【正文】 in that order． John F． Kennedy, the country’s first Roman Catholic president, is sixth on the list． Like Lincoln, Kennedy was murdered while in office． Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan was named the tenth best and Bill Clinton rated fifteenth, while the historians put former president Gee W． Bush at number thirtysix． His father, Gee ． Bush, did much better, being placed at number eighteen． 25． We learn from the text that ___________． A． this is the second time that Abraham Lincoln has been chosen as America’s greatest president B． Edna Medford didn’t take part in the study conducted in 2021． C． Gee ． Bush was thought to have done worse in office than Gee W． Bush D． Harry Truman was rated the fourthbest president by the study 26． Which of the following belong to the ten leadership qualities considered? a． Being able to persuade the public b． Taking effective measures during a financial crisis． c． Balancing home life and career． d． Pursuing equal justice for all． A． a,b,c B． b,c,d C． a,b,d D． a,c,d 27． Who is rated worst among the following four presidents? A． John F． Kennedy B． Gee Washington C． Bill Clinton D． Gee W． Bush 28． The text is mainly about ________． A． the ten qualities a great president needs B． a study of American presidents C． the values the American nation honors most D． how Abraham Lincoln improved the country C Wele to the future. It’s year 2050 and Scotland is now powered pletely by“ clean” energy. Homes have entire roofs made of solar materials, rooms are kept warm by wallpaper, and people go to and from work in electric and hydrogen( 氫 ) cars. Oil is still being found in the North Sea, but it’s not now only used to keep aircraft flying. And a new 500mile underwater link with Iceland has been built to catch heat from the hot springs. There’s still a role for king coal—but the black diamonds are now environmentfriendly. People will be able to import the electricity they need and export any excess(超過(guò)的量 ) they make through rooftop windmills(風(fēng)車(chē) ). New technology will store electricity better and provide it on demand. Heat exchangers will provide heating and hot water. Harmful carbon dioxide waste is being piped offshore to St Fergus and from there into some of the remaining oil—producing fields to be stored safely without entering the atmosphere. Gas remains the preferred energy source of industry and is now shipped in liquid form. But hydrogen is imported through pipelines from France and from a geothermal (地?zé)岬?) plant in Iceland. Hydrogen—fuelled cars have bee popular. Electric bikes are mon in cities using the new urban two—wheel work. Electric vehicles have bee mon, and their performances have been improved because of the developments in electrical drive technology like high—temperature super conducting motors. Many people leave their vehicles in a giant park where they can be recharged from the national electrical system . Oilseed rape (油菜 ) is widely grown to fuel some motors . 29． What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 mean ? A. The hot springs B. Oil C. Coal D. Oil and coal 30． Which sources of energy play a more important role in people’s daily life in the future ? A. Oil and coal B. Hydrogen and gas C. Electricity and gas D. Solar energy and wind 31． The means of transport people use in 2050 do not include__________. A. windmills B. electric bikes C. hydrogen—fuelled cars D. aircraft 32． The passage is written to tell us in the future_____________. A. life will be better and better B. the energy will bee cleaner and cleaner C. people will use some new sources of energy D. people will pay more attention to the environment D On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad , New Mexico． She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks ． Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms （節(jié)奏）。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（ ? ） ,并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。選項(xiàng)中 有兩項(xiàng)為 多余選項(xiàng)。 6． When did the conversation most likely take place? A． Monday morning. B． Thursday morning. C． Tuesday morning. 7． How many times was Miss Smith late during that week? A． Three times. B． Four times. C． Five times. 8． What can you learn from the dialogue? A． Miss Smith is