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man who has a _35__ collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago, he bought an unusual fiftycent which _36__ him $ was very happy about it and thought the price was all right. My youngest brother collects __37_. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. __38_, to my brother, they are quite valuable. __39__ makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection. That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we __40__ to do in our free time. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is. 31. A. lucky B. clever C. funny D. free 32. A. think about B. join C. take part in D. take care of 33. A. collecting B. getting C. after all D. in all 34. A. first of all B. at all C. after all D. in all 35. A. book B. cloth C. stamp D. coin 36. A. spent B. took C. cost D. wasted 37. A. stamps B. matchboxes C. pens D. model planes 38. A. However B. So C. Because D. But 39. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Anything D. Something 40. A. have B. had C. enjoy D. like 六、短文填空(本題共 10 分,每小題 1 分) 根據(jù)短文意思,在 41——45 各題的空格里填入一個恰當?shù)脑~語,使句子通順、完整。 ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia, The greatest of all for navigation(航海 ), however, is the Amazon in Brail, It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it. Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大壩 ) across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉 ) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers bees polluter with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益 ) of this natural resource. greatest river for navigation is _________. A. the Amazon B. the Nile C. the Mekong D. the Mississippi is Wrong? A. The Nile is in India. B. Almost every country has at least one important river. C. Many cities are located on rivers. D. Rivers play an important part in the lives of people. a dam, people can use the water for______. A. keeping the rivers clean B. only making electricity C. washing clothes D. irrigation and making electricity water in the river is polluted because of _____. A. people’s drinking water too much B. people’s swimming in the river too much C. chemicals and other materials D. people’s building a dam across a river 60. The main idea of the passage is about _________. A. Rivers in cities B. The importance of rivers C. Transportation D. Natural resources ( C) 下面左欄是人們在日常生活中浪費能源的 5 種現(xiàn)象,右欄是與其對應的解決建議,請選出一個最佳答案, 并在答題卡上將對應的答案的標號涂黑。 71. This is the _________(one) time for me to go ther