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南京MikeMyersisateacheratChaunceyRoseHighSchoolinTerreHaute,Indiana.Lastyear,hetaughthisstudentsabouttheworld’srainforests.Theylearnedthatrainforestsareimportantbecausetheplantsandanimalsoftherainforestgiveusfood,wood,andmedicine.Destructionoftheworld’srainforestsisaseriousproblem.Unluckily,rainforestsaredisappearingatarateof80acresperminute!Aspartofaclassproject,Myers’studentsboughtthreeacresofrainforestinCentralAmerica.Theypaid$25peracre.Thestudentshopethatthelandtheyboughtwillbeprotectedandnotdestroyed.Thestudentsbecamesointerestedinrainforeststhattheydecidedtogetacloserlookatarealrainforest.SolastJune,Myersandfourofhisstudentstookaboatridedownariver.Theysawalligatorsandcrocodiles.Inthemiddleoftheweek,aguidetookMyersandhisstudentsintotherainforest.“Themonkeyswerenothappythatwewereintheirforest.Theybrokesmallbranchesoffthetreesandthrewthematus,”oneofthestudentssaid,“Itwasagreatlearningexperienceforallofus,”saidMyers.EachstudentchosesomethingspecificaboutCostaRicatostudyinvolvingtheplants,animals,food,andculture.Duringthelastfewdaysthegrouphadtimetodofunactivities.Theywentwhitewaterraftingandhorsebackriding,andvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.Myershopestomakethetripeveryyearwithadifferentgroupofkids.36.HowmuchdidMyers’studentspayfortherainforesttheybought?A.$25B.$75C.$80D.$200037.WhatdidMyersandhisstudentsdoatthebeginningofthetrip?A.Theywentintotherainforest.B.Theyboughtacresofrainforest.C.Theytookaboatridedownariver.D.TheyvisitedCostaRica’sactivevolcano.38.Theword“Destruction”inparagraph2probablymeans“theprocessofbeing______.”A.destroyedB.developedC.describedD.discovered.39.WhenthemonkeyssawMyersandhisstudents,they___________.A.feltexcitedB.feltangryC.jumpedoffthetreesD.lefttherainforest40.ThepassagemainlyshowsthatMyersandhisstudents__________.A.didsomethingtoprotectrainforestB.wantedtobuytherainforestinCostaRicaC.wereinterestedinthecultureofCostaRicaD.wenttotherainforestforvariousfunactivities36-40BCABA宁波DoyouknowRomapeople?TheywerecalledGypsies(吉普赛人)byEuropeansbecausetheythoughttheycamefromEgypt(acountryinAfrica).Aboutathousandyearsago,theRomapeoplelefttheirhomeland.Theyareknownasnomadsbecauseforhundredsofyearsmanyofthemhavelivedinlargegroupsthattravelfromplacetoplace.Theyhavenorealhomeland.Today,theRomaarenowlivingallovertheworld.Theyhavekepttheirlanguageandmanycustoms.Forexample,it'simportantforRomatomarryotherRoma.It'salsoacustomforparentstochoosethepersontheirchildrenwillmarry.Romapeoplegetmarriedwhentheyareyoung,sometimesevenasyoungas14.RomanyisthelanguageoftheRomapeople,whichwaswrittendownonlyrecently.BecausetheRomaarenomadicandhavemovedallovertheworld,theirlanguagehasdevelopedinmanydifferentways.ItissometimeshardforRomainonepartoftheworldtounderstandRomafromanotherpart.Romamusicisfamousallovertheworld,becausemanyRomathroughouthistoryhavebeenmusicians.Theirmusichasinfluencedmanyotherkindsofmusic,likeclassicalandjazz.Romadon'tusuallyassimilate(同化)intohostcountries.Overmanycenturies,governmentshaveforbiddenthemtomarryeachother,travelorweartheirtraditionalbrightclothes.Theyhavetheirgoldtakenawayfromthem—treasures(财富)fromtheirparentsandgrandparents.Theyhavebeentakenasslaves(奴隶),andhavebeenforcedtochangetheirnames.Buttoday,theRomaarefindingwaystoliveinpeacewithotherswhilekeepingthetreasuresoftheirculture.There'sawillwithinustocontinuetoliveasapeople,saysGeorgeKaslov,whosefamilyarrivedinNewYorkfromRussiaahundredyearsago.Alltheotherethnic(种族)groupswhocametoAmericaassimilategraduallywithtimegoing;theylosetheircustomsandlanguage.ButnottheRoma.Weholdout.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnomadsinthe1stparagraphmean?A.Peoplewholivedcenturiesago.B.PeoplewhocomefromRoma.C.PeoplewhohavetheirownhomelandD.Peoplewhomovefromplacetoplace.67.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.GeorgeKaslovhasastrongwilltoliveon.B.TheRomastillkeeptheircustomsandlanguage.C.TheRomaarefindingwaystokeepthegoldoftheirown.D.Mostethnicgroupsassimilateintohostcountriesstepbystep.68.WhatcanweinferabouttheRomaaccordingtothepassage?A.MostoftheRomaliveinveryunusualhouses.B.Theirlanguageisendangeredandmaysoondieout.C.TheircultureisverydifferentfromotherEuropeancultures.D.MostRomagetmarriedeitherwhentheyareveryyoungorveryold.69.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Totellreadersaboutaninterestingculture.B.TotelluswhytheRomaneedourhelp.C.Toshowushowallpeoplearesimilar.D.Toaskpeoplehowtoliveinpeace.70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BraveRomaTravelersB.FamousRomaMusicC.TheRoma:PastandPresentD.ChangingCountries,ChangingCultures66—70DBCAC杭州Howquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?CanyoudoitinEnglish,ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguages?Doyoucountonyourfingers?Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.IntheUnitedStates,peoplethinkbegincountingwiththeirfirstfingers,whichtheyextendorstickout.Theythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumb(拇指）tocounttofive.Thentheyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InC