(06·四川)

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley.   36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds   37  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  38  ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly   39    Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his  40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes.Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He   41  .There before him stood a tall, white   42  . An old man stared down at him from its back.

      “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered   43  .“Come with me.”

      Raul followed on his horse. A   44   feeling came over him. All    45    them the rain was pouring down,  46    not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found  48  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,  49  his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard  to   51  him. “we have been  52  sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  53  .”

   “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

   “Can’t say I … wait. I  54  my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was  55  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something             B. Everything            C. Anything              D. Nothing

37.A.dropped                   B. fell                       C. rolled                   D. covered

38.A.Suddenly                 B. Strongly               C. Quickly                D. Hardly

39.A.beating                    B. blinding                C. burning                D. touching

40.A.nose                        B. hair                      C. neck                    D. head

41.A.looked up                B. woke up               C. lay down              D. sat down

42.A.tiger                        B. horse                   C. lion                      D. elephant

43.A.lazily                       B. angrily                 C. coldly                  D. slowly

44.A.natural                     B. common              C. strange                D. bad

45.A.around                    B. beside                  C. through                D. above

46.A.yet                          B. for                       C. so                       D. or

47.A.walking                   B. leading                 C. heading                D. returning

48.A.them                       B. themselves           C. him                     D. himself

49.A.shook                      B. waved                  C. held                     D. took

50.A.gone                       B. left                      C. followed              D. lost

51.A.see                          B. meet                    C. beat                     D. ask

52.A.waited                     B. thought                C. worried                D. excited

53.A.yard                        B. wind                    C. grass                   D. rain

54.A.believe                     B. consider               C. doubt                   D. forget

55.A.defeated                  B. caught                 C. damaged              D. struck

    

 (06·江西)

While l studied at school，I felt a great difficulty in leaning my Latin translations．I was always very   36  in using a dictionary，and    37   it most difficult，while to other boys it seemed   38  .

   I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade．He was very clever and  39   read Latin as easily as English．My friend for his part was almost as  40  troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was  41  these Latin words. We agreed together that he should   42   me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement                          43   wonderfully．The headmaster seemed quite   44   with my work，and I had more time to myself in the morning.On the othcr hand，once a week   45  I had to compose the essays Of my fnend．For several months no difficulty   46  ，but once we were near]y caught out．

    One afternoon，the headmaster   47  my friend tO discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit．“I was interested in this   48   you make here．I think you might have gone further．Tell me   49   you had in your mind." The headmaster continued in this   50   for some time to fear of my friend．However the headmaster，not wishing to   51   an occasion of praise into  52   of fault-finding，finally   53   him go．He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow   54   and I made up my mind to make every effort tO study my   55  .

36．A．quick               B．slow                C．hard                D．good

37．A．made               B．got                  C．foud                D．left

38．A．trouble             B．difference        C．labor               D．worry

39．A．mlght              B．would              C．should             D．could

40．A．very                B．little                 C．much                     D．few

41．A．for                  B．by                   C．in                    D．to

42．A．change            B．take                 C．forgive            D．tell

43．A．worked            B．tried                C．happened         D．developed

44．A．angry                     B．satisfied           C．frightened        D．sad

45．A．or so               B．or else             C．as usual           D．as far

46．A．became            B．seemed            C．lay                  D．appeared

47．A．called              B．taught              C．arranged          D．sent

48．A．aim                 B．goal                 C.point                  D．opinion

49．A．why                B．how                C．which              D．what

50．A．exciment          B．way                 C．meaning           D．disappointment

51．A．turn                 B．leave                C．grow               D．become

52．A．none                B．one                  C．either               D．some

53．A．ordered            B．asked               C．took                D．let

54．A．surprise           B．escape             C．hope                D．chance

55．A．reading            B．writing             C．translations      D．essays

    

 (06·四川B篇)

Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontario’s most treasured special places, the parks in our area.
    We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and we’ve made other fzcility（设施） improvements. In addition, we’ll be providing more educational programs. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity about nature and history.
    Through the Internet, you’ll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon or find up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities.

  So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich our souls and “recharge our internal（内部的） batteries”. They provide chances to explore nature, see wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike… You’ll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world.

We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and have an Ontario Parks experience!

59.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to        .

A. tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks

B. attract more people to explore the parks on line

C. praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks

D. have more people visit the parks
60.The facility improvements of Ontario Parks include         .

A. new programs and services

B. new comfort stations and campsites

C. comfort stations and special activities

D. new campsites and educational programs

61.From paragraph 4, we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors         .

A. the world’s new sports and games

B. the most exciting adventures in the world

C. many choices to relax and refresh themselves

D. chances to experience all the outdoor activities

62.According to the text, we can safely say that          .

A. some visitors suggested more campsites

B. about 15,000 people visited 45 parks last season

C. many more people will visit Ontario Parks in 2006

D. the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors

 (06·四川E篇)

Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

      The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, dirests this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential(潜能)。

      Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says. “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.

      Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子).His adviser, Craig  Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

      The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It’s “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students’ knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

      At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research.They’re also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.

       Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

71.The research program is chiefly designed for           .

     A. high school advisers from Houston

     B. college students majoring in agriculture

     C. high school students from different places

     D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

72.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas           .

     A. had little chance to go to college

     B. could often take part in the program

     C. found the program useful to their future

     D. showed much interest in their high school experiments

73.When the program was over, the students           .

A. entered that college                                 B. wrote research reports

C. paid for their research                             D. found way to make money

74.The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most      position”.

     A. important               B. favourable             C. astonishing           D. advanced

75.What would be the best title for the text?

A.A Program for Agricultural Science Students

B. A Program for Animal Science Students

 C. A Program for Medical Science Lovers

 D. A Program for Future Science Lovers

 (06·四川D篇)

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say  “please” and “thank you”. We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.

      Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives：

      Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she’s 65,she would have $980,983!

      Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.

      Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.

      Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving.  “For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,” says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.

      Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo,co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don’t want to buy it.“You might say, ‘I’d rather save that money for your  education,’” advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don’t spend money, you have a chance to share your values.

67.The writer gives some basics to help          in a proper way.

     A. parents teach their children how to deal with money

     B. children follow their parents ’instructions

     C. children manage their money

     D. parents save their money

68.The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should          .

     A. give him some regular pocket money

     B. encourage him to put money away for it

     C. explain to him the importance of investment

     D. tell him to save some money by using a credit card

69.The underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 6 means           .

     A. honor                    B. praise                   C. excitement           D. encouragement
70.What leads the writer to write this article?

     A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.

 B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.

     C. He thinks money management the most important for children.

     D. Parents care Little about their children’s management of money.