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单选题It doesn't matter when or (41) a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's (42) all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. People said he never (43) . Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man (44) . Al Herpin was 90 years old when doctors went to his home. They (45) that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched him. But they were (46) Though they watched him hour (47) hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even have a bed. He never needed one. The only rest he got was (48) in a chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled (疑惑) by this strange sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, (49) to find an answer. They found only one answer that might (50) this. Herpin's mother was injured (受伤) several days before he was born. But that was all. Was that the real reason? Nobody could answer the question.

单选题听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

单选题Whatdoesthemanimply?A.JanewillcertainlybegladtohearaboutBill'spromotion.B.Janehaslostherjob.C.Janeprobablywon'tfeelpleasedwithBill'spromotion.D.Janeshouldhavegotthepromotion.

单选题Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

单选题 Text To find out what the weather is going to be, most people go directly to the television, the radio or newspaper to get a weather forecast. But (26) you know what to look for, you can use your own (27) to make weather predictions. There are many (28) which can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is generally (29) . The air is still and often full of dust. Faraway objects may look (30) . But when a storm is gathering, the pressure (31) and you are often able to see things (32) clearly. Sailors took note of this long ago and came (33) with a saying "The farther the sight, the nearer the rain." Your sense of (34) can also help you find weather changes. Just (35) it rains, odours become stronger. This is (36) odours are suppressed in a fair, high-pressure center. When a bad weather low moves (37) , air pressure lessens and odours are (38) . You can also hear a(n) (39) storm. An old saying (40) it this way: "Sound travelling far and wide, a stormy day will betide." And don't (41) if your grandfather says he can (42) a storm coming. It is commonly known (43) many people feel pains in their bones when the humidity (44) , the pressure drops, and bad weather is on the (45) .

单选题 Questions 15-17 are based on the following dialogue between a customer and a shop assistant．

单选题WhatdoTom'sparentsexpecthimtobeinthefuture?

单选题 {{I}}Questions 19—22 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 19—22.{{/I}}

单选题You will hear one dialogue or monologue. Before listening, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C, or D. You will hear ONLY ONCE.

单选题Dollars and cents are the basic units of American money．The back of all dollar bills are green(hence"greenbacks")．The commonly used coins are: one cent(penny), five cents(nickel), 10 cents(dime), and 25 cents(quarter)．50 pieces(half dollar)and silver dollars(not really silver anymore)are gaining in usage, while there has been talk of phasing out the penny—that's inflation for you．"Mways carry plenty of quarters when travelling．Very useful for phones, soda machines，laundry machines, etc." There is generally no problem in using us dollars in Canada, but this is never possible in reverse． It's always useful to carry small change for things like exact fare buses, but do not carry large sums of cash．Instead keep the bulk of your money in travellers’ cheques which can be purchased both in the us and abroad and should be in dollar denominations．The best known cheques are those of American Express, so you will have the least difficulty cashing these, even in out of the way places．Thomas Cook travellers'cheques are also acceptable, especially as lost ones can be reclaimed at some car rental companies．Dollar denomination cheques can be used like regular money. There's no need to cash them at a bank：use them instead to pay for meals，supermarket purchases or whatever．Ten or twenty dollar cheques are accepted like this almost always and you'll be given change just as though you'd presented the cashier with dollar bills．Be prepared to show I．D．when you cash your cheques． Credit cards can be even more valuable than travellers'cheques, as they are often used to guarantee room reservations over the phone and are accepted in lieu of deposit when renting a car—indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as security too． The major credit cards are VISA, MASTER Charge and ACCESS，Diners Club and American Express．If you hold a bank card，it could well be worthwhile to increase your credit limit for travel purposes—you should ask your bank manager．

单选题{{B}}Text 3{{/B}} In ancient times most cultures and civilizations made some reference to the origin of their languages. However, they did not study language by observation or experimentation--at least as far as we can judge from records that have survived to this day. Most comments on the origins of languages come to us in folk-tales or religious writings, but the Greek historian Herodotus tells us one experiment. An Egyptian king named Psammetichos wished to find out which was the world's oldest language. To gain this information he decided to isolate two newborn babies until they began to speak. Because they were kept from adults, they would have no patterns to imitate. The king made the assumption that the children would speak what was a natural language--which would be the oldest. After some months the children were heard to make a sound which was recorded as "bekos". This was found to be very similar to the Phrygian word for "bread". Therefore Phrygian (a language once spoken in Asia Minor) was considered to be the first language of mankind. At least by King Psammetichos, and, we may assume, by his court.