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11(1)ᧇ(1)ᑖ▭ᵨ1.-Ihaven'tseenBellyfor10years.A.EitherhaveIB.NeitherhaveIC.Haven'tID.SohaveIᫀB2.-Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?A.YesI'mstudyinghistoryzB.I'mstudyingnowC.I'mstudyingphilosophyD.l'mdoingmyhomeworkᫀC3.-Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.A.IcouldB.Yes,IdoC.No,notatallD.0fcourseᫀD4.-Hurryup.Thelecturebeginsat2:00.A.Don'tworry.We'vegot20minutesB.Thankyou.NohurryC.Nevermind.YougoifyoulikeD.ThelectureisusefulᫀA5.-David,you'vebeenlosingyourtemperovernothinglately.A.Ihaven'tbeengettingmuchsleepeitherB.You'dbetternotpushyourselftoohard,oryou'llgetsickC,I'msorry.Ishouldn'thaveblownupIikethatD.You'dbetterdoexercisesregularlyᫀc
16.-Excuseme,Ididn'tmeantobotheryou.A.There'snoproblemB.It'sapleasureC.That'squiteallrightD.Ididn'trealizethatᫀC7-Thanksalot.You'vegonetosomuchtrouble.A.It'snotroubleatallB.That'sallright.IIikeitC.Idon'tthinkit'satroubleD.That'sverykindofyouᫀA8-I'veorderedpizzaandsalad.Whatelsedoyouwant?A.YouarekindtoinvitemeB.Yes,pleaseC.Abeerisfineforme.I'mnothungryyetD.IfindpizzaistastyᫀC9Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,pleaseD.It'sveryniceᫀB10-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?-?A.WhoareyouB.What'stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeakingᫀD11.-MayIhelpyou,madam?A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,Iknowwhattobuy
2C.You'dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I'dlike2kilosoforangesᫀD12-Niceweather,isn'tit?A.I'mnotsureB.YouknowitwellC.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn'tᫀC13.-MustIdothewashing-uptonight?A.No,youmustn'tifyoudon'twantB.Leaveitifyou'reexhaustedC.Washing-upisreallyexhaustingD.Washing-upreallytakesuptimeᫀB14.-CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?A.FromEnglandB.AttheofficeC.He'sworkingD.He'sverybusyᫀB15.-DoyouIikewatchingfootbalImatches?A.ThankyouforinvitingmeB.Idon'tlikewatchingitonTV,eitherC.IhearthefootballmatchwillbeputoffD.Football?No.It'sawasteoftimeᫀDᑖ᪀l.NotuntiImostofthepeoplehadlefttheairporthissisterwasthere.A.thathesawB.hadheseenC.didheseeD.thathehadseenᫀC2.Theyarestudentsthattheyallperformedwellinthenationwidee
3xaminations.A.sodiligentB.suchdiligentC.somuchdiligentD.suehverydiligentᫀB3.ShepaidthebuiIderthegate.A.torepairB.repairC.repairing0.repairedᫀA4.Weeverydaywhenwewerechildren.A.usedtoswimB.usedtoswimmingC.usetoswimD.usetoswimmingᫀA5.Theworkbythetimeyougetthere.A.willhavebeendoneB.wasdoneC.hadbeendoneD.hasdoneᫀA6.ItisassumedthatstudentsatanintermediatelevelwillhaveagoodofthebasicstructuresandvocabularyofEnglish.A.commandB.commandingC.tocommand□.commandedᫀA7.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedrivenᫀA8.Wethebathroomandplanthebedroomthisyear.
4A.painted...topaintB.ispainting...paintingC.paint...topaintD.havepainted...topaintᫀD9.1regretthatI'munabletoheIpyou.A.sayingB.tosayC.sayD.saidᫀB10.Theyallthejob.A.askedafterB.askedforC.askedtoD.askedwithᫀBll.Wehaveourofficeeverydaybyacleaner.A.cleanB.tocleanC.cleanedD.cleaningᫀC12.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she_itontheradio.A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeingᫀA13.Inthefiftieslastcentury,manynewcitiesinthedesert.A.bringupB.makeupC,grewupD.buildupᫀC14.Heinthelaboratorythewholemorning.A.hasbeenworkingB.isworking
5C.workedD.hasworkedᫀA15.Youlikeplayingfootball,you?A.doB.didn'tC.didD.don't16.That'sthegentlemanI'vebeentellingyouabout.A.ratherB.quiteC.veryD.fairlyᫀC17.Dr.Hoffmanproposedthatwethemeetinguntilnextweek.A.putoffB.toputoffC.puttingoffD.needputoffᫀA18.ChinaistheeastofAsia.A.inB.toC.onD.atᫀA19.Parliamentdidn'tthinkthePrimeMinisterdidenoughintheimprovementoffairemploymenthewasaskedtowritetoPariiamentforfurtherezxplanation.A.thereforeB.soC.sinceD.asᫀB20.Heaskedmewherefrom.A.didIcameB.IcameC.doIcomeD.Icome
6ᫀB21.,wekeeprecordsonalltheexperimentssothatwemayhaveenoughdata.A.AsawholeB.AsaruleC.OntheaverageD.ByalImeansᫀB22.1thoughtthatthiswouldbeafunnytrickJim.A.toplayonB,tohaveplayedC.playingonD.tobeingplayedonᫀA23.Ifthemansueceed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.hasB.istoC.isgoingtoD.shouldᫀB25.1preferteacoffee.A.toB.fromC.byD.withᫀA26.ThebeefIateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'dliketohaveitagainevenifitcosts.A.astwicemuchB.muchastwiceC.asmuchasD.twiceasmuchᫀD27.1havefinishedthereport.A.yetB.aireadyC.stiIID.sinee
7ᫀB28-Wheretherecorder?Ican'tseeitanywhere.-Iitrighthere,butnowit'sgone.A.didyouput;haveputB.haveyouput;putC.hadyouput;haveputD.wereyouputting;haveputᫀB29.Youlook.Whatyou?A.tire,did...doB.tiring,have...doneC.tired,do...doD.tired,have...beendoingᫀD30.Weareinthefutureofourmotherland.A.awareB.confidentC.sureD.certainᫀB31.FrankplaysAlex.A.alotmorebetterthanB.muchmorebetterthanC.alotbetterthanD.muchmorewellthanᫀCᑖ Passage1Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan1andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither2theirtime2theairor2theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltraveIclinic3injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretraveHing4.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou5becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don'tgotobedlatetheday6youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.lttakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent7ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmay
8notwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto8theeffectsofjetlag:-Doyour9toreIaxduringtheflight;—Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;—Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;—Don*tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;—Takemildsleepingpills10thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.1).A.excitedB.excitingC.unexcitedD.unexcitingᫀB2).A.of...on...ofB.of...in...ofC.from...on...fromD.from...in...fromᫀD3).A.whereB.-( )C.whichD.thatᫀc4).A.-( )B.inC.toD.atᫀC5).A.willleaveB.isleavingC.leaveD.haveIeftᫀC6).A.afterB.inC.onD.beforeᫀD7).A.effectsB.effeetC.affeetD.affectsᫀA
98).A.shortB.shortenC.lessD.IessenᫀD9).A.goodB.betterC.bestD.mostᫀC10).A.atB.forC.ofD.onᫀBPassage22aFrankknewhewasveryill.Hespentdayswalking"asfarasthirtymilesday,tryingtoreasonwiththepain,andstrangethoughtsinhismind.Then,onenight,hemadeuphis3thathewouIdgotothehospitaIandaskthemtoadmithim.Hereportedtoout-patientsandaskedtoseeapsychiatrist.Ajuniordoctoreventuallyexaminedhimand4toFrank'sconfusedaccountofhavingbeeninhospitalbefore,ofhowhethoughtheoughtto5againbecausehewassoconfusedandknewsomethingwasverywrongwithhim.Thedoctordidnotadmithim.Frankcannot6whetherhewastoIdthatthehospitalwasfullorthattheysimplydidnotbelievehim."lfeltIwascompletelyalone.Ithoughttherewas7theretohelp."SoFrankwentbackontothestreetstofindafutureofsleepingoutside,theoccasionalsheIterinhospitals,andsometimesprison8hewaspickedupforbeingdrunk:drunkbecauseitwasthe9wayhecouldforgethiscondition.Frankhadsoughthelpandbeenturnedaway.Thousandsofothers10himcanfindnohelpeither.Theyarethesofferersfromlong-termmentalillnessthatconfusethemindsoftheirvictims.1)A.sometimesB.sometimeC.sometimeD.timeᫀA2)A.forB.atC.onD.inᫀD3)A.head
10B.brainC.mindD.heartᫀC4)A.listenedB.heardC.talkedD.tookᫀA5)A.beadmittedB.admitC.beadmittingD.havebeenadmittedᫀA6)A.remindB.rememberC.recallD.forgetᫀB7)A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybodyᫀC8)A.wheneverB.whereC.thatD.whyᫀA9)A.onlyB.oneC.badD.firstᫀA10)A.asB.someC.alikeD.likeᫀDPassage3JulesVerne'smostfamousbookis"TwentyThousandLeaguesundertheSea".(A'league"isanoldword1aboutthreemiles.)Inthosedayssubmarineshadnotbeen2,buthedescribesanunderwatershipverylikeamodernsubmarine.The
11captainofthesubmarine,caliedCaptainNemo,andhismenhavemanystrangeadventuresandfindmanystrangethings3thebottomoftheocean.Hewasaverygood4.Hischaractersoftendidsurprisingandsometimesimpossiblethings,buttheyalwaysseemed5realpeople.Inanotherbook"AroundtheWorldinEightyDays",JulesVernecreatesMr.Fogg,,thehero,6madeabetthathewouIdtravelaroundtheworldineightydays.Nowadaysthismayseem7toyou,butinthosedaystherewerenoplanesorevencars.Mr.Foggandhisservanttraveledinmanydifferent8,evenonanelephantatonetime!Ifyouwanttoknowtheirresult,youshouldreadthebook.InallhisbooksJulesVerneusedhisscientificknowledge9hisimaginationindescribingfutureinventions.10hewaswrong,ofcourse,butoftentheaccuracyofhisdescriptionsisveryclever.1)A.meaningB.includingC meansD.speaksᫀA2)A.madeB.discoveredC.producingD.inventedᫀD3)A.inB.beneathC.atD.underᫀC4)A.story-tellerB.sailorC.captainD.pilotᫀA5)A.areB.tobeC.thatD.asifᫀB6)A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whoᫀD7)A.easyB.difficult
