【正文】 Romans wanted to show how clever they were in building the roads5．According to the passage, which of the following four choices is correct?A．The old Romans found soft soil did not make a solid base for the road.B．The Romans built roads only on flat（平）landC．Flat stones were mostly used in the roads of AsiaD．The old Romans used to make use of the soft soil for the base of their roads in North Africas time are always slower than men39。s illness, a nurse asked to speak to them. “Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitland, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(鉈中毒) .”“What makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked. “Thallium poisoning is very rare.”“A few days ago, I was reading a novel called ‘A Pale Horse39。s name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty. Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout found a huge whale . The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the first longboat . The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon(魚叉) was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whale39。答案：DABDC(12) s stomach.C．dead body of the whale.D．whale39。答案：BDACDs ‘Treasured Island’, an exciting story about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who is captured by pirates and later finds some buried treasure. Then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. He did not trust banks, so he buried his life savings in a park. Then he went away. On his return, he went straight to the park. But the park was no longer there. In its place there was a huge building. And then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof（防水的） bag. When he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. Worms and insects had eaten the bag and everything in it. And of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where they have buried them or lose the map. Although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are still the safest place to keep our savings and treasures. 1．People who bury treasure usuallyA．do not trust banks B．have a little money . C．want to live in a quiet place. D．expect to lose it2．The writer in BritainA．really had buried something. B．started a nationwide treasure hunt. C．had lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find it. D．caused trouble because people dug holes everywhere. 3．“Treasure Island”A．is a story about pirates. B．is about the adventures of Jim Hawkins. C．is the most popular story ever written. D．is a wellknown fairy tale. 4．The man who buried his money in a parkA．thought his money was safer there than in a bank. B．travelled on the sea for a year. C．got his life savings back again. D．stayed away longer than he expected. 5 . From these stories we understand thatA．we cannot trust banks. B．we should not trust anyone. C．a(chǎn) waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insects. D．insects eat anything.答案：ABBACt win them all.”1．This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ______ . A．the value of failureB．how people would failC．famous failuresD．the cause of failure2．The underlined phrase“made it”means ______ . A．succeededB．failedC．gaveD．got3．The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ . A．productiveB．straight forwardC．sorrowfulD．deep4．The author tells you to do all things except ______ . A．The think about the cause of your failureB．to check out whether your goals are right for youC．to consider failure as a part or lifeD．to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life5．Which of the following is NOT true?A．Bruce and Edison were successful examples. B．Failure may be regarded as a way toward success. C．Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce. D．One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.答案：AADDC(8)In sport the sexes（性別）are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men . A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68．Are women39。答案：BBACDs early life was mainly spent in ______ .A．learning about natureB．hunting with his friendsC．learning useful skills from the IndiansD．studying at home because he couldn39。s take the student life for example. There are some students who study too hard and play too little, while there are others who play too much and study too little. On one hand, it is harmful to his health if he has too few exercises, and on the other hand, it is harmful to his mind if he plays too much.In the matter of eating, one also should be moderate. Do not eat too much or too little. Too much eating will make you sick, while too little eating will make you weak.The man of progress is he who neither has too high an opinion of himself nor thinks too poorly of himself. If a man thinks too highly of himself, he is sure to bee very proud, but if he has too poor an opinion of himself, he will have no courage to make an advance. Both the conditions above will make you lose your advancing aim. A broadminded man is he who always moves within the orbit （軌道）of reasonableness. Whether in any activities in life, moderation is one of the best ways to enjoy real happiness.1．“Someone is moderate” means ______ .A．he walks neither too fast nor too slowlyB．he has good characters and good ways to do thingsC．he is not only safe but also succe