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2006年全国大学生英语竞赛A级初赛赛卷2006NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents〔LevelA-Preliminary〕PartI

ListeningComprehension〔25minutes,30points〕SectionAShortConversations〔6points〕Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.

A.

Keysandapurse.

B.Glassesandkeys.

C.Glassesandabag.

D.Glasses,keysandapurse.2.

A.Aplate.

B.

Atable.

C.Alamp.

D.

Aphone.3.

A.Theyareunderthechairbythetelevision.

B.Theyareunderthechairwiththerubbish.

C.Theyarebesidethetelevision.

D.Theyarebythedoorwiththerubbish.4.

A.Grapesandoranges.

B.Grapesandapples.

C.Bananasandgrapes.

D.Bananasandoranges.5.

A.Fivetothree.

B.Fivepastthree.

C.Twentyfivetothree.

D.Twentyfivepastthree.6.

A.Therestaurant.

B.Themarket.

C.Thecinema.

D.Thesportscenter.SectionBLongConversation〔4points〕Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.7.

A.￡6.

B.￡16.

C.￡60.

D.￡66.8.

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.9.

A.Inaphotographer'sstuido.

B.Inthelibrary.

C.Inthepostoffice.

D.Intheshoppingcenter.10.A.Aletterfromhercollege.

B.Herpassport.

C.Herstudentcard.

D.Herdrivinglicence.SectionCNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.6.

B.16.

C.60.12.A.Tobringmoreforeignlanguagespeakersintogovernmentservice.

B.Topromotetradewithforeigncountries.

C.Tomakepeoplelearnforeignlanguagesatanearlyage.13.A.Anhour.

B.Morethananhour.

C.Lessthananhour.14.A.Togetpublicityfortheircause.

B.Togetsomemoneyfortheirgroup.

C.Togetmorerightsfortheirgroup.15.A.Ticketpriceshavebeenfallingandtheirincomesrising.

B.Aviationfuelisbecominglessexpensive.

C.Britishpeopleprefertotravelbyplane.16.A.Morethaneightythousand.

B.Morethansixty-twothousand.

C.Morethanfifty-threethousand.17.A.30.

B.27.

C.57.18.A.BatonRouge.

B.Louisiana.

C.Atlanta.19.A.Reduceviolationsofintellectualpropertyrights.

B.Controllthegrowingpopulation.

C.Workingtogethertofightterrorism.20.A.Workersandpolicemen.

B.Farmersandtheunemployed.

C.Workersandfarmers.SectionDPassages(10points)Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear4or6questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.

A.Heisverythin.

B.Heisverytall.

C.Heisveryshort.

D.Heisveryfat.22.

A.Hemetacookfromarestaurant.

B.Hemetamanwhohadafarm.

C.Hemettwofatfarmers.

D.Hemetafarmerandhiswife.23.

A.Hewantedtohavesomethingtoeatforlunch.

B.Hewantedtogotoarestaurantfordinner.

C.Hewantedtomakeacupofcoffee.

D.Hewantedtodosomefarmwork.24.

A.Hewantedsomegreenbeans.

B.Hewantedabigsteak.

C.Hewantedsomecakeandcoffee.

D.Hewantedlotsofpotatoes.PassageTwoQuestions25to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.25.

A.Lastweek.

B.Threeweeksago.

C.Twomonthsago.

D.Threeyearsago.26.

A.Bycoach.

B.Bybus.

C.Bycar.

D.Bytrain.27.

A.9amto9pm.

B.10amto8pm.

C.10amto9pm.

D.10amto10pm.28.

A.Getinformation.

B.Watchafilm.

C.Findabank.

D.Buysomeshoes.29.

A.

Feedtheducks.

B.

Takeabusrideroundthelake.

C.

Goswimming.

D.

Gosailing.30.

A.Therewasnowheretoputtherubbish.

B.Therewerenotenoughcleaners.

C.Thefoodinthecaféwasdisappointing.

D.Theserviceintheshopswasslow.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Ican'tagreewithmyMum.Ithinkthatsuchanold-fashioneddresscan'tcosta__________.Shesays100poundsisareal__________.

