In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest lake in Britain. It is over thirty kilometres long and in places nearly 300 meters deep. It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made around the lake. Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the stories began.
Someone said that he had seen a monster in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long neck and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen it. Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a photo. It looked like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not dear. The newspapers printed the picture and called it the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie".
Then the argument began. Some people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was nothing there.
In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real effort to see and photograph the monster if there was one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was still no real proof.
Later underwater television cameras were used, but no one found any real proof. However, they did find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be home of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.
In 1975, however, some American scientists formed a search group. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature. Its body was about four meters long and had a very ugly head on the end of a four meter neck. Many people then began to believe in the monster. But even today we can not be certain.Before 1930, ____.
| A．few people went to Loch Ness Lake |
| B．many people had been there |
| C．nobody went to the lake |
| D．nobody knew about the lake |
What did the monster look like?
| A．It looked like a horse. |
| B．It was a creature with a long neck and a small head. |
| C．It looked beautiful. |
| D．It was tiny and pretty. |
Who first took a photo of the monster?
| A．An American |
| B．A television camera |
| C．A holiday-maker |
| D．A doctor from London |
A search group formed by some American scientists.
| A．found the monster itself |
| B．found a huge cave under water |
| C．believed that there wasn't any monster at all |
| D．took some pictures which seemed to show a monster |
IV. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators.
Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for million of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.
All living cells send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain, too, sends our brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroencephalogram. The electric currents generated by most living cells are extremely small，often so small that sensitive instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells have become so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linked together, the effects can be astonishing.
The electric eel is an amazing storage battery. It can send a jolt of as much as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which it lives. ( An electric house current is only one hundred and twenty volts, but two hundred and twenty volts in China.) As many as four-fifths of all the cells in the electric eel's body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to length of its body
56. Electricity was invented ______.
A. when man had no candles
B. about 200 years ago
C. to be operating computers.
D. by Thomse Edison
57. The following things can send out pulses of electricity except______.
A. electric eels and human hearts.
B. Electrical generators and animal muscle.
C. Stones and dry wood.
D. human brain and living cells.
58. The electric current send out by an eel can be
A. as much as 800 volts. B. about one hundred and twenty volts.
C. as high as the house current in China. D. stored in the water where it lives.
59. From this shot passage we can infer _____.
A. the shorter an eel is, the stronger electricity it produces.
B. we can always feel the electricity produced by living cells.
C. human beings get t
heir knowledge about electricity from nature.
D. people learn about electricity from eels.
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet．If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet．”
The first computer was made in 1946．It was very big but it worked slowly Today computers are getting smaller and smaller．But they work faster and faster．What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today．”
The Internet came a little later than computers．It is about twenty-five years later than computers．But now it can be found almost everywhere． We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends．
Many students like the Internet very much． They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free． They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends．They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别)．They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that．
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world．But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet．
71．The Internet can not be used for ____．
A．studyingB．shopping C．thinking D．playing
72．When the computer was invented, it was ____．
A．large and worked quicklyB．small and worked slowly
C．large but worked slowly D．small but worked quickly
73．The Internet was born in about ____．
A．1960 B．1970 C．1980D．1985
74．Which of the following is true?
A．Few students like going into the Internet．
B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”．
C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other．
D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well．
75．What does the writer think of the Internet?
A．It is wonderful． B．It can make students study harder．
C．It is not good for students． D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it．
Shanghai is different from New York in many ways, but there are many things that are similar.
Shanghai is one of the most populated(人口众多的) cities in Asia, and New York is one of the most populated cities in North America. The weather in summer is very hot in Shanghai, and it is the same in New York. Shanghai is a port and industrial city, and New York is too. Shanghai has a problem with pollution, and New York has a similar problem. They both have serious traffic problems.
The traffic problem in Shanghai is caused by many bicycles. The traffic problem in New York is caused by many cars. Most of the people in Shanghai live in apartments in low buildings, while most of the people in New York live in apartments in high buildings. People eat with chopsticks in Shanghai, but they eat with knives and forks in New York. While there are some differences, the main problems of big cities are almost the same everywhere in the world.
66. New York is in _______ .
A. South Asia B. North Asia C. North America D. South America
67. Shanghai has problems in _______.
A. pollution B. population
C. traffic D. A, B and C
68. People in New York live in _________.
A. small houses in low buildings B. apartment in high buildings
C. apartment in low buildings
D. small houses in high buildings
69. Which of the statements is right?
A. The weather in Shanghai is hot, white the weather in New York isn't.
B. The traffic problem in Shanghai is caused by cars.
C. People in New York eat with knives and forks.
D. Shanghai is an agricultural city.
70. The main problems of big cities are _______.
A. different B. similar C. complete same D. polluted.
Every year, there is an important lottery（彩票）in Newtown. The lottery raises money for the local hospital. Most people buy at least one ticket, because the first prize is a million dollars!
One year, John Smith won the first prize. He immediately gave up his job and started to enjoy himself. He bought the fastest and most expensive car he could find. He bought a motorboat. He traveled twice around the world, eating and drinking at the most expensive restaurants. He went on a safari in Africa. He explored the South Pole. He lived a life of pleasure, luxury and adventure. He put on a lot of weight fr
om eating too much good food.
Two years later, after he had spent all his money, he returned home and asked for his job back. He had only been back at work a few days when one of the girls in the office tried to sell him a lottery ticket.
“You must buy one, John,” she said. “Remember how lucky you were last time?”
“I am not buying any more lottery tickets. ” He said.
“But you must,” the girl argued. “You might win again. ”
“That’s what frightens me,” John said. “If I try to do again all the things I did last year, I will be dead before the end of this year!”
61. Where did the lottery take place?
A. In the local hospital. B. In Newto
wn. C. In Africa. D. At the South Pole
62. What was the money raised by the lottery used for?
A. To buy fast cars.B. To allow people to travel
C. To help the local hospital. D. To feed hungry people.
63. What did John Smith win?
A. A lottery ticket. B. A car C. Money D. A vacation
64. When John Smith won, what was the first thing he did?
A. He ate a lot. B. He bought a motorboat.
C. He bought another ticket. D. He stopped working.
65. How long did it take John Smith to spend his money?
A. Two years B. One year. C. A few days D. Until the end of the year.
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages（长处）. First of all, watching TV is a good rest. After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays.
Besides, watching TV is entertaining（娱乐消遣）. There a
re many kinds of entertainment, such as sports activities（活动）, singing and dancing concerts, plays and films all over the world at every time. It's not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time. We need at least over ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels.
Most important, watc
hing TV is educational（教育）. Our children can learn every kinds of subjects through the educational programmes and the special reports on TV, and it's easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays. Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a 
huge classroom.
56. The best title for the text is_______ .
A. TV brings good rest B. The advantages of watching TV
C. Today's TV programmes D. How to use TV in schools
57. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The writer likes watching TV than others.
B. There are different kinds of programmes on TV in China and Russia.
C. There are many kinds of entertainment programmes on TV.
D. It's not easy to drive from Manhattan to Queens District.
58. According to the writer what is the most important reason for watching TV?
A. We can learn something useful. B. Watching TV is a good rest.
C. We can see whatever we like. D. We can enjoy ourselves.
59. In the second paragraph the writer wants to show_______.
A. TV brings different parts of world in front of us
B. TV stations send programmes quickly
C. how to go to different places and enjoy ourselves
D. how long it will take
a man to drive to different places
60. The writer writes the text to_______
A. persuade us to buy a TV B. tell her ideas about TV
C. introduce some TV programmes D. tell us how to learn from TV