三 阅读

第一节

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

For your wonderful kindness, the good fairy said to the girl, “ I will give you any wish you would like. The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, I want to be happy.

The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, the secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.

When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbours all gathered around her, that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “ Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “ She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young ,how rich or poor, had need of me.”

56.         the girl felt sad and lonely.

A. there were many friends but       B. there was nobody to love her so

C. there was nothing to do           D. seeing the butterfly was caught

57. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl        .

A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B. felt sorrow, but she didn’t go up to help it

C. fell down on it too

D. failed to help it release from the thorn

58. The butterfly          after was saved by the little girl.

A. flied away     B. still died    C. changed into a fairy    D. was more beautiful than before

59. The neighbours all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because    .

A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn’t wanted her to die

B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died

C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D. they wanted to pray for her after her death.

Do you wake up in the morning dreading the moment that your feet have to hit the floor for you to get ready for work? If that’s the case, join most of Americans. Very few people wake up to that annoying alarm clock and spring out of bed excited about having to go to work.

As if that were not enough, most of us have to fight traffic getting there, usually an hour’s drive. Then, when we get to work, we have to fight with unruly co-workers or a nagging boss. And to make matters worse, you have to fight the same traffic going in the opposite direction just to get back home.

Making dinner, fixing plates, eating and then straightening up afterwards is a job within itself. If that sounds like your life, you probably have a J-O-B. you know what J-O-B stands for? Just Over Broke, that’s what! With a job, most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and hating every minute of it. I know because I was doing the same thing: trading time for money. And, I came to a conclusion that it stinks (糟糕透了)! Big time!

Looking around at my co-workers, friends and relatives, I saw that they were all doing the same thing I was doing. They were complaining about the same things I was complaining about : not having enough time or money. And, I decided that I wanted to do something different.

So, I started a home-based business. There are several to choose from. The extra income has done so much for our family. We can vacation more. We have been able to give more. And, we’ve even been able to do something calling save! It’s been amazing.

Therefore, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, it’s time you make a change, too. The definition of insanity (疯狂) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know you aren’t stupid. If you continue to do what everyone else is doing: trading time for money, you’re going to keep getting what everyone else is getting: being broke and not having the time to do what is really important to you.

Do your due diligence. Find a home-based business that works well for you. Go to work, and live the life you’ve always imagined!

68. According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is TRUE about most Americans?

   A. Most Americans are excited to go to work every day.

   B. Most Americans are used to sleeping in the morning.

   C. Most Americans are tired of having to go to work every morning.

   D. Most Americans have alarm clocks to wake them up in the morning.

69. By writing the first three paragraphs, what feeling does the writer express?

   A. Regret.               B. Joy.                  C. Pride.               D. Dissatisfaction

70. What does “something different” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

   A. To set up a business at home.            B. To complain about life and work.

   C. To spend more time on holidays.              D. To resign from the former job and get a new one.

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

现在很多中学生出国留学。据《环球时报》报道，澳大利亚驻华使馆2002年签发的留学签证有50%给了高中生。假设你是名叫李华的学生，请给某报编辑写一封信，根据以下所给要求，明确表示赞成还是反对中学生出国留学（只能选择一种观点）。字数100~120。

赞成的观点：                                              

1．与中国教育相比，国外教育有诸多优点，   如：……

2．在国外接受教育，可以培养学生多方面的能力，如：……

反对的观点：

1．与中国教育相比，国外教育可能存在诸多问题，如：……

2．过早留学，可能给学生在精神上、学习上及经济上造成诸多负面影响，如：……

注：除以上内容，你还可陈述赞成或反对的其它理由。

Mark’s fluency in English gave him a big advantage________the other applicants for the job. 

       A.against B.over     C.than     D.beyond 

 The population of this city is larger than ____ of New York.

A. those         B. that           C. one        D. ones

29.It was _____he said ____disappointed me.

A.What; that       B. that; that       C. what; what      D.that;what

 ______ is no doubt that the media play a major role in influencing people’s opinions.

   A. This    B. That   C. What    D. There

The Dragon Tower, from       top visitors can enjoy a good      of Harbin , attracts hundreds of tourists every day.

A．which; sight     B．whose ; view   C．its; view       D．where; sight

第三部分 阅读理解 （ 共两节，满分40分）

(共15小 题；每小题2分，共30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you’ve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says you’re a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.

This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you’ll find it not half so hard as you might have thought.

Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.

Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.

56. In the writer’s opinion, the most effective way in learning English is ________.

A. to practise speaking, writing and feeling it

B. to forget your own native language

C. to translate everything into his own language

D. to memorize the English words and grammatical rules

57. “Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. ”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can ________.

A. help you to study English well      B. stop you mastering English

C. make English easy to learn         D. help you notice mistakes

58. Equally important is to feel the language. “to feel the language” here means________.

A. to get a knowledge of English by touching

B. to be able to read and write English

C. to translate English into your own by imagining

D. to be able to experience the rich sensation of the language

Imagine being the only person in the Forbidden City. You could stay there all day without swarms of people crowding around. You'd be able to look at the ancient treasures without worrying about other visitors pushing you for a better view. Well, in two years time you'll be able to have such an experience, just like the former emperors used to. The only difference is that your Forbidden City fun will be online.

Thanks to new technology, a virtual(虚拟的) tour of the Forbidden City will be available online by 2008. The project － jointly driven by the Palace Museum and computer company IBM － aims to help teenagers around the world become more interested in Chinese culture. The project will offer an interactive, three-dimensional view of the palace. The virtual tour will provide images from all over the 780,000-square-metre palace.

"The Palace Museum is a big book; there are always places you haven't read about," said Hu Chui from the museum. There are many rooms closed for protection. But the virtual platform breaks the boundaries of time and space, meaning visitors can see whatever they want. "The interaction and games content in the virtual tour will attract more young people to understand and love our cultural heritage," added Hu.

In the virtual tour, historical figures will actually talk to visitors and answer their questions. The stories behind the buildings and treasures will also be told. "The online environment, presented in both Chinese and English, enables visitors to experience the culture and stories of the museum," said James Yeh, an IBM official.

68. If you visit the Forbidden City now, which of the following won't be the case you'll have?

A. It is crowed with a lot of visitors.          B. Visitors are pushing you for a better view.

C. You are the only person in it.                D. You can see some ancient treasures in it.

69. Which of the following is not the advantage of the virtual tour of the Forbidden City?

A. Visitors can see whatever they want.   B. Visitor can ask and talk to historical figures.

C. Visitors can get to know the cultural heritage by playing games.

D. Visitors can walk around the Forbidden City with your family.

70. The "project" underlined in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. a virtual tour of the Forbidden City

B. a new "Forbidden City" to be built by the Palace Museum and IBM computer company

C. an Internet cafe to be built in the Palace Museum

D. a big book to be published to introduce Chinese culture