PRACTICE A
It’s not the flashiest car in the world. Not even close. But the 1971 Volkswagen named
Helios can do something most cars can’t：run on solar energy－energy from the sun’s light
and heat!
Joshua Bechtold, 14, and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont, worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol（“Sol” is the Latin word for “sun”）. They named their car after Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology（神话）.
The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of “green”, or environmentally friendly, cars to help reduce pollution and save energy. It’s not a race. Cars are judged on fuel efficiency（耗油量）rather than speed. In the week-long event, 44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury, Connecticut, to Lake George, New York. Of the 23 student cars, Helios was the only one built by middle school students.
A teacher drove Helios, but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the road. “That was my favorite part. ”says Anna Browne, 15. “We explained how the car runs. ”
Due in part to old, inefficient batteries（电池）, Helios finished fourth－out of four—in its kind, the sun-powered class. “We were there for the fun of it.”Anna says. “We’re proud of
Helios,” says Ariel Gleicher, 14. “It’s a car that’s good for the environment.”
64. What is special about the car Helios in the text?
A. It was built by middle school students. B. It has an attractive design.
C. It was made in 1971. D. It won the fourth prize.
65. How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?
A. 1. B. 4 C. 23 . D. 44.
66. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The Making of Helios B. 1999 American Tour de Sol
C. Sun-powered Cars on the Road D. Use of Green Cars in Connecticut
67. The students felt proud of Helios because______.
A. it could run as far as 350 miles B. it was favored by many children
C. it had high-quality batteries D. it was driven by clean energy
B
SYDNEY：As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999，Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well,chatting about sport, life and “anything else that came up.”
Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳）in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.
Gould,now a 47-year-old mother of four,has announced she will be making a return to elite competition（顶级赛事）to swim the one event,having set a qualifying（合格的）time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships.Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.
Schipper,now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics,yesterday recalled（回忆）her time with Gould five years ago.
“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train,”Schipper explained.“It seemed as if we had long been good friends.I don’t know why.We just started talking and it went from there.”
“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp.She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team.It was really interesting.”
Next time,things will be more serious.“ I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals,so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane
Gould,”said Schipper,who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.
59. What is the passage mainly about?
A.Stories happening in swimming competitions.
B.Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.
C.Lessons learned from international swimming championships.
D.Friendship and competition between two swimmers.
60.Gould and Schipper are going to______.
A.talk about sport and life B.go back to elite competition
C.set a qualifying time and win gold D.take part in the same sports event
61.Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was______.
A.15 B.17 C.22 D.30
62.The underlined word“it”in the fifth paragraph probably refers to______.
A.the Olympics Australian team
B.the youth camp C.the friendship D.the
63.What Schipper said showed that she______.
A.was no longer Gould’s friend B.had learned a lot from Gould
C.was not interested in Gould’s stories D.would not like to compete against Gould
C
LONDON (Reuters)—Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.
“Organic produce is always better,” Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides (农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally (本地) grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty. ”Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences—but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported (进口) to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,”said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.
60. More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _______.
A. they are getting richer B. they can get the food anywhere
C. they consider the food free of pollution D. they like home-grown fruit
61. Which of the following statements is true to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?
A. It grows indoors all year round B. It is produced outside Britain
C. It is grown on family farms D. It is produced on large farms
62. What is the meaning of “the organic trend”as the words are used in the text?
A. growing interest in organic food B. better quality of organic food
C. rising market for organic food D. higher prices of organic food
63. What is the best title for this news story?
A. Organic food —healthy, or just for the wealthy? B. The making of organic food in Britain
C. Organic food—to import or not? D. Good qualities of organic food
D
Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr. John Evans had never found the time or the money — to make the trip from his home near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital, he just could not refuse.
Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. Mr. Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales, almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of the century. “There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings（1 shilling=1/20 pound）return from Swansea — too much I thought. All my money went to the family then,” he said.
During the next two days Mr. Evans will be taken on a whistle-stop tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the Houses of Parliament（国会）.
The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired. “I don’t like the chair business — people will so think I am getting old,” he said.
His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized — no alcohol, no cigarette and no anger. Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son, Amwel, he quipped, “I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket.”
78.It was reported that Mr. Evans’s healthy long life was to a certain extent due to his______.
A.wine drinking B.proper smoking C.mild temper D.sense of humor
79.Which of the following statements is true?
A.A single trip from Mr. Evans’s home to the White City used to be ten shillings.
B.The first place for Mr. Evans to visit is the Houses of Parliament.
C.He appreciated people’s arrangement of a wheelchair during his visit.
D.Mr. Evans once made the journey to London at the turn of the century.
80.The word“quip”in the last sentence most probably means______.
A.to make a witty remark B.to express a happy message C.to make a wish tell a joke
81.What might be the best title for this passage?
A.110-Year-Old Tourist B.Secret for Long and Healthy Life
C.Free Return Ticket D.Sightseeing in London
KEY 64. A 65. B 66. C 67. D 59.D 60.D 61.A 62.C 63.B
60. C 61. B 62. A 63. A 78.C 79.B 80.A 81.A
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