第三部分: 阅读理解:(共35分)

第一节: 阅读下列5篇短文, 选出最佳选项(共30分,每小题1.5分)

A

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college. I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and main body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest(可爱的), largest smile I have ever seen.

All of a sudden her handicap (残疾)was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and  gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world--- a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I feel down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

61.What do we know about the author?

A.He graduated from Natural History University.

B. He majored in Natural History at university .

C.He ran a gift shop in the university

D.He is a successful businessman

62.When the author looked again, he saw that the little girl____.

A. was wearing a beautiful red dress

B.wasn’t able to move in the wheelchair

C.was badly injured

D.was only able to smile

63. In the author’s opinion, the little girl was not disabled at all because ______.

A.she told everyone how to live a good life

B.she offered him suppport in his business

C.she could take good care of herself

D.she had a strong spirit

64.What would be the best title for his passage?

A.World of smiles          B.Love of a girl

C. A badly disabled girl      D.Secret of a businessman

B

Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who was sick with cancer. She had to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed(用匙喂) him or simply kept him company.

One day Martha was hurt. She overheard(无意中听到) her father telling her mother, "All our children love me except Martha."

"How can this be?" Martha thought. "Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to pay for his medicines? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses."

One night, as Martha was as usual late in going home, she saw her father was lying awake. She walked close to his bedsides. Her father held her hands and said, "I miss you. I don't have much time. Stay with me." And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.

The next morning Martha said to everybody, "I have taken a leave of absence. I would like to be with father. I will bathe him and sing for him from now on." Her father had a beautiful smile. He knew Martha loved him, too.

As children, we need the presence of our loved ones. Adults need no less. I have observed my mother’s orchids(兰花). When she is away for a long time, they are unhealthy and many of them wither(干枯). But when she is around , they bloom with beautiful flowers. My mother does nothing special . She just spends her time looking after them.

65.Before Martha heard her parents’ talk ,she thought her father _____.

A. was satisfied with her love for him

B. disliked her brothers and sisters

C.was proud of her

D. would recover from the disease

66.After staying with her father for one night, Martha _____.

A.decided to give up her job

B.understood what her father really needed

C.realized her father loved her most

D. loved her father more than before

67.By telling Matha’s story, what does the author try to express?

A.Nothing is more important than the company of loved ones.

B. Money and a successful career don’t always bring happiness

C.Adults need the presence of their loved ones more than children do.

D.Plants like orchids do have feelings.

C

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have the three-day holiday posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (饰品) shining against the green of a pine.

"Where did it come from?" I asked.

"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when in great need... such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon."

The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crystal(水晶) Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly(难看) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.

"It's not like the one you used to find," my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look for a better one. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."

"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect."

It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: All Christmas trees are perfect.

68. What did his mother's Christmas tree look like?

69. From the passage we can infer (推断) that______.

A. all the soldiers had the three-day holiday

B. the writer could not go home for Christmas

C. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

D. not all the soldiers went home for Christmas during the war

70. From the passage, we can conclude that ______ .

A. his mother didn't like Christmas trees

B. the writer didn't like the tree cut by someone else

C. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

D. his mother didn't want to have a Christmas tree during wartime

71. The best title for this passage would be ______.

A. The Perfect Christmas Tree

B. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

C. How Soldiers Spent Their Christmas

D. A Christmas with an Ugly Christmas Tree

72. What does the writer mean by saying “All Christmas trees are perfect”?

A. Nothing is as perfect as Christmas.

B. Once at home, everything is so nice.

C. During the war, trees are hard to find.

D. All Christmas trees are the most beautiful.

D

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What’s included:

1)Unlimited mileage (英里数).

2)Expenses on oil , maintenance (保养)and repairs, which will be repaired on production of invoices(发票).

3)Full insurance except personal accident (see below) and contents.

What’s not included:

1)Personal accident insurance.

2)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines

Conditions of Hire

 The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative (代理人)at the hotel.

 Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee(保证) a car.But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.

 The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.

 Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company” Conditions of Hire.

 If you decide to hire a car , just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us . A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.

 Should you be forced to cancel (取消)your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before the date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.

73.from the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay extra money for_____.

A.insurance against damage to the car  B.insurance against injury to the driver

C.the cost of maintenance of the car    D.the cost of repairs to the car

74. Which of the following conditions , you have to accept when hiring a car?

A.When you hire a car from the company, the driver will go together with you

B.It’s unnecessary for you to give invoices if you want to be repaid for repairs

C.If you have paid a booking fee , you don’t have to fill in the Booking Form.

D.You have to accept the terms of car hire company’s Conditions of Hire

75.If you change your mind after paying the whole cost of hiring , the ￡12

Booking fee is_____.

A. partly returned                B.doubtly paid

C.not returned at all              D.returned within six weeks

76.The prices for car hire are especially low when _____.

A.it is booked for at least three days    B.it is booked two weeks in advance

C.it is booked for two days           D. the booking is made in London

E

About 1 million adult New Yorkers are obese(肥胖的), but nearly two-thirds of them don’t think they are, according to a study released on Tuesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene(卫生).

Among the obese, who account for about one in five New Yorkers, only 39% described themselves as “very overweight”, according to the report. 2% said they were very underweight, 1% said they were slightly underweight, 16% said they were just right and 42% said they were slightly over weight.

