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Brief Overview:

Thailand is a rush for your senses: a bustling, exotic, and vivid culture that never ceases to amaze visitors. On this cultural tour, you'll visit Thailand's gilded temples, one more gorgeous than the next, in the cities of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai. Other highlights include a cruise through Bangkok's canals, a visit to a rural hill tribe village, riding elephants through the jungle and exciting shopping opportunities in Chang Mai's famous night bazaar.

Continue to Cambodia, where you'll visit the bustling capital of Phnom Penh. Tour the Royal Palace with its dazzling Silver Pagoda. Then it's on to Angko/- Wat, where you have two days to explore the spectacular carved stone temples of this World Heritage site.

Features of this trip:

Exclusive tour, guided privately by a multilingual guide throughout the trip.

Customize your own itinerary (~_~) to create a holiday of your dream.

Designed for 4 to 5 star luxury accommodation and services. Hotels can be changed to lower budget.

Depart and return whenever you'choose - shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes.

Outstanding value, costing you 25-30% less than similar guided tours of the same flexibility and quality.

Group discounts are available. Call 020 7430 1766

NOTE: Prices shown are effective as of date of publication of web page, and are subject to changes due to currency fluctuations, changes in availability, seasonal increases or variations in local costing at the time of booking.

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59. This ad is most probably made for .

A. a private guide B. a travel agency C. a country D. a hotel

60. In which of the following cities can a visitor shop in a night bazaar?

A. Bangkok. B. Phnom Penh. C. Chiang Mai, D. Ayutthaya.

61. Start prices are influenced by the following EXPECT .

A. the local living conditions B. currency fluctuations

C. changes in availability D. variations in local costing

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. This cultural tour is limited to only 10 days.

B. Start prices cover all the fees.

C. This tour is guided by bilingual guide.

D. This tour is said to be fairly easy and comfortable.

C

Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the field could be putting future profits in danger if they do not consider the long-term effect of what they are doing carefully.

It is very necessary to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project in order to ensure that there is no contrary effect on the surrounding environment and social structures. The report produced by the investors expresses concern that many companies may not be fully aware of the possible traps in the biofuel section.

Production of com and soya beans has increased greatly in the last years as an eeo-friendly alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and human rights campaigners are worded that this will lead to destruction of rain forests. Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for crops as both foodstuffs and sources of fuel. Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could have dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that land changed over to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest. There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an

important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from their homes to create palm oil plantations.

An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure for climate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage the social and environmental impacts completely. There should also be greater measures taken to increase efficiency and to reduce demand.

63. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?

A. Chorus of Concern and Future Profits

B. Biofuels and the Environment

C. Foodstuffs and Sources of Fuel

D. The Surrounding Environment and Social Structures

64. The increased production of palm oil .

A. just affects the environment B. just affects people

C. affects both people and the environment D. will bring ill effect to neither

65. The author of the report says that biofuels .

A. have no role to play in fighting global wanning

B. can be effective in fighting global warming on their own

C. would replace the fossil fuels completely ifproper measures are taken

D. should be part of a group of measures to fight global wanning

D

Hidden valley looks a lot like the dozens of other camps that dot the woods of central Maine. There's a lake, some soccer fields and horses. But the campers make the difference. They're all American parents who have adopted kids from China. They're at Hidden Valley to find bridges from their children's old worlds to the new. Diana Becker of Montville, Maine, watches her 3-year-old daughter Mika dance to a Chinese version of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." "Her soul is Chinese," she says, "but really she's growing up American."

Hidden Valley and a handful of other "culture camps" serving families with children from overseas reflect the huge rise in the number of foreign adoptions, from 7,093 in 1990 to 15,774 last year. After cutting throughwhat can be miles of red tape, due to different customs and cultures, parents often come home to find a new dilemma(进退两难的窘境). "At first you think, 'I need a child'," says Sandy Lachter of Washington, D.C., who with her husband, Steve, adopted Amelia, 5, fi'om China in 1995. "Then you think, 'What does the child need?'"

