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Get a reward for every bug you bring to live in new science museum exhibit.

In a city with trillions of American cockroaches(蟑螂), the Houston Museum of Natural Science has agreed to pay a quarter per bug－up to 1,000－as it seeks to populate a new insect exhibit alongside its Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Nancy Greig, the museum’s director insists the public payday for roaches isn’t just a marketing ploy(炒作).

“Absolutely, this wasn’t devised as a joke,” Greig said. “We needed more roaches for the exhibit, so I sent this message out to everyone in the museum asking people to bring them in. Well, someone decided to tell the press, and all hell has broken loose.”

“But we really do need cockroaches.”

“One might be forgiven for never considering how to catch a live cockroach. But it’s simple enough to fool them,” Greig said, “and even easier to catch them.” American cockroaches are the most common kind in Texas, measuring up to 2 inches long and invading homes.

Despite their less-than-attractive reputation, cockroaches actually aren’t that dirty. Greig even went so far as to call them “fastidious” saying they don’t enjoy rooting(用嘴拱食) in waste. They’re only dirty if, say, they used a sewer(下水道)line to gain access into a home.

The roaches collected by the museum will become part of a display in a new exhibit that showcases insects such as cockroaches, dung beetles and termites.

There’s more to like about roaches, too. They don’t bite, and they don’t carry diseases like a mosquito, so they’re generally safe to handle.

56．For what does the museum pay for cockroaches?

       A．For a marketing ploy.              B． It’s devised to make fun.

       C．People really need them.            D． For a new exhibit.

57．The underlined word “fastidious” probably means extremely ________.

       A．clean           B．dirty            C．unpleasant           D．fast  

58．What do we know about American roaches?

       A．It’s not easy for people in Houston to collect roaches.

       B．They all measure 2 inches and are often found in homes

       C．They don’t bite and they are free of disease.

       D．We have reasons to like them.

59．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

       A．The Houston Museum of Natural Science

       B．A new exhibit

       C．Quarters for cockroaches                       

       D．A cockroach is lovely

She was the first　　　  about it.

A.to learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.learning

C.learning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.to have learned

Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need.Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderlyand being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes

2.A.growing B.grown C.being grown D.having grown

3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal　　

4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery

5.A.that B.this C.those D.these

6.A.when B.how C.what D.where

7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average

8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas

9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately

10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent

11.A.person B.people C.character D.man

12.A.would B.will C.could D.can

13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate

14.A.in B.up C.on D.off

15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation

16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get

17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody

18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent

19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly

20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.considered

When you’re learning to drive, _______ a good teacher makes a big difference.

A. have   B. having   C. and have      D. and having

Remember everybody you meet online is a stranger. So when you can’t see a person, they could be _________.

       A．everybody       B．somebody C．a(chǎn)nybody   D．nobody

How I wish that you could attend the party, even though you _____busy.

  A.had been    B. would be    C. were     D. are

It doesn’t make a(an)_______to me whether you go or stay.

A. difference    B. point    C. deal     D. effort

The young lady _____a cry of surprise when she saw something strange moving in the dark.

A. gave off   B. made out    C.sent out    D. let out

---Did you take the coat finally?

  --- No, it was beautiful, but was out of my price ____.

 A. control   B. reach    C. aim    D. range

____there are many differences in personality, they have a lot____ common.

  A. While; in    B. Although; on     C. In spite of; in    D. Thanks to; on