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Ⅰ.单项填空: 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Since she fell in love with a boy, she cant ____ her studies and job now.

A. look on B. concentrate on C. concern on D. take on

2. ____ millions of fans, David Beckham is encouraging more and more people to go in for soccer since the late 1990s.

A. To fascinate B. Fascinating

C. Fascinated D. Being fascinated

3. The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will ____ have been solved by the end of next week.

A. eagerly B. hopefully C. immediately D. gradually

4. Were expecting Lily because shes our ____ visitor who comes here for holiday every summer.

A. familiar B. particular C. popular D. regular

5. Dont be ____ in writing a successful application for a job though it is a good quality for a Chinese.

A. energetic B. modest C. desperate D. academic

6. In the 11th 5-year plan it is one of the focuses that ____ community clinics will be included in the national medical insurance programme.

A. registered B. registering C. register D. to register

7. They ____ a certain amount of working experience through volunteer work.

A. attempted B. accomplished C. abandoned D. accumulated

8. Lets ____ to clean the house. Its too dirty.

A. set about B. set out C. set off D. set down

9. Websters want someone who can ____ his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr. J. Soloman at our Head Office.

A. stand up B. stand on C. stand out D. stand by

10. Recently more and more farmers have ____ the government rather than nature for help.

A. appealed to B. centered on C. attended to D. lived up to

11. Before you go abroad, usually you should ____ a passport and visa.

A. be applied to B. ask C. apply for D. apple to

12. Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour

operation to have ____ one-year-old twins at the head.

A. isolated B. separated C. divided D. removed

13. ——How are they getting on with their work?

——All goes well as ____.

A. to be planned B. being planned

C. planned D. planning

14. Larry was outgoing that he soon ____ the other children in the kindergarten.

A. came up with B. put up with

C. fitted in with D. dropped out of

15. When and where we are going to hold the meeting ____. So wed better wait until we ____.

A. is not announced; are informed

B. doesnt announce; inform

C. are not announced; have been informed

D. dont announce; have informed

Ⅱ.完形填空

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important __1__ in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. __2__ they were not enough. Something __3__ was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men—__4__ individuals who could invent machines, find new __5__ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

The men who __6__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution __7__ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were __8__ inventors than scientists. A man who is a __9__ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research __10__. He is not necessarily working __11__ that his findings can be used.

An inventor who is interested in applied science is __12__ trying to make something that has a concrete __13__. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories __14__ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a __15__ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of __16__ other objectives.

Most of people who __17__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had __18__ or no training in science might not have made their inventions __19__ a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years __20__.

1. A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations

2. A. But B. And C. Besides D. Even

3. A. else B. near C. extra D. similar

4. A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative

5. A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries

6. A. employed B. created C. operated D. controlled

7. A. came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared

8. A. less B. better C. more D. worse

9. A. genuine B. practical C. pure D. clever

10. A. happily B. occasionally C. reluctantly D. accurately

11. A. now B. and C. all D. so

12. A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually D. never

13. A. plan B. use C. idea D. means

14. A. of B. with C. to D. as

15. A. single B. sole C. specialized D. specific

16. A. few B. those C. many D. all

17. A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered

18. A. little B. much C. some D. any

19. A. as B. if C. because D. while

20. A. ago B. past C. ahead D. before

Ⅲ.阅读理解

（A）

Sydney, host of the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, is located on the southern shore of Port Jackson. It is Australias oldest and largest city and is a major economic, cultural, and administrative center.

In Sydneys central business district, colonial public buildings and handsome terrace homes sit next to modern skyscrapers, such as Sydney Harbor Bridge, which for many years symbolized the city. Completed in 1932, the bridge linked northern Sydney with the southern and eastern suburbs and was at that time the largest single-arch bridge in the world. The bridge was eclipsed as a symbol with the opening, in 1973, of the multi-shelled Sydney Opera House that is now one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.

Sydney is one of the most significant financial centers in the Asia-Pacific region. Sixty of Australias largest corporations have their headquarters in this largest city in Australia. Sydney is also the center of information technology and telecommunications, commanding more than 40 percent of the Australia telecommunications market in the mid-1990s. Manufacturing continues to be important: metals, machinery, clothing, processed food, electronic equipment, motor vehicles, ships, and refined petroleum are some of the wide range of Sydneys manufactured products.

Sydney has a population of around four million. The metropolitan area is populated mostly by descendants of British and Irish immigrants. But, as in other major Australian cities, Sydney has been transformed in recent years by migration from southern Europe and Southeast Asia. Sydney has warm summers and mild winters. It has many parks and beaches which are a favorite destination for both tourists and residents. Bondi Beach, for example, is famous for its surfing.

1. Which of the following is true about Sydney Harbour Bridge? ____.

A. It is the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere

B. It is the symbol of the city

C. It makes transportation in the city easier

D. It is the largest single-arch bridge in the world

2. By saying in the 2nd paragraph “The bridge was eclipsed as a symbol with the opening, in 1973, of the multi-shelled Sydney Opera House that is now one of the most recognizable buildings in the world”, the author means that ____.

