Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from them. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order live.

This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds areprotectedby the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places，they usually grow into new plants.

21. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants in the worldD. we can not live without water

22. Plants can make food from______.

A. flower，water and airB. water，sunlight and airC. air，water and soil  D. air，sun and light

23. What can we infer(推断) from the passage ?

  A. Of all living things animals are most important　B. Spores are seeds

　C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds　D. Without plants， man would die out

24. This passage may be taken from______.

　A. a medicine bookB. a novelC. a science magazine　D. an experiment report

25. The underlined word “protected” can be replaced by ______.

　A. damaged   B. polluted   C. destroyed   D. guarded   

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Since she was a girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind.   

After she graduated from high school，she went on to college. Four years later，she received her bachelor’s degree (B A) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summer Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a master‘s degree (M A). With an MA，she will receive a higher salary and if possible，she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well.

The school day at Mrs. Blake‘s high school，like that in many high schools in the United States，is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period，which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M.，Mrs. Blake must meet with parents，make out examinations，check assignments，Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the

afternoon.

26. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school?

　   A. four yearsB. eight years C. twelve years　      D. twenty years

27. According to the article， which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

　　A. a doctor‘s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree

　　B. a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree – a doctor’s degree

　　C. a master‘s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree

D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree—a master’s degree

28. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far?

A. oneB. twoC. threeD. none

29. Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

 D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to many other high schools in the states.

30. According to that third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely 　  B. free   C. funny　D. busy

 To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport，but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft (气垫船)if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise，you can go by boat.

All these means of transport have their problems，and the weary traveler often dreams of being

able to driveto France in his own car. “Not possible”， you say. However, People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge. This time，the great London Councilis looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London.

A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel，but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge，yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is thisidea being discussed again? perhaps the main reason is that a link from London to the continent would stimulate(刺激) trade and revitalize the port，and would make London a main trading center in Europe.

31. From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.

A.   air   B.  boat   C. swimming    D.   A，B，or C

32. The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.

A. by swimmingB. in his own car　 C. by airD. by hovercraft

33. A tunnel would cost______ a bridge

A. far less thanB. as much asC. far more thanD. as little as

34. According to the passage， a link from London to the continent would be______.

A. necessary for its tradeB. important for its politics　C. useful for its industry   D. helpful for its culture

35. The main idea of the passage is______.　

A. how to develop the trade of London　B. when to cross the Channel

C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently　 D. what to do in the developing of traveling   

Girl1:  Hey, Debbie, can you answer some questions for the survey, please?

Girl2:   OK

Girl1:      36   

Girl2:  Er,  not really.

Girl1:     37    

Girl2:  Well, about three or four ,I think.

Girl1:  What are your favourite kinds of programmes?

Girl2:    38        

Girl1:   D o you like classical music?

Girl2:      39  

Girl1:     40    

Girl2:  Er ,T-shirt and jeans.

Girl1:  Thanks a lot.

A.  What are your  favorite  clothes.           B.  How many hours a week do you watch?

C.  Do you watch much TV.                   D.  Do you wear mini-skirts?

E.  I really like nature programmes.             F.  No, of course not, I can’t stand it.

G.   What sort of music do you like?

October 31^st is the holiday of spirit ,41 as Halloween. On that night, You will see 42running all over the street ,43all kinds of costumes. Some44like old witches, some like the beautiful Snow White, and some like  45from films---Batman Spiderman Superman….That night ,lots of children go from door to door for  46.The neighbours have long been  47with bags of chocolates candies and fruits for children.

 On the day before Halloween, Basil and his friend Bob48two small pumpkins. They used knives to turn the pumpkins into 49,and then they put small candles50.On the night of Halloween.They 51up, taking their pumpkins and empty 52to go out.They knocked at the 53of a house and said,“Trick or treat?’’The door opened and a54with a smile stood at the door. He filled their bags with many candies.They thanked the man and went away55.They went to another 56A white “ghost ”with an ugly face came out .Basil and Bob were  57  .They  ran away quickly.After returning home, they 58out their candies. There were more than 100 canidies  59their bags. Basil and his friends hadan exciting and60 Halloween.

41  A.  knew    B  know   C.known

42   A. children   B. farmers C.actors

43   A. delivering  B. learning  C wearing

44   A. looks      B.looked   C. look

45   A. directors  B.characters  C.audience

46   A. candies   B.  books   C   money

47   A  prepared  B. moved  C. connected

48   A. planted   B. found  C. painted

49   A. lanterns   B. bowls  C. plates

50   A . upwards   B  down   C. inside

51.   A. dressed   B  grew   C. looked

52.   A. rooms   B  bags   C  lanterns

53   A  door  B  window  C  house

54   A.  man  B  woman  C. girl

55   A  bravely   B  happily  C .carefully

56   .A room   B house  C school

57   A. l ucky  B  frightened  C friendly

58   A  counted  B made  C.ate

59   A  in  B  on  C out

60.   A. sad   B boring   C happy