Answering the Community Needs of Our City

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

Transport Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.20 new buses for the southern line were purchased（购买）in January. 50 percent of city bus-stops have been upgraded（升级）. Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every15 minutes.

Communication  Broadband cable（宽带揽线） is now available（可用的） to all parts of the city. All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!

Medical Facilities The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June. To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff（工作人员） at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.

Education  Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 ! Rent for private schools has been reduced. Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.

Protection and Security  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.

Entertainment / Recreation  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.

1.The public notice is from _____________.

2.The notice is mainly about ____________.

3.All the following are true EXCEPT that __

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

第二节：书面表达（满分20）
有一批要到中国投资的外国企业家在我国某城市参观考察。假定你是接待员，要向外宾们介绍这个城市的概括。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，须包括以下内容：
这是一座新兴的现代化城市，建于20世纪80年代；
海陆空交通方便，又有一条与首都北京相连的高速公路；
自然资源丰富，电力及其他能源供应充足；
公共秩序良好，政府多方面支持外国投资者。
注意：1．词数：100左右。
2．可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字翻译。
3．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：高速公路：freeway   公共秩序：public order 投资者：investor
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to our city. Now let me introduce …_____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________                             

－Is a new modern gym being built in our city now ?

－Yes, and it ____ next year.

While I was in 9th grade, I built a circuit (电路装置) for the traffic system of our city. After getting the first prize, I got this valuable advice from my father: “Do whatever interests you, and don’t let the work challenge you, make sure you are challenging that work.” 
I have always preferred the projects which are challenging and related to real life problems. I clearly remember building a shipping program several years ago. I divided the whole project into several small sections. When I understood it clearly, I used my brainstorming skill on it, and gave some basic ideas. Then I asked my professor for help before jumping into coding (编码). At first, I did not know how to ask questions correctly and always asked the question “How do I do it?” As I kept working and discussed with my professor, I became more comfortable and those “how” questions soon turned into “what if I do this and that” types of questions.
It took me four days to write the code. The desire to solve the problem kept me sleepless all nights brainstorming in even greater details. Every time I saw my program running smoothly, I exploded with joy. I still remember the last day of my work. I was getting some problem and didn’t know what to do. At that moment, a man came in to clean. He had headphones, and he was dancing while cleaning the room. Seeing this, I burst out laughing. That moment calmed me. I regained energy and interest and started to work again, and soon I fixed the problem.　
My success in the project proved that breaking up a large problem into small parts could help find a possible solution. Discussing the problem with others was also very beneficial. Now I have gained the confidence to attempt any kind of project.　
【小题1】According to the passage, the writer was interested in ______.

A．he had no clear idea about his program	B．he was too shy to express himself
C．he wanted to be understood easily	D．he preferred this kind of question

A．would benefit people a lot	B．was done together with others
C．was difficult and needed patience	D．cost much money and energy

Carl studied in our middle school three years ago. Last August his father found a job in another city and his family moved there. He began to study in the new school and we often write to each other. He often tells me something about the city where he lives now and his studies in the school. So I can know what happens to him.

Last Friday Carl came to our city again. He hoped to accompany(陪伴) his old grandpa during the summer holiday. He was taller and stronger than before. We swam in the river outside the city together and had a picnic on the island. It surprised me that he had learnt to cook when we were traveling in the wild forest. He told me his parents were both busy and sometimes he stayed at home and he had to look after himself.

“How do you like your school?” I asked.

“Wonderful,” said the young man.” It has a tall building and there ‘re two chemistry labs, two biology labs and three physics ones. And its library is big and there’re plenty of books in it.”

“I can see you are satisfied with it.”

“Yes,” he answered. “But our geography teacher often says it himself in class.”

“So does our new history teacher.” I said. “But he doesn’t notice it. He often talks on and on in a flow of the eloquence（滔滔不绝）, but none of us listens to him.”

1. I can know what happens to Carl because________.

A．he lives near to me.                     B．he often calls me

C．I often visit him                         D．he often writes to me.

2. Carl came back to our city to________.

A．take his summer holiday.                  B．look after his grandpa

C．have a picnic on the island.                D．travel in the wild forest.

3.________, so he learned to cook.

A．Carl liked all kinds of delicious foods.

B．Carl had to do some cooking when he was alone.

C．Carl found a job in a restaurant.

D．Carl often had a picnic with his friends

4.Carl is satisfied with his school because__________.

A．his teachers work hard.                   B．it has lots of books

C．it has several labs.                       D．it’s wonderful.