A.lotofmoney;luck

B.bargain;luck

C.fortune;bargain

D.bigsum;fortune32.__________isontherise,withover20%ofseriouscrimesbeingcommittedbychildrenundertheageofseventeen.

A.Juniorcrime

B.Juveniledelinquency

C.Minorcrime

D.Seniordelinquency

33.TheSmithswereleavingthat__________town.Everybodywantedtoescapeitsnoiseandpollutionandwaslookingforwardtoa__________countrylife.

A.crowded;peaceful

B.deserted;peaceful

C.desert;thrilling

D.empty;sour34.WhenIfirstbeganwritingpoetry,IthinkthepoetsthatIhadstudiedatschool

__________myapproachandthethingsIwroteabout.

A.communicated

B.impressed

C.influenced

D.discussed35.Sheisanexcellentteacherwhohastaughtinfourschools.__________shetaught,herprincipalshadahighopinionofher.

A.Wherever

B.Everywhere

C.Inasmuchas

D.Insuchschoolsthat36.MyfriendTanya__________Japaneseforsixyearsbeforeshe__________Japan.I'vejustreceivedaletterfromher.ItsaysshehasbeenstudyingChineseforthreemonthsand__________forChinainamonth.

A.hadbeenstudying;visited;isleaving

B.studied;hadvisited;willlivein

C.hasstudied;visited;wouldleave

D.wasstudying;hasvisited;leaves37.AtthelastplaceGaryworked,they__________anannualcompanypicnic.Alltheemployees__________bringtheirfamiliesalongandspendthedayatanearbypark.Itwasgreat.

A.hadtohave;hadto

B.usedtohave;couldn't

C.wouldhave;didn'thaveto

D.usedtohave;would38.They__________suchabigvan__________thepriceofgaswouldskyrocket.

A.wouldhavebought;iftheyknew

B.wouldn'thavebought;hadtheyknown

C.wouldn'thavebought;ifhadtheyknown

D.wouldn'thavebought;didtheyknow39.We'regoingtopaintthetown__________tocelebrateourwin.

A.blue

B.purple

C.gold

D.red40.

WrittenincentralCanadaintheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,__________,depictslifeinManitoda.

A.TheMidnightSunwasVictorFrank'slastnovel

B.VictorFrank'slastnovelwasTheMidnightSun

C.TheMidnightSun,whichwasVictorFrank'slastnovel

D.WhichwasVictorFrank'slastnovel,TheMidnightSunPartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41.Dan:

Haveyoueverparticipatedinariskysport?

Kay:

Yes,Ilikehanggliding.It'sfantastictobeabletoflylikeabird.Thoughlandingissometimesdifficult,I'vealwaysfelthangglidingisquitesafe.

Dan:

____________________________________

Kay:

I'veneverbeenseriouslyinjured.MaybeI'vejustbeenlucky.Once,mygliderturnedupsidedown,andIlostcontrol.Ialmostcrashed,butIparachutedawayjustintime.

A.Whatsportsarerisky?

B.Doyouevergetintosomedifficultsituations?

C.Haveyoueverhurtyourselfinanaccident?

D.Haveyoueverbeentoasportscentre?

42.Lucy:

Whatmadeyouleavesuchalargecompany?

Ken:

Myworktherewassoboring.Icouldn'tdoanythingmyself.Ialwayshadtohavemyboss'approval.SoIdecidedtogetanewjobatCoricom,asmallventurecompany.

Lucy:

____________________________________

Ken:

Theworkhereisverychallenging,whichsuitsme.Wealwayshavetocopewithdynamicworkingconditions.And,sincetherearenotmanypeopleinthiscompany,weunderstandeachotherverywellandfeellikeweareallinthesamefamily.

A.What'sthehardestpartofyournewjob?

B.Howdoyoulikeyournewjob?

C.Tellmeaboutwhatyoulikedatthelargecompany.

D.Tellmeaboutwhatyoulikedinyouruniversity.43.Julio:

____________________________________

Officer:

Well,first,youwriteandgetanapplicationform.Then,yousenditinwithacopyofyour

schoolrecords.Andafterthat,youaskyourteachersforsomelettersofrecommendation.

