. If they are interested, we’ll _____ further discussion.

A. apply                  B. achieve       C. absorb            D. arrange

 —Turn off the TV, Jack. ____your homework now?

—Mum, just ten more minutes, please.

A. Should you be doing          B. Shouldn't you be doing

  C. Couldn't you be doing             D. Will you be doing

    As bananas ripen， the green skin turns ye11ow gradually. Chemical changes occur in the flesh of the fruit as well：starch（淀粉）changes to sugar；pectin（果膠）breaks down，losing its stiffness； and the flesh softens.

    Is ripening fruit a self－contained system， or is the rate of these changes affected by the environment？ We designed the experiment below to see if different atmospheres， produced by different packaging， affected the rate of ripening. You will vary the atmosphere surrounding unripe bananas and observe the effect on the ripening process。

    Now set up the bananas in their environments as follows：

1. Put two green bananas in a paper bag and fo1d the top over to seal out the air.

    2．Put one green banana and the very ripe banana in the other paper bag and fold over the top.

    3. Put two green bananas in a plastic bag and seal it.

    4. Wrap（包）one green banana tightly in a plastic bag.

    5. Leave one green banana exposed to the air.

    Leave the fruit a1one for five days to ripen. Ripening fruit “breathes”． This means that it takes up oxygen and gives off C02. Oxygen is extremely important and necessary for the chemical reactions involved in ripening. In addition, ripening fruit gives off another gas, called ethylene（乙烯）. Not only is ethylene a product of ripening fruit, it also promotes the further ripening of the fruit.

Paper bags tend to keep the ethylene in, but they allow oxygen and ethylene to pass through slowly. Plastic bags do not allow the free flow of oxygen or ethylene. In this experiment, the green banana in paper bag with the ripe banana should ripen most quickly. The green bananas in the paper bag should ripen faster than the bananas in the plastic bag. The banana left exposed to air has an unlimited supply of oxygen, so it will turn brown most quickly. You will notice that the side of this banana that rests on the counter will ripen more quickly than the other sides, because it has the closest contact（接觸） with its own ethylene. The banana that is tightly wrapped in plastic has no oxygen supply and should ripen most slowly. Now can you see why bananas are sealed in plastic in many supermarkets？

57. What makes the green banana in Bag 2 ripen more quickly than the ones in Bag 1？

A. Ethylene from the very ripe banana.              B. The free flow of oxygen or ethylene

C. C02 from the very ripe banana.                     D. The limitation of oxygen supply.

58. How can we slow down the ripening of bananas exposed to the air？

A. To rest them on the counter.                          B. To keep them in the basket.

C. To put them on the ground.                           D. To hang them up from the ceiling

59. It can be concluded from the passage that_______ .

A. the ripening banana is a self-contained system

B. the rate of ripening bananas is affected by the environment

C. wrapped bananas experience no chemical changes to ripen

D. ripening bananas give off oxygen, C0, and ethylene

60. Why are bananas sealed in plastic in many supermarkets？

A. To make them ripen more quickly.          B. To make them ripen more slowly.

C. To make banana flesh soften.                  D. To turn green bananas yellow.

A subway is an effective way to solve traffic problems in_________big city. It has evident advantages, such as_______speed and convenience.

       A．the; the     B．a(chǎn); the C．a(chǎn); /    D．the; a

They talked a lot about the things and persons ________they saw in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

A. which     B. that        C. whom          D. what

 I wonder if you’d mind ___________ a few questions.

A. we asking      B. us asking   C. our ask    D. us to ask

SECTION B(10 points)

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

He could have been president of Israel or played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life grace our greeting cards and day-timers.

Fifty years after his death, his shock of white hair and hanging mustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.

Around the world, universities and academies are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miracle year" when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time, light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.

Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more change in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world．

He escaped Hitler's Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism and racial prejudice. His FBI file ran 1,400 pages.

His letters expose a disorderly personal life -- married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.

81．What is the passage about?(no more than 5 words)

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82．What gifts does the first paragraph imply that Einstein have?(no more that 10 words)

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83．Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?(no more than 15 words)

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84．How do you describe Einstein when he was not buried himself in his research?(no more that 15 words)

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．Maria, do tell us a little about the Venice Film Festival, ____________?

       A．will you   B．can you    C．don’t you  D．would you

 They found the remains of buildings _______ under the sand, together with a lot of treasures.

    A. being buried       B. buried       C. to be buried      D. burying

 The patient has tried quite a few kinds of medicine, but ______ had any effect on his disease.

       A. none                  B. nothing                   C. neither                  D. no one