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New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Price: ￡ 28.00

Publication Date:30/11/2005

Publisher’s description

Collects Doyle's fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth and early twentieth--century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies(传记) of Doyle, Holmes and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.

Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind

Price: ￡ 16.00

Publication Date:11/10/2005

Brief introduction

This is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope.For Daniel Libeskind, life's adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience.Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future.This memoir (自传) of one man's journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.

In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman

Price: ￡ 16.00

Publication Date: 02/09/2005

Brief introduction

On 11 th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the World Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe~ in her school at the foot of the burning towers--he returned home, to meditate(反省) on the trauma(创伤), and to work on a comic strip(连环漫画).In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelman's extraordinary account of "the hijacking" on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events' by America.

Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

Price: ￡ 14.00

Publication Date :07/10/2005

Publisher' s description

This is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller.A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.

60.Who is the writer of the book latest published among the four books?

A.Arthur Conan Doyle. B.Daniel Libeskind.

C.Art Spiegelman. D.Anita Shreve.

61.If one would like to know something about cultural details about Victorian society, he or she may read .

A.Light on Snow B.In the Shadow of No Towers

C.Breaking Ground ' D.New Annotated Sherlock Holm

62.Which of the four books listed above have something to do with tragedies?

A.New Annotated Sherlock Holmes &- In the Shadow of No Towers.

B.Light on Snow & In the Shadow of No Towers.

C.Light on Snow & Breaking Ground.

D.In the Shadow of No Towers & Breaking Ground

C

A new study has found that all women need to lower their stress levels is a strong and happy marriage.A team of researchers led by Jamesa. Coan, a University of Virginia neuroscientist (神经学家) has found that women under threat who hold their husbands' hands show signs of immediate relief, which can clearly be seen on their brain scans.

Coan, an assistant professor in the U.V A.Neuroscience Graduate Program and the Department of Psychology, and his team conducted a study involving several couples who rated themselves as highly satisfied with their marriages.

The researchers designed a functional MRI( magnetic resonance imaging 磁共振成像) study in which 16 married women were subjected to the threat of a very mild electric shock while they by turns held their husband's hand, the hand of a stranger(male) or no hand at all.

They found that the MRI was able to show how these women's brains responded to this handholding while in a threatening situation.The researchers noted a large decrease in the brain response to threat as a function of partner handholding, and a limited decrease in this response as a function of stranger handholding.

Moreover, partner handholding effects varied as a function of marital quality, with women in the very highest quality marriages benefiting from a very powerful decrease in threat-related brain activity."This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation." said Dr.Coan.

63.The study shows that _____can be the best way to lessen stress for women.

A.high-quality marriages B.holding their husband's hand

C.getting married D.being strong and happy

64.How do the researchers create the threatening situation in the experiment?

A.Forcing the women to hold the hand of a stranger.

B.Giving the women a very mild electric shock.

C.Putting the women in a dark and silent room.

D.Telling the story of sad marriage.

65.According to the study, the larger decrease in the brain response to the threat, __

A.the more satisfied you'll be with the marriage.

B.the more disappointed you'll be with the marriage

C.the more eager you'll be to get married.

D.the less reliable husband you'll have.

66.We can infer that the passage could be published in .

A.a book about love and marriage B.a magazine on entertainment

C.a section of home news in the newspaper D.a science journal on psychology

D

An increase in the number of suicides in South Korea, has led policeman Yoo Byoung-jong to a new job. He patrols (巡逻) Seoul's bridges to stop desperate people from throwing themselves into the river.

According to South Korea's health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.

The country has the fourth -- highest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100,000 people in 2003.That’s lower than Hungary, Finland and close neighbor Japan.But the number is growing by about 1 per cent each year, faster than for all other OECD nations.

In a move to cut suicides by a fifth by 2010, the health ministry is running a television ad campaign.It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge.A voiceover says: "Think five minutes more before you give it all away...Don’t forget you have a loving family."

Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors.Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic (有毒的) chemicals.

Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.

Exports say the rising toll (死亡人数) in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent high--profile suicides.These include top business leaders and celebrities (名人) who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.