Julio:

AreforeignstudentsallowedtoworkintheStates?

Officer:They'llonlyletyouworkinthesummer.Andyou'llneedtogetpermissionfromtheU.S.OfficerofImmigrationtodothat.Duringtheschoolyearyou'renotallowedtoworkunlesstheworkexperienceispartofyourschoolprogram.

A.Isitallrighttoapplytoseveraluniversitiesatthesametime?

B.I'dliketogetsomeinformationonhowtogetintoanAmericanuniversity.

C.WhencanIapplyforthat?

D.I'dliketogetsomeinformationonhowtogetatravelcard.44.Bob:

____________________________________

Jane:

MyfirstbookwasTrappedinaCave,atruestoryabouttwoboyswhogottrappedinanundergroundcaveforfivedayswithoutfood,waterorlight.NextIwrotethecurrenttwelvevolumesofRealKids,RealAdventures.RightnowI'mworkingonthenexttwoRealKids,RealAdventuresbooks.

Bob:

____________________________________

Jane:

IfI'mlookingforaspecifickindofstory-forinstanceachildwhosurvivedbeingstruckbylightning-I'llgotothelibraryanduseNewsbank,keyinginonwordslike“lightning〞and“child〞.Mostly,though,IgettipsfromkidswhoreadtheRealKids,RealAdventuresbooksandsendnotesornewspaperclippings.

A.Canyoutellmeaboutthebooksyou'vewrittensofar?;Wheredoyougetyourstories?

B.Whatareyourfavoritebooksthatyou'veread?;Wheredoyougetyourstories?

C.Canyoutellmeaboutthebooksyou'vewrittensofar?;What'sthehardestpartaboutbeingawriter?

D.Wheredoyougetyourstories?;What'sthehardestpartaboutbeingawriter?45.Lisa:

____________________________________

Andy:Ithinkpeoplelovetolaugh.Theywanttolaugheveninseriousbusinesspresentations,intheclassroom,seminar,andsoon.Whenpeoplelaugh,theyrelax.Andtheycanrememberyouandyourmessagebetter.

Lisa:

____________________________________

Andy:Mostpeoplegiveasummaryattheendoftheirspeech.But,inmyopinion,asummaryattheendonlydistractsfromagoodpresentation.Iwanttogivepeopleachancetothinkaboutthetopic,soIfinishmyspeechwithsomequestions.

A.Couldyoutellmehowtointroducespeakers?;Howdoyouendyourspeech?

B.Couldyoutellmehowtointroducespeakers?;Doyouthinkthetitleofaspeechisimportant?

C.Howdoyouendyourspeech?;Doyouthinkthetitleofaspeechisimportant?

D.Whydoyouusesomanyjokesinyourspeech?;Howdoyouendyourspeech?PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.46.

Whatistheminimumnumberofmatchesyoucanremovefromthisdiagramtoleavejust2squares?

A.

2.

B.

4.

C.

6.

D.

8.47.

Whichofthebottomwatchescompletesthesequence?48.

Whichofthesecubescannotbeformedfromthisweb?49.

Howmanycirclescontainadot?

A.12.

B.11.

C.10.

D.13.50.

Eachsymbolinthistablehasavalue.Thetotalofthesevaluesineachrowandcolumniswrittenattheendofthecorrespondingroworcolumn.Canyoufindthevalueofeachsymbol?

A.Triangle=6.5,Square=4.2,Diamond=5.8,Circle=11.4

B.Triangle=7.5,Square=5.2,Diamond=6.8,Circle=12.4

C.Triangle=8.5,Square=5.2,Diamond=6.8,Circle=13.4

D.Triangle=5.5,Square=3.2,Diamond=4.8,Circle=10.4PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions51-55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Iwasdirty,smelly,hungryandsomewherebeneathallthat,suntanned.ItwastheendofanInter-Railholiday.Mybodycouldn'ttakeanymorepunishment.Mymindcouldn'tdealwithanymoreforeigntimetables,currenciesorlanguages.

