73. London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.

　 A. the high cost of clothing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the stronger pound against the dollar

　 C. its expensive transportation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the high prices of fast food meals

72. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　 A. An act of stealing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Something delicious.

　 C. Something very cheap.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An act of buying.

67. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.

　 A. is with the boy alone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. teaches the boy a lesson

　 C. sends the boy home as punishment　　　　　　 　　 D. works together with another teacher

答案　 64.A　 65.B　 66.C　 67.B

Passage 35

(08·辽宁E篇)

If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so-or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

　　　 Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).

　　　 A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.

　　　 London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.

　　　 Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study-New York came in15th, down from 10th　 place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.

　　　 Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.

66. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?

　 A. Wait for their change patiently.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Train leaders of their peer groups.

　 C. Stop the development of street culture.　　　　　　 D. Give them lessons in a separate area.

65. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?

　 A. Peer groups.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A special unit.

　 C. The student judges.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The home environment.

64. Why did Tom give up studying?

　 A. He disliked his teachers.

　 B. His parents no longer supported him.

　 C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.

　 D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.

75. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

答案　 72.D　 73.A　 74.B　 75.B

Passage 34

(08·辽宁C篇)

Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.

　　　 The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives - at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) - means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.

　　　 They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one by one, because that is when you see the real child.

　　　 It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems - somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.

74. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.

A. are over-consumed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack basic nutrients

C. are short of chemicals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. provide too much energy

73. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.

A. losing weight is effortless　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it costs a lot to lose weight

C. diet products bring no pain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. diet products are free from calories

72. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

A. try out a variety of diet foods　　　　　　　　 B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

C. pay attention to their own eating habits　　 D. watch their weight rather than their diet