36、根據(jù)下面內容，回答36-55題：
Sports have always been ruled by the weather. Rain, sleet, snow and cold called the plays.
Baseball fans have often sat in the rain without cover, waiting for the sun to come out and the game to begin. Football lovers sometimes took days to warm up after sitting through a freezing cold Sunday game. For both sports fans and players, the domed stadium was like something out of a dream. A huge plastic bubble kept out rain and snow. There was heat to keep things comfortable year round.
Domed stadiums have clearly changed the course of sports. Still, they did have their problems at first. Most of these problems were discovered and solved at the Houston Astrodome. This was the world's first stadium with a lid. For the fans, it was great. But there were some problems for the playe rs. Baseball outfielders had the most difficult time. They had to learn to catch in a field with a roof. At first this was almost as difficult as playing in the dark. The glass of the roof was light colored, to let sunlight in. Sunlight was needed to keep the grass on the field alive. But the light roof blended( 混合 )too well with the white baseball. Fly bails seemed to drop out of nowhere. Even skilled fielders were making errors. Finally, the decision was made to paint the glass of the roof dark. The problem was solved. But what about the grass? Well, the real grass was dug up and replaced with artificial turf!
This passage is about________.
A．baseball games
B．cold weather
C．how to play outfield
D．domed stadiums
37、 Domed stadiums must have________.
A．artificial grass
B．bright sunlight
C．stained glass roofs
D．bright lighting
38、 Based on the passage, domed stadiums are________.
A．a thing of the past
B．a passing fashion
C．revolutionizing sports
D．expensive to keep up
39、 The underlined word "course" in paragraph 2 means________.
A．a place for a race
B．a school of study
C．the direction
D．part of a meal
40、根據(jù)下面內容，回答40-59題：
Human needs seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War lI , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods.
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action.
Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance,crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when________.
A．he has saved up enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
41、 It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ , most Americans________.
A．were very rich
B．lived in poverty
C．did not own automobiles
D．had own automobiles
42、 What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?
A．The more goods the better.
B．The more "luxury" items the better.
C．The more mental satisfaction the better.
D．The more earnings the better.
43、 The author tends to think that the fifth level________.
A．would be little better than the fourth level
B．may be a lot more desirable than the first four
C．can be the last and most satisfying level
D．will become attainable before the government takes actions
44、根據(jù)下面內容，回答44-63題：
Farm animals provide man with food and material for clothing, leather and other products．Some,such as horses and oxen, provide transportation and power to pull machinery．Livestock gaze on about40 percent of the United States land area．Cattle provide meat, hides and dairy products．Beef and dairy cattle account for about a third of all farm income in the U.S．Farms in the Midwest and sprawling ranches in the West raise most of the country's beef cattle．The main Dairy Belt in the U.S．extends through the Northern states from New England to Minnesota．Eastern dairy farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa sell most of their milk to companies that make butter, cheese and evaporated milk．Hogs grow rapidly and provide meat and materials used to make many products, Hogs thrive on corn, and farmers in the Corn Belt of the Midwest raise more than two-thirds of U．S．hogs．Sheep and goats supply man with meat, wool and skins for leather．They are hardy animals that live well on poor grazing land．Poultry includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and other birds raised for meat or eggs．Many farmers keep small flocks of chickens to supply their families with eggs and meat．But．some U．S.farmers specialize in raising large flocks of meat or egg-laying chickens．They use scientific breeding and feeding methods．Some specialized farms raise mink and other animals for their fur, rabbits for meat, or silkworms for silk．Many farmers keep bees to get their honey and to help pollinate crops．
Farm animals in this passage are for________．
A．farming
B．leather only
C．natural balance
D．man's need
45、 Where is the Corn Belt located?
A．Northeast．
B．Midwest．
C．South．
D．West．
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