Fruit powered digital clock

Fruit’s not only good to eat, but it can also power this Fruit digital Clock. This clock uses the scientific principles on which modern electrical storage batteries are based. The acid from the fruit helps transmit an electrical flow between two metal poles. The clock is priced at US$14.95. Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work. The fruit is a clean, renewable source of electrical power.

USB vacuum

Do you know the dirtiest parts of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable(可伸縮的) cable and suck away all that gunk. The US- made product is priced at US$ 14.

SIM card reader

Making useful USB 2.0 multi-card readers even handier , this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards. It comes with SIM editing software. Download your phonebook to your computer. If you lose your cell phone, you can store missing phone numbers in your new one. The US-made IMOMO SIM card + Multi Card Reader is priced at US$19 (152yuan).

Beer in your ear

The beer barrel(桶)-shaped Naf Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that’s capable of playing radio, CDs and cassettes. It’s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio, but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US$130 (1,024yuan)

64．If you have 115 yuan , which product can you buy ?

A．Fruit powered digital clock         B．USB vacuum

C．SIM card reader                        D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3

65．What statement is not true?

A．Fruit and vegetables can be used as batteries to make a clock work .

B．USB vacuum can be used to clean room.

C．With SIM card reader you won’t lose phone numbers.

D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3 can play radio, CDs and cassettes with a looking of a big beer barrel.

66．What does “gunk” mean in the second item?

A．dirt                 B．desk               C．keyboard        D．mouse

67．The passage is mostly likely a(n )___________.

A．entertainment information

B．science reports on new high-technology

C．introduction of some kinks of musical boxes

D．a(chǎn)dvertisement for new products 

Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship（崇拜）. After a hard two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or diseases. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony(殖民地) depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a harvest rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the God be fixed. Years later, President of the United States declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been held on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey filled with a bread dressing(填充物) to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to reach an agreement on the precise kind of dressing for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’s abundant harvest and ask for continued blessings.

60．According to the passage, Thanksgiving Day _____________.

    A．was first celebrated in America

    B．falls on the first Thursday of November

    C．is now celebrated in a completely different way.

    D．is a time for Americans to show respect to settlers.

61．We can Not know from the passage that_______________.

     A．Thanksgiving Day is an American national holiday most closely connected with the earliest history of the country

     B．The most important foods on Thanksgiving Day are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

     C．Americans of all faiths and backgrounds celebrate Thanksgiving Day

     D．The roast turkey must be eaten with some bread according the tradition.

62．The settlers thought that their good harvest ____________

      A．came naturally                             B．was due to their hard work

      C．was linked with good weather       D．was got from God

63．The best title of this passage can be _______________.

     A．Thanksgiving Day             B．The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

      C．An Important Holiday       D．The Foods on Thanksgiving Day

A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment．

The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923．He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before．The former President’s wife was still living in the White House．

Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain．

Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t  take that．”

The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”

“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表墜)．Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, “ the President said．

The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge．”

“Are you President Coolidge ? “ he asked．

The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (眾議院) gave me that watch charm．I’m fond of it．It would do you no good．You want money．Let’s talk this over．”

Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else．”

Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk．He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill．

Coolidge decided to offer the man and his roommate two rail tickets back to the college．Then he counted out ＄32 and said it was a loan (借款)．

He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor．” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered．

56．Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?

A．Because the former President was still living in the White House．

B．Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House．

C．Because the First Lady liked to live there．

D．Because he liked there．

57．The young man’s roommate went back to the college ______．

       A．by air          B．by water            C．by bus        D．by train

58．What is Not the character of President Coolidge?

       A．considerate          B．kind     C．generous            D．selfish 

59．Which of the following might happen afterwards?

A．The young student repaid the＄32．

B．The thief was put into prison．

C．The President told many reporters the thief’s name．

Mom always helped me get ready for my school dances when I was a teen. She’d polish my shoes ,____36____ my shirt ,pick out the right tie to ___37____ with my blue blazer (夾克)and make sure my hair didn’t ____38___, even after I’d smoothed it with Vitalis(一種發(fā)乳).

I’d squirm(扭捏), but secretly I felt as if I had won a million dollars .We’d climb into our Buick and she’d ____39_____ me to dance. “Be nice and have fun ,” was her parting _____40_____.

Two hours later she’d pick me up .My heart would be ___41____from my slow dance with a cute girl in the eighth grade . “Did you have a good time and dance with all the pretty girls ?” Mom ___42____ ask.

I shrugged like ____43_____teenager would . “ Guess so.”

Many years has passed since then ,and I got ______44_____  an even ___45_____ girl .We have two teenagers ,and many times I’ve dropped them off for a school dance (they roll their eyes at my last -minute advice ). Mom is in a assisted living home now because of Alzheimer’s (老年性癡呆).I’ m ___46_____for the good care the staff at Sunrise (養(yǎng)護中心的名字)gives her, but I’v often prayed for something special I could do for her there.

The ____47___ came not long ago when Sunrise ___48_____ they were having a semi-formal dance for the __49____ .I _____50___ my tuxedo(燕尾服), ____51____my hair with a lot less Vitalis and appeared at her door. I swear that she took out a ___52___ and worked on my hair. On the dance floor I was able to ___53___her for making me look my best at all those school dances.

“Guess who’s dancing with the prettiest girl?’ I said.

She ________54______the room.” Who?” she asked.

“Me!” I said.

She gave me a ___55_____ and a hug .My mother can still make me feel as if I had won a million dollars.   

―Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.

―She’s a woman of          .

A．a(chǎn)mbition   B．a(chǎn)ttention    C．expectation      D．reputation

Thomas Jefferson once said, “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find _________ I work, ________ I have of it.”

A．the harder, the less                      B．the harder, the more   

C．the more hard, the less                D．the more hard, the more

Many people in the region believe that one should eat garlic(大蒜) every day to ________ disease.

A．defend        B． protect       C．guard               D．prevent

The television is without doubt one of the greatest technological wonders that __________ by mankind so far.

A．have been created                             B．has been created

C．was created                                     D．were created

_____, you have to work really hard this weekend.

A．With two compositions to write               

B．Having two compositions written

C．Two compositions haven’t been written    

D．Writing two compositions

I found the education system in UK was totally different from ___ of my home country .

A．one                     B．it             C．that                D． what