12C.comfortableD.hardᫀA8)A.roadsB.pathsC.waysD.countriesᫀC9)A.exceptB.aswellC.aswellasD.orᫀC10)A.AIwaysB.SeldomC.SometimesD.SometimesᫀD#ᑖ▅%ᳮ'Passage1WhenIwasalittlegirI,mybrothersandIcollectedstampsformanyyears.Mymotherdidn*tusetoworkduringtheweek,butsheworkedinthepostofficenearourhouseonSaturdays,andsheusedtobringhomeallthenewstampsassoonastheywereissued.OnthedayoftheWorldCupfootballfinalinLondonin1966,wewereveryexcitedbecauseEnglandwereplayingWestGermanyinthefinal.Whenwewerehavingluneh,mymothertoldustogotothepostofficestraightawayafterthematchifEnglandwon,butshedidn'ttelluswhy.At2o'clockmymotherwentbacktoworkasusual,whiletherestofthefamilywerewatchingthefootballonTVathome.Althoughshewasn'twatchingthematch,shewasIisteningtoitontheradio.Englandwon4:2andsomybrothersandIrantothepostoffice.Asweburstin,mymotherwasstandingbehindthecounter.ShewaswaitingtosellusaveryspeciallimitededitionwithENGLANDWINNERSoneachstamp.Wewereoverthemoon.Westillhaveittoday,andperhapsitisworthaIotofmoney.1).ThispassagemainlytelIsus.A.theauthorandherbrotherusedtolikestampsverymuchB.theauthorhadaverykindmotherC.theauthorandherbrotherhadanunforgettabIeexperieneeincollectingstampsD.theirmotherusedtosupportthembyworkinginthepostoffice
13ᫀC2).Accordingtothepassage,hermotherworkedinthepostoffice.A.duringtheweekB.onSaturdaysC.onSundaysD.forsixdaysᫀB3).TheirmothertoldthemtogotothepostofficestraightawayafterthematchifEnglandwon,butshedidn*ttelIthemwhy.Whydoyouthinkshedidthat?A.Shewantedtogivethemasurprise.B.Shedoubtedifshewouldgetthestamps.C.Sheforgottodothat.D.Shethoughtitunnecessarytotellthemthereason.ᫀA4),Whatdoesthesentence"Wewereoverthemoon,"mean?A.Wejumpedhigh.B.Wewereextremelyhappyaboutit.C.Wewatchedthemoonforalongtime.D.Wecouldn'tsieepthewholenight.ᫀB5).Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.MyChildhoodB.MyMotherC.APreciousStampD.AMemorableExperienceinCoMeetingStampsᫀDPassage2"Listen,that'snotright.n"Look,youdon'tunderstand!",,Sorry,Idon'tfollow."Arethesethreespeakers,whoarejustchattingnaturally,actuallyrevealingwhatmanypeoplebelieveistheirdominantthinkingandIearningstyle?Manyeducators,whoresearchinthisfieldsaythateverybodyhasoneofthreebasicwaysofprocessingtheworld:visual,auditoryorkinaesthetic.StudentswhofindtheirdominantlearningstyIecanmaketheirlearningmoreefficient.TheVisuaILeamer:nLook,youdon'tunderstand!"Thevisuallearnertendstolearnbywatchingandcopyingwhatothersdo;theyusuallydrawdiagrams,mapsandpicturesratherthantakingnotesinwords.Theyhavearichimagination,theytendtoseepicturesintheirheadanddaydreamincolour;theynoticechangesinpeopleandplacesquickly;theyrememberfacesnotnames;theywriteneatlyandneedatidyenvironmenttoworkin,buttheyliketosurroundthemselveswithcolour;artandpictures;theydoodleaIot.TheAuditoryLearner:"Listenthat'snotright."zTheauditorylearnerpreferstolistentoexplanations,enjoysconversations,usuallytaiksverywe\\,withawidevocabulary.Theytendtomovetheirlipswhen
14theyreadandoftentalktothemselves;theyusuallyremembernamesratherthanfaces;theypreferlisteningtomusictolookingatartandpictures,butwhentheyarestudying,musicdistractsthem;theyhumalot.TheKinaestheticLearner:"Sorry,ldon'tfoHowyou."Kinaestheticlearnersareusedtodoingthingsphysically,notlisteningtoexplanationsorwatchingdemonstrations.Theyliketomovearoundwhentheyarereadingorwalkupanddownwhiletryingtomemorisethings;theytendtotouchandhugpeoplealot.Theyoftenprefersportstocinemasandconcertsandmayloseconcentrationquicklyiftheydon'tstudyintherightway.Doyourecogniseyourselfinoneofthedescriptionsabove?Threestudentstookthetestsandthisiswhattheysaid.Thevisuallearner:Myteacheralwaysusedtotellmeofffordoodling-nowIrealiseithelpedmeconcentrate.Theauditorylearner:Thecoursebooks,whichmycoIleaguesfoundveryinteresting,wereuselessforme.Ididn'twanttoreadandtakenotes.Ijustwantedtodiscusstheideas.Thekinaestheticlearner:Ateacher,whoknowsaboutlearningstylessuggestedthatItapethelecturesandlistentothemwhenIamjogging.1).WhichofthefollowinglearnersisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.VisuaIlearner.B.Auditoryleaner.C.Kinaestheticleaner.D.Sensorylearner.ᫀD2).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthevisuallearners?A.Theyusuallylearnbywatchingandcopyingwhatothersdo.B.Theypreferdrawingpicturestotakingnotesinwords.C.Theyarefullofimagination.D.Theyrememberpeople'snamesquickly.ᫀD3).Whichofthefoliowingdescribesbesttheauditorylearners?A.Theyliketowatchandlistentowhatothersdo.B.Theyprefertolistenratherthanwatch.C.Theylikebothmusicandpictures.D.TheyusuallytaIkless.ᫀB4).Fromthefourthparagraph,thekinaestheticlearnertendsto.A.listentoexplanationsandenjoyconversationsB.memorisethingsviapicturesC.domorephysicalexercisesD.beforgetful
15ᫀC5).Accordingtothepassage,thedrawbackofbeingavisuallearnerisA.hecannotconcentrateonthingsB.hedislikesmusicC.healwaysdaydreamsD.noneofthemᫀAPassage3IhadtwojobsgrowingupandtheyaIIhelpedshapemyIife.WhenIwasabou112,Istartedcaddying()ᳫ+)atanearbycountryclub.Allthekidsintheneighborhooddidit,andIlikeditalot.IgotowatchpeoplewhoweregenerallyprettyweaIthy.Theywerebusinessmenanddoctors.IwouldIistentothemtalkingaboutthingsandseehowtheybehavedwitheachother.Itwaslikeaflyonthewallatameeting.Thesecondjobwasatashoestore.IconstantlymetpeoplefromallwalksofIifeandthechallengewasexciting.I'dstartbringingthemdifferentkindsofshoesandgetrightdownthereandputthemontheirfeet.Iftheydidn'tlikeacertainshoe,Ialwaystriedtobethinkingaheadtoapairtheymightlikebetter.Itwaslikesteppinguptotheplateinabaseballgame.Everytimesomeonewalkedintothatstore,Iwasgoingtobatandtakingaswing.Ineverwantedtoletacustomergetoutofthatstorewithoutbuyingapairofshoestohissatisfaction.Thisjobhelpedteachmeanimportantbusinesslesson:Youhavetotakerisksinbusiness.IfyoutakeariskandfaiLgetuptobatandswingagain.1).Theauthorthinkswhathehaslearnedfromhisfirstjobis.A.howtoIearntolikeajobB.howtotaikandbehaveproperlyC.howtobecomewealthyD.howtolistentopeopleᫀB2).Thephrase"peoplefromallwalksoflife"inthethirdparagraphmeanspeople.A.waIkingindifferentwaysB.havingdifferentinterestsinlifeC.comingfromdifferentpartsofthecityD.workingindifferentoccupationsᫀD3).Theauthorthinkshissecondjobis.A.challenging
16B.importantC.differentD.satisfyingᫀA4 .Theauthorcompareshissecondjobto.A.aflyonthewaIIatameetingB.steppingintoagolfcourseC.joiningabaseballgameD.takingabattoswingᫀC5 .ThebusinesslessontheauthorgetsfromseHingshoesis.A.thinkingaheadofthecustomersB.tryingeverypossiblewaytosatisfyacustomerC.neverbeafraidoftakingrisksD.neverletgoanyonewalkingintotheshopᫀCPassage4Everyday,thenewsoftheworldisrelayedtopeoplebyover300millioncopiesofdailypapers,over400millionradiosets,andover150milliontelevisionsets.Additionalnewsisshownbymotionpictures,intheatresandcinemasallovertheworld.Asmorepeoplelearnwhattheimportanteventsofthedayare,fewerarestillconcernedexclusive!ywiththeeventsoftheirownhousehold.AstheEnglishwriterJohnDonneputit,nearlyfourhundredyearsago,“nomanisanisland/ThisideaismoreappropriatetodaythanitwaswhenDonnelived.Inshort,whereverhelives,amanbelongstosomesociety;andwearebecomingmoreandmoreawarethatwhateverhappensinoneparticularsocietyaffects,somehow,thelifeanddestiny,-./ofallhumanity.Newspapershavebeenpublishedinthemodernworldforaboutfourhundredyears.MostofthenewspapersprintedtodayarereadinEuropeandNorthAmerica.However,soontheymaybereadinallpartsoftheworid,thankstothenewinventionsthatarechangingthetechniquesofnewspaperpublishing.Electronicsandautomation,ᵯ1234ᓄ/havemadeitpossibletoproducepicturesandtextfarmorequicklythanbefore.Therefore,thepublishingofnewspapersandmagazinesbecomesmoreeconomical.Furthermore,photo-copiescanbesentovergreatdistancesnowbymeansoftelevisionchannelsandsatellitessuchasTelstar.Thus,picturescanbebroughttothepublicmorequicklythanpreviously.1 .PeopleIeamaboutwhathappensintheworldthrough.A.newspapersandmagazinesB.radioandtelevisionsets
17C.electronicsandautomationD.bothAandBᫀD2).Accordingtothepassage,theexpression"nomanisanislandnmeansthatA.nomanlivesonanislandsurroundedbywaterB.everymanisinsomewayaloneC.everymancanliveanindependentlifeD.everymanbelongstosomesocietyᫀD3).ThepassagesuggeststhatnewspapershavebeenpublishedforaboutA.100yearsB.200yearsC.300yearsD.400yearsᫀD4).Accordingtotheauthor,peopleintoday'sworld.A.havebecomemoreisolatedthanpeopleinDonne'stimesB.areaffectedmorebywhateverhappensintheotherpartsoftheworldC.areconcernedonlywiththeeventsoftheirownhouseholdD.onlyreadnewspapersinEuropeandNorthAmericaᫀB5).TodaythepublishingofnewspapersandmagazinesismoreeconomicalbecauseA.morepeopleareengagedinnewspaperpublishingB.newinventionsarechangingthetechniquesofnewspaperpublishingC.TelstarcansendpicturestoanypartoftheworIdD.thecompetitioninnewspaperpublishingisgettingsevereᫀBPassage5Hello,newstudents!ThisisamessagefromtheStudentsUnionCommittee.We'vebeenattheuniversityforatIeastayearnow,sowecangiveyousomegoodtips.Don'tworry-werememberbeingnewandmakingalotofmistakes!Andwehaven*tforgottenfeelingalittlebitscared.First,asyouknow,therearenolongeranygrants.Ifyouborrowmoneyfromthegovernment,rememberthatlikeallloans,youhavetopayitback.SpendingalIyourmoneyinthefirstweekisnotasensiblestrategy.Trytomakeabudgetforeachtermandsticktoit.Butifyouarestrugglingtomakeendsmeet,youcangetapart-timejob-restaurantsandbarsinthetowntakelotsofstudentsonintheeveningsandatweekends.Comeandseeusforadvice.
18Stopworryingaboutmakingnewfriends.Starttojointhesportsandhobbiessocieties-they'recheapandyoucanbeginmeetingalotofpeoplethatway.It'sagreatchancetotakeupacompletelynewhobby.LivinginanewcityalongwayfromhomecanbeverystressfuLOnetip,don'tforgetyourparents.Afteral\,theyarepayingyourtuitionfeeshere.YouwilIbeverybusyworkingandenjoyingyourself,butstoptophoneyourparentssometimesanddon'tforgettogohomefortheweekendfromtimetotime.Andremembertotakeyourdirtywashing!Finally,remembertoworkhardandplayhard.Goonworkingsteadilytowardsyourfirstdegree(BAorBSc)throughoutyourthreeyearshere-----trytokeepthingsinperspective.You'llaIwaysfindsomeoneintheStudentUnionofficeifyouneedtotaIk.1).Whatdoestheword“scared"meaninthesecondparagraph?A.excitedB.frightenedC.worriedD.newᫀB2).Whatdoestheword"grants"meaninthethirdparagraph?A.moneygivenbythegovernmenttosupportthestudents'study,whichtheyneedn'tpaybackB.moneyfromthegovernmentwhichthestudentsneedtopaybackC,moneyfromtheschoolwhichissimilartoscholarshipD.akindofIoanfromthegovernmentwithIowinterestsᫀA3).Thesentence"Butifyouarestrugglingtomakeendsmeet...atweekends"inzthethirdparagraphimplies.A.ifyouareshortofmoney,youcanfindapart-timejobintherestaurantsandbarsinyoursparetimeB.ifyouwanttohaveabetterlifethanothers,youcanfindapart-timejobinyoursparetimeC.restaurantsandbarsneedmorehandsintheeveningsandatweekendsD.restaurantsandbarsdon'tneedmorehandsintheeveningsandatweekendsᫀA4).Fromthefifthparagraph,wecaninferthatinordertoovercomethestressoflivingfarawayfromhorne,.A.it*sbetterfornewstudentstotaIktotheirparentsoverthephonefromtimetotimeB.newstudentsneedtodotheirwashingthemselvesC.newstudentsshouldkeepthemselvesasbusyaspossiblesothattheywillnot
19misshomeD.newstudentsshouldstopphoningtheirparentsᫀA5).Thispassageiswrittenforthepurposeof.A.tellingnewstudentstheproblemsfacingthemintheuniversityB.tellingnewstudentshowtobudgettheirmoneyC.offeringnewstudentssomeadviceabouttheiruniversitylifeD.talkingnewstudentsintojoiningthemᫀCPassage6CaliforniaPALOALTO,-"Switchingoffthetelevisionmayhelppreventchildrenfromgettingfatter-eveniftheydonotchangetheirdietorincreasetheamounttheyexercise,USresearcherssaidlastweek.0.9kgAstudyof192thirdandfourthgraders,generallyagedeightandnine,foundthatchildrenwhocutthenumberofhoursspentwetchingtelevisiongainednearlytwopounds()lessoveraone-yearperiodthanthosewhodidnotchangetheirtelevisiondiet.“ThefindingsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatweightlosscanonlybetheresuItofareductionintelevisionviewingandnotanyotheractivity,“saidThomasRobinson,apediatrician(JL789)atStanfordUniversity.uAmericanchildrenspendanaverageofmorethanfourhoursperdaywatchingtelevisionandvideosorplayingvideogames,andratesofchildhoodbeingveryfathavedoubledoverthepast20yearRobinsonsaid.Inthestudy,presentedthisweektothePediatricAcademicSocieties'annualmeetinginSanFrancisco,theresearcherspersuadedabout100ofthestudentstoreducetheirtelevisionviewingbyone-quartertoone-third.Childrenwatchingfewerhoursoftelevisionshowedasignificantlysmallerincreaseinwaistsizeandhadlessbodyfatthanotherstudentswhocontinuedtheirnormaltelevisionviewing,eventhoughneithergroupateaspecialdietortookpartinanyextraexercise.“Oneexplanationfortheweightlosscouldbethechildrenunstucktothetelevisionmaysimplyhavebeenmovingaroundmoreandburningoffcalories/Robinsonsaid."AnotherreasonmightbeduetoeatingfewermeaIsinfrontofthetelevision.SomestudieshavesuggestedthateatinginfrontoftheTVencouragespeopletoeatmore//Robinsonsaid.l).Theauthortriestotellusinthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.A.childrenwilIgetfatteriftheyeattoomuch
20B.childrenwillgetthinneriftheyeatlessC.childrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendlesstimewatchingTVD.childrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendmoretimewatchingTVᫀD2).Accordingtothepassage,thetimeAmericanchildrenusuallyspendonwatchingTV.A.ismorethanfourhoursadayB.islessthanfourhoursadayC.doubledinthelasttwentyyearsD.ismorethanonanyotheractivitiesᫀA3).ThetimethegroupofchildreninthestudyspendonTVviewingeverydayissuggestedtobeabout.A.sixhoursB.eighthoursC.threehoursD.onehourᫀC4).Whichoneofthefollowingisright?A.ChildrenusuallyeatlesswhilewatchingTV.B.ChildrenusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.C.ChildreneatthesameamountofmealswhilewatchingTV.D.ChildrenusuallyeatnothingwhilewatchingTV.ᫀB5).WhycanwatchingTVincreasekids'weightaccordingtothepassage?A.TheyusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.B.Theyburnofffewercalories.C.TheychangetheirdietwhilewatchingTV.D.BothAandB.ᫀDPassage7PeopletravelaIotwithHeavenAirbecausetheyknowtheywillgetwhattheywant.Theywanttogoquicklyandsafelyacrosstheland,acrosstheseaorrightacrosstheworld,andtheyknowHeavenAirwilltakethemwheretheywanttogowhenevertheywanttogo.HeavenAirfliesallthenewestandfastestplanestomoretownsandcitiesoftheworldthananyotherairlines.ParisWashingtonTokyoSouthAmericaDoyouwanttogoto,,?HeavenAirwilltakeyouthere,atalltimesofthedayornight,rightthroughtheweek.ButHeavenAirfliesnotonlytothebiggestcities,wealsoflytwoorthreetimesaweektotownsandcitiesintheverycenterofAsia,Africaand.PeopleflywithHeavenAirbecausetheyknowtheywillleaveontimeandarrive
21ontime.TheyknowthattheywiIIreceivethebestfoodandwatchthebestfilms.HeavenAirissecondtonone.1).HeavenAiristhenameof.A.aplaneB.anairlineC.atravelserviceD.anadvertisingprogramᫀB2).TravellingwithHeavenAiris.A.comfortablebutexpensiveB.cheapandpleasantC.excitingbuttiringD.quickandsafeᫀDParis3).HeavenAircantakeyouto.A.onweekendsonlyB.justonweekdaysC.anytimeinaweekD.twoorthreetimesaweekᫀC4).MostflightsofHeavenAirgoto.A.bigcitiesB.smalltownsC.bothbigandsmallcitiesAsiaD.theverycenterofᫀC5).Accordingtotheadvertisement,HeavenAirbelievesitis.A.thesecondbiggestintheworldB.thesecondbestintheworldC.thebiggestintheworldD.thebestintheworIdᫀDPassage8LondonJohnPrestonlivesinaflatinnorth.Hemovedthereafterhiswifediedfouryearsagotobeclosertohisdaughter'sfamily,andbecausehisbigdetachedhouseandgardenweretoomuchworkforhimashegotolder.It'seasierintheflatbecausethelettingagentdoeseverythingthatneedsdoing.1,500aTheagenthashadtheroofrepairedandgotthegutterreplaced,butatthemomentJohnisnotsatisfiedbeeausethewindowframesneedpaintingandthegardenlooksneglected.Theagenthadthewindowspaintedtwoyearsago,butthepaintersdidn'tdoitverywell,sotheyneeddoingagain.Johnpaysover
22£yearforserviceandmaintenance,andhethinksthatit'snotgoodenoughbecausetheflatslookshabbyandalotofthingsneedrepairing.LondonLondonHisdaughter,June,andherhusband,Pete,ontheotherhand,havetodoeverythingthemselvesorfindbuilderstodoit.Theyliveinalargesemi-detachedhousefurtheroutfromthecentreofthanJohn,buttheyarestillnearenoughtoseehimoften.Theyliveinthesuburbswithanicegardenwheretheirchildrenplay.Theymovedtherefouryearsagotohavemorespace.TheonlydrawbackisthatJune'shusbandhastocommuteintothecentreofeveryday,but,overall,theyarehappywiththeirdecision.Whentheyboughtthehouse,alotneededdoingtoitanditstilIdoes.Junesays,"Wehavealistofthingstodoaslongasyourarm-theroofneedsrepairingandthechimneyneedsmending.Thebedroomsneeddecoratingandwehaven'thadthebrokenwindowpanesreplacedyetintheconservatory.Weneedtofixthegateandrepairthepath-itlooksdreadfulwhenyouarrive."l).Whatdoestheword"replacednmeaninthesixthlineinparagraph1?A.renewedB.refilledC.putbackD.recoveredᫀA2).Theword"shabby"inthelastlineofparagraph1means.A.satisfactoryB.ingoodconditionC.inbadconditionD.attractiveᫀC3).Theword"drawback"mostlikelymeans.A.advantageB.disadvantageC.returnD.featureᫀB4).Thesentence"wehavealistofthingstodoaslongasyourarm"means_A.wehavetouseourarmstodoalotofthingsB.wehavefewthingstodoC.wehavequiteafewthingstodoD.wehavenothingtodoᫀC5).WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJuneandPete'shouse?A.It'sdetachedonewithalargegarden.LondonB.It'salocatednearthecentreof.C.Itwasinagoodstatewhentheyboughtit.
23D.Itgenerallypleasethem.ᫀDPassage9CrimePreventionInitiativesThechancesthatyouwillbeavictimofviolentcrimearelow.Butyoucanavoidriskinthefoilowingways.ATHOME-Youshouldmakesureyourhouseorflatissecure.AlwaysIockthedoorfromtheinsideatnight,butyoumustkeepthekeynearby,sothatyoucanuseittogetoutquicklyifthereisafire.-Youmustnevergivekeystoworkmenastheycaneasilymakecopies.-Ifyouwakeupandhearaburglar,stayquietlyinbed.Pretendyouareasleep.Ifyoufeelmoreconfident,switchonthelightandmakealotofnoise;evenifyouareonyourownyoushouldcalloutloudlytoanimaginarycompanion,sothattheburglarthinksyouarenotaloneandrunsaway.Youshouldhaveaphoneoramobileinyourbedroomtoalertthepoliceimmediately.-Ifyoucomehorneandthinkyouseesignsofabreak-in,youshouldn*tgoin,theburglarmaybeinside.Youshouldgotoaneighbourandcallthepolice.ONTHESTREETAtnight:-Alwayswalkfacingthetraffic,sothatacarcannotpullupbehindyou.-Youmustn'tgothroughparksorwoods.-Ifyouthinksomeoneisfollowingyou,crosstheroadoneortwotimes.Ifheorshecontinuestofollowyou,gotoapuborotherpublieplace.-Alwayscarryyourbagclosetoyou,butcarryyourhousekeysinyourpocketsothatyoucanopenthedoorquickly.Ifsomeoneattacksyou-rememberyoursafetyismoreimportantthanyourproperty.1).Thispassagemainlyfoeuseson.A.howtoavoidcrimesbothathomeandinthestreet
24B.wheretostayifyouwanttobesafeC.whatyoushoulddoathomeifthereisaburglaryD.howtoavoidcrimeatnightinthestreetᫀA2).Ifyouwanttoguaranteeyoursafetyathome,youshould.A.alwaysIockthedoorandputthekeyinasecretplacefarawayfromthedoorB.neverIeavethekeyswithworkmensineetheycaneasilymakecopiesC.keepsilentallthetimeevenifyouareonyourownwhenaburglarstealsintoyourhouseD.goinimmediatelywhenyoususpectsomeoneisbreakingintoyourhouseᫀB3).Basedonthepassage,ifyounoticesomeonefollowingyou,it'sbetterforyouto.A.shoutIoudlyB.runquicklyC.stop,turnaroundandlookathimD.gotopublicplacesᫀD4).Whyshouldyouhaveatelephoneinthebedroom?A.Becausewemightuseittoalerttheburglar.B.Becauseit'sconvenientforustotalktoourfriendswhilelyinginbed.C.Becauseit'sconvenientforustoreporttothepoliceincasethereisaburglary.D.Becausewemightuseittomakeaphonecallatmidnight.ᫀC5).Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatwemightbevictimsif.A.wecannotpartwiththemoneywhenbeingattackedB.wealwayswalkfacingthetrafficC.wedon'twalkintheemptystreetD.wecarrytoomuchcashᫀA:ᑖ;☢⊤>Topic1Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:urbanorrurallife.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheoutlinebelow1.ᨵABCDEFGHIJKHIM2.NOPABCḄRS3.NḄTTopic2Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:MyfavoriteTVprogramme.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheoutlinebelow
25LNᨬVWḄᵯX⁚Z[\]2.NVW^Ḅᳮᵫ3.`aTTopic3Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:healthanddiet.Youshoutdwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheoutlinebelowitisnecessarytokeepabalanceddietshoulditisimportanttodoregularexercisesitisessentialtokeepingoodspirits/inapositivemoodrenewourspiritsandreleaseourstress.BeboundtokeephealthyHowtoKeepHealthy I1(1)⚪ᑖ▭ᵨ▅%c☢ḄdOefgAஹBஹCஹD#i⌱⚗l⌱aim ᐭ oᜐḄᨬq⌱⚗frᙠ⚪tuᑏaᡠ⌱Ḅxyz{1.—HeiIo,Sally.How'severything?A.GoodforyouB.Oh,IagreeC.That'srightDJustso-so2.Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?A.Certainly.HereyouareB.Pleasedon'tmentionitC.It/snothingD.Yes,Ihaveahand3.—Idon'tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.SoamID.NeitheramI4.—What'stheproblem,Harry?A.NoproblemB.NotroubleatallC.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?A.IIikethemverymuchB.IonlywatchthematweekendC.It'shardtosay,actuallyD.I'mtoobusytosayLake6.-CouldyouteIImewhereMr.is?
