There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s “tact”.

　　If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

　　“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”

　　Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.

　　Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

1.When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.

　　A．surprised                  B．cheated　　   C．regretful                D．painful

2.According to the author, his mother’s praise for the brother is _______________.

　　A．both sensitive and tactful         B．sensitive but not tactful enough

　　C．truthful but not tactful             D．sensitive but trickish

3.The fourth paragraph mainly talks about __________________.

　　A．how to comfort the patients

　　B．how to use trickery carefully

　　C．differences between trickery and promises

　　D．another feature of tact

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

(The numbers stand for the paragraphs)

　　There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s “tact”.

　　If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

　　“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”.Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”

　　Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.

　　Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

1.When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.

　　A．surprised              B．cheated　　C．regretful               D．painful

2.According to the author, his mother’s praise for the brother is _______________.

　　A．both sensitive and tactful         B．sensitive but not tactful enough

　　C．truthful but not tactful           D．sensitive but trickish

3.The fourth paragraph mainly talks about __________________.

　　A．how to comfort the patients

　　B．how to use trickery carefully

　　C．differences between trickery and promises

　　D．another feature of tact

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

(The numbers stand for the paragraphs)

　 “Calling tower,” the pilot’s voice crackled．“This is all emergency!” The radio operator in the control tower looked at his watch．It was 3：15 p. m Lieutenant Charles Taylor and five Navy bombers were in trouble：“We are off course．We cannot see land…repeat…we cannot see land．’’

　 The control tower grew silent．The operator garbed(戴上)his microphone．“what is your position?” “We are not sure of our position．”Lieutenant Taylor replied．“We seem to be lost．”

Taylor had over 2，500 hours of flight time．What Was happening?

The tower called back：“Assume bearing(方位)due west．”“We don’t know which way is west，”Taylor replied．“Everything is wrong．．．strange … we cannot be sure of any direction…Even the ocean looks odd…”the radio operator told Taylor to fly north “With the sun on the left” until he reached a Naval Air Station．Anyone could find the sun, especially a good pilot like Taylor．Soon the radio crackled again．"We have just over a small island,” said the pilot．“No other land in sight．”That was the last message Flight l9 sent to the radio tower．Five Navy bombers were lost．They had left the Naval Air Station for a routine training flight at 2：00 p，m．, December 5，1945．Each plane had enough fuel to fly more than a thousand miles．The weather was sunny and mild．Pilots from other flights had not seen anything strange there．So what happened? How could five Navy bombers and their crews just disappear?

The search for the five bombers covered 380,000 square miles of land and sea．Hundreds of boats and planes searched large areas of the Atlantic, the Caribbean，the Gulf of Mexico，the mainland of Florida, and many neighboring islands．Some of the boats were aircraft carries，destroyers，and submarines，They searched the area for weeks．Nothing was ever found．No life rafts．No wreckage．No even an oil slick(浮油)．Oil from the engines should float on the surface，even if everything else had sunk．

36．The pilot knew that they were in trouble when　　　 .

A．the radio operator warned him

　B．the emergency light was suddenly on

C．the engine failed to work

D．he couldn’t be sure of his flying route

37．Which of the following facts is NOT true for the five Navy bombers?

A．They could not find out the direction．

B．A small island was in sight．

C．They could not find the sun．

D．They saw no other land．

38．What made the disappearance so mysterious?

A．The control tower grew silent．　 B．The bombers had a lot of fuel．

C．The weather was good． D．No strange happening was found

A．abe　 B．abd　 C．acd　 D．bcd

39．What was the most unusual for the search?

A．There was no 1ife raft. 　　B．There was no wreckage．

C．There was no oil slick．　 D．There was no “SOS” call

40．The result of the search for the five bombers was that　 ．

A．they went for a very important mission

B．they went to some very important places

C．they went out of earth

D．they went somewhere no one knew

In a living statue, just as the name implies, somebody transforms（=change）himself or herself into a statue. Last year, I came across an article in a magazine describing living statues in the streets of some Australian cities. The article was vividly written, except that there was not even a single picture; one could only imagine what a scene it would have been! All the harder, then, to believe that I ran into the “wonder” in Barcelona this year. The performers – the living statues – were street artists at Las Ramblas.

