（二）
Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.
1. When will the final exam take place?
   A. On Tuesday     B. On a Wednesday     C. On a Thursday     D. On a  Friday
2. What will be included in the exam?
   A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.
   B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.
   C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.
   D. There  will be only essay questions.
3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?
   A. It will be easy to understand.
   B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.
   C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.
   D. Students must complete all parts of it.
4. The underlined phrase run into probably means     .
   A. go into                             B. meet somebody unexpectedly
   C. come up against something with force     D. come across
5. When was this talk most likely given?
   A. During the first week of class            B. During midterm week
   C. On the last day of class                 D. On the last day of exam week
（三）
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
    People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. Then
    People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.
    Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
    Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the b
ackground and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
1. We should take good care of our eyes     .
   A. only when we can see well
   B. only when we cannot see perfectly
   C. even if we can see well
   D. only when we realize how important our eyes are
2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably     .
   A. near-sighted                    B. far-sighted
   C. astigmatic                      D. suffering from cataracts
3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means     .
   A. experience                     B. imagine
   C. feel pain                       D. are affected with
4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for     .
   A. seeing at night                  B. seeing objects far away
   C. looking over a wide area          D. judging distances
5. People who suffer from astigmatism have     .
   A. one eye bigger than the other
   B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
   C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
   D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses
（四）
The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this differe
nce.
    Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.
1. Why are drifting bottles used?
   A. To determine the position of a ship.                B. To find the direction of a current.
   C. To predict the direction of a ship.                  D. To carry message across the ocean.
2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?
   A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.
   B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.
   C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.
   D. U.S captains knew more about maps.
3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?
   A. A map of the Gulf Stream.                 B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.
   C. A map of ocean currents.                  D. A map of his first voyage.
4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?
   A. He compared his own map with other maps.     B. He talked with many U.S. captains.
   C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.      D. Both B and C.
5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.
   A. a stream of water                 B. a course of events
   C. the flow of electricity              D. the situation of the present time
（五）
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.
    As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a news**man. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to l
ive to be a hundred. The news**man asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the news**man, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
    The news**man did not understand what Johnson meant. In his news** he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1. Johnson became a rich man through
   A. doing business.    B. ** whisky.    C. cheating.    D. buying and selling land.
2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson
   A. had no children.                    B. was a strange man.
   C. was very fond of children.            D. wanted people to know how rich he was.
3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out
   A. what kind of whisky he had.  B. how to live longer.
   C. how to become wealthy.     D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.
4. The news**man
   A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.
   B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.
   C. was eager to live a long life.
   D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.
5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that
   A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
   B. he needed an injection in the neck.
   C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
   D. there was something wrong with his neck.
（六）
The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundla
nd, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.
    Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
    In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
    What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.
    In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻faster怎么读?) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was usef
ul.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?
   A. She was caught in a storm.               B. The altimeter went out of order.
   C. Her engine went wrong.                 D. She lost her direction.
2. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
   A. She did nothing but pray for herself.
   B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
   C. She continued flying.
   D. She lost hope of reaching land.
3. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for ** her flights?
   A. To set a new record for flying time.
   B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.
   C. To show that aviation was not just for men.
   D. To become famous in the world.
4. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
   A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
   B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
   C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.
   D. She made plans to fly around the world.
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
   A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.
   B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.
   C. A New Record for Flying Time.
   D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

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