We talked to 300 people. One hundred were from 11 to 18 years old. One hundred were from 19 to 26. One hundred were 27 to 35 years old. We asked them what they like to do on weekends. Please look at the chart.
Favourite things to do (by age).
People of 19-26 most enjoy ________.
| A．taking a walk | B．playing computer games |
| C．watching TV | D．going to the movies |
People aged 11-18 enjoy_______most.
| A．taking a walk | B．watching TV |
| C．going to the movies | D．playing computer games |
How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 19-26 group?
| A．75 | B．60 | C．25 | D．50 |
Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， culture and beliefs（信仰）． We use the world "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， their city's heritage， and their country's heritage．
Today， heritage is changing． The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． However， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． Think about it． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In just about every country around the world， you can find MacDonald's， Nike Shoes， Starbucks coffee， and American movies． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not you think it's a good thing． However， everyone wants to protect their traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example， when a new MacDonald's opens in your town， a traditional restaurant might have to close．
This is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple idea． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护） old buildings． A few other examples of heritage protection are making sure your children speak your traditional language， and teaching your heritage to children．
The world is changing very fast． This change brings a lot of good things． But as the world is changing， it is important to remember the heritage of our parents and our grandparents．
42． The examples in the second paragraph are used to ．
A． describe people's love for heritage
B． show the importance of heritage
C． help people better understand heritage
D． express the writer's feeling about heritage
43． According to the passage， many countries are becoming ．
A． great
B． similar
C． large
D． friendly
44． Which of the following is part of heritage protection？
A． Learning from each other
B． Using the Internet
C． Keeping traditional language alive
D． Building new houses
45． Which of the following is the writer's opinion？
A． Heritage is changing a lot nowadays．
B． The Internet connects people around the world．
C． It is important to remember the heritage of our parents．
D． People watch American movies in about every country．
Sarah the seagull（海鸥） and her mom lived in New York by the sea．
Every day Sarah and her mom would fly over the waves， diving in to eat the small fish that swam in the shallow（浅的） water． Sometimes people would feed Sarah and her mother a sandwich or some potato chips． They always had a lot to eat． At night， Sarah and her mother would rest under the roof（屋顶） of a nearby building． It was a quite warm place to live in．
But one day it started to get colder． The little fish that were always swimming in the waves were a lot harder to find． There were no more people coming to the beach， so no one was there to feed Sarah and her mother any sandwiches or chips．
"It is time to fly south for the winter，" said Sarah's mom． "Why？" asked Sarah． "Because it has got too cold here，" explained Sarah's mom． "There is no food， and it will soon get even colder．" " ▲ ，"said Sarah． "Don't worry，" said Sarah's mom． "We will come back when it is warm again． We are birds． We can change where we live and still be happy． We can have more than one home．"
So Sarah and her mom said goodbye to the beach and flew away． They flew and flew， until they were out of the cold and back into the warm weather． They flew all the way to Miami， Florida．
There， they found a new beach． It was filled with fish， and there were lots of people to give them sandwiches and chips． Sarah's mom even found a new roof for them to sleep under．
"I like this other home，" said Sarah． "It is warm， and we have food． This is a nice place too．"
"I told you it would be nice，" said Sarah's mom． "And when it gets warmer in New York again， we will go back． That is the nice part about being a bird． We can fly to new places whenever we want．"
38． Sarah's mother decided to fly south mainly because of ．
A． weather
B． interest
C． sights
D． dreams
39． Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank " ▲ " in Para 4？
A． But it's too late
B． But I like a new home
C． But this is our home
D． But it's too tiring
40． From the passage we can learn that the mother seagull is ．
A． strict
B． wise
C． crazy
D． polite
41． We can learn from the story that ．
A． people should be friendly to birds
B． mothers like moving here and there
C． the environment is becoming worse
D． a change may help to live better
A lot of people play sports， but very few people become sports professionals（专业人员）． If sports aren't going to be your future， then why should you play them？ Why should you train every day？ Why should you work hard and feel sore（酸痛） the next day？ Wouldn't it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons？
There are actually a lot of good reasons to play sports． First of all， sports are a great way to exercise． Exercising keeps you healthy and strong． It also helps you stay in a good state． When you exercise， your body produces endorphins（内啡肽）． Endorphins give you more energy and make you feel happier．
Sports are important for everyone， but they are especially important for young people． They teach young people about winning and losing． Also， they teach young people how to communicate and work as a team． For example， when you play football， you must learn how to communicate with your teammates and work together． Sports teach young people to respect their coaches， teammates， and people they fight against as well．
