VIII、阅读理解(共50分)
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   What’s water
The students were having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“ What’s  water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again,“ Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you water is like?” Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“ Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”Most of the children agreed with him.“ I’m sorry, children.” Said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”
(    )56. The students were having their           class.
A. English    B. Chinese    C. chemistry
(    )57. Miss Li was telling the children what          was like.
A. water     B. air     C. earth
(    )58. A boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always __________.”
A. white     B. black     C. clean
(     )59. Most of the children         the boy.
A. agreed with    B. wrote to    C. heard from
(      )60. The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _________.
A. more and more    B. less and less   C. dirtier and dirtier
  B
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(    )61.Where can you find the information about things that are best sold?
A. MAPS(COLOR) on Pages511-522.        B. BOOKS, BEST SELLERS on Page 476.
C. NATIONAL PARKS on Pages 747-749.     
(    )62 If you are interested in Chinese actor Bruce Lee, you may search the item          .
A. ENVIRONMENT         B. ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
C. POST INFORMATION       
(     )63. If you want to know more about Thomas Edison, where should you begin your research?
A. DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS   B. FAMOUS ART
C. EDUCATION       
(     )64. One who likes sports can find information on how to surf on Pages ______.
A. 448-475       B. 517-528      C. 884-978
(     )65 You can find “preventing pollution” on Pages ______.
A. 84-120        B. 625-640       C. 142-144