Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer. Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary（当代的） literature for young adults（成人）. The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats－have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.

56．Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?

    A．The Pigman.                  B．The Doom Stone.

    C．The Pigman and Me.              D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?

    A．His books were widely read by children.

    B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.

    C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.

    D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.

58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?

    A．In 2002.                         B．In 2003.

    C．Between 1967 and 1992.            D．Between 2002 and 2003.

59．Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.

    a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.

    b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.

    c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.

    d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.

    e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.

    A．c, d, e         B．a, b, c       C．a, b, d         D．a, d, e

Answering the Community Needs of Our City

The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better.

Transport

☆Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.

☆Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.

☆20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January.

☆50 percent of city bus-stops have been upgraded.

☆Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every 15 minutes.

Education

☆Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 !

☆Rental for private schools has been reduced.

☆Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.

Communication

Protection and Security

☆Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.

☆All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!

☆Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas.

☆50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.

Medical Facilities

Entertainment / Recreation

☆The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.

☆To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been   employed from overseas.

☆The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced !

☆The new Central Community Building opened in May.

☆5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.

44．The public notice is from _________.

A. the community               B. the local government

C. the citizens                D. a travel agency

45．The notice is mainly about _________.

A. the work carried out by the people of Silver City

B. the facilities available in Silver City

C. some improvements in Silver City

D. information for interested tourists

46．All the following are true EXCEPT that ___________.

A. both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now

B. Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 2004

C. primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2003

D. Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff

47．Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with?

A. Travel books are provided in the new library.

B. Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City.

C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital.

D. There are more police officers on duty now.

Dogs have an understanding of fair play and become angry if they feel that another dog is getting a better deal, a new study has found.

The study looked at how dogs react when a companion is rewarded for the same trick in an unequal way. Friederike Range, a famous researcher, and her colleagues did a series of experiments with dogs who knew how to respond to the command “give the paw”. The dogs were normally happy to repeatedly give the paw, whether they got a reward or not.

But that changed if they saw that another dog was being rewarded with a piece of food, while they received nothing. The dogs hesitated significantly longer when obeying the command to give the paw. Eventually, the unrewarded dogs stopped cooperating.

Researchers always assumed that only humans pay close attention to unfairness. That changed in 2003 when Frans De Waal, a professor of psychology, and a colleague named Sarah Brosnan did a survey on monkeys. Monkeys had to hand a small rock to researchers to get a piece of cucumber(黄瓜) in return. However, the monkeys would suddenly become angry when receiving the piece of cucumber if they saw another monkey receive a more delicious reward, such as a grape, for doing the same job. The monkey that got the cucumber would eventually throw away the food and the rock, and would later just stop performing.

In that experiment, the monkeys considered the fairness of two different types of payment, but when Range and her colleagues did a similar study with their trained dogs, testing to see if dogs would become upset if they only got bread when other dogs received sausage, they found that dogs did not make that kind of subtle (细微的) distinction. As long as the dogs got some kind of food payment, even if it wasn’t the most delicious kind, they would play along.

1. The dogs refused to give their paws when they _____________________.

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to “__________________”.

3.The monkeys would become angry if they found _____________________.

4. Range finds that, compared with monkeys, dogs __________________.

D
One of the most popular new online games is Second Life．These games are also called MMOs for short．But unlike other MMOs, Second Life is not about winning or losing．Second Life is technically a computer game．But people involved in it do not consider it a game, because the players Create everything．Second Life is more for socializing and creating communities．
Users of Second Life are called residents．To take part, they must create an electronic image of themselves．Some look like humans, while others look like animals．Inside the Second Life world, residents build homes, run business, buy and sell things, work, play, and attend school．They even have relationships and get married．
Second Life was created in 2003 by Linden Lab in San Francisco, California．Linden Lab controls the website where the ever—changing world is being created．There are now about one million people around the world who are active in Second Life．The number has grown quickly since the beginning of the year when there were about one hundred thousand users．
The average age of people involved with Second Life is about thirty．However, Linden Lab recently created Teen Second Life for young users．Second Life has its own economy and its own money called Linden dollars．Millions of dollars are made and spent each month in Second Life．Users can enter Second Life for free．But they must pay for a membership if they want to own land or buy and sell goods and services．
Lately, several major companies have become involved with Second Life．They want to be part of the growing business world that exists within the made—up reality．The car maker Toyota, music producer Sony BMG, and even Reuters news agency are among businesses now existing within Second Life．
68．The best title for the passage may be    ．
A．Popular Computer Games                     B．Users of Second Life
C．Business within Second Life                 D．A Million People Get a Second Life
69．According to the passage, Second Life refers to a new online game    ．
A．about winning or losing
B．in which players can create everything
C．mostly for children
D．designed for only one player role
70．We can see from the passage that the users of the Second Life    ．
A．can’t create the electronic images
B．become humans and animals
C．don’t work or play
D．can even get married
71．It can be inferred from the passage that    ．
A．these major companies want to become the players inside the Second Life world
B．these major companies: want to make profits from Second Life
C．we can’t believe in the made—up reality inside the Second Life world
D．these major companies show no interest in Second Life

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A 71-year-old man, surnamed Wang, in Northwest China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous (adj. 自治的) Region who won a lottery jackpot(彩票奖金) of 5 million yuan has donated all of the money to charity. On November 21 when Wang arrived at the lottery complex in Urumqi to receive his prize, he donated the first batch of 500,000 yuan to a charity project. It aims to finance schooling of students in poverty.

“ I donated the money because I want to help others and I am very happy to do something for our society, ” he said. “Too much money means nothing to me. But this money will be very helpful for those in need.”

The old man was a retired worker with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in Changji. His pension was only 600 yuan per month, but he said the income from his pension was enough for him.

Wang came to Xinjiang in 1956 from North China’s Henan Province. He had been engaged in farming before retirement. His wife has passed away. Wang revealed he did not tell his only daughter, who lived outside Changji, he had won the prize.

“ My daughter lives in a good condition,” he said. “ I will not leave a single penny to her. Those people that urgently need help deserve the prize.”

Although his pension was merely 600 yuan per month, Wang claimed he never said no to others who wanted to borrow money from him if he could afford it. He began to buy welfare lottery tickets in 2003 when he learned that lottery jackpot would help those in need.

【写作内容】

1 请用大约30个字，转述上文中老人所说的话；

2根据上面的短文，谈谈你的感想，内容包括如下内容，该部分大约120字：

1）对老人及其言行的评价；

2）任何人都需要钱，其实老人的生活并不富裕，他完全可以把钱花在自己需要          的地方；

3）假如你是老人的孙子，谈谈你如何看待老人的决定。

【写作要求】      可以使用实例或论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能抄袭阅读材料中的句子。题目自拟。