On a Saturday morning．Detective Sara was called in for an investigation．Mr．Gooding had  41  suddenly from his home．

    Sara’s assistant answered the phone and got the   42  of Mr．Gooding’s house．The assistant told Sara that Mrs．Glen was expecting   43  in half an hour at 232 Parker Avenue．Mrs．Glen was the woman who helped Mr．Gooding to look after the house．

    Sara drove there．Right away she was  44  inside by Mrs．Glen．“Detective，I’m so  45  you come．The last place I saw Mr．Gooding was in his room  46  that would be your first question，”Mrs．Glen said a little bit nervously．She then wanted to lead Sara into the room．“Up here，”Mrs．Glen called from a stair lift．Just as Sara started  47  the stairs，the front door suddenly shut．“Oh，I left the   48  open，maybe．And then the wind  49  it，”Mrs．Glen said．Again they started up the stairs．

    Sara  50  a weathervane(風(fēng)向標(biāo))through the window then．She  5l  the wind was blowing west．But it should be blowing east  52  the door was shut by the wind．Then Sara noticed for the first  53  that there was a third set of footsteps on the stairs．She  54  knew she had walked into a trap．

    Do you know  55  Sara knew she had walked into a trap?

 41．A．showed     B．slept        C．disappeared      D．played

 42．A．a(chǎn)ddress     B．size         C．date            D．height

 43．A．him        B．her          C．you            D．it

 44．A．pulled      B．forced        C．1ed           D．thrown

 45．A．glad        B．1ucky        C．a(chǎn)ngry          D．sad

 46．A．told        B．a(chǎn)sked         C．supposed        D．heard

 47．A．beside       B．in           C．down           D．up

 48．A．window      B．door         C．1ift            D．stair

 49．A．cheated     B．opened        C．closed          D．broke

 50．A．bought     B．noticed        C．put             D．stole

 51．A．a(chǎn)rgued     B．changed，     C．found           D．told

 52．A．a(chǎn)lthough    B．if            C．or              D．unless

 53．A．time        B．note         C．chance          D．step

 54．A．1uckily     B．happily       C．hardly           D．suddenly

 55．A．what       B．how           C．who            D．where

“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet (衣櫥)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother thought for a while. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was brought to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and from time to time she looked angrily at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(暈倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.

(　 )54. According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________.

　 A. a family honor　　 　　　　　　　 B. a family secret　

C. a family story D. a family treasure

(　 )55. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?

　 A. She was curious about it.　　　　　　　　　　B. She planned to keep it for fun.

　 C. She needed it for her school task.　　 D. She wanted to scare her parents.

(　 )56. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________.

　 A. they realized their misunderstanding　　 B. they were crazy

　 C. they were over excited　　　　　　　 D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

Laboratory work is your chance to learn science firsthand. It can be fun but you must be careful to prevent injury. Listen closely when your teacher reads and explains the rules before your first lab lesson.

LABORATORYRULES

Throughout the lesson ●Do not enter the science lab without the teacher’s permission. ●No food or drinks are to be allowed in the science lab.

Before the Experiment ●Read all instructions carefully before every experiment. ●Prepare all apparatus（儀器） and arrange them so that you will not knock them over while doing the experiment.

During the Experiment ●If you are unsure of how to use any apparatus or how to operate, ask your teacher for help. ●Never smell or taste chemicals unless your teacher gives permission.

After the Experiment ●Wash all apparatus after use and return them to the places where they were. ●Throw waste materials in proper waste baskets.

First Aid ●Report all accidents to your teacher immediately. ●If you spill（濺出）any chemicals onto your body or clothing ,wash with plenty of water and report to your teacher.

(   )51.Your teacher will probably tell you the rules above______ the first lab lesson.

A. before  B. since    C. during    D. after

(   )52. Before every experiment , you should ___.

A. taste the chemicals first    B. clean all the apparatus

C. read all instructions carefully  D. report all the accidents to the teacher

(   )53. When you are not sure how to use all apparatus,____.

A. try them on your own     B. read the rules carefully

C. ask your teacher for help   D. put them back

(   )54. It is clear that you can ____.

A. bring food into the lab    B. clean the lab anytime

C. smell chemicals as you like    D. learn science directly in the lab

(   )55. If you get chemicals on the clothing ,you can find ways to solve it in the part____.

A. Before the Experiment     B. First Aid

C. During the Experiment     D. After the Experiment

　　 A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地獄). He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of it __51___ him to live in the palace.

　 The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and ___52__ without any work.”

　 The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else_53____ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in __54___ palace and you can eat whatever you want. You can have a good rest and _55____ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.

　 At the beginning, the man felt __56___. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _57______ just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a __58___ ?”

　 The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”

Several months later, the man couldn’t __59___the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厭倦） this kind of life. __60__ you don’t offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

( ) 51.A. invited　　 B. encouraged　　 C. allowed 　 D .ordered

( ) 52.A.sleep　　 B. drink　　 　　　C. play　　 D. travel

( ) 53.A. bigger　 B. better　　 　　 C. worse　 　 D. cleaner

( ) 54.A. your　　 B. our　　　 　　 C. my　　　 D. his

( ) 55.A.something　 B anything　　　 C. nothing　 　D .everything

( ) 56.A. angry　　 　B. happy　 　　　C. bored　 　　D. anxious

( ) 57.A. as　　　 　B. by　　　 　　 C. at　　　 　D. without

( ) 58.A. friend　　 　B. child　　 　　 C. job　　　 　D. pet

( ) 59.A. stand　　 B. refuse　　 　　　C. follow　 　 D. imagine

( ) 60.A. If　　　 B. Unless　 　　　 C. So　　　 　 D. Because

　　　 What do you do if you’re stranded(處于困境的) on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.

Body signals (信號)

　　　 Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”. When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means “no”. if you want the polite to know that it’s safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (彎曲) your knees. If you want to say that it’s not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.

Smoke signals

　　　 The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it’s a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn’t hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you’re sure that it can’t spread. It the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.

Ground-to-air signals

　　　 It’s a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols(標(biāo)記). If you can’t find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:

　　　 F　　 “I need food and water.”

　　　 II 　 “I need medicine.”

　　　 I　　 “I am badly hurt.”

　　　 X　　 “I am unable to move from here.

Pilots’ replies

　　　 If the pilot lowers the plane’s wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”. (At night, the pilot flashes the plane’s green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means “message received but not understood”. (At night, the pilot flashes the plane’s red lights.)

　　　 However, there is no signal which means “message not received”. Why not?

54. Which picture means “it’s not safe to land”?

55. What can we learn from the passage?

　　　 A. Swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”.

　　　 B. If the ground is dark, light smoke can’t be seen.

　　　 C. If you need some medicine, make a symbol “II”.

　　　 D. The pilots make replies with a blue light at night.

56. What is the passage mainly about?

　　　 A. The explanation of building signals on an island.

　　　 B. The importance of making signals on an island.

　　　 C. Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.

　　　 D. Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island.