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Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it. An American man named Jack O’Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately. It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone. Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure. 53. What might be the best cure for hiccups? A. special pills B. cold water C. whatever you think will work D. a spoonful of salt 54. This story is mainly about _______. A. how to get hiccups B. what makes hiccups happen C. Jack O’Leary’s hiccups D. different ways to stop hiccups 55. If something is mysterious, it _______. A. is hard to stop B. hurts C. is hard to understand D. is easy to take care of 四、任务型阅读(1x10=10) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填上最恰当的单词。 注意：每空格1个单词。 In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited. Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive. Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate. In a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future. Protection of the Environment Problemsa. More 56. _________ being caught b. More 57. ________ being cut down c. More 58. ________ products being put into rivers d. More 59. ________ being born Causesa. The world is becoming too 60. ________. b. Modern methods make the situation 61. ________. 62. ________We human beings will not survive on the earth. Solutionsa. Eat more 63. ________ and less meat so that more food will be available. b. Use modern methods of 64. ________ control so that the population will not grow too fast. c. Educate people so that the earth will be better and 65. ________ 五、单词拼写(1x10=10)：根据中文和首字母填空 66.After g_________________ from university, he once worked as a newspaper reporter. 67.Many modern facilities like the canteen, the car park, the science laboratory are a________________ for all the students and teachers. 68.Though the job was very c_________________, I achieved great success. 69.Our students are busy _________________(准备)for the final exams. 70.The policeman told me to go s_________________ on and turn left at the second crossing. 71.Five thousand yuan was _________________(捐赠)to the poor girl for her schooling. 72.This gold watch was passed down from one ________________(一代)to another. 73.In our school, teachers don’t have to keep the parents i______________ of the grades of the students. 74.The news that was _________________(广播)on the radio surprised us all. 75. She is gaining weight because she likes eating d _________ ____ too much. 六、翻译句子(2x5=10) 76. 学习英语最好的方法是尽可能经常使用它。 77. 站在图书馆前的那个男人是我们的校长。 78. 让我感到很吃惊的是，这个年轻的女孩掌管着一个大公司。( charge ) 79. 站在他旁边的是一个名叫Tina的女孩。 80. 周末去公园散步听起来像是个不错的主意。(going，sound like) (责任编辑：admin) |