Passage 3

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It' s a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes ( as long as you' re not held up at the airport), but it' s an expensive way to travel. You can. travel by hovercraft if you don' t mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary(不耐烦的)travel-er often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. "Not possible", you say. Well,wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge.

This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.

Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC (欧共体)? Well, perhaps. The main reason,though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London' s disused docldand(船坞地). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize( 使…重新有活力) the port, and would make London a main trading centre in Europe. With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours.

B. The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one.

C. It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means.

D. A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast.

62. A tunnel would be__________.

A. less expensive to be built than a bridge

B. more expensive to be built than a bridge

C. less expensive to be built than a rail

D. more expensive to be built than a rail

63. If they built a Channel tunnel, you would__________.

A. neither take a train nor go by car

B. only take a train

C. either take a-train or go by car

D. only take a bus

64. It can be concluded that many of London' s dockyards are __________.

A. not used

B. seriously blocked

C. fully used

D. opened again

65. Channel link would__________.

A. allow us to buy fish and chips in France

B. make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster

C. decrease more trade for London' s dockyards

D. make London more prosperous again

Part IV Cloze

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our (66)we can see what has not yet happeneD.For example, while we are looking forward to (67)a new place or country, we (68)what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the (69) people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things (70) . Things are often very different from the way we (71)them to be.

One of the (72) dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been (73) to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had (74) and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there (75) to be no way of (76) out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreameD.When he (77) up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his (78).

The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke (79)_: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about (80) . You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your (81) will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and (82) my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are (83) asleep, and when you wake up you will (84) nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to (85)slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

66. A.brains B.senses C.minds D.sights

67. A.visiting B.seeking C.reaching D.discovering

68. A.imagine B.know C.feel D.guess

69. A.custom B.habit C.style D.way

70. A.quickly B.simply C.correctly D.neatly

71. A.required B.wished C.left D.expected

72. A.funny B.dull C.famous D.silly

73. A.managing B.trying C.thinking D.hoping

74. A.studied B.learned C.discussed D.researched

75.A.used B.ought C.seemed D.had

76.A.making B.finding C.turning D.letting

77.A.gave B.sat C.woke D.got

78.A.dream B.lesson C.research D.exercise

79.A.softly B.loudly C.slowly D.firmly

80.A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything

81.A.eyes B.feet C.head D.body

82.A.believe B.repeat C.take D.understand

83.A.really B.extremely C.actually D.almost

84.A.accept B.remember C.hear D.receive

85.A.count B.say C.add D.speak

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