C

A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out.Pausing only for an instant to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar.

Mrs.Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands.The young man raised his hat.“Excuse me，”he said.“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr.White.I believe he is staying here.” “He was staying here.”Mrs.Crump corrected him.“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday.” “Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed.“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month.At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house.” “Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp.“He intended to stay here the whole of July，as he always does. But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill.So he caught the train back to London immediately.”  “I wish he had let me know,”The young man said.“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming.I’ve had all this trouble for nothing.Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting.”

He thanked Mrs.Grump and went out.Mrs.Grump went to the window and watched him

drive off.When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now,Mr.White.He’s gone.”

Mr.White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting.

“Many thanks，Mrs.Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well.These nephews of mine never gave me any peace.That young man is the worst of them all.As you see，when he needs money,he even follows me into the country.Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”

49.The young man said “Oh，dear” to express his            .

A.disappointment       B.sadness       C.surprise      D.anger

50.This story is about a man          .

A.who was very much loved by his nephews

B.whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel

C.whose nephew is always asking him for help

D.who was not willing to meet his nephew

51.When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr.White             .

A.took the train back to London            B.left to visit a sick relative

C.went to pick up a telegram               D.hid himself in the kitchen

52.Mr.White didn’t like his nephews because          .

A.they always follow him around            B.they frequently disturb their relatives

C.they won’t write to him often             D.they usually visit him in hotels

D

Major Cities Take Steps to Protect Water Resources

Faced with the threat of water shortages, Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources.

Beijing will stick more strictly to water-saving policies through the readjustment of industrial structures. Beijing is expected to be short of 1.185 billion cubic meters of water by 2020. Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption and pollution including electric power, steel and paper manufacturing equipments. Advanced water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city.

Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted. Animal breeding and other “highly efficient” agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed.

It is said that water used in agriculture will drop to 35 percent of the city’s water consumption in 2010 from 43 percent in 1998, and the figure will continue to drop to 28-30 percent in 2020. Beijing will increase the speed of renovation of its urban water supply equipments. It’s reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution(分发). Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic meters by 2010.

Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environment. Since 1998, the city has invested nearly US$169 million to treat its rivers, especially Suzhou Creek. The city’s rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action.

The government will provide a further US$24 million for the treatment of rivers and US$12 million to treat sewage(污物).

This year’s task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua, Yang-shupu and Hongkou. Another emphasis to raise the water system in Songjiang New Area with a project worth US$4.8 million. Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources.

53. How many measures has Beijing taken to save water and protect water resources?

A. three   B. four   C. five   D. six

54.Grain-growing areas in Beijing will be reduced because _____.

A. grains can’t fetch a good price in China.

B. a lot of ground water will be saved by this area.

C. Beijing helps to develop advanced technology.

D. highly effective agriculture needs fewer farmland.

55. From the passage, we know Shanghai will invest _____ million dollars on the treatment of river and sewage.

A. 169   B. 36   C. 40.8   D. 201.7

56. The author wrote the passage to tell us _____.

A. Beijing and Shanghai are short of water

B. to save every drop of water in our daily life

C. big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are trying their best to protect water resources

D. water shortages have become one of the most important problems that China has to deal with

E

When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.

Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.

57. The couple have not got a television, because     .

A. they are not rich enough

B. they are strange people

C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D. they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

58. Both of them are interested in     .

A. learning languages   B. traveling

C. staying home alone                D. watching people play games

59.At night when there is no electricity, the couple       .

A. have to stare at the walls  B. can do nothing but sit in silence

C. will have many visitors   D. have to go out for candles

60. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. What is the function of television?     B. Candle! But No Electricity!

C. Different Friends, Different Hobbies.   D. We Go Without Televisions!

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选项.选项中有两项多余选项.

(Wang goes to Boston by train. Now he is at the inquiry offices.)

Clerk: May I help you, Sir?

Wang: Yes, I’d like some information about the trains to Boston.

Clerk:____61______

Wang: Tomorrow. I have to be there well before lunch time.

Clerk: There’s a train at 6 a.m.  It’ll get you there at 11a.m. ___62_

Wang: And I have to get up very early too. ______63____

Clerk: Yes, There’s one at 8:30 a.m train. That arrives in Boston at 11:40 a.m.

Wang: I think the 8:30 train will be my best choice. ____64_____

Clerk: Do you want to buy a single fare or round trip ticket?

Wang: What’s the difference?

Clerk: A round trip ticket saves you about 15 percent of the fare.______65____

Wang: A second class.

A. Where do we pay the fare?

B. But there are many stops along the way.

C. What’s the fare?

D. When do you want to go?

E. Do you prefer a first class ticket or a second class?

F. Are there any non-stops to Boston?

G. I’ve got plenty of pocket money.

第‖卷

第三部分   写作(共三节，满分55分)

第一节：单词拼写 (共10小题;每空1分，满分10分)

根据所给的汉语、首字母或单词完成句子中所缺的单词，注意时态和形式适当的变化。

66.     (依靠)on science technology and knowledge is the key to increasing economic power.

67.When I got my      (硕士) degree, I wanted to return home to work for my own country.

68. If I have a chance to choose my own major, I would like to study       (应用) science.

69. Seeing the h      monster the little girl was too scared to speak a single word.

70.The       (特性)of water make the ocean such a great place to live.

71.Most animals and plants are s       to large or sudden changes in temperature, so the ocean is a safe and comfortable habitat.

72. The river water is used by the local people after being          (净化).

73. Martin Luther King led many demonstrations to fight against racial d        in the USA.

74. I ________ (保证) that he will agree with us when he hears what we know now.

75. Experienced travelers may prefer to make their own            (arrange) instead of the advice of a travel agent.

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，在该行右边的横线上划一个勾(V);如果有错误(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，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Mr. Donforth,

I’m writing to ask you come to our class for a visit. I’ve 76. __________

heard that you have been to Greece. In our Greece unit, we 77. __________

have been learning about it’s rich culture and long history. 78. __________

Since you have visited Greece several times, so I would like to 79. __________

know whether you have seen the old buildings here. We have 80. _________

learned a lot from the text book, but I believe you personal 81. __________

experience will be a lot better. Your knowledges of Greece can  82. __________

help the whole class. Could you share your experiences for  83. __________

us? It will be surely exciting and rewarding. I hoped that you 84. __________

think about my request and visit us as soon as possibly.           85. __________

第三节：书面表达(满分30分)

假如你是一名大学生，对近年来大学毕业生就业难颇有己见，请根据下面提供的信息向报社写信谈谈你的看法。字数100个词左右。开头已给出。

学生心态 向往城市，不愿下乡

就业现状 城市人才过剩;农村渴求人才

就业前景 农村天地广阔;可施展才华

Dear editor,

I am writing to you to talk about taking up occupations for college graduates.

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