55．
(A)friendship
(B)respect
(C)support
(D)favor

51．(A)pretended (B)stopped (C)continued (D)decided

52．(A)thoughts (B)doubts (C)situations (D)problems

53．(A)scoring (B)completing (C)receiving (D)keeping

54．(A)play (B)start (C)sleep (D)move

56.Tristan da Cunha, a 38-square-mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world,according to the Guinness Book Records, It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest neighbor. St. Helena. And 1,950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral（葡萄牙海军上将） of the same name in 1506. and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred. Coming in a close second- and often wrongly mentioned is the most distant and—is Easter Island, which lies 1,260 miles east of its nearest neighbor. Pitcairn Island, and 2,300 miles west of South America. The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century, supposedly by people who were lost at sea. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called moat, for which the island is most famous. On Easter Sunday, 1722. however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory（智力领土）. They share one street, a small airport and a few hours of television per day. It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha . (A)was named after its discoverer (B)got its name from Holland settlers (C)was named by the British government (D)got its name from the Guinness Book of Records

57．Which of the following is most famons for moat? (A)Tristan da Cunha. (B)Pitcairn Island. (C)Easter Island. (D)St. Helena.

58．Which country does Easter Island belong to? (A)Britain. (B)Holland. (C)Portugal. (D)Chile.

59．Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills（读写能力）, With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudg-mental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence(自信心), according to Intermountain Therapv Animals (ITA) in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ). The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard-reading as a headache.” said Lisa Myton, manager of the children’s department. Last November the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon” in the children’s department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed” book at the last class. The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April. According to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager. What is mainly discussed in the text? (A)Children’s reading difficulties. (B)Advantages of raising dogs. (C)Service in a public library. (D)A special reading program.

60．Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think ________. (A)dogs are young children’s best friends (B)children can play with dogs while reading (C)dogs can provide encouragement for shy children (D)children and dogs understand each other

61．By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea,” the writer means the library ____________. (A)uses dogs to attract children (B)accepts the idea put forward by ITA (C)has opened a children’s department (D)has decided to train some dogs