When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. 　　Though little gold

　　61. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.

　　A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin

　　C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice

　　62. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

　　A. spend his holiday

　　B. find ways to grow better crops

　　C. do some research about the island

　　D. help the Javanese with their illness

　　63. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

　　A. To eat them.

　　B. To carry out his experiments.

　　C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

　　D. To make money by selling them.

　　64. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

　　A. eat more rice B. eat more meat

　　C. eat some chicken D. eat vitamin pills

　　65. We can learn from the passage that ______.

　　A. beri was caused by chickens

　　B. the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

　　C. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

　　D. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

　66. The writer of this passage must be ______.

　　A. an American B. a Chinese

　　C. a professor D. a student

　　67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

　　B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

　　C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

　　D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

　　68. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

　　A. warmly welcomed at the airport

　　B. offered a ride to his home

　　C. treated hospitably at his home

　　D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

　　69. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

　　A. strict with time B. serious with time

　　C. careful with time D. willing to spend time

　　70. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

　　A. Friendships between Chinese

　　B. Friendships between Americans

　　C. Americans’ hospitality

　　D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

　　71. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

　　A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

　　B. How to make friendship last for ever

　　C. You are who your friends are

　　D. Friends are the most important in one’s success

　　72. The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

　　A. they’ll push you ahead

　　B. they’ll influence you

　　C. they’ll cover your shortcomings

　　D. they’ll help you achieve your goal

　　73. The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

　　A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor

　　B. people have poor taste in music

　　C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

　　D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

　　74. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.

　　A. improve a lot in making more friends

　　B. come to the right way of making friends

　　C. develop a better relationship with your friends

　　D. arrange the time with your friends properly

　　75. The passage is mainly written for ______.

　　A. musicians

　　B. managers

　　C. negative people

　　D. people wanting to succeed

　　41.What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?

　　A.The taxi almost hit another car.

　　B.The taxi driver was injured.

　　C.The author scolded the driver of the other car.

　　D.The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

　　42.How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?

　　A.He yelled back at the driver.

　　B.He sent the driver to the hospital.

　　C.He was friendly towards the driver.

　　D.He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

　　43.What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?

　　A.Many people like to drive garbage trucks.

　　B.Many people dump garbage wherever they like.

　　C.Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.

　　D.Many people tend to be very much depressed.

　　44.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

　　A.The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

　　B.The author used to complain a lot.

　　C.The author used to have a lot of money.

　　D.The author used to be a good manager.

　　45.According to the passage, what should you do if people dump garbage on you?

　　A.Ignore them and go on with our own work.

　　B.Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

　　C.Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

　　D.Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

　12. What is it that stops users getting a good nights sleep?

　　A. Screens B. blueish light C. Melatonin D. Orange or red light

　　13. Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that ________.

　　A. Devices like iPads should be turned off at night.

　　B. Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.

　　C. Users should view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange glass goggles.

　　D. The time spent on screen before bed should be controlled.

　　14. We can infer from the passage that _________.

　　A. Orange and red light does no good to a good nights sleep.

　　B. Our brains recognize orange or red light in tone as a cue that the day is ending.

　　C. The less melatonin our body produces, the easier we fall asleep.

　　D. Too much late night screen time leads to more than sleep problem.

　　15. The writers purpose for writing this article is to ________.

　　A. inform readers of a recent research.

　　B. complain about problems caused by using iPads before bed.

　　C. offer some suggestions on late night screen viewing.

　　D. advocate late night screen viewing.

　1.The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.

　　A. he had no money to buy a ticket

　　B. he wanted to lose himself in the city?

　　C. he tried to know the city in this way

　　D.it was late and there were no buses passing by

　　2. The newspaper-seller______。

　　A. didn’t know where the hotel was

　　B. didn’t understand what the writer said?

　　C. could understand what the writer said

　　D. didn’t want to take the money from the writer

　　3. From the story we know that the policeman______。

　　A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer?

　　B. told the writer where to take a train

　　C. knew what the writer really meant

　　D.was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

　　4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.?

　　B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.?

　　C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.?

　　D.The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

　　5.In your opinion， what was the writer’s real trouble?

　　A. He didn’t know the city at all. B. He couldn’t speak the language.?

　　C. He went too far in the wrong bus. D.He followed the policeman’s direction.

　　1.The underlined word entrepreneurs in the first paragraph probably means.______

　　A. schoolmasters B. actors C. managers D. scientists

　　2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

　　A. The instructors taught the students how to work out a marketing plan.

　　B. The programme was started, designed and carried out by Motorola University.

　　C. The programme is very common in Tianjin

　　D. The programme aims at developing the children‘s ability to solve practical problems.

　　3.What role do the educators play in the programme?

　　A. Presidents. B. Directors. C. Businessmen. D. Employees.

　　4. Youth Discovery is a great success because______.

　　A. its way agrees with children‘s characters of interest

　　B. it‘s designed by Motorola University

　　C. the children‘s parents took part in it

　　D. the children come from Beijing and Tianjin.

　　1. In paragraph(段落)1it is thought people will use computers for _______.

　　A. playing games,shopping and making telephone calls

　　B. making telephonecalls, having meals and seeing films

　　C. seeing films, buyingfood, and going for holidays

　　D. playing games, makingtelephone calls and seeing the doctor

　　2. Which reason forusing computerized books is NOT said in the passage?

　　A. Computerized bookswon’t be very expensive.

　　B. Computers can keepmany different books in them.

　　C. We won’t have lots ofpages.

　　D. We won’t need any paper.

　　3. Paragraph 4 tells_______.

　　A. about the old and newways of shopping and communicating

　　B. if the Internet willchange our habits

　　C. about computerizedbooks

　　D. about future uses ofcomputers

　　4. The title for thispassage is _______.

　　A. Computers willReplace Shops and Books

　　B. Computers Are theFuture

　　C. Computers will DoEverything for Man

　　D. How Computers ChangeOur Habits

　　1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

　　A. he was a driver

　　B. he worked in a factory

　　C. he had a lot of work to do

　　D. he had worked there for a long time

　　2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

　　A. she couldn’t find any work

　　B. she thought her husband was tired

　　C. her husband spent all time in gambling

　　D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

　　3. _______, so he was put into lockup.

　　A. Mr. Lang often gambled

　　B. Mr. Lang was late for work

　　C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home

　　D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

　　4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

　　A. he didn’t love her any longer

　　B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

　　C. he had been put into lockup

　　D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

　　5. Which of the following is right?

　　A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

　　B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

　　C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

　　D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.

　　1. _______ always does somehousework in the morning.

　　A. Harry’s father B. Harry’s mother C. Harry D. Nobody

　　2. Harry’s parents do all insteadof him because _______.

　　A. he’s too young

　　B. he has poor health

　　C. he’s busy with his studies

　　D. they hope he spends all time on studies

　　3. The woman had to look after herson by herself because _______.

　　A. her husband wasn’t at home

　　B. she was stronger than herhusband

　　C. she knew the young man well

　　D. she was freer than her husband

　　4. When the man was in London,_______.

　　A. Harry had to stay at home

　　B. Harry didn’t find the bus stop

　　C. Harry fell behind in his class

　　D. Harry wouldn’t go to school

　　5. The woman told her son to buy apair of shoes because _______.

　　A. she didn’t know what kind heneeded

　　B. she was busy with the housework

　　C. something was wrong with her

　　D. she wanted her son to dosomething himself