【正文】 nder tons of crisp white snow. … .. 51. Each winter holiday makers in the mountains e face to face with death because ___ . A. they fail to realize how dangerous avalanches can be B. they are not expert enough at skiing on the fixed runs C. they are trying to avoid areas where avalanches happen D. they ski great distances down the mountainsides The snow in the Salzburg of Austria, where a recent disaster took place, was typical avalanche material. … 52. According to the writer, skiing conditions in the Salzburg area of Austria before the accident happened were ___. A. perfect for the inexperienced skier B. unsafe because the new snow was covered with ice C. typical of conditions resulting in avalanches D. suitable only for skiing locally …. Problems e when any particular section is too thick and not sticking to the section beneath. …. The result of these conditions is that even a slight increase in the temperatures sends a thin stream of water between the new snow and the old. Then the new snow simply slides off the mountain. 53. It would appear from the passage that avalanches are brought about because ___ . A. a particular section of snow is not thick enough B. there is a slight fall in the temperature C. heavy snowfalls turn into rain D. the ice between different sections of snow melts Such slides are not unexpected. Local citizens know the slopes which tend to avalanche and the weather in which such slides are likely. 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Before 1972, _____ ． A. children under the age of 15 must go to school B. only children under 16 did not pay for their education C. children could choose not to receive secondary education D. secondary education was not pletely free Under the 1944 Act children were examined at age 11(the socalled eleven plus), on the basis of which they were assigned either to grammar schools, which prepared them for higher education, or to secondary modern schools, which they usually left at the minimum leaving age, … 48. The eleven plus examination was one _____ ． A. that tested the students on their grammar knowledge B. that prepared the students for higher education C. that prepared the students for secondary modern schools D. that placed children into different secondary schools 【 第三段 第一句指出，學(xué)生們 11 歲 (小學(xué)畢業(yè) )時(shí)參加所謂 “11 歲加 ”考試 .根據(jù)成績(jī)， 可以進(jìn)入到 普通中學(xué) (grammar school)上學(xué)，也可能進(jìn)入到中等現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí) .進(jìn)入普通中學(xué) (grammar school)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生可以再考大學(xué)，而進(jìn)入現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生通常在所規(guī)定的義務(wù)制教育的年齡離開學(xué)校，他們通常不參加大學(xué)考試 (public examination)，因此也沒(méi)有什么證書 .】 …In 1964 the Labor government reanized secondary education on prehensive lines。t yet know what causes sun spots,‖ he says, ―but we now think they39。s climate [C] has been recently informed by other scientists of the possibility that more sun spots will appear [D] does not think the causes of the sun spots will be fully revealed by scientists in the near future 4. The statement supported by the passage is ______. 【 直接法 】 [A] the sun shines constantly and gives out the same amount of energy every year [B] the cause of the sun‘s fluctuations is its loss of energy with each passing year [C] it is sure that the energy sent out by the sun will drop when more sun spots appear [D] fluctuations in weather patterns are the results of the pull of gravity 5. The best title for the passage is ______. 【 直接法 】 [A] Fluctuations in Weather Patterns [B] Magism and the Sun Spots [C] The Size and Number of Sun Spots [D] Livingston39。 s work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality. C) Scott, Poe, and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving39。s law career? A. He only began to practice law late in life. B. He spent very little time working as a lawyer. C. He never practiced law although he studied it . D. He worked as a lawyer with great enthusiasm. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment frequenting both social gatherings and the theater. 4. Why did Thackerary think that Irving‘s social grace was unusual? Because________ A. Irving‘s degree was honorary and unusual B. Irving‘s parents were non aristocratic. C. Irving had good sense and gay spirits. D. Irving exhibited warm friendliness. 5. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving3