55. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. Students Building Better Hybrid　B. A Competition for Redesigning Cars

C. An Energy-saving Competition　D. GM and the Redesigned Cars

第二卷(共35分)

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(每小题1分，共10分)

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：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。

该行缺一个词：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。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear friends,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 56. _____

We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the　　　　　　　　　 57. _____

English Club. Although we have been members for a short　　　　　　　　 58. _____

period of time, we have made a great progress. That is　　　　　　　　　　　 59. _____

because we are all very much active and the activities are not　　　　　　 60. _____

only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers　　　　　　　 61. _____

here work hard and try his best to make the activities　　　　　　　　　　　　 62. _____

lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of　　　　　　　　　　 63. _____

us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am　　　　　　　　　　　　　 64. _____

looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!　　　　　　　　　 65. _____

Thank you.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

54. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Sixty students competed in the final contest.

B. The team could get nothing but $35,000 from the sponsors.

C. It was GM technicians who decided which team was best.

D. Ten teams in all took part in the contest.

53. What’s the real purpose for GM to sponsor this contest?

A. To reduce the consumption of fuels.　　　　 B. To sell its Chevrolet Equinox.

C. To make advertisements.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To find excellent graduates and employ them.

52. The underlined word "modifications" means _____.

A. design　B. changes　C. approval　D. examination

51. How long does the contest last?

A. One year.　B. Two years.　C. Three years.　D. Four years.

50. This passage is mainly about _____.

A. the Beijing Olympic Games.

B. the Beijing Green Olympics logo

C. the meaning of creating the Beijing Olympic logo

D. the design of the Beijing Olympic logo

D

Ten students have stopped complaining about gas prices. Instead, they’re competing in a nationwide contest to redesign the cars. Final competitors were chosen from a field of 60 applicants.

"The schools were selected to find technology that will help our country reach the needs for energy sources, so we don’t have to depend on other countries to provide fuel." Pickering said. He is vice chairman of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee. The teams received $ 10,000 and a Chevrolet Equinox which would be used as a starting place for modifications. Each team can also get $ 25,000 in parts and software from GM and other sponsors. The cars will be taken to the GM proving grounds for a national competition. It’s the finale(结束曲)of a three-year competition.

In the first year, students designed and worked out their plans. "At the end of the first year, our plans for the hybrid(混合动力系统)were approved and we received our own Chevrolet Equinox to begin construction.”said Amanda McAlpin, leader of the outreach team.

In the second year, the students, goal is for their hybrid to exceed the factory Equinox’s fuel efficiency by 50 percent. "Our goal is to place in the top five but increase in the areas we lacked in." McAlpin said. "If we can maintain this strategy, we should be able to obtain our goal."

In the final competition this year, GM technicians would examine the cars to approve the safety and make sure they meet all contest rules. "We would like to be in the top half of each event, but they are all different. Every team has their own strategy to win." said a computer engineering major.

"By hosting the competition, GM really gets the cream of the crop(优秀毕业生)from the top engineering schools across the country." McAlpin said, "Many of our recent graduates who have worked on the car have received jobs with GM." And Pickering agreed, "Their brainpower will give us firepower and horsepower for the future."

49. It can be inferred from the passage that in Beijing _____.

A. more buildings will be built　　　　　　　　 B. more space will be provided to live in

C. more products will be produced　　　　　 D. more actions will be taken to protect nature

48. The logo of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games represents _____.

A. the harmony between people and trees

B. the luxuriant products of China

C. the on-going improvement of the environment

D. the great space in the city