七、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

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The following is a QUIZ(自测) from a magazine：

( )46.Which of the following makes the least pollution?

A.Living pretty well in a big city.

B.Flying on planes only twice a year.

C.Almost always recycling used things.

D.Using 15 hours of electricity each day.

( )47.How many points does the average person get?

A.7 points. B.8—10 points. C.11—13 points. D.14—15 points.

( )48.Tom lives in a city, goes to work by subway, flies on airplanes once a year, uses 15 hours of electricity a day, and sometimes recycles used things. How many points does he get?

A.11 points. B.12 points. C.13 points. D.14 points.

( )49.What should we do to avoid making more pollution?

A.Go to school on foot.

B.Using more than 12 hours of electricity every day.

C.Never recycle used things.

D.Go to work by car.

( )50.Which of the following would be the best title for the quiz?

A.Where Do You Live? B.What Do You Recycle?

C.Why Do We Travel? D.How Green Are You?

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Chris and Jessica live in Miami，Florida.They are packing(收拾行李)now.They're going away for a three­week vacation tomorrow.They're going to rent(租)a house near a small lake about 100 miles north of the city.

Chris is a carpenter(木匠)and he works hard.He often works ten hours a day，and he makes good money.He helps to build and repair houses.He likes his job and Miami.

Jessica spends a lot of time working in her office and taking people to see houses.Her job and her family keep her busy.She gets little time to read and relax during the year.

Chris and Jessica enjoy the quiet of the country.Chris loves fishing.He is going to rent a boat and he will go fishing on the lake for four or five hours every day during the vacation.

Jessica doesn't like fishing，but she's an excellent swimmer.She is going swimming every afternoon during the vacation.After that，she will sit in the yard and read for a few hours.She especially likes to read novels.

Both Chris and Jessica believe that they will have a great time there!

( )51.Chris and Jessica are packing because ________.

A.they will take a vacation B.they'll rent another boat to live in

C.they are going fishing D.they are selling their house

( )52.Chris is a ________.

A.fisherman B.writer C.teacher D.carpenter

( )53.Jessica will swim ________during the vacation.

A.once a week B.every afternoon C.twice a day D.every morning

( )54.Jessica will read novels ________.

A.before swimming B.before lunch C.after swimming D.after supper

( )55.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Chris will buy a boat to go fishing.

B.It takes Jessica lots of time to work in her office.

C.Jessica has little time to read and relax during the year.

D.Chris makes good money.

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Jane Goodall is a famous scientist.For more than 40 years，Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa，studying chimpanzees.

As a young child，Jane Goodall was interested in animals.She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses.

When Jane was 23，she got a chance to go to Africa.Even though she had never been to college，she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey.

One day Louis Leakey said he needed a volunteer.He needed someone to go to a lake in Tanzania to study a kind of chimpanzees.Jane was excited.

On July 16，1960，she began her exploration(探索).At first，the chimpanzees ran away from Jane.But with time passing，they got used to her being around.

Every day，Jane would follow the chimpanzees，taking notes on their behavior.She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzee made a tool.She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched how mother chimpanzees raised their children. She watched animals get angry and get upset.She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention to animals，you will understand what they are “saying”.

( )56.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Jane Goodall's college life

B.Jane Goodall's family

C.Jane Goodall，a famous scientist

D.Jane Goodall and Louis Leakey

( )57.What is the correct order of the following according to the passage?

a.Jane went to Africa.

b.Jane started her exploration.

c.Jane worked with Louis Leakey.

d.Jane was born in the countryside.

e.Jane followed chimpanzees.

A.d­a­e­b­c B.b­a­c­d­e C.a­d­c­b­e D.d­a­c­b­e

( )58.Louis Leakey chose Jane Goodall as a volunteer to ________.

A.plant trees B.raise horses C.study chimpanzees D.do experiments

( )59.Jane ________ the chimpanzees' behavior to help others understand them.

A.wrote down B.took pictures of C.made videos of D.drew pictures about

( )60.From the passage we can infer(推断) that________.

A.mother chimpanzees raise their children

B.people can communicate with animals

C.animals don't get excited

D.chimpanzees make tools