．its history                                             
D．it as the home and office of the president
43．The writer introduces Washington in the order ofC．
A．general introduction，history，sights and culture
B．population，history and culture
C．general introduction，history，sights，buildings and culture
D．history and culture．

12．Cockroaches（蟑螂） are the most unpleasant of all insects．Seemingly large and fast，and they live in the most disgusting conditions．
It's no wonder the first reaction of many to seeing a cockroach is to try to destroy it，and few would drop a tear at the thought of the entire species dying out．
But，of course，things are not so simple．Unpleasant though they are，according to biologists the ill-famed cockroach is essential to the survival of the planet's delicate ecosystem．
According to Srini Kambhampati，professor and chairman of the biology department at the University of Texas，the disappearance of cockroaches would play havoc with the nitrogen cycle．
As a leading expert on roaches，he said："Most cockroaches feed on rotten organic matter，which traps a lot of nitrogen．Cockroach feeding has the effect of releasing that nitrogen （in their waste）which then gets into the soil and is used by plants．In other words，extinction of cockroaches would have a big impact on forest health and therefore indirectly on all the species that live there．"
The professor also warned that the Earth's 5，000to 10，000cockroach species are also an important source of food for many birds and small mammals like mice and rats．
In turn，these killers themselves are food of many other species like cats，wolves and snakes，as well as eagles and other big birds．
Any cut to the number of cockroaches would thus have a harmful effect on the wellbeing of all these species that could have a destroying effect on wildlife across that world．
Of course，there's not much chance of a cockroach extinction level event happening any time soon．Still，although it was once believed that they would be one of the few creatures to survive even a nuclear Third World War，that idea has since been considered untrue．
28．What is the main idea of this passage？A
A．The hated cockroach is essential to the survival of the planet's delicate ecosystem．
B．The cockroach is a harmful species which is expected to die out in the near future．
C．Nobody will feel sad at the fact that the entire species of cockroach is dying out．
D．Let's destroy cockroaches without mercy because they polluted the environment．
29．From what Professor Kambhampati said in Paragraph 5，we can learn thatB．
A．cockroaches eat rotten organic matter to get nitrogen
B．nitrogen can make the soil suitable for plants to grow
C．cockroaches'dying out directly destroy all the species
D．plants benefit from cockroaches'getting into the soil
30．Which of the following belong to"these killers"in Paragraph 7？D
A．Cockroaches．
B．Mice and rats．
C．Cats and wolves．
D．Snakes and eagles．
31．We can infer from the last paragraphs thatA．
A．cockroaches can survive a nuclear war
B．cockroaches might cause a world war
C．cockroaches will never be extinct at all
D．cockroaches also need to be protected．

11．His composition is so applauded by our Chinese teacher that it has beencirculated（傳閱） to all the classmates in our class．

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9．People of that time believed that it was his questioning the existence of the Greek gods that led to Socratescorrupting（使腐化） the young people of Athens．

8．Isn't it sad for us to see the large acres of rainforest being destroyed（毀滅） by humans？