“Neveragain,〞Isaid,asIsteppedontohomeground.Isaidexactlythesamethingthefollowingyear.Andthenext.AllIhadtodowasbuyonetrainticketand,becauseIwasundertwenty-fiveyearsold,IcouldspendawholemonthgoinganywhereIwantedinEurope.Ordinarybedsareneverthesameonceyou'velearnttosleepinthecorridorofatrain,therhythmrockingyouintoadeepsleep.

Carryingallyourpossessionsonyourbackinarucksackmakesyouhaveaverybasicapproachtotravel,andencouragesincrediblewastefulnessthatcanleadtoburningsocksthathavebecometooanti-social,andgettingridofbookswhenfinished.Ontheotherhand,thiswayoflookingatlifeisentirelyinthespiritofInter-Rail,forcommonsenseandreasoningcanbethrownoutofthewindowalongwiththepaperbackbookandthesocks.Allittakestoachievethiscarefreeattitudeisoneofthoseticketsinyourhand.

Anysystemthatenablesyoungpeopletotravelthroughcountriesatarateofmorethanoneadaymustbeprettyspecial.Onthatfirsttrip,myfriendsandIwereatfirstunawareofthepossibilitiesofthistypeoftrainticket,thinkingitwasjustaninexpensivewayofgettingtoandfromourchosencamp-siteinsouthernFrance.Buttheideaofnon-stoptravelprovedtootempting,fortherewasalwaysjustonemorecountryovertheborder,alwaysthatlittlebitfurthertogo.Andwhatdidtheextramilescostus?Nothing.

Wewerenotcompletelyuninterestedinculture.Butthiswasafirstholidaywithoutparents,asitwasformostotherInter-Railers,andinorganizingourowntimetableweleftouteverythingexceptthemostimmediatelyavailablesights.Thiswasthechancetoescapetheguidedtour,anopportunitytodosomethingdifferent.Itookgreatprideinthefactthat,inmanyplaces,allIcouldbebotheredtoseewastheviewfromthestation.Wewerejusttheretogetby,andtohaveagoodtimedoingso.InthiswewerenodifferentfrommostoftheotherInter-Railerswithwhomwesharedcorridorfloors,foodandwater,moneyandmusic.

Theexcitementoftravelcomesfromthesuddenrealityofsomewherethatwaspreviouslyjustaname.Itisasifthecityinwhichyouarriveneveractuallyexisteduntilthetrainpullsinatthestationandyouareabletoseeitwithyourowntiredeyesforthefirsttime.Questions:51.

Attheendofhisfirsttrip,thewritersaid“Neveragain〞because_______.

A.

hefeltill

B.

hedislikedtrains

C.

hewastiredfromthejourney

D.

hehadlostmoney52.

Whatdoesthewritermeanby“thiswayoflookingatlife〞inParagraph3?

A.

Worryingaboutyourclothes.

B.

Throwingunwantedthingsaway.

C.

Behavinginananti-socialway.

D.

Lookingafteryourpossessions.53.

WhydidthewriteroriginallybuyanInter-Railticket?

A.

Togettooneplacecheaply.

B.

Tomeetotheryoungpeople.

C.

Toseealotoffamousplaces.

D.

TogoonatourofEurope.

54.

Whatthewriterlikedabouttravelingwithouthisparentswasthat_______.

A.

hecouldseemoreinterestingplaces

B.

hecouldspendmoretimesightseeing

C.

hecouldstayawayfromhomelonger

D.

hecouldmakehisowndecisions55.

Whatdoes“it〞inLine3,Paragraph6,referto?

A.

Aname.

B.

Thecity.

C.

Thetrain.

D.

Thestation.SectionBYes/No/Notgiven(5points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave5minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56-60,mark

Y(forYes)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNo)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNotGiven)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheOutdoorCentre

Openingtimes

Watersports:10am-6pm

PlayPark:10am-5.30pmEntrance/CarparkfeesLowseason:Weekdays￡2.00percar

Weekends

￡3.00percar

Highseason:23July-11September

Weekdaysandweekends￡3.00percarFeesareforcarswithfourpeople.Eachextrapersonis50p.Feestobepaidatthemainoffice.

