阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Horsetail Fall (瀑布) is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing views. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle (角度) to light the upper parts of the waterfall. And when conditions are right, the Horsetail Fall becomes orange and red at sunset. It is like red-hot lava (熔岩) pouring down from the top of the El Capitan. So, it got the name “firefall”.
The firefall is a perfect match of the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears on dry, warm and cloudless days. There must be enough flowing water to make a firefall too. So there must be enough snow on the mountain top, and it turns into water on warm afternoons.
The sun goes to the best place before the fall in late February. And the best time to watch the fall is 5 to 15 minutes before the sunset. Only at this time can visitors see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place to watch, because it is close to the fall and is perfect to set up cameras and tents.
Every year in February, thousands of photographers come to watch the firefall. Although the view may appear just minutes before sunset, many of them have to come hours earlier to get a right place to set their cameras in time. “I’m just saying that the Yosemite Firefall is something you don’t want to miss during the winter,” says Kate Moore, a traveller and the lead content creator for ParkedInParadise.com.
（1）Paragraph 1 mainly tells us ________.
| A． |
how the firefall got its name |
B． |
why it’s easy to see the firefall |
| C． |
who was the first to find the firefall |
D． |
on which day we can visit the frefall |
（2）What can we know about the firefall?
| A． |
It lasts for half an hour before the sunset. |
| B． |
It usually appears on wet, warm and cloudy days. |
| C． |
Rivers provide enough flowing water to make a fall. |
| D． |
Its best watching place is the El Capitan Picnic Area. |
（3）From the words of Kate Moore, we can infer that ________.
| A． |
the firefall is worth seeing |
B． |
it’s dangerous to watch the firefall |
| C． |
the firefall brings little surprise |
D． |
it’s a waste of time to visit the firefall |
（4）What’s the theme of the passage?
| A． |
Art. |
B． |
Nature. |
C． |
Technology. |
D． |
History. |
A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement．Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical（古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to．
A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW．Robert Walker，argues that all students should study the works of Western chassical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky．
Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage（遗传）because they fail to study classical music，as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop．The lack（缺乏）of music teaching is serious，especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist（专业的）music teachers．
A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions，but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools．
"I'm not against pop music，but it's very simple，and not difficult either to play or to sing．"Professor Walker says．"But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias's culture heritage，most children learn it only through Hollywood films．"
"At least children ought to know what's happening in Western culture．It's part of culture heritage，"he says．"Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West．"
Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain，Canada and Australia and is a former chief（首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education．Professor Walker says no school curriculum（课程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study，such as the Mendelssohn's．
"This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music，others on Elvis Presley，or on any music the teacher wants to teach．The situation should be changed as soon as possible，"he says．
81．What's the problem in music education in Professor Walker's opinion？
A．Children know nothing about their culture heritage．
B．Classical music education isn't valued in schools．
C．Pop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing．
D．Australia schools need more specialist music teachers．
82．According to the passage，students should study classical music because it is ．
A．part of culture heritage
B．good for their growing up
C．difficult to play and sing
D．popular only in Asia
83．According to the passage，which one is different from the other three？ ．
A．Haydn．
B．Tchaikovsky．
C．Mendelssohn．
D．Elvis Presley．
84．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker？
A．He worries about the music education in schools．
B．He thinks pop music teaching shouldn't be allowed．
C．He is well known in Western classical music teaching．
D．He has worked in Britain，Canada and Australia．
85．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．Music teachers should teach anything that they like．
B．Most Children today are brought up by their music teachers．
C．Music teachers shouldn't teach the music of Elvis Presley at all．
D．Children's music education today depends on their teacher's taste．
There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person．
I remember when I was traveling that I began to know the world better．The world is not just about me，my small town and home．Although you will meet different people from all over the world，you will realize that people are similar in their dreams，hopes and feelings．Enjoy exploring the different cultures，and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live．Once you understand their ways，it need not be strange or scary．Often we read stories about other cultures in books．Only when we visit their areas，do we find that those stories are sometimes wrong．
One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world．We cannot just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out．The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems．People everywhere should be given a chance．It is so easy to ignore（忽视）this if one does not travel and explore．One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours．One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big agter all．
On your journey you will meet lots of new friends．Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time．You will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way．
When you travel，you have to be on your own in some situations．You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that．All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read．It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories．
Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience．If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place．
76．From Paragrahp 2，we can learn that ．
A．people around the world are the same in their hopes．
B．books always tell us wrong stories about cultures．
C．traveling can help us better understand the world．
D．people in different places have strange living habits
77．According to Paragraph 3，we can help the areas in need by ．
A．sending them money
B．offering them chances
C．looking around
D．giving them challenges
78．The expression"cope with"in Paragrahp 4 most probably means" "．
A．solve
B．avoid
C．meet
D．cover．
79．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？
A．People in the World Are Family．
B．Traveling Helps One Make More Friends．
C．People in the World Share One Dream．
D．Traveling Makes One a Better Person．
80．What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？ ．
A．To share his travel experiences with other people．
B．To encourage more people to travel around．
C．To show how traveling can change the world．
D．To tell people how to travel around the world．
Mr．Robert had a son named Ben，a three﹣year﹣old boy．The little boy had been asking for a pet dog for two months，but his father kept saying．"Impossible．A dog will kill our rabbits．No way．"Ben was disappointed．
One evening，When Mrs．Robert was cooking potatoes in the kitchen，Ben cried，"Dad always says no．I'll never have a dog in a million years．"She looked at his face．How could she let him down again？An idea came to her to change her husband's mind．"Dear，I know a way to get you a dog．"she said．She handed Ben a potato and told him to keep the potato until it turned into a little dog．How cool Been though it was!
