58.The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in Paragraph 1 most probably mean ____. A. difficult to be made　　 B. without any light　　　 C. black in color　　　　　 D. not known

57.What would be the best title for the text? A. Composer: a man of mystery　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Practice makes good music C. Relation between sleeping and music　　　　　　　　 D. Music: product of nature

48.The experiments mentioned in the text show that ____. A. good readers seem to enjoy reading　　　　　　　　

B. almost all poor readers can make progress C. causes of poor reading are difficult to find out　

D. tests help people improve their reading ability

答案　 46.B　 47.C　 48.B

Passage 29

(07·全國ⅡE篇)

Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer(作曲家)begins, how he manages to keep going – in fact, how and when he learns his trade – all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery(神秘).

One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration(靈感)plays in a composer’s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.

The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy?” if you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don’t feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn’t feel like working, he doesn’t work. It’s as simple as that.

47.To improve their reading ability, people should ____. A. work long and hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take different forms of tests C. have special help and practice　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. try different reading materials

46.With the example of basketball players, the author shows ____. A. why certain people are poor readers　　　　　　　　

B. that there are differences in people’s abilities C. why some people are good basketball players　　

D. that good basketball players can be good readers

75. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?

　 A. There exist some undesirable effects.　　 B. It helps little to save energy.

　 C. It brings about longer working days. 　　D. Radio and TV programs become different.

答案　 72. D　 73.B　 74.A　 75.A

Passage 28

(07·全國ⅡB篇)

Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability(能力). They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

To be sure, people are different. You cannot to do everything as well as certain other people do. It al the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.

Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

74. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?

　 A. It doesn’t have fixed dates.　　　　　 　B. It is not used in festivals.

　 C. Its plan was changed in 2000.　　　　 　D. It lasts for two weeks.

73. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?

　 A. Victoria.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. Queensland.

　 C. South Australia.　　　　　　　　　 　D. New South Wales.

72. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _______________.

　 A. to stop the drought in 1967　　　　 　B. to support government officials

　 C. to pass a special law in the state　　 　D. to save water and electricity

64．The arm of this text would probably be _________.

A．to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty.

B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books

C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun

D．to introduce a way to improve early children reading

答案　 60.B　 61.B　 62.D　 63.C　 64.D

Passage 27

(07·全國ⅠE篇)

Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.　

In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought(干旱). The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.

Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals(節(jié)日). For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended(延長)daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.