Thecenterisnotaprivateclub;itisanorganizationwhoseaimistoprovideoutdoorsportsandrecreationfacilitiesforthepublic.

Groupvisitorsarerequestedtoinformthecenterinadvanceoftheirintendedvisit.

Windsurfing-One-daycourse

BeginnerwindsurfingcourseisofferedonSaturdaysandSundayswhentheweatherisgoodenough.Learningtowindsurfisalotoffun.Theexcitementwhenyousailacrossthewaterforthefirsttimeisnoteasilyforgotten.Boardswithsmallsailsareavailableforbeginners.

Coursefee:￡32.50(thisincludesallequipment)

One-dayadventurecourse

Thisisanopportunityyouhavebeenwaitingfor.Comeandtrysailing,climbing,surfingandarchery.Thiscourseisintendedtointroduceoutdooractivitiestoadultsinafun,leisurelymanner.Youdonotneedtobeextremelyfitortohavehadpreviousexperienceoftheactivities.Allyouneedistobeinterested.

Coursefee:￡22.50

PlayPark

ThePlayParkissuitableforchildrenfromtwototenyearsofage.Itisoneofthebestofitstypeinthecountry.Ithassandandwaterplay,slides,largeballpool,playcastleandmuch,muchmore.NextyearthecenterwillopenanewPlayPalaceandPlayShip.

Summeradventureholidays(for14-18yearsofage)

Sailing

Climbing

Windsurfing

FunGames

Statement:

SafetyisofprimaryimportanceattheStatements:56.

InAugust,fourpeoplevisitingthecentretogetherbycarhavetopaymorethantwopeople.57.

Thecentrehasspecialequipmentforpeoplewholearntosail.58.

Theadventurecourseissuitableforbeginners.59.

ThecentreisplanningtoaddextrafacilitiestothePlay60.

Summeradventureholidaysareopentoanychildbetweeneightandfourteenyearswhocanswim.SectionCShortAnswerQuestions(20points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinamaximumof10words.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GoingtothebeachismanyAmericans'favoriteactivity.IntheareanearNewYorkCity,ninemillionpeopleusedtogotothebeacheverysummer.Theywentswimmingintheoceanwithoutgivingathoughttowhatwasunderwater．Butthosedaysarelonggone．

Inthesummerof1988，thegovernmentwasforcedtoshutdownbeachesalloverAmerica．Manyofthebeacheshadtobeclosedbecausegarbagefromhospitalswasfoundinthewater．Thegarbageincludedglassbottleswithsamplesofblood，andpeoplewereafraidtheymightgetAIDSfromtheblood．Wherethemedicalgarbagecamefromisanybody'sguess．Atsomebeaches，sewage〔生活污水〕wasfoundinthewater.

Americanswereshockedbythisstateofaffairs．Theyhadlongtakenforgrantedthatoceanswerebigenoughtostayclean，evenifgarbageandsewageweredumpedintothem．Peopledidn'tthinkoftheunderwatergarbagebecauseitwasoutofsight．

Someofthemostpollutedwatersstilllookbeautifulatfirstglance．SanFranciscoBayisagoodexampleofabeautifulbaythat'sfullofchemicals．Scientistsdiscoveredpollutioninsomelakesandriverswhentheyfoundfishwithrottingskin．InmanypartsofAmerica，peoplearetoldnottoeattoomuchfishbecauseofpollution．

MostAmericancitiesputtheirgarbageintheground．ButNewYorkandafewothercitiesputtheirgarbageintheocean．BostonHarborissopollutedthatscientistssayitwon'trecoveruntilthenextcenturyatbest．ThecityofBostonputsitssewageinthewater．Thegovernmenthasorderedthecitytobuildasewagetreatmentplant．

Cleaningupoceanswon'tbeeasy，butpeoplecannolongerignorethischallenge．Questions:61.MostAmericansusedtogotothebeachbecauseof__________.62.OceanwatersaroundAmericahavebecomepollutedby__________.63.Somepollutedwatersarestillbeautifulbecausepollutantssuchaschemicalsarehard

to__________.64.Iffishliveinpollutedwaterspeopleshouldnot__________.65.Theauthorofthispassageseemstosuggestthatpeopleshouldpaymoreattentionto__________.PassageTwoQuestions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearecockroaches(蟑螂)everywhereonEarthexcepttheplacesthatarecoveredwithice.Scientistshavediscoveredabout3,500differentspeciesofcockroach.Thereisjustonehumanspecies!Cockroachescanbeanythinginsizefromaboutfivemmtoninecm.Althoughfivemmisverysmall,ninecmisaslongasalargerat.

