The seasons of high air pollution in Australia each year usually are ______.

the sun. They could not explain these things, and so they made up "why" stories about them.

The ancient Greeks told about Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, who kept the earth all green all year. One day her daughter Persephone was kidnapped(绑架) by Hades, the god of the dead. Demeter was so unhappy that she let everything on earth die. At last, Hades permitted Persephone to return to her mother for part of the year. During that period, everything on earth grew well again. One season, however, Persephone had to stay with Hades. During that season, the earth remained cold and bare. So winter was explained.

American Indians told of an old woman who stood on a high mountain. When the moon was full, she cut off bits of it and threw these bits about the sky. This explained where the stars came from, and why the moon became small.

Hundreds of stories like these were passed down by word of mouth. Later, these stories were put in books. Today we read them not for explanation of natural wonders but for enjoyment.

The ancient Greeks explained ______.

A．how the year was divided into four seasons

B．how Demeter's daughter was saved

C．why they loved Demeter and hated Hades

D．why they had a winter season

orest inhibits the growth of grass and other meadow plants, the black-tailed deer browses on huckleberry, salal, dogwood, and almost any other shrub or herb. But this is fair-weather feeding. What keeps the black-tailed deer alive in the harsher seasons of plant decay and dormancy？ One compensation for not hibernating is the built-in urge to migrate. Deer may move from high-elevation browse areas in summer down to the lowland areas in late fall. Even with snow on the ground, the high bushy understory is exposed; also snow and wind bring down leafy branches of cedar, hemlock, red alder, and other arboreal fodder.

It can be inferred from the discussion in paragraph 2 that winter conditions

A．cause some deer to hibernate

B．make food unavailable in the highlands for deer

C．make it easier for deer to locate understory plants

D．prevent deer from migrating during the winter

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

In old times, people wondered about the changes of seasons, about the stars, the moon and the sun. They could not explain these things, and so they made up "why" stories about them.

The ancient Greeks told about Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, who kept the earth all green all year. One day her daughter Persephone was kidnapped(绑架) by Hades, the god of the dead. Demeter was so unhappy that she let everything on earth die. At last, Hades permitted Persephone to return to her mother for part of the year. During that period, everything on earth grew well again. One season, however, Persephone had to stay with Hades. During that season, the earth remained cold and bare. So winter was explained.

American Indians told of an old woman who stood on a high mountain. When the moon was full, she cut off bits of it and threw these bits about the sky. This explained where the stars came from, and why the moon became small.

Hundreds of stories like these were passed down by word of mouth. Later, these stories were put in books. Today we read them not for explanation of natural wonders but for enjoyment.

The ancient Greeks explained ______.

A．how the year was divided into four seasons

B．how Demeter's daughter was saved

C．why they loved Demeter and hated Hades

D．why they had a winter season

died for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and crime patterns, The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal, it is a weekend crime. It is also a night-crime 62 percent of murders are committed(干，犯) between 6 p. m. and 6 Am.

Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, robbing has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2am. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. The month with least crimes of all is in May except for one strange fact. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.

Clearly our seasonal cycles of knowledge are completely different from our tendencies for crimes. Professor Huntington made extensive studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings and get highest results on examinations. In all cases, he found a spring high and autumn high separated by a summer low.

Possibly, high temperature and high humidity(湿度)cause our strange and violent summer actions, but police officials are not sure. "There is, of course, no proof of a connection between humidity and murder," they say," Why murder's high time should come in the summer time we really don't know."

A good title of the passage would be ______.

A．Crime Cycles

B．Summer Crimes

C．A Time for Murder

D．The Most Peaceful Month

【C2】______ the purpose of frightening their enemies in war. But there are records of women in Egypt【C3】______ cosmetics【C4】______ four thousand years ago. These women had different kinds of paint for different seasons of the year.

Women【C5】______ ancient Rome used cosmetics. They used Egyptian kohl for【C6】______ the eyelids, powdered chalk for 【C7】______ the 【C8】______ , and a red coloring matter for the【C9】______ . The Roman poet wrote a book【C10】______ cosmetics, and gives a recipe for【C11】______ we now call a face-pack, 【C12】______ from flour, eggs and【C13】______ materials, The use of this, he says, will make the face smoother and brighter than a mirror.

In England it was the custom, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for all ladies【C14】______ fashion to paint their faces and to blacken their eyebrows. In the nineteenth century there was a change of【C15】______ , however, and until about the end of the century. Ladies who used make-up were not【C16】______ in high society.

Today the use of cosmetics is accepted【C17】______ , and it is【C18】______ to see women and girls making up【C19】______ public. The cosmetics industry is one of the largest in the country, and large【C20】______ of money go to the owners of beauty salons.

【C1】

A．thousands

B．thousand

C．thousands'

D．thousand's

听力原文： Crime has its own cycles，a magazine reported some years ago. Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns.

The pattern of crime has changed very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August，as do other violent attacks. Murder，in addition，is more than seasonal；it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 P. m. and 6 a. m. One is most likely to be robbed between 6 P. m. and 2 a. m. on a Saturday night in December，January，or February. Except for one strange statistic，May is the least criminal month of all.

Apparently our intellectual season cycles are completely different from our criminal patterns. Professor Huntington made a lot of studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books，attend scientific meetings，and make the highest scores on examinations. In all examples，he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand，Professor Huntington's studies showed that June is the peak month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospital. June is also a peak month for marriages!