26EnglandA.FromB.AttheofficeC.He'sworkingD.He'sverybusy7.-MayIhelpyou,madam?A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You'dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I'dlike2kilosoforanges8.-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonpiease?-?A.WhoareyouB.What'stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking?9.-Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.YespleaseD.It'sverynicez10.-Whataboutgoingforawalk?A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That'sallrightC.So,doID.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweatherjsn'tit?A.I'mnotsureB.YouknowitwellC.Yes,itisD.Yesjtisn't12.—IthinktheIntemetisveryhelpful.A.YessodoIB.That'saverygoodideazC.NeitherdoID.I'drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?A.Yes,KmstudyinghistoryB.I'mstudyingnowC.I'mstudyingphilosophyD.l'mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?A.IspeakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?A.Yes,youwillB.Yes,youmustn'tC.No,youneedn'tD.No,youmustn't16.—Let'stakeawalk.A.Yes,let/sB.0h,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou17.—HeiIo,couldIspeaktoDonplease?—?A.WhoareyouB.What'stheproblem
27C.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking18.-Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?A.NotgoodnewsB.TheexamisdifficuItC.NotIikelyD.11wasputoffyesterday19.—Inmyopinion,you'dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.A.I'lltakeyouradviceB.LetmeseeC.NevermindD.Kmafraidso20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?A.That'sfine,thankyouB.Yes,pleaseC.TakeaseatD.Ofcoursenot(key:1.D2.A3.B4.D5.C6.B7.D8.D9.B10.A11.C12.A13.C14.D15.C16.A17.D18.C19.A20.D)ᑖ᪀▅%c☢Ḅ}1fgAஹBஹCஹD#i⌱⚗l⌱aim ᐭ oᜐḄᨬq⌱⚗frᙠ⚪tuᑏaᡠ⌱Ḅxyz{1.1brokemylegwhenIskiinginAmerica.A.isB.wasC.-( )D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvictedmurder.A.toB.inC.ofD.as3.Anewhotelinthecenteroftownatthemoment.A.hasbeenbuiltB.isbuiItC.wasbuiltD.isbeingbuilt4.Itisveryconvenienthere.A.livingB.liveC.livedD.tolive5.1haveIivedhere1997.A.forB.sineeC.atD.from6.Thebedroomneeds.A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated7.Heisthemandogbitme.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose8.I'mtired.Iworkingveryhard.A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained10.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.A.tolookB.lookingC.lookD.Iookedll.Thesunheatstheearthisveryimportanttolivingthings.zA.thatB.whatC.whichD.where12.Ifthemansucceed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.willB.istoC.isgoingtoD.should13.AncientGreeceistheofwesterncivilization.A.originB.sourceC.placeD.sources
2814.Pleasestop.Itcannothelpthesituation.A.toshoutB.shoutingC.tospeakD.speaking15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,hehasgotstomachache.A.soB.howeverC.asD.because16.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.IookupB.lookintoC.lookafterD.lookout17.He,aswellasI,astudent.A.beB.amC.areD.is18.Shehersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards19.Mr.Smithamostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.A.tookB.hadC.playedD.made20.KdratherstayathornethanawaIk.A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketbaIIonTV,sheitontheradio.A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeing22.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedinD.lhadarrivedat23.1preferclassicmusicpopmusic.A.thanB.onC.withD.to24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.WeIostthegame,.A.howeverB.thereforeC.sinceC.as25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirectorthebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastellingB.wastoIdC.couldtellD.wouldtell26.SilkbyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasusedB.hasbeenusedC.wasusedD.isused27.YoutoIockthedooratnight.A.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.shall28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm.A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegunD.wasbeginningA.toshoutB.tospeakC.shoutingD.speaking29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor'sandfinallyrecovered.A.advicesB.adviceC.adviseD.advises30.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.A.thereB.whichC.oneD.that31.Don'tworry,yourwatchandyoucanhaveitinnotime.A.isrepairedB.hasbeenrepairedC.wasrepairedD.isbeingrepaired32.Thedefinitionleavesfordisagreement.A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroom33.Notalwaystheywant(to).A.peopiecandowhatB.canpeopledowhat
29C.peoplecannotdowhatD.can'tpeopledowhat34.Sadamfor25years.A.gotmarriedB.wasmarriedC.marriedD.weremarried35.Idon'twantyoutomakeanytrouble,,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.A.thusB.consequentlyC.onthecontraryD.justas36.Whytheoldbiockofflatsdemolishednextmonth?A.are...beingB.is...beingC.has...beenD.have...been37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcitiesinthedesert.A.bringupB.makeupC.grewupD.buildup38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedriven39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.do40.Wehaveourhouseeveryweekbyacleaner.A.cleanB.cleanedC.cleaningD.toclean(Key:1.B2.C3D4.A5.B6.A7.D8.B9.D10.B11.C12.B13.A14.B15.A16.B17.D18.C19.C20.C21.A22.A23.D24.A25.B26.B27.B28.A29.B30.C31.D32.B33.B34.B35.C36.B37.C38.A39.A40.Bᑖ ~ ▅%c☢ḄᦻfgᦻᡠḄAஹBஹCஹD#i⌱⚗l⌱am ᐭ oᜐḄᨬq⌱⚗frᙠ⚪tuᙌaᡠ⌱Ḅxyz{Passage1Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)theirtimetheairortheirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororIocaItraveIclinic(23)injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling(24).Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don'tgotobedlatetheday(26)youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)theeffectsofjetlag:—Doyour(29)torelaxduringtheflight;—SIeepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.UseamildsleepingpiIIifnecessary;—Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;—Don,tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;
30—Takemildsleepingpills(30)thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittedD)excitting22.A)of...on...ofB)of...in...ofC)from...on...fromD)from...in...from23.A)whereB)-( )C)whichD)that24.A)-( )B)inC)toD)at25.A)wilIleaveB)isleavingC)leaveD)haveIeft26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before27.A)effectsB)effectC)affectD)affects28.A)shortB)shortenC)IessD)lessen29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most30.A)atB)forC)ofD)on(Key:21.B22.D23.C24.C25.C26.D27.A28.D29.C30.BPassage2Astudy(21)thatfitnessisthekey(22)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,”Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.lamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary(28),thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'sheaIth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)morepeopletoexercise.21.A)showingB)showC)hasshownD)hadshown22.A)toB)forC)ofD)in23.A)-( )B)whichC)whomD)who24.A)ifB)unlessC)evenifD)because25.A)likeB)likelyD)lesslikelyD)morelikely26.A)wasB)wereC)isD)are27.A)toexerciseB)exercisingC)exerciseD)exercised
3128.A)HoweverB)SoC)AlthoughD)Furthermore29.A)reduceB)reducingC)toreduceD)reduced30.A)encouragedB)encouragingC)toencourageD)encourage(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.C25.D26.B27.B28.A29.C30.D)Passage3Moreandmorepeople(21)toinstaIIburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsuranee.Insurancecompanies(22)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(23)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24)arestrugglingtomake(25)endsmeet.Thealarms,(26)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)buthavenotinstaliedthem(29).Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.21.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has22.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking23.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof24.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.-25.A.theB.allC.-D.those26.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it27.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated28.A.tohavetheminstailedB.tohavetheminstallingC.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem29.A.stillB.aIreadyC.yetD.too30.A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstall(Key:21.B22.D23.A24.C25.C26.B27.D28.A29.C30.D)Passage4Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconeludedthatitwasbetter(26)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)___anon-smokerandsedentary.Althoughheadds,“Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28)JamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentaryTheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildrenin
32ordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouIdencouragemorepeople(30).21.A.forB.ofC.toD.in22.A.orB.andC.butD.either23.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonotC.thesethatdonotD.thosewhodonot24.A.thelittleB.lessC.leastD.theleast25.A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when26.A.beingfatB.tobefatC.todoD.doing27.A.beingB.beC.tobeD.is28.A.smokeB.tosmokeC.smokingD.smoked29.A.onB.inC.toD.for30.A.exerciseB.exercisingC.toexerciseD.exercised(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.D25.B26.B27.A28.C29.A30.C)#ᑖ▅%ᳮ'▅%cᑡᦻfgAஹBஹCஹD#i⌱⚗l⌱aiᫀfrᙠ⚪tuᑏaᡠ⌱Ḅxyz{Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksonthesheIves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.IworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobheIpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butseilingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI'vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeItinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,IheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersoftheIefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboyIivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcastsdoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou."Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMeCarleyBookstore,Ialwaysfel11wasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit'sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,itheIpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.l.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?
