第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.

Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”

The king ran quickly to the nearby river.

41. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because _____.

A. she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.

B. she loved gold too.

C. she wanted to teach the king a lesson.

D. she wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.

42. When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____.

A. excited B. hungry C. worried D. happy

43. The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____.

A. she saw her father B. the king went to meet her

C. she put her arms around her father D. the king loved her very much

44. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A. The king died in the river.

B. The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.

C. All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.

D. Both B and C

45. What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A. Gold makes people unhappy. B. More gold , more happiness.

C. Gold is not the thing that makes life happy. D. People feel happy if they have not gold.

B

When someone meets a stranger with the same hobby, that person immediately becomes a friend. People enjoy the company of others who share a similar interest. Often they will form a club and travel great distances to attend meetings where they can talk about their hobbies. Other people have such unusual hobbies that no one else can share them. Sometimes they try to do something better, faster or longer than anyone else in order to have their names included in the Guinness Book of world Records.

A lady in Massachusetts may have the world’s easiest hobby – she lets her hair grow. Diane Witte has not cut her hair for twelve years. It is now eight feet(2.44meters)long, and she will soon set a new record and her name will be placed in the Guinness Book. A thirty-year-old man in Pennsylvanis played the piano for forty-five days and eleven hours, while a musician in Connecticut played the flute for forty-three hours.

A teacher in California typed for over 162 hours, probably the cleanest people in the world are two young women from England who stayed in the shower for over ninety-eight hours; but a man in Oregon was more than twice as clean after taking a shower that lasted two hundred hours.

Someone said that “records are made to be broken.” One record that many young men might enjoy breaking is the one made by Roger Guy, English of California. During a period of eight hours Roger kissed three thousand young women.

46. People want to break the world records in order to ________.

A. Show that they are brave enough B. get a lot of money from it.

C. be world famous D. enjoy themselves

47. Which of the following might break the world record according to the text?

A. Hane’s hair is now 2.38 meters B. tom played the piano for 1,090hours

C. Mr. Smith took a shower that lasted 8 days.

D. Miss. Green typed for one whole week.

48. John, a 14-year-old boy, is dreaming to break the Guinness Records.

Which of the following records do you think is suitable for him to break?

A. having the longest hair B. typing

C. kissing many girls D. taking the longest shower

C

At the onset of a new year, I always ask my Chinese friends what their expectations to realize that, even than last year, they all dream of owning a car. Most of them hope that sooner or later every Chinese family can acquire a car.

I don’t by any means contest the rights of Chinese people to enjoy the same housing conditions, household appliances and other goods that are available in developed countries. But it seems obvious that many of them have related to the mass ownership of private autos.

I know that it’s not easy to sacrifice our personal comfort and open our minds to consider what is good for an entire society, rather than just for ourselves. But I for one would not contribute to the further pollution of Beijing by owning a car. And if I were to return to Montreal, I would not buy a car there either.

In today’s China, owning a car is seen as a symbol of wealth and success. I wish Chinese people would acquire the maturity to reject that idea, and turn their efforts towards developing a good public transportation system. The country needs more trains (light urban commuter lines as well as long-distance trains), more buses and more subways. That is the only way to get out of the traffic jam.

49. According to the passage, most of Chinese hope that sooner or later every Chinese family can possess ________.

A. a house B. a car

3. a TV D. goods that are available in developed countries

50. Many of people want to own a car without considering _________.

A. this is a dream B. money

C. the problems related to the mass ownership of private autos

4. comfort

51. In today’s China, owning a car is seen as a symbol of _________.

A. wealth B. success

C. maturity D. both A and B

52. In the writer’s opinion, Chinese people should turn their efforts towards developing ________.

A. a good public transportation system B. cars housing conditions

C. household D. appliances

D

A blood donation（捐献）is gift of life

When I arrived in Beijing more than five years ago, I had already given blood 79 times. I wanted to continue to be a donor and asked around if there was a Red Cross clinic in Beijing. There was one, and I went. I was very surprised to be received as a hero; for me, a blood donation was simply a good habit and a gift of love to Humanity.

In Canada, donors can give 450ml each time every 51 days. That means six times a year. In China, we can give only 200ml, every four months.

In 1984, there were only 19 donors in Beijing who offered their blood for free. One year later, there were 141. In 1986, 1,083, and so on until the figure reached 10,046 in 1990,14,016 in 1992 and more than double that the following year. There were 41,037 in 1994, and my statistics stop here. I’m so glad to see that the Chinese have understood that giving blood is not dangerous, and that it’s a way to say, in a real communist spirit, “brother, I love you”.

In fact, every time I give blood, I think of my blood running in a man or a woman’s veins, someone who has become my brother or my sister through a transfusion. Thirteen Chinese have become my relatives now; isn’t that great? Giving blood is like giving birth. Some of these thirteen people may have died without my donation; doesn’t that make it worth becoming a volunteer? What makes me ever more happy is when I can convince a Chinese friend to come with me and become a donor too.