Some 2 million more New Yorkers are overweight, the report said, and one in five children in kindergarten is obese.

Only 44% of the city’s adults are at a healthy weight, and nearly 75% say they do not participate in(参加) any regular physical activity.

New York City’s adult obesity rate was 20% in 2003 compared with 23% nationwide in 2004.The national average has nearly doubled from 12% in 1993, the report said.

Overweight and obese are defined by body mass index, or BMI (= kg/m) , which is based on a person’s weight , adjusted(调整) for height, the department said.

Being obese means having a BMI of 30 or greater, while being overweight means a BMI of more than 25 but less than 30.

A 5-foot, 10-inch (1.78-meter) man weighing 175 pounds(79kg) would have a BMI of 25.1 and be considered overweight according to the department . If he weighed 210 pounds (95kg), he would have a BMI of 30.1 and be obese.

The report came from results of the department’s 2002 and 2003 yearly telephone surveys of some 10,000 adults.

77.New York City has a population of about _____ according to the passage.

A.5,000,000  B. 2,000,000  C. 1,000,000 D. 500,000

78.We can infer from the passage that ____.

A. most adult New Yorkers go in for many regular physical activities

B. New Yorkers think that obesity shows economic development

C. New York City’s adult obesity rate increased from 1993 to 2004

D. most of the New York City’s adults are at a healthy weight

79.If a 1.75-meter-tall man weighs 99 kilograms, he is ____ according to the passage.

A. overweight    B. underweight   C. slightly underweight    D. obese

80.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Population explosion in USA.

B. Weight problems in New York.

C. Weight controlling measures

D. Diet habits in USA

第二节 Wendy ,Carol, Jenny, Tom 和Mark 想观看演出或参加培训.阅读下列材料, 从所给的6个选项中,选出符合各自要求的最佳选项。其中一项是多余的。(5分)

_____81.Wendy, a student who is interested comedy and acting,will be free on Oct.12th .She wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.

____82.Carol is expected to be free on October 15th. She plans to enjoy some

performances while having a cup of coffee.

____83.Jenny, a student who majors in art, is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese art. She will be free after school at 4:30.

_____84.Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.

____85.Mark , a worker of an export company, needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.

A.ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  CENTER

Classes for beginners for 3 months.

Focus on grammar as well as writing and oral English.

3:00 p.m to 9:30 p.m

Small classes with a maximum of 8 students

Course fee: $300 (10% discount for the first to enroll)

B.HALIFAX  PLAYHOUSE

Ring’s Cross Street, Halifax.

Oct.10th--- Oct 17th on Golden Pond by Emest Thompson.

This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.

Don’t miss it.

Time: 7:30 p.m

Price: $3

Tel:36599988

C.LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students of all levels.

3 months, 6 months,9 months and 1 years course.

Focus on spoken language.

Open through all year from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Small class with a maximum of 12 students.

Course fee for English for one year: ;$1,200

Discount at shorter period of study.

Tel:22342381

D.EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art

A combination of Eastern and Western Art 8:00 a.m.

Price: $2 for adults, $1 for students

Tel: 33569875

E.WESTERN ART SHOW

China National Art Museum

European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art

Open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m from Oct. 6th to 20th

Price : $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.

Tel:25545569

F.GRAND THEATRE

Oxford Street, Leeds

Restaurant and Cafe.

Sep.1st—19th

Admission:Tues.--Thurs. $2-6; Fri.& Sat.$4-8

Sue Townsend’s musical play.

Time: Evenings 7:45. Oct 10th—17th, at 2:30 p.m.

No Monday performance.

All kinds of drinks offered

Tel :52011611

第二卷 (共25分)

第四部分: 写作(共三节,满分25分)

第一节:单词拼写(共10小题,每小题0.5分,共5分)

86.The little box c______ the little boy’ s toys.

87.Her brother is e________ in a fast food restaurant , earning $40, a week.

88.Please be quiet.The weather report is being b________. Let’s listen.

89.One way for people to keep fit is to f______ healthy eating habits.

90.Your waiter should a_______ to us for his rudeness.

91.She is so fat that she has made up his mind to go on a d_____.

92.A c_____  came in and bought some food.

93.He wrote the poem in m_______ of Lu Xun.

94.The teacher doesn’t p______ sleeping in class.

95.He is not poor; on the c_____   he is a millionaire.

第二节： 短文改错 (共8小题：每小题1 分， 共8分)

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每次错误以及修改均限一词;文中共有8处语言错误,

2. 只允许修改8处, 多者从第九处起不计分。

This morning I went to the railway station buy a ticket for my mother.

At the station, I was told that an old lady had all her money stole and was

unable to buy a ticket to go home. I felt sorry for her , and I took out my

money and give it to her. I was happy that I had helped person in trouble,

and I had no more money to buy a ticket for Mother. On my way home,

I wondered what I should say to Mother. When I got home, I told

her what happened . To my great joy, Mother didn’t get anger at all.]

Instead, she praised me for that I had done.

第二节 ： 书面表达(满分12分)

请根据下表内容提示，以“The Way to keep Healthy为题写一篇如何保持健康的说明文。

字数: 100字左右

四要 四不要

1.要多吃水果和蔬菜 1.不要吃太多的脂肪、糖果和盐

2.要有足够的睡眠 2.不要喝太多的咖啡

3.要多锻炼 3.不要抽烟、饮酒

4.要多用脑 4.不要太劳累

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