Itisverydifficulttocatchmostcockroaches.They“see〞withthehairsontheirbodies.Thesehairscanfeelthesmallestmovementintheair,sothecockroachesknowimmediatelysomethingmoves,andruntosafety.

Ofallthespeciesofcockroach,fortunatelyonlythreeliveamonghumansandareaseriousproblem.TheyaretheGerman,theOriental,andtheAmerican.OneeggcaseoftheGermancockroachcanproduceasmanyassevenmillioncockroachesin12months!

Ourmainproblemwithcockroachesisthatnotonlydotheylookuglytous,buttheyalsocarrydiseases.Theyareparticularlydangerousinhospitalsastheyeatallkindsofhospitalwasteorgetitontheirbodies.Theycanthencarrythiswaste,whichmaycontaindangerousbacteria,ontofoodwhichistheneatenbypeopleinthehospital.

Mostofthebacteriathatcausefoodpoisoninghavebeenfoundinthestomachsofcockroaches,soitisimportantthatcockroachesshouldbekeptoutofrestaurantsandotherplaceswherefoodisprepared.

Manypeopleworkandtrytodestroycockroaches,butassoonastheyfindonewayofdoingit,thecockroaches“learn〞howtodealwithit.Electricitydoesnotalwayskillthemandtheycanavoidmostpoisonsor“learn〞howtodealwithothers.Atonetime,scientiststhoughtthatradiationwouldkillthem,buttheyhavebeenonEarthforabout300millionyears,anditdoesnotharmthemasmuchasitdoesus.

ItseemsprobablethatwhentherearenolongerhumanbeingslivingontheEarth,cockroacheswillstillbehere.Questions:66.Cockroachesdonotliveinplaceswhereitis__________.67.Cockroachesknowthatsomeoneorsomethingisnearbecause__________.68.Cockroachescan__________becausetheycarrybacteria.69.Paragraph6saysthatitisverydifficultto__________.70.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.SectionDSummary(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarywiththeappropriatewordsfromthepassage.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cosmeticshavebeenusedthroughouthistory.TheancientGreeks,theEgyptians,andtheRomansallusedvariouskindsofmakeup.Someofthesecosmeticswereusedtoimprovetheirappearance.Otherswereusedtoprotecttheirskin.Butinsomecases,thingsusedformakeupweredangerous,orevendeadly!

SomeofthefirstskincaretreatmentsstartedinEgypt.Infact,Cleopatrawasknowntousethem.Shethoughtabathinmilkandhoneyleftherskinsilkysmooth.Egyptiansalsodevelopedsomeoftheearliestsunscreens.Theyusedoilsandcreamsforprotectionagainstthesunanddrywinds.Egyptianandotherancientculturesalsousedvariouspowdersontheirskinforbeauty.Egyptiansusedblackkohlaroundtheireyes.Romansputwhitechalkontheirfaces.AndIndianspaintedredhennaontheirbodies.

Mostoftheancientcosmeticpowders,oils,andcreamswereharmless.Butinthenameofbeauty,somepeopleapplieddangerouschemicalsandpoisonstotheirskin.DuringtheItalianRenaissance,womenworewhitepowdermadeofleadontheirfaces.Ofcourse,doctorsnowknowleadislikeapoisonforourbodies.

AlsoaroundthetimeoftheRenaissance,womeninItalyputdropsofbelladonnaintheireyes.Belladonnaisaverypoisonousplant.Thepoisonintheplantaffectsthenervesinthebody.Byputtingbelladonnadropsinhereyes,awoman'spupilswouldbecomeverylarge.Peoplethoughtthismadehermorebeautiful.Actually,thisiswhytheplant