33A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because.A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwagesB.itheIpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimselfC.ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollegeD.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore3.AfterheheIpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancectheauthorwasA.worriedaboutherB.lessworriedaboutherC.unabletoforgetherD.proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby.A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.persuadinghisbosstoIethimdothestoryonTVC.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis.A.itgiveshimsalaryB.itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.itheIpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.itenableshimtowork(Key:l.A2.B3.D4.B5.C)Passage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld'spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuehasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear;moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbeds
34canbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.InChina.B.InsouthernEurope.C.lnScandinavia.D.InBritain.2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper.A.in1100B.in1400C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaperwiIIneed.A.halfatreeB.onetreeC.twotreesD.morethanonetree4.AllovertheworId,treesarebeingcutdownthantheyarebeingplanted.A.moresiowlyB.muchfasterC,muchmoreslowlyD.faster5,Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare.A.chairsB.tablesC,clothesD.houses(Key:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D)Passage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.11istruethatasmiIemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.SodoesIaughterorcrying.FearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayaIIovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike'hewentpaleandbegantotremble'suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,zheopenedhiseyeswide'isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike"theystretchedouttheirtonguesK“Stretchingoutyourtongue"inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopIedifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeopIe'sfaces.OtherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopIedo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean.B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.ItisdifficuIttotellwhatpeopIe'gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecauseA.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterprelations
35D peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsF.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsG.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesH.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,people.I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother'sideasandfeelingsJ.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsK.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingL.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.M.GesturesN.Feelings□.GesturesandFeelingsP.CultureandUnderstanding(Key:1.D2.D3.A4.D5.C)Passage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.IwaswaIkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtaikingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeopiewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotaIktoeachotherbeeauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(⌨)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheIntemet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortaikingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-momingtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?Whytalktothe
36clerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpiekedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.ThetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmeIonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-maiItelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintendedresuitsthatmakemeupset.WhatgoodisaIIthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingoutZ/Geewhiz1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel.A.unhappyB.funnyC.sunnyD.wonderfuI2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor;themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,theweare.A.moreautomaticB.easierC.moredisconnected0.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustIeavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresuitofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B,Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.D.ItmakeshumancontactsIimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.(Key:l.A2.D3.C4.D5.B)Passage5
37WhowilIstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.JustIiketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternational01ympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbidl,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders-Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?2002inBuildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorIdCupinJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstruct!onprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuiIdingofnewmotorways3.Eachhostcitymustalsobuildan0lympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?HostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationaIprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.oneyearD.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthe2008games.A.fourB.fiveC.tenD.three3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin.A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.ChinaD.AandB4.WhatconstruetionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?A.Theextensionoftheunderground.B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.ThebuildingofnewmotorwaysD.AIIoftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.AIIoftheabove.(Key:l.D2.B3.D4.D5.D)Passage6Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn'tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatched,mouthopeninsurprise,Mumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.ShepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurseIookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,“Verydirtyfloors//
38“Yes.I'mgladthey'vefinallydecidedtocleanthem/thenurseanswered.ShelookedatMumStrangelyandsaid,“Butaren/tyouworkinglate?"Mumjustpushedharder,eachswipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.IwatcheduntiIshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.AfteraIongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.Shequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhand.Asweturnedtogooutofthedoor;MumnoddedpolitelytothenurseandsaidThankyou."Outside,MumtoIdme,“Kateisfine.Nofever//“Yousawher,Mum?"“Ofcourse.ItoldheraboutthehospitaIrules,andshewilInotexpectusuntiItomorrow.DadwillstopworryingasweII.It'safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!Amopisnogood.Youneedabrush?1.WhenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatMumreallywantedtodowasA.tocleanthefloorB.topleasethenurseC.toseeapatientD.tosurprisethestory-teller2.WhenthenursetalkedtoMumshethoughtMumwasa.A.nurseB.visitorC patientD.cleaner3.Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthehospitai?A.Itisachildren'shospital.B.Ithasstrictrulesaboutvisitinghours.C.Thenursesanddoctorstheredon'tworkhard.D.Alotofpatientscometothishospitaleveryday.4.WhydidMumgotoseeKateinthehospital?E.TogivehersomemessageaboutDad.F.Tomakesureherroomwasclean.G Tocheckthatshewasstillthere.H.Tofindouthowshewas.5.WhichofthefoilowingwordsbestdescribesMum?A.Polite.B.Patient.C.Changeable.D.Clever.(Key:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.D)Passage7DidyouknowtherearesomeveryspeciaIdogsdoinggoodworkinourhospitalwards?ThesearePAT2(PetsAsTherapy)dogs.Doctorsandnursesarerecognisingthebenefitsofpetsmoreandmore—particularlyforchildren,peoplewithmentaiillnessesandelderlypeopIewhoareseparatedfromtheirownpetsorhavehadtogiveuptheirpets.StrokingandplayingwithapetisacalmingexperienceandsomethingtoIookforwardto.Onehospitalreportedthatamanwithamentalillness,whohadn'tspokenforyears/irststrokedandplayedwithavisitingdogandthenstartedtalkingtoit.
39Today,around4,500dogsand50catsandtheirvolunteerownersareatworkintheUKbringingcomfortandpleasuretoover100,000peopleinhospital.Therearemanyother'workingdogs'5.Thereareguarddogs,policedogs,huntingdogsanddogsfortheblind.Disabledpeoplebenefitgreatly.TakethecaseofAIanSmythe6,whohastovisithospitaleverymonth.Somethings7aredifficultforhimbeeauseheisinawheeIchair.Buthislifehasaltereddramaticallysineehegotadog,Tess,fromthecharity'DogsfortheDisabled'."Shehelpsmetogetdressed,andshebringsmemysocksandshoes.Shefetehesthenewspaperfromtheshop,andshepassesmethephonewhenitrings.Ifeelsomuchbettertoo.It'slikehavingareallygoodfriend.ShecomeswithmetohospitaI.Once,shesavedmylife.Iamadiabeticandonedaymybloodsugarleveldropped,andwhenIwasgoingintoacomashewentnextdoorandshealertedmyneighbour.Hegavemeaninsulininjection/1.Doctorsandnursesthinkpetsareparticularlyhelpfulfor.A)childrenB)peoplewithmentaIillnessesC)oldpeopiewhocan'tlivewiththeirpetsorhavetogiveuptheirpetsD)alloftheabovepeople2.Todaypeopleinhospitalgetthehelpofdogsandcatsandtheirowners.50CA)4,500B))100,000D)10,0003.Alangotthedogfrom.A)thehospitalB)thecharityC)ashopD)hisfriend4.WhichofthefollowingthatTessCANNOThelpAlando?A)GetdressedB)bringsocksandshoesC)passthephonewhenitringsD)buynewspaperfromtheshop5.WhenAlanwasgoingtoacoma,Tesswenttohis'shomeforhelp.A)neighbourB)doctorC)friendD)daughter(Key:1.D2.C3.B4.D5.A)Passage810thAugust,2004DearSirs,HeadquarteredinChicago,Illinois,PMCCompanyisamajorproduceroftechnicallyadvaneedmachineryandchemicalsforindustryandagriculture.2000'Withahistorydatingbackto1884,PMChasgrowntobecomeoneofthe100largestindustriaIcompaniesintheUnitedStates,withssalesinexcess()of$2billion.Allovertheworld,PMChasabout41,600employeesat129factoriesin32states,suchasNewYorkstate,NorthCarolina,Pennsylvania,Virginia,etc.and15foreigncountries.WebelievePMCtobeoneoftheleadersofthepackagingindustrybothintheU.S.andabroad.Throughourownresearch,developmentandengineeringefforts,webelieveweareabIetoexchangeviewsonanddiscussthelatesttechnicalaspectsoftheindustry.PMC,spackagingexpertise(8)ismainlyinthefollowingareas:
40PackagingandpaperboxmakingmachineryWrappingmachinesforvaryingusesFaithfullyyours,GeneralManagerPMCCo.Ltd.l.Thecompanywantstosell.A.industrialproductsB.agriculturalproductsC.technicalservices0.machineryandchemicals2.WhereistheHeadOfficeofthecompany?A.InNewYorkstate.B.InNorthCarolina.C.InChicago,Ulinois.D.InPennsylvania.3.Whendidthecompany'sannualsalesexceed$2billion?A.Intheyearof1884.B.Intheyearof2000.C.lntheyearof2004.D.Intheyearof2002.4.Thecompanythinks.A.itisoneofthe15largestcompaniesintheworidB.itdeveIopsitsrelationshipwithChinaonlyforitsownbenefitC.itplaysaleadingroleintheworld'spackagingindustryD.itshouIdopensomenewcompaniesabroad5.Theletteriswrittento.A.itscustomersintheStatesandabroadB.itsheadquartersC.itscustomersabroadD.itsemployeesinthe32statesand15foreigncountries(Key:1.D2.C3.B4.C5,A)▅%cᑡᦻfr᪷ᦻᑁᑨᐸḄ}1[ᔲ(T)ஹ┯(F),[ᦻxlᨵᐵ(NG)Passage1Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it'susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.ShehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonaIappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.Shedoesn'tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforane
41ighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhaveIunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,butheIives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn'trealIylikegoingbecauseit'saIongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.MumisfantaSticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.lalwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople'shome?Icouldn'tdothattomymothen1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.2JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily'smother.3.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.4.Lily'sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.(Key:1.T2.T3.NG4.F5.F)Passage2Mygrandfatherwasaveryinterestingman.HediedwhenIwas11,bu11rememberheusedtotellmestoriesabouthisearlylife.Hetoldmeoneabouthowheusedtoracedogs.Theyracedgreyhound,averyfasttypeofdog.Mygrandfatherhadadogthatwasveryfastandusuallywontheraces.Themenusedtobetonthedogsandtrytowinmoney.Onedaybeforearace,afriendofmygrandfather'ssuggestedthattheybetonadifferentdogandmakemygrandfather/sdoglosetherace.Mygrandfatherhadnojob,sothisseemedaneasywaytomakemoney.Onthedayoftherace,mygrandfatherandhisfriendfedthedoglotsofcakessoitwouldn'twanttorun.Thentheytookitforalongwalksoitwastired.Theybetonanotherdog,butwhentheracewasrun,mygrandfather'sdogwonanyway,sotheylostalltheirmoneyanddidn'twinanything!l.Theauthor'sgrandfatherdoesn'ttellstoriesnow.2.Hisdogalwayswonwhenitraced.3.Theauthor'sgrandfatherusuallywonlotsofmoney.4.Theauthor'sgrandfatherandhisfriendfedthedogcakestomakeitstrong.5.Theauthor'sgrandfatherandhisfriendbetonadogwhichdidn'twin.(Key:1.T2.F3.NG4.F5.T)Passage3TheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.
42Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword"athleteisanancientGreekword,meaningonewhocompetesforaprizeAIthoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmalIGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents-Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorehrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.1.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.2.TheancientGreeksheldthe01ympicGamesfor393years.3.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.4.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.5.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.(Key:1.F2.F3.T4.T5.NG):ᑖ;☢⊤>Topic1Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:Myidealjob.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.NᳮḄ[\]2.NḄᳮᵫ3.¡¢£NḄᳮTopic2Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopicMyfavoritemeansoftransportation.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.¤A[NᨬVWḄ¥¦§2.▊©NḄᳮᵫ3.aTTopic3Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:MyFavoriteTVProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.NᨬVWḄᵯX⁚Z[\]
432.NVW^Ḅᳮᵫ3.aTTopic4ªஹ;☢⊤>(15ᑖ)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassagetostateyourviewsonthetopic:Howtokeephealthy.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.«ᢝ®Ꮙ°Ḅ±⌕ឋ2.«ᢝ®Ꮙ°Ḅ¦S3.±ᵭ«ᢝ®Ꮙ°Ḅµ¶l·ᵯᜧ 11(1)ᧇl·ᵯᜧº᧽☟2006½12ᨴ07¿ஹ▭ᵨ1.IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.A.YessodoI.B.That'saverygoodideazC.NeitherdoID.I'drathergosurfingonit2.IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Johnson.A.TheappointmentisputoffB.YoulooksickandweakC.Pieasewaitforminute.HeisbusynowD.IellmeyourIDnumber3.Afternoon,sir.Whereto?A.PleasegetmetotheairportB.pleasepickmeupnexttimeC.l'vebeentotheairportD.TheplanewilItakeoffinanhour4.—CanIhelpyoutogetitdown?A.NoproblemB.Yes.Let'sgetitC.Thanks.ItzssoniceofyouD.It'snotroubleatall5.—I'mtryingtocallMarie,butthere'snoanswer.A.Ididn'trealizethatB.HereisamessageforherC.TmreallysorryaboutitD.Really?Maybeshezsout6.—Areyousureaboutthat?A.Youneedn'tworryaboutthatB.lliketheidea.C.Oh,no.I'mafraidofthatD.Oh,yes.I'mabsolutelypositive7.Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?A.No,thanks.IaireadyknowwhattoorderB.YourmenuisveryclearC.IhearthefoodhereistastyD.ThesettingisverycomfortabIe8.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn'twork?
