5、       Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．

The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly．Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．So they are called “diseases of civilization （文明）”．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风）are examples of such diseases．

Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol（酒精）or tobacco, probably none．Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today．

Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals．They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits．They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods．We eat six times more salt than stone-age people．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein（蛋白质）and much less vitamin C．

People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods．

51．The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate        ．

A．more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did

B．as humans living 10,000 years ago

C．more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago

D．more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago．

52．New kinds of sicknesses have been found because       ．

A．the human body has changed compared with human first appeared on earth

B．the way we live has changed a little

C．our body can’t deal with the changes in life style

D．the way we live today is proper for the human body

53．What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?

A．Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise

B．People today have a lot of alcohol

C．People today have more tobacco

D．Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times

54．Stone-age people were much healthier than people today because they ate a lot of       ．

A．milk and other dairy products          

B．grain foods and farm animals

C．salt and sugar                           

D．wild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits

55．From this article, we know that         are not good to our health．

A．protein and vitamin C                 

B．milk and grain foods

C．wild animals, vegetables and fruits       

D．a huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods

4、Kabul,Oct.28 (Xinhuanet)--- Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped(绑架) three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday ,Afghan officials confirmed (确认).

“Three armed men in military uniform intercepted a UN car in Baraki area of Kabul city early afternoon and took away three persons including two women with them, “Rohullah, a witness at the site told Xinhua.

The kidnappers also badly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city. The area has been watched over by UN guards.

UN officials as well as Afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information. The three kidnapped , according to some officials , who are from Britain, Ireland and Kosovo, were working for the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) overseeing the first presidential elections held on Oct.9 across Afghanistan and in Iran and Pakistan.

This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. However, remnants(残余势力) of the former Taliban regime who failed to stop the great presidential elections have promised to continue holy war (圣战) until the US-led troops leave Afghanistan.

46.When did this kidnapping take place?

   A. At night    B. In the daytime    C. Early in the morning    D. at dawn

47. What does the underline word intercepted probably mean ?

   A. destroyed   B. damaged        C. stopped               D. bombed

48. What happened when the kidnapping took place?

   A. A lorry driver was badly beaten up

   B. three men and two women were taken away

   C. No one else witnessed the sudden kidnapping

   D. Two women together with one man was kidnapped

49. Which of the following description is not correct ?

   A. The three kidnapped persons were in Afghan waiting for the coming election.

   B. No UN staff had been kidnapped before this kidnapping

   C. It is still uncertain who started this kidnapping, though there is some clue. 

   D. The US-led troops are disliked by the remnants of the former Taliban regime.

50. What is the best title of the news report ?

A. Successful Presidential Election in Afghan

B. US-led Troops Acting in Afghan

C. Holy War in Afghan

D. 3 UN staff kidnapped in Kabul

3、Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials(商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It Now!”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed－new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

41. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road                                   B．Films on television

C. Advertisements on billboards                    D. Gas stations

42. What is the purpose of this passage?

     A. To show the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows.

     B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

     C. To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.

     D. To describe the billboards along the road.

43. The writer of this passage would probably favor _____________.

     A. bus drivers who weren’t reckless

     B. driving alone

     C. a television set on the bus

     D. no billboards along the road

44. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______________.

     A. the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun

     B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

     C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

     D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

45. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ______________.

     A. exciting                  B. comfortable           C. tiring                    D. boring

1、For the first time in five decades, Taiwan buys water from the mainland of China to help soothe(缓解) a severe drought.

Sat May 4,5:21 a.m. ET

By WILLIAM IDE, Associated Press Writer

TAIPEI, Taiwan―Facing its worst drought in decades, Taiwan is buying water from the mainland of China   21  since the two rivals split amid civil war 54 years ago.

A Taiwanese ship on Sunday was expected   22  2,300 metric tons (2,530 short tons) of water back from the mainland of China to Taiwan’s outlying island of Matsu, just off China’s southeastern coast.

Buying water from the mainland of China has been an issue of serious debate in Taiwan because the government does not want to become too   23  its communist neighbor, which has repeatedly said to   24  Taiwan.

But the serious drought has left Taiwan   25  ,and Taiwan’s top China policy―maker, Tsai Ingwen, said on Saturday that this weekend’s water purchase would be a “trial run,” the semiofficial Central News Agency   26  .

“  27  it will become a model for easing needs in drought―stricken Taiwan depends on the needs of other areas,” Tsai, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council, was quoted as saying.

There are no direct   28  air links between the mainland of China and Taiwan’s main island, separated by   29  160―kilometer―wide  Taiwan Strait. But last year, Taiwan opened shipping links between the mainland of China and the outlying Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and Matsu―an experiment   30  links between the mainland of China of Taiwan’s main island.

36、An average of 130,000 Chinese ____ abroad for studies every year over the past few years, improving exchanges in the educational fields.

     A. was going                                       B. have been going  

     C. has been going                                 D. are going

35、She’s hoping to be out of hospital_______ to celebrate her birthday at home.

   A. at a time     B. at times     C. at one time    D. in time

34、I’ve _______ all my papers but I still can’t find the contract.

   A. looked into   B. dipped into   C. broken through   D. looked through