Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction．Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people．Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.

81．     

It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago．These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.

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Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years．Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G．Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.

83．         

Modern science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories．They   are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now．

Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.

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In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances．Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology.

第Ⅱ卷 （45分）

Ⅰ．Translation 

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．对我们来说，坚持这项规定是很重要的。（It）

2．如果对此还有疑问,就请举手．            (who)

3．由于公众的要求，电视台又把这部电视连续剧重播了一遍。（demand）

4．整个上午他都在忙于写那篇故事，只是偶尔停下来喝杯茶。(break off)

5．虽然她以前从未接受过电视采访，但她表现得游刃有余。（interview）

6．在经济危机之中政府应该采取特殊对策，否则失业人数将持续增长。（unless）

Ⅱ．Guided Writing

    Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

    有一批外国中学生正好在端午节期间到你校参观访问。你被要求去接待这批中学生，并向他们介绍中国的端午节文化。请你现在写好一篇英语讲稿，内容必须包括端午节的传统文化和端午节的传统美食等。 

    讲稿的开头和结尾已经为你写好。

Boys and Girls,

    Today I feel it a great honor to be invited to introduce a Chinese holiday to you…

That’s the general introduction of Dragon Boat Festival．If you have any questions, you are free to ask． Thank you very much.

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1―5 CABAD  6―10 CDDAB 11―13 DAB 14―16 ABD

17．clothes      18．lengthened       19．measurements      20．January

21．a flight reservation      22． 90    23．vegetarian meal    24． 4:35 PM

25―29 ABDDA 30―34 BACCD 35―40 CAADBD

41．J 42．B 43．F 44．D 45．G 46．E 47．H 48．C 49．I

50―54 BADCA 55―59 DBDAA 60―64 CDBCB

65―68 BACD　69―71 DCB 72―75 DACB 76―79 C B B D

80．A 81．E 82．C 83．F 84．D

第1I卷

I．翻译 (Just for reference)

1．It is very important for us to stick to this rule.

2．Those who still have doubts on this, please raise their hands.

3．The TV series has been brought back by popular demand．(because a lot of people want to see it.)

4．He was busy writing the story all the morning, only breaking off occasionally to have a cup of tea.

5．Although she had never been interviewed on TV before, she performed well.

6．Unless specific measures should be taken by the government during the time of economic crisis, unemployment will continue to rise．

作文例文仅供参考

Boys and Girls,

Today I feel great honor to be invited to introduce a Chinese holiday to you．Since you happened to come to China during the Qing Ming festival, I’d like to tell you something about this traditional holiday.

“Qing Ming” which means clear and bright in Chinese, falls on April 5^th every year．It is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead．It is a time to express one's grief for his lost relatives．

People often go to sweep and weed graves with whole family and take a walk in the countryside as well．In Tang Dynasty, the habit of taking a walk on this day was developed．At this time, spring returns and dominates the earth again．The feel of growing life is in the air．Trees turn green and buds burst, adding vigor and vitality to the surroundings．This custom can be traced back to over one thousand years ago．

In that morning people eat “qing tuan” (a kind of rice ball colored green.) which is very delicious．That’s the general introduction of Qing Ming Festival．If you have any questions, you are free to ask.． Thank you very much.

Tape script

1．M: How much will it cost for my daughter and me to go to Beijing?

W: It’s 1280 yuan for an adult and half of the price for your daughter, as she is below one meter.

Question: What is the total cost for them?  (C)

2．M: Good morning, madam．May I help you?

W: Good morning．How much should I pay for these books to be sent to Japan?

M: Hm, fifty dollars．  (A)

Question．Where does this conversation take place?

3．W: I hear you got lost on your way to the hotel．

M: I don’t know how I did it．I’ve been there a million times．

Q: What does the man mean?              (a)

4．M: I’d like to have that coat．But I haven’t got enough money.?

W: Shall I lend you some?

Question: What does the man intend to do?  (A)

5．W: I can’t bear David any more!  He is always complaining． I don’t want to see him any more!

M: But you are a couple!

Q: Who do they talk about?             (D)

6．W: Thanks for the note you left for me.

M: Oh, then you did get it.

Q: What had the man assumed?       ( C )

7．W: Hello, Mr．Brown, this is Betty Smith．May I speak to my husband?

M: John is in the lab now, Betty．And then he’s going to eat lunch．I’ll tell him to call you at home.

