6、Last year，two days after Christmas，we kicked China out of the house．Not the country obviously，but bits of plastic，metal，and wood with the words“Made in China”． We kept what we already had，but stopped bringing any more in．Because it had coated our lives with toys，and useless stuff．Sometimes I worried about jobs sent overseas，but price triumphed(勝過)over virtue at our house．We couldn’t resist what China was selling．

But on that dark Monday last year，an unease feeling washed over me fls I sat on the  sofa．It wasn’t until then that I noticed a fact：China was taking over the place．

It stared back at me from the empty screen of the television．I spied it in the pile of tennis shoes by the door．It glowed in the lights on the Christmas tree and watched me in the eyes of a doll lay on the floor，I slipped off the couch and sorted gifts into two piles： China and non―China．The count came to China，25，the world，14．Christmas，I realized， had become a holiday made by the Chinese．Suddenly I wanted China out．

I persuaded my husband，and on Jan．I we started fl year-long household embargo on Chinese imports．The idea wasn’t to punish China．And we didn’t fool ourselves into thinking we’d bring back a single job．We pushed China out of our lives because we wanted to measure how far it had pushed in．We wanted to know what it would take in time， money，and worry to kick our China habit．

In the spring．our 4-year-old son started a campaign to support“China things”．“It’s too long without China,”he cried．He kept at me all day．

I have discovered for myself that China doesn’t control every aspect of our daily lives， but if you take a close look at the underside of boxes in the toy department，I promise it will give you pause．

“When we can buy China things again，let’S never stop，”my son said．

After a year without China l can tell you this：You can still live without it，but it’S getting costlier by the day．And fl decade from now I may not be brave enough to try it again．

72．The best title for the text could be__________________

A．A Year without“Made in China”．            B．China free Living：A Trouble One．

C．Why I Choose“Made in China”?               D．“Made in China”：Good or Bad?

73．According to the passage，why did the author stop bringing in things made in China?

A．Because she wanted to bring back job opportunities for her natives．

B．Because she has a strong sense of nationalism against“made in China”．

C．Because she wanted to learn what life would be like without“made in China”．

D．Because too much stuff made in China was taking over her house．

74．The underlined word“embargo”in the．fifth paragraph means___________．

A．reaction                  B．ban                         C．restriction               D．cancellation

75．The writer’S purpose in writing this passage is__________．

A．to tell the readers an interesting experience

B．to describe the trouble facing a housewife

C．to explain the importance of Chinese goods

D．to show the difficulty without Chinese goods

5、Al Ossinger，an experienced mountain guide，knew it was time to leave Longs Peak in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park，and get off‘quickly．The sky had turned threatening dark，and his ice ax at times gave out upset sounds．Suddenly，as Ossinger was  crossing a large mass of rock，both hands pressed against it for balance，there was a roar，a flash of light and an electric current charged through his arms．

“In that second. I thought 1 was finished，”he said，“Then I realized 1 was still there―the jolt(震動(dòng))hadn’t knocked me off．My body and legs were all right，but my arms  were paralyzed from the shoulder down．’’Fortunately Ossinger was able to continue down and soon the feeling began to return to his shoulders，upper arms，and，two hours later，his fingertips．Ossinger was a lucky man．

A single stroke of lightning，which is usually three to four miles long，travels at speeds of up to 100，000 miles per second．In a single flash，it can carry 100 million volts of electricity and reach a temperature of 55，000 degrees Fahrenheit，five times hotter than the surface of the sun．During its brief life span，lightning carries enough energy to power  a 100-watt light bulb for as long as three months．If you find yourself unlucky enough to be  near lightning’s path，you could suffer a direct hit，sending electrical current though your body for some 5 00 milli-seconds．Because of the short duration，severe burns aren’t common and the resulting burns are usually superficial(表面的)．

According to the national Weather Service，more people have been killed by lightning in the United States during the past 30 years，an average of 87 a year-than by either tornadoes or hurricanes，484 people were injured in 1994 alone．These“swords from the sky” are also responsible for an estimated$100 million to$300 million of property damage a year．During the 1980s an average of 5502 wildfires a year were sparked by lightning on national forest lands alone．

Earth is struck by at 1east 100 of these flashes every second-more than 8．6 million strikes a day．For all its destructive power，lightning has its good sides too．It’s likely that humans discovered fire from some early lightning-sparked flames．And all that activity above the earth may help create ozone(臭氧)，which protects us from the sun’s harmful rays．Lightning dancing across a summer night sky is a force to be respected and appreciated-from a distance．

68．Electrical lightning is called“swords from the sky”to mean_________．

A．it looks 1ike swords                                    B．it can kill people

C．it is sent by God                                         D．it comes naturally

69．When Ossinger felt some electrical current charged through his arms，_________．

A．he thought it was going to rain                     B．he dared not move about any more

C．he tried to move further up                          D．he thought his arms wouldn’t move

70．According to the passage we can say that____________________.

