Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area．

       The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic jams．Low or no parking fees would be used as economic leverage（杠杆作用） to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas．

       Car owners living in the suburbs will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area．Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city’s traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometer downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the city’s total area．

       The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads are filled to capacity during rush hours every morning and evening．Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars．

       According to the communication commission, half of the city’s investment in transportation will go towards public transit（公共交通） construction in the next few years, making a jump from the current only 20 per cent．Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout （布局） by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown．

       The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams．The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial center, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions．

       Traffic experts say building more urban centers around Beijing may reduce the number of residents living in the suburbs and traveling long distances to work downtown every day, thus reducing traffic flow．

1．In the coming years, if a man beyond the Fourth Ring Road goes to work in the downtown of Beijing, he is encouraged to _________．

       A．take buses or subways                         B．take a taxi

       C．drive the car quickly                            D．park his car in a place which asks for no fees

2．According to this passage, when more and more people drive to work in rush hour in Beijing, it is likely to _______．

       A．save time                                            B．cause traffic jams

       C．cause traffic accidents                         D．reduce air pollution

3．The aim in building new city centers is to ________．

       A．make it convenient for people to go shopping

       B．develop its local resources

       C．reduce the traffic flow to the downtown

       D．solve the problem of more laid-off workers

4．The passage suggests the author ______．

       A．is tired of driving to work

       B．finds it costs less to take subways than to drive

       C．is for the plan to reduce Beijing’s traffic congestion（拥挤）

       D．has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day

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1．Which position is most suitable for a retired person?

       A．Part-time Shop Assistant.

       B．Teaching Assistant in Hania’s Playschool.

       C．Weekend Workin Rubber last Group Ltd.

       D．Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.

2．If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university （English degree）, which jobs can you apply for?

       A．Job 1,2 and 7.      B．Job 3,4 and 6.      C．Job 4,6 and 7.      D．Job 2,3 and 5.

3．Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement?

       A．Full Time Secretary at United Business Ltd.

       B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.

       C．Teaching Assistant at Hania’s Playschool.

       D．University Positions at the University of Bristol.

Research on the human brain has been attracting the attention of more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i．e．, to transplant a chip into human brain．This idea may make everyone's dream come true．If we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc．For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up．

       Experiments were started on animals．In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U．S．turned a bear into a dolphin．

       The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin．Using the most advanced technology, deep and detailed studies were made of the swimming action memory area in Ted's brain by the scientists．They got a lot of useful information．The information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin's brain．The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power．

       Recently, another memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California．The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far.

       The transplant was performed from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”．“Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master．It was a real genius．“Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”．It had no contact with people at all since its birth．It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory．

       The operation was a complete success．When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master．But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all．

1．The purpose of the experiment is      .

       A．to combine the computer and the human brain

       B．to make bear swim

       C．to make some stupid dog turn clever

       D．to enlarge the capacity of human brain

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．The scientists transferred a button-sized chip which useful information in Tallin’s brain.

       B．The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University.

       C．The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area.

       D．The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment

3．What does the underlined word “success” refer to?

       A．The two dogs woke up.

       B．They were both good at memorizing.

       C．The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius.

       D．The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot.

4．According to the text, we can infer          .

       A．a person can know more after the experiment.

       B．a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with related useful information

       C．a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area

       D．it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有多余选项。

      1   The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other green house gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global-warming．

       Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks

       You’ll get a 10 cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a landfill．While you’re there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as  ‘‘green’’ fertilizer in your garden．

       The payoff:   2 

       Strategy2: Turn off your computer

       When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy．  3 

       The payoff: Turning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds

       Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags

       Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them．Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag．

       The payoff:   4  The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile．

       Strategy4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom

       Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans．

       The payoff: If every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424000 trees would still be standing．Look for eco paper towels too．

       Strategy5: Buy energy-efficient appliances（电器）

       Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and you’ll use 15 percent less energy．  5  

       The payoff: If we all used one Energy Star appliance at home, it would be like planting 1．7 million acres of new trees．

A．You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes.

B．Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing.

C．It might be a little expensive to buy, but you’ll save money on your electricity bills and help the environment．

D．In fact, 75percent of electricity used in your home comes from electronics that are turned off．

E．The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup．

F．The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.

       G．Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。

       文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

       删除：把把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

       修改：在错词的下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

       注意：

       1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

       2．只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分。

       Many students are on the sports field take part in all kinds of sports. A ball game is going on among Class one and Class two and one knows who of them will win in the end. Do you see the student over there? Some young men are practicing the highly jump. One of them is a best high jumper in our school .He practices very hard every day. Because he wanted to break the school record. On this corner of the field, you can see other group of students .Their teacher is telling themselves how throw the spear. Our students love sports and they want to keep fit so as to serve for the people.   

假如你是李明：你的班里来了一位英国交换生Paul。他在和你的交谈中表示在中国学习压力很大。请你给他写封信，给他提一些建议。主要包括以下内容：

1．请求老师和同学的帮助

2．不要总想着考试成绩．要多想自己的进步

3．多做运动

4．．．．．．．．

       注意：1．词数：100字左右；            2．可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

       3．信的开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

Dear Paul，

       I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from.

       Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

At ______ games in Johannesburg, South Africa, the North Korean team, which returned to ______ World Cup after 44 years, lost in ______ close-scoring game, 1-2, to the Brazilians．

A．the; the; a           B．/; /; the        C．/; the; the                D．the; /; a

Before long he ______ the shortcoming of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions．

A．forms          B．increases            C．develops          D．changes

Pip ______ a gentleman and ______ Estella’s love, who is a beautiful girl．

A．is bent to becoming; winning                 B．is bent on becoming; win

C．is determined to become; winning               D．is determined to become; win

Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays．

A．is; was written; is seen                        B．are; are written; are seen

C．is; had been written; is seen                      D．are; were written; is being seen