When I opened my E-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen． She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm． Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss． She was reading to me an E-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high speed Internet connection． It was pretty cool．

  Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail, Facemail lets you send an E-mail that gets ready to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown． （小丑）． The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www．facemail． com．

  Facemail faces are lifelike, and they simulate（模擬） emotions based on emotions that you put in your text． For example, type in-X, and Rachel blows a kiss．

  The company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses．

  The reason E-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch, but what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool（惠普公司） about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge． Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with a voice and image telling them what there is to eat．

  Facemail could get hot fast． Personally, I’m a fan． But Facemail should be used with care． The clown looks lively and funny at first． But if you select the clown, put a few rude words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions, you’ve got a Psycho mail（瘋?cè)诵碗娮余]件）．

57． The pretty woman that appears on the writer’s computer screen was ___．

     A． a woman working on the Internet           B． his brother’s girlfriend

     C． not a real person                      D． the picture of his pen-friend

58． The main advantage of Facemail is that ____．

     A． you can hire a beautiful woman to read the E-mail to you

     B． you can see the representation of the person who sends you the E-mail

     C． you can send an E-mail free of charge

     D． E-mail can be attractive in a more lovely way

59． The writer mentioned the Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that ___．

     A． famous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail

     B． Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

     C． Nike website will increase its sales by Jordan

     D． Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

60． What is the writer’s attitude towards Facemail?

     A． He thinks it needs further improvement．

     B． He thinks it cool and funny

     C． He thinks it a danger to the Internet．

     D． He thinks people should be careful with Facemail．

  Looking back on my childhood, I get to believe that naturalists are born and not made． Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon threw away their pressed flowers and insects． Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages． I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic．

  Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary． I have only the unclear memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys． Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door． But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and, above all, the insects．

  I am a naturalist, not a scientist． I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm（熱情） has led me into varied investigations（調(diào)查）． I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries． Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind． Suddenly you wonder you see the answer to the riddle（迷）, because it all seems to fit together． This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honour with the title of scientific research．

  But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist; one of the outstanding qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack． A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training, determination and a goal． A scientist, up to a point, can be made． A naturalist is born． If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds．

53． The first paragraph tells us that the author ___．

     A． was born to a naturalist’s family

     B． lost his hearing when he was a child

     C． didn’t like his brothers and sisters

     D． was interested in flowers and insects

54． The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because ____．

     A． he didn’t live long with them

     B． he was fully busy observing nature          

       C． the family was too large to remember

     D． he was too young when he lived with them

55． It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ____

     A． a naturalist but not a scientist    

     B． more a good observer than a listener

     C． no more than a born naturalist

     D． a scientist as well as a naturalist

56． The author says he’s a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ___．

     A． lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist

     B． he couldn’t do mental arithmetic

     C． he was brought up in a family of farmers

     D． he was not knowledgeable enough

In old times, man considered lightning to be one of the greatest mysteries of nature． In fact, a single flash of lightning 1．6 km long has enough electricity to light one million lamps．

  The American scientist, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to suggest that lightning is in fact electricity formed between the Earth and clouds high above． It happened in 1752． In the same year, he also built the first lightning rod to protect buildings from being struck by lightning．

  Modern science has discovered that lightning is very long and powerful． A lightning between a cloud and the Earth may be as long as 13 km, and travels at a speed of 30 million meters per second． Scientists have the opinion that there are about 2 billion flashes of lightning per year． In the United States alone, it kills almost one person per day．

  The safest place to be in during an electrical storm is a closed car． Outside, one should go close to low ground for cover and not stop under a tree． Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences． Inside a house, people should keep away from open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things．

49． From the passage, we know that lightning is ___．

     A． one of the great mysterious of nature

     B． electricity high above the Earth

     C． a kind of light

     D． the sound from the clouds

50． In the USA, ___．

     A． every person can see lightning every day

     B． at least one person is killed by lightning every day

     C． there are about 6 million flashes of lightning per year

     D． about one person per day dies from lightning

51． During a lightning storm, it would be best if you ___．

     A． stand under a tree                                  B． go outside

     C． stay in a closed car                                D． stop near windows

52． A lightning rod can ___．

     A． prevent accidents caused by lightning

     B． stop lightning

     C． protect building from being washed away

     D． delay the coming of lightning

Life is difficult．

  It is great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult．

  Most do not fully see this truth． Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy． It seems to them that difficulties represent （代表） a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or upon their families, their class, or even their nation．

