Have you ever wondered what you will be when you grow up? Perhaps you have thought of becoming an engineer or an environmentalist. Here’s good news: you can combine all of these career goals by designing, building and operating a solar-powered house.
　　 That is what students from 20 universities did as they competed in the U.S. Department of Energy 2009 Solar Decathlon (十項(xiàng)全能). Like a game show where teams compete against each other, the Solar Decathlon’s student teams competed against each other in ten separate events to see who could build the best solar-powered house. The team from Germany took the top honor.
　　 The contest is held on the National Mall in Washington D.C., and is open to the public. In order to win, the Decathlon’s teams have to successfully host a dinner party, do the laundry, run the dishwasher, and maintain a comfortable temperature in their solar-powered houses. They also have to make their houses look attractive. Team Germany’s winning "Cube House" produced a surplus (剩余) of power, even during three days of rain. This is the fourth time the Solar Decathlon has been held. The houses keep getting better and better.
　　 "The Department of Energy does research on solar and building technologies. In the 1990s, we were seeking expertise to help design houses that would integrate (合并) solar systems in a reliable way. I came up with the idea of having a competition to challenge students at architecture and engineering schools to design solar-powered houses from the ground up. I thought that having a competition would motivate these students to be creative. The new generation of our country should be innovative (創(chuàng)新的). They may come up with solutions that would help our country," said Richard J. King, the Decathlon’s Director.

63. The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.
A. explanation　 　　 B. conclusion　　 　 C. background　　 D. introduction

64. Which of the following should the Decathlon’s teams consider during the competition?

a. the appearance of the house

b. the power supply of the house

c. housework management

d. the design of solar-powered kitchenware
A. abd　 　　　　 B. abc　 　　　　　 C. bcd　 　　　　　 D. acd

65. Richard came up with the idea of having a competition mainly to ________.

A. raise funds to design solar-powered buildings

B. motivate students to be creative

C. integrate solar systems with buildings
D. develop new kinds of energy

66. What do we know about the Solar Decathlon from the text?

A. The participated teams are separated from the outside world during the competition.

B. The house designed by the German team will be adopted by the Department of Energy.

C. The competition had been held three times before 2009.

D. It includes students from twenty countries around the world.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

    Now net fiction, also called computer fiction is popular in more than 80 countries.

To write computer fictions, the writers don't have to think about making any plot. Like reporters, they just go to a lot of places and collect materials：what most women want, their ideas about life and love, their happiness and sufferings and emotions. All these materials are fed into the computer to be processed and classified. Then the writers just pick some materials from every part and fill in some details and a story is made up.

The first computer fiction was edited by 13 editors and published in Canada in 1976.It was a great success and 45 million copies were sold. Seeing this new process as profittaking(贏利的) a big American publishing company bought over the majority of the 13 Canadian editors and soon a series of computer fictions were published in the United States.

All the computer fictions have very romantic titles. The heroine is always about 20,while the hero is a 30 to 40 bachelor(單身的),handsome, with money and power. The hero and the heroine have a happy reunion after all kinds of misunderstandings. Computer fictions are enjoyed by most women readers of the west. But people doubt if they have any literary value.

59. When writing computer fictions, the writers       .

A. think hard

B. collect materials from many places

C. express what they want to

D. describe women's sufferings and emotions

60. The first computer fiction was published about        years ago.

A.13                  B.38               C.20                     D.80

61. Computer fictions are all about       .

A. romantic stories of heroines and heroes

B. 20-year-old beautiful women

C. rich, strong and handsome young men

D. the happy lives of heroines and heroes

62. Computer fictions are popular for the following possible reasons except that       .

A. readers like them

B. they are easily sold

C. people are curious about the stories written by computers

D. people doubt if they have any literary value

A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong so you should take care of what you eat.

　 There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

　 It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

　 Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

56. Which of the following is a good eating-habit?

A. Going to school without any breakfast

B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time..

C. Having at least one food from all four groups each meal.

D. Having different food from all four food groups.

57. In this passage the writer mainly tells us that _____.

A. every person needs food to grow well

B taking exercise can keep your body strong

C. the right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

D. enough energy helps people think more quickly

58. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Four Food Group　　　　 B. A Healthy Diet

C. Your Body And Food　　 　 D. Food And Your Health

    閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 - , I got there in July 2010. 37  I arrived , I realized the importance of getting a job 38  my living experience. Determined to do this  39  , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job ,but found  40  response.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 41  there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that  42  . As I was about to  43  , a man who bad been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside  44  . Nearly ten minutes later, he  45  . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay  46  . Then he offered me to Royal Oak to 47  a job.

     I was a little surprised, but had a  48  feeling about him. Along the way , I realized that I had 49  resumes(簡(jiǎn)歷). Seeing this, the man  50  at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen  51  copies. He also gave me some  52  on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very  53 . The following day I received a  54  from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

     It seems that the world always  55  to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

36. A. doubts            B. concerns      C. instructions           D. reasons

37. A. Even if            B. Every time            C. Now that             D. Soon after

38. A. of          B. at             C. for                D. with

39. A. on my own   B. on my way    C. by any chance      D. by the day

40. A. any        B. much               C. some                   D. little

41. A. why        B. wherever   C. whether           D. whenever

42. A. director    B. attitude     C. language             D. manner

43. A. answer    B. work       C. leave                   D. refuse

44. A. for ever      B. at any time   C. as usual           D. for a while

45. A. returned     B. hesitated     C. passed           D. regretted

46. A. silent        B. busy             C. positive       D. comfortable

47. A. pick out           B. search for       C. take on          D. give up

48. A. dull           B. good      C. guilty                D. general

49. A. made use of       B. taken care of    C. run out of      D. become tired of

50. A. stopped     B. knocked    C. glanced            D. appeared

51. A. right         B. more      C. former              D. different

52. A. pressures    B. agreements      C. impressions             D. suggestions

53. A. lonely       B. funny              C. disappointed          D. satisfied

54. A. call         B. tip                 C. present               D. report

55. A. turns off   B. goes over       C. gives back            D. looks up

At the meeting they discussed three different ____ to the study of mathematics.

 A. approaches                    B. means                      C. methods                   D. ways

—What do you think has happened to Jennifer?

—I’ve no idea. ________ I haven’t heard from her yet.

A. From B. Before C. Up to now　　　　　　　 D. Long before

Our English teacher always emphasizes the importance of learning new words in context rather than __________ each of them individually.

A. to learn                           B. learnt                       C. being learnt               D. learning

It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack _____________ be here at any moment.

 A. must                         B. need                    C. should                  D. could

Many a student ______ something about Abraham Lincoln.

A. have known                    B. knows                     C. is known                 D. are known

Either you or the president _________ the prizes to these gifted winners at the meeting.

A. is handing out B. are to hand out 　　 C. are handing out 　　　 D. is to hand out