Many reports say that sports help young people stay out of trouble． If a young person plays sports， he or she is less likely to have problems． This is because sports teach people about rules． They also teach people that if they work hard， they might succeed．
Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses． These days， a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games． When you play sports， you go outside and exercise in the sun． You take in fresh air． All of these things are important．
You're probably not going to become a sports professional， but that doesn't matter． Sports will help you become a better and happier person． Sports will help you make friends and stay healthy． Here is another good reason to play sports： Sports are fun．
34． The purpose of the first paragraph is to ．
A． introduce the topic
B． make a survey
C． share knowledge of sports
D． ask for advice
35． The underlined word "They" in Para 4 refers to ．
A． reports
B． sports
C． problems
D． rules
36． In the writer's opinion， sports can bring people ．
A． happiness， health， friendship and fun
B． fashion， health， friendship and fun
C． happiness， wealth， health and courage
D． health， courage， friendship and value
37． The best title for this passage is ．
A． Sports are very interesting
B． Sports teach people rules
C． Sports make people go outside
D． Sports are good for everyone
A lot of families in Britain grow vegetables． A few people grow unusual or strange vegetables． But a great many people grow tomatoes． My neighbor grows the biggest， sweetest， happiest tomatoes in the world． "How do you do it？" I ask． "Why can't I grow tomatoes like yours？"
"I talk to them，" my neighbor says． "I've been talking to my tomatoes for years．" Up to now， I have always laughed at this．
This summer， some scientists carried out an interesting experiment， and I have just read their report．
Three sets of tomato plants were grown． Nobody talked to the first set， but every day for a month， a recording of a man's voice was played to the second set， and a recording of a woman's voice was played to the third set． At the end of the month， the second set of plants had grown four centimeters taller than the first， and the third set of plants had grown five centimeters taller than the second． The plants liked the woman's voice best．
"We can't explain it，" a scientist said， "But sound waves surely help the tomatoes to grow． Plant growers have always paid attention to light and water． Now we advise you to think of sound waves in the same way．"
31． The writer's neighbor grows better tomatoes because he ．
A． stays with them
B． laughs at them
C． talks to them
D． thinks of them
32． Through the experiment， the scientists proved that helps tomatoes to grow best．
A． a man's voice
B． a woman's voice
C． the sound of nature
D． the sound of animals
33． By the underlined sentence the scientist means ．
A． plants don't grow without sound waves
B． scientists have found the secret of sound waves
C． sound waves are more important than light and water
D． plant growers should also play attention to sound waves
THREE CENTURIES OF HOAXES（骗局；恶作剧）！
A THINKING MACHINE
In 1769，long before computers were invented，a man from Hungary（匈牙利） built a wonderful machine that could play chess very well．It delighted（使高兴） people all over Europe and beat nearly everyone it played，including famous figures like French leader Napoleon Bonaparte，and scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin．For decades，many people believed that it was truly a thinking machine．
There were people who said it was a hoax，but could not prove it or explain how it worked．About 85 years later，the secret was finally revealed．There was a man hiding inside the machine all the time…who was obviously very good at playing chess!
200 ESCAPE（逃脱）
On November 9，1874，New York newspaper，The Herald，ran a shocking story on its front page．It said that all the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped and were running around the city．It said the police were working to save people，but 27 people had already been killed，and 200 people hut．It wanted everyone to stay at home to avoid danger．Many people in New York were terrified，and did as the paper said．If only they had read the final words of the article，which said："Not one word of it is true Not a single act described has taken place．"It was all just a hoax．The story was made up by Thomas Connery，an editor at The Herald，who wanted to draw attention to the poor condition of cages in the zoo．
ROSIE THE RUNNER
The first woman to cross the finish line of the 1980 Boston Marathon（马拉松） was 23﹣year﹣old Rosie Ruiz．However，as she climbed the stairs to receive her prize，people started to become suspicious（怀疑的）．She didn't seem to be tired at all．Furthermore，none of the other runners remembered seeing her，and her picture never appeared in photos or TV broadcasts of the race．Later，several people said that they had seen her join the race only at the end．It turned out she had run only half a mile（about 805 meters）and taken the train for the rest of the race! Her prize was taken away，of course．
42．The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refers to（指）
A．the hoax．
B．the news．
C．the thinking machine．
D．the computer．
43．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage？
A．The thinking machine used a computer to win games．
B.200 people were killed by zoo animals in l874．
C．Rosie Ruiz wasn't tired at the finish line．
D．Rosie Ruiz didn't appear in TV broadcasts of the race．
44．What is true about all the writer in the passage？
A．They made people scared．
B．They fooled a lot of people．
C．They made people suspicious．
D．They delighted people．
45．The title of the passage shows us that the writer thinks that hoaxes
A．are not new．
B．are easily avoided．
C．are always cruel．
D．are usually unbelievable．
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