38. A. peaceful B. thankful C. careful D. powerful

　　39. A. leading B. taking C. giving D. making

　　40. A. just B. ever C. never D. still

　　閱讀理解(共50分)

　　六、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。(共30分，每小題2分)

　　A

　　41. What does the first advertisement ask us to do?

　　A. To send in some jokes. B. To share our pets.

　　C. To talk about kindness. D. To tell a true story.

　　42. Which of the four advertisements offers the most money?

　　A. Jokes. B. Smart Animals.

　　C. Kindness of Strangers. D. My Story.

　　43. How can we send our writing in?

　　A. By phone. B. By post.

　　C. By email. D. By going there.

　　B

　　Spam (垃圾郵件) mail is a fact of Internet life. Some of it carries bad things, but the main problem with spam is that it is unpleasant because it fills your mail box with pointless messages.

　　Most email programs have built-in filters (過濾器) that will discover unwanted messages and put them into a junk folder (垃圾文件夾). You can make the filter learn what you consider to be spam or block certain senders.

　　Avoid letting your email address appear on websites—spammers search the Internet for email addresses. Be careful who you give your email address to, and if you need to send out several copies of an email, use blind copy instead to cover the other people’s addresses.

　　Delete (刪除) spam emails without opening them. Signs of possible spam

　　are bad spelling in email headers, strange sender addresses, or emails sent at unusual hours. If you do open a spam mail, never reply to it or click on any pictures it may have.

　　If you receive an unexpected email pretending (偽裝) to come from your bank, credit card company or other suppliers, be very careful. If the email asks you to reply, don’t do it! Instead, call up these places or visit their websites.

　　Consider setting up a second email address and keep one address for your personal use and another for your online communication.

　　44. What is the main problem with spam?

　　A. It’s everywhere. B. It carries bad things.

　　C. It’s unpleasant. D. It fills one’s mail box.

　　45. How man

　　y suggestions are there in the passage?

　　A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

　　46. What should you do if you receive a spam email?

　　A. Reply to it quickly. B. Delete it at once.

　　C. Click its pictures. D. Visit its website.

　　47. Which of the following is the writer’s idea about spam emails?

　　A. Be careful with them. B. Don’t be afraid of them.

　　C. Find interest in them. D. Try to fight against them.

　　C

　　Where did that number come from?

　　Eleven and Twelve

　　The reason behind the change in number naming is that eleven comes from the German term ainlif, which translates to “one left”. Twelve follows the same rule. It comes from twalif—“two left”. Why teen is used instead of lif for 13 through 19? There is something sadly lost in history.

　　911 for US Emergency (急救) Calls

　　Early phones didn’t use phone numbers—the operator had to connect your call by hand—and this led to the need for an emergency code (信號). But later phone numbers became popular, that changed. In 1967, 911 was chosen as the nationwide emergency call because it was easy to remember and could be quickly dialed (撥) on the phone.

　　26.2 Miles in a Marathon (馬拉松)

　　The story began with an ancient Greek soldier carrying message from a battlefield (戰(zhàn)場) in Marathon to Athens. The modern marathon was born as a flagship event

　　in the first Olympic Games, in 1896, with a distance (距離) of about 25 miles (40 km), as long as the distance from Marathon to Athens. But race organizers for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something special. The race began at Windsor Castle and ended at White City Stadium, with runners finishing only after passing the royal (皇室的) box. The distance was 26.2 miles (42.1 km). And since 1924 this distance has been kept in marathon.