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How often do you use your car? Can you use your car less often? Do you know the following facts in the UK?
• About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.
• Over 80% people go to work by car.
• 25% car journeys are under two miles.
• 70% car journeys are under five miles.
WALKING & CYCLING
Instead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle? Walking is a most popular form of exercise—it’s healthy and it can save you money. If you work nearby, try walking or cycling instead of dri
ving. Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.
BUSES
Bus companies are using new buses: some run on new fuels which produce less pollution; some have easier access for disabled and old people. There are special traffic lanes (行车道) to make bus journeys easier and more reliable. So do something to help solve the pollution problem—let the bus take you to work and your children to school.
TRAINS
All car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. For some trips it is wiser to take the train. Leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from the station. Train travel is fast, safe and c
omfortable. Train tickets are not always expensive; some are quite cheap at discount.
36．The writer believes that ________ can give children valuable road experience.
A. walking to school B. travelling by train
C. taking new fuel buses D. having car journeys for fun
37．What does the writer think of travelling by train?
A. Tiring. B. Comfortable.
C. Exciting. D. Awful.
38． What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To advise people to use cars less often.
B. To encourage people to travel by train.
C. To teach people how to use the buses.
D. To tell people to obey traffic rules.
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2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night ? 4 with man-made stars have proved 5 certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.
One such 7 -a warbler (鸣禽)-had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) 9 to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by his indoor cousins. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of his flight.
Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 by the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land. 18 as mountain ranges, coastlines (海岸线) and river courses. But when it’s too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 20 , unable to find out where they were.
1. A. talked B. puzzled C. went D. looked
2. A. Not long B. Long C. Centuries D. Years
3. A. during the night B. during daylight hours
C. in winter D. in the dark
4. A. Examinations B. Laboratories C. Tests D. Sky
5. A. why B. how C. what D. that
6. A. stars B. moon C. route D. sun
7. A. star B. scientist C. bird D. flight
8. A. forest B. cage C. nest D. cave
9. A. strength B. ability C. experience D. practice
10. A. time B. place C. way D. season
11. A. to B. towards C. in D. under
12. A. that B. which C. one D. it
13. A. one B. change C. way D. bird
14. A. caused B. gave C. resulted D. meant
15. A. for B. when C. after D. they are
16. A. ways B. means C. objects D. homes
17. A. shown B. covered C. removed D. hidden
18. A. areas B. surface C. marks D. signs
19. A. far B. far away C. dark D. bright
20. A. helplessly B. hopefully C. easily D. freely
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2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night ? 4 with man-made stars have proved 5 certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.
One such 7 -a warbler (鸣禽)-had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) 9 to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by his indoor cousins. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of his flight.
Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 by the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land. 18 as mountain ranges, coastlines (海岸线) and river courses. But when it’s too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 20 , unable to find out where they were.
1. A. talked B. puzzled C. went D. looked
2. A. Not long B. Long C. Centuries D. Years
3. A. during the night B. during daylight hours
C. in winter D. in the dark
4. A. Examinations B. Laboratories C. Tests D. Sky
5. A. why B. how C. what D. that
6. A. stars B. moon C. route D. sun
7. A. star B. scientist C. bird ; D. flight
8. A. forest B. cage C. nest D. cave
9. A. strength B. ability C. experience D. practice
10. A. time B. place C. way D. season
11. A. to B. towards C. in D. under
12. A. that B. which C. one D. it
13. A. one B. change C. way D. bird
14. A. caused B. gave C. resulted D. meant
15. A. for B. when C. after D. they are
16. A. ways B. means C. objects D. homes
17. A. shown B. covered C. removed D. hidden
18. A. areas B. surface C. marks D. signs
19. A. far B. far away C. dark D. bright
20. A. helplessly B. hopefully C. easily D. freely
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二． 完形填空（20分）
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state__16___ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___17___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___18___ out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in ___19___ that the things a possible employer is most ___20___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___21___ the first few sentences fail to ___22___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be __23___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___24___ your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___25___ in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___26___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___27___ your product and why they like it. ”
Try to ___28___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___29___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___30___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___31___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___32___.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___33___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___34___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___35___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
16. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
17. A. found B. done C. known D. heard
18. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
19. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
20. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
21. A. While B. Although C. As D. If
22. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
23. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
24. A. to B. for C. into D. from
25. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction
26. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
27. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
28. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
29. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
30. A. do B. write C. mean D. provide
31. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
32. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
33. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
34. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
35. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
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III．阅读 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little under one-third of U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday.
Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. families, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe（预订） to an Internet service over the next 12 months. The second annual National Technology Scan conducted by Park found that the main reason why potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives rather than concerns over cost.
Forty-four percent of these families say they are not interested in anything on the Internet, versus just 22 percent who say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service, the survey showed. The answer "I'm not sure how to use the Internet" came from 17 percent of participants who do not subscribe. The response "I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work" was cited by 14 percent of Internet-access refuseniks. Three percent said the Internet doesn't reach their homes.
The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Roughly half of new subscribers converted（转变） from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of families had no prior access.
"The industry continues to chip （击破）away at the core of non-subscribers, but has a long way to go," said John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. "Entertainment applications will be the key. If anything will pull in the holdouts, it's going to be applications that make the Internet more similar to pay-TV," he predicted.
41. What does the underlined word “holdouts” in the first paragraph most probably mean?
A. some American families
B. those who hold out one’s opinions
C. those who have been surveyed
D. those who still haven’t access to the Internet currently
42. Many potential customers refuse to subscribe to the Internet mainly because __________.
A. they show too much concern about the cost
B. they can find little value of it
C. they do most YouTube-watching at work
D. the Internet doesn’t reach their homes
43. From the passage we can infer that _____________.
A. It is not an easy job to transform those holdouts into the Internet users
B. people will adopt dial-up Internet access no more
C. many Americans enjoy doing e-commerce shopping at home
D. more than half of the population are using the Internet in 2005
44. According to John Barrett, what is the key to attracting more U.S. families to broadband service?
A. making the Internet look more similar to TV set
B. applying the Internet more to entertainment
C. providing more pay-TV programs
D. chipping away at the core of non-subscribers
45. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Web develops with technology
B. The present situation of web
C. Many Americans see little point to web
D. It is urgent to promote web service
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