【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 nds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸塵器), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish． Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people． Although they seem unusual, fishfalls occur frequently in Australia． When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down． ” His statement is not surprising． The wonders of the natural world are as mon as rain． Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky． 56． What could be the feelings of Bill Tapp the moment he saw the rain of fish? A． excited B． scared C． calm D． amazed57．Fishfalls occur in Australia ________． A． quite often B． on large farms C． only in winter ． when the air is calm58．The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to _________． A． easy B． difficult C． countless D． dangerous59． What might be the reasons of the rain of fish? A． Vacuum cleaners B． Strong wind C． Wind and storm D． It is still a puzzle 60． What is this passage about? A． A sad story． B． Australia39。s northern part． C． A rain of fish． D． The damage done by floods． BI was waiting for a phone call from my agent． He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled． I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later． So I waited and waited, but there was still no call． Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient． I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me． I was overe with that thought． I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?” At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on． Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket． I stood watching her, speechless． What on earth． ． ． ? She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!” Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control． ” With that, she left the room． After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed． I was laughing． How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things． Twenty minutes later my agent did call． I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly． 61． We can infer from the passage that ________． A． the secretary didn’t care about the writer B． the writer was badtempered C． the agent was not responsible for his own work D． the wife of the writer was not sensible62． Why did the author shout at the telephone? A． He was angry with his agent． B． He was mad at the telephone． C． He was impatient with the secretary． D． He was anxious about his wife． 63． What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting? A． She was speechless． B． She threw the phone away． C． She shouted at him． D． She called the agent in person and scolded him． 64． What made the author laugh? A． His changeable feelings． B． His wife’s suggestion． C． His own behavior． D． His wife’s sweet kiss． 65． What does the underlined word “antics” refer to? A． Smart words B． Anxious feelings C． Surprising looks D． Unusual actionsCIf you still know little about the “IMF”, it’s time you started to read about it, for it has been a hot issue of the whole world． The International Monetary Fund is one of the international financial(金融的) institutions, which works for global growth and economic stability． It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve economic stability and reduce poverty． The“ IMF” currently has a nearglo