【正文】 eggs. The hen hatches her baby chicks by sitting on her eggs for twentyone days. An average smallfarm family keeps ten chickens in its barnyard. Because one hen can lay as many as 240 eggs yearly, this flock will give enough eggs to feed a family of five people. But they provide other food as well. Each year most Americans eat forty pounds of chicken meat in addition to the eggs. Chickens are different from other birds. Their wings are small and weak, and their bodies are very heavy. Thus, they can fly only a few feet at a time. The chicken is also the only bird with a b, or small piece of flesh, on the top of its head. Both the chicken and the turkey have wattles or pieces of flesh, banging under their chins. Breeders raise about 100 different kinds of chickens. But not all of them get eaten. Some people make chickenraising a hobby. They take their prize birds to pete in shows and fairs. One of these special breeds, the Yokohama, has tail feathers twelve feet long. Another breed, called the Silky, has feathers as fine as hair. 41. Chickens were wild birds in jungles thousands of years ago before ______. A) they were tamed more than a thousand years before the Birth of Christ B) they were brought from the Great Britain to America C) they were brought by the European colonists to America in the 1600s . D) they were brought by Chinese to America in 1600s 正確答案是 42. The word chick (Para. 2) in the context is probably ______. A) the short form for chicken B) a young woman C) a young chicken D) a young bird 正確答案是 43. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. A) there are five people in an average smallfarm family B) ten chickens were usually raised by an average smallfarm family C )Americans eat not only eggs but also chicken meat D) chickens were probably first raised to lay eggs rather than to provide chicken meat 正確答案是 44. According to the passage, in what ways are chickens and turkeys in mon? A) Neither birds can fly far at a time. B) Both birds have a b on top of their heads. C) Both birds have pieces of flesh hanging under their chins. D) Both birds have small and weak wings and heavy bodies. 正確答案是 45. Chickens are raised not only for food but also ______. A) as pets B) to replace dogs C) as an self enjoyment in one39。s needs after the year 20xx 正確答案是 34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year. B) At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun. C) lees than 3% of the EEC39。s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community39。s pure coincidence or something special. The same thing is true of the single heart defects it usually shows up in only 15 out of 60,000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of nine testtube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans. The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making normal progress even the twin with the birth defects. 21. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? A) The proportion of Testtube Girls to Boys, B) Are Testtube Babies Healthy C) The Social Meaning of the Idea of Testtube Babies. D) The Moral Issue Associated with Testtube Babies. 正確答案是 22. The passage implies that the first testtube babies were born in ______. A) Canada B) Britain C) America D) Australia 正確答案是 23. Which of the following statements best describes the anization of the passage? A) A problem is examined and possible reasons and solutions are given. B) A procedure is explained and its importance is emphasized. C) Two contrasting views of a problem are presented. D) Recent scientific advancements are outlined in order of importance. 正確答案是 24. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? A) People are not sure of the reason why 。beriberi39。s attitudes account for much of the upsurge in cheating. Twenty years ago if a person cheated in college, society said: That is extremely serious, you will be dropped for a semester if not kicked out permanently, he says. Nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the College of Arts and Sciences that if a student cheats in an exam, the student must receive an F on what he cheated in. That39。t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough you39。s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating. Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. We39。t get something in a right way C) it is not very likely to be revealed D) a series of things have to be dealt with 正確答案是 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) It is fivable to cheat unless money is involved. B) There has been an increase in cheating. C) Most cheaters are college students. D) Cheaters do not feel guilty and regretful. 正確答案是 4. What can be inferred from the passage? A) Cheating is widespread because society is too tolerant. B) Cheating is the result of intense pressure. C) Cheating is cheating, whether in a test or on any other occasions. D) Cheating es together with civilization. 正確答案是 5. Which of the following could best replace the word flunk (Para. 5, Line. 3)? A) Fear. B) Be pleased. C) Succeed. D) Fail. 正確答案是 Passage 2 Believe it or not, optical illusion can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced