I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: “IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin.”

Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.

That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.

I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes — every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

59.By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “      ”

A.Observation is the best teacher. B.Seeing is believing.

C.The outsider sees the most of the game.       D.It is not easy to gain money

60.The best title for the passage would probably be         .

A.My flower garden          B.Marvin helps to realize my dream

C.Love in Michigan          D.Money grows on trees

61.The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to        .

A.wasteful B.tight C.absurd D.helpful

62.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the mother is         .

A.divorced when she was young

B.not caring for her kids any longer

C.alone but not at all lonely

D.prouder with her garden than with her kids.

C

The Chinese have used a method called acupuncture to help perform operations for about 4,000 years without putting the patient to sleep. This involves inserting(插入)flexible needles (针)into certain parts of the body. The needles used are available in a number of stores in China and everyone may buy them.

To learn how to use needle takes about one month of training. But to be skillful requires greater time. The person who performs the acupuncture knows how to insert the needles so the needles themselves are not painful. This person also knows where to place the needles so the patient feels no pain in the area where the operation is to be performed. The needles are not necessarily inserted near the place where the pain is to be prevented. In the past, a particular operation might require 25 or more needles placed in various parts of the body. But now this operation requires only 3 or 4 needles.

Today the Chinese doctors are trying to learn more about acupuncture. They are trying to develop a convincing theory to explain how the needles work in preventing pain, or, why a needle in the wrist(手腕), for example, would prevent the pain in the area of the mouth.

A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture or having one of the chemicals used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the operation whereas(然而，反之) the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.

63.Acupuncture is a kind of _______.

A. medical needles          B. medical equipment

C. medical technique        D. medical examination

64. To perform the acupuncture skillfully, one _______.

A. has to learn how to insert the needles accurately in the right place

B. should insert the needles where the pain is to be prevented

C. needs to be trained for a short period of time

D. must use fewer needles than in the past

65. According to the 3rd paragraph, we can infer _______.

A. people must insert a needle in the wrist to prevent the pain in the mouth

B. people come to realize the shortcomings of the acupuncture

C. people are convinced to use the acupuncture to cure diseases

D. people need to make deeper research into the acupuncture

66.Nowadays, more and more people prefer having acupuncture because _______.

A. acupuncture has no side effects after the operation

B. acupuncture costs them less than having chemicals

C. chemicals usually cause many more deaths

D. they want to protect the traditional Chinese medicine

67. The author of the passage tends to be ________ acupuncture.

A. strongly against      B. in favor of     C. doubtful about      D. uninterested in

D

I know what you’re thinking: pizza(比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time; others think they’re “saving” calories(卡路里);still others just don’t like breakfast food .

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking R.D., who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers—it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it. You may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

68. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.

A. food remaining after a meal         B. things left undone

C. meals made of vegetables           D. pizza topped with fruit

69. What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.

70. According to the last paragraph, it is important to________.

A. eat something for breakfast           B. be careful about what you eat

C. heat up food before eating it          D. eat calorie-controlled food

71. The text is written mainly for those________.

A. who go to work early        B. who want to lose weight

C. who stay up late            D. who eat before sleep

E

Cafe Hub

Near the Castle is The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our café is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful house.

The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.

Open every day from 9:30 a.m. till late.

Tel:0131173 2067 www.thehub-edinburgh.com

Farm World

Enjoy being“A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies—bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course. Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website.

Open: May—Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a.m.—5 p.m.

Tel:01797 260256/260321 www.farmworldrye.co.uk

Enter the Europe-wide student competition!

Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 9 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2006 is for you!

Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English-based on one of three different topics. You can register (报名) between May 1 and June 15, 2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15, 2006.

The rewards are wonderful: £ 150,000 in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp—plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe!

For further information and registration forms go to: www.siemens.com/join. multimedia.

72.You’ll have to register first if you want         .

A. to enjoy delicious food

B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres

C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition

D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful house

73.According to the passage, there will be        rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.

A. only one           B. two           C. three          D. four

74.You can visit Farm World         .

A. on Monday in May              B. any day in October

C. at 2 p.m. at Christmas            D. at 10:30 a.m. during school holidays

75.From the advertisements above, we can learn that        .

A. Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area

B. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground

C. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining

D. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2006

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)

Last Sunday, my father invited his colleagues to our home for a

dinner party, included his boss. However, my three-year-old sister     76.

stared at my father’s boss sitting across from her all time during      77.

the dinner. He can hardly eat because of her stare. So embarrassed     78.

was the boss so that he checked his tie, touched his face             79.

and look at himself in the mirror. Even so, nothing stopped her        80.

staring at him. He tried to pay not attention to my sister,        81.

and finally it was too much for him. He couldn’t help asking          82.

her, “How are you staring at me?” Everybody present had noticed      83.

her behavior and the table went quietly for her response. My           84.

sister replied, “My daddy said you are a big eater and I don’t           85.

want to miss it!”

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

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