42. A. because        B. though         C. until         D. while

43. A. promised       B. noticed        C. worried        D. hoped

44. A. Therefore      B. However      C. Besides        D. Yet

45. A. of           B. on             C. about       D. with

46. A. blame         B. fool           C. frighten       D. make

47. A. idea            B. bar            C. day          D. answer

48. A. guessed         B. obeyed        C. begged        D. admitted

49. A. angry         B. sad           C. wrong      D. ashamed

50. A. At least       B. At last      C. At most       D. At first

51. A. surprised       B. impolite        C. pleased       D. impatient

52. A. damaged       B. destroyed     C. broke       D. ruined

53. A. scold          B. help          C. beat          D. save

54. A. money        B. lunch        C. coffee      D. change

55. A. two            B. three         C. four          D. five

56. A. smoothly       B. fairly         C. simply      D. conveniently

57. A. turn in       B. count out     C. take over     D. add up

58. A. discouraged   B. disturbed     C. disappointed  D. distrusted

59. A. thought       B. stated          C. announced     D. suggested

60 .A. imagining      B. preparing      C. examining   D. describing

第三部分：阅读理解(共25题;每小题2分，满分50分)

阅读下列短文，从题中所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中， 选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Nervous suspects(嫌疑犯) locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.

Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell(牢房) and have used colour psychology to decorate them.

Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of￡5 million, has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia(幽闭恐怖症). Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness.

The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.

Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness. It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration.

Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness. Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.

Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an “energy force”. She said: “Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication.”

Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red, on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression. Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells. Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate. In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.

61. The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might ____.

A. let suspects keep their balance

B. help suspects to confess their crimes

C. make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court

D. enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours

62. Which of the following colours should NOT be used in cells according to the passage?

A. Pink.                      B. Yellow                         C. Blue.        D. Red.

63. Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?

A. Scanning equipment.  B. Royal blue lines.

C. Glass doors.           D. Yellow frames.

64. The passage is mainly concerned with ______

A. the relationship between colours and psychology

B. a comparison of different functions of colours

C. the use of colours in cells to affect criminals’ psychology

D. scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison

B

In a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and clustering. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency.

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years. Scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. Robert J. Stemberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) and appropriate(applicable to the situation ) ”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. Mot scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation. Our emphasis is on the latter. While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way.

65. The underlined words “waiting for the bell ” in the first paragraph probably means______.

A. longing for a phone call        B. hoping to have a bell

C. expecting the end of the class    D. waiting to speak in the class

66. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were _____.

A. popular    B. useful    C. scientific     D. creative

67. When you use a familiar word in a new way, you are ________.

A creative in the sense of big “C” creativity.

B. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity..

C. not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity..

D. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.

68. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. show how useful the book is.

B. explain what creativity is

C. discuss how one can be creative

D. tell what teaching aims at

C

How I Turned to Be Optimistic

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house，and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying，and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism，but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.Mother remarried，and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad，and saw no end to “the hard times.”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters，filled out forms，translated at interviews with Immigration officers，took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there，and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles eventually go away!Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little!I believe that my life will turn out all right，even though it will not be that easy.

69. How did the author get to know America?

A.From her relatives.

B.From her mother.

C.From books and pictures.

D.From radio programs.

70. Upon leaving for America the author felt ______.

A.confused  　  　  　  　  B.excited

C.worried  　  　  　  　    D.amazed

71. For the first two years in New York，the author______.

A.often lost her way

B.did not think about her future

C.studied in three different schools

D.got on well with her stepfather

72. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A.She worked as a translator.

B.She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.She paid telephone bills for her family.

D.She helped her family with her English.

73. The author believes that______.

A.her future will be free from troubles

B.it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.there are more good things than bad things

D.good things will happen if one keeps trying

D

Charles Blackman : Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia

10  June ---12 August 2007

Venue(地点)    The Ian Potter Center

Admission  Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experiences all kinds of things . At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Date Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug. 10am—1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit

Date Sunday 24 June , 11am—4pm

Venue Exhibition Space . Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates  Sunday 8, 15, 22, 29 July , and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July , 12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale ( 比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting . Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am-3pm

Venue  Foryer , Level 3