Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.

　　The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and. now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.

　　68．The text is mainly about ________ .

　　A. the history of phone cards

　　B. phone card collecting as a hobby

　　C. reason for phone card collecting

　　D. the great variety of phone cards

　　69．When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?

　　A. In 1971.　　　　　　　　　　　B. In 1975.

　　C. In 1976.　　　　　　　　　　　D. In 1981.

　　70．The main mason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ .

　　A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep

　　B. they like to have something from different countries

　　C. they want to make money with cards

　　D. they think the cards are convenient to use

　　71．The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that ________

　　A. card collecting is popular among young people

　　B. French and Japanese cards are the most valuable

　　C. people can make money out of card collecting

　　D. card collectors magazines are very useful

Six Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
　 Help your child keep what he reads—a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks.
　 Have him read aloud. This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads. 　71
　 Provide the right kinds of books. Make sure your child gets lots of practice—reading books that aren’t too hard. 　72 . Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the overall meaning of the story.
　 　73 . To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly—a skill known as fluency. Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly so he'll become more fluent.
　　 Talk to the teacher. If your child is struggling hard with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading—for example, building his vocabulary or practising phonics skills.
　　 Supplement class reading. If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. Some prior knowledge will make his way through tougher classroom texts.
　　 Talk about what he's reading. This “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book. 74 For example:
　 ●Before:“What interests you in this book? What doesn't?”
　 ●During: “ 75 . Is it turning out the way you thought it would? ”
　 ●After: “Can you summarize the book? What did you like about it?”

　 A. What's going on in the book?

　 B. Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session.

　 C. Reread to build fluency.

　 D. He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.

E. Plus, he's not only seeing the words, he's hearing them, too.
F. Look up new words in the dictionary.

　 G. Do you know all the characters in the story?

第II卷（非选择题共50分）
第三部分　写作（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（ √ ）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
   此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（  ），在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原文没有错的不要改。
Have you ever heard Angel Falls?　                               66.         
It is a highest waterfall in the world, deeply in the jungles                      67.         
of Venezuela. Few has ever seen Angel Falls.                   68.         
That is very hard to get there. If you go there by land,                69.         
and you will have to travel for weeks through                       70.         
thick jungles. If you go by plane, it will take about　                     71.         
four hours. No one knew about this high waterfall since 1930.            72.         
In that year, James Angel, American pilot, flew over the area.       73.         
All of a sudden he saw a waterfall, that seemed　                      74.         
to drop straight out of from the clouds.                              75.         

Liverpool, my hometown, is a unique city. It is so unique that in 2004 it became a World Heritage （遗产） Site.  

I recently returned to my home city and my first stop was at a museum on the River Mersey. Blanketed in mist （薄雾）, Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming. When I headed toward the centre, I found myself surrounded by buildings that mirror the best palaces of Europe. It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool’s history.  

As if stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries （美术馆） than most cities in Britain. At Walker Art Gallery, I was told that it has best collections of Victorian paintings in the world, and is the home of modern art in the north of England. However, culture is more than galleries. Liverpool offers many music events. As Britain’s No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world. Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events. Every year, the Mersey River Festival attracts thousands of visitors, madding the city a place of wonder.  

As you would expect from such a city, there are restaurants serving food from around the world. When my trip was about to complete, I chose to rest my legs in Liverpool’s famous Philharmonic pub （酒馆）. It is a monument to perfection, and a heritage attraction itself.  

Being a World Heritage Site, my home city is certainly a place of “outstanding universal value”. It is a treasure house with plenty of secrets for the world to explore.  

　　68. Visitors who see the city for the first time would be deeply impressed by________

　　A. its charming banks

　　B. its famous museums

　　C. its wonderful palaces

　　D. its attractive buildings

　　69. The third paragraph is developed mainly by______

　　A. providing different examples

　　B. following the order of space

　　C. making comparisons

　　D. analyzing causes

　　70. The author uses the Philharmonic pub to prove that_______

　　A. Liverpool is a well-known city for its restaurants

　　B. Liverpool is an impressive place full of attraction

　　C. a pub is a wonderful place for visitors to relax themselves

　　D. a pub is a perfect choice for visitors to complete their journey

　　71. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. The universal value of the world heritage in Liverpool

　　B. The exciting experience of the author in Liverpool

　　C. The special cultural atmosphere of Liverpool

D. The beautiful historic sites of Liverpool

第II卷 （非选择题 共50分）

第三部分　写作（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

    此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（ √ ）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

    此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

    此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（   ），在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

    此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

    注意：原文没有错的不要改。

Have you ever heard Angel Falls?　                           66.         

         It is a highest waterfall in the world, deeply in the jungles                      67.         

         of Venezuela. Few has ever seen Angel Falls.                      68.         

That is very hard to get there. If you go there by land,                 69.         

and you will have to travel for weeks through                              70.         

thick jungles. If you go by plane, it will take about　                                 71.         

         four hours. No one knew about this high waterfall since 1930.      72.         

         In that year, James Angel, American pilot, flew over the area.       73.         

         All of a sudden he saw a waterfall, that seemed　                         74.         

         to drop straight out of from the clouds.                                 75.