【正文】 a year， and then swim downstream to a bigger river and eventually to the ocean. In the saltwater， they eat constantly and grow very quickly. While they live in the ocean， salmon are silver colored. After several years at sea， the salmon grow very long and heavy. Then， as if by magic， they all begin to swim home. Each salmon somehow remembers where it was born and swims to the very same area in the small river. It is a long， difficult journey home. Once the salmon enter freshwater， they stop eating. They also change colors. Some salmon turn red， others brown and grey， and some turn pink. Some salmon grow a large bulge on their back， called a hump. These salmon fight to swim upstream against the current of sometimes very powerful rivers. They jump over waterfalls and have to avoid bears， birds， and fishermen. Finally， the salmon that survive mate in the same river in which they were born. Then， after all that work， they die！ These salmon still play an important role. Their dead bodies help to provide nutrition to the animals that live in and around the river. When their eggs hatch， the cycle will start again. 64. In Paragraph 2， the clause “ as if by magic” suggests that . A. a magician helps salmon B. nobody knows how salmon find their way home C. the author doesn39。s best to be“ thrown clear” of a serious accident. Truth： Sorry， but any accident serious enough to“ throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you39。t have his safety belt on. D. He didn39。s western provinces than in the increasingly crowded eastern cities. Along the eastern coast， cities are filled with newers looking for work. They seek anything from the lowest level unskilled jobs to the instant millionaire Inter chance of lifetime. Few have found the latter， and few ever will. Some 160 years ago， young men and women streamed into New York， Philadelphia， Boston— the United States39。s west is richer than its east. C. Eastern cities are too crowded to live in. D. There are more chances of success there than in the east. 73. The author mentions young America of the 19th century because . A. he wants young Chinese to learn from them B. he tries to show how they succeeded in the eastern cities C. they were poor examples for today39。 此行缺一詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號 (∧ )，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。 注意： 100 左右； ，以使行文連貫； ，不計入總詞數(shù)。 注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。s west now according to the writer？ Inter. B. Movie stars. C. People with skills. D. Pop music idols. 第 Ⅱ 卷 第四部分 寫作 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分 ) 第一節(jié) 短文改錯 (共 10 個小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分 ) 此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。s Shanghai， Guangzhou and Beijing. All of these young people were searching for work， for riches， for fame. Few found any of that. The rest joined the masses working hard at low level jobs trying to support themselves and their families. Horace Greeley， a well known American newspaper editor of the period had sound advice for those seeking work.“ Do not， ” Greeley said， “ lounge(to stand or sit in a lazy manner)in the cities！ There is room and health in the country， away from the crowds of idles(people who waste time doing nothing)and imbeciles(a person of weak mind). Go West...” In the mid 19th century， when Greeley issued his call to go west， America was about to develop its western regions— much as China is today. Out west， the unemployed could find jobs. What was needed then in the America West is what is needed now in China39。re not wearing a safety belt. E The best advice young men and women can hear these days is not “ Get Rich” . It39。t be healthy if yon39。t be healthy if you39。ve known you， I39。s my impression in any case. DANIEL： So what are you working on？ PROFESSOR： You39。t seem to feel as cold when I39。s work was different from normal opera of his time？ A. Wagner called his works “ Musical Festivals” . B. Wagner used a bination of drama， music on instruments， and singing. C. Wagner turned off the lights before starting a play. D. Wagner made the whole audience sit down for an entire performance. 59. Which of the following bits of information does not support the point the author makes in the last sentence？ A. Few musicians have been affected by Wagner39。s new kind of music was too different from the operas they were used to hearing. Wagner agreed with them. In fact， he didn39。 Pass Your Love On Waiting for the airplane to take off， I was happy to get a sea