阅读单选根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Children's Games in Ancient ChinaUnlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smart phones, iPads or computers to entertain themselves.(1)______. Let's take a brief look at them.Kicking stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.Playing hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease(逗)him.(2)______.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.(3)______. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.(4)______The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists control puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music.Setting off fireworksFireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.(5)______. After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Fireworks are still set of during Chinese Spring Festival.A Watching shadow playsB. Each of them has a special styleC. Different materials are used to make the kiteD. Shadow plays were the popular entertainment in ancient timesE. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhoodF. To scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them explodeG. The other way is that one child must try to find those who have hidden awayStephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14, 2018. Hawking is known as the most famous physicist(物理学家) after Einstein. Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. During his life, he married twice, and had three children. When he was a kid, Hawking went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving high school, Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics, and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe(宇宙). At the age of twenty, Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him. Later, he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23. But Hawking didn't give up. In 1988, Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time. In the book, he talked about many things, like the universe, the big bang(宇宙大爆炸) and the black hole.(1)At which university did Hawking study physics?A.Oxford University. B.St Albans University. C.ambridge University. D.London University.(2)Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was ___.A.21 B.22 C.12 D.20(3)Which of the following is NOT true?A.Hawking was a very famous physicist.B.Hawking married but didn’t have children.C.Hawking was born in Oxford, England in 1942.D.octors said Hawking would die before he was 23.(4)The passage is mainly about ________.A.Hawking’s lifeB.Hawking’s studyC.why Hawking got illD.how Hawking became famousMobile phones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. A mobile phone can include many things, such as games, music and Internet access (互联网接入). Today, 4.6 billion people around the world have mobile phones, according to CBS News. However, mobile phones may cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. In a 2010 study, people who used a mobile phone for 10 years or more were more than twice as likely to get brain cancer, according to CNN. "I think it is a good idea to give the public some kind of warning that long﹣term exposure (暴露) to radiation (辐射) from your mobile phone could possibly cause cancer, " told Dr. Henry Lai. Lai is a scientist of bioengineering (生物工程) at the University of Washington who has studied radiation for more than 30 years. These suggestions may help you reduce your risk of cancer: 1.Use a headset (耳机) or speaker. Headsets give out much less radiation than phones. Some headsets give out low﹣level radiation. However, you should take the headset off your ear when you're not talking to anyone. Using your phone with a speaker will also make it safer. 2.Listen more, talk less. Your iphone gives out radiation when you talk or text, but not when you're listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer. 3.Hold the phone away from your body. Hold the phone away from your body when you're talking, not against your ear.Also, don't keep it in your pocket. 4.Choose texting over talking. Phones, give out less radiation to send texts than to carry a person's voice. Texting also keeps radiation away from your head. 5.Poor signal? Stay off the phone. A poor signal means that the phone needs to give out more radiation to work. Make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal.(1)The study from 2010 showed that________.A.people should use mobile phones for no more than 10 yearsB.people who don't use mobile phones will not get brain cancerC.the longer people use mobile phones, the more likely they are to get brain cancerD.the more mobile phones people have, the more likely they are to get brain cancer.(2)Which is NOT true about the suggestions mentioned in the passage?________A.Some headsets don't give out radiation.B.It's not good to carry mobile phones in pockets.C.Texting is better than making phone calls.D.on't make calls when the signal is weak..(3)The passage mainly talks about________.A.the development and advantages of mobile phonesB.the reason why mobile phone radiation causes cancerC.the best ways to use mobile phones to communicateD.how to protect ourselves from mobile phone radiation.There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree﹣bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting (叮咬) you only if they are disturbed (打扰), tree﹣bees will attack you in thousands for no reason. And they will chase (追赶) you for your life. Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year. I found myself, without the least warning, the centre of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Though it was hot, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree﹣bees, but I had recently seen a film called "The Angry Swarm", which was about killer﹣bees. I began running to the village about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe. When I reached the village, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them for help. But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me, they ran for safety at top speed. Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of brick dust. I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered. And then I tried hard to get out of the dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles. Soon I lost my consciousness (意识). Later I learned that two quick﹣minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded (包围) me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment.(1)What can we infer (推断) from the second paragraph?________A. The temperature went down at that time.B. The air suddenly became thick because of the dust.C. The writer knew Indian tree﹣bees were the most dangerous.D. The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree﹣bees..(2)In which order did the following things happen to the writer?________a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed. b. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke. c. He was tired out and lost consciousness later. d. He watched a film named "The Angry Swarm". e. He was attacked by tree﹣bees while taking a walk.A. e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣d B. d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b C. e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c D. d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c.(3)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?________A. Tree﹣bees often attack people in large numbers.B. Tree﹣bees can be driven away by fire and smoke.C. Tree﹣bees do not give up easily when they attack people.D. Tree﹣bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed..

