46. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are ______.

A. interested in raising money for social work　

B. programmers who can plan well for their future

C. believers in equality between men and women

D. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

45. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who ______.

A. have gradually become more noticeable　 　B. are worried about getting old too quickly

C. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

D. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

44. The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means ______.

A. one branch of an organization　 B. a written agreement of a club

C. one part of a collection of poems　 D. a period in a society’s history

43. Who was the sender of the flower?

A. A boy the writer had run into.　 B. One of the writer’s neighbours.

C. One of the writer’s classmates.　 D. The writer’s mother.

B

The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays and are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society - a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.

"My grandmothers didn't do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that," said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents' way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.

If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: ‘When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple/ With a red hat which doesn't go,’" said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted a lot of attention.

"The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else," Cooper said. "Women feel so ashamed when they do something for themselves." This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. "We're a ladies play group. It couldn't be more simple," said Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.

42. The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ______.

A. she could take care of things herself　 　B. she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C. she wanted her to be happy and strong　 D. she thought education was most important

41. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Childhood Dream　 B. A Mother’s Love　

C. A Graduation Party　 　D. A Special Birthday

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

你根据下列图示用英文写一篇日记。

要求：1.日记需包括所有图画表示的内容。可以适当增加细节，使日记连贯；

2.词数：100左右。

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正。

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Before he was a teacher, Bob told me what he　　 76. 　　　　　.　　　　

Would like to be a lawyer when he was at school. 　　 　77.　　　　 　.

He worked very hard at his lessons and tried　　　　　　　 　 　　 　78.　　　　 　.

enter into a famous university, but something　　　 　 　79　　　　 　.

unhappy happened in his family, that made it　　　　 80　　　　 　.

necessary for him to working for a living.　　　　　　　　　 81　　　　 　.

As a young man, he had been a bus-driver, a saleman(售货员)。

But he spends his spare time studying 　　　　　　　　　　　 　82　　　　 　.

and finally became the college teacher.” Young　　 　　 83.　　　　 　.

People,” he often said, “full of wishes and 　　　　　　　　 　84.　　　　 　.

hopes after they step into (步入)the society.”　　　　　　　 　　 85.　　　　 　.

E

Most episodes(情况)of absent – mindedness – forgetting where you left something of wondering why you just entered a room – are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded (译成密码) it deeply.”

Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact (影响) on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe(衣柜). “Your memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed”.

Lack of interest can also lead to absent- mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory depends on just that.

“Visual cues can help prevent absent – mindedness”, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table – don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.

Another common episode of absent – mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else, “Everyone does this from time to time,” says zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.

(　 ) 72. We can learn from the passage that encoding　　　

A. slows down the process of losing our memories　　 B. helps us understand our memory system better

C. gets us to recall something from our memories　　 D. helps us to find out the mobile phone in the pocket

(　 ) 73. Why do women have better memories than men?

A . They seldom use their mobile phones.

B. They are more nervous about the environment.

C. They are more interested in what’s happening around them.

D. They usually take some special medicine to improve memories.

(　 )74. The sentence underlined in paragraph 4 means that　　　 .

A. a note in the pocket will easily get lost.

B. putting something in sight can be a good reminder

C. taking medicine can get rid of absent – mindedness

D. people of absent – mindedness must take medicine with them

(　 ) 75. What is the passage mainly about?

A . The causes of absent – mindedness.　　　　　　 B. The environment and memory.

C. A way of encoding and recalling.　　　　　　　 D. The process of gradual memory loss.

第二卷(共35分)

D

Attention Tim Hortons

Stainless Steel Travel Mug Owners

Lid Recall--15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug.

A fault at the cup has been recognized. The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug, and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking. Therefore, we have given an immediate lid recall notice.

This Recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons 15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2002 and January 2003. The bottom of the mug is stamped with distributor’s (经销商)name, “ThermoServ”. There is no printing on the handle of the mug.

At Tim Hortons, we valve our customers’ safety above anything else. So, whether your lid is leaking or not, in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons (excluding Esso Tim Hortons) ,where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely. The new lids will be available February 1, 2003; please do not use your mug unitl you exchange the lid.

Here’s what you do:

·Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one.

·New lids will be available February 1, 2003.

·Retum your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store (as of February 1,2003)

·Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid.

　 If you prefer to return the entire mug,bring it tack at any time for a full repayment .

If you have any questions regarding this

recall, please contact us at:

Toll Free Number: 1-888-601-1616

8:30am – 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Tim Hortons

(　 ) 68. This advertisement is trying to　　　 　.

A. introduce a new type of mugs　　　　　　 B. persuade people to buy a new lid

C. inform people of exchanging a lid　　　　 D. warn against the danger of using the mug.

(　 ) 69. The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who　　 .

A. often travel around　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. have 15 oz Stainless mugs

C. want to buy 15 oz stainless mugs　　 　　　　 D. are selling the mugs.

(　 ) 70. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. People should stop using the mug immediately.

B. People can get the money back if they return the mug.

C. People with questions can call the company free of charge.

D. People can return　 the lid between October 2002 and January 2003.

(　 ) 71. Form the passage we can learn that Tim Hortons 　　　.

A. is a club for travelers　　 　　　　　　　B. wants to make more money.

C. cares about the customers’ safety　　　　 D. is an organization helping customers