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　　It is December thirty-first, 2004, the time when the old year dies and the New Year is born．

　　Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends．Many of these events are noisy．People shout and sing．They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight．They kiss their husband or wife or the persons they are with．They dance to music．Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home．They drink Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year．

　　Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year’s Eve celebrations．This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car．The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday．

　　In recent years, the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the “designated driver”．One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year’s Eve celebrations．Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home．Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year’s Eve to take people home safely．

　　Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol．More than 220 American cities hold these First Night celebrations．Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations in 1976．They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year．But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties．So they organized music, art and other events to observe the holiday．

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The people below are all looking for a place to spend their holiday．After the description of these people, there is information about six tour advertisements A-F．Decide which place would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter(A-F)on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph about one place that you do not need to use．

________1．Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs holiday to relax in winter．He would like to go somewhere warm and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing．

________2．Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying．

________3．Harry and Kate, both teachers and their two teenage sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer vacation．There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate want beautiful scenery, good food－and wine－and peace．

________4．Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on very little money, and would like to know a country by working there for three months with other young people．

________5．Simon, a school teacher, is planning to make a one-day trip to a place, where his students can enjoy the objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importance and interest．

A．We now offer you a new service of guided tours for visitors．This prize-winning museum is where Australia’s history comes alive! Visit daily or stay for the night and experience life of the Gold Rush days．A wonderful nightly sound and light show, “Blood on the Southern Cross” tells you the story of the famous Eureka Uprising．

B．Two-week holidays in the luxurious Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea．Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports．Trips and tours around the islands arranged．Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment dancing to local bands．

C．Holiday apartments in Mallorca sailing and fishing port－quiet even in summer season beautifully situated apartments with views of seas and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants．Cars and bicycles for hire．Sailing and sports clubs nearby．

D．The Empire State Building is among the most striking buildings in the city, the nation, even the world．The observation deck on the 86th floor is open to general public, offering a wonderful view of the city．On the second floor you’ll find the New York Skyride, a simulated helicopter ride over Manhattan．Enjoy shopping along with real life character and entertainment．

E．Luxury coach tours of Italy, out of normal holiday season．21 leisurely days to visit five Italian cities staring from London 1st May, 1st September．The tours are guided by professor Martin Davis formerly Head of Italian Studies, London University．

F．Working holidays on a Kibbutz in Israel．All nationalities welcome for one of three months, if prepares to work morning with Kibbutz members．Accommodation, food and trip to historic sights all provided free－you pay only for the special low-cost return flight．

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The people below are all looking for a hotel in Scotland for their holidays．After the description of these people, there is information about six Scotland hotels A-F．Decide which hotel would be most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter(A-F)on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph about one hotel which you don’t need to use．

________1．Two women friends who want to do several all-day hikes in the mountains during the spring．They like a place with traditional decorations and superb views．

________2．A woman with two children aged six and ten, who will spend July in Scotland．The children are interested in animals and plants and the mother enjoys fashions．

________3．A handicapped lawyer who must use a wheelchair but drives her own car．She enjoys concerts, museums, fine architecture and swimming．She will spend the first two weeks of October in Scotland．

________4．A writer, a teacher and their one-year-old daughter．They want to be in a quiet place during ?August．They enjoy good food, and like to take long walks(the baby rides in a back-pack)．

________5．An old couple, aged 65 and 68．They love mountain scenery and still take easy walks by the lakeside when they can．They hope to enjoy fresh air and some relaxing activities．

A．Edinburgh．Post House

A popular base for visitors to Edinburgh, this fine hotel stands next to the zoological gardens within easy reach of the many famous sights, shops and entertainments of one of Europe’s most elegant capitals．

B．Gatehouse of Fleet．Cally Hotel

This impressive hotel, well-known for its good Scottish cooking, is an ideal choice for a relaxing family holiday．Set in 100 acres of private grounds, the Cally, a former stately home, has something for everyone including its own fishing lake, outdoor heated swimming pool, green lawn, tennis court, children’s playground and sauna baths．