10. (2.0分) What does "in an instant" mean? ()A. 在那一刻B. 在某一时刻C. 有时候D. 很快

二、单项填空(本大题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分)-|||-在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。-|||-31. __ Great Wall is one of the seven wonders around the world.-|||-A.The B.A C.An D./-|||-32.We are proud of our country. The year 2019 is her __ birthday.-|||-A.seventy B.the seventy-|||-C.the seventieth D.seventieth-|||-33.I think tea will taste better __ some milk in it.-|||-A.for B.with C.from D.at-|||-34.Fishing is one of __ activities among the middle-aged people.-|||-A.popular B.more popular-|||-C.most popular D.the most popular-|||-35.Nobody taught the old lady how to use WeChat.She learned it all by __ .-|||-A.she B.her C.herself D.hers-|||-36.Young people are encouraged to work hard __ their own dreams.-|||-A.achieve B.achieves C.to achieve D.achieved-|||-37.We should take care of the earth __ we can make a better world to-|||-live in.-|||-A.so that B.until C.even if D.while-|||-38.It is said that one Greater Bay Area university __ in Guangdong in the-|||-future.-|||-A.will be built B.builds C.will build D.is built-|||-39.A mobile phone with 5G can send videos much __ than the one with 4G.-|||-A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.the fastest-|||-40. __ smart the driverless car is! I really want to have one.-|||-A.What B.What a C.What an D.How-|||-41.My father __ in a panda protection center for 10 years,so he knows a lot-|||-about pandas.-|||-A.was working B.is working C.has worked D.will work-|||-42.Dirty air and water are harmful.They __ kill plants,and even people.-|||-A.can B.can`t C.should D.shouldn`t-|||-43. -Have you decided __ the Expo 2019 Beijing?-|||--This summer holiday.-|||-A.how are you going to B.how you are going to-|||-C.when are you going to D.when you are going to-|||-44.Not all children __ watch this video will become a scientist,but some-|||-may become interested in science.-|||-A.whom B.which C.who D.whose-|||-45.-The weather report says we will expect a sunny day tomorrow.-|||-__ I am going to go climbing with my classmates.-|||-A.Bad luck B.I hope so-|||-C.Sounds terrible D.I`m afraid so

【阅读理解】阅读文章选出正确的答案。　　It used to be so straightforward. A team of researchers working together in the laboratory would submit the results of their research to a journal. A journal editor would then remove the author’s names and affiliations from the paper and send it to their peers for review. Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it. Copyright rested with the journal publisher, and researchers seeking knowledge of the results would have to subscribe to the journal.　　No longer, The Internet---and pressure from funding agencies, who are questioning why commercial publishers are making money from government--funded research by restricting access to it---is making access to scientific results a reality. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was just issued a report describing the far-reaching consequences of this. The report, by john Houghton of Victoria University in Australia and Graham Vickery of the OECD, makes heavy reading for publishers who have, so far, made handsome profits. But it goes further than that. It signals a change in what has, until now, been a key element of scientific endeavor.　　The value of knowledge and the return on the public investment in research depends, in part, upon wide distribution and ready access. It is big business. In America, the core scientific publishing market if estimated at between 7 billion and II billion. The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical publishers says that there are more than 2,000 publishers worldwide specializing in these subjects. They publish more than 1.2 million articles each year in some 16,000 journals.　　This is now changing. According to the OECD report, some 75% of scholarly journals are now online. Entirely new business models are emerging; three ones were identified by the report's author. There is the so-called big deal, where institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through site licensing agreements. There is open-access publishing, typically supported by asking the author (or his employer)for the paper to be published. Finally, there are open-access archives, where originations such as universities of international laboratories support institutional repositories. Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed open-access, where journals allow only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to everyone who wishes to see it. All this could change the traditional form of the peer-review process, at least for the publication of papers.一、 In the first paragraph, the author discusses____. A、the background information of journal editing. B、the publication routine of laboratory reports. C、the relations of authors with journal publishers. D、the traditional process of journal publication. 二、 Which of the following is true of the OECD report? A、It criticizes government-funded research. B、It introduces an effective means of publication. C、It upsets profit-making journal publishers. D、It benefits scientific research considerably. 三、 According to the text, online publication is significant in that____. A、it provides an easier access to scientific results. B、it brings huge profits to scientific researchers. C、it emphasizes the crucial role of scientific knowledge. D、it facilitates public investment in scientific research. 四、 With the open-access publishing model, the author of a paper if required to____. A、cover the cost of its publication. B、subscribe to the journal publishing it. C、allow other online journals to use it freely. D、complete the peer-review before submission. 五、 Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A、The Internet is posing a threat to publishers. B、A new modal of publication is emerging. C、Authors welcome the new channel for publication D、Publication is rendered easier by online service

