C.Better Late Than Never D.Something Is Better Than Nothing

B

“English may be the global language of business but it is not enough by itself for companies to gain a lasting presence in many markets,” the European Commission (委员会) says in a study published last month.

The study collected by the British National Centre for Languages for the EU leader, says over 10 per cent of 2,000 small and medium-sized (中等规模的) firms in 29 European countries sampled (抽样) in the study have lost export contract (出口合同) because of lack of language skills.The study says French is used to trade with partners in Africa, Spanish in Latin America, and Russian in Eastern Europe.

“The picture is far more complex than the much-quoted view that English is the world language,” the study says.

Multilingual (多种语言的) Commissioner Leonard Orban admitted that English plays an important role worldwide, but he wants to improve more linguistic variety within the EU.

The EU’s linguistic headaches have exploded with the group’s expansion.Languages have become a sensitive topic in Brussels where English is increasingly eclipsing (侵蚀) French as the main working language of the organization.Translation of EU papers into EU’s 23 official languages costs 1 billion euros (US $1.31 billion) a year.

“We want to be open not only to official languages of the Union, but also to others like regional (区域的) languages, languages of minorities, immigrants’ (移民) languages and third countries’ languages,” Orband said.

Many EU students have improved their language skills during non-formal learning activities.Young people from more than 20 different nationalities travel across Europe to participate together in many cultural programmes, language courses, thematic workshops (主题研习会) and other activities that are organized in about 100 cities.

67.When did the European Commission say that English is not enough by itself for trade?

A.Last week.        B.Last month.

C.On Dec.20, 2006. D.On Apr.1, 2007.

68.Which language is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Japanese.         B.Spanish.

C.French.           D.Russian.

69.What about English in Brussels?

A.Many people are studying English.     B.English is not studied by university students.

C.Most of people are interested in Russian. D.English is increasingly eclipsing French.

70.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Don’t Ignore That Study

B.Pay much Attention to English

C.Do Study Many Languages besides English

D.The Other Language Is More Important than English

C

Scientists have long understood the key role that oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate.Oceans cover 70 percent of the globe and store a thousand times more heat than the atmosphere does.What’s newer is the understanding of how this key component of our climate system responds to global warming.

A brake on global warming—for now

One of the ocean’s most important climate functions is absorbing heat and carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the gases that cause global warming.Acting as a heat sponge (海绵), the oceans have absorbed huge amounts of heat and CO2 in the last forty years.

Fujita explains that “the oceans are saving us from faster climate change—they are a big flywheel that delays rapid overheating of the earth, putting a brake on the climate system.”

“That’s the good news,” he adds.“The bad news is that the oceans only slow the atmospheric warming.Once the oceans come to balance with a greenhouse-gas warmed earth, the extreme heat will remain in the atmosphere and things will get much hotter.” But where and how the oceans release this accumulated (积累) heat is uncertain.And as the ocean stores heat, fragile underwater ecosystems are struggling.

The most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also notes with concern that the ocean is acidifying because of increased absorption of atmospheric CO2, and thus causing a threat for shell-forming species.Sharp increases in carbon dioxide levels will cause further acidification of the ocean.

Currents distributing heat

Another important role the oceans play is that of distributor.Oceans deliver heat and life-sustaining nutrients around the globe.Just as blood vessels bring oxygen and nutrients to cells in the human body, the ocean’s currents carry oxygen, nutrients and heat throughout the Earth.The ocean distributes 25 to 50 percent of the energy the planet receives from the sun.For example, the Gulf Stream carries heat across the Atlantic.This warm current gives northwestern Europe a milder climate than it would normally have so far north.A change to the ocean’s circulation (循环) patterns could throw Europe into a colder period, even as the rest of world experiences warmer temperatures.

64 We can infer from the passage that _____.

A.the oceans cause global warming        B.the oceans stop global warming

C.the oceans release nutrients and heat       D.the ocean ecosystems face more dangers

65.From the passage we can learn that the ocean’s currents _____.

A.produce oxygen and nutrients everywhere  B.absorb 25~50% of the energy from the sun

C.distribute heat and nutrients around D.change the ocean’s circulation patterns

66.Which of the following is NOT the result of the ocean absorbing heat and carbon dioxide?

A.It causes further acidification. B.It affects shell-forming species.

C.It makes the atmosphere hotter. D.It regulates the Earth’s climate.

67.This passage mainly talks about ______.

A.the roles of oceans   B.global warming

C.ocean currents       D.carbon dioxide

D

Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old.Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.

Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment.They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes.A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver.This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.

One study shows that babies can learn before they are born.The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman.Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother.They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.

The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way.If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story.The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born.They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.

Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.

Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers.The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily.They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression.

The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression.The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.

These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people.The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children.Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.

68.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies?