44A.I'mnotgoodatcomputerB.AskAnneforhelpC.I'vecaliedtherepairshopD.Theremustbesomethingwrong9.—How'sthemovie?Interesting?A.ItwasshownlateuntiImidnightB.ItwasstarredbyafewfamouspeopieC.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTVD.Iwasseatedfarawayinthecorner10.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?A.ItlookscomfortableB.Yes,it/sasquietasweexpectedC.You'resoconsiderateD.No,theprice'sreasonableKeyACACDDABCBஹ᪀1.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.AA.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.did2.Aftertheshoppinglist,IfoundthatIforgottobuysalt.CA.examiningB.testingC.checkingD.seeing3.Annisstudyingatuniversity.BA.politicB.politicsC.politicianD.political4.Afterthebid,majorconstructionbeganinBeijing.CA.winB.winingC.winningD.won5.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.CA.thereB.whichC.oneD.that6.Besuretoyourwifewhenyoucomeherethisevening.AA.bringB.takeC.getD.carry7.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.DA.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained8.---CanIgetyouacoupleoftea?AA.That'sveryniceofyouB.WithpleasureC.Youcan,pleaseD.Thankyouforthetea9.Don'tworry.ThereisroomforaIIyourbookshere.CA.moreB.muchC.enoughD.some10.fineweatheritis!AA.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa11.fortheOlympicGamesbeginabouttenyearsinadvance.CA.BidB.TobidC.BiddingD.Tobebidden12.EverythingifAlberthadn'tcalledthefirebrigade.DA.wilIbedestroyedB.willhavebeendestroyedC.wouldbedestroyedD.wouldhavebeendestroyed
4513.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewasbyheraunt.AA.broughtupB.broughtoutC.grownupD.grown14.hesaidisquiteright.BA.ThatB.WhatC.HowD.Why15.Hekeptthelightinhisroomthewholenight.BA.burntB.burningC.burnD.toburn16.HekeepsathimseIfinthemirror.BA.tolookB.lookingC.lookD.looked17.Hewasabouthisnewjob.AA.overthemoonB.onthemoonC.offthemoonD.abovethemoon18.Hehasbeeninhospitalforamonth.BA.dangerB.indangerC.dangerousD.adanger19.Hespendsaquarteroftheday.BA.tosleepB.sleepingC.sleepsD.tosleeping20.Heisthemandogbitme.DA.thatB.whichC.who/sD.whose21.Ithappenedawinternight.DA.atB.inC.byD.on22.Ifyoustopsmoking,youcanonlyexpecttohaveabadcough.AA.won'tB.wouldn'tC.don'tD.can't23.It'snotsafeinthestreet.CA.toplayB.playC,playingD.plays24.itwithmeandI'llseewhatIcando.DA.WhenleftB.LeavingC.IfyouleaveD.Leave25.Idon'tsopposehewillattendthemeeting,?BA.won'theB.willheC.doID.don'tI26.Ithinkallthesearemainpointsmuchattention.BA.beingworthyofB.worthyofC.whichworthD.whichworthyof27.Ihavegiveneatingmeat.CA.overB.downC.upD.down28.Iknowitisn'timportantbutIcan'thelpaboutit.BA.buttothinkB.thinkingC.toD.think29.I'mtired.Iworkingveryhard.BA.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has30.Lindaofferedhimhercongratulationshispassingthecollegeentranceexams.DA.atB.forC.ofD.on31.Mr.Whitehasawifeandthreechildrento.AA.raiseB.keepC.growD.take32.Maryforgotalettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.BA.writingB.towriteC.havingwroteD.tohavewritten33.NotonlyIbutaIsoJaneandMarytiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.B
46A.isB.areC.amD.be34.OurplanefromLondonat7:00yesterdayevening.AA.tookoffB.putoffC.flewoffD.leftoff35.Onhisfirstseahewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcourageztofacethestorm.DA.tripB.travelC.tourD.voyage36.She'sunlucky,andshe'salwayssufferingluckoneafteranother.DA.asickB.anilIC.sickD.iII37.Shehaslivedherethreeyears.BA.sineeB.forC.duringD.in38.TimeismoneyiWeshouldourtime.BA.befitforB.makegooduseofC.playapartofD.taketheplaceof39.Theythetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.BA.sawB.watchedC.noticedD.observed40.That'salIsettled.lttalkedabout.DA.shouldn'tB.mustn'tbeC.can'tD.needn'tbe41.Thebedroomneeds.AA.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated42.What'shappenedtoTom?Dtohospital.A.He'stakenB.He'llbetakenC.He'lltakeD.He'sbeentaken43.WhichdoyouIikebetter,realmoviescartoons?D——Iprefercartoonsrealmovies.A.and,thanB.or,thanC.and,andD.or,to44.WhatafoolIhavebeen!WhyIthinkofthatbefore?BA.don'tB.didn'tC.notD.do45.WemustmakeadifferencebetweenlanguageandIanguage.AA.spoken,writtenB.speaking,writtenC.speaking,writingD.speak,write46.Weeverydaywhenwewerechildren.AA.usedtoswimB.usedtoswimmingC.usetoswimD.usetoswimming47.Youmustexplainhowtheysucceededtheexperiment.CA.ofus,forB.atus,atC.tousinD.forus,toz48.Youlook.Whatyou?DA.tire,did...doB.tiring,have...doneC.tired,do...doD.tired,have...beendoingஹ (1)Moreandmorepeople(31)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(32)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywiIIgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(33)
47toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.ThiscanbeaproblemforpeopIe(34)arestrugglingtomake(35)endsmeet.Thealarms,(36)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(37)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(38)buthavenotinstalledthem(39).TheinsurancecompaniestoldpeopIe(40)thealarmsonalIdoorsandwindows.31.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has32.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.wilIaskD.havebeenasking33.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof34.A.whichB.whatC.whoD-35.A.theB.allC.-D.those36.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it37.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated38.A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstallingC.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem39.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.too40.A.installB.instailedC.installingD.toinstallKey31.B32.D33.A34.C35.C36.B37.D38.A39.C40.D(2)TrafficinIndiameansamixtureofallkindsofvehiclesontheroad.About700,000newcars(31)inIndiainthelasttwelvemonths,andabouttwicethatmanyusedcarshavebeentraded.Thecountry's35millionmotorcyclesandscootersmakeittheworld'slargesttwo-wheelmarket.Butbecausetherearestillbigdifferences(32)people'sincomes,theroadsarefullofawholevarietyof(33)Iotsofthemznotmotorised.Aride(34)ataxidriverinNewDelhigivesaflavourofatypicalIndian-styletrafficwithallkindsofvehicleheldupincitystreetsorinlonglines(35)__narrowcountryIanes.Carsjorriesandbusesbackupbehindacart(36)byoneanimaloranother."Indiahaseverythingontheroadsj*thetaxidriversays."Youhaveto(37)forpedestrians,bicycles,carts,cows,donkeysandevenelephants.Threethings(38)todrivehere,ahorn,brakesandgoodluck."Justthenwewerestopped(39)ayoungboyandhiscow.Giventhehazardsjt'snotsurprising(40)specialceremoniesareheIdfornewcarownersinwhichthesteeringwheelandthedriverarebothblessed.31.A.havebeensoldB.havesoldC.havebeensellingD.hadbeensold32.A.ofB.overC.betweenD.in
4833.A.carsB.vehiclesC.bikesD.motorcycles34.A.withinB.afterC.withD.in35.A.inB.onC.atD.above36.A.pulledB.pullingC.topullD.pul137.A.waitB.searchC.watchoutD.listenout38.A.wererecommendedB.toberecommendedC.torecommendD.arerecommended39.A.withB.byC.toD.after40.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.thatKey31.A32.D33.B34.C35.B36.A37.C38.D39.B40.D(3)Mostworkersspendeighthoursonthejobadayon31.Theyworkbecausetheyneedmoneyfornecessities.Theyspendaboutonethirdoftheirlivesatwork,buthateit.Bycontrast,somepeopleactually32work.Theyspend33hoursonthejobeachweekandoftentakeworkhomewiththem.Theyarecalied"workaholics(À)"astheyareaddictedtotheirjobasotherpeopieare34alcohol.Workaholicswould35workthandoanythingelseandthiscanbemostimportanttotheirlife.Workaholicsareoften36stress.Theycan'trelaxandfeeltense.37theymayeasilylosetemper.Theirworkthereforehasseriousimpactontheirrelationshipsandfamilylife.Typicalworkaholicspaylittleattentiontofamilies.Theyspend38timewiththeirchildrenandtheirmarriagesmay39indivorce.Theirinabilitytorelaxmaycause40problems,suchashighbloodpressure.31.A.weekendsB.workdaysC.eachweekD.everyday32.A.hateB.enjoyC.doD.dislike33.A.extraB.ratherC.lessD.fewer34.A.forB.likeC.toD.into35.A.betterB.1iketoC.doD.rather36.A.onB.underC.inD.for37.A.AsamatteroffactB.AsaresultC.AsitisD.Asyoucanfind38.A.moreB.muchC.littleD.a1ittle39.A.beginB.endC.beginningD.ending40.A.healthB.bloodC.menta1D.familyKey31.B32.B33.A34.C35.D36.B37.B38.C39.B40.A(4)Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto31AsianandWesterneducationalmethods.Forexample,oneadvantage32theeducationinJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathandscience33Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans34.Thestudyisdifficult,butit35studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandseif-control.Thereis,however,a
49disadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,36manystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,37theotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkbythemselves.Thesysternpreparesthemforasocietythatvalues38ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven'tmemorized39manybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries40.31.A.notonlyB.allC.bothD.only32.A.forB.toC.inD.as33.A.toB.forC.thanD.in34.A.haveB.studyingC.doesD.do35.A.providesB.getsC.preparesD.does36.A.andB.yetC.notD.just37.A.atB.toC.onD.under38.A.goodB.poorC.newD.old39.A.moreB.lessC.goodD.as40.A.haveB.doC.haven'tD.doesKey31.C32.B33.C34.D35.C36.B37.C38.C39.D40.A(5)JulesVerne'smostfamousbookis"TwentyThousandLeaguesundertheSea”.(ATeague"isanoldword16aboutthreemiles.)Inthosedayssubmarines(ÂÃ‷)hadnotbeen17,buthedescribesanunderwatershipverylikeamodernsubmarine.Thecaptainofthesubmarine,calledCaptainNemo,andhismenhavemanystrangeadventuresandfindmanystrangethings18thebottomoftheocean.Hewasaverygood19.Hischaractersoftendidsurprisingandsometimesimpossiblethings,buttheyalwaysseemed20realpeople.Inanotherbook,“AroundtheWorldinEightyDays",JulesVernecreatesMr.Fogg,thehero,21madeabetthathewouldtravelaroundtheworldineightydays.Nowadaysthismayseem22toyou,butinthosedaystherewerenoplanesorevencars.Mr.Foggandhisservanttraveledinmanydifferent23,evenonanelephantatonetime!Ifyouwanttoknowtheirresult,youshouldreadthebook.InallhisbooksJulesVerneusedhisscientificknowledge24hisimaginationindescribingfutureinventions.25hewaswrong,ofcourse,butoftentheaccuracyofhisdescriptionsisveryclever.16.A.meaningB.includingC.meansD.speaks17.A.madeB.discoveredC.producingD.invented18.A.inB.beneathC.atD.under19.A.story-tellerB.sailorC.captainD.pilot20.A.areB.tobeC.thatD.asif21.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.who
5022.A.easyB.difficultC.comfortableD.hard23.A.roadsB.pathsC.waysD.countries24.A.exceptB.asweIIC.aswellasD.or25.A.AIwaysB.SeldomC.SometimesD.SometimesKey:16.A17.D18.C19.A20.B21.D22.A23.C24.C25D(6)PeterBlakeisasuccessfuIbusinessman,buthe(16)tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand(17)workinginapubwhenhe(18)tostarthisownbusiness.Peterhadalways(19)interestedinplantsandflowers,(20)hedecidedtosetupacompany(21)caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(22),butsoonhetook(23)twopeopietohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(24)forthelasttenyears.Peterisnowveryrich,(25)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn'tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!16.A.wouldB.-C.usedD.use17.A.didB.wasC.beenD.hasbeen18.A.haddecidedB.decidedC.wasdecidingD.hasdecided19.A.wasB.hadC.beingD.been20.A.soB.butCLD.although21.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.-22.A.ownB.selfC.-D.himself23.A.upB.overC.onD.in24.A.-B.upC.overD.into25.A.thereforeB.soC.butD.moreoverKey:16.C17.B18.B19.D20.A21.B22.A23.C24.A25.C#ஹ▅%ᳮ'1.⌱Å⚪(1)OncethekingofIndiafellillandsentforhisdoctor.Thedoctorcame,examinedhimandsaid,/zYouwillbeweIIagaininafewdaysifyoutakebull'smilk."Thekingwasverysurprised,forhehadneverheardofabullthatgavemilk/Howisitpossible?”heasked.“0rderGulbo,thescholar,togetitforyou.Hecandoanything/ThedoctorwasanenemytoGulbo,andthoughtthiswouldbeawayofmakinghimsuffer.WhenthekingtoldGulbowhatthedoctorhadsaidandorderedhimtogetbull'smilk,Gulboimmediatelyunderstoodwhatthedoctorwastryingtodo.Whenhegothomehesatthinkinghowtogetoutofthedifficulties.Hisdaughter,seeinghimworried,askedwhatwasthematter.Onhearingwhatthekinghad
