「连题」 根据以下资料，回答40~43题。
    When I was about 12 1 had an enemy， a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.Week by week her list grew： I was skinny， I wasn't a good student， I was boyish， I talked too loud， and so on.I put up with her as long as I could.At last， with great anger， I ran to my father in tears.
    He listened to my outburst quietly.Then he asked， "Are the things she says true or not？"
    True？ I wanted to know how to strike back.What did truth have to do with it？
    "Mary， didn't you ever wonder what you are really like？ Well， you now have that girl's opinion.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she said."
    I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change （like being skinny）， but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.
    For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
    I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it.
    "That's just for you，" he said."You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself， once you hear it.But you've got to learn to listen， not to close your ears in anger or hurt.When something said about you is true you'll know it.You'll find that it will echo inside you."
    Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.
    第40题 What did the girl's enemy like to do？
    A.Talking with her.
    B.Pointing out her weak points.
    C.Reporting to the teacher.
    D.Quarrelling with her.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见文章第一句。
    第41题 What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy？
    A.She turned to her father.
    B.She cried to her heart's content.
    C.She tried to put up with her again.
    D.She tried to be her friend.
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    通过上下文可知。
    第42题 Why did the girl's father ask her to make the list？
    A.He wanted to keep the list at home.
    B.He didn't know what the girl's enemy had said.
    C.He wanted the girl to talk back.
    D.He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    参见第四段。
    第43题 What can we infer from reading the passage？
    A.The girl benefited from her father's advice.
    B.The girl was very often angry with her father.
    C.The girl's father loved other people's advice.
    D.The girl was easily hurt by her father
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    通过句子“For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.”可知。

    「连题」 根据以下资料，回答44~47题。
    The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there.The Indians numbered about 500，000 at that time.Their society was a primitive society， but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land.However， these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives.They killed off many of the Indians， seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away.Today the Indians， not more than half a million， live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.
    The earliest immigrants were the Spanish， who settled in the southern part of what is now the US.The next large group were the English， after the English came the French， Dutch， Irish， Germans， and other nationality groups， mostly European.
    Another early group to arrive were the Negroes.But they were brought in as slaves from Africa.They didn't win freedom till generations later.
    第44题 Who were the earliest people living in North America？
    A.The Spanish.
    B.The English.
    C.The Negroes.
    D.The Indians.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    参见本文第一句。
    第45题 Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives？
    A.They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.
    B.They wanted to seize the lands as their own.
    C.Because North America was first discovered by them.
    D.Because the Indian people liked making war to them.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见第一段句子：“However，these early immigrants from Europe didn‘t want to share the land with the natives.They killed off many of the Indians，seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away.”
    第46题 According to this passage， which of the following is true？
    A.The Negroes came to North America in order to work for the earliest immigrants.
    B.The Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America.
    C.The Negroes were brought to America by chance.
    D.The Negroes didn't win freedom until now.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见最后一段。
    第47题 Which is the best title of this passage？
    A.The Earliest People in North America.
    B.The Earliest Immigrants to North America.
    C.The People of the United States.
    D.Europeans were the Earliest People Coming to the North America.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    文章主要讲的是到北美的移民，所以选B.

    「连题」 根据以下资料，回答48~51题。

「连题」 根据以下资料，回答40~43题。
    When I was about 12 1 had an enemy， a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.Week by week her list grew： I was skinny， I wasn't a good student， I was boyish， I talked too loud， and so on.I put up with her as long as I could.At last， with great anger， I ran to my father in tears.
    He listened to my outburst quietly.Then he asked， "Are the things she says true or not？"
    True？ I wanted to know how to strike back.What did truth have to do with it？
    "Mary， didn't you ever wonder what you are really like？ Well， you now have that girl's opinion.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she said."
    I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change （like being skinny）， but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.
    For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
    I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it.
    "That's just for you，" he said."You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself， once you hear it.But you've got to learn to listen， not to close your ears in anger or hurt.When something said about you is true you'll know it.You'll find that it will echo inside you."
    Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.
    第40题 What did the girl's enemy like to do？
    A.Talking with her.
    B.Pointing out her weak points.
    C.Reporting to the teacher.
    D.Quarrelling with her.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见文章第一句。
    第41题 What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy？
    A.She turned to her father.
    B.She cried to her heart's content.
    C.She tried to put up with her again.
    D.She tried to be her friend.
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    通过上下文可知。
    第42题 Why did the girl's father ask her to make the list？
    A.He wanted to keep the list at home.
    B.He didn't know what the girl's enemy had said.
    C.He wanted the girl to talk back.
    D.He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    参见第四段。
    第43题 What can we infer from reading the passage？
    A.The girl benefited from her father's advice.
    B.The girl was very often angry with her father.
    C.The girl's father loved other people's advice.
    D.The girl was easily hurt by her father
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    通过句子“For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.”可知。