A．people caught by lightning may go disabled at once

B．1ightning strikes may do harms to human beings

C．more forest fires will be caused by lightning

D．1ightning is a rich energy resource to humans

71．In the passage the author implies that__________．

A．we all should try to avoid all thunderstorms

B．we should make full use of the lightening

C．we should recognize the positive effects of lightning

D．we should learn about the lightning as much as possible

4、We know the effect calories have on your body．For each pound of weight that your body carries，it takes about 12 calories per pound per day to keep it alive．If you weigh 150 pounds，you therefore need about(150X 12)1，800 calories per day to keep yourself alive and maintain that same weight．

If you were to eat more than 1，800 calories per day，the extra turns into fat．

It takes about 3，600 calories to make a pound of fat．

The graph below shows your eating pattern before，during and after the diet．

Note that the graph assumes that you，like most people，eat any number of calories per day．Some days you are“good”and eat less，and some days you are“bad”and eat more，but the assumption is that it averages out to 2，000 calories per day over the long run．

The diet really takes the weight off．

But the weight comes right back when you

return to your“normal”eating pattern．

The weight appears to come back so

quickly because when you are at your

lightest。you tend to gain more weight each

day．The lighter you are，the fewer calories

you need．If you only need l，500 calories

per day and you’re eating 2，000，you’re going to gain weight faster than if you need

1，800 and you’re eating 2，000．

 There are only two ways to keep the weight off：

?Change your overall eating pattern so that you take in，on average，fewer calories than before you went on the diet．

?Start exercising so that you“burn”the extra calories you take in．

?The best course of action is a combination of these two choices．

64．Which of the questions does the passage answer?

A．Why does the weight come back so quickly once one stops dieting?

B．Why does calorie play so important a part in keeping fit?

C．Why do some people get fatter in the modern society?

D．Why do people need to burn calories every day?

65．How will a person become if there is calorie more than needed?

A．He might feel sick．                                   B．He might gain weight．

C．He must see a doctor at once．                   D．He w0111d eat more than he can．

66．Who might get heavy more quickly if they eat 2500 calories per day?

A．A woman of 167 pounds．                          B．A man of 157 pounds．

C．A man of 147 pounds．                              D．A woman of 160 pounds．

67．Which of the following statements will the author NOT agree to according to the passage?

A．People don’t have to diet because once they stop，they will gain weight．

B．People’s weight can determine the amount of calories needed．

C．Dieting people can exercise more and take in less calories in the long run．

D．Thin people hoping to get weight don’t have to go on dieting．

3、This is a tense time for students in America，with the exam season in full swing and the stress and anxiety being felt across the country．At some universities，students are reviewing their lessons，knowing that in a few weeks the stress will be over once they put pen to paper in that exam hall．For others，however，that stress and anxiety may well last a while longer as lecturers continue to refuse to set exams．No one knows when things will get back to normal．

The reason behind this trouble is the ongoing argument in higher education between lecturers and employers over pay．The Association of University Teachers(AUT)are currently taking industrial action because of the fact that lecturers have been underpaid for years．Vice-presidents of the universities，who enjoy six-figure salaries，are not making any noises to suggest that this will change in the near future．

The National Union of Students(NUS)absolutely believes that our lecturers should be better paid，and that the promises made to them during the top-up fees debate about extra income must be kept．

It’s shameful that 1ecturers have had to take industrial action to achieve better pay and conditions while vice-presidents’own salaries have risen 25％over the past three years．But the students who are suffering as a result of the argument must be put first．We do not agree with the attitude taken by the AUT，which is refusing to set exams．We admit that the decision to take this course of action was democratically(民主地)reached．However，it is having the biggest effect on our members at this moment in time and we will continue to let the AUT know the results of this．

We call on both sides to sort this mess out．Hopefully then our members can get the horrible exam season Out of the way and start planning，and enjoying，their upcoming summer holiday．

60．The phrase“taking industrial action”in the second paragraph refers to

A．doing some extra work about industry

B．running a factory to earn more money

C．refusing to set papers as a strike

D．a(chǎn)sking some workers to support them

61．What is the students’opinion about the argument?