  What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one． Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, loneliness or regret or anger and fear． These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain． And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．

  Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning． Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure． When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve． It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn． As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt instruct．” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．

45． From the passage, it can be inferred that___．

     A． everybody has problems

     B． we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

     C． life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

     D． people like to complain about their problems

46． The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to __．

     A． save space                                      B． persuade readers

     C． makes readers laugh                              D． get readers’ attention

47． The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that __．

     A． most people feel life is easy

     B． the writer feels life is easy

     C． the writer likes to complain about his problems

     D． most people complain about how hard their lives are

48． According to the passage, we give schoolchildren difficult problems to solve in order to __．

     A． encourage them to learn

     B． teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

     C． helps them learn to deal with pain

     D． teach them how to solve problems

  Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States． Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83． During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all． Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast． The results showed that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast． This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains． If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class． Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight． This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining some weight instead of losing some． You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals．

41． During the test, those who were tested were given ____．

     A． no breakfast at all                                   B． a very rich breakfast

     C． little food for breakfast                            D． different breakfasts or none

42． The results of the test showed that ____．

      A． breakfast has a great effect on work and study

     B． breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

     C． a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast

     D． those working with brains should have a lot for breakfast

43． The passage infers that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will ____．

     A． lose weight                                   B． not lose or gain weight

     C． be healthier                                   D． gain a lot of weight

44． Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

     A． Poor breakfasts affect those who work with their brains．

     B． Having no breakfast may cause one to get fatter．

     C． Having a big lunch and supper is of great value in weight-losing．

     D． Eating less for lunch and supper may help to lose weight．

 Plants don’t have legs to run or arms to throw a ball, but that doesn’t  21  that plants can’t 22at all． If you watch closely, you will see 23 plants bend their stems and flowers toward the sunlight every day． 24  are plants able to move   25 they don’t have bodies like animals do?

       Plants cells  26  chemicals called auxins（植物生長素） to   27  them to move． To find out how chemicals   28,  think of a plant outside in a garden． Because the sun  rise in the east in the morning, the   29 side of the plant stem is in the light． But the west side of the stem is in the _30 ． So the cells in the shaded side of the stem   31 to make auxins, which make that side of the stem grow  32  while the side of the stem   33  the sun grows much slower．  When the shaded side grows faster, it makes the whole stem  34  toward the sunlight, and  35  leaves and flowers on the stem face the 36  too． When the sun moves to the west in the afternoon, the   37  thing happens and the stem bends toward the light again．

       38   is a reason why the plant produces chemicals that make stems 39  the sun．  Leaves  40 sunlight to make food for the plant． So it is important for stem to get as much light as they can．

21．A． tell                   B． promise           C． show               D． mean

22．A． grow                B． go               C． move               D． stand

23．A． most                 B． few              C． tall                 D． short

24．A． why                 B． How              C． Where              D． When

25．A． because              B． although           C． if                  D． as soon as

26．A． make                B． accept            C． keep               D． send

27．A． push                B． bring             C． help                D． stop

28．A． form                B． work             C． flow               D． look at

29．A． west                B． bright            C． opposite            D east

30．A． shade                B． light              C． dark               D． garden

31．A． stop                 B． begin           C． continue             D． help

32．A． fast                 B． slowly            C． up                 D． badly

33．A． near                 B． toward           C． against             D． in

34．A． bend                B． fall               C． turn                D． walk

35．A． some              B． all                 C． few                D． no

36．A． stem               B． west              C． ground             D． sun

37．A． common           B． strange            C． same               D． different

38．A． This                B． That             C． It                 D． There

39．A． follow             B． circle             C． catch              D． pull

40．A． receive             B． have             C． use                D． reduce

It was not until dark_____ he found ____he thought was the correct way to solve the problem．

     A． that, what         B． that, that           C． when, what     D． when  that

---Are you going to London for a holiday?

---___________．

　 A． That all depends B． That’s nothing　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

C． It doesn’t matter　　 D． If you like

 ---- What does P．O． _________?

   ----Poster order, I guess．

     A． call for        B． wait for       C． prepare for         D． stand for

Radioactive matter is dangerous to work with because it has a bad effect ____the blood．

     A． to             B． for       C． in        D． on