and D. whether. or 17. When the old man () he found himself lying in hospital A come up to B come to C. came to D came up 18. He ( when he recognized the voice at the other end of the phone. A. hung up B hang up C hanging D. hung in 19. () lose all our money, but we almost lost our lives. A. Not only we B Not only did we C Not did we only D Only we did not 20. He who makes no mistakes ( nothing A. make B. making C. makes D. made I。短文阅读理解。该短文后设有五个多项选择题 请根据短文的内容从四个选项中选择一个最佳答案,并将选项号填在答题纸上相应的位置 (本大题共5 小题,每小题2分,共10分) Ten thousand years ago, when people learned to grow plants and raise animals for food, the population of the earth was very small. There were only about five million people o had to be fed, and each family was able to provide its own food. Later, people began to exchange food for services. Now the world's population is close to four billion. There is not enough land for each family to have its own farm. Supplying food to consumers had become what might be the largest industry in the world. Farming which was a family job in the past has now become big business. Huge areas of land are used to raise one kind of crop-fruits or vegetables or grains. Scientists are always trying to develop methods to make the soil produce better crops and to develop crops that contain more life-giving nutrients. Other kinds of scientists search for ways to attack insects that eat or destroy our food crops. After the crops have been harvested workers are needed to prepare them for use. Some fruits and vegetables are sold fresh, some are frozen, some are preserved in cans and jars. Some grains must be ground to make flour; others are cut up to be used for animal food. Cows sheep goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and other animals are raised to provide meat for the world's daily diet. These animals must be fed healthful food. Then they must be killed and their meat must be prepared. Good butchers are important, because meat must be correctly cut. Fish are caught in oceans, rivers, and lakes by people who work on large fishing boats After the fish have been bought to the shore some of them might be cleaned and sent to stores and markets in refrigerator trucks. Others are sent to places where they are preserved by drying, smoking, salting, or freezing. Some fish are put into cans. Fast transportation methods are important in supplying food to consumers. Most of our food is sent first to large central areas and then to supermarkets, stores, schools, hotels hospitals, restaurants, and other places where food is sold or served. 21. When people learned to grow plants and raise animals for food () there were only about ()o A 1, 000 years ago, 50, 000, 000 people 5, 000 years ago, 10,000,000 people C. 10, 000 years ago, 5,000, 000 people 15,000 years ago, 500, 000 people 22. Farming has now become big business. Huge areas of land are used to raise ( A. several kinds of crops B two kinds of crops C. many kinds of crops D one kind of crop 23. Which of the following is NOT suggested in the text A producing better crops B. improving the transportation of crops C. attacking insects that destroy food crops D. developing crops with life-giving nutrients 24. After the fish have…… and D. whether …… or 17.When the old man （）， he found himself lying in hospital. A. come up to B. come to C. came to D. came up 18.He （） when he recognized the voice at the other end of the phone. A. hung up B. hang up C. hanging D. hung in 19. （） lose all our money ， but we almost lost our lives. A. Not only we B. Not only did we C. Not did we only D. Only we did not 20.He who makes no mistakes （） nothing. A. make B. making C. makes D. madeⅡ。短文阅读理解。该短文后设有五个多项选择题， 请根据短文的内容从四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将选项号填在答题纸上相应的位置 （本大题共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分） Ten thousand years ago， when people learned to grow plants and raise animals for food， the population of the earth was very small. There were only about five million people who had to be fed ， and each family was able to provide its own food. Later， people began to exchange food for services. Now the world's population is close to four billion. There is not enough land for each family to have its own farm. Supplying food to consumers had become what might be the largest industry in the world. Farming which was a family job in the past， has now become big business. Huge areas of land are used to raise one kind of crop-fruits or vegetables or grains. Scientists are always trying to develop methods to make the soil produce better crops and to develop crops that contain more life-giving nutrients. Other kinds of scientists search for ways to attack insects that eat or destroy our food crops. After the crops have been harvested ， workers are needed to prepare them for use. Some fruits and vegetables are sold fresh ， some are frozen， some are preserved in cans and jars. Some grains must be ground to make flour； others are cut up to be used for animal food. Cows ， sheep， goats ， pigs ， chickens ， turkeys， and other animals are raised to provide meat for the world's daily diet. These animals must be fed healthful food. Then they must be killed and their meat must be prepared. Good butchers are important， because meat must be correctly cut. Fish are caught in oceans， rivers ， and lakes by people who work on large fishing boats. After the fish have been bought to the shore， some of them might be cleaned and sent to stores and markets in refrigerator trucks. Others are sent to places where they are preserved by drying， smoking， salting， or freezing. Some fish are put into cans. Fast transportation methods are important in supplying food to consumers. Most of our food is sent first to large central areas ，and then to supermarkets ，stores ，schools，hotels ，hospitals，restaurants， and other places where food is sold or served. 21.When people learned to grow plants and raise animals for food（）， there were only about（）。 A. 1，000 years ago ， 50 ，000 ，000 people 5，000 years ago ， 10 ，000 ，000 people C. 10，000 years ago ， 5，000 ，000 people 15 ，000 years ago ， 500，000 people 22.Farming has now become big business. Huge areas of land are used to raise（）。 A. several kinds of crops B. two kinds of crops C. many kinds of crops D. one kind of crop 23.Which of the following is NOT suggested in the text ？ A. producing better crops B. improving the transportation of crops C. attacking insects that destroy food crops D. developing crops with life-giving nutrients 24.After the fish have