D.you need to buy something you don’t want 34.An assistant in a bookshop helps you_____.
A.on your entering the shop
B.just before you finish reading
C.only when you want to find out where q particular section is
D.when you are reading
35.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?
A.Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable only for book-lovers.
B.There are only a few places where it is possible to escape the realities of life.
C.People go to bookshops only to buy books.
D.A book with an attractive design must be an interesting one. Passage 2
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas.(of these, only about half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75miles per hour or more that give them hurricane(飓风) status, and several usually make their way to the coast.) There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people.
The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances
hundreds——even thousands——of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds.
When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases the young hurricane begins to turn in a counter-clockwise motion.
The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea——the mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.
36.When is a storm considered to be a hurricane? A.When it is accompanied by wind.
B.When it is accompanied by both wind and rain.
C.When its circling winds move at 75 miles per hour or even more. D.When the circling winds bring damages.
37.The underlined “innocent aircling disturbances” in Paragraph 2 means A.innocent people causing small disturbances. B.innocent people causing big disturbances C.damaging circling winds D.harmless circling winds.
38.The underlined “it” in “moves upward through it “ in Paragraph2 refers to A. a disturbance B.moist air C.trade wind D. water
39.Srong winds are produced becaused of A.the young hurricane
B. the heat generated along with rain
C.a disturbance D.moist air
40.Which of the following best summarizes the passage? A.The Hurricane – its harms and benefits B.The origin and effects of hurricane C.The hurricane and its great energy D.The disasters caused by hurricanes
Passage 3
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they procide him with wood and other products;they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.
Unfortunaterly, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagemess to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers ,only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.
Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships,with which to gain itself an empire.(I gained the empire but,without its tree, its soil became hard and
poor.When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.)
Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the cillager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with;and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman.He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the govermment has a good system of control,or can deucate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that the villagers’ sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results
are even more serious: for where there are trees their roots break the soil
up------allowing the rain to sink in------and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.
41. What is the most important function of trees?
A. Providing fuel. B. Offering shade.
C. Preventing natural disasters. D. Providing charcoal.
42. What eventually happened to the rich, powerful country 2000years ago?
A. Its people died of hanger. B. It fell to pieces.
C. It became a giant empire. D. It built many ships with wood.
43. It is implied in the passage that the villager__________.
A. wants a plentiful supply of trees for their life
B. wants fire wood to cook their meals and warm themselves
C. wants to get money so that they can be rich
D. is not aware of the importance of environmental protection 44. One of the roles of trees is to , according to the passage.
A. decorate nature B. destroy an empire
C. harden soil D. keep soil in position
45. What is the passage mainly concerned with?
A. The three benefits provided by trees.
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