【正文】 are rocks， pebbles， and sand cover much of the called lichen(地衣 ) grow on the rocks， and where there is enough soil， grass， flowers， and even small bushes manage to trees can grow on Eskimo land， so geographers sometimes call it the Arctic are some animals in Eskimo land， such as rabbits， which eat the animals， like the white fox and the gray wolf， eat the Eskimo is a meat173。 in the rest of the world，the stars and moon provide a little northern lights also help the Eskimo to with the ground covered with snow， even a little light is reflected back to the Eskimo’s eyes. 56． Which of the following statements is NOT true? A． Eskimos do not usually eat wolves. B． Eskimos like to chase one another. C． Eskimos depend heavily on water. D． Eskimos are meat173。black” in Paragraph 4? A． Dark with a little light. B． A little dark. C． Not dark at all. D． Extremely dark. 58． From the passage， we can infer all of the following EXCEPT that ________. A． Eskimos are more likely to eat wolves in summer B． Eskimo women are responsible for housework C． meat is the main source of food for the Eskimo D． hunting is an important part of Eskimo life 59． Why is summer lighter in the Far North? A． Because the Far North is far away from the sun. B． Because the sun is not seen for five months of the year. C． Because the sun never sets in midsummer. D． Because people see the sun set directly south of them. B Human beings are the most intelligent of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason and even mon people with special intelligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past and even now. Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent individual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the right purpose it leads to invention of a new tool or new household inventions are made almost every day and there are specific panies， which particularly keep a record of all these inventions. A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household products are patented(專利 ) and have trade mark patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before puters all day PC is a type of puter furniture that specifically hides all the puter wires and keeps a clean and good the outdoor dust， mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing(安裝 ) the dirt drain(排水管 ) at the entrance of the important invention is the automatic toilet night173。pressured B． keep your shoulder safe and sound in an accident or an operation C． help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains D． cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike 62． Common people can also make good inventions because________. A． wisdom and inspiration sometimes e from everyday life B． some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by them C． they have a strong desire to do something for science research D． success is often connected with hardship and bitter experience of mon people 63． The passage mainly talks about________. A． the correct use of household facilities B． different ideas about household inventions C． the history of household inventions D． household inventions and their influence C An anization based in the United States honors people who， in its words， “stick their necks out for the mon good” ． The anization is named for the animal with the very long group is called the Giraffe Project. Phil Bes is among recent Giraffe is a doctor who fixes people’s teeth ，but he is also a started an anization called Bridges to sends photographers to small villages to give cameras to children and teach them how to take pictures. Bridges to Understanding has sent photographers to Peru， the Arctic， Kenya， Nepal and India as well as a native American village in has also taken his camera to took pictures of women helping to improve the lives of other women and children. The Giraffe Project says stuck his neck out to connect children all over the world with other Giraffe Heroes are Azim Khamisa and Plez live in of a street gang robbed and killed Mr. Khamisa’s son Tariq. The young man who killed Tariq was ’s fourteen173。old grandson ， is now in Felix apologized to the Khamisa family for the actions of his and Mr. Khamisa now work together to tell young people that killing and violence do not solve problems. Since 1982， the Giraffe Project has named more than nine hundred Giraffes， as they are also known， do not receive ， they are presented as examples for othe