It's not much, but it's home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north London, in a flat that's just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.

Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chan’s architect (建筑师),has achieved a clever piece of design, according to architectural experts.

The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victarian house. Not an inch of space is wasted.

When you step in through the front door, you're standing in the shower, on Britain' s only self-cleansing doormat (自动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier. A worktop folds down from the wall.

Another step and you're into the dining/ office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he's working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board right at the back. "I don't even have to make the bed," Chan says." I just put the cover down. "

Chan's business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the "boat-house".

"It cost around ￡4,700 to build last year. Now it's been valued at ￡30,000. It proves that good design doesn't need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care." says Chan.

1.By saying "It's not much" (line 1, para. 1), the author means that Chan's flat______.

A. is cheap                  B. has cheap furniture       C. has a simple design        D. is fairly small

2.Where is Chan's flat?

A. Next to a big house                       B. Under an old building   

C. In a busy London street    　 　D. By the side of a country road

3.Which of the following is the right order of things described in the text?

A. Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and bed

B. Shower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and bed

C. Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and bed 

D. Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining table

4.What is the purpose of this writing?

A. To sell Chan's flat for more money                  

B. To tell people how to take care of small flat

C. To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed flat 

D. To call on engineers to design their own home

第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）　

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将其该项涂黑。

“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect 21       of Chinglish. Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal(照字面意思的) translation of the Chinese greeting with a ruined English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 22         . I was too amazed to believe her. Her words could not convince me 23          . So I did a search on www.google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 24        “long time no see”. This sentence has been 25          used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily.  26         , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

　　Nobody knows the 27         of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 28         a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting(引用) Confucius(孔子). “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world thanks to the popularity of these movies.

Some scholars compare America to a huge pot of stew(大熔炉). All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they 29          the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数民族的) group in the United States, is also influenced some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be 30          in the mixed stew. 

21.   A. word           B. sign      C. example       D. change

22.   A. custom         B. greeting   C. habit           D. proverb

23.   A. almost        B. in all      C. at all          D. after all

24.   A. publishing     B. printing   C. containing           D. expressing

25.   A. seldom        B. hardly    C. widely         D. deeply

26.   A.Unfortunately   B. Luckily   C. Suddenly       D. However 

27.   A. use           B meaning   C .expression      D. origin

28.   A. did           B. published  C. created        D. discovered

29.   A. improve        B. change    C. lower         D. promote

30.   A. mentioned     B. used      C. considered      D. influenced 

　　Hong Kong action star and tourism ambassador Jackie Chan apologized for his disruption and insults (辱骂) to the audience at Jonathan Lee's concert in Hong Kong but refused to admit that he was drunk.

　　Chan told the media backstage on Monday, "I was drunk and I feel ashamed." Alex Fong, Chan's son, also apologized for his father's behavior and promised the media there would he no such things next time.

　　However, on Wednesday, Chan denied that he was drunk. "I would call it excitement on stage. I only made some jokes with Lee, not a big deal," he said.

　　Lee also defended his friend Chan, saying there was no smell of alcohol in his breath. "He is a forthright (直率的) person. We always use dirty words with each other in daily life but it is not right to say them in public," Lee said.

　　Actually, it was the second time that day that Chan disturbed an event. Guangzhou-based Information Times reported yesterday that at a TVB party, Chan criticized the Hong Kong public TV channel for keeping singers signed with the station from being interviewed by other media.

　　Since Chan is Hong Kong's tourism ambassador, his gaffe on stage drew attention of the Hong Kong Tourism Hoard. A spokeswoman for the board said they had contacted Chan but he was on a business trip. She refused to comment on whether Chan's behavior had hurt Hong Kong's image. No complaints have received so far according to the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Service Department.

(1) What did Jackie Chan do at Lee's concert according to this passage?

[　　]

A．He refused to admit that he was drunk.

B．He was drunk and felt ashamed.

C．He made some jokes with Lee.

D．He said some dirty words.

(2) Which of the following can best describe Lee's attitude towards Chan?

[　　]

A．He understood Chan well.

B．He made some remarks in favour of Chan.

C．He didn't think highly of Chan's behavior.

D．He criticised Chan's behavior.

(3) What would be the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．Dirty Words on Stage

B．Jackie Chan's Story

C．Excitement on Stage

D．Jonathan Lee's Concert

(4) The underlined word "gaffe" in the last paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．an improper behavior

B．ill-treatment

C．an excellent performance

D．an exciting remark

(5) Where can we probably read this passage?

[　　]

China has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media．The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide（吻合）with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August in that year. It’s reasonable to expect that China will use the event to display its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China’s most significant recent breakthrough.

Shenzhou 7, China’s next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007．This fit the pattern of staging a two-gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005．But Chinese media statements have amended this to 2008．Chinese media have reported that the whole program is going well, more time is needed to work on spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China’s first spacewalk. It’s possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.

China could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead—up to the Olympics. The crew of the fight, and possibly China’s other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously honnoured her space travelers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with Jacky Chan.

1．From the first paragraph we can infer that___________.

A．China hasn’t made its plan for the Beijing Olympics

B．The new Shenzhou program is known to all.

C．China has planned to send up Shenzhou 7 in 2008

D．Beijing Olympics will be held during the flight in 2008

2．The underlined word “amended”means______.

A．mended　 　 B．altered 　 C．dated　 　　 D．amender

3．China has decided to carry out the human spaceflight in 2008 in order to________.

A．attract more athletes to take part in the Beijing Olympics

B．show its great achievements to the whole world

C．prove China has become a great developed country like the USA

D．introduce its technology to the world

4．Which on of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Yang Liwei—one the Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.

B．Yang Liwei—one the Chinese astronauts will be singing with Jacky Chan in space in 2008.

C．The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn’t been prepared well.

D．China will send its second manned spacecraft in 2008.

5．What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Beijing Olympics

B．The Shenzhou Olympics

C．The Shenzhou Program

D．China’s Space Program in 2008

仔细阅读下面的短文，文中共有10个空格。请根据每小题括号内的具体要求完成语法填空，例如正确词性，词形变化等。

Jackie Chan is satisfied with his limited edition car

China news, May 18 - According to the Hong Kong- [1]  (base) newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Jackie Chan  [2]  (助动词)participated in the promotion of many famous brands of clothing, shoes, stationery and food  [3]  (介词)recent years. Several days ago, he unveiled(使公诸于众)a limited edition four-wheel drive car, [4]  (从属连词)is especially customized(定做, 定制) to his personal taste.

　　At the press conference in Singapore a few days ago, Jackie said that he [5]  (情态动词)have cooperated with Parjero, but the plan was suspended because of the sudden pass-away of the car designer. Later he decided [6]  (work)with his old partner Ralliart, [7]  (代词)of the brands of Mitsubishi, and finally rolled out(大量生产) this limited edition car with a storage capacity of 3,500 cubic centimeters of oil. Only 50 such cars will be available [8]  (介词)the world.

　　As a car fan, Jackie has participated in the car design himself. The car, [9]  (decorate)with the symbols of "dragon", is said to "be comfortable as a sedan(轿子) and powerful as a roadster(跑车)." He added that making this car is to fulfill his dream, not to make money. The car price has not been announced yet due to [10]  (物主代词)status of limited edition and different taxations all over the world.