Possibly，high temperature and humidity bring on our strange and surprising summer actions，but police officers are not so sure. “There are，of course，no proof of a relation between humidity and murder”，they say. “Why murder's high time should come in the summer time we really don't know”.

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A．Different kinds of crimes。

B．Increasingly high crime rate in the U.S.

C．Seasonal changes in the natural environment．

D．The relations between changes in the season and crime patterns．

听力原文： Good morning. Let me go ahead with our presentation on the company's sales records for the past year. As you see here from this chart, last year's sales figures have been fairly high, except for August, September, and October. This indicates that there is a great need for us to come up with a new fall product line that satisfies consumers to offset the loss we encountered last year. Our view is that, unlike other seasons, fall lacks any unique characteristics in terms of our clothing line.

We are currently receiving ideas from every department on new items for this fall, but regrettably, none of them have proved to be satisfactory. However, we still recommend that people contribute any views to us, and anyone whose idea is chosen will be rewarded with a bonus. We sense that other companies are experiencing the same kind of problem we have, and I personally think we have to take advantage of this opportunity to dominate the market.

How will the company overcome the decline in sales？

A．Develop new items to sell.

B．Advertise the items more aggressively.

C．Downsize the company.

D．Use ideas from consumers.

Crime has its own cycles, a magazine re-

ported some years before. Police records that 【M1】______.

were studied for five years over 2,400 cities

and towns show a surprised link between 【M2】______

changes in the season and crime patterns.

The pattern of crime has varied very little

over a long period of years. Murder reaches its

high during July and August, as does rape and 【M3】______

other violent attacks. Murder, however, is 【M4】______

more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It

is also a hightime crime :62 percent of mur-

ders are committed between 6 p. m. and 6 a.m.

Unlike the summer high in crimes of bod-

ily harm, burglary has a different cycle. You

are most likely to being robbed between 6 【M5】______

p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in De-

cember, January, or February. The most un-

criminal month of all？

May--except for one strange statistic,

more dog bites are reported in this month than

an other month of the year. 【M6】______

Apparent our intellectual seasonal cycles 【M7】______

are completely different from our criminal

tendencies. Professor Huntington, of the

Foundation for the Study of Cycles, made ex-

tensive studies to discover the seasons when

people read serious books, attend scientific

meetings, make the highest scores on exami-

nation, and to propose the most changes to 【M8】______

patents. In all instances, he found a spring

peak and an autumn peak separated by a sum-

mer low. On other hand, Professor Hunting- 【M9】______

ton's studies indicated that June is the peak

month for suicides and admissions in mental 【M10】______

hospitals. June is also a peak month for mar-

riage!

【M1】

听力原文： If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it, basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States. It is mainly an indoor game, and the seasons extends from late fall, through the winter, to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part basketball is a second sport. There is hardly a high school or college in the country that does not have its team and its loyal following of fans.

In spring and summer, the most popular sport is baseball. During the warm weather you can see young men and boys playing this game in any part of the country. Radio and television bring the details of the big games to every comer of the land, and the activities of the professional teams are a topic of conversation for Americans everywhere.

In the fall, the most popular sport is football. As you know, this is not the same kind of game that is se popular in other parts of the world. Like basketball and baseball, it is typically American, and those who have never seen it before have difficulty seeing any sense in it. But for most of the spectators, the game itself is not as important as the music, the cheering, and the festival spirit that go with it. On a cool, bright autumn afternoon, there is nothing so colorful and exciting as a football game.

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A．Sports in the United States.

B．The most popular sports in the United Sports.

C．Three popular sports in the United States.

D．Sports and United States.

第二篇

Kobe Bryant

After 10 seasons wearing the No 8 on his back,Kobe Bryant will become No 24 next season.The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last week has become a hot topic for debate.

Bryant wore No 24 when he was in early high school,but he changed to No 33 in his senior year.He switched to No 8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996,and has not been changed since.

Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs（季后赛）.So guessing Bryant's motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper columnists（专栏作家）.

There are all kinds of speculations.Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind and have a fresh start.He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the team as a whole.Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan.Jordan was famous for his No 23 jersey（运动衫）.Some,such as NBC Sport columnist Michael Ventre,argue that it is"all about money".Bryant will make more money by selling new jerseys to his fans.

Some speculations are more about fun.For example,there is an opinion that Kobe is actually just a diehard（非常执著的）fan of the popular TV drama "24".

All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue.It seems that there is a lot of fuss（大惊小怪）over something that should be pretty simple.

Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports,especially basketball.Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with that number for the rest of their career.When a great player retires,his team will honor him by retiring his number.

To some extent,the jersey is the player,and the player is the jersey.Thus,when you see the famous No 23 for the Chicago Bulls,you immediately think about Michael Jordan.A No 32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O'Neal,and the Houston Rockets' No 11 belongs only to Yao Ming.

Lots of stories are behind players' jersey number selections.Jordan said that he chose No 23 because it was roughly half of 45.Jordan's elder brother wore the No 45 in college.Yao Ming once revealed that the No 11 stands for two people in love-meaning him and his girlfriend Ye Li.

36.Which team has Bryant played for？

A.The Los Angeles Lakers.

B.The Houston Rockets.

C.The Chicago Bulls.

D.The Miami Heats.