It ’ s so warm now, and it ’s （) much colder than this in January here.

Passage Four

"We're more than halfway (中途) now; it's only two miles farther to the tavern (客栈) ," said the driver.

"I'm glad of that," answered the stranger, in a more sympathetic way. 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 quite attractive; however, later he spoke again.

"You don't feel the cold so much at twenty below zero in the Western country. There isn't such damp chill (潮冷)", he said, and then it seemed as if he had blamed the uncomplaining young driver. She had not even said that it was a bad day, and he began to be conscious of a warm hopefulness of spirit, and sense of pleasant adventure under all the woolen scarves.

"You'll have a 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.

"I shall not have to go back!" cried the girl, with eager pleasantness. "I'm on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the tavern."

46. How far was the drive from the train to the tavern？

A. One mile.

B. About four miles.

C. Two miles.

D. Less than four miles.

ife could not exist on the earth.

A.warms

B.warmed

C.warming

D.to warm

ds the school year.Boys and girls have nearly two months’ holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.

The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children.The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields.Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.

The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside.Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.

In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.

Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside？ I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things.Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that makes the seaside what it is.

1.Summer holidays start _________.

A.with July

B.as soon as the examinations are over

C.in mid-June

D.in August

2.After the examination, all pupils leave for home ________.

A.by train only

B.by air

C.by bike

D.by either train or car

3.The summer holiday lasts _______.

A.as long as two months

B.more that two months

C.one and a half months

D.a little less than two months

4.July and August are the brightest months for most children, for they can _______.

A.stay with their parents for all the vacation

B.do more reading

C.play out of doors

D.meet their old friends

5.Children like the seaside so much because they can _______.

A.swim in the sea

B.play with the sand

C.take a sun bath

D.do all of the above

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

For many Americans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell. November and December（36） early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when, for the first time in two（37）, record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones. But the U.S. was the exception; November was the warmest ever （38）, and current data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record.

Enjoy the snow now, because （39）are good that 2014 will be even hotter, perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept. That’s because, scientists are predicting, 2014 will be an EI Niuo year.

EI niuo, Spanish for “the child”, （40） when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planet’s surface, that the（41 ）energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world. EI Ninos are （42）with abnormally dry conditions in Southeast Asia and Australia. They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even as southern Africa（43） dry weather. Marine life may be affected too; EI Ninos can （44 ） the rising of the cold, nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）water that supports large fish （45）,and the unusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral(珊瑚).

blem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together.In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another the same time.

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often away of showing love.A parent who makes some cookies(小甜饼)is not just satisfying(满足)a child's sweet tooth.She or he is sending a message.The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cooking hat you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

There is also something about the smell of home cooking.The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages.It makes most of us feel good and loved，even if we are the ones doing the next time you smell a cake making，stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情).

1.Fewer people cook now because they have no time.()

A.T

B.F

2.A parents spends an hour making cookies just to satisfy her or his child's sweet teeth.()

A.T

B.F

3.The writer thinks the smell of home cooking makes people happy.()

A.T

B.F

4.The main idea of this passage is that homemade cookies taste better.()

A.T

B.F

5.A family meal can bring the family members together.()

A.T

B.F

回答题。

Jennifer:

The greenhouse effect might be causing the change, but it&39; s a cycle that&39; s been tracked forabout a hundred years and in the past 20 years or so it just stopped cycling．And this is only affectinga small part of the world．People talk about greenhouse effect because they want to show how muchconcern they have about the future of the world．Don&39; t be as silly as them．

Kac:

Spring just hits here, too．It&39; s so nice--windows open, the fresh air of changing seasons justlights me up．When I was younger this was the season for walking through the melting snow and ice,across roadsides, through square acre forests among the fields, I got so excited to be out in the wild．

It&39;s tough to be in the city this time of year．Maybe I&39;ll go camping soon!

Soscia:

In the city you don&39;t have seasons．Spring rain does not make man-made structure grow, andwet roads are not inconvenient for you because you can move around in your car．Summer&39; s heat isno longer a problem and air-conditioning makes your rooms cool as autumn．The colors of the citydon&39;t change because nature is not powerful enough to change them as she changes the color ofwoods．Winter snow leaves nothing white but muddy roads．

I-Iarno:

Snow in Georgia is a funny thing．We have been having 24 hours weather news on the TV forthe past week, just because there is a threat of snow．Schools have closed based on these predic-tions, and all we got was rain．But the rule is that if it sticks to the ground, school is canceled．Itwould be a great excuse to get the day off．People rush to the grocery store to buy milk and bread--I don&39;t know why, but they do．When I was growing up here we used to get one or two big snow-falls a year, but there has not been any for the last few．Damn global warming．

Madand:

It&39; s been so nice．I am of the firm belief that in February we get the day like cool autumn sea-son in November．．．In February it&39; s like a warm period that&39; s been getting stronger and longer ev-ery year since my boyhood, and it gets defeated by the final blowing snowstorm of March at leastonce, but anyone can survive(生存) those snowstorms, since we all know they&39;ll be gone in a fewdays．

Now match each of the people (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement．

Note: there are two extra statements．

Statements

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A.Future is bright．

B.Man conquers nature．

C.We can see the effect of the pollution on the climate．

D.Human beings have to struggle hard against weather．

E.The call of nature is there．

F.He hates spring．

G.Sometimes we worry too much about nothing．

A.to

B.now

C.ever

D.well

A.So that

B.In that

C.That

D.Now that

A.good

B.now

C.quick

D.well