7.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________ too much work last week.A. take toB. take outC. take awayD. take on

Part ⅣTranslation(30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer onAnswer Sheet 2.汉语现在是世界上用作本族语人数最多的语言。汉语语西方语言的一个重要区别在于它是以________（character）而不是以字母构成的。目前仍在使用的书写系统中，汉语是最古老的。在中国，来自不同地区的人可能听不懂对方的方言，但由于汉字有统一的书写形式，他们交流起来几乎没有任何困难。汉语历史上对团结中华民族发挥了重要作用。今天，随着中国经济的快速增长和全球影响力的增强，越来越多其他国家的人也开始学习汉语。作文范文With the increasing of social competition，both teachers and students are coming to realize the importance of motivation and methods in learning. It is beyond doubt that initiative and correct methods are fundamental to academic success.It is not difficult for us to come up with a considerable number of benefits of motivation.For example, highly motivated students find learning pleasant and rewarding,and therefore maintain a strong desire to acquire new knowledge and skills,and enough courage to cope with new challenges. On the contrary，students with no motivation may feel like they are forced to learn and get bored easily with this seemingly endless process.In addition,proper methods can significantly increase efficiency and positive learning outcomes，especially in this competitive society.Excellent students are not those spending the most amount of time on learning,but those who have found the right ways to improve their academic performance.After what we have discussed above，we can easily come to the conclusion that effective measures must be taken to further advocate the significance of motivation and correct methods in learning.And it is the responsibility of teachers and parents to motivate children，and teach them proper learning method.Only in this way，can their prospect become better and better.翻译参考答案Chinese is now the language with the largest number of native speakers in the world.Onemajor difference betweenChineseandwestern languages is that,instead of letters,it uses characters.Chinese is theoldestwriting systemstill in use.In China,people from different regions may find it difficult to understand each other'sdialects,but they have little difficulty in communicating through written Chinese,because Chinese charactersshare a common written form.Chinese has played an important role inuniting the Chinese nation in history.Today,with the rapid growth of China's economy and the increase in its global influence,a rising number ofpeople from other countries also start learning Chinese.Steel is valued for its reliability, but not when it gets cold. Most forms of steel________becomebrittle(脆的) at temperatures below about -25℃ unless they are mixed with other metals. Now, though, a novel type of steel has been developed that resists________at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness—without the need for expensive________.Steel’s fragility at low temperatures first became a major concern during the Second World War. After German U-boatstorpedoed(用鱼雷攻击) numerous British ships, a 2,700-strong fleet of cheap-and-cheerful“Liberty ships”was introduced to replace the lost vessels, providing a lifeline for the________British. But the steel shells of hundreds of the ships________in the icy north Atlantic, and 12 broke in half and sank.Brittleness remains a problem when building steel structures in cold conditions, such as oil rigs in the Arctic. So scientists have________to find asolution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.Yuuji Kimura and colleagues in Japan tried a more physical________.Rather than adding other metals, they developed a complex mechanical process involving repeated heating and very severe mechanical deformation, known as tempforming.The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is________to that of modem steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.Kimura’s team intends to use its tempformed steel to make ultra-high strength parts, such as bolts. They hope to reduce both the number of________needed in a construction job and their weight—by replacing solid supports with________tubes, for example. This could reduce the amount of steel needed to make everything from automobiles to buildings and bridges.Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The future of personal satellite technology is here—are we ready for it?A) Satellites used to be the exclusive playthings of rich governments and wealthy corporations. But increasingly, as space becomes more democratized,they are coming within reach of ordinary people. Just likedrones(无人机) before them, miniature satellites are beginning to fundamentally transform our conceptions of who gets to do what up above our heads.B) As a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these satellites hold tremendous potential for making satellite-based science more accessible than ever before. However, as the cost of getting your own satellite in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow. The question here is no longer“Can we”but“Should we”What are the potential downsides of having a slice of space densely populated by equipment built by people not traditionally labeled as“professionals” And what would the responsible and beneficial development and use of this technology actually look like Some of the answers may come from a nonprofit organization that has been building and launching amateur satellites for nearly 50 years.C) Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction. But over the past few decades a unique class of satellites has been created that fits the bill: CubeSats. The“Cube”here simply refers to the satellite's shape. The most common CubeSat is a 10cm cube, so small that a single CubeSat could easily be mistaken for a paperweight on your desk. These mini-satellites can fit in a launch vehicle's formerly“wasted space.”Multiples can be deployed in combination for more complex missions than could be achieved by one CubeSat alone.D) Within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensors and communications receivers/transmitters that enable operators to study Earth from space, as well as space around Earth. They’re primarily designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO)—an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above Earth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station (ISS) hang out. But they can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads (to the moon and Mars especially) to carry CubeSats.E) Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a CubeSat into Earth’s orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite. For instance, a research group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their developmental small CubeSats could cost as little as 3,000 to put in orbit. This decrease in cost a11ows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the ISS.F) The first CubeSat was created in the early 2000s, as a way of enabling Stanford graduate students to design, build, test and operate a spacecraft with similar capabilities to theUSSR’s Sputnik(前苏联的人造卫星). Since then, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and even Boeing have all launched and operated CubeSats. There arc more than 130 currently in operation. The NASA Educational Launch of Nano Satellite program, which offers free launches for educational groups and science missions, is now open to U.S. nonprofit corporations as well. Clearly, satellites are not just for rocket scientists anymore.G) The National Academy of Sciences report emphasizes CubeSats' importance in scientific discovery and the training of future space scientists and engineers. Yet it also acknowledges that widespread deployment of LEO CubeSats isn’t risk-flee. The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris—pieces of“junk”that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.H) Currently, there aren't many CubeSats and they're tracked closely. Yet as LEO opens up to more amateur satellites, they may pose an increasing threat. As the report authors point out, even near-misses might lead to the“creation of a burdensome regulatory framework and affect the future disposition of science CubeSats.”I) CubeSat researchers suggest that now's the time to ponder unexpected and unintended possible consequences of more people than ever having access to their own small slice of space. In an era when you can simply buy a CubeSat kit off the shelf, how can we trust the satellites over our heads were developed with good intentions by people who knew what they were doing Some“expert amateurs”in the satellite game could provide some inspiration for how to proceed responsibly.J) In 1969, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was created in order to fosterham radio enthusiasts’(业余无线电爱好者) participation in space research and communication. It continued the efforts, begun in 1961, by Project OSCAR—a U.S.-based group that built and launched the very first nongovernmental satellite just four years after Sputnik. As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting“amateur”satellites in orbit decades before the current CubeSat craze. And over time, its members have learned a thing or two about responsibility. Here, open.source development has been a central principle, Within the organization, AMSAT has a philosophy of open sourcingeverything—making technical data on all aspects of their satellites fully available to everyone in the organization, and when possible, the public. According to a member of the team responsible for FOX 1-A, AMSAT's first CubeSat, this means that there’s no way to sneak something like explosives or an energy emitter into an amateur satellite when everyone has access to the designs and implementation.