A.The environment.  B.Mother’s sensitivity.

C.Their peers(同龄人)   D.Education before birth.

69.What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories?

A.To prove that babies can learn before they are born.

B.To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born.

C.To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies.

D.To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies’ language skills.

70.Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills?

A.The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.

B.The children of women who did not suffer from depression.

C.The children of depressed but caring mothers.

D.Children with high communication abilities.

71.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth.

B.Scientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies’ intelligence.

C.A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are rice or six months old.

D.Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies.

E

While others look away from trouble, this lady digs in and gets to work.

Gretchen Buchenholz, the native New Yorker and mother of six, has worked on behalf of needy and marginalized families for years in the city.She does everything from buy groceries for homeless families to start schools for children.In 1974 she founded Merricat’s Castle, a nursery school that opened its doors to kids of all racial and economic backgrounds, the able-bodied as well as those with disabilities or terminal illnesses.

She founded the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), the nonprofit group, some 20 years ago.The story of how she started ABC is pretty amazing.In 1984 she was on her way to a government office to get a day-care permit when, by accident, she entered a room where homeless families were waiting to be placed in a “ welfare hotel.” She saw three bare cribs (婴儿床) with babies lying in them.The children wore no diapers (their parents couldn’t afford them), and the room was filthy (不整洁).After talking to the parents and learning that they and their children were hungry, Gretchen marched out and bought bread, peanut butter, apple juice and diapers.Then she started making phone calls.She dialed the American Red Cross, City Hall and The New York Times.

Gretchen has made many people see that we need to recognize these children are not different from our own, and we need to join in and help.Too often, people look away from suffering.But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.

72.She went to the government office ______.

A.to help those homeless people in the room

B.to apply for a permit for ABC

C.to call on the government to help those homeless children

D.to get permission to look after babies during the day

73.By “But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.”, the author means______.

A.Gretchen Buchenholz is a respectable woman

B.we should set up such organizations as the ABC to help those poor children

C.Gretchen Buchenholz gives us the strength to face suffering in life

D.we should do our bits to help those poor children

74.The children wore no diapers because______.

A.they had no parents

B.their parents were waiting for the government’s help

C.their parents had no money to buy diapers

D.Gretchen Buchenholz would buy diapers for them

75.We can infer from the passage that Gretchen Buchenholz______.

A.called up City Hall to get help for those homeless people

B.moved to New York at a young age

C.treats the children equally whether they are normal or disabled

D.starts schools for those homeless children

第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years.Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment.With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them

The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called.40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager.The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers.He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss.From a manager’s point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.

But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed.Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (显示器).The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly.It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed.Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.

Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.

small computers:

▲1._______  larger and expensive computers

▲2.most _________ companies can use them

▲Small computers has been 3._________in the field of word processors  , or WPS

advantages 4.________

▲The secretary :

●freed from a lot of 5._________ work

●do other more interesting work for the boss

▲6.___________

●secretarial time can be made better use of

●7._______ can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.

▲8.__________ will lost their jobs.

▲medical problems related to work with visual display units

●Many people 9_________ sight slowly

●The unborn child in its mother’s body might be10.___________

书面表达(满分25分)

请根据以下提示，以“节约——从身边做起”(Save In Everyday Life)为题写一篇关于创建节约型社会的短文。要求1 00词左右。

Why How

资源有限：水，石油，森林等……

环境恶化：灾害性天气频繁，空气、

水污染，水土流失等…… 节约：食物，纸，水，电……

乘公共汽车，拒绝使用方便筷，

塑料袋……

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.标题已给出。

Save In Everyday Life

_______________________________________________________________________

参考答案

1~5.CABBB  6~10.ABCAC  11~15.BCBBB  16~20.CCBCA

单项填空

21—35 ACCDD  DDADA  ACAAD

完型填空

36—55 AADAC  BDBCD  BAADC  BCDAB

阅读理解

A)DADC  B) BADC  C)  DCCA        D) CAAD   E)DDCC

任务型阅读

任务型阅读

1.replace  2.smaller 3.improved  4.disadvantages  5.daily

6.The boss/manager  7.money  8.secretaries 9.lose  10.killed

One possible version:

As a middle school student , we should take an active part in creating a society that saves.

On the one hand , the natural resources are limited .We don’t have enough water , oil or forest in many places .On the other hand , people keep cutting down more trees and letting out more carbon dioxide .At the same time , everyone can see that the environment is getting worse , People suffer from more typhoons and tornados nowadays .What’s worse , air and water pollution is becoming more and more serious.

In my opinion , we students should do something to stop wasting .We can save food , water , paper ,electricity , etc .in our daily life .Meanwhile , we should take buses instead of cars ,refuse to use chopsticks which are only used once and don’t use plastic bags.

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