摘要: A. angry B. bitter C. patient D. rich SECTION C Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context. The Acropolis is the one historical site you can't miss.(48) can take a tour or wander up there yourself but during the summer, (49) you do, unless it is overcast, go early or(50) in the day. It can get very hot up there and gasping for breath can take away from your ability to marvelat the greatest of all archaeological sites. Getting to the Acropolis is easy and more pleasant(51) ever because the large avenues which border the south and west of the site(Apostolou Pavlou in Thission and Dionissiou Areopagitou in Makrianni)have been turned(52) giant pedestrian streets with cafes and restaurants and the walk is quite(53) . From the Plaka and Monastiraki side it has always been(54) car-less, enjoyable walk and all you have to do is(55) uphill from wherever you are and when you get to the top and there are woods instead of buildings, and steps, take a right. III. PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. (A) If you’re the type of traveler who just wants a suitable place to hang your hat and you don’t want to spend a fortune to do it, here are several ways to save on your next hotel room: *Be Flexible Hotel rates are based on supply and demand, so be aware of peak periods. If your destination’s high season is from December through April and you’re trying to book near the end of April, you might find considerable savings if you change your travel dates by a week or two. *Check Hotel Web Sites The large travel-booking Web sites often sell rooms from the middlemen who have bought up empty hotel moms. But the major hotel chains also offer last-minute discounts, and because they’re not paying the middleman, they sometimes have better deals than the travel sites. *Don’t be Afraid to Bargain Most people are so intimidatedby know-it-all hotel desk clerks that they don’t bargain for a better deal. But bargaining for a better deal is often worth the trouble, because most hotel general managers would prefer having a customer paying a lower-than-usual rate to no customer at all. And if you find something unfair on your hotel bill, don’t be afraid to complain. To keep your goodwill, hotels will often reduce or cancel such charges. *Avoid Hidden Costs Expensive little extras hotels never mention can increase the cost of your stay. Don’t let this happen. Find out about resort fees, fees for parking and Internet use before you agree to stay. And don’t touch the hotel’s phone unless you absolutely have to — the rates can be more than $2 a minute even inside the United States.

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 I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop  36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very  37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents  38 interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it  39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the  40 , I would become more mature and  41  about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

  Like many  42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43 a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around  44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great  45 for me. In the end, my father won the  46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins  47 through the country who could  48 shelter and help if I needed them.

  Three years later, my younger brother decided to  49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not  50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)  51 year working his way on trains and ships to  52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

  These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly  53 . Most parents start  54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have  55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

  36. A. taught     B. allowed    C. treated     D. hired

  37. A. anxious    B. content    C. proud      D. hopeful

  38. A. never     B. ever      C. always     D. even

  39. A. quickly    B. foolishly   C. seriously    D. honestly

  40. A. work      B. mistakes    C. others     D. books

  41. A. strict     B. reasonable   C. polite     D. responsible

  42. A. American    B. Japanese    C. Chinese     D. British

  43. A. helped     B. supported   C. shared     D. worried

  44. A. Asia      B. Africa     C. Europe     D. Oceania

  45. A. journey    B. experience   C. chance     D. possibility

  46. A. argument    B. game      C. discussion   D. plan

  47. A. send out    B. give out    C. carry out    D. spread out

  48. A. promise    B. afford     C. provide     D. serve

  49. A. leave     B. make      C. take      D. prepare

  50. A. angry     B. eager     C. sorry      D. sad

  51. A. unusual    B. hard      C. strange     D. busy

  52. A. accept     B. earn      C. find      D. search

  53. A. welcome    B. fit      C. necessary    D. common

  54. A. bringing    B. forcing    C. pushing     D. protecting

  55. A. selected    B. admired    C. afforded    D. left

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  Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very ? 36 ?.She got up very early and arrived at the ? 37 ? at twenty to eight. She ? 38 ? the door open and found nobody there. “I am the ? 39 ? to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was ?surprised to ? 40 ? a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She ? 41 ? the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy ? 42 ? joyfully. She then looked round for a ? 43 ? to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the ? 44 ? first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.?

