About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio (攝影棚) to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act” would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.

We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in “snow”. Two more fans were turned on, and a “strong wind” blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.

The next scene was a complete contrast (對(duì)比) . The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!

Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film “stars”!

68. Who is the author?

A. A cameraman.                                      B. A film director

C. A crowed-scene actor.                         D. A workman for scene setting.

69. What made the author feel cold?

A. The heavy snowfall.                             B. The man-made scene.

C. The low temperature.                           D. The film being shown.

70. What would happen in the “three minutes” mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. A new scene would be filmed.              B. More stars would act in the film.

C. The author would leave the studio.      D. The next scene would be prepared.

   We don’t have enough water where we need it. If we don’t learn to deal with drinking toilet water, we’re going to be extremely thirsty. Only 2.5 percent of the water on the Earth is fresh water, and less than 1 percent of that is usable and renewable.

   Taking the salt out of ocean water sounds like a good idea, but it’s economically and environmentally far more expensive than toilet water recycling. It also uses more energy and produces more greenhouse gases.

   The recycled toilet water sounds dirty. But seawater, like other non-recycled water, is at least as dirty as whatever comes through a toilet-to-tap program. When you know how dirty all this water is before treatment, recycling toilet water doesn’t seem like a bad choice. Hundreds of millions of tons of toilet water enter rivers and oceans.

   Water in lakes and rivers used for drinking is cleaned along with rest of our water supply. But no treatment system will ever be 100-percent reliable, and people who worry about pathogens (病原體) in toilet water should worry about all drinking water. Super-treated wastewater is clean enough to drink right after treatment. Recycled water is often of better quality than existing drinking water. And although putting water into the ground, rivers, or lakes provides more filtering (過(guò)濾) and opportunities for monitoring quality, the benefits are largely psychological(心理上的).

   Unless we discover a new source of clean drinking water, we’ll have to consider projects to make wastewater a reusable resource. The costs for getting a system in place and educating the public may be high, but it would save us the expense, both economic and environmental, of finding another river or lake from which we can get water.

64. What percentage of the water on the earth is fresh, usable and renewable?

A. 2.5 percent.                                          B. 1 percent.

C. 75 percent.                                          D. 0.025 percent.

 65. ________ is the source of drinking water most recommended by the writer.

A. Recycled toilet water                            B. Treatment of seawater

C. Fresh water in rivers and lakes            D. Water put into the sea

66. Compared with recycled toilet water, treatment of seawater__________.

A. produces less greenhouse gases              B. does less harm to the sea

C. costs much more                                D. is more friendly to the environment

67. The best title for this passage might be “___________”.

A. It’s Time to Drink Toilet Water              B. Water Is Scarce

C. Seawater Treatment                            D. Rivers, Lakes and the Ocean

　 I was waiting for a phone call from my agent (經(jīng)紀(jì)人). He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone,“Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

　 At that time I didn’t realize my wife wad looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone,“Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!”And she swept it into the wastebasket.

　 I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth… ?

　 She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house,“Now hear this! All objects in this room---- if you so anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

　 Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly,“Honey, you just have to learn how to bake control.”With that, she left the room.

　 After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

60. Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary.

61. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. She threw the phone away.

62. What made the author laugh？

A. His own behavior.　　　　　　　 B. His wife’s suggestion.

C. His changeable feelings.　　　　　 D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

63. What does the underlined word “antics” (in the last paragraph) refer to?

A. Smart words.　　　　　　　　　 B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising looks.　　　　　　　　 D. Anxious feelings.

The hottest show last summer-----“the Voice” just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents (居民) living nearby could hardly bear.

This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.6 million Yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million Yuan up to now in advertisements income only.

But the organizers’ bless was audiences’ melancholy(悲傷).

In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial (緊要關(guān)頭的) result –announcing moment.

Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 Yuan.

The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertisements. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.

Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.

56. Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?

   A. It failed to attract audience’ attention in the end.

   B. It failed to make audience satisfied.

   C. It increased by one and a half hours and audience could bear it.

   D. It was full of so many advertisements that audience can’t tolerate them.

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The show lasted for over two and a half hours.

   B. Someone called the police because they couldn’t bear the noises late at night.

   C. The show was worth its ticket prices because the audience watched many advertisements.

   D. The show has earned more than 100 million Yuan up to now totally.

58. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

   A. The Voice of China----- the most popular TV show of last summer.

   B. The Voice of China----- hard to say I love you.

   C. The Voice of China----- I want you.

   D. The Voice of China----- the noises of China.

59. This passage is organized in the pattern of__________.

   A. time and event                   

B. comparison and contrast

   C. cause and effect                  

D. definition and classification

One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man working in a field close by, and who had     37    finished his day’s work.

The student    38    the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a (n)   39   . We’ll hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion(慌亂) when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” said the professor, “We should never amuse ourselves at the   40   of the poor. But now that you are rich, you may get a much greater pleasure in a different way. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   41   the discovery affects him.”

And so they did. The poor man soon finished his work, and came    42    the field to the path    43    he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he     44    his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something    45    . He bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin,     46     it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around,     47    no person was to be seen. He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was      48    on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked    49   to heaven and uttered(發(fā)出) aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his sick and helpless wife and his children without    50   , whom the timely(及時(shí)的) giving from the unknown hand would save from dying.

The student stood there    51    affected, his eyes filled with     52    . “Now,” said the professor, “Aren’t you much better pleased then if you had played your intended trick?”

The youth replied, “You have     53   me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the     54    of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to    55    than to receive.”

36. A. sitting             B. lying                 C. laying                   D. hiding

37. A. mostly            B. highly               C. nearly                    D. likely

38. A. turned down   B. turned away  C. turned around       D. turned to

39. A. amusement    B. fun                    C. fool                        D. trick

40. A. mercy            B. request             C. expense                D. thought

41. A. what               B. that                   C. why                       D. how

42. A. across           B. into                   C. around                  D. through

43. A. that                B. which                C. where                    D. when

44. A. slipped           B. took                  C. kicked                   D. threw

45. A. soft                B. tight                  C. loose                     D. hard

46. A. showed          B. turned              C. looked                   D. made

47. A. although        B. but                    C. for                         D. so

48. A. doubled         B. stopped            C. increased              D. improved

49. A. down              B. around             C. up                         D. forward

50. A. bread             B. books               C. toys                       D. money

51. A. still                B. possibly            C. deeply                   D. immediately

52. A. surprises       B. worries             C. fears                     D. tears

53. A. taught            B. gave                 C. told                        D. showed

54. A. function         B. story                 C. rule                       D. truth

55. A. study             B. give                  C. beg                       D. work

 _______ some teenagers don’t realize is _______ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.

   A. What; how     B. That; how      C. What; what a   D. That; what

 _________ silent about the accident, or you’ll be fired by the company.

   A. To keep        B. Keeping       C. Keep         D. Kept

 We _______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

   A. should face                B. might face     

C. could have faced            D. must have faced

 When _______ why he refused to lend some money to the poor child, he kept silent.

   A. asking          B. asked          C. to ask       D. he asked

 You _______ make any noises, for the senior 3 students are taking their monthly test.

   A. can’t           B. needn’t        C. mustn’t       D. won’t