3．-Is John coming by bus？
-He should，but he _______ not．He likes driving his car．（　　）
A．mustB．canC．needD．may
2．_______ the English examination，I would have gone to the concert last Sunday．（　　）
A．In spite ofB．As forC．Because ofD．But for
1．-Jenny，it won't be long before I receive the admission letter from Oxford University．
-_______（　　）
A．Good luck!B．Congratulations!
C．Why so soon？D．Don't worry
20．At the age of sixteen，I joined a volunteer group with my dad．I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia．On the night we arrived，we discovered that"our family"was living in a trailer（活动房车） that was in poor conditions．A crew had been wolfing on it for two weeks，but every time they finished one problem，another surfaced．
We decided the only reasonable solution was to bridle a new house-something unusual but necessary under these circumstances．The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms，a bath and a kitchen．
On Tuesday of that week，while we ate lunch together，I asked the family's three boys，Josh，Eric and Ryan，"What do you want for your new room？"Expecting toys and other gadgets that children suavity ask for，we were astonished when Josh responded，"I just want a bed．"
The boys had never slept in a bed!They were accustomed to plastic mats．That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift．On Thursday night，a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding．
When we saw the delivery truck coming，we told the family about the surprise．We could hardly contain ourselves．It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning．
That afternoon，as we fitted the frames of the beds together，Eric ran into the house to watch us．Too dirty to enter his room，he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway．
As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows，Eric asked，"What is that？"
"A pillow，"he replied．
"What do you do with it？"Eric continued to ask
"When you go to sleep，you put your head on it，"I answered softly．Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow．
"Oh…that's soft，"he said，hugging it tightly．
    Now，when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent，my dad gently asks，"Do you have a pillow？"
    We know exactly what he means．

41．The author's first volunteer project wasD．
A．working on a poor trailer           
B．helping a poor family 
C．donning beds and bedding            
D．dealing with a housing problem
42．On hearing Josh's answer，the author was shocked becauseD．
A．the family lived in a trailer
B．Josh didn't know what a bed was
C．Josh expected to get some toys
D．The boys had no bed to sleep in
43．By"We could hardly contain ourselves．"，the author means that they allB
A．felt confused                       
B．felt excited with joy
C．couldn't help laughing              
D．failed to keep the secret
44．From the passage，we can learn that what Eric had never seen before isC．
A．a trailer                           
B．a bed
C．a pillow                            
D．a truck
45．From the last two paragraphs，the author's father means thatA
A．what the author wants to get may be unnecessary
B．the author should not waste money on small things
C．the author should do more volunteer work for the poor
D．what he will buy is not what the author wants but a pillow．
19．Last spring my husband，Lawrence，and I agreed that it was time for us to move．Although we adoredour home in the northern district of New York，all our children and grandchildren had moved to the West Coast．We needed to be near them．
     But We didn't want to sell our house to just any buyer．We had three requirements in mind．The first was to find someone who loved our place as much as we did-after all，We'd lived there for more than thirty years．The second was to find a buyer who would share our faith and not bargain with us over the price of me home．And lastly，since moving rates dropped in the fall，we didn't want to move until mid-October．
    In this market I found out there was little hope that We'd sell our place，let alone find that perfect buyer，but still，I hoped for all three things．Weeks went by with no takers．Finally our real estate（房地产）agent phoned in August．"I've found someone who's indeed in love with your house．She's made a good offer．"He brought over some papers to sign and I made a note of the woman's name．
     Days later I was looking up a friend's phone number in our church directory（电话薄），running my finger down the long list of members．Suddenly I came across her name．Our buyer!"She loves our home and she's even a member of our church，"I said to Lawrence．"This could be perfect．"
     I practically held my breath for the next few days，the calls going back and forth to our agent．Finally he came by with the papers to sign．Pen in hand，he hesitated．
"This buyer has just one more requirement，"he said．
    Oh，may no change happen，I thought．"What is it？"
"She can't own the house until mid-October．"
"Mid-October？Perfect．"Those words sealed the deal．

41．Why didn't the author and her husband move to West Coast until mid-October．C
A．They had a lot of things to deal with．
B．The weather at that time would be fine．
C．The cost of the move was lower at that time．
D．They hated to leave．their house．
42．What does the underlined word"adore"in the first paragraph mean？D
A．Think about．   
B．Own completely．
C．Leave suddenly．
D．Love deeply
43．At the beginning the author learned from the market thatB  
A．their house would sell easily          
B．it was very hard to find a right buyer
C．tile price of houses was not very high  
D．someone would make a good offer
44．Before she signed the agreement the authorA
A．feared changes   
B．was very excited 
C．was very happy
D．was very bored
45． Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？C
A．The move to the West Coast．  
B．Three requirements came true．
C．The right move and house deal．
