摘要: The 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century, supposedly by people who were lost at sea.

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Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.

    Tickets will range in price from £58 for first-round matches to £632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for £15.

The Price of Football - World Cup 2014

      Items

     Prices

     Items

    Prices

Ticket

   £58-£112

Final ticket

 £281-£632

Sun cream

   £9.50

T-shirt

 £13 

McDonald’s meal

   £11

Water

 £1.28

Imported beer

   £3.83

Domestic beer

 £1.91

Coffee

   £2.55

Average dinner

 £29

“It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010.”According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.

    All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.

    A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between £46 and £797 a night, while packages range from £2,999 to £14,999.

1.How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?  

A.£15         B.£58        C.£112        D.£632

2. From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______.

A. feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010

B. feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014

C. holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup

D. believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010

3.What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?

A. They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.

B. They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.

C. They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.

D. They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.

 

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III. Reading Comprehension:31%

  Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.

 

Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may   50     doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.

   The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different    51   . Some robots are equipped with    52    and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled    53   .

   “ We think this is going to    54    open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a    55    in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

   Officials hope that NASA will teach    56    to use the robots soon enough    57   

surgeries could one day be performed in space.

   The camera-carrying robots can provide    58    of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are    59    than the naked eye, because they    60    back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and    61    of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly    62    to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.

   Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the    64   . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”

 

50.  A. use                         B. pay                          C. allow                       D. force

51.  A. locations                 B. directions                 C. fields                       D. ways

52.  A. operators           B. monitors            C. cameras               D. flashes

53.  A. automatically        B. remotely            C. manually               D. widely

54.  A. perform           B. undergo             C. follow                D. replace

55.  A. reporter            B. specialist             C. designer               D. director

56.  A. astronauts          B. nurse                C. teachers               D. trainers

57.  A. in order to         B. so that               C. thus                 D. in case

58.  A. answers          B. services               C. views                D. insights

59.  A. weaker            B. stronger                     C. poorer                D. better

60.  A. send              B. produce                     C. change                      D. create

61.  A. measure            B. size                  C. power               D. pressure

62.  A. relevant            B. true                 C. helpful              D. interesting

63.  A. touching           B. pressing              C. holding             D. placing

64.  A. ambition         B. goal                 C. achievement          D. victory

 

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 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

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

该行多一个词: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。

该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线写出该加的词。

该行错一个词: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:原行没有错的不要改。

Bill worked in big office,and he usually went to the barber’s                          61.________

during working hours to have his hair cut.This against the                                   62.________

rules:office workers had to have his hair cut in their own time.                              63.________

While Bill was at the barber’s on one day,the manager of the                                 64.________

office entered in to have his own hair cut.Bill saw him and                                    65.________

managed to hide his face.But the manager sat beside him,and                                 66.________

soon recognized him.

“Hello,Bill,” said the manager,“I know you are having your haircut.”      67.________

“Yes,sir,I do,” said Bill.“You see,sir,it grows in office time.”                  68.________

“Not all of it,” said the manager at once.“Some grows in your own time.”             69.________

“Yes,sir,that’s quite true,” answered Bill polite,“but I’m not having it all         70.________

cut off.”                           

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 I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And    51    otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always    52    to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    53    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy    54    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the    55   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “  56    for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the    57    of it! When I first

started    58    the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    59   what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get    60    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   61   , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    62    on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I

didn’t    63    “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the    64    and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive    65    in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the    66    — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    67    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   68   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   69   raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent    70    I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. as            B. until                C. though               D. unless

2. A. hoped         B. chose           C. meant            D. agreed

3.  A. changed          B. continued            C. settled              D. started

4. A. plan              B. idea                 C. belief               D. saying

5.  A. right            B. ability              C. chance               D. patience

6.  A. cheering         B. looking              C. going                D. applying

7. A. point             B. rest             C. half                 D. basis

8.  A. enjoying         B. preparing            C. watching             D. attending

9. A. worse        B. later           C. less            D. further

10.  A. confused       B. motivated        C. embarrassed          D. committed

11. A. Fortunately      B. Interestingly        C. Obviously            D. hopefully

12.  A. try             B. act              C. rely            D. focus

13.  A. want            B. know             C. support              D. do

14.  A. steps           B. rules            C. orders               D. games

15.  A. roles           B. mind                 C. part             D. value

16.  A. situation       B. operation        C. movement         D. process

17. A. improved         B. expressed        C. preserved        D. recognized

18. A. dreaming         B. hiding           C. relaxing             D. playing

19.  A. by              B. for              C. to               D. with

20.  A. lucky           B. happy            C. satisfied            D. sure

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