42. In the past, my grandparents couldn’t afford 　　　(教育) for my father.

41. Jim is writing an 　　　(文章).

(C)

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she has done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

“If there was an accident,” he says, “they’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast.” “It doesn’t cost much when you just think that it’s the other side of the world and it’s only six pence per second.”

“If you’re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, ”David says, “and one minute costs nearly four pounds.”

“That’s no more than you’d pay for a new hat,” Linda answers.

She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

“Hello, Mom. Is that you?” she says.

“Hello, love.” it is Mrs. Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London, “I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It’s a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes.”

“Yes, Mom,” Linda puts in, “I just want to ring to ...”

“I remember how you rang when you went to Betty’s house to eat when you were a little girl. And then when you ...” Mrs. Lee is a great talker.

“Nearly four pounds.” says David.

Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

“Yes, all right,” says Mrs. Lee, “but you will write, won’t you, as you did when you were at work ...”

Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her.

“Four pounds fifty, ”says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

“There! That wasn’t long, was it?”

“Four pounds, ninety pence,” David answers, “and you didn’t even say that we’ve arrived.”

(　 ) 36. Linda and David 　　　.

A. are Australian　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are English

C. live in Sydney　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go back home from Australia

(　 ) 37. Why doesn’t David want Linda to ring her mother?

A. Because he doesn’t like her mother.

B. Because he thinks Linda’s mother is a great talker.

C. Because he thinks Linda is a great talker.

D. Because he thinks it’s too expensive to ring.

(　 ) 38. Why does David say “If you’re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat”?

A. Because he wants to eat his hat.

B. Because he hopes Linda can talk for more than one minute.

C. Because he doesn’t believe they can talk for less than one minute.

D. Because he will not be angry if Linda talks for less than one minute on the phone.

(　 ) 39. “And there is no stopping her.” This sentence means 　　　.

A. someone wants to stop her from talking

B. no one wants to stop her

C. she will be not happy if someone stops her

D. nothing can stop her from talking

(　 ) 40. Linda and her mother 　　　.

A. get on well with each other　　　　　　　 B. don’t like talking on the phone

C. are both on the trip　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have lots of money

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。　

(B)

In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then, many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the U.S.A., Spain and Australia. After more than a century, the games returned to its hometown.

When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games was a white circle of love branches in the sky.

In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace. An officer said, “While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”

One year later, the Olympic Games will be held in China. And China has already made a seal(图章), as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal-dancing Beijing”. Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means capital of China and it is like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics-faster, higher and stronger.　

(　 ) 31. In which country was the first modern Olympics held?　

A. Greece.　　　　　　 B. China.　　　　　　　　 C. Australia.　　　　 D. French.　

(　 ) 32. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games?

A. Picture.　　　　　　 B. An emblem.　　　　 C. An flag.　　　　　 D. A map.　

(　 ) 33. What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give?　

A. War.　　　　　　　　 B. Luck.　　　　　　　　　 C. Danger.　　　　　　 D. Peace.　

(　 ) 34. How many years have passed when Athens again held the Olympic Games?　

A. 100.　　　　　　　　 B. 104.　　　　　　　　　　 C. 108.　　　　　　　　 D. 112.　

(　 ) 35. The spirit of the Olympic Games is 　　　.

A. history and friendship　 　　　　　　　　　 B. faster, higher and stronger

C. running and dancing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. peace, friendship and development

(A)

All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city isn’t very different from living in an American city. The same cannot be said about living on farms, however.

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on its own fields, often beyond (在……之外) the sight of any neighbors. Instead of traveling from the village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land the whole week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. Their children ride on buses to large schools for all the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children walk to school.

Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and television sets. And there are also modern machines for farming. All of these have changed the farm life.

Many years ago, however, farming in America was often a lonely way of living. Farmers usually had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and to trust their own ideas rather than (而不) followed the old ways.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 26. Living in a modern Asian city and in an American city are nearly the same.

(　 ) 27. Farmers in America go shopping at any time.

(　 ) 28. The modern machines have changed the life of the farmers.

(　 ) 29. Farmers in America never asked for help from others.

(　 ) 30. American farmers are trying new ideas of living all the time.

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

Linda: Hi, Bruce! How was your trip?

Bruce: 　　11　

Linda: Where did you go?

Bruce: I went to Qingdao with my classmates.

Linda: 　　12　

Bruce: It’s one of the most beautiful cities in the east of China. I like it very much.

Linda: How long did you stay there?

Bruce: We stayed there for a week. 　　13　

Linda: Which is your favorite place?

Bruce: 　　14　 　When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.

Linda: What interesting things did you do there?

Bruce: Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, and fishing. 　　15　 .

Linda: Oh, really? I can’t wait to go there.

10. - I have lost my new English dictionary.

　　　　　　　 - 　　　

　　　　　　　 A. No hurry!　　　　 B. That’s great!　　　　　 C. It’s a pity!　　　　　　　 D. Just wait!

9. I think that you have made so rapid 　　　　in math.

　 A. a progress　　　　　 B. progress　　　　　　　　 C. progresses　　　　　　　 D. progressed

8. - Look! 　　　

　 - Oh, hurry up, or we will miss it.

　 A. Here comes the bus.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Here goes the bus.

　 C. Here the bus goes.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The bus goes here.