C

Nervous suspects (嫌疑犯) locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow color on the door. If they are close to confessing(供认，坦白) a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.

Gwent Police have abandoned colors such as grays and browns of the 20th-century police cell (牢房) and have used color psychology(心理学) to decorate them.

Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of ￡5 million, has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia(幽闭恐怖症). Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming color. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the color is likely to encourage truthfulness.

The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts(报警) officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.

Designers and psychologists have worked for years on color. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness. It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colors will calm the mind and aid concentration.

Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness. Get the color wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.

Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of color, said that color was an “energy force”. She said: “Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication.”

Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red, on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression(攻击性). Mrs. Collins praised the designers for using colors in the cells. Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with color to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate. In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.

49. The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might _____.

A. let suspects keep their balance     B. help suspects to confess their crimes

C. make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court  D. enable suspects to change their attitudes to colors

50. Which of the following colors should NOT be used in cells according to the passage?

A. Pink.       B. Yellow       C. Blue.      D. Red.

51. Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?

A. Scanning equipment. B. Royal blue lines. C. Glass doors.     D. Yellow frames.

52. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A. the relationship between colors and psychology

B. a comparison of different functions of colors

C. the use of colors in cells to affect criminals’ psychology

D. scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison

D

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

Recite and repeat in conversation.

When you hear a person’s name，repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

Ask the other person to recite and repeat.

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone，ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

Admit you don’t know.

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say. “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

Use associations.

Link each person yon meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example，you could make a mental note: "Vicki Cheng -- tall, black hair. " To reinforce  your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

Go early.

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That's fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

53. How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names?

A. They will be moved.                   B. They will be annoyed.

C. They will be delighted.                 D. They will be discouraged.

54. If you can't remember someone's name, you may __

A. tell him the truth                       B. tell him a white lie

C. ask him for pity                        D. ask others to help you

55. When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember __

A. all their names                        B. a couple of names first

C. just their last names                    D. as many names as possible

56. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Tips on an important social skill.         B. Importance of attending parties.

C. How to make use of associations.         D. How to recite and repeat names.

E

Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.

In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought(干旱). The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.

Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals(节日). For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended(延长)daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.

57. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _______________.

A. to stop the drought in 1967       B. to support government officials

C. to pass a special law in the state   D. to save water and electricity

58. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?

A. Victoria.       B. Queensland.        C. South Australia.        D. New South Wales.

59. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?

A. It doesn’t have fixed dates.           B. It is not used in festivals.

C. Its plan was changed in 2000.         D. It lasts for two weeks

60. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?

A. There exists some undesirable effects. B. It helps little to save energy.

C. It brings about longer working days. D. Radio and TV programs become different.

情景对话(每题1分，满分5分)

Mrs. Hunter: Jack,___61_____

Jack: Next year, we hope, mother, but we can’t be sure about it. Finding a house is a difficulty.

Mrs. Hunter : Have you made any inquiries(咨询) yet, Jack?

Jack: Yes. __62___ . There are plenty of furnished flats, and furnished houses too, but the rents for these are very high. I couldn’t possibly afford them on my present salary.

Mrs. Hunter: What would it cost to buy a plot of land and build a house?___63___

Jack: No. I haven’t even thought of it . That’ll cost at least four thousand pounds. It’s no use our thinking about building a house.

Mrs. Hunter: And even if you had a house, there’d be the furniture and all sorts of other things.

Jack:___64_____ Anne and I have been saving up. We’ve saved a few hundred pounds between us

and could buy furniture--- enough to start with. But the house is the problem.

Mrs. Hunter : __65____ Jack?

Jack : Oh, quite a small one. A living room and a kitchen. We’d like a dining room of course. Two bedrooms and a bathroom.

A. Have you any idea?

B. have you and Anne decided when you are going to get married ?

C. Yes, I know.

D. It’s almost impossible to find a suitable house to rent , unfurnished.

E. No, I’m trying to make more money to pay for the rents.

F. What size of house would you want ?

G. Excuse me, may I ask a question ?

第Ⅱ卷 (满分55分.66-75 题每题1分，答案写在下面空格中)

66. ________(相对地) speaking, girls are not as strong as boys.

67. He decided to keep them as permanent ________ .(囚犯)

68. They were caught _______(聊天) in class and were scolded by the teacher.

69. He can’t understand what you said , for he is _______(智力地，脑力地) disabled.

70. My parents both work as _______(售票员) in this bus company.

71. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars; it was a real ________(便宜货) .

72. The moment the 29th Olympic Games were __(宣布) open ,the world cheered.

73. Can you  ________(腾出) me just a few minutes?

74. What is the  __________(平均数) of 3,4 and 11?

75. He was late again and was  _________(惩罚) by his teacher.

66.____________ 67.___________ 68.__________ 69.__________ 70.____________

71.__________  72.______ ______ 73.__________ 74.___________ 75.___________

第二节 短文改错(每题1.5分,满分15分)

Three men were fishing when the angel appeared in the boat    76._______

with them .The first man got over his shock and politely said to   77._______

the angel, “ I’ve suffered by back pain for years . Can you help   78._______

me ?” The angel touched his back, and he had recovered.        79.____ ____

The second man pointed to his glass and asked if the angel     80.___ ____

could cure her poor eyesight. The angel touched his eyes,     81.________

but he could see everything clearly.        82.________

The angel then turned to the third man, threw up his hands    83.________

in fear. “Don’t touch me!” he cries， “ I’m on disability pay!     84.________

I don’t want to be a normally person!”           85._______

书面表达(满分30 分)

2009 年2 月9 日晚，北京市的央视新大楼发生严重火灾，导致一名消防队员死亡并造成很大的经济损失。据初步认定，此次火灾由于烟花炮竹而引起。请用英语写一篇短文，就此事谈一下在城市里燃放烟花炮竹的利弊，并发表自己的看法。

参考词汇：消防队员 firefighters 烟花 fireworks 央视新大楼 a new CCTV building 禁止 ban

词数要求：120 字左右

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