The culture camps give families a place to find answers to those kinds of questions. Most grew out of local support groups; Hidden Valley was started last year by the Boston chapter of Families with Children from China, which includes 650 families. While parents address weighty issues like how to raise kids in a mixed-race family, their children just have fun riding horses, singing Chinese songs or making scallion pancakes.

The camp is a continuation of language and dance classes many of the kids attend during the year. "When we rented out a theater for 'Mulan,' it was packed," says Stephen Chen of Boston, whose adopted daughter Lindsay is 4. Classes in Chinese language, art and calligraphy are taught by experts, like Renne Lu of the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Center. "Our mission is to preserve the heritage," Lu says.

Kids who are veteran campers say the experience helps them understand their complex heritage. Sixteen-year-old Alex was born in India and adopted by Kathy and David Brinton of Boulder, Colo., when he was 7. "I went through a stage where I hated India, hated everything about it," he says. "You just couldn't mention India to me." But after six sessions at the East India Colorado Heritage Camp, held at Snow Mountain Ranch in Estes Park, Colo., he hopes to travel to India after he graduates from high school next year.

Camp can be a learning experience for the whole family. Whitney Ning, 23, a counselor for four years, says the Korea Heritage Camp helped her become closer to her parents. "They were hesitant at first," she says, "but when they saw how much it meant to me, they became very supportive." Sometimes the most direct route around the world is across a campfire.

66. Why do American parents come to Hidden Valley?

A. It has a large gathering of adopted children.

B. Parents want to find a place to exchange their ideas.

C. It helps children adapt to the new culture well.

D. It is a very good place for relaxation.

67. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the culture camp?

A. It well reflects the increasing foreign adoptions.

B. Parents can find the answers to their questions in raising the adopted children.

C. Children can learn a lot in culture camp.

D. It helps the adopted children have a better understanding of their complex

heritage.

6. The underlined expression "miles of red tape" most probably means .

A. a number of choices

B. many hard journeys

C. many cassettes

D. most troublesome procedures

69. What is Alex's attitude toward India now?

A. Strong disapproval.

B. Much interest.

C. Slight dislike.

D. Enthusiastic support

70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Foreign adoption is a common phenomenon in America.

B. Children can do whatever they want to do in the culture camp.

C. Both parents.and their adopted children can benefit from the culture camp.

D. Children can receive best education in the culture camp.

E

In this age of Intemet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation (启示)came last week when I asked her, "Don't you want to win again? .... No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously(自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. ! had，turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用)my daughter's experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while 1 will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

71. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. A lot of distractions(分散注重力的东西) compete for children's time nowadays.

B. All the children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

72. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publisher.

C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

73. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?

A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

C. She was sure of winning with her mother's help.

D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

74. Theauthor took great pains to correct her daughter's stories because .

A. she wanted to help Rebecca win the competition

B. she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing

C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

75. What's the author's advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to take part in any activities.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

第二卷 （共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

以下标有题号的第一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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．

注重：请在答题卡上作答．

Charlie Lee, aging fifteen, and his sister Roseanne, 76. .

earn their pocket money by washing his father's car, 77. .

watering the plants, cleaning the balcony, but doing 78. .

odd jobs around a house. Their parents prefer giving 79. .

them money for doing jobs to buy them presents. 80. .

Charlie and Roseanne usually receives about $25 for 81. .

each job. They often bargain their father over the rate 82. .

of pay and the job to be done. Mrs. Lee said, "We were 83. .

teaching them what money doesn't come out of 84. .

nowhere. It means little to them ifthey feel that they've 85. .

earned it and they better understand the value of things."

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

目前医疗费不断攀升，有人因付不起昂贵的医疗费而只好忍受疾病的折磨。人们强烈呼吁政府应当建立有效的医疗保障体制。请根据下面图画，以“Health Care”为题写一篇短文，简要说明图画中所表达的内容，重点阐述这种现象所带来的后果和你的观点。

注重：1. 短文应包括图中所提供的主要信息，并做适当发挥，使短文内容连贯、完整；

2. 词数：120左右。