C．Glenborrodale．Glenborrodale Castle Hotel

There can be few better places for a refreshing holiday than this picturesque hotel set in its own 120 acres of beautiful countryside by charming Lake Sunart on the Ardnamurchan Peninsular(半岛)．Boating and fishing are both available here．

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　　Will crosstalk become extinct? Several years ago, people could switch on the TV and very often would find a crosstalk performance being broadcast．Today, a person could sit in front of the TV set for seven days a week,24 hours a day, and still have trouble finding a single crosstalk show．Many people who were born before the late 1970s can remember a long list of crosstalk performers：Ma Sanli, Feng Gong, Hou Yaowen, Jiang Kun, Li Jindou, Ma Ji, Niu Qun, Su Wenmao．In mid-1980s,many of these performers frequently appeared on television programmes in short comedy skits．But most of them have since disappeared from public view．Only a few－such as Feng Gong, Jiang Kun and Niu Qun－remain fresh in people’s memory thanks to their performances at China Central Television’s annual Spring Festival evening show．These performers, however, are unwilling to devote all their time to crosstalk．Feng has been trying his hand at movies, and Niu worked as a magazine editor for a while before taking up a job as deputy county magistrate in Anhui Province．

　　When the art form first made its appearance 150 years ago, performers would put on shows outside or at temple fairs．Its fans were mainly farmers, peddlers and artisans．Many old crosstalk artists performed in the Tianqiao area in old Beijing, where performances of folk art were concentrated．However, for that reason, crosstalk was looked down upon and the performances were regarded as shows for the lower classes at that time．Open-air performances also allowed interaction between artists and audiences, which helped keep the art form full of vitality．The humor of crosstalk is characterized by close observation of ordinary people’s lives．

　　While there were hundreds of full-time writers engaged in composing interesting comic routines in the 1950s, there are few professional writers of crosstalk nowadays．Almost all the former crosstalk writers have chosen to move into TV and film scripts, which makes more money and can be done more quickly as well．But there are also new crosstalk scripts, many created by amateur writers．But most of their work lacks appeal because, on the whole, it merely eulogizes what is good in Chinese society, rather than criticizing and satirizing problems, experts said．As a result, few modern crosstalk routines have become popular as the old ones．

　　Some experts have called for crosstalk to adapt to keep pace with the rapidly changing world．Crosstalk seems to have a long road ahead before it can prosper as it did in the past．

Information about Crosstalk

Time of first appearance：________

Famous performers：________

Changes to Crosstalk：

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　　If you are looking for the place that has everything there’s only one place to visit, and that’s New York．It’s a whole world in a city．

　　The World of Theater：All of New York is a stage(舞台)．And it begins with Broadway．Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York!

　　The World of Music：Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center．Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village．Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance sports(＝places)found anywhere．

　　The World of Art：From Rembrandt to Picasso．From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees(圆锥形帐篷)．Whatever kind of art you like, you’ll find it in New York．

　　The world of Fine Dining：Whether it’s roast Beijing duck in Chinatown, lasagna in Little Italy, or the finest French coq qu vin found anywhere, there’s a world of great taste waiting for you in New York．

　　The World of Sights：What other city has a Status of Liberty(自由女神像)?A Rockefeller Center, or a Bronze Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park? Only in New York!