51askedfor,shesaid:'Don'tworry,father,I'llheIpyou.”Thenextdayshetooksomeoldclothes,wenttothebankoftherivernearthepalace,andchoseaplacebelowtheking'sbedroomwindow.Inthemiddleofthenight,wheneveryonewasinbed,shestartedtodoherwashing.Shemadesomuchnoisethatthekingcouldnotsieep.Thekinggotveryangryandsetaguardtofindoutwhatwasthematter.Thesoldierfoundthegirl,andledhertotheking."Whydoyouwashyourclotheshereatnight?"askedtheking.Thegirlpretendedtobeafraidandsaid,“Ihadtowashclothesatnight.Thisafternoonmyfatherhadababy.Iwasbusyalldaybecauseofthat.ThenIfoundtherewerenocleanclothesforthebaby,soIhadtocomeandwashthemnow.”What!”criedtheking,/zAreyoutryingtomakeafoolofme?Whoeverheardofamanhavingababy?Z/Welljfthekinghimselforderssomeonetogetbull'smilkforhim,whycan'tamanhaveababy?Thekingsmiledandsaid,“YoumustbeGulbo'sdaughter.GoandtelIyourfatherthathemaykeepthebull'smilkforhisbaby.”1.Accordingtothedoctorinthestory,theking'sillnesscanbecuredby.A.makingGulbosufferB.drinkingbull'smilkC.seeinganotherdoctorD.feedinghimwithcow'smilk2.ThedoctortoldthekingtoaskGulbotofindbull'smiIkbecausehe.A.admiredGulbogreatlyB.hatedGulboverymuchC.thoughtGulbowasascholarD.triedtomakeGulboanotherdoctor3.HowdidGulbofeelaftergettingtheking'sorder?A.Hewasupset.B.Hewasexcited.C.Hewassurprised.D.Hewasdisappointed.4.WhydidGulbo'sdaughterwashclothesbelowtheking'sbedroomwindowatnight?A.Becauseshewasforeedtodoit.B.Becausesheoftenwashedclothesthere.C.Becausesheenjoyedwashingclothesthere.D.Becauseshewantedthekingtonoticeher.5.Fromthedialoguebetweenthekingandthegirl,weknowthatafterhearingthegirl'sstory,theking.A.wantedtoseethebabyB.becameangrywithherC.thoughtthegirlwasafoolD.understoodthegirl'smeaningKeyBBADD
522 PeopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandIeammoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial,Æ⌼Ḅ/substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance,ᱥÉ/fsuchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycomparties,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.InthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrolIitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoIdinbottlesortinswhichcan/tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal,ᜐᳮ oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis.A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironmentB.theproduct!onofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstanceD.ourever-increasingpopulation2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly.A.peoplewouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblemB,governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreeffortsD.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause.A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresourcesC.topayfortheserviceD.toproducethereceipt4.WhichofthefollowingcannotheIpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.Eating.C.Reduceexcessuse.D.Carefullydisposeourdailyproducts.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"litter"meaninparagraph2?A.notmanyB.seriousproblemC.bitsofwastethingsD.industrialpollutionKeyACBBC
53(3)Thousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofanocean,milesfromthenearestisland,anunderseavolcanobrokeout.Thehotliquidpiledhigherandhigherandspreadwiderandwider.lnthisway,anislandroseupinthesea.Astimewentonhotsunandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.,Seawavesdashedagainsttherock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersandotherlittlecfeaturesthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insunlight,couldproducefoodfromthemineralsofthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland,theycouldfindnofood.Aspiderspunitswebinvain,becausetherewerenoinsectsforitswebtocatch.Insectscouldn'tstayuntiItherewereplantsforthemtoeat.SoplantshadtobethepioneerIifeonthisnewisland.1.Thepassagecenterson.A.howanunderseavoIcanobrokeoutB.howanislandroseupintheseaC.howsoilwasformedonanewislandD.howlifebeganonavolcano-producedisland2.Accordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom.A.seawavesB.thesandbroughtbythewindC.itsownrockD.coolrains3.Theword”nakecT(inpara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.hiddenB.newC.mysteriousD.bare4.Theorderofcomingintobeingontheislandis.A.soil,plantsandanimalsB.soil,littlecreaturesandplantsC.soil,birdsandplantsD.soil,humanbeingsandanimals5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Spiderswerethefirstlifethatcouldliveontheisland.B.Theislandisfarawayfromanypieceofland.C.InsectscouIdnotliveontheislandwithoutplants.D.Plantswerebroughttotheislandbyhumanbeing.Key:DCDAC(4)
54ISOO'Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople-nottheirclothes,ideas,orIanguages-haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginaIchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthes.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe/zPotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWorld'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnameKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthewide-awakfeelingthatone-thirdoftheworld'spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefoliowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?A.FoodC.PotatoB.ChocolateD.Coffee2."Some"in"Somestillexisttoday"means.A.somecocoatreesC.someshopsB.somechocolatedrinksD.someSouthAmericanIndians3.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthePotatoFamine"becauseA.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelseB.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmericaC.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotatoD.thepotatoharvestwasbad4.Coffeeoriginal!ycamefrom.A.BrazilB.ColombiaC.EthiopiaD.Arabia5.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat.A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldiB.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi'sgoatsC.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinsouthAmericancountriesD.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabsKey:ACDCD
55(5)CrimePreventionInitiativesThechancesthatyouwillbeavictimofviolentcrimeareIow.Butyoucanavoidriskinthefollowingways.ATHOME•Youshouldmakesureyourhouseorflatissecure.Aiwayslockthedoorfromtheinsideatnight,butyoumustkeepthekeynearby,sothatyoucanuseittogetoutquicklyifthereisafire.•Youmustnevergivekeystoworkmenastheycaneasilymakecopies.•Ifyouwakeupandhearaburglar;stayquietlyinbed.Pretendyouareasleep.Ifyoufeelmoreconfident,switchonthelightandmakealotofnoise;evenifyouareonyourownyoushouldcalloutloudlytoanimaginarycompanion,sothattheburglarthinksyouarenotaloneandrunsaway.Youshouldhaveaphoneoramobileinyourbedroomtoalertthepoliceimmediately.•Ifyoucomehomeandthinkyouseesignsofabreak-in,youshouldn'tgoin,theburglarmaybeinside.Youshouldgotoaneighbourandcallthepolice.ONTHESTREETAtnight:•Aiwayswalkfacingthetraffic,sothatacarcannotpullupbehindyou.•Youmustn'tgothroughparksorwoods.•Ifyouthinksomeoneisfollowingyou,crosstheroadoneortwotimes.Ifheorshecontinuestofollowyou,gotoapuborotherpublicplace.•Alwayscarryyourbagclosetoyou,butcarryyourhousekeysinyourpocketsothatyoucanopenthedoorquickly.Ifsomeoneattacksyou-rememberyoursafetyismoreimportantthanyourproperty.l.Thispassagemainlyfocuseson.A.howtoavoidthecrimesbothathomeandinthestreetB.wheretostayifyouwanttobesafeC.whatyoushoulddoathomeifthereisaburglaryD.howtoavoidthecrimeatnightinthestreet2.Ifyouwanttoguaranteeyouaresecureathome,youshould.A.alwayslockthedoorandputthekeyinasecretplacefarawayfromthedoorB.neverleavethekeystoworkmensincetheycaneasilymakecopiesC.keepsilentalIthetimeevenifyouareonyourownwhenaburglarstealsintoyourhouseD.goinimmediatelywhenyoususpect(ᝰᶧ)someoneisbreakingintoyourhouse3.Basedonthepassage,ifyounoticesomeonefollowingyou,it'sbetterforyoutoA.shoutloudlyB.gotopublicplaces
56C.stop,turnaroundandIookathimD.runquickly4.Whyshouldyouhaveatelephoneinthebedroom?A.Becausewemightuseittoalerttheburglary.B.Becauseit'sconvenientforustotalktoourfriendswhileIyingonbed.C.Becauseit'sconvenientforustoreporttothepoliceincasethereisaburglary.D.Becauseitwemightuseittomakeaphonecallatmidnight.5.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatwemightbevictimsif.A.wecannotpartwiththemoneywhenbeingattackedB.weaIwayswalkfacingthetrafficC.wedon'twalkintheemptystreetD.wecarrytoomuchcashKey:ABBCA(6)AnExtraordinaryChangeofDirectionMollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer;buta115shehadgrowntootallforclassicaIballet,soshebeeameamemberofapopdanceteam.Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theyIefthome.Shesays,"WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn'tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory."Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn'tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisIeg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan£50,000forcharity.Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it'sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember//1.Whatdoesthewordz/extraordinary"meaninthetitle?A.veryordinaryB.veryunusualandsurprisingC.notspecialD.extreme
572.Thesentence,z...myhusbandthoughtIwasbored. "inPara.4meantthatmyhusbandthoughtIfelt.A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathomeB.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhomeC.happybecauseIcoulddosomethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcareofchildrenD.sadbecauseallthechildrenleftmewhentheygrewup3.Theword"section"inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere.A.groupofpeopleB.partofthetrainingC.partoftherouteofsailD.partofthejob4.Whichofthefollowingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough"inthesentence"Onenighttheseawasveryrough…"inPara.5?A.notexactB.difficultC.notsmoothbecauseofhugewavesD.pleasant5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat.A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancerB.manyyearsofdancinghadalreadypreparedherforthesailcompletely,sosheneedn'tdoanythingbeforethejourneyC.sheshouldbekindtootherteammembersduringthetripD.sheshouldnotforgetdancingduringthetripKey:BACCA(7)TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.lnrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeopiewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyintheIast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.
581.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.ThedecliningmarriagerateintheUK.C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.D.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,.A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUKB.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUKC.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUKD.40%ofchildrenwereborntosingIeparentsintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto.A.declineB.soar(ញᒓuᓣ)C.staystableD.notmentionedinthepassage4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.B.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.D.90percentofIoneparentfamiliesareheadedbywomen.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemomentB.atpresentanyfamilyintheUKis2childrenatmostC.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasingD.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynowKey:CABAD(8)SomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobiIecrowdinganddirtyairinIargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcaliedBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebieyelestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesameIanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.AndmostpeopIelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.
59Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.ltwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicycleIanesdowntown.1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles.A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.areriddenbymostpeopleintheU.SD.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeridersC.peopleIivingfarfromdowntownD.somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.narrowpassagesbetweenbuildingsforbicyclesBroadsfullofbicyclesC.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonlyD.roadsforbicyclesonly4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BikeforaBetterCitymembersridebicyclestowork.B.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.C.TheCentraIParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.D.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.AirPollutioninNewYorkCitybyCarsC.SpecialLanesforPassengersD.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYorkKey:DBCDD2.ᑨ(1)“Getup,thewateriscoming."YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcommitteeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthedoorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeoplecollectwater;otherwise,thetapwaterwouldsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedthez/waterrush"inthemorning.Yan,anelderlyladyabout60,hadservedascommitteedirectorformorethan20years;hermajorworkwastorouseherneighborsfromtheirsleeptogetwater.Astimewentby,residentscouldnotgotosleepbeforeoneo'clockinthemorning.ChaoyangStreetwasnottheonlystreetinTaiyuanthatlackedwater;andTaiyuanwasnottheonlycityinChinawithwaterinshortsupply.
