Nowadays some people don’t think it right that f        is the mother of success.

The earthquake which happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province has caused a tragic l       of life.

Have you ever stayed at a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

61. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

A. Let it be convenient for their guests during their traveling.

B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.

C. Wish their guests to save money.

D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.

62. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with________.

   A. cheap food and drink          B. disposable things   

   C. good service                     D. free TV programmes

63. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

   B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

   C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.

   D. Plastic breaks down easily.

64. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

   A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.

   B. Do not throw away paper cups.

   C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.

   D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities.

65. We can infer from the passage that __________.

     A. people don’t like disposable things at all

B. we can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school

C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment   

D. hotels won’t provide disposable things because they want to save more

Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and- breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms; others do.

Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.

56. Americans take a holiday trip ___________.

   A. all the year round                                     B. for years

   C. every year                                               D. every other year

57. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of hotels.

   B. The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers.

   C. The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.

   D. The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.

58. Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?

   A. It is like visiting someone’s home.

   B. The money they spend there is much less.

   C. They can meet local families.

   D. All of the above.

59. Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, ____________.

   A. the travelers needn’t pay anything

   B. the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television

   C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

   D. the owners will show the travelers around the area

60. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.

B. All Americans enjoy traveling.

C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.

D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.

From the earliest times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.

Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre（盧浮宮）in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.

The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort（要塞）. In 1190, it was the king’s castle with high walls and a round tower, and around the castle there was a moat to keep out his enemies.

Over the years, the number of buildings around the castle grew. By 1350, the castle was no longer needed as a fort. The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens.

During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During days of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged.

When Francis I became King of France in 1515, he brought in artists from many countries. One of the artists was Leonardo Da Vinci from Italy. Da Vinci’s Mona-lisa is the best known painting in the museum today.

In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. it is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.

51. On the whole, this passage is mainly about ___________.

   A. an art museum called the Louvre

   B. an Italian artist named Leonardo Da Vinci

   C. a king of France named Francis I

   D. the best known painting in Louvre

52. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The Louvre used to be a fort a very long time ago.

   B. French kings and queens once lived in it.

   C. The Louvre was taken by enemies in 1190.

   D. Many treasures were brought into the Louvre over the years.

53. Why is it good for great art to be kept in public museums?

   A. It helps people remember who the King of France is.

   B. It keeps people out of the palaces.

   C. It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art.

   D. It helps people to know who is the greatest artist.

54. From this passage we know that______________.

   A. it is not possible for treasures to be stolen

   B. old forts always become the best museums

   C. great art should be shared with all the people

   D. King Francis I of France brought in artists from an old fort

55. In the third paragraph the word “moat” probably means _______.

   A. a high tower built in former times where soldiers watched out for enemies

   B. a long and deep ditch（溝渠） dug round a castle and usually filled with water

   C. a cart pulled by horses on which soldiers fought

   D. a long and high wall around a castle

As we know, birthdays mean only cakes, presents, and a sweet song―Happy Birthday to You when we think of it.  41  , there are various birthday celebrations. 42    the west, many birthday traditions come from an ancient  43  that bad spirits showed up on a person’s birthday. Today, people still get together for birthday parties.  44  around the world, birthdays are celebrated in many different ways.

In North America, children get  45  noses covered with butter on their birthdays. The butter  46  to make children too slippery for bad luck to stick to them. Irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them  47  on the floor for every year of their age. Mexico also has a unique birthday tradition. A paper-made animals is filled  48  candy and toys and  49  from the ceiling. The birthday child with his eyes covered then  50  to hit the animal with a stick until it bursts open.

By the time that a student reaches his senior year in high school, he is likely to believe that he is an expert in reading. No matter how  31  he is, he can still improve. How do you read an article in a textbook? Do you have a certain  32  of doing it or do you just  33  at the beginning and keep reading until you come to the end?

Some students say that they use the “slow and sure” method. By this, they mean they read every sentence slowly and  34  . Every time they come to an  35  word they stop to think what it means and, if necessary, look it up in the  36  . In this method a person  37  has no time left for reviewing what he has read, for he has used all his  38  in trying to get the meaning of each word to make sure that he understands everything.

Other students use what has been  39  the review method. Here a person tries to arrange his time so that he can read his lesson at least twice. This type of reading is 40   than the “slowly and sure” method, for the lesson must be read rapidly or there will not be enough time left for a second reading. Which method do you think better?

Each girl present at the party was wearing a flower in the hair, which _______ their beauty.

    A. added      B. added up      C. added to   D. added up to

The computers system _______ suddenly while he was searching for information on the internet.

    A. broke out   B. broke down   C. broke up   D. broke in

The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _______ as the plane was making a landing.

    A. seat      B. seated    C. seating       D. to be seating