【正文】 hen you try hard to remember their names? A. They will be moved. B. They will be annoyed. C. They will be delighted. D. They will be discouraged. 57. If you can39。s name, you may __ A. tell him the truth B. tell him a white lie C. ask him for pity D. ask others to help you 58. When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember __ A. all their names B. a couple of names first C. just their last names D. as many names as possible 59. What does the text mainly tell us? 2 A. Tips on an important social skill. B. Importance of attending parties. C. How to make use of associations. D. How to recite and repeat names. B The year 2020 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （ 經濟 ） , oxen are the major animals pulling plows （ 犁 ） . Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as boats on land for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures. In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ire in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （ 農歷 ） , and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human. Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which bees an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation. 60. The words boats an land underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __ A. animals for taking goods B. creatures for pulling plows C. treasures of the folk culture D. tools in the farming economy 6l. From the third paragraph, we know that __ A. oxen are no more important today than in the past B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month 62. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs? A. The special role of oxen in frowning. B. People39。s body. D. The contribution of oxen to the economy. 63. Why does the author write the text? A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming. 3 B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture. C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox. D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen. C Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are rub of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt （ 柏油 ） roads? Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside. The heatcolleetor is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them ran from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground. When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer （ 蓄水層 ） into which several heat exchangers （ 交換器 ） have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warning the groundwater, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store. In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice. 64. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? A. Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss. B. Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities. C. The Dutch engineer39。 B. ChickenFried Steak174。 D. Sandwich with Salad or Soup174。s a huge market out there. Ks5u And there39。s books bought each year……plus stories a