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When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements （地下室）for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970.
But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity—a way to promote consumption.
In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month.
There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes.
My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and “green” products and services, including skin care products, cheese-
cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage.
Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods—even “organic” foods—that are packed in non-recyclable plastic?
Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire（利用废旧轮胎）for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase.
But few shopkeepers are taking the next step－charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe－to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers.
Earth Day is transient（短暂的）. If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all?
67. The author's first local Earth Day was celebrated by ___________.
A. driving to the town field B. emptying waste for recycling
C. looking for good ideas for reuse D. clearing items from their basements
68. Why do some people expand Earth Day into Earth Month?
A. Because many activities are organized for the day.
B. Because they intend to make many sales strategies.
C. Because they want to have more selling opportunities.
D. Because they have to deal with too much waste.
69. According to the author, it's environmentally friendly to .
A. buy packed organic foods B. offer stars green products
C. refill water bottles D. ask for free plastic bags
70. It could be inferred from the text that Bridgestone and Verizon .
A. are likely to misunderstand the author
B. have a good way to celebrate Earth Day
C. are devoted to making money on Earth Day
D. make wrong promotion plans on Earth Day
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分)
A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。
M：Nurse, I’d like to see Dr．Brown．
W：I’m sorry, but he isn’t in today．Dr．Johnson or Dr．Pepper will be happy to see you．
1．It’s possible that ________ Dr．Johnson ________ Dr．Pepper will treat the patient ________ Dr．Brown．
W：I’ve had four colds this winter and I think I’m catching another one．
M：I’ve only had half that many, but my wife has had six．
2．His wife has had ________ times more colds than he．
M：What’s the matter with you, Mrs．White?
W：I’ve had pains here just below where my heart is．
M：Do you have these pains all the time?
W：No, not all the time．
3．Mrs．White told the doctor that ________．
B．听下列5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
W：When do you think I can go home, Dr Smith?
M：Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday．I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work for several weeks．
4．Where is the woman?
A．In the doctor’s office．
B．At work．
A few honest men are better than numbers．诚实的朋友不在多。
C．In her office．
M：I think I’ll go to see the movie tonight instead of working on my paper．“True Lies” is on at the capital cinema．
W：I wouldn’t do that if I were you．
5．What does the woman suggest?
A．He should go to see the movie．
B．He ought to work on his paper．
C．He shouldn’t write about the movie．
W：What’s the matter with you, Harry?
M：There’s something wrong with my stomach．I feel terrible．
6．Whom should Harry go to see?
A．Scientist．
B．Repairman．
C．Doctor．
M：I’ve been coughing for some time．Do you think it serious?
W：Your illness is caused by smoking．You’d better give it up．
7．Where does the talk probably take place?
A．In a factory．
B．In a hospital．
C．In a store．
M：I have an appointment to see Dr Green for a physical examination．
W：Please have a rest．She’s doing an operation right now．
8．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In an operation room．
B．In a doctor’s office．
C．On the telephone．
第二节(共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18分)
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：What’s “frozen food”?
M：It’s what it says it is：after the food is picked and washed and cut in, it is put in packages and the whole thing is frozen．
W：Does it taste as good as fresh food?
M：Generally not as good, but it’s fine．It’s more expensive than fresh foods, though．
W：How long do frozen foods keep?
M：Seven months if you have a good freezer in your refrigerator．Frozen foods are also convenient．You can shop every two or three weeks instead of every day．
9．How does frozen food taste?
A．Fine．
B．Terrible．
C．Better than fresh foods．
10．Why do we think frozen foods are convenient?
A．We can shop every day．
B．We can shop every two or three weeks．
C．We needn’t shop any more．
11．How long can frozen foods keep?
A．7 months．
B．8 months．
C．9 months．
听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。
Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment．The old saying“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening．
12．What does “Your body has close relations with the food you eat” really mean?
A．All kinds of food you eat can be made into your body．
B．Your body is made up of the food you eat．
C．What you eat has great effect on your health．
13．What does the old saying tell us?
A．The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits．
B．Apples can take the place of doctors．
C．Eating apples regularly do a lot of good to our body．
14．What should we do if we want to keep healthy?