A．They think it’s wrong that the lecturers ask for the better pay．

B．They think what the vice-presidents have done is reasonable and understandable．

C．They totally agree with what the lecturers have done and support them．

D．They hope that the lecturers can set exams as soon as possible．

62．The author wrote this article on behalf of________．

A．the vice-presidents                                      B．the lecturers

C．the students                                               D．the AUT

63．We can infer that this article was written most probably in__________．

A．January                  B. March                      C．June                       D．September

2、Walk along The Mall towards the royal residence to see one of London’S best known views．If you time it right and arrive at 11：30，you’ll be able to see the changing of the  guard．During August and September，the Palace’s State rooms are open to the public．These rooms are used by the Royal Family on ceremonial occasions and are lavishly(奢華地)furnished with some of the finest English and French furniture you cann’t see  anvwhere in the world．While at the Palace you can also visit The Queen’S Gallery and enjoy some of the finest paintings and works of art from the Royal Collection．If you havetime．St．James'S Park，which runs‘a(chǎn)longside The Mall，is worth a visit if only for the Delicans on the lake．The birds have been a constant feature of the park since the late 17thcenturv．Behind the Palace is the Royal Mews，with houses--the Queen’S working stables(馬房)．Here visitors can see the State Carriages and Coaches，as well as their horses．

Address：Buckingham Palace Road，SWl A

Telephone：020―7766―7300/7301

Open：

Changing of the Guard：11：30，daily until the end of June and every other day in the  rest of the year．

Buckingham Palace：every day，31 July―26 September，09：30―16：30．

The Queen’S Gallery：every day，09：30―17：30．

Cost：

Buckingham Palace：Adult 12．50；Concessions￡10．50；Under 17￡6．50．

The Queen's Gallery：Adult~7．50；Concessions￡6．00；Under 17￡4．00．

56．You can read this passage most probably___________．

A．in a history book                                         B．in a local newspaper

C．in a tourists'guide                                        D．in a student’s textbook

57．If you arrive there at 3 o’clock one afternoon in July，you can visit all of the following except_____________．

A．the Palace State rooms                                B．Queen’S Gallery

C．Buckingham Palace                                     D．St．J ames’S Park

58．What is special about the Palace State rooms?

A．They are open to the public for tWO months every year．

B．They are used by the Royal Family for their daily life．

C．They have quite a lot of furniture of high quality．

D．They have the finest works of art from the Royal Collection．

59．According to the author，St．James’s Park is worth a visit because

A．it is a very important part of Buckingham Palace

B．it has a history as long as three hundred years

C．visitors can see the State Carriages and Coaches there

D．there are many attractive birds on the lake

1、I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully  36  my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was   37  her battle with a brain cancer．

For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other  38  had been successful．Finally，she became totally  39  unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never  40  she and my baby could never  41  each other．

My fear seemed  42  ．A few weeks before my  43  date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never  44  ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I  45  her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow  46  inside，she knew．

On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the  nurse at her house told me the  47  news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be  48  to Morn’S ear．

“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”

“Yes!Yes!I know!”

Four words。four 49  and beautiful words!

For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete  50  Then she quietly slipped back into a coma  51  and was finally free  52  the pain forever．

Memories of my son’s birth will always be   53  for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．  54  both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互糾纏)，love has the   55  to face both．And love can last forever．

30、--Look, these boys are playing like crazy in the street, all wet through.

--Yeah, they don’t seem to         the heat, the darkness, or the passing cars.

       A．see                     B．sense                  C．feel                     D．notice

29、--Dad, my birthday is coming.

--Oh, you        have a new MP4 for your birthday, Kathy.

--Thank you, Dad.

       A．ought to              B．can                     C．shall                    D．must

28、---What do you think of her speech last night?

---Just so so. She gave us too much information, so that everyone got          .

       A．confused             B．to confuse           C．confusing            D．to be confused