根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States of America,

　　joined the union as the forty-ninth state in 1959.

　　Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the United States.

　　It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State ( 国务卿 ), Seward bought Alaskafrom the Russians at a cost of 7.2 million. The buying of the huge northern land mass seemed at firstsomething foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and itappeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies onthe Pacific "ring of fire" (火山带). In Alaska large treeless areas are covered with snow all theyear. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called "Seward's Fooly" at that time.

　　However, in 1596 gold was found in Alaska,and people poured into the land quickly. Since thenother important natural resources were discovered, including oil. Soon people changed their thinkingabout "Seward's Fooly". But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of naturethat the northern land discloses to them. For instance ,there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. Andin a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for 52 days every year.

　　40Alaska belonged to_________ before 1867.

　　A.RussiaB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Japan

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　根据文章第一段的内容可知，Alaska在以前属于Russia。

　　41The buying of Alaska was first called_________.

　　A.a foolish thingB.Seward's FoolyC.Johnson's FoolyD.President's Foolishness

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　文章第三段第二句“The buying otthe huge northern land mass seemed at first somethingfoolishly done.”以及最后一句的内容，表明正确答案为8项。 .

　　42Volcanoes_________in Alaska as _________

　　A.are not found ; large parts of the land is covered with snowB.are not found; it is at the northern top of AmericaC.are found; it is on the Pacific "ring of fire"D.are found; there are so many islands

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　文中第三段第四句表明Alaska有火山，而且位于太平洋的火山带上。

　　43Tourists came to Alaska to

　　A.study its importance in warB.study its volcanoesC.enjoy its freezing weatherD.enjoy its beauty of nature

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文中第四段第四句“…most peoplevisit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of na—ture...”表明游客来Alaska是为了欣赏美丽的景色。

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.

　　These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special cof-fee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a localyouth project.

　　These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many

　　people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.

　　One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are

　　pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not hke it if the caf6 is not open for business.

　　The students earn $ 6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how torun a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It take,s,some skill andsometimes mistakes are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.

　　44Based on the passage,it seems that the purpose of the cafe is to_________

　　A.learn a skillB.help a youth projectC.do businessD.earn school credit

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　从盈利的分配可以看出咖啡店的目的不是为了盈利，而是为了支持当地的青年计划。B项是正确的。

　　45Many of the students_________the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.

　　A.enjoyB.have to doC.hateD.ignore

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　C项与文章内容相反。B项表示不得不做某事。由文章倒数第二段最后一句知A项是正确的。

　　46By selling special coffee at a coffee cafe,the students are_________

　　A.gaining a lot of experienceB.making a lot of moneyC.having a lot of troubleD.learning a lot of knowledge

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　文章第一段最后一句就说making alot of money。文章未提及学生们学到了很多知识或有了很多经历。B项是正确的。

　　47The best title for the passage could be_________

　　A.Earning MoneyB.Students' LifeC.Little BusinessD.Kids' Cafe参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　全文介绍了中学生开的特制咖啡店。D项是正确的。