On an ordinary night, the French are most likely to eat fruit for dessert.（)

a huge？ pale hot-air balloon. Many people think of the bright full moon of autumn or the harvest moon that way—like a huge？ pale hot-air balloon. But can you always trust your eyes？

The harvest moon is the full moon on a day nearest the first day of autumn. Full or nearly full, it rises early in the evening for several nights in a row. It brings farmers well-lit evenings to harvest their crops.

The harvest moon can look huge. But does it really fill more of the sky than an ordinary full moon？

Why does the moon look bigger when it is near the horizon？ Our brains compare the size of the moon with the size of the objects we see on the horizon. We know that the distant mountains？ homes？ or skyscrapers are really very large. And？ since the moon is much farther away than is the distant landscape？ we “see the moon as being larger than it would otherwise look.”

1.To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon？

A.Mountains

B.Buildings

C.Homes

D.All of these

2.The main purpose of the article is to() .

A.inform

B.persuade

C.praise

D.convince

3.The author knew most people find the moon() .

A.mysterious

B.interesting

C.boring

D.so ordinary

4.The moon looks bigger if ().

A.it is autumn

B.it is near the horizon

C.homes are near

D.it is a clear night

5.The autumn moon______.

A.is more beautiful than it really looks

B.is the brightest object in the sky

C.rises slowly at dawn

D.helps farmers see as they harvest their crops

e was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861-1865),as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented. Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox. But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetownwas the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks.One advantage of is icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool. What does the passage mainly discuss？A.The influence of ice on the diet

B.The development of refrigeration

C.The transportation of goods to market

D.Sources of ice in the nineteenth century

According to the passage , when did the word "icebox" become part of the language of the United States？A.in 1803

B.sometime before 1850

C.during the civil war

D.near the end of the nineteenth century

According to the passage , which of the following was an obstacle to the development of theicebox？A.Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars

B.The lack of a network for the distribution of ice

C.The use of insufficient insulation

D.Inadequate understanding of physics

The author mentions fish in line 4 becauseA.many fish dealers also sold ice

B.fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars

C.fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice

D.fish was not part of the ordinary person's diet before the invention of the icebox

The word "it" in line 5 refers toA.fresh meat

B.the Civil War

C.ice

D.a refrigerator

The word "rudimentary" in line 12 is closest in meaning toA.growing

B.undeveloped

C.necessary

D.uninteresting

The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" (lines 18-19) toindicate thatA.the road to the market passed close to Moore's farm

B.Moore was an honest merchant

C.Moore was a prosperous farmer

D.Moore's design was fairly successful

The "produce" mentioned in line 25 could includeA.iceboxes

B.butter

C.ice

D.markets

The phrase "forward-look-ing" in line 4 is closest in meaning toA.progressive

B.popular

C.thrifty

D.well-established

According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox wouldA.completely prevent ice from melting

B.stop air from circulating

C.allow ice to melt slowly

D.use blankets to conserve ice

According to the passage , Moore's icebox allowed him toA.charge more for his butter

B.travel to market at night

C.manufacture butter more quickly

D.produce ice all year round

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

Questions 61-65 are based on Passage Two:

Passage Two

I am Sergey Brin !I was born in Moscow． In 1979,when I was 5,my family immigratedto the U． S． A． , California． I remember that on my 9th birthday I got my first computer “Commodore 64”．

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT． The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data． I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines．

The greatest event in my life happened in 1998 when I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩) of my Doctor's degree in Stanford University． There the fate made me meet Larry Page-a young computer genius． Larry belonged to the inteilectual（知识分子）society．Larry and I quickly became friends when we worked together．

We were searching day and night on the Internet． We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn't find enough of what we were looking for． Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us． It wasn't our plans but we gave up the education at the university． You know the next part,maybe-we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Meplo Park,California,the U． S． A． into our first of．fice,in which Google was born． With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14th, 1998—www． Google． com． Now,after those years we bought this garage． As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible．

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？ ()

A． The Birth of Google

B． The Founder of Google

C． The Importance of Cooperation

D． The Great Contribution to the Internet

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team

She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.

She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do？ How did I do it？ But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."

21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title？ ()

A.Very ordinary

B.Very unusual and surprising.

C.Not special

22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()

A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()

A.group of people

B.part of the training

C.part of the route of sail

24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5？ ()

A.not exact

B.difficult

C.not smooth because of huge waves

25.The last paragraph suggests that()

A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.

B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey

C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip

und the world to raise money for charity. As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team. She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. She says, "When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey." Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn't prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. 'One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn't move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.' By the end of October last year, she had raised more than ？50,000 for charity. She says, 'Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do？ How did I do it？ But then I think, it's the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.'

1.What does the word 'extraordinary' mean in the title？

2. The sentence "？my husband thought I was bored ？" in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt().

3. The word 'section' in Para. 4 most probably means here ().

4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to 'rough' in the sentence 'One night the sea was very rough ？' in Para. 5？

5. The last paragraph suggests that ().

(1).A、very ordinary

B、very unusual and surprising

C、not special

(2).A、dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B、annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C、sad because all the children left me when they grew up

(3).A、group of the job

B、part of the training

C、part of the route of sail

(4).A、not exact

B、difficult

C、not smooth because of huge waves

(5).A、the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

B、many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn't do anything before the journey

C、she should not forget dancing during the trip

A.wanting

B.bug

C.ordinary

D.expected

A.ordinary

B.common

C.general

D.usual

A.normal

B.average

C.regular

D.ordinary