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Foulsham House is a fine, stone house of the 1790s．It stands high above the River Byre, in twenty-five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the south-west．Smithson built the house, and the story goes that George, the young Prince(王子)of Wales, fell in love with the beautiful lady Kitty Wake, at one of the first Lord Foulsham’s wild parties．Many great men have ridden on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine ladies have taken tea in the Green Room．The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living rooms and a dinning-room with a real Adam fireplace．The gentleman’s library has a view over the park and the river that is quite without equal．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows and wood floors．At the back of the house, in the buildings in which the third Lord Foulsham kept the horses which made him famous, there is garage space for four cars．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1970s．If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：Harvery, Platt, Longford & Sons, 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．

1．Foulsham House was built in ________(time)________(place)．

2．It was built by ________．

3．It has ________ rooms．

4．From ________, you can have a view over the park and the river．

5．The third Lord Foulsham was famous for ________．

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　　People 1________(live)in different countries made different kinds of words．Today there are about fifteen hundred 2________ in the world．Each contains many thousands of words．A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3________ five hundred thousand words．But we do not need 4________ these．To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words．5________ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more．

　　The words you know are called your vocabulary．You should try to make your vocabulary 6________(big)．Read as many books as we can．There are a lot of books 7________(write)in easy English．You will enjoy them．When you meet 8________ new word, look it 9________ in your dictionary．Your dictionary is your 10________(much)useful book．

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　　When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1________ the traffic drives on the left．Before you cross a street you must look to the right first 2________ then the left．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3________ ,the streets are very busy．Traffic is most 4________(danger)then．

　　When you go by bus in England,you have to be careful, 5________．Always remember the traffic moves on the left．So you must be careful．6________(have)a look first,or you will go 7________ wrong way．

　　In many English cities,there are big buses 8________ two floors．You can sit on the 9________(two)floor．From 10________ you can see the city very well．It's very interesting．

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　　Many people keep small fish 1________ pets．They keep them in a tank of water．The tank is made of glass．People can 2________ through it．They can see inside the tank and watch the fish．

　　The fish need room．They mustn’t be crowded．They need 3________ to breathe．4________ must be enough water for all fish．So the size of the tank is very important．

　　In the tank people put small plants 5________ are good for fish．They give oxygen to the water．Plants help in other ways, too．They can hide 6________ the plants and sleep, lay eggs there．

　　The fish 7________ be kept in water all the time．Some can jump high．So the tank should be covered．This keeps the fish 8________(jump)out．

　　The fish need food and should be fed every day．But 9________ you give them too much food, it is very bad,for the extra food will fall to the bottom and make the water dirty．So the fish should get just enough food and finish 10________ in ten minutes．Nothing should be left．

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　　Dear Mr．Price,

　　I have eaten in your restaurant many times and have always been happy with the food and service．[1]________

　　It was my son’s birthday so we booked a non-smoking table at your restaurant for 7∶30 p. m．We arrived on time but were told that our table was not yet ready．At 8∶00 p. m., we were given a table in the smoking section．[2]________ A lot of people were smoking so it was uncomfortable and unhealthy．

　　Our first waitress, Janet, was very polite and helpful．She gave us free drinks for waiting so long．Our food also came quickly and looked fresh and tasty．When my wife had eaten most of her meal, she found a dead cockroach(蟑螂)in her vegetables．[3] ________ When we told her that garlic does not have legs, she apologized and took the food away．

　　We asked for the bill, expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal．Nobody came．After 15 minutes, I asked to see the manager．[4] ________ I complained again about the horrible cockroach．He told me Janet had finished work．He didn’t believe my story and gave me a bill for three meals．I argued with him but was forced to pay．

　　The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your impolite headwaiter and a full refund(退款)for our meal．It cost ＄68．Not until then will I be eating at your restaurant or recommending it to anyone．

　　[5]________ Thank you for your attention．

Yours sincerely,

Raymond Yuen

A．I asked to move but I was told that there were no other tables．

B．The headwaiter told us that you were on holiday．

C．My wife became very angry and left your restaurant disappointedly．

D．This makes what happened last Saturday even more disappointing．

E．She was shocked and wanted to leave．At first, the waitress told us it was a piece of garlic．

F．You can contact me at 742-3254 or through e-mail if you want more information．

G．We still hope to come to your restaurant for dinner but we hope you can apologize to us．