Part I ReadingComprehension (20 points, 2 points each)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are four passagesfor you to read. After reading each passage, you will find 5 questions orunfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 3
Questions11-15are based on the following passage.
Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, oursupplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand tomeet all our future energy needs. And when Mother Nature says that’s all. Theonly way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now andby using other sources, like the sun.
We wont have to worry about the sunsrunning out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides begin anendless source of energy, the use of the sun has other advantages as well. Thesun doesn’t offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossilfuel plants add to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we willstill need sources of energy, but we wont need as much. That means we can cutdown on our pollution problems.
With all these good points, whydon’t we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggestreason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to putin a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy. All that is changingnow. Solar coats are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity.Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. Thedemand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will usemore gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity isbeing rationed. Solar energy is now in its infancy. It could soon grow tobecome a major part of our nations energy supply.
11. Which statement best expresses the main idea?
A) Something about Solar Energy and Pollution.
B) Solar Energy.
C) Energy and Pollution
D) Energy and Money.
12. Solar energy can help us save ____.
A) the earth and natural resources
B) mother nature
C) the sun
D) our precious fuel
13. The sun is an endless source of energy, it will not run out of it for ____.
A) several million years
B) several hundred years
C) several billion years
D) several thousand years
14. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Energy from coal would not pollute ourliving environment.
B) Energy from natural gas would not polluteour living environment.
C) Energy from the sun would notpollute our living environment.
D) Energy from oil would not polluteour living environment.
15. Solar energy is now in its infancy, ____.
A) but it will be considered as animportant part of our nation s energy supply
B) yet we will build more power plants
C) and the supply of electricity willbe rationed
D) but we don t need practice energyrationing now
Passage 4
Questions11-15are based on the following passage.
I’m sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But do you know whowrote the song and for whom it was written?
The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lucasville,USAcould tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill’saunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were asked to write some songs fora book called “Song Storied for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and MissMildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children verymuch and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. One of them was the famous“Good Morning to You.” The song said, “Good morning to you, good morning toyou, dear children, good morning to all.” This song was very popular at thattime among kindergarten children. But not many grown-ups knew it. A few yearslater little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song“Happy Birthday” to the melody（曲调）of “Good Morning to you” to her little nephew. She sang the songlike this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dearArchie! Happy birthday to you!
Miss Patty Hill and her sister had neverexpected that this song would become so popular, but it really did. People allover the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune and friendlinessin words.
16. Archibald A. Hill was __________.
A. English B. Russian C.American D. Australian
17. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mildred Hill’s __________.
A.son B. student C. brother D. nephew
18. The song “Happy Birthday” has a history of __________ years.
A.97 B. about90 C. more than 90 D. less than90
19. Why did Miss Hiss wrote songs?
A. Because they aremusicians.
B. Because they love children.
C. Because they were askedto write for a book.
D. Because their nephew asked them to do so.
20. The sentence “it really did” means __________.
A. The song really becamepopular
B. Their wish would really come true
C. People all over theworld like to listen to the song
D. Yes, but the songdidn’t become popular
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