save our lives
keep us fit and healthy
make us work well with others
第1题：
According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was ______.
A．durable
B．inexpensive
C．available
D．attractive
第2题：
We can learn from the passage that __
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
第3题：
What can we learn from the passage?
A. We should enjoy someone who hurts us.
B. We should pay more attention to our friends.
C. The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself.
D. It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person.
第4题：
The author of the passage advises us to do all the following EXCEPT______.
A. we should think before, while and after we read a passage
B. we'd better look up every new word in a dictionary
C. we should learn to guess the meanings of new words
D. the clues in a passage should be made use of
34．答案为B 从第三段得知作者建议我们通过上下文猜出词义，不用每个词都查字典。
第5题：
A.Right.
B.Wrong.
第6题：
According to the passage. wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by______.
A. farmers
B. supervisors
C. weather
D. war
第7题：
The main idea of this passage is that students should______.
A. learn independently
B. learn under close guidance of their professors
C. learn cooperatively
D. not learn mainly for high grades
第8题：
23． From the passage， we can learn that "Magic Sunflower Club" is a _______in Eng-lish
A． book
B． city
C． story
D． club
第9题：
What is the inegge mainly expressed in the story?
A.we should learn to he generous
B.It is honorable to help those in need.
C.People in high postans are not like what we expect
D.We should avoid judging people by their appearances.
第10题：
According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because ______.
A. native speakers, like foreign students, also try hard to learn their language
B. communication is the primary goal of language learning
C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes
D. everyone makes mistakes in speaking a strange language
54．答案为B 此考题为细节题。根据文章第l段第2句If the primary goal of language use is communication．then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually， 可断定B正确