"We saved 50 lives this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by “big shots" said the 38¬- year- old Yoo, in December.

Last July, the government and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides.But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.

67.The passage is mainly about

A.suicide problems in Korea B.how to reduce suicides in Korea

C.desperation D.the relations between life and suicide

68.Suicide rates in South Korea

A.have done great harm to the economical development

B.are going from bad to worse

C.didn't draw special attention of the government

D.arouse international concerns

69.It doesn't say but implies that

A.present hotlines are not enough for suicide counsellors

B.people choose suicide as the way to end their lives because they are short of love

C.cutting suicides by a fifth by 2010 is easy to carry out

D.authorities manage websites efficiently

70.Lowering the number of reported suicides by celebrities in the media in Korea

A.will be limited

B.didn't affect people's daily life.

C.might cause fewer people to commit suicide

D.damage the fame of media

71.Yoo Byoung--jong's new job to patrol Seoul's bridges has

A.made him suffer a lot

B.prevented people from jumping into water

C.burdened himself

D.proved a good way to save lives

E

You may have heard some respectable elders say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."

Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.

You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living.If we intend to give a dinner for friends, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, and decide which food to cook first, and such planning is essential for any type of meat to be served.

Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself.In making a blueprint for a job begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your service.

This account of yourself is actually a description of your working life and should include education, experience and references.Such an account is valuable.It can be referred to filling out standard application blanks and it is extremely helpful in personal interviews.While talking to you, your could--be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you, and your abilities must be displayed on an orderly and reasonably connected manner.When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something exact to sell.Then you are ready to hunt for a job.

Get all the possible information about your could---be job. Make your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment.Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking in the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Obtaining a job is your job now!

72.When the elders say "it’s not what you want in the world, but what you get", they mean_____.

A.you'll certainly get what you want

B.it's no use dreaming but be practical

C.you should never be satisfied with what you have.

D.it's essential to be ambitious

73.A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used as____.

A.a set rule for job hunters

B.an example of how to plan important things ahead

C.a suggestion on how to get a good job

D.a guideline for a job description

74.Writing an account of yourself before starting to get a job____.

A.is the first step to please the employer

B.is the requirement of the employer

C.enables you to know when to sell yourself

D.makes you aware of your abilities and desires

75.In the passage, the author mainly intends to point out the importance of ____.

A.writing up a detailed plan for a job interview

B.keeping a blueprint of what you want to do

C.drawing a description of your working life

D.seeking the employment you went

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线()划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每行作出判断;如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错

误(每行只有—个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Music is most important part of our lives.Music 76.

is about dancing, drinking, eating, loving or thinking.Some 77.

songs remind us of our childhood and youth.Others reminded 78.

us of the people about whom we love.Many important occasions 79.

like a wedding has special music.Every nation has a national song. 80.

With years passed, music grows and changes.Modern science 81.

has also changed music.Invention like records, radios, movies, 82.

electric instruments, taper, recorders and videos have changed the 83.

way we play and listen to music; they have helped making 84.

music be an important form of international communication. 85.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。

内容要点如下：

主要原因 考试偏多、偏难

不用功、懒惰

取悦父母、老师

个人看法 作弊不对，违反校规

要诚实，努力学习

……(其他看法)

注意：1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥;

2.短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数;

3.词数：100左右。

4.参考词汇：作弊 cheat(v.)

My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations

It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.

参考答案

1-20: BACAB ACCAA CCBBC ABBAC

21-25 DDACC 26-30 BCBDD 31-35 CBCBD

36-40 BADCB 41-45 AADCC 46-50 BDADB 51-55 CDABC

56-60 DBCAA 61-65 DCABA 66-70 DABAC 71-75 DBBDB

短文改错

76 most前加the或者a 77 about-----for 78 reminded-----remind

79 去掉about 80 第一个has改为have 81 passed----passing

82 invention----Inventions 83正确 84making----make 85 去掉be

书面表达

One possible version

My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations

It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.

As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations which are too difficult for us.On the other hand, some of us are lazy and don’t work hard at their lessons.So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers.

In my opinion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools, we students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in examinations.What’s more, we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.

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