Ever since humans lived on the earth，they have made BSC of various forms of  communication．Generally, the expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral  speech．When there is a language difficulty, communication is carded out through sign language in which movements stand for letters，words and ideas．Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to use this form of expression．Many of these symbols of whole words are very vivid（生動(dòng)的）and exact and can be used internationally；spelling，however, cannot.

Body language passes on ideas or thoughts by certain action, either on purpose or not. A wink（眨眼）can be a way of indication that the party is only joking. A nod means one agree, while shaking the head indicates “No”.

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille（a system of raised dots read with the fingertips）, signal flags, Morse code（莫爾斯電碼）and Smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people. While language is the most common form of communication, other system and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

48．Which of the following statements best gives the general idea of this passage?

A．When there’s a language difficulty, one will find Other forms of communication.

B．Everybody uses only one form of communication，

C．Nonlinguistic language is invaluable for foreigners．

D．Although there are other forms，apart from language of communication，they are of little value

49．Which of the following statements is False?

A．There are many forms of communication in the world today．

B．Language is the most common form of Communication．

C．Tourists are not able to use all oral form of communication．

D．Ideas and thoughts can be passed on by body language．

50．Which form could be most commonly used among blind people?

A．Picture signs．      B．Braille．                C．Body language．     D．Sighnal flages

51．In this passage the word“nonlinguistic”ineat2。s：    in Chinese．

A．非語(yǔ)言的              B．口語(yǔ)的                  C．手勢(shì)                     D．語(yǔ)言的

Central Park

Outside among the trees，watch the wildlife―both the human and animal varieties．Call（2l 2）360-3465 or（212）360-2726 for daily events and tours．Central Park stretches from 59th to 110^th Sts. and from 5th Ave．to Central Park West．

Empire State Building

This is among the most striking buildings m the city, the nation even the world. The observation deck（望臺(tái)）on the 86th floor is open to the general public，offering a wonderful new of the city．On the second floor you’ll find the New York Skyride，a simulated（模似的）helicopter ride over Manhattan 5th Ave．a(chǎn)t 34th St．Midtown/（212）736-3100．

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

Five blocks west of Time Square，this museum has hundred5 of air, deep-sea and space exhibits．Walk the flight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid；see dozens of old and modern aircraft and。ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator．Pier 86，W：46th St．a(chǎn)nd l2th Ave．/（212）245-0072．

Madison Square Garden

If it’s big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more. Tours are available.7^th Ave. btwn. 32st and 33^rd Sts. Middtown／（212）465-6741．

45．The New York Skyride is for

A．city transportation                                      B．flight training

C．model plane sports                                     D．sightseeing

46．If a visited is interested in music，he will probably go to         ．

A．Central Park                                              B．Empire State Building

C．intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum                  D．Madison Square Garden

47．What is the purpose of these texts?

A．To provide information of living in New York．

B．To provide directions of city traffic in New York．

C．To give visitors a guide to New York．

D．To give a brief introduction to the history, of New York．

Who is better at predicting earthquakes, animals or scientists with instruments? Evidence collected so far suggests that an ordinary animal―a dog, a horse, a pit―may give as reliable a warning of an impending earthquake as scientists.

In 1970,200 instruments failed to predict a California earthquake that shook building in San Francisco, 78 miles away. But in 1974, several months before a big earthquake in China，pigs climbed the walls, hens would not roost（棲息），trained dogs did not obey commands and farmyard geese refused to fly．The Chinese scientists paid attention to these and other signs, they educated people before the earthquake struck there and saved a hundred thousand lives．   

Many nations now have animals-warning centers to try to learn the animal sense so that instruments call be built to detect the same signal．

41．This passage mainly tells us            

A．a(chǎn)bout the big earthquake in San Francisco    

B．that animals can predict earthquakes   

C．a(chǎn)nimals are better at predicting earthquakes than scientists   

D．that some of the animals arc clever than human beings．    

42．In this passage，“an impending earthquake” means an earthquake 

A．that will take place very soon                      B．that has just taken place  

C．that will not take place                                D．that will take place in a very longtime

43．In 1974，many people’s lives were saved in the earthquake because        ．

A．a(chǎn)nimals climbed the walls or did not obey orders   

B．people knew the correct time of the earthquake

C．scientists knew all earthquake would come and people were well prepared for it

D，scientists prevented the earthquake from taking place

44．Now many countries want to predict earthquakes better  

A．with the help of animals                            B．a(chǎn)ll by themselves 

C．than animals                                            D．without animals

I live in a big city．It's noisy and dirty, and I got very   21  At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some   22  air and a good rest．A few weeks ago l decided to go to see my   23  I was really looking forward to it．    

My parents live a long way  24  I went to see them with James，a friend，and we drove on Friday night．In the middle of the  25  it began to rain．The road became, very  26   and it was difficult to drive．We arrived home just after midnight，feeling very  27  ．The next  28  it was still raining. James took his  29  to a garage which was very good．

In the afternoon the   30   improved，we wanted to go for a   31  ．My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t   32    . We rang up the garage. “Oh,” they said.

“your car   33   be ready till tomorrow.” So it wasn’t     34  to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree    35    a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there.   36   my mother remembered, “I lent it to you sister. She took it with her when she left”. The word game wasn’t any good   37   a dictionary.

On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her   38     and we had to hire a  39  to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. Next time I want rest. I’ll stay  40    .

If we work with a strong will，we can overcome any difficulty,           great it is．

A．what                          B．how                    C．however                D whatever   

The little boy entered the classroom without          .

A．notice                          B．noticed                  C．noticing                 D．being noticed

Jane has been working hard day and night for months．            ，she’s sick now．

A．In return                     B．As a result            C，In away               D．As well

           is the richest man in our city ?

A．Whom do you think     B．Who do you think

C．Do you think who        D．Who you think

He told me the date         he joined the League，        he would never forget．   

A．when；which        B．when；where    C．on which；that                 D．which；which

―Hello! May I speak to Jack，please?  

―Yes．speaking．  

―Oh, I            your voice at first.

A．don’t recognize                                                 B．haven’t recognized

C．hadn’t recognized                                             D．didn’t recognize