【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e lost a great friend. 56． Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century? A． The Pigman. B． The Doom Stone. C． The Pigman and Me. D． The Effect of Gamma Rays on ManintheMoon Marigolds. 57． Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize? 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 11 頁 共 25 頁 A． His books were widely read by children. B． His books were interesting and helpful to adults. C． He made great contributions to contemporary literature. D． He wrote a number of horror books for young adults. 58． When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize? A． In 20xx. B． In 20xx. C． Between 1967 and 1992. D． Between 20xx and 20xx. 59． Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage. Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers. was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only. Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults. was given four prizes for literature before he died. least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times. A． c, d, e B． a, b, c C． a, b, d D． a, d, e B Three months after the government stopped issuing（發(fā)放） or renewing permits for Inter cafes because of security（安全） concerns, some cafe owners are having financial（經(jīng)濟的） concerns of their own. The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 12 頁 共 25 頁 information superhighway, but for cafe owners it’s a business breakdown with no fix in sight. ―I handed in a request to open up an Inter caf233。 and received the conditions,‖ said the businessman Obeidallah. ―I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they’d stopped issuing permits for Inter cafes.‖ Having an Inter cafe without Inter is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. ―I’m avoiding closing the place, but it’s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is.‖ Obeidallah said. ―Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?‖ The decision took many cafe owners by surprise. ―I asked to open an Inter caf233。, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms,‖ said Hassan AlHarbi. ―I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Inter cafe permits and that one can’t even renew his permit. I’ve lost more than SR80,000,‖ Alharbi added. As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns e before profit（盈利） . 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 13 頁 共 25 頁 60． The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Inter cafes . A． to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Inter cafes B． to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business C． to stop the use of the information superhighway on Inter D． to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway 61 ． The government’s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners . A． suffered heavy financial losses B． asked to open up Inter cafes C． continued to operate Inter cafes D ． asked the government for payment 62 ． The underlined phrase in the last paragraph ―on the way‖ means . A． to be studied B ． to be put into practice C． to be changed D． to be improved 63． The cafe owners found the government’s decision . A． suprising and unacceptable B． understandable and acceptable C． reasonable but surprising D． surprising but acceptable C Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it is 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 14 頁 共 25 頁 steamy ,warm ,damp and thick .But if you had been around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age ,would it have been the same ?For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests like the Amazon might have reacted（反應(yīng)） to the cold ,dry climates of the ice ages ,but until now ,no one has reached a satisfying answer. Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming . Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tonnes of CO2 each year。 equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. But how will the Amazon react to future climate change? If it gets drier ,will it still survive and continue to draw down CO2 ?Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past. Unfortunately ,getting into the Amazon rainforest and collecting information are very difficult .To study past climate ,scientists need to look at fossilized pollen ,kept in lake muds .Going back to the last ice age means drilling deep down into lake sediments （沉淀物） ,which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery .There a