阅读理解 The Chinese Antarctica expedition returned to Shanghai last Friday following a month living on the ice．It was the First time Chinese scientists had visited the Amery Ice Shelf?the longest ice shelf in the world．The team collected ice samples and data on temperatures, which are necessary for research on global warming．So far, about 27 countries have visited Antarctica for scientific research．Although the living conditions are very hard, many scientists have to stay there for long periods of time．So, how do they manage their lives on the ice? During the summer, the temperature in Antarctica reaches about －20℃．It falls to about －60℃ in winter．So, even if there are 24 hours of sunshine, scientists must keep wearing all the correct clothes to protect them from the cold．These clothes include jeans, running shoes, jackets, long underwear, boots and woolen socks．Although highly technical clothing provides much protection against the extreme cold, scientists often need to go outside when there is an icy wind blowing and the temperature is －30℃．Natural protection such as facial hair can also help．"That's why many researchers wear a beard．It really does keep you warm, " says German explorer Arved Fuchs． Usually, the polar researchers have good meals．Some even have feasts on holidays like Christmas and New Year's Day．Vegetables are always welcomed and usually finished the quickest．Life on the ice means living with other researchers in tight living spaces．Most people sleep in dormitory．More remote field camps use separate tents．So．at least some researchers don't have to put up with annoying snorers ． (1) Why did researchers visit Amery Ice Shelf? [ ] A． Because Amery Ice Shelf is the largest and most typical ice shelf． B． Because they wanted to challenge themselves in extreme climate． C． Because they desired to collect ice samples and data to study global warming． D． Because they were curious of the living conditions there． (2) What is the matter that researchers care most for living in Antarctica? [ ] A． Taking advantage of rare sunshine B． Putting up with annoying bears C． Having access to rich food D． Protecting themselves from coldness (3) What most describes the living space of most researchers on the Amery Ice Shelf? [ ] A． Small B． Changing C． Remote D． Unbearable (4) What does the underlined word of "snorers" mean? [ ] A． Those who wear a beard B． Those who like to do research on their own C． Those who have vegetables as their main food D． Those who breathe roughly and noisily while sleeping

（36） ____ You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior，but when you're asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you．（37） ____ The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．If you go to sleep on your back，you're a very open person．You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don't like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings．（38） ____ If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person．You worry a lot and you're always easily upset．You're very stubborn，but you aren't very ambitious．（39） ____ This means that you enjoy having a good time．If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality．（40） ____ You're usually careful．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed．You always say what you think even if it annoys people．A．You're quite shy and you aren't very confident．B．You know your strengths and weaknesses．C．Everyone has got two personalities-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．D．You usually live for today not for tomorrow．E．Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up．F．In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position．G．Normally people seldom change their sleeping position．

[2015·高考湖南卷，(C)66~70] Directions: Read the following passage . The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D . Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. C 　　Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly?Imagine having your entire house,garage,and yard inspected at any time-with no warning.Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living,and a keeper’s reputation depended on the results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.The inspections were supposed to be a surprise,but keepers sometimes had advance notice. 　　Once lighthouses had telephones,keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching.After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard,the keeper’s family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap.Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust. 　　Despite the serious nature of inspections,they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection.At the time,people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly,Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan,covered them with a cloth,and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door,it would look like bread was baking. He never did. 　　One day,Glenn Furst’s mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood. This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn’s mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. “He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight,”Glenn later wrote.After he steadied himself,he shook Glenn’s mother’s hand,and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened. (1) What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station? A. It was carried out once a year. B. It was often announced in advance. C. It was important for the keeper’s fame. D. It was focused on the garage and yard. (2) The family began making preparations immediately after 　　　　. A. one of the members saw the boat B. a warning call reached the lighthouse C. the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap D. the inspector flew special flags in the distance (3) Mrs.Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would 　　　　. A. result in some fun B. speed up washing them C. make her home look tidy D. be a demand from the inspector (4) If the inspector had opened the oven door,he would have seen 　　　　. A. an empty pan B. many clean dishes C. pieces of baked bread D. a cloth covering something (5) The inspector waved his arms 　　　　. A. to try his best to keep steady B. to show his satisfaction with the floor C. to extend a warm greeting to Glenn’s mother D. to express his intention to continue the inspection

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.-|||-5.A)27 years old.-|||-B) 18 years old.-|||-C)37 years old.-|||-D)45 years old.-|||-6.A)They refuse to realize their political power.-|||-B)They hope to go abroad for further study.-|||-C)They have power to decide the new government.-|||-D)They favor the current Congress party.-|||-7.A)The unemployment rate is high.-|||-B) The house market breaks down.-|||-C)The frustrated political situation.-|||-D)Prices of goods rise sharply.