young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.
Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman” by one newspaper writing about his design. It’s important, when people study the weather, to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into ways of using solar power. With his prize of ￡100, Neil plans to carry on inventing.
You can do so much with animation (动画片). Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving horses galloping or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!
The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power”! 66. ______ was carried out recently in Britain. A. A competition among schoolchildren B. A competition in industry
C. A competition called British Designers for Tomorrow D. A competition for 11 prize-winners 67. The aim of the competition was ______. A. to ask schoolchildren for suggestions
B. to encourage young people to carry out their bright ideas C. to start “pupil power”
D. to ask British industry for ideas 68. What is Neil Hunt? A. A schoolboy. B. A teacher. C. A schoolgirl. D. A designer.
69. Neil Hunt was called “sunshine Superman” because ______. A. he suggested the ways of using solar power B. he designed a more accurate sunshine recorder C. he was able to record direct sunshine accurately D. he invented the way of using solar energy 70. Who invented animated road signs? A. Neil Hunt. B. Simon West. C. A driver.
D. A schoolchild.
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Fifteen
“We’re more than halfway now; it’s only two miles farther to the tavern (小旅馆),” said the driver.
“I’m glad of that,” answered the stranger. He meant to say more but the east wind blew clear down a man’s throat if he tried to speak. The girl’s voice was something quite charming, however, and presently he spoke again.
“You don’t feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western country. There’s none of this damp chill (湿冷),” he said, and then it seemed as if he had blamed the uncomplaining young driver. She had not even said that it was a disagreeable day, and he began to be conscious of a warm hopefulness of spirit.
“You’ll have cold drive going back!” he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat-collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times for the warm old hunting rig (服装) in which he had many a day confronted (遇到) the worst of weather in the Northwest.
“I shall not have to go back!” exclaimed the girl, with eager pleasantness. “I’m on my way home now. I drive over early just to meet you at the train, we had word that someone was coming to the tavern.”
71. How far was the drive from the train to the tavern? A. One mile. B. Two miles.
C. A little over four miles. D. Less than four miles. 72. The driver was ______. A. an old man B. a girl C. a stranger
D. we don’t know from this part of the story
73. From the passage we guess that the two speakers are in ______. A. the West B. the East
C. the Northwest D. the South
74. According to the stranger, in the West the winters are ______. A. dry and cold B. humid and cold
C. warmer than in the East D. temperate
75. The driver ______.
A. had to return to the train station after leaving the stranger at the tavern B. was going home after leaving the stranger at the tavern
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C. lived at the tavern
D. was going away on the train
Sixteen
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played “long, long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name “chess” is interesting. When one player is attacking the other’s king, he says, in English, “check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says “check mate”. These words come from Persian. “Shah mat” means “the king is dead”. That is when the game is over, and one player has won.
Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world. 76. Which of the following is known to be true? A. Chess is an old Indian traveling game. B. Chess is the oldest game in the world.
C. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400. D. Chess was played in India long before 900. 77. One player has won the game when ______. A. he attacks the other’s king B. he says some Persian words
C. the other player’s king cannot move anywhere D. he says “check” to the other player
78. Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game? A. “Shah mat”. B. “Check”.
C. “The king is dead”. D. “Check mate”.
79. Which of the following is NOT correct? A. All kinds of people can play chess.
B. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table. C. Some people write to each other while playing chess. D. The Russians lost the game played by radio. 80. According to the old rules of the game ______. A. the queen was the strongest piece on the board B. the king had to be attacked all the time
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C. the queen could move no more than one square at a time D. the king could not move anywhere
Part Three: Cloze（选择其中两篇写作业）
One
The air surrounding us is important 1 everyone. Without air, we could not 2 . Everyone understands that. But air is necessary 3 many other ways that are not always so 4 or widely known.
For example, if we did not have air, 5 would be no sound. Sound travels through air. 6 there is no air, there is no sound. 7 air, there would be no fire. There would be no automobiles, 8 motors need air in order to 9 . Without air there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no 10 , as we know it. The night time would be very 11 , the days very hot. We would be 12 to seek shelter from the sun, 13 there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun’s 14 rays.
The 15 is all the air surrounding the 16 . Atmosphere pressure is the weight of all that air against the 17 of the earth. If we did not have
18 pressure, we could not have automobile tires. The tires would 19 or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere 20 their surface. 1. A. to B. by C. for D. in 2. A. living B. lively C. exist D. alive 3. A. under B. of C. on D. in
4. A. clearly B. obviously C. obvious D. knowingly 5. A. there B. they C. it D. we 6. A. What B. Where C. Which D. Why 7. A. Despite B. With C. As D. Without 8. A. however B. but C. since D. and 9. A. operate B. being operated
C. having been operated D. for operating
10. A. air B. weather C. breeze D. climate 11. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. hot 12. A. forcing B. forceful C. force D. forced 13. A. as B. so C. that D. so that 14. A. dying B. dead C. deadly D. death 15. A. atmosphere B. gas C. cloud D. wind 16. A. floor B. ground C. land D. earth 17. A. top B. surface C. face D. coverage 18. A. the atmosphere B. atmosphere C. atmosphere D. atmospherics
19. A. sweet B. swell C. sweep D. smell 20. A. under B. against C. beneath D. above
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Two
Nearly three-quarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm it takes longer to 21
down. If the Earth’s surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would
22 quite quickly and night would be much colder than day, as it is on the moon. This does 23 happen in inland deserts, hundreds of miles from any sea. The climate of the continents, especially in the temperate 24 , is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a “maritime climate”, 25 rather cool summers and warm winters. The interiors, far from the sea, have a “ 26 climate” with extremely hot summers and cold winters.
Rain 27 from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain, the pavements in a city do not take long to dry 28 the rainwater evaporates into the air. On a warm dry day it evaporates very rapidly, 29
warm air can take in more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the 30 can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapour. The air is then saturated, like a sponge that cannot hold 31 more water. The lower the temperature, the 32 water vapour is required to saturate the air.
All over the surface of the Earth, millions of tons of water are 33
every second, condensing in the air into drops so small 34 it takes thousands of them to make a single raindrop. It is these 35 drops that make clouds. When clouds roll in from the sea over the warmer land, they are forced to
36 and become cooler in the colder upper atmosphere. As the air cools down it may pass through its saturation point and 37 some of its water vapour turns to rain. Day in, day out, the 38 water circulates between the air and the land: rivers 39 to make clouds, clouds make rain, rain makes rivers which in turn run into the sea. This is called the rain 40 . 21. A. hold B. keep C. cool D. let 22. A. rise B. miss C. lose D. fall
23. A. not B. indeed C. only D. certainly 24. A. fields B. centers C. zones D. interiors 25. A. with B. because of C. in D. instead of 26. A. continental B. tropical C. frigid D. humid 27. A. goes B. leaves C. runs D. comes
28. A. though B. while C. because D. in order that 29. A. as B. where C. though D. as long as 30. A. weather B. atmosphere C. climate D. gas 31. A. much B. any C. no D. some 32. A. greater B. fewer C. less D. more 33. A. evaporating B. moving C. flowing D. flying 34. A. as B. then C. but D. that 35. A. tiny B. big C. large D. huge 36. A. fall B. drop C. raise D. rise
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