Q: Where is the woman’s husband now?                                 ( D)

8．M: But for the heavy traffic, I would have reached the meeting hall three hours before.

W: Oh, What a pity! The meeting has been over now.

Q: What can we conclude from the conversation?               (D)

9．M: Mr．Hunter is fluent in Italian and now he’s beginning to study German.

W: He also knows a little Japanese and Chinese.

Q: Which language is Mr．Hunter good at?   (A)

10．M: It,s been raining since Monday, but clear weather is forecast for tomorrow.

 W: I’m glad to hear that  because I always play golf on Thursdays and I like to have good weather.

Q: When did the conversation take place?  (A)

Part B

Passages

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

A New Summer Job

    In many parts of the world, university students work in the summer．They need the money, and they can get some working and social experience．Traditionally, they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.

    These days, however, more and more students are working at dotcoms．Dot.coms are Internet-based companies which offer goods and services online．Today’s young people already know a lot about computers, and they can quickly learn more．The pay is also usually much better than at the traditional summer jobs.

    There are other advantages besides the pay．Students see dot.com jobs as a good start on their future．In addition to good experience, the work is also enjoyable for most．On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect．

    Dot.coms are new and need new ways of thinking．Imagination and passion are more important than formal qualifications．So some students are even quitting school to start their own dotcoms．A recent survey of dotcom executives finds that 2% of them are under 30 years old, and 12% never finished university.

11．What can the students less probably get from their summer job?   (D)

12．What kinds of jobs do university students usually take according to the passage?  ( A)

13．What are the most important qualifications one should have if he starts dot,com business?   (B)

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

    This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

    Health experts predict that soon, more people will die from cancer than from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined．They expect that by 2010, cancer will become the world's leading cause of death.

Heart disease is the current leading killer．A World Health Organization report made the predictions in December.

Experts say one reason more people are dying from cancer is because more people are smoking cigarettes in developing countries．40 percent of the world's smokers are believed to live in China and India alone．Other things including high fat diets and reduced physical activity are also believed to be pushing the numbers upward.

Rates of breast cancer in Japan, Singapore and South Korea are now 3 times what they were 40 years ago.

The W.H.O．report estimates that 12 million people will be found to have some form of cancer this year．It predicts that more than 7 million people will die early as a result of cancer．And more than 5 million of the new cancer cases will be in developing countries.

The number of cancer cases and deaths from cancer are expected to increase one percent each year．Experts are predicting the largest increases will be in China, Russia, and India.

Without new treatments, the W.H.O．says, the number of new cancer patients could reach 27 million a year by 2030．The number of deaths could reach 17 million a year.

One of the suggestions is more support for tobacco-control programs．And the cancer society says health officials and governments should invest more in cancer research and early detection.

And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Brianna Blake．I'm Steve Ember.

14．What is the leading killer nowadays according to the news?

15．How many people could die from cancer in a year by 2030 without new treatment according to the W.H.O?

16．What is one of the most possible causes that more people are dying from cancer in developing

    countries?

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation

M: Good afternoon, Madam．Can I help you?

W: Yes．I have a pair of trousers and a dress to alter.

M: Can I have a look at them?

W: Here they are．The trousers are my son’s．The waist is OK, but he’s getting taller and taller．I

   think you need to lengthen them to 42 inches.

M: That’s OK．How about the dress? Is it yours?

W: Yes．Maybe you can make the measurements right here．

M: OK．Your waist is 28 inches and the length 39.

W: Can I have them next Monday?

M: Let me see．Today is 17^th January．So you would like to have them on the 23^rd．How about the

   24^th? Will that be all right ?

W: That’s fine．Thank you.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation

M: Freedom Travel．May I help you?

W: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month．

M: Okay．What is your destination?

W: Well．I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland．

M: Okay．Let me check what flights are available?．[Okay] And when will you be returning?

W: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth．Oh, and I'd like the cheapest flight

   available．

M: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price you would pay if you leave the day

   before．

W: Whoo．Let's go with the cheaper flight．By the way, how much is it?

M: It's only $980．

W: All right．Well, let's go with that．

Mt: Okay．That's flight one zero seven zero from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport,

   transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki．

W: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flights?

M: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 AM, arriving in New York at 4:35 PM, then transferring to

   flight 90 at 5:55 PM, and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 AM the next day．

W: All right．And, uh, I'd like to request a vegetarian meal．

M: Sure no problem．And could I have you name please?