D．A rich and faithful house buyer．
18．Drunken driving-sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder-has become a national epidemic （流行病）．Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers，adding up to an incredible 250，000 over the past ten years．
A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours．Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts，but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies，especially concerning young children，that public opinion is no longer so tolerant．
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21，reversing a trend （逆转潮流） in the 1960s to reduce it to 18．After New Jersey lowered it to 18，the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled，so the state recently upped it back to 21．Reformers，however，fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop"responsible attitudes"about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink．
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already，to a marked drop in accidents，some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks．A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was"obviously drunk"and later drove off the road，killing a nine-year-old boy．
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state，some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national ban of alcohol that began in 1919，which President Hoover called the"noble experiment"．They forgot that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking，but encouraged political corruption （腐败） and organized crime．As with the booming drug trade generally，there is no easy solution．

31．What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey？D
A．Young drivers were usually bad．
B．Drivers should not be allowed to drink．
C．Some drivers didn't surprise the legal drinking age．
D．The legal drinking age should be raised．
32．The underlined word"lenient"in the first paragraph meansC．
A．serious      
B．cruel           
C．merciful    
D．determined
33．Which of the following statements best shows the writer's opinion of drunken driving？A
A．It is difficult to solve this problem．
B．It may lead to organized crime．
C．The new laws can stop heavy drinking 
D．There should be no bars to serve drinks．
34．In America，the number of people killed by drunken drivers on average isC．
A.3 per day                    
B.250，000 over the last 10 years
C.72 each day                      
D．less than 500 each week
35．Drunken driving has become a major national problem becauseB．
A．drinking is America's socially accepted habit
B．most Americans drink quite a lot
C．not many people realized the severe subsequences caused by heavy drinking
D．publicity did not pay much attention to road accidents．
17．Sixteen-year-old Karlos Dearman's future is looking much brighter than he might previously have imagined．"I love bikes，but I've never thought I'd end up with working with them，"he says．"This program has changed my life．"
Karlos is learning to refurbish （翻新） old bicycles in the workshop （车间） of ReCycle Bikes，an independent non-profit bike project in Sheffield．It provides training chances for young people aged 14 to 16 with the help of the local government，particularly those struggling in mainstream education or rejected from school．
"It's about engaging young people with education and youth training by teaching them work and life skills，"explains Des Pearce，workshop training manager．"These young people have so much potential，but often don't realize it．"
Founded in 2001，ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public，which are sold for￡20 after refurbished．Abandoned bikes supplied by the government make sure a steady flow of bikes，but a recently formed partnership with Sheffield University should improve the further development．
"The student population presents a large and ready market，"says Pearce．"So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus （校园）．They thought it was a great idea，and agreed to provide us with more support．This means we can train young people to repair extra 500 bikes over three years．"
Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own，Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the profession development of those who have passed through his workshop．"But we are planning exit interviews with the young people to make sure what they plan to do，and these will allow us to check on their progress，"says Pearce．
That most of the teenagers enjoy the work is，according to Pearce，easily explained．"Most kids have ridden a bike and know how to oil a chain or mend a flat tyre．As low-cost transport，cycling gives the young and old a sense of freedom and independence，and the effect on their well-being is big．Add to that a growing concern for the environment，and it's no surprise that bike sales are on the increase．"
60．From the passage，we know ReCycle BikesB
A．is a popular brand of bikes
B．provides training chances for young people
C．is a training project offered by the government
D．aims at making money by selling refurbished bicycles
61．How did ReCycle Bikes run at the beginning？D
A．By working together with Sheffield University．
B．By selling bicycles supplied by the government．
C．By getting money from teenagers aged between 14 and 16．
D．By repairing bicycles donated by the public and selling them．
62．ReCycle Bikes has formed a partnership with Sheffield University becauseA．
A．students at Sheffield University can be their potential customers
B．Sheffield University donates a lot of money to ReCycle Bikes
C．teenagers at ReCycle Bikes can study at Sheffield University
D．Sheffield University offers to host bike sales on the campus
63．According to Pearce，why do most of the teenagers enjoy the work？D
A．They'd like to change their lives．
B．They want to learn how to repair bikes．
C．They don't have enough money to buy cars．
