Australia has very strict laws relating to the importation and possession of certain goods. Food, plant material and animal products including many common souvenirs (紀(jì)念品) from overseas could introduce some of the world’s most serious pests and diseases into Australia. Failing to declare (申報) quarantine items (需要檢疫的物品) on arrival could destroy the country’s  agriculture, tourism industries and special environment. Every piece of luggage will be screened or X-rayed on arrival in Australia. So you must declare for inspection of all food, plant material and animal products to check that they are free of pests and diseases. You must tick YES on the Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) to declare if you are carrying any food, plant material or animal products. If you fail to declare or dispose of (處理) any quarantine items, or make a false declaration:

●You will get caught.

●You could be fined over $200 on the spot.

●You could be prosecuted (起訴) and fined more than A $60,000 and risk up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

54. The reason why you are asked to declare quarantine items on your arrival in Australia is that ______.

A. too many overseas products could destroy Australia’s tourism industry

B. animal products are often the cause of various diseases

C. bad food can spread diseases easily, as is known to everyone

D. these items may carry dangerous pests or diseases into Australia 

55. You need to declare the following things EXCEPT ______ if you have them in your luggage.

A. some metal hairclips (發(fā)夾)              B. dried flowers    

C. some moon-cakes                      D. a bottle of honey

56. For what purpose is the passage written? 

A. To inform the passengers of the law on the exportation of goods.

B. To warn the passengers not to take unsafe goods.

C. To tell the passengers to Australia to declare their quarantine items. 

D. To urge the passengers to protect the agriculture, tourism and environment.

57. If you don’t declare quarantine items, you ______.

A. can probably get away with it             B. are sure to be discovered and punished 

C. can turn to the customs officers for help     D. can give them away to a quarantine office

Man is eager to draw quick profit from the trees. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor, which resulted in floods and starvation.

Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade its villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with, and they can earn money by making charcoal (木炭) or selling wood in the town. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that the villagers’ children and grandchildren have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees their roots break the soil up — allowing the rain to sink in and also hold the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. The rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.

50. The purpose of writing the passage is to ______.

A. tell people the use of wood                B. tell people the function of tree roots

C. warn that man mustn’t destroy forests any more

D. explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods

51. In the writer’s opinion, ______, or the forests will gradually disappear.

A. measures must be taken                   B. people shouldn’t draw benefit from trees

C. government must realize the serious results    D. unless trees never be cut down

52. From the passage we learn it is ______ to prevent the forests from slowly disappearing.

A. necessary but impossible                  B. necessary but difficult

C. impossible and unimportant                D. difficult and impossible

53. In the last paragraph the writer wanted to make it clear that ______.

A. where there are no trees, the soil becomes poor but soft

B. where there are many trees, there are more floods

C. where there are no trees, the land might slowly become desert

D. floods will make the land become desert

Where we live, on the Eastern shore of Maryland, the Canada geese as well as the white swans and the ducks come home for the winter.

One morning, a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River. Suddenly she cried out, “There is a goose out there.” We saw the figure of a large Canada goose with its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen to the ice.

Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans. They floated downward and finally landed on the ice. My friend was on her feet now, with one unbelieving hand against her mouth. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared what life he still had might be pecked (啄) out by those great swan bills (嘴). Instead, those bills began to work on the ice. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the goose’s head lifted. Its body pulled. It was free and standing on the ice but still couldn’t fly. Then four of the swans chipped off the ice held in the feathers with powerful beaks. Slowly, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, and moved slowly into the sky.

This is a true story from which comes only one hopeful question: If so for birds, why not for man?

46. What happened to the Canada goose?

A. It was deserted by other geese.　　　　　 B. It was stuck in the ice.

C. It was wounded and couldn’t fly.　　　　 D. It was lost in the water.

47. At first the writer’s friend was worried that the ______.

A. swans would not help the Canada goose

B. swans would have the same fate with the Canada goose

C. Canada goose would not get on well with the swans

D. swans would peck the Canada goose to death

48. What did the swans do when they saw the Canada goose couldn’t fly?

A. They chipped off the ice held in its feathers.

B. They waited patiently for the ice held in its feathers to melt.

C. They lifted it up to the sky together.

D. They stayed with it and protected it.

49. What would probably happen to the writer’s friend in the end?

A. She stood there, watching attentively, still feeling a bit worried.

B. She was on her feet.　　

C. She was embarrassed and went on with her breakfast silently.

D. She stood there quietly, not realizing tears had run down her cheeks.

Roger Miller had a difficult childhood. Most of his days were spent working on his uncle’s farm, __26__ cotton. He was a lonely and unhappy child. Roger began writing songs __27__ he loved the music he heard on the radio. He also learned to play the guitar and the violin. Much __28__, he learned to play the drums. Music helped the young Roger __29__ the hard work on his uncle’s cotton farm.

Roger left the farm when he was still very young. He __30__from town to town in the west. He worked at any job he could find __31__ the day. At night, he went to music __32__ and drinking places where country and western bands __33__. These places provided him with a music __34__. Roger Miller __35__ the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He was __36__ to an army base near Atlanta, Georgia.

In Atlanta, he played with a music __37__ called The Circle “A” Wranglers. When he left the Army, Roger moved to the __38__ of country music in Nashville, Tennessee.

At first, he worked in a hotel. __39__ say he would sing there for __40__ who would listen. He soon got several jobs playing his violin. And he began __41__ songs for other singers.

Roger liked writing songs. He also wanted to__42__ his own songs on the stage. He recorded several records, but they were not __43__ and did not sell many copies.

In 1960, Roger recorded a __44__ called You Don’t Want My Love. Today, the song is better__45__ as In the Summer Time. It is the first song he wrote and sang that became popular.

26. A. getting           B. picking          C. raising          D. watering

27. A. because                B. though             C. when           D. as if

28. A. early              B. earlier            C. late             D. later

29. A. escape           B. focus            C. enjoy          D. strike

30. A. looked for         B. ran             C. travelled        D. worked

31. A. over              B. from             C. during           D. within

32. A. concerts         B. classrooms       C. halls             D. clubs

33. A. formed          B. trained            C. played         D. focused

34. A. condition        B. education        C. situation        D. position

35. A. entered             B. joined in         C. took part in      D. served

36. A. forced              B. organized        C. sent                 D. set

37. A. copy              B. group              C. unit              D. recorder

38. A. family            B. founder           C. group           D. home

39. A. Stories          B. Newspapers      C. News                D. Magazines

40. A. one                B. anyone          C. someone        D. guest

41. A. playing           B. singing          C. performing      D. writing

42. A. perform                B. show           C. write             D. act

43. A. exciting           B. familiar           C. valuable         D. popular

44. A. record           B. music              C. song             D. play

45. A. known           B. regarded         C. thought                D. considered

Most people are _____bringing down house prices because they are too high for them.

A. in favor of　　　 B. in honor of　　　　 C. in search of　　　 D. in charge of

 A bright idea suddenly_____ me that I could use the money I saved to help a poor student in countryside.

A. struck            B. occurred           C. happened         D. hurt

 In the reading room, we found her_____ at a desk,with her attention _____on a book..

A. sitting,fixing       B. to sit,fixed         C. seating,fixing      D. seated,fixed

I hate_____when people talk with their mouth full.

A it　　 　　　　　B that　　　　　　　 C these　　　　　　 D them

 _____ interesting the film is, I won’t waste any time on it.

A. No matter         B. Whatever          C. However          D. Whichever   

 His family is so poor that he can’t afford his college tuition, so he has decided to _____ the bank ____ a loan (貸款).

A. apply; for         B. apply to; for        C. apply for; to         D. apply; to