C XI’AN---Seven people died in a fire early on Wednesday morning in Xi’an, capital of Shannxi Province. A restaurant with a karaoke hall in the southern suburbs caught fire around 2 a. m. and seven waitresses who were sleeping on the second floor of the restaurant were killed. The restaurant was completely destroyed and the waitresses, the local police said, were killed by toxic smoke from burning decorations. MANILA---Four people were killed yesterday in the central Philippine island of Tacloban when a bomb they had dug up exploded, local police were quoted as saying. The four people were digging to set up a septic (poisonous) tank in their house when they dug up the bomb. It went off, killing all four people, local police were quoted by radio station DZBB as saying. The police did not say where the bomb came from. Unexploded bombs from World War II are still discovered around the Philippines once in a while. TEL AVIV---An Israeli couple kissed for 30 hours and 45 minutes which, a spokeswoman said yesterday, was a world record. The couple, both in their twenties, started kissing on Monday at 8:30 p.m. along with 250 other couples in a contest. “For nearly 31 hours they didn’t eat, drink, talk or even go to the bathroom. And the whole time, they were standing up”, said Arielle Goldman, who handled public relations for the event. She said a representative of the Guinness Book of World Records was on hang to witness the event, recorded on video. The previous record was 29 hour and 37 minutes, Goldman said. The winning couple received two round-the-world plane tickets and $2,500. 48. Which of the following statements is right? A. The news report didn’t mention the loss caused by the fire. B. After reading the report we know how the fire broke out. C. The reporter tended to think the bomb had something to do with World War II D. The local police refused to admit the bomb had anything to do with World War II. 49. The underlined word “toxic” means _____. A. poisonous         B. dangerous        C. hot       D. thick 50. The Israeli couple kissed for nearly 31 hours_____. A. to test their endurance            B. to set a new world record C. to show their special love         D. to prove they are very healthy 51. Why did so many couples take part in the contest? A. Because it was a good chance to enjoy themselves. B. Because they were poor and wanted to gain the 2,500 dollars. C. Because they wanted to attract people’s attention. D. Because they aimed at the honor and prize.

D Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area. The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic congestion. Low or no parking fees would be used as economic leverage to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas. Car owners living in the suburbs will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area. Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city’s traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometre downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the city’s total area. The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads are filled to capacity during rush hour every morning and evening. Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars. According to the communication commission, half of the city’s investment in transportation will go towards public transit construction in the next few years, making a jump from the current only 20 percent. Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown. The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams. The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial centre, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions. Traffic experts say building more urban centers around Beijing may reduce the number of residents living in the suburbs and traveling long distances to work downtown every day, thus reducing traffic flow. 52. In the coming years, if a man beyond the Fourth Ring Road goes to work in the downtown of Beijing, he is encouraged to ____.    A. take buses or subways   B. take a taxi    C. drive the car quickly      D. park his car in a place which asks for no fees 53. According to this passage, while more and more people drive to work in rush hour in Beijing, it is likely to ____. A. save time                       B. cause traffic jams C. cause traffic accidents  D. reduce air pollution 54. The aim in building new city centers is to ____. A. make it convenient for people to go shopping B. develop its local resources C. reduce the traffic flow to the downtown D. solve the problem of more laid-off workers 55. The passage suggests the author ____. A. is tired of driving to work B. finds it costs less to take subways than to drive C. is for the plan to reduce Beijing’s traffic congestion D. has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day

E When should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies of reading letters to form words. If a three-year-old wants to read (or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be “bored” when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher’s affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material. Similarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic (having difficulty in reading). Although parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read ( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters. Should the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag. 56. This passage is mainly about ____. A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have B. different age groupings of children to be taught reading C. when and how children should be taught reading D. various problems of children who start learning to read 57. In the writer’s opinion, children start learning to read ____. A. early and fast                  B. at different times C. by a certain rule                D. from word games 58. A three-year-old child who wants to read should ____. A. be encouraged                 B. go to an infant school C. start from fun stories            D. join a class of non-readers 59. The purpose of labeling items in the room is to ____. A. make it more colorful           B. teach children to write neatly C. help children recognize simple letters D. force children to develop the habit of reading 60. The writer suggests that ____. A. children should ask their parents to teach them to read B. children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material C. children starting to read should ask specialists for help D. children should be taught with patience, care and a sense of humour  第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项为多余选项。   --- What do you plan to order, please ? --- _____61_____ ---Anything else ? ---And a cup of tea. ---Is that all ? ---Yes. My doctor told me that I should lose some weight. _____62_____ That is not healthy. ---How do you feel ? ---I feel fine. ___63______ Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds. ---How long will that take you ? --- ____64____ So, maybe six months. Then I can get down to my proper weight. ---Do you plan to eat nothing but salads for six months ? ---No, I’ll be able to eat fruit and certain meat. ___65____ And I should not eat anything containing sugar.  A.      I’d like some fruit and chicken, please B.      I’m too heavy. C.      But most important, I should never eat anything between meals. D.     I’ve got a badly-diseased heart. E.      I just have a vegetable salad. F.       Well, I have just started. G.     In fact, I have never felt better.            

第 II 卷注意事项： 1．用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。 2．答卷前将密封线内的项目签写清楚。第三部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词） 66. The speaker _______ (谈到) to her past experiences . 66 _____________ 67. They are going on _______ (各自的) holidays       in a few days’ time.                            67. ____________ 68. Did you hear the _______ ( 登机 ) call just now ?    Maybe the plane will take off.                   68._______________    69. Their office is on the _______ ( 第十二 ) floor.        69. ______________ 70. You should know that you have______ ( 表现 )    70.______________ badly in losing your temper.                               71.. The day after ______ (圣诞节) is called Boxing Day .71._____________  72. Our family are used to______(  野餐  ) in the      72.______________    forest when Spring is coming.         73. It costs more to fly ______ ( 直接 ) to Hong Kong.  73. _____________ 74. How many_____(烟 ) do you smoke a day ?        74. _____________                              75. He was standing, holding onto a tree that grew _____ (靠着；依着 ) the wall.                                     75._____________     第二节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）     此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断；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（Λ），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。  Dear Sally, Now I’d like to tell you something about my part-time job this       76. ________                     summer vacation, in which I worked like a guide in a travel agency.       77. ________                             The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this    78. ________                             holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own.    79. ________                       I’ve come to understand how hard my parents work to support for         80. ________                the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I’ll never      81. ________                         waste money and learn to share worry with my parent. I've learnt how      82. ________                         to get along well with others. What's worse, I've gained some working 83. ________       

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