A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.

　　Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He took the road to the right without thinking. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.

　　52. The Black Forest is __________.

　　A. a place in Europe B. not a real place

　　C. dangerous place D. a place visited twice by the man

　　53. It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.

　　A. a voice B. the dream 20 years before

　　C. guests of the hotel D. guard of the forest

　　54. The story tells us that _________.

　　A. the man knew something about The Black Forest before he went there

　　B. the man had a good memory but bad luck

　　C. people should not believe their dreams because they never come true

　　D. people should believe dreams because they always can save their lives

　　B

　　Visit Forest Zoo

　　Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sicuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa (非洲) are waiting to look down on you.

　　Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, feed or go near to the animals.

　　55. From the passage we can infer (判断) that a giraffe _________.

　　A. is proud and fat B. isn't polite and friendly

　　C. like to stand on a high place D. has a long neck

　　56. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?

　　A. To play balls with pandas B. To give some food to the animals.

　　C. To unlock the doors of the tigers. D. To watch the animals do all kinds of things.

　　57. Why does the writer introduce（介绍）so many animals from different places to us?

　　A. To keep away from the animals. B. To make us feel strange and terrible.

　　C. To attract us to the zoo. D. To show animals can do everything.

　　C

　　We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

　　Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up (建立) in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

　　At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.

　　Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people.

　　The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

　　58. How long have we used he Internet ?

　　A. For about 10 years. B. For about 20 years.

　　C. For about 40 years. D. For about 60 years.

　　59. What is true about computers in the 1990s ?

　　A. People could get information only from them.

　　B. They became larger and easier.

　　C. People didn't know how to use them.

　　D. More people could afford and use them.

　　60. What can we learn from the last sentence?

　　A. People will die without the Internet.

　　B. All people should set up their own network.

　　C. People live easily without the Internet.

　　D. People will spend more and more time on the Internet