_________ when we Chinese people must depend on others.

A. The days gone are forever                     B. Are the days gone forever

C. Gone forever are the days                     D. Forever go the days

The Florida Sea Base Programs

  Diving Adventure

  If you are a diver, this is your program. During the program you will be making as many as nine dives (weather permitting), including a night dive. We have open dates in June, July and August for the summer months and for fall we have opening in September, October, November and December. Check out the dates today. Click here!

   Sea Exploring!

   The name brings back the memory of pirates(海盜) sailing the high seas of the past. This adventure is for larger teams of 18 to 20 teammates. Sailing on a tall ship with your team, you will be making memories that you will share for the rest of your life with anyone who will listen. Be sure and check out the dates we have open. Click here! We can fit your timetable to meet your needs with these great dates.

   Live Aboard Diving

   The Florida Sea Base has the sailing and diving programs joined for one wonderful adventure! On this adventure, you will spend your days not only in diving, but also in sailing around the Florida Keys. There are openings this fall and winter. Check now for open dates to spend your winter holidays in the keys. Click here! Fall dates are open now. Check them out today!

   Just around the corner: the Christmas season in the keys! We have an opening for the Live Aboard program on December 26. Book today---it won’t last long!

   Diving Certification(證書)

   The Diving Certification program is designed for teammates who want to get a certification--- all who complete the week successfully will be offered PADI certification! Come and learn how to dive in the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys.

   We have the following dates open: August 5, August 12, August 19, August 22 and August 26. We also have programs we offer in the fall: September 30, October 7, October 14, October 21, and many more dates. Check out the rest of the dates. Click here!

55. The text is most probably found _________.

   A. in a newspaper            B. on the Internet

   C. in a science magazine       D. in a book about Florida Sea

56. Colin wants to join in the Diving Adventure. He is supposed to have ______.

   A. 9 dives                 B. 10 dives       

   C. 19 dives                D. as many dives as he likes

57. According to this text, Live-Aboard Diving is special in that ____.

A. diving goes on during the sailing   

B. it is an adventure at sea

C. there are diving programs in it     

D. it is held in the Christmas season

58. The purpose of the text is mainly to ________.

   A. teach        B. introduce       C. report       D. advertise

She will have to find some other job, for she can’t_____ this loud noise any more.

A. come up with   B keep up with   C put up with    D end up with

High school students spent       money on newspapers and magazines in order to improve their grades.

       A．a(chǎn) number of     B．a(chǎn) great many    C．a(chǎn) great deal of  D．a(chǎn) good deal

The Harvard Student-led Walking Tour

Let a student show you Harvard···on a free walking tour．

   We welcome our neighhours to stop by the Harvard University Events＆Information Centre, located in the Holyoke Centre Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge．

   Let a student take you and your family, school，or organization on an engaging，hour-long free historical tour of the Harvard Campus. The tours leave from the Events＆Infomlation Centre．Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibition and programmers on campus, you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present.

Sehedule of Tours

    Tours leave the Events＆Information Centre at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday through the academic year (February 4 through May 2；September 23 through December 16). Summer tours (June 24 through August 15) are offered at 10 a.m., 11:15a.m.，2 p.m.，and 3:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday．Reservations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events＆Information Centre at (617) 495—1573 or emailing icenter@ camail. harvard，edu．Tours are suspended March 23 through April 2 for Spring Break, May 3 through June 23 for Spring intercession(禱告)，and August 16 through September 22 for Summer intercession．

    NOTE：Prospective(未來的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admission office, located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge．From April through August，the Admissions staff conducts an information session at l0 a. m.，followed by an 11 a. m. tour．Monday through Friday On Saturdays．there is no information session but the 11 a．m．tour is still scheduled．Another session is held year round at 2 p. m. with a 3 p. m. tour following．For more information on tours for prospective students，please call at(617)495—1551．

Harvard University Events＆Information Centre

Location：Holyoke Centre Arcade．1350 Massachusetts Avenue，Cambridge MA 02138

Phone：(617)495—1573

68. A person can join in a tour at ________ on Saturday through the academic year．

    A. 10 a.m.      B. 2 p.m.      C. 11:15 a.m.    D. 3:15 p.m.

69. If you want to go for an information session, you can go on _________.

    A. May 2       B. June 23     C. August 20    D. September 1

70. A student who wants an information session may _______ for more information．

    A. call(617)495—1573               B. call(617)495—1551

    C. email icenter@ camail. harvard, edu  D. go to the Events＆Information Centre

71. The above advertisement is mainly intended for ____________.

    A. foreign visitors                  B. freshmen

    C. high school students              D. those living near Harvard University

As soon as all the desks and chairs are ___ , we can let the competitors in.