    「连题」 根据以下资料，回答44~47题。
    The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there.The Indians numbered about 500，000 at that time.Their society was a primitive society， but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land.However， these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives.They killed off many of the Indians， seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away.Today the Indians， not more than half a million， live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.
    The earliest immigrants were the Spanish， who settled in the southern part of what is now the US.The next large group were the English， after the English came the French， Dutch， Irish， Germans， and other nationality groups， mostly European.
    Another early group to arrive were the Negroes.But they were brought in as slaves from Africa.They didn't win freedom till generations later.
    第44题 Who were the earliest people living in North America？
    A.The Spanish.
    B.The English.
    C.The Negroes.
    D.The Indians.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    参见本文第一句。
    第45题 Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives？
    A.They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.
    B.They wanted to seize the lands as their own.
    C.Because North America was first discovered by them.
    D.Because the Indian people liked making war to them.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见第一段句子：“However，these early immigrants from Europe didn‘t want to share the land with the natives.They killed off many of the Indians，seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away.”
    第46题 According to this passage， which of the following is true？
    A.The Negroes came to North America in order to work for the earliest immigrants.
    B.The Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America.
    C.The Negroes were brought to America by chance.
    D.The Negroes didn't win freedom until now.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    参见最后一段。
    第47题 Which is the best title of this passage？
    A.The Earliest People in North America.
    B.The Earliest Immigrants to North America.
    C.The People of the United States.
    D.Europeans were the Earliest People Coming to the North America.
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    文章主要讲的是到北美的移民，所以选B.

    「连题」 根据以下资料，回答48~51题。

  Can animals be made to work for us？ Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.
    They point out that at a circus， for example， we may see elephants， monkeys， dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things.Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film.If you watch closely， you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward.The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.
    Of course， as we know， dogs can be used to guard a house， and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near.But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories.In Russia， for example， pigeons which are birds with good eyesight， are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory.When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others， it touches a steel plate with its beak.This turns on a light to warn people in the factory.At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward.It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.
    Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars， and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.
    第48题 What made scientists think animal can be made to work for us one day？
    A.Animals are very skillful at a circus.
    B.They are big and strong.
    C.Some animals are as clever as human beings.
    D.Animals can be trained because they like to get something as a reward.
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    参见句子：They point out that at a circus，for example，we may see elephants，monkeys，dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things.句中they指的就是scientists.
    第49题 The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit __.
    A.when it is hungry
    B.before it plays a trick
    C.when it starts to play a trick
    D.after it has done the trick
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    动物做一个表演，就给它一些吃的东西。
    第50题 Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know __.
    A.who their trainers are
    B.they will be praised by theft trainers
    C.they will get a reward
    D.something dangerous will happen to them
    「正确答案」：
    C
    试题解析：
    参见句子：The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do anumber of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.
    第51题 Which of the following is not true？
    A.Scientists consider apes may drive trains some day.
    B.Apes have worked in some factories.
    C.Apes may one day be used to gather crops.
    D.An ape is not a large monkey.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    文中最后一段中large monkeys就指apes.

    「连题」 根据以下资料，回答52~55题。
    Train companies in Tokyo are taking action to reduce the number of people jumping in front of trains.They are fitting blue lights on station platforms to try and create a more calming atmosphere.The East Japan Railway Company has invested almost $170，000 to install the lights in all of the 29 stations on the capital's busy Yamanote Line.There has been an alarming rise in the number of people committing suicide at train stations.A total of 68 people threw themselves under trains in the year up to March.This compares with 42 suicides in the same period a year earlier.In 2008， Japan had nearly 2，000 suicides by jumping in front of a train； around six percent of all suicides nationwide.Suicides have risen sharply in the past decade due to poor economic conditions.
    No one knows if the blue lights will work.There is no evidence to show that blue light reduces suicidal feelings. Keihan Railway spokesman Osamu Okawa stated： "We thought we had to do something to save lives.We know there is no scientific proof that blue lights deter suicides， but if blue has a soothing effect on the mind， we want to try it to save lives." The Associated Press news agency reports on a Japanese therapist called Mizuki Takahashi.She explained her reasons why the blue lights might be a good idea： "We associate the color with the sky and the sea.It has a calming effect on agitated people， or people obsessed with one particular thing， which in this case is committing suicide，" she said.Other companies are watching this experiment with interest.
    第52题 Why blue lights are installed in many train stations？
    A.Because they do not hurt human eyes.
    B.Because they are cheaper than regular ones.
    C.Because they can help people at night.
    D.Because they can reduce the number of suicides.
    「正确答案」：
    D
    试题解析：
    本文讲的是许多日本火车站启用蓝色的灯以减少卧轨自杀人数。第一段提到，蓝色可以创造平静的氛围，想自杀的人会在这种气氛中平静下来，所以采用蓝色。
    第53题 The use of blue lights to reduce suicides __.
    A.has no result yet
    B.is proved effective
    C.is welcomed by suicides
    D.has been refused by stations
    「正确答案」：
    A
    试题解析：
    全文中多处提到，无论从科学的角度还是试验的角度，都还没有结果表明蓝色的灯是否会真的起作用。
    第54题 A Japanese therapist explained that __.
    A.many suicides love blue color
    B.the color of sky and see may calm excited people
    C.only people with trouble in mind need blue color
    D.blue color will definitely work to save suicides
    「正确答案」：
    B
    试题解析：
    第二段中说到，一位日本的理疗医师说，蓝色被认作是天空和海洋，有让心情焦躁的人或受到某个特殊事件刺激的人平静下来的作用。选项C中的0nly不合题意，太绝对了。
    第55题 What is the writer's attitude toward the experiment？ He is __.
    A.interested
    B.denying
    C.objective
    D.indifferent
    「正确答案」：
    C
    试题解析：
    作者通篇以陈述的口气说明了一个真实的试验。以客观的事实说明该事件，并没有以个人的看法为主导思想。