A．Only eat an apple a day．
B．Eat properly．
C．Take as many vitamin pills as possible．
听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Renting an Apartment
Mr．Wei：I saw your advertisement in this morning’s New York Times, and I’d like to take a look at the apartment．
Mrs．Jones：Come in, please．It’s on the second floor．This way, please．
Mr．Wei：How much does the apartment rent for?
Mrs．Jones：It’s three hundred dollars a month．．．Here we are．This is the living room．There are windows in every room．The kitchen is on your left．
Mr．Wei：There are two bathrooms．That’s great!
Mrs．Jones：By the way, we don’t allow any pets here．
Mr．Wei：I see．What about decorating?
Mrs．Jones：If you decide to move in, we will repaint the apartment on the condition that you sign a two-year lease(租约)．
Mr．Wei：That means if I sign a one-year lease, there will be no redecorating at all?
Mrs．Jones：That’s right．
Mr．Wei：If I decided to take it, how soon could I move in?
Mrs．Jones：You can move in any time you like．As you can see, it’s already cleaned up．
Mr．Wei：Good．Er, Mrs…?
Mrs．Jones：Jones．
Mr．Wei：Mrs．Jones, I like this apartment very much, but I’d like to know my wife’s and kids’ opinions．I’ll come back this evening with them．Will that be convenient?
Mrs．Jones：That’s fine with me．
Mr．Wei：This is my business card．Thanks very much, Mrs．Jones．We’ll see you tonight．
15．The apartment is rented for three hundred dollars a year．
16．Pets are not allowed to raise in the apartment．
17．If the man wants to have the apartment decorated(装修), he will have to rent it for at least a year．
听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Checking In
Tom：I’d like to check in, please．
Reception Clerk：Awfully sorry, sir．There are no rooms available now．
Tom：But I have reserved a room the day before yesterday．
Clerk：Sorry．May I have your name?
Tom：Tom Wang．
Clerk：Please wait a minute．Let me check…Excuse me, but I can’t seem to find your name on our list．Are you sure you have a reservation for tonight?
Tom：Of course, I did it myself．
Clerk：I’m terribly sorry．There must have been some mistakes．Let me check it again…Oh, yes．There is a name listed as Tom Huang．It must be the fault of the clerk who registered your name．I apologize．
Tom：Don’t worry about that．
Clerk：According to the records, your reservation is for a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．The room rate will be ＄110 per night, including 10％ tax and 4％ service charge．Is it right?
Tom：Yes, that’s right．I’d like to pay my bill by credit card．
Clerk：May I take a print of your card?
Tom：Here you are．
Clerk：OK．Now could you fill out this registration card?
Tom：All right．
Clerk：Your room number is 707．Here is your key．The bellhop will help you to carry the suitcases to your room．Have a nice evening．
18．The guest’s name is Tom Huang．
19．The guest has booked a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．
20．The tax and service charge are not included in the ＄100 for the room rate per nigh．
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the
night.
"Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were
three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice couple
like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my
room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about me; I'll make out just
fine." the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are the kind of manager
who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I'll build one for you."
The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the
elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both
friendly and helpful isn't easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the
old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a roundtrip ticket to New York, asking the young
man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He
then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting
up to the sky. "That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to manage." "You must
be joking," the young man said. "I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing
around his mouth.
The older man's name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original
WaldorfAstoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt. This young
clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world's
most glamorous hotels.
B. cover some facts
C. promote the business of WaldorfAstoria Hotel
D. deliver a lesson
B. The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
B. suites
C. meetings
D. hotels
B. Make hay while the sun shines.
C. Man proposes; God disposes (处理, 决定).
D. One good turn deserves another.
Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the
night.
"Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were
three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice couple
like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my
room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about me; I'll make out just fine."
the clerk told them.So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are the kind of manager
who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I'll build one for you."
The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the
elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both
friendly and helpful isn't easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old
man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a roundtrip ticket to New York, asking the young man to
pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He
then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting
up to the sky. "That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to manage." "You must be
joking, " the young man said. "I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing around
his mouth.
The older man's name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original
WaldorfAstoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt. This young
clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world's
most glamorous hotels.
B. cover some facts
C. promote the business of WaldorfAstoria Hotel
D. deliver a lesson
B. The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
B. suites
C. meetings
D. hotels
B. Make hay while the sun shines.
C. Man proposes; God disposes (处理, 决定).
D. One good turn deserves another.