If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki（赫尔辛基）during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams（有轨电车）, you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blue.

       The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by.

       A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it.

       The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront（滨水区）of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats.

       However, in some way, Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores.

68．Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its ________.

       A．19th century buildings, boats and parks

       B．19th century buildings, boats and seabirds

       C．old houses, parks and trams

       D．old buildings, boats and the sea

69．The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go ________.

       A．by boat     B．by bus      C．by tram    D．on foot

70．The 19th century buildings, the White Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is _________.

       A．both splendid and traditional   B．both quiet and noisy

       C．both historical and modern     D．both old and new

71．This passage is most likely to be found in _________.

       A．a story-book           B．a geography textbook

       C．a research report             D．a travel magazine

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
“Never say die'' was my mother's motto．No matter how tough the life was, she always had   36  in the face of struggle and change．
My mother , born in the late 1920s,   37  no education．Her mother, whom she loved dearly , died when she was 12 years old．Her father remarried,   38  he stepmother was   39  to her．As a result, my mother was always kept busy doing ail kinds of household   40  ,varying from feeding scores of tame birds to _41  her stepbrothers "Never say die" she   42 __say to herself．
After marrying my father , she  43  my grandparents as her own parents．It was a Lime when China was faced with a severe   44  of food and my family was no   45  ．There was a   46  in my family that the best food went to the old and she was always the last to have her meal．At one time , there wasn't a grain left at home, and the whole family got into a_47   "Never say die" said my mother, as she often did in such cases- She, together with my elder sisters—one 8 years old and the other 11, went begging until the   48   picked up．My father was once 49_ to drinking．My mother, on the one hand , tried hard to   50  him to quit drinking; on the other hand, every time my father was heavily drunk; she would feed two thermos bottles of boiled water to him ,using the mouth-to-mouth way．
Poor as my family was my parents   51  to send my sisters to school, which was absolutely   52  in my home village then．Now my sisters have both retired as primary school teachers．Then my mother devoted herfelf entirely to  53 her grandchildren, among whom are now two university students, a soldier, an engineer, a bank c’erk and a civil servant.
Devoted to the family, she is deeply respected and loved by her children and grandchildren. Every year a family get-together takes place on her birthday when the whole family  54 being blessed with such a great mother. “Never say die” is a  55 gift she left for her off springs.

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path．I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud．As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack．It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected．I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times．I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me．Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing．And I was laughing．After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward．My attacker rushed me again．He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain．For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused．I wasn't sure what to do．After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly．I stepped back to look the situation over．My attacker moved back to land on the ground．That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier．He had a mate and she was dying．
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her．I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate．He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake （缘故）, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large．He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her．His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable．I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool．He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed．    
Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
【小题1】.
Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A．what he should do when faced with trouble

B．people should show sympathy to the weak

C．how he should deal with attacks

D．people should protect butterflies

As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers(同龄人). When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.
Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.
Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely.” Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who don’t cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won’t do these things either, even if other kids do.
If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Don’t feel guilty if you’ve made a mistake or two.
【小题1】What is the topic of the passage?

These days the severe weather in Beijing has aroused public concern.

In areas _____the ground can be seen, the landscape is yellow or    1._____

gray. The citizens_______ (调查）complained that the loose soil and       2._____

dust blanketed streets, removing the _______ (便利）of travelling 3._____

around. When it came to outdoor activities, they had no choice_____ 4._____

to wear face masks to protect_________. The Weather Board sent an     5._____

alarm, w_________ that the conditions were most likely to last until6._____

__________(星期三).Faced with this emergency, the government has     7.____

taken i_______ measures like shutting down polluting factories. “That’s8._____

f_______ from enough.” an official said，“We must not any longer seek9._____

rapid growth __________the expense of environment! If we don’t get10._____

started from now on, we will have to pay a heavier price!”