60NiuMaosheng,MinisterofWaterResources,toldChinaTodaythatmorethan300citiesnationwidelackwater;in108citiesthesituationhasbeeomecritical.Theannualdeficitofwaterhasreached6billioncubicmeters,IeadingtoalossofRMB200billion(approximatelyUS$24billion)inindustrialoutput.1.Asneighborhoodcommitteedirector,themajorpartofYanXinzhi'sjobwastowakeupherneighborsatmidnighttogetwater.2.ThepassagerevealsthataIIthecitiesinChinasufferfromwatershortage.3.Thepassageiswrittenbyawaterexpert.4.ThelackofwaterhasleadtoalossofUS$24billioninindustrialoutput.5.Xi'anisanothercitywithwaterinshortsupply.Key:TFFTNG(2)Peoplewhocannottellallcolorsapartaresaidtobecolorblind.Mostcolor-blindpeopIecanseeyellowandblues,butconfuseredswithgreens.11isveryrareforapersontobeblindtoallcolors,buttheymayseeeverythinginshadesofblack,white,andgray.11isinterestingtonotethatmanycolor-blindpeopiedon'tevenrealizethattheyarecolor-blind.Theydon'tknowthatthecolorstheyareseeingandnamingarenottheactualcolorsthatpeoplewithnormalvisioncansee.Thiscanbeparticularlydangerouswhenacolor-blindpersonconfusestheredandgreenofatrafficlight.Colorblindnessisthoughttobeinherited(⍡Ð).Andalthoughdoctorshavethoughtupteststodetermine(ÑÒ)colorblindness,thereisnocuretotreatmentforit.1.Acolor-blindpersoncantellcorrectlyredandgreen.2.Manycolor-blindpeopleareunaware(µÓÔU)thattheyarecolor-blind.3.It'sespeciallydangerousforacolor-blindpersontocrossastreetwhentherearenotrafficlightsatthecrossofthestreets.4.Apersonwhoiscolor-blindisnotallowedtodrive.5.Uptonow,doctorshavefoundawaytofreeapersonfromhiscolorblindness.Key:FTFNGF(3)Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it'susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspapei;thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseroneeamonth.Shedoesn'tlikebeingleftonherownforveryIong,soIaIwaysarrangefora
61neighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbourjoan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn'treallylikegoingbecauseit'salongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople'shome?Icouldn'tdothattomymother.1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.2.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.3.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily'smother.4.Lily'sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.Key:TNGTFF(4)BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister;said/'Londonisnotacity,itisanation/Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivaIshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschooIwithchiIdrenofRussian-lrishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglish,butallofthemwiIIbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300Ianguages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotaipopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.TheythemseIvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgrounds,andtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare"skilledcross-cu
62Ituraltravellers"withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1.Londonisanation.2.ThecityofLondonwasfoundedbytheRomans.3.AllAfricanpopulationliveinLondon.4.39%ofthetotaIpopulationofLondonareChinese.5.0Idpeoplearealso"skilledcross-culturaltravelers.Key:FTFFNG:ஹᦻ(1)ᎷÖN[×ᙥÙÚᵯXᜧÛÛHÜÝÞfß᪥⌕áâã äåæ᪷c☢çèfᵨ ᦻᑏé;☢¥êᐰìxᦪ100îïðñ2004½5ᨴ5¿fòóô730~930ᙢCᦻᓄlöᜧᔉøÝäÆ×ᙥᵯᜧùᦟᣴlycidro.ᑁùüᓺþÆùüᔊ ⚗⍸ᡈ᪥⌕ᑮ ⌕ ᵨ ᦻᑏ"#$%Notice(2)Ꮇ'()*+%,ᓅ.21stCentury/0ὺ᪷34☢⊤7ᑏ"880 909:;Ḅ0ὺ=(3)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassageonthetopicMyhome.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.>?(@ḄAB2.ᔜDEFḄGH3.⊤I(J(K@LᩩNḄP(4)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoanewfriend,tellinghim/heraboutyourambitionsanddreams.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourletterontheChineseoutlinebelow:1.QRḄS%2.TUḄVW3.JXᩭḄZ[ \11(1)07᧡^_ᵯᜧbcdefᧇ(ijkl▅nᳮp#)rstᑖvjkPassage1Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto1AsianandWesterneducational
63methods.Forexampie,oneadvantage2theeducationinJapanisthatstudentsthereIearnmuchmoremathandscience3Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans4.Thestudyisdifficult,butit5studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandseIf-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,6manystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,7theotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkbythemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues8ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgradualefromhighschool,theyhavenztmemorized9manybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries10.1.A.onlyB.bothC.all2.A.forB.asC.to3.A.toB.forC.than4.A.doB.haveC.does5.A.providesB.getsC.prepares6.A.andB.yetC.just7.A.atB.onC.under8.A.oldB.poorC.new9.A.moreB.lessC.as10.A.haveB.doesC.haven'tPassage2Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(1)Ionglifejrrespectiveofbodyshape(2)evensmokinghabits.ResearchersdiscoveredthatpeopIewhoexerciselivelongerthan(3),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(4)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(5)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(6)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(7)anon-smokerandsedentary.Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(8)Jamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary/7TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeopIe(10).1.A.forB.ofC.to2.A.orB.andC.but3.A.thesethatdonotB.thesewhodonotC.thosewhodonot4.A.thelittleB.lessC.theleast5.A.ifornotB.whetherornotC.when
646.A.tobefatB.beingfattoC.doing7.A.beingB.beC.tobe8.A.smokedB.tosmokeC.smoking9.A.forB.onC.to10.A.exercisedB.exercisingC.toexercisePassage3Moreandmorepeople(1)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(2)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywilIgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(3)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(4)arestrugglingtomake(5)endsmeet.Thealarms,(6)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(7)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(8)buthavenotinstalledthem(9).Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(10)thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.1.A.hasB.hadC.have2.A.havebeenaskedB.havebeenaskingC.asked3.A.dueB.becauseofC.beeause4.A.whichB.whoC.what5.A.theB.aIIC.-(j)6.A.whichB.whoC.that7.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimated8.A.tohavetheminstailingB.tohavetheminstalledC.tohavebeeninstallingthem9.A.stillB.aIreadyC.yet10.A.toinstallB.installedC.instaHingPassage4PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe(1)tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand(2)workinginapubwhenhe(3)tostarthisownbustness.Peterhadalways(4)interestedinplantsandflowers,(5)hedecidedtosetupacompany(6)caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(7),butsoonhetook(8)twopeopietohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(9)forthelasttenyears.Peterisnowveryrich,(10)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn'tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!1.A.wouldB.usedC.-2.A.hasbeenB.wasC.been3.A.haddecidedB.hasdecidedC.decided4.A.wasB.beingC.been5.A.soB.butC.although6.A.whoB.whichC.whose7.A.himselfB.selfC.own8.A.upB.onC.in
659.A.-B.upC.overD.into10.A.thereforeB.moreoverC.butvjkyᫀ:Passage11.B2.C3.C4.A5.C6.B7.B8.C9.C10.APassage2l.C2.A3.C4.C5.B6.A7.A8.C9.B10.CPassage3l.C2.B3.A4.B5.C6.A7.C8.B9.C10.APassage41.B2.B3.C4.C5.A6.B7.C8.B9.A10.Cr|tᑖ▅nᳮp}ᦻᳮp1TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarryingand,forexample,40percentofzchiIdrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,.A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUKB.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUKC.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto.A.soar~ញLUᓣB.notmentionedinthepassageC.staystable
664.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemomentB.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynowC.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing}ᦻᳮp2Peopleallovertheworidtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial~⌼Ḅsubstancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance~ᱥsuchasoiIfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouIdbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan'tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposalᜐᳮoftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis.A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironmentB.theproductionofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly.A.farmerswoulduselessartificiaIfertilizersB.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause.A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresourcesC.topayfortheservice4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.ReduceexcessuseC.Eating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordlitter"meaninparagraph2?A.BitsofwastethingsB.seriousproblemC.industrialpollution}ᦻᳮp3Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.
67Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.TheparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircelIphones.TheywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthemsayinghelIo,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtozpattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabIetotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvaneeincommunicationstechnologyisasetback~⌨totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-maiIandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.WithvoicemaiI,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistaneeindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbeeauseIdidn/treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout”Geewhiz"?1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel.A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,theweare.A.moreautomaticB.moredisconnectedC.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvance
68incommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.AIIoftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.ItactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopIeinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.ltmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere}ᦻᳮp4Somepeopiethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or"bike".Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.ButnobicycleIaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.SomestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffictheywillhaveIessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdozwntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles.A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeridersC.somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.roadsforbicyclesonlyB.roadsfullofbicyclesC.speciaIpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly4.Whichofthefoliowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes
69B.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.SpecialLanesforPassengersC.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork}ᦻᳮp5BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeministecsaid,Z/Londonisnotacity,-itisanation/Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsineethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,ineludingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-lrishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300Ianguages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000peopIe,3.8%ofthetotaIpopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeopie,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.TheythemselvesoftenhaveseveraIdifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyarez/skilledcross-culturaltravellersz,withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli'sstatementisanunderstatement?BecausehethinksLondonis.A.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversityB.evenIargerthansomecountriesintheworldC.notanationatall2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat.A.within10years40%LondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroupsB.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgroundsC.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries
703.EthnicminoritygroupswiIImakeupoftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.A.36%B.40%C.39%4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon.A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedculturesB.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironmentC.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures5.Thepassagemainlydealswith.A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondonB.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondonC.theculturaldiversityinLondon}ᦻᳮp6Whowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletesthezhostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.Beforedecidingwhichcitywillhostthe01ympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbidl,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders-Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbuL2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?2002inBuildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoIdingtheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,asweIIasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheundergroundtheimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofznewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparksthecitybecomesmoreattractiveforztourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternalionalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthe2008games.A.fiveB.fourC.three3.TheWoridCup2002washeldin.A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?A.Theextensionoftheunderground.B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.ThebuildingofnewmotorwaysD.AIIoftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?
71A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.AIIoftheabove.▅n4ᑡ}ᦻ᪷3}ᦻᑁᑨᐸ Ḅ)ᔲ~T ஹ┯~F ,)ᦻ^ᨵᐵ=¡~NG }ᦻᳮp7TheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athleteisanancientGreekword,meaningonewhocompetesforaprize.AIthoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmalIGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents-Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorehrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.1.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.2.TheancientGreeksheldthe01ympicGamesfor393years.3.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.4.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.5.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.}ᦻᳮp8Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.ShetoldusaboutcaringforhermothenIwakeupearlyeveryday,it'susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaeonandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.
72Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.Shedoesn/tIikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIaIwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher;andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn'treallylikegoingbecauseit'saIongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbourjack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.MumisfantaSticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.lalwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople'shorne?Icouldn'tdothattomymother.1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.2JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily'smother.3.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.4.Lily'sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.▅nᳮpyᫀ:}ᦻᳮp11.C2.A3.A4.B5.B}ᦻᳮp21.A2.C3.B4.C5.C}ᦻᳮp31.A2.C3.B4.C5.B}ᦻᳮp41.C2.B3,C4.A5.C}ᦻᳮp51.A2.B3.B4.A5.C}ᦻᳮp61.C2.A3.C4.D5.D}ᦻᳮp71.F2.F3.T4.T5.NG}ᦻᳮp8l,T2.T3.NG4.F5.F
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