The day passed very ? 45 ? and Nancy did everything with great interest and ? 46 ?.For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she ? 47 ? herself in her work.?

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) ? 48 ? bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.?

The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it ? 49 ? and this time she began to think of ways to find out the ? 50 ?.?

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to ? 51 ? a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his ? 52 ?.She happened to see on the desk a big note book ? 53 ?“Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the ? 54 ? pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries ? 55 ?,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”?

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.?

36. A. depressed     B. encouraged C. excited       D. surprised?

37. A. office   B. workshop   C. Classroom  D. bookshop?

38. A. forced  B. pushed       C. Turned       D. knocked?

39. A. last      B. second              C. Third  D. first?

40. A. uncover              B. smell  C. Find   D. pick?

41. A. picked up    B. threw away        C. stared at     D. took up?

42. A. cried    B. Laughed     C. wept   D. replied?

43. A. jar       B. Box    C. bottle  D. vase?

44. A. happy   B. very    C. funny  D. quite?

45. A. slowly  B. normally    C. quickly      D. hardly?

46. A. wisdom       B. bravery      C. passion       D. enthusiasm?

47. A. buried  B. dressed       C. Devoted     D. seated?

48. A. old              B. Red    C. blue    D. new?

49. A. special  B. angry  C. strange       D. difficult?

50. A. sender  B. receiver      C. manager     D. waiter?

51. A. send for              B. hand out     C. try out       D. hand in?

52.A. orders   B. directives   C. gifts    D. receipts?

53. A. marked B. written       C. printed              D. signed?

54. A. closed  B. damaged    C. pinned              D. half-opened?

55. A. at home       B. on time      C. in high spirits    D. in low spirits??

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It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That's especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It's also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can't or won't care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.
The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That's an important development, one that's long overdue.
Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.
The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.
Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren't always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.
36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge's ruling?
A. The biological link.                  B. The child's benefits.  
C. The traditional practice.            D. The parents' feelings.
37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that
A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents
B. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized
C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care
D. biological parents shouldn't claim custody rights after their child is adopted
38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because
A. they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays' custody     B. they regarded her as their property
C. they were her biological parents               D. they felt guilty about their past mistake
39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays
A. by sheer accident          B. at his request       C. out of charity          D. for better care
40. The author's attitude towards the judge's ruling could be described as
A. doubtful             B. cautious         C. critical          D. supportive

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  Miss White was the owner of a little bakery.She was forty years old,and she was not married.

  A customer who came to Miss White's bakery two or three times a week had never asked for any good bread,but,strangely enough,he wanted only two pieces of old and dry bread each time.

  One day Miss White found on the customer's finger red and brown dirt.

  She guessed that the customer probably was a poor artist.He lived in an old house,where he painted pictures and ate dry bread.Miss White,a woman with a kind heart,noticed that the customer began to look thinner and very sad,so she wanted to do something for him.

  As usual the customer came again and ordered two pieces of dry bread.Suddenly a fire car came by with a great sound.When the customer hurried to the door to look,Miss White quickly cut the bread with a knife and put a lot of butter into it.She covered the bread with paper before the customer turned back to the counter(柜台).Not long after,the customer returned and shouted angry words with Miss White.“I'll kill you.You have made my picture waste.I have been working hard for three months drawing a picture for a new city hall.I always make my drawing in pencil first,and when it's done,I cleaned the pencil lines with dry and hard bread pieces.”

  Hearing that,Miss White knew how foolish her kind heart was.

1.A bakery was a place where ________.

[  ]

A.paper was made

B.pictures were painted

C.colors were sold

D.bread was made and sold

2.The customer only bought hard and dry bread because ________.

[  ]

A.he cleaned the pencil lines with it

B.he liked to eat it

C.Miss White only sold it

D.he was very poor

3.In the end,we know that the artist's drawing must be ________.

[  ]

A.beautiful
B.expensive
C.useless
D.useful

4.The story shows that Miss White was ________.

[  ]

A.kind
B.serious
C.clever
D.careless
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