D．They are familiar with bikes and interested in them．
16．I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl．Probably the story is one of those mysterious．bits of folklore that reappear every few years．However，I still like to think that it really did happen，somewhere，sometime．
They were going to Fort Lauderdale--three boys and three girls--and when they boarded the bus，they were carrying sandwiches and wine，dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray，cold spring of New York vanished behind them．
As the bus passed through New Jersey，they'began to notice Vingo．He sat in front of them，dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit，never moving，his dusty face masking his age．He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot，frozen into complete silence．
Deep into the night，the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's，and everybody got off except  Vingo．He sat rooted in his seat，and the young people began to wonder about him：perhaps he was a sea captain，a runaway from his wife，an old soldier going home．When they went back to the bus，one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself．
¨We're going to Florida，"she said brightly．"I hear it's really beautiful．"
"It is，"he said quietly，as if remembering something he had tried to forget．
"Want some wine？"she said．He thanked her and retreated again into his silence．After a while，she went back to the others，and Vingo nodded in sleep．
In the morning，they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's，and this time Vingo went in．The girl insisted that he join them．He seemed very shy，and．ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches．When they returned to the bus，the girl sat with Vingo again，and after a while，slowly and painfully，he began to tell his story．He had been in jail in New York for the past four years，and now he was going home．
¨Are you married？"
"I don't know．"
"You don't know？"she said．
"Well，when I was in jail I wrote to my wife，"he said．¨‘I told her that I was going to be away a long time，and that if she couldn't stand it，if the kids kept asking questions，she；could just forget me．I'd understand．Get a new guy，I said-she's a wonderful woman-and forget about me．I told her she didn't have to write me．And she didn't．Not for three and a half  years．"
"And you're going home now，not knowing？"
"Yeah，"he said shyly．‘‘Last week，when I was sure the parole was coming through，I wrote her again．There's a big oak tree just as you come into town，I told her that if she didn't have a new guy and if she'd take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，and I'd get off and come home．If she didn't want me，forget it-no handkerchief，and I'd go on through．"
"Wow，"the girl exclaimed．"Wow．"
 She told the others，and soon all of them were in it，caught up in the approach of Brunswick，looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children．
 Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick，and the young people took over window seats，waiting for the approach of the great oak tree．Vingo stopped looking，tightening his face，as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment．
Then Brunswick was 10 miles，and then five．Then，suddenly，all of the young people were up out of their seats，screaming and shouting and crying．All except Vingo．Vingo sat there stunned，looking at the oak tree．It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs-20 of them，30 of them，maybe hundreds．As the young people shouted，the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home．
55．According to the passage，which statement is TRUE？C
A．The young people are travelling from Florida to New York．
B．Vingo was put in prison ten years ago，and now he was set free to go home．
C．The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence．
D．At last，Vingo went home together with the three boys and three girls．
56．From the underlined sentences in Para 3，we can infer thatA
A．Vingo was nervous because he didn't know whether his wife would accept him．
B．Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn't answer his letter．
C．Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him．
D．Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children．
57．The underlined word"fortify"in the passage has the same meaning as that in SentenceC
A．The French soldiers are working hard to fortify airbase．
B．The food has been fortified with Vitamin C．
C．People in the whole city were fortified by the moving story about their hero．
D．We had to drink some more coffee tofortifyourselves for the journey．
58．Which word do you think can best describe Vingo's wife？B
A．humorous                             
B．loyal                        
C．generous                             
D．hard-working
59．After reading the whole story，we can probably make a conclusion thatB．
A．Young people are always curious about everything new around them．
B．Home is always the first place a person wants to go．
C．Don't laugh at a person who has no home．
D．It is impolite to ask questions about one's privacy that he or she doesn't want to tell．
60．What's the best title for the passage？D
A．A story of a poor man
B．The power of love
C．Help from strangers
D．Going home．
15．To some，it's a dream job---eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them．But for some food critics，their eyes aren't the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast．
 Karen Fernau，a food writer for The Arisona Republic，said when she first started her job-she began to gain weight．"I always looked forward to lunch before this job，then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day．"she says．Nine years later，keeping her weight steady and her health intact （完好无损的）is a daily battle．If she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four-course meal，she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the day．Now she is always keeping track of what's in the food she eats and she says most people don't even look at or consider it．At one tasting task alone，she says，upward of l，000 calories is often added to her day．That's about half of the recommended total  calories  per day for the average adult．
