C

One of the most famom scientists to study adaptations(適應(yīng)能力)was Charles Darwin(達(dá)爾文)．He was born in England in 1809．He wasn’t the best student in his school,but when he was 16,his father sent him to a medical school． Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(觀察)nature more than attending medical calsses．He dropped out without graduating．

　Next, Charles’father sent him to school to become a minister(牧師).This time he made it to graduation, But he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends　 encouraged him to follow his interest in science．

　After graduation,Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist．He wasn’t the first choice．but he was the lucky one to go．The Beagle　 was to travel to Soulth America and then around the world．The crew’s task was to make maps of the places they visited.

　On December 27th ,1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle。The trip was planned to last two years。In fact,it lasted five．During this time,he saw　 many amazing things．He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study．

Twenty-three years later , Darwin published an scientific paper with another man named Wallace．Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They　 are passed on to，offspring (后代)．Darwin’s ideas about adaptatioms to the study of living things．

36．Darwin was very interested in____________.

　 A．a(chǎn)ttending medical classes　　 B. the work of a minister

C．sailing around the world　　　 D．science

37．The Beagle was a(an)___________．

　 A．ship　　 B．plane　　 C plant　　 D-animal

38．When Darwin pubished the scientific paper, he was_____years old.

　 A.twenty-three　 B．twenty-two　　 C．forty-five　　 D．fifty

39. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)_________.

　A．a(chǎn)daptations　 B．Darwin and Wallace　 C.animals　 D．Darwin's ideas

40．Which of the following is true?　　

A.Darwin graduated from a medical school．　

B．Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive.

C．Darwin imblislaeda seielatifiellll~rbyhimself．

D．Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle。

B

　　 At the shopping mall，you probably think about spending, not saving．Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright．Think about all the water faucets(水龍頭)in the toilet。Think about all the air conditioning in summer．Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!

Many things at the mall use energy．Electric lights，infrared(紅外感應(yīng))faucets and air-conditioners need electrieity to work．One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean．More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright．When　 malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright ,Using fewer lights means using less energy.

You step up to the　 water faucet．The water starts to flow．You don't have to touch a thing．Why do malls have such fancy faucets?．The answer is simple．They save water．Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash．Infrared faucets turn themselves off. The……

31．________is a hot topic for a big mall．

　 A．To spend money　　　 B. To save energy

　 C．To keep the mall bright　 D．To buy things

32. Malls use infrared faucets mainly because________

A．they save water　　　 B.they are fancy　　

　　 C. they are simple　　　　 D.they turn themselves off

33．Which of the following cannot save energy?

A．Using fewer lights．　　 B.Using infrared faucets．

　　 C．Using air-conditioners　　 D．Keeping lights clean．

34．What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?

A. How to save water when using infrared faucets in the mall

　　 B．How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall

　　 C. How to save money when shopping in the mall．

　　 D．How to spend money when shopping in the mall．

35．The best title for the passage is_________

A．Lights, faucets and air-eonditioners　 B．Spending less money

　　 C. Energy saving at the mall　　　 D．A hot topic

A

A professor from New York University once went to a remote area to do some science research. One day, he ate something wrong and became sick, but it was too far to go back to the city. “I have to see a doctor,”正確答案：16-25 BADABDCDBChe said to a local.”How can I be sure of getting a good one?”

　 “It’s easy,”was the reply. “Every time a doctor loses a patient, it’s our law that he must fly a balloon above his office.”

　 So he began his search. One doctor flew 20 balloons,another 30. Then the professor found an office that was flying only five, and went in.

　 “You have to wait. I’ve been very busy,”the young doctor told him. “I started my business only yesterday.”

26. The proffessor was from _______.

　 A. Australia　　　 B. Britain　　　 C. Japan　　　 D. America

27. The word “remote”in the first sentence means _________.

　 A. 遙遠(yuǎn)的　　　 B. 繁華的　　　 C. 附近的　　　 D. 城市的

28. He wanted to find a doctor because _________.

　 A. he wanted to do science research　　　　　 B. he wanted to fly a balloon

　 C. he wanted to speak to a local　　　　　　 D. he became sick

29. The young doctor was the ______ doctor the professor found.

　 A. first　　　 B. second　　　　 C. third　　　　 D. fourth

30. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　 A. The professor went to the remote area to see a doctor.

　 B. The doctor who had five balloons was the best one.

　 C. The doctor had five balloons because he had lost five patients.

　 D. The local told the professor to see the doctor with five balloons.

15．-David, turn off the TV________no one is watching it．

　 -But it_______off already！The music is from the radio．

A.so that , has been turned　　 　B．when．has turned

C．if．has been turned　　　　　 　D．because, has turned

14. ---How about _______in the river with us?

　 -Sorry I can’t．My parents often tell me_________that．

　 A．swim, don’t do　　 B. swim,to do

　 C.swimming,not do　　 D．swimming, not to do

13．---___________that new bike over there?

---I think it’s________.

A．Who’s, Sam　 B．Who’s, Sam’s C. Whose is，Sam D．Whose is，Sam’s

12.---It’s raining, Daisy．Please________an umbrella with you.

　 ---Thanks. I’ll return it to you when I______next week．

　 A．take, come　　 B．take,will come　 C. bring，come　 D．bring,will come

11.---Could you tell me________?He is wanted by the head teacher．

---Sorry, I’ve no idea．But he________here just now．

A. where Tim was, was　　 　 B．where is Tim，was

C. where Tim is，was　　　　 　D．where Tim is，is

10．---I phoned you at six last night , but______answered.

---I _________a walk in the park at that time．

　A．no one,was having　 　　　B．a(chǎn)nyone，was having　

C.nobody,had　 　　　　　　　D.somebody,had正確答案： 6－10：ABCBA