A. the Harbour Bridge was no more the symbol of the city in 1973 B. there are a lot of shells in Sydney Opera House

C. Sydney Opera House replaced Sydney Harbour Bridge as the symbol of the city

D. Sydney Opera House is the one of the most recognizable build- ings in the world

3. From the third paragraph, we can learn that ____.

A. Sydney is the largest financial center in the Asia-Pacific region B. sixty of Australias largest corporations are in Sydney

C. Sydney commanded over 40% of the Australian telecommunica- tions market in the mid-1900s

D. manufacturing plays an important role in Sydney

（B）

As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.

We take fishes from the ocean—millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. We even use their bones for fertilizer and meal. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea， too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls，sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes food of many kinds—even candy， and ice cream—as well as medicine. Believe it or not， fresh water is another gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. Some of its contents may cause illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future， we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

The sea gives us food， fertilizer， minerals， water， and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump. Huge as it is， the ocean cannot hold all the waste that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life. Yet as the world population grows， we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.

We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas， we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully， it is not too late.

1. Paragraph 2 mainly discusses that ____.

A. the ocean is very important to human being

B. we take fish from the ocean

C. there is jewelry in the ocean

D. seawater is undrinkable

2. Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage? ____.

A. To encourage people to get more from the sea

B. To persuade people not to pollute the sea

C. To inform people of the fortune under the sea

D. To prevent people from killing off sea life

3. We know from the passage that ____.

A. there are millions of kilograms of fishes in the ocean ready to feed humans

B. the only way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates

C. in the future, people will be more reliant to fresh water from the sea

D. it is too late to stop polluting the sea

(C)

I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would better like to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. Werent it for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village. But how realistic is the dream?

Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in huge tower blocks, noisy, dirty, cold and unfeeling. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks dont even say hello to each other.

Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated (隔离) existence because a sense of community generally ties the inhabitants of small villages together. But country life has disadvantages too. It is true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. Theres little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-people who leave for the country are often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.

What, then, of my dreams of learning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning” to the locals as they pass by? Im eager for the idea, but you see theres my cat, Toby. Im not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric fire any evening.

1. We learn from Paragraph 1 that the writer ____.

A. used to live in the country

B. used to work in the city

C. works in the city

D. lives in the country

2. In the writers opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPT ____.

A. a strong sense of fear B. a lack of communication

C. housing conditions D. a sense of isolation

3. The text implies that it is NOT easy to buy ____ in the country.

A. agricultural products B. fresh fruits

C. fresh vegetables D. designed clothes

4. Which of the following words best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages? ____.

A. Original B. Quiet C. Proud D. Senseless

(D)

Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospital, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.

Little wonder the latest survey concludes that size and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special childrens hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children get in touch with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.

Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child failing behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teachers can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to depend upon concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being disregarded or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as fast as they can.

Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to comfort the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.

1. The writer points out at the beginning that ____.

A. every child in hospital receives some teaching

B. not enough is known about hospital teaching

C. hospital teaching is of poor quality

D. the special childrens hospitals are worst off

2. It can be inferred from the latest survey that ____.

A. hospital teaching across the country is similar

B. each hospital has at least one part-time teacher

C. all hospitals surveyed offer education to children

D. only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers

3. Children in hospital usually turn to ____ in order to catch up with their school work.

A. hospital teachersB. schoolmatesC. parentsD. school teachers

4. We can conclude from the text that the writer is ____.

A. against children receiving education in hospitals

B. in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals

C. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching

D. satisfied with the results of the latest survey

(E)

For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say, as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that theyre dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, theyre cheaper than planes.

And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a strange line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesnt leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesnt hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do.

Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent as much on motorways we cant use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we cant fly in for the same reason.

1. Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ____.

A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains

B. oil is expensive today

C. trains are slow

D. railways lose money

2. The writers idea seems to be that ____.

A. we can do without railways

B. trains have much in common with motorcars and planes

C. motorcars and planes are not as good as trains

D. trains are as good as motorcars and planes

3. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane

B. The railway station is usually at the center of a city

C. When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center

D. No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does

Ⅳ.书面表达

请根据以下提示写一篇关于“残疾人火炬手金晶”的英语短文。

1． 金晶是一名27岁的残疾人运动员，被朋友们称为“轮椅上的微笑天使”。

2． 在巴黎火炬传递时，金晶面对突如其来的“藏独”分子的冲击，用双手紧紧抱着火炬,用身体护住火炬。

3． 她不仅是在保卫祖国而且是在保卫属于全世界的奥运。

4． 人们称她是中国奥林匹克的女英雄。

注意：

1． 词数：100 左右；

2． 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3． 参考词汇： 天使angle； “藏独”分子 Tibetan separator

Key(4)