56. Why will all vehicles that need oil to work not be able to run?

A. Oil resources which are left will be used up soon.

B. A new system of transport will be developed.

C. They will be replaced by electric vehicles.

D. They waste a lot of energy.

55. What does the word “domestic” mean in paragraph two?

A. Producing energy. B. Fast driving.  C. On the road.  D. For family use.

54. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

       A. To ask people to study family life.

       B. To tell people to work hard for the family.

       C. To advise people to create happy family life.

       D. To give people some examples of family members.

C

The oil resources which are left will not last very long. This means that all vehicles such as cars, trains, buses, planes and ships that need oil to work will not be able to run. So it will be neces­sary to develop a new method of transport which doesn’t use oil. Electric vehicles are one possibility. In England, most families have at least one car and this car is used every day. It could be that only one person in the family drives the car to work or for shopping. The number of cars on the road which are almost empty perhaps helps to explain why the oil is used up so quickly. The family car is a very useful form of transport but it is also a great waste of energy, especially if it is compared with buses or trains which use less petrol per person than a car . A car traveling at 80 kilometers an hour uses only half as much petrol as a car which is traveling at 120 kilometers an hour. Clearly, it would be better if there were fewer cars on the road and more speed limits so that the oil which is left will last as long as possible.

About 25% of England’s total consumption (消耗) of energy is domestic ― it is used only in the home. Just over 20% is used for transport. Most of the energy is used in industry. It is difficult to suggest any possible energy conservation (保護) in industry because many of the suggestions would mean that some people would lose their jobs. It is important that industry produces the same amount of products using the same amount of workers.

Clearly, conservation is not going to be the answer to the energy problem. The most it can do is to give more time for a better method to be found. The more time we have to develop new sources of energy, the better it is because there is still a lot of work to be done in order to find suitable, safe methods of producing energy.

53. Why haven’t some people discovered the worth of family life?

       A. They are not married.         

B. They grow in a happy family.

       C. They don’t live with the family.

       D. They have never enjoyed family life.

       A. Happy experience.       B. A strong society. C. Too much work.    D. A fight.   52. 52. What is meant by “me generation”?

       A. I will do whatever the family want me to do.

       B. Nothing is more important than myself.

       C. I always agree with people around.

       D. The generation is my age group.

51. What does the writer expect family life to be like?

50. This passage is about Mr. Brown’s_________.

     A. hobby      B. life           C. family   D. experience

B

In a few years, most people will know that a healthy, happy, loving family is a joy and it is a necessary part for building a strong society. But there are still some people who don’t believe family life can be an enjoyable experience.

Some people already accepted the idea of the “me generation” so they fail to understand that there is a time in life when they have to give up their time to something more valuable.

At a time when adults need to think about the needs of their family, they will be doing other important things. Some people will spend too much time working for a more powerful car or a bigger house so that they can proudly say that they have them.  Some will be doing dangerous things so that they may tell their stories to their friends, and others will recite things like “I must become the best I can be” or “I don’t want to be at the bottom.” The needs of their family will be forgotten and they never seem to have time for the family.

Many people have not experienced a strong helpful perfect family life, so they have never discovered its worth. Many people have always experienced family life as a fight, so they can’t find time and energy for work.

But it is really very important that we all expect good family relations. We need to realize and value the importance of what can be achieved by loving each other in the family. It is also important for our society to encourage family members to create happiness.

49. James Brown was in Ashtree Primary School for ________years.

       A. 1-3       B. 3-4               C. 5-7          D. 8-9

48.James Brown was in ________ in 2002.

       A. Gama-Bell School of English                 B. Bell College Teaching Centre

       C. Business College of City University        D. English College of City University

47. James Brown is a ____________.

       A. teacher            B. student           C. worker     D. policeman