But even though she's thought of a special eating method，Fernau says sticking to it is a daily battle．And food editors，writers and critics across the country couldn't agree more．"When I'm at home or not eating for work，it's healthy food to the extreme，"says Phil Vettel，who's been a restaurant critic for the Chicago Tribune for 19 years．
Vettle，who eats dinner at four restaurants each week，says unlike most professions，he has no ight to choose．"If I'm going out to eat，I can't choose the healthiest thing on the menu，I have to eat when they're bringing me．"While Vettel exercises when he can，Joe Yonan，a food editor at The Washington Post，has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years ago．Yonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week，on top of his body training three to five times a week．
Still，it's a struggle that many Americans might envy．After all，it's one thing to get your calories from lobster（龙虾） tails or a delicate（精致的） chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers．
50．What does the underlined sentence mean in Para l？D
A．The food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurant．
B．The food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feast．
C．There is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from．                          
D．The food critics eat delicious food，which also tends to result in gaining weight．
51．What can we learn about the job of being a food critic？A
A．They enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on them．
B．They only work for local magazines and newspapers．
C．Once they become food critics，they tend to stay in the job．
D．Their excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job．
52．What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit？C
A．Not eating anything except for the free meals．
B．Writing down everything they put into their mouth．
C．Hiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructions．
D．Choosing only the healthy food on  the menu．
53．What can we infer from the last paragraph？C
A．No matter whether the food is expensive or not，the gaining of calories  is the same．
B．The calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful．  
C．Americans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty food．
D．Everybody should take the calories in their food carefully．
54．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．A job offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to be．
B．Dishes in the restaurant usually contain too many calories．
C．Eating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weight．
D．Food writers work hard to maintain their health and weight．
14．The biggest danger facing airlines nowadays may not be a terrorist with a gun，but the man with portable computer in business class．In the last 16 years，pilots have reported well  over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference  （电磁干扰）．The source of this interference remains not proved，but increasingly，experts are pointing the  blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers，radio and cassette players  and mobile telephones．
      RTC．A．an organization which advises the aviation  （航空 ）industry，has suggested that all  airlines ban such devices from being used during"critical"stages of flight  particularly take-off and landing．Some experts have gone further，calling for a total ban during all flights．Cur-rently，rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines．And although some air-lines prevent passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing，most are un-willing to carry out a total ban，given that many passengers want to work during flight．
     The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers．Experts know that portable devices send out radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication．But，because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory．they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not．
     The fact that aircraft may be fragile to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio systems in order to damage navigation equipment．As worrying，though，is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud．
25．What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 16 years？D
A．They may have been caused by the damage to-the radio systems．
B．They may have taken place during take-off and landing．
C．They were proved to have been caused by the passengers portable computers．
D．They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference．
26．Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane's computers？C
A．Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane．
B．Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with．
C．Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs．
D．Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research．
27．Few airlines want to perform a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices becauseB
A．they don't believe there is such a danger as radio interference
B．the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved
C．most passengers refused to take a plane，which bans the use of radio and cassette players
D．they have other effective safety measures to fall back on
28．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．a new rule for all airlines
B．the disadvantages of electronic devices
C．a possible cause of aircraft incidents
D．effective safety measures for air flight．
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