B To serve as its door. C)To keep the nest cool. D) For the bird to lay eggs. 16. A)Branches. C)Mud D Straw. 17. A) Some are built underground B Some can be eaten C)Most are sewed with grasses D) Most are dried by the sun. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard 8. A)To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age. B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity C) To analyze the composition of different trees. D To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth 19. A) The lifecyde of trees. B)The number of trees. C)The intensity of solar burning D The quality of 20. A)It affects the growth of trees. B)It has been increasing since the Ice Age. C)It is determined by the chemicals in the air. D)It follows a certain cycle. Part II Reading Comprehension( 35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B,c)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful Negative events like serious illness of a family member were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress-it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and rahe. and millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran headlines like Stress causes illness!If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful eventsB) To serve as its door. C) To keep the nest cool. D) For the bird to lay eggs. 16. A) Branches. B) Grasses. C) Mud. D) Straw. 17. A) Some are built underground. B) Some can be eaten. C) Most are sewed with grasses. D) Most are dried by the sun. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age. B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity. C) To analyze the composition of different trees. D) To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth. 19. A) The lifecycle of trees. B) The number of trees. C) The intensity of solar burning. D) The quality of air. 20. A) It affects the growth of trees. B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age. C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air. D) It follows a certain cycle. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!” If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events