A. in the place   B. on the place   C. in place   D. on place

Heavy drinking used to be acceptable, but as drunken driving has caused so many tragedies public opinion is no longer ______.

A. accurate                              B. tolerant                     C. appropriate               D. reliable

 31 Our game of basketball     ．We had been playing for about half an hour when it started to

rain heavily．

A．has interrupted                       B．had interrupted

C was interrupted                        D．had been interrupted

After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, _________ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.

A. marking                          B. to mark                        C. marked                      D. having marked

    It is midnight on September 22, 2012. The sky above Manhattan，New York is filled with a curtain of colorful light. New Yorkers are fascinated by the beautiful aurora (極光). However, their fascination is short-lived.

    Within a few seconds, electric bulbs dim and flicker (閃爍), then become unusually bright for a few seconds. Then all the lights go out. Within 90 seconds, the entire eastern half of the US is without power.

          Besides the US, Europe, Japan and China are also hit by the same terrible event. It is a violent solar flare (太陽耀斑) ,150 million kilometers away on the surface of the sun.

          Science fiction? No. A report funded by NASA and issued by the US National Academy of Sciences in January this year says it could happen.

    A massive solar flare is most likely on a spring or autumn night in 2012, according to the report.

    Solar flares are huge explosions on the surface of the sun. In a matter of just a few minutes they heat material to many millions of degrees and release as much energy as a billion megatons (百萬噸) of TNT explosives. Solar flares release a stream of charged high-energy particles (粒子). They are called “solar winds”.

    If one solar “wind” should hit the Earth’s magnetic shield (磁場), the result could be terrible for humans.

    But there’s no need to run for cover from solar winds. They do not harm life on Earth, they only affect the way we live, especially since we depend so much on modern technology. They can pump extra electricity into power lines and pipelines, causing blackouts and fuel leaks. Solar winds are also known to affect mobile phone operations and may disrupt wireless Internet services.

    Moreover, solar winds can prevent normal satellite operations, and disrupt radio communications and navigation systems such as the Global Positioning System.

    Auroras are powered by solar wind. This wind blows past the Earth at about 400-700 km per second and creates storms in the Earth’s magnetic environment. In the polar regions these explode into southern or northern polar lights.

    The most serious solar storm that hit Earth in history happened in 1859. It caused the failure of telegraph systems in Europe and North America.

    So, for humans, the sun is a double-edged sword. Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. Without the sun, Earth would be a frozen dark ball floating in space. However, on the other hand, the sun can disorder our lives from time to time.

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

         A. It introduces to readers the advantages and disadvantages of the sun.

         B. It describes a science fiction set in Manhattan on 22 September 2012.

         C. It shows readers the way in which solar winds form inside the sun.

         D. It explains what solar flares are and their effects on human life.

57. The first two paragraphs are written ____.

         A. to show a beautiful scene in a true story

         B. to describe the beautiful scenery of Manhattan

         C. to describe the power problem around the world

         D. to introduce the topic of this passage

58. What can we conclude from the passage?

         A. Solar flares will do great harm to those who are using the Internet.

         B. Solar flares cannot reach as far as the polar regions.

         C. Solar flares are huge explosions that happen inside the sun.

         D. But for our reliance on technology, solar flares wouldn’t

affect us so much.

59. Solar winds will likely affect us in the following ways EXCEPT that ____.

         A. normal satellite operations will be stopped

         B. the lights in the areas affected will go out at the same time

         C. people on the streets will be struck to death

         D. some navigation systems will be out of order