根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States of America,
joined the union as the forty-ninth state in 1959.
Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the United States.
It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State ( 國務卿 ), Seward bought Alaskafrom the Russians at a cost of 7.2 million. The buying of the huge northern land mass seemed at firstsomething foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and itappeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies onthe Pacific "ring of fire" (火山帶). In Alaska large treeless areas are covered with snow all theyear. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called "Seward's Fooly" at that time.
However, in 1596 gold was found in Alaska,and people poured into the land quickly. Since thenother important natural resources were discovered, including oil. Soon people changed their thinkingabout "Seward's Fooly". But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of naturethat the northern land discloses to them. For instance ,there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. Andin a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for 52 days every year.
40Alaska belonged to_________ before 1867.
A.RussiaB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Japan
參考答案：A
參考解析：
根據(jù)文章第一段的內(nèi)容可知，Alaska在以前屬于Russia。
41The buying of Alaska was first called_________.
A.a foolish thingB.Seward's FoolyC.Johnson's FoolyD.President's Foolishness
參考答案：B
參考解析：
文章第三段第二句“The buying otthe huge northern land mass seemed at first somethingfoolishly done.”以及最后一句的內(nèi)容，表明正確答案為8項。 .
42Volcanoes_________in Alaska as _________
A.are not found ; large parts of the land is covered with snowB.are not found; it is at the northern top of AmericaC.are found; it is on the Pacific "ring of fire"D.are found; there are so many islands
參考答案：C
參考解析：
文中第三段第四句表明Alaska有火山，而且位于太平洋的火山帶上。
43Tourists came to Alaska to
A.study its importance in warB.study its volcanoesC.enjoy its freezing weatherD.enjoy its beauty of nature
參考答案：D
參考解析：
文中第四段第四句“…most peoplevisit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of na—ture...”表明游客來Alaska是為了欣賞美麗的景色。
根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.
These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special cof-fee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a localyouth project.
These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many
people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.
One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are
pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not hke it if the caf6 is not open for business.
The students earn $ 6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how torun a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It take,s,some skill andsometimes mistakes are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.
44Based on the passage,it seems that the purpose of the cafe is to_________
A.learn a skillB.help a youth projectC.do businessD.earn school credit
參考答案：B
參考解析：
從盈利的分配可以看出咖啡店的目的不是為了盈利，而是為了支持當?shù)氐那嗄暧媱�。B項是正確的。
45Many of the students_________the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.
A.enjoyB.have to doC.hateD.ignore
參考答案：A
參考解析：
C項與文章內(nèi)容相反。B項表示不得不做某事。由文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句知A項是正確的。
46By selling special coffee at a coffee cafe,the students are_________
A.gaining a lot of experienceB.making a lot of moneyC.having a lot of troubleD.learning a lot of knowledge
參考答案：B
參考解析：
文章第一段最后一句就說making alot of money。文章未提及學生們學到了很多知識或有了很多經(jīng)歷。B項是正確的。
47The best title for the passage could be_________
A.Earning MoneyB.Students' LifeC.Little BusinessD.Kids' Cafe參考答案：D
參考解析：
全文介紹了中學生開的特制咖啡店。D項是正確的。
根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston,Massachusetts, in the US. Last Thursday, she didn't go toschool. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millionsof young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go
to offices, police stations ,laboratories ,and other places where their parents or other family memberswork. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started ,,the program about ten years ago. In the US, many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then,when the girls grow up,they can choose a job they like.
Cara's father is a film director. Cara says," It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs. " Many businesses have special activities for girl son this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take
Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
48What is Cara's father?
A.An engineer.B.An official.C.A movie maker.D.A professor.
參考答案：C
參考解析：
依據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句“Cara’S fatheris a film director.”可知moviemaker和director接近。故選C項。
49According to the passage,Take Our Daughters to Work Day is
A.on every Thursday in AprilB.a holiday for girls of all agesC.a day for girls to know about jobsD.a day for girls to get a job easily
參考答案：C
參考解析：
依據(jù)第二段中的“…wanted girls tofind out about many different kinds of jobs.Then，when the girls grow up，they can choose a job theylike.”可知選C項。
50On this special day,Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that
A.she learned to use scalesB.she worked as an actressC.she went to work with her auntD.she used toothpicks and candy to build a bridge
參考答案：B
參考解析：
只有B項文中沒有提及。其他三項均能在文中找到依據(jù)。
51What is probably the best title for the passage?
A.Cara Lang, a Fortunate GirlB.Take Our Daughters to Work DayC.Children's Day and Work DayD.Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women
參考答案：B
參考解析：
本文是介紹Take Our Daughters toWork Day這樣一個特殊的日子的設立及其意義，所以B項為最佳標題。
根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
Many people want to know how to analyze problems they meet. There are six stages in analyzing
a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken,and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find thereason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, thebrakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specfic.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possi-ble solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is some-thing wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read aboutgears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop.
After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution.Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be:put oil on the gear wheels;buy new gearwheels and replace the old ones;tighten or loosen the gear wheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final ideacomes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a newway. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels.He immediately realizes the solution to his problem:he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle
works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
52In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except __________ .
A.recognize and define the problemB.look for information to make the problem clearerC.have suggestions for a possible solutionD.find a solution by trial or mistake
參考答案：D
參考解析：
A項在第二段能夠找到;8項在第四段能夠找到;C項在倒數(shù)第二段能夠找到。D項文中沒有提到，故符合題意。
53By referring to Sam's broken bicycle,the author intends to __________ .
A.illustrate the ways to repair his bicycleB.discuss the problems of this bicycleC.tell us how to solve a problemD.show us how simple it is to repair a bicycle
參考答案：C
參考解析：
以Sam為例告訴讀者如何解決問題。這也是全篇的中心。C項是正確的。
54As used in the last sentence,the phrase "in short" means __________ .
A.in the long runB.in detailC.in factD.in a word
參考答案：D
參考解析：
這里應是總結(jié)或歸納性質(zhì)的。in thelong run“就長遠來說”;in detail“就細節(jié)而言”;infact“事實上”;in a word“簡言之，一句話”。D項是正確的。
55What is the best title for this passage?
A.Six Stages for Repairing Sam's Bicycle.B.Possible Steps of Problem-solving.C.Necessities of Problem Analysis.D.Importance of Analyzing a Problem.
參考答案：B
參考解析：
B項是正確的。作者以Sam為例，但并不是告訴讀者如何修Sam的車(A項);文章也并不是談分析問題的必要性或重要性(C項或D項)。
V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)
Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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