【正文】 e I have no memory of what happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners. I hadn’t lived on the farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what had happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept the truth. Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully ask, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for a couple of months until Dad had enough and declared, “ No more cows!” That made me feel better about poor Tubby. 24. Why did the parents buy Tubby? A. To have Tubby help with farm work. B. To produce enough milk for the kids. C. To raise it for meat. D. To keep the kids pany. 25. The writer’s mother can be described to be______. A. careless B. determined C. caring D. quickminded 26. What can we know from the passage? A. The writer witnessed Tubby killed. B. The writer’s mother thought it natural to kill Tubby for meat. C. The writer felt happy to see the freezer filled with meat. D. The writer felt excited on Tubby’s back when it was running off. 27. How did the writer feel towards Tubby whenever he had beef? A. Sad B. Thankful C. Moved D. Hopeless C A California man who was feeling sick almost died recently from a shocking cause. 26yearold Luis Ortiz went to a hospital because of a headache and nausea. When doctors examined him, they were shocked to find a tapeworm larva（絳蟲幼蟲） in his brain. The creature had caused a cyst(囊腫 ) to form inside his head. The cyst was limiting the flow of liquids to different areas of his brain. The situation was so serious that doctors said they had to perform an emergency operation to remove the larva. The Associated Press reports that a doctor who operated on Ortiz told him he had only 30 minutes to live. When the doctor pulled the worm out of his head, it was still moving. Luis Ortiz began experiencing headaches in late August, he told a local newspaper. But Ortiz said he did not think the headaches were serious. In September, he visited a friend and his parents in another city. That is when the pain got worse. His mother saw Ortiz throwing up. She took him to a hospital emergency room. Ortiz told ABC News that he couldn39。t get heated up by the sun. The panels are cool to the touch, even in the sun. Researchers say they can reduce the indoor temperature to nearly 5 degrees Celsius below the temperature outside. Mr Fan says it is like having a window into space. He says the heat is sent directly into space without warming the air. “In areas where there is no electricity, there is a significant potential benefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce the temperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it. They say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the hightech panels. They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray that could be used on existing solid structures. The researchers believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years. They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems. 32. What is mainly talked about in the passage? A. A new material that cools buildings. B. New energysaving buildings. C. A new technology to store medicine and food.. D. A cooling system to replace air conditioners. 33. How does the material work to cool buildings? A. By making panels into mirrors with the material. . B. By absorbing sunlight and turning it into energy. C. By spraying water on the building structures. D. By radiating and reflecting heat. 34. What will the researchers do in the next years? A. Do more experiments to test the material. B. Develop a cooling spray for existing structures. C. Cut the cost of the cooling system. D. Promote the use of the cooling system. 35. What can we infer from the passage? A. The cooling system could save more energy for electricityshort area. B. The cooling system will surely be available in three or five years. C. The cooling system could have possible use in the US. D. The cooling system will take the place of air condition system. 第二節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。s no need to overdo this but it does serve you well to remember that life is full of ups and downs no matter where you are, at home or away. Thinking like this can lessen the desire to rush back home. 38