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This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.
Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
【小题1】The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A.make moneyB.drive
C.climb in through the window D.meet a lot of people
【小题2】The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A.she wanted to have a sleep
B.her husband didn't open the door for her
C.she didn't want to pay the driver
D.she couldn't find her key
【小题3】The story happened _____.
A.early in the morning B.late at night
C.20 miles outside London D.near the police station
【小题4】Which of the following is wrong?
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B.The police made a mistake.
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
【小题5】The driver climbed in through the window to
A.get money from the woman B.return the dog to the woman
C.phone the policeD.see what was happening in the house

Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation. As usual, she starts her computer and goes to Baidu.com to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits(诉讼) have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.
“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.
Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others’ work without paying.
However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing file-sharers.”
61. Which of the following best describes the passage?
A. Downloading material can be illegal.
B. It’s good to get free music on the Internet.       
C. Music on the Internet is of better quality.                   
D. Baidu is a popular web company.
62. The four web companies were put to court because _________.
A. they got copyrighted songs without paying 
B. they downloaded copyrighted music for people
C. they offer free music on line
D. they make copyrighted files for free downloads
63. How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?
A. A bit guilty.      B. Awfully sorry.     C. A little sad.     D. Extremely angry.
64. What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?
A. Enabling people to download favorite songs.
B. Helping to improve the music.                      
C. Making pop singers more popular.
D. Getting more money from web companies.
65. It can be inferred from the text that _________.
A. Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws.
B. Teenagers haven’t got money to buy CDs.
C. Teenagers are probably still downloading free music.
D. Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music.

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This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.

"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.

Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A.make money                           B.drive

C.climb in through the window               D.meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

A.she wanted to have a sleep

B.her husband didn't open the door for her

C.she didn't want to pay the driver

D.she couldn't find her key

3.The story happened _____.

A.early in the morning                     B.late at night

C.20 miles outside London                  D.near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.

B.The police made a mistake.

C.The woman had no money to pay the driver.

D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to

A.get money from the woman               B.return the dog to the woman

C.phone the police                        D.see what was happening in the house

 

My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.

In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.

1.What was the author most interested in during his visit?

A.The local people and elephants

B.The local culture and tradition

C.The history of the eastern country

D.The local food and scenery

2.What amazed them was to see__________.

A.the trainer playing skillfully with the huge animals

B.the trainer attracting the visitors’s attention in such a way

C.the huge elephants tied only by a small rope

D.the elephants being trained with small ropes

3.The elephants never tried to get away because_______.

A.they believed they couldn’t break away from the small ropes

B.they got used to being raised and controlled by human beings

C.they had a very close relationship with their trainers

D.it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes

4.The author holds the view that _______.

A.people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefs

B.people should travel around and try new things

C.animals should be trained to obey their masters

D.it’s necessary to train creatures when they are young

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.

However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.

Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.

But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.

36. A. wanted      B. expected         C. hoped                    D. enjoyed

37. A. doll          B. toy                    C. girl                      D. baby

38. A. might       B. should           C. could                    D. dared

39. A. often       B. never                  C. sometimes              D. seldom

40. A. immediately B. firstly           C. hardly                   D. finally

41. A. beautiful   B. lovely           C. store-bought           D. new

42. A. care about        B. care for          C. think about          D. worry about

43. A. total       B. real               C. like                      D. true

44. A. my        B. one              C. them                    D. mine

45. A. sisters      B. fathers                 C. friends                    D. mothers

46. A. free        B. busy           C. hard                D. tired

47. A. wore       B. put on         C. dressed             D. wash

48. A. faces       B. legs             C. arms                D. hands

49. A. my        B. their                   C. my sisters’          D. my doll’s

50. A. tiny             B. different        C. curious                 D. humorous

51. A. lost        B. wounded        C. cut                       D. damaged

52. A. the other   B. another         C. it                  D. other

53. A. look out for        B. take care of       C. pay attention to     D. have a look at

54. A. two        B. few               C. many               D. three

55. A. teach       B. feed                   C. satisfy              D. help

 

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