Las Ramblas is the most famous street in Barcelona. Especially in summer, thousands of tourists go to the seaside by passing through this street, making it a center of shops and bazaars. Not only can you find tourists there, but also thieves, cheats, cops…among whom the living statue artists are the most special group.

They were covered with greasepaint（化妆油）in different colors, wearing season – disproportional （不和季节的）clothes, standing on a pedestal（底座）for several hours without making even a single move. Are they real or fake, the guests were wondering…and then suddenly the statues came to life, just for a few seconds to shift positions. But the movement of the statues seemed like someone just had breathed life into them. They really do look like statues, and that’s how they got their name.

Usually there is a jar or a hat in front of them. They would change to another pose whenever some tourist puts a coin in the hat. You may take photos after giving a Euro, or even less, but be careful not to touch the statues, unless you want yourself to be covered in paint. It’s a really special experience, don’t you think?

1．The best title for this passage would be　　　　　　 .

　 A．The Living Statues of Barcelona　　　　　　 B．Street Artists at Las Ramblas

　 C．A Shopping Center in Barcelona　　　　　　 D．Special Performances at Las Ramblas

2．We can infer from this passage that Las Ramblas is　　　　　 .

　 A．very famous in Barcelona　　 B．near the seaside

　 C．a shopping center　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the writer’s wonder

3．The underlined word “fake” in paragraph 4 means “　　　　　 ”.

　 A．true　　　　 B．living　　　 C．unreal　　　 D．wrong

4．From the passage, we can see that the living statues perform in the street in order to　　　 .

　 A．show off　　　　　　　　　　 B．beautify the city

　 C．make tourists happy　　　　 D．make a living

 

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题．每小题3分，满分60分) 　　　　　　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项( A, B，C，和D)中，进出最佳答案．并将答案写在答题卡上。

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Ticket price increases at HK Disney

Source：Xinhua | 02—05—2009 11：39

Hong Kong Disneyland announced on Tuesday it will raise weekday admission prices for mainland and overseas tourists by about 19 percent．But Hong Kong residents and tourists who purchase tickets through travel agents can still enjoy the old prices until June 30．　　　　

A one-day admission will cost HK $350($45)for adults and HK $250 for children aged up to 11 from Monday, the previous charges for weekends．Adults were previously admitted for HK $295 and children HK $210．

A Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman said the park does not expect the new pricing structure to have an immediate impact on attendances, as research shows guests choose when to visit the attraction based on time available rather than ticket prices．But the hikes(the rise of prices)drew immediate criticism from the industry．The greater tourism industry fears it may harm mainlanders willingness to visit Hong Kong．　　　　

Joseph Tung Yao-chung, executive director of Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said the decision was unwise in the current financial climate．He also urged the company to rethink its decision, during an interview with Southern Metropolis Daily．　　　　

56．On September 10 of 2009(weekday), 　Hong Kong　 residents and tourists will have to spend__________buying three children tickets．

A．HK $360    B．$　360    C　．HK $750  D．HK $885　　　　

57．There is a family with five people, John，his father，mother，grandfather and grandmother．They are from America, John is eleven years old．If they visit the place on June 30 2009(weekday)，they will spend about________in total．

A．$212   B．$　1650    C　．HK $1400  D．$1390　　　　

58．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Joseph Tung Yao-chung disagreed about the ticket price increase at HK Disney．

B．Hong Kong Disneyland will make a lot of money by raising weekday admission prices for mainland tourists．　　　　

C．The Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman didn't like the new pricing structure．

D．Only tourists from mainland visit Hong Kong Disneyland．