【正文】 位置上，同時(shí)務(wù)必在試卷的裝訂線內(nèi)將本人的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、畢業(yè)學(xué)校填寫(xiě)好，在試卷第 4頁(yè)的右下角填寫(xiě)好座位號(hào)。s seventh longest river. 31. How are the rivers listed in the table? A. From northernmost to southernmost. B. From widest to narrowest. C. From longest to shortest. D. By greatest to least volume(體積 ). are the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river? A. All three are the same length. B. They all flow to the Amazon. C. They are all rivers in North America. D. They are part of the same river system. 33. Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country? A. Nile B. Chang Jiang C. Amazon D. Ob River B When people think of water buffaloes, they often imagine wild and dangerous animals. But unless they are hurt or angered, water buffaloes are probably the gentlest farm animals in the world. Though they look scary, they are much like household pets. Unlike cattle（黃牛） , they are quiet and have a natural fondness for humans. Water buffaloes are so patient and gentle that there is no need to control them during milking. Because of the animal’s calm nature, water buffaloes almost never have their horns(角 ) taken off. However, most cattle which are raised for their milk will have their horns taken off, when they are young. It will prevent them from hurting one another when they grow up. Another mon wrong idea is that water buffaloes can be raised only near water. Though they love to roll in muddy water, water buffaloes usually live and have babies in situations where there is not enough water to do this. However, several researchers report that water buffaloes who roll in muddy water do not need to be treated with insecticides(殺蟲(chóng)劑 ) because the mud (爛泥 ) coating that forms on their skin protects them from insects and parasites(寄生蟲(chóng) ). Another untrue belief about water buffaloes is that they can live only in tropical (熱帶的 )areas. Actually, buffaloes are able to live in a wide range of climates. Although they are most mon in the tropics, water buffaloes were used to pull snowplows(雪犁 ) in parts of Europe many years ago. 34. Why are water buffaloes’ horns not taken off ? A. They don’t use their horns to attack. B. They can’ t have babies without the horns. C. Taking the horns off is dangerous to humans. D. Taking their horns off can kill the buffaloes. 35. The writer seems to think that most cattle_______. A. don’ t give milk B. are not gentle C. make good pets D. like people 36. According to the passage, how can rolling in muddy water help water buffaloes? A. It protects them from parasites. B. It washes insecticides off them. C. It helps them have more babies. D. It keeps them cool in hot weather. 37. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage? A. People used to keep water buffaloes as household pets. B. Many people have incorrect ideas about water buffaloes. C. Water buffaloes used to be mon around the world. D. Water buffaloes and cattle have many similarities. C THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers. “Mark Twain”, the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835 1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844). Now he is going to have his life and work memorated(紀(jì)念 ) with special gold and silver coins. But does Twain need to be memorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will fet him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少 )of money is the root of all evil(邪惡 )” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people fet about him. The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works. Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really es from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的 ) father, he isn’t really looking for freedom, but survival. It’s even more of a pr oblem for a slave. Jim, the escaped(逃跑的 ) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(財(cái)產(chǎn) ). Huck and Jim’s friendship, as shown by Mark Twain, is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character, Huck, who gets an idea of the African American experience. Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway, the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century. With the ra