have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school‘s headmaster.

Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a Council official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡6.50 a term.

They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with their parents, to see if they would like their children to take part in the new place.

1.The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those ________. A) whose parents were worried about them? B) who would have had to walk otherwise C) who could not walk

D) who had to travel a long way

2. Taking part in the Council‘s trial plan are children who ________. A) live in Milton and go to Impington school B) live in Impington and go to Milton school C) live in Milton and go to Milton school

D) live in Impington and go to Impington school 3. The new bus service will run________. A) on morning journeys to school only B) in connection with an existing service

C) only for children living more than three miles away D) only in wet weather

4. Agreement to pay for the new bus service has been obtained from ________. A) the school‘s headmaster B) the education department C) the bus company D) the parents

5. The parents the Council is now going to contact are those ________. A) who had not yet answered letters B) who did not want to pay C) who would like to pay less

D) whose children lived further away from school Passage 18

Some people think they have an answer to the problems of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or ―bike‖.

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes for bicycle one some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks they are a good idea. Taxi drivers don‘t like the idea – they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners

on the main streets don‘t like the idea – they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike. The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park – the largest open space in New York – is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. Until that happens, the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.

1. Some people founded Bike for a Better City because ________. A) there are no bikes in New York City now B) they wanted to reduce the traffic and pollution C) there are no bike lanes in New York City now D) traffic has been too slow

2. Some people are against the idea of bicycle lanes because they think ________. A) they will not reduce the traffic B) there will be traffic accidents

C) they will make traffic less and slower D) traffic moves slowly in bike lanes 3. Which of the following does this passage NOT support?

A) If more people rode bikes, there would be cleaner air and fewer automobiles. B) On weekends, cars can not drive through Central Park.

C) The city government has not done anything for the bike riders yet.

D) The city government doesn‘t know what to do concerning the issue of bikes. 4. The last sentence of this passage means ________. A) Riding bicycles isn‘t safe now

B) After bike lanes are painted, the park will be safe C) before now, it is safe in the park

D) If there is fighting, the park will be a safe place to hide

5. What is the attitude of the author towards painting bike lanes? A) Welcome B) Negative C) Interested D) Neutral Passage 19

In the early days people could not count as we do. Their method was very simple. At first, they did all their counting with small stones. Later, they learned to use their fingers in counting. Since man has ten fingers, the number ten became the foundation of all counting in many parts of the world. This decimal system led gradually to a branch of mathematics. We call it arithmetic.

Accurate measurement and exact computation are the bases of modern engineering and scientific research. For example, scientists usually test their theories by practical experiments, and they have to make computations before they can say that the results of their experiments are correct. Scientists will have to work day and night for the computation, but the computer can do them quickly and accurately. For instance, a spacecraft cannot leave the earth and go to the moon without computers. In recent years more and more people have used computers not only in production and technology, but also in everyday life, for the simple reason that they are far more efficient than man. They have much better memories and can store large amounts of information. No man alive can do 500,000 sums in one second but a computer can. In fact, computers can do many of the things we do faster and better. They can control machines in factories, work out tomorrow‘s weather, and even do translation work. In the future we are going to use computers for almost everything we do.

1. Why did the number ten become the foundation for all counting in many parts of the world?

A) Because the early people could not count.

B) Because early people‘s methods are simple. C) Because man has only ten fingers. D) Because ten is a good number.

2. The word ?decimal‘ in the first paragraph probably connects with ________. A) man‘s fingers B) number ten

C) counting with stones D) arithmetic

3. With the help of computers, scientists can ________. A) test their theories by practical experiments. B) shorten the time for their work C) say that their theories are good. D) improve their memories

4. The reason why a spacecraft cannot leave the earth without computer is that ________.

A) The computers can help scientists do the complex computation quickly and accurately

B) The computers can do almost everything C) The computers have much better memories

D) The computers will work out the coming weather

5. In the passage , what does the author imply by writing the last sentence in last paragraph?

A) The computers will replace the man

B) The computers will be faster and more accurate C) The computers will do everything for man D) The computers will be in wider use Passage 20

On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:

We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking a thins and you will therefore not be offended if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were taught all your sciences; but when they came back to us they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, they were totally good for nothing.

We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refused to accept it , and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know and make men of them. 1. This passage is about ______ .

A） the colleges of the northern province

B） the problems of the Americans in the mid 18th century C） the educational values of the Indians D） the talk between the Indians and the officials

2. According to the letter, the Indians believed that _______ . A) they were being insulted by the offer

B) they knew more about science than the officials

C) it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling D) they had a better way of educating young men

3. The Indian‘s chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _______ . A) politely refuse a friendly offer B) describe Indians customs

C) express their opinions on equal treatment D) show their pride

4. Different from the officials‘ view of education, the Indians thought _______ . A) they taught different branches of science

B) they should teach the sons of the officials first C) they had different goals of education D) young women should also be educated

5. The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as ________ . A) pleasant B) polite C) inquiring D) angry Passage 21

Where do pesticides (杀虫剂) fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have seen that they now pollute soil, water, and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodland silent and birdless. Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world?

We know that even single exposures to these chemicals, if the amount is large enough, can cause extremely severe poisoning. But this is not the major problem. The sudden illness or death of farmer, farm workers, and other exposed to sufficient quantities of pesticides are very sad and should not occur. For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly pollute our world.

Responsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects chemicals are cumulative (积累的) over long periods of time, and that the danger to the individual may depend on the sum of the exposures received throughout his lifetime. For these very seasons the danger is easily ignored. It is human nature to shake off what may seem to us a threat of future disaster. ―men are naturally most impressed by diseased which have obvious signs.‖ Says a wise physician, Dr. Rene Dubos, ―yet some of their worst enemies slowly approach them unnoticed.‖ 1. What is the author‘s attitude towards the environmental effects of pesticides? A) Defensive B) Pessimistic C) Indifferent D) Concerned

2. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the sentence ―Man, … is part of nature.‖ （Para.1）

A) Man acts as if he does not belong to nature.

B) Man can avoid the effects of environmental pollution.

C) Man can escape his responsibilities for environmental pollution. D) Man appears indifferent to what happens in nature.

3. In the author‘s view, the sudden death caused by exposure to large amounts of pesticides _____.

A) now occurs most frequently among all accidental deaths

B) is not the worst of the negative consequences resulting from the use of pesticides C) is unavoidable because people can‘t do without pesticides in farming