53. UP till now, how many times have the author given blood?

A. 79 B. 51 C. 13 D. 92

54. The amount a donor gives in Canada a year is that a donor gives in China ______

A. two years B. about 3.5 years C. half a years D. about 4.5 years

55. From the third passage we can infer that ________

A. before 1984, most Chinese thought giving blood was a dangerous thing

B. in 1993, the number of donors who offered blood for free was less than 28032

C. donors are received as heroes

D. people like to give blood

56. The author went to a Red Gross clinic when he (or she) arrived in Beijing five years ago because ______

A. the author wanted to sell blood

B. the author wanted to continue to give blood for free

C. the author went to see an old friend

D. the author wanted to see a doctor

E

Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth.

Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.

College students today have strong opinions (观点) about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems too.

57. The writer of this article agrees that young Americans today ________.

A. are mainly concerned about their own interest

B. refuse to understand their parents

C. are deeply concerned about the life of all people in the country

D. are not interested in writing about themselves

58. College students in America today ________.

A. have a strong sense of social justice (正义) B. have a weak sense of social justice

C. do not think much about social problem D. cannot tell bad from wrong

59. According to the passage, old people must try ________.

A. to be strict with their children B. to understand their children

C. to teach their children how to think and act D. to write about their children

60. Which of the following is NOT true according to it?

A. There are often disagreements between the old and the young in American families.

B. There are some people in America who have not been given a fair chance.

C. It seems that America is the only country in the world that has family trouble.

D. Many of the college students today will soon be responsible (负责的) for their country.

第二节： 在61到65题中Parent One, Parent Two, Parent Three, Parent Four, Parent Five各自谈了自己对教育孩子的看法。阅读下面对相关看法的概括（选项A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合个人观点的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

________ 61. Parent One

I think that the old saying “spare the rod（棒）, spoil the child” is very reasonable. About teaching children, we should be as strict with them as possible.

________ 62. Parent Two

I think we must obey the child’s idea in everything. You love your child. Doing everything that you can for him is the best way to show your love to him.

_________ 63. Parent Three

I think that all parents should try to sit down and listen to your children’s views carefully, and reason with your children. As you know, everyone has his own idea.

________ 64. Parent Four

We must make our children obey by using reasons, but I think that sometimes giving them a series of quick, short hits on the bottoms is a nice way.

________ 65. Parent Five

I want to tell every parent that children also have their own secrets. When your child is in breach（违反) of your family discipline, you must ask for it clear. Don’t directly hit children, and we should respect their right.

A. You can never be too strict with your child.

B. A child has his right to keep a secret.

C. whatever children say should be ignored.

D. Parents should try their best to meet any demand make by their children.

E. We can teach our children by both beating and reasoning.

F. Children’s opinions should be listened to by parents carefully.

第三部分：写作

第一节：单词拼写（根据下列句子及所给首字母提示，在句子有的横线上，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。每空1分，共10分）

66. The child was too c__________ to what was in the box. So he opened it without permission.

67. They a_______ with each other about which was the best answer to the question. But they

didn’t agree with each other.

68. After he g ________ from the college, he decided to be a teacher in a middle school.

69. M_______ is the plural form of “ medium”.

70. Nowadays many children are a ________ to different kinds of computer games.

71. He is so rude to his parents. I wouldn’t t _________ that kind of behavior in my family.

72. Her unhappiness was so o _________ that anyone could see it.

73. An a______ is a person who designs bridges, buildings and other things.

74. More highways have been built, which makes it c _________ for people to travel.

75. It was Lily’s birthday yesterday. She was very happy because she received many p_________ from her friends.

第二节：短文改错（10分）

此题目要求改正所给短文的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判定：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：
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。
注重：原行没有错的不要改。

I began to learn English three years before. At first, I 76. __________

found it difficult to learn and always make mistake. My teacher 77.___________

often gave me some advices on how to learn English well instead 78.__________

of laugh at me. When I made progress, she would praise me 79._________

and encourage me keep on practicing. Before long my English 80._________

improved a lot. Now, every morning, I read English 81.__________

aloud and recite some interested paragraphs of the texts. In 82.__________

class, I always listen to the teacher careful and make 83.__________

any notes. After class, I usually do my homework carefully 84.___________

and then prepare my new lessons. On the morning, I usually 85.__________

listen to the English programs on the air.

第三节：书面表达（30分）

假如你叫李明，你的澳大利亚朋友Jim来信想了解有关北京迎接2008年奥运会而举行的城市美化工作的情况，请你根据下表内容，用英语写一封短信，并欢迎他届时来北京。

口号

绿色奥运

计划投资

122亿美元

美化内容

环境

大面积植树、种草、栽花

环保

使用清洁能源，处理和再利用污水

目标

花园城市，天再蓝些，水再清些