The next morning．Mr．Robert looked out of the window．Guess what？He saw Ben taking a potato for a walk．
"That's crazy，"Mr．Robert said to his wife．
"You're right．Your boy can't get a dog．He finally has a potato as a pet．He sleeps with it，talks with it and even showers with it，"she said．"Even cooking potatoes makes him cry．"
Mr．Robert felt worried a lot and made a decision．He brought back a cute little dog that night．Everyone was happy．Mr．Robert thought he saved his son．Ben was sure that his mother had magic．
Everything seemed perfect until one evening Ben asked，"Mom，can I have a pet horse？"She looked at him and said，"Well，first you have to take a watermelon…"
71．Ben kept asking for for two months．
A．a pet rabbit
B．a pet chicken
C．a pet dog
D．a pet horse．
72．Ben's father said"Impossible"because a dog would ．
A．run around
B．hurt Ben
C．be noisy
D．kill their rabbits
73．Mrs．Robert told Ben to keep because it would turn into a dog．
A．a potato
B．a tomato
C．a watermelon
D．a banana
74．Mr．Robert brought back a little dog because ．
A．his friend gave it to him
B．he was worried
C．his wife bought the dog
D．he liked the dog
75．What did Ben think of his mother？
A．She was lazy．
B．She didn't love him．
C．She had magic．
D．She was very strict．
William Lindesay，a British traveler and writer，has been exploring the Great Wall﹣one of the human's most wonderful building projects．Not even a Chinese knows the Great Wall of China as well as he does．
When，as a schoolboy．Lindesay announced his plan to explore the Great Wall，nobody took him seriously．But Lindesay achieved his goal，by spending 25 years on the Great Wall and has become one of the world's most famous experts on its rich history．Lindesay now lives and works in Beijing．This year his new book has come out．The Great Wall Explained，with a lot of photographs and articles．
Running on the Great Wall was a brave trip and Lindesay had already run 3，000 kilometers along it!During those years，he got to many villages along the way．He was often helped by friendly villagers，although they didn't quite understand why the Englishman would have such interest in the Great Wall．
56．Who is William Lindesay？
57．How long did Lindesay spend on the Great Wall？
58．What's the name of his new book about the Great Wall？
59．给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题．
60．把短文第三自然段中划线的句子译成汉语． ．
A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now．Experts on space and architecture （建筑），and city planners gave their ideas on life in 2116．Twenty five years ago，we could not imagine how greatly the Internet would change our lives．Now the Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and learn．They said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable．
The way we live，work and play will be totally different from today．There sill be many tall buildings，underwater cities，and holidays in space．People will work from home and have virtual （虚拟的）work meetings．People will have 3D printers to"print"everything they need at home，such as food，clothes and so on．There will also be less need for doctors．Our home health robot will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment．We will also go into space for holidays and get resources that we have used up on Earth．Researchers interviewed 2，000 adults about the predictions．and most of them thought they were most likely to happen!
51．Who gave their ideas on life in 2116？
A．Experts and city planners．
B．Teachers and workers．
C．Researchers and 2000 adults．
52．According to the passage，we could not imagine that 25 years ago．
A．there would be more need for doctors
B．we would make everything we need at home
C．the Internet would change our lives greatly
53．The underlined phrase"revolutionized"in the 1st paragraph means" "
A．调整
B．交革
C．引领
54．Which of the following is true about the changes in 2116？
A．People will have to go to work from home as today．
B．People will need to go to the doctor as much as they do now．
C．There will be many tall buildings，underwater cities and holidays in space．
55．What is the best title of the passage？
A．Why will changes happen in 2116？
B．What mighi life be like in 2116？
C．How to go into space for holidays？
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