73.What does the underlined word “pager” mean in the passage? A. A boy employed to carry luggage in hotels. B. A piece of equipment designed to receive and show messages. C. A page of papers written to offer messages. D. A person invited to write pages of messages.

59.The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably mean_____. A. kind　　　　　 B. unwilling　　　　 C. free　　　　　　　　 D. careless

答案　 56.C　 57.A　 58.D　 59.B

Passage 89

(06·福建E篇)

Despite the high technology and investment(投资)in flood defenses by the Environment Agency.(环保局)，there is no way to stop all flooding-sooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defenses. 　　 Warning people of this danger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life seen fifty-three years ago. Indeed if the Flood Warning system that currently exists had been around on that cold, stormy night in January 1953 ,many lives would have been spared. 　　 The Environment Agency took over the role of flood warning in 1995 from the police who had to go door to door or sound alarms to get the news not. The service is being constantly improved and a combination of better technology and increased investment following the Easter Floods of 1998 has led to the creation of Floodline and an automatic (自动)messaging system that can warn thousands of people in very little time. 　　 The Flood Warning team in Kent has also sent letters to the people living close to the rivers or the sea and invited them to join the AVM (automated voice messaging) system. Anyone choosing to take up this free service will receive a recorded message directly to their home, business or pager telling them of the level of warming, giving them as much time as possible to carry out their flood plan and save items that cannot be replaced if lost or daraged, such as photographs or children’s favorite toys. 72.Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage. 　 a. Many people lost their lives in the flood in 1953. 　 b. The Flood Warning system was already in use in 1953. 　 c. Flood defenses can stop all flooding. 　 d. The Environment Agency began to warn people of flood in 1995. 　 e. Floodline was created after the Easter Floods of 1998. 　 A. a, b, c　　　　　 B. b, c, d　　　　　　　 C. a, c, c　　　　　 D. a, d, e

58.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that_______. A. there are many foreigners in Japan B. Japan is good for nightlife C. they can teach English privately in Japan D. Japan has something more attractive than expected

57.According to the writer, one had better ________ first to do private teaching better. 　A. take a TEFL course　　　　　　　　 B. decide his or her own lessons 　C. find students　　　　　　　　　　　 D. build up a full schedule

56.From the passage we know in Japan the write likes to jive in_______. A. Tokyo　　　　　 B. a small town　　 C. a city of middle site　　　 D. a big city

60．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

　　　 A．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents.

　　　 B．Children should enjoy their comfortable life.

　　　 C．Children need proper guidance from their parents.

　　　 D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood.

答案　 57.D　 58.A　 59.A　 60.C

Passage 88

(06·福建A篇)

Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator(评论员),though-just an English teacher in Japan. 　　 I came to Japan two years ago, and didn't think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s best to teach in a biggest city where there are other foreigners to mix with. Rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices. 　　 I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first. Because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time. 　　 Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here. 　 The schools are reluctant to take time off–even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

59．By saying “throw money around” (paragraph5), the author means that rich people　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．spend money carelessly　 B．save money for their children

　　　 C．help the poor people willingly D．leave money all round the house

58．In paragraphs 2 and 3 , the author seems to agree that parents should　　　　　 .

　　　 A．spend more time with their children　　　 B．give their children more freedom

　　　 C．work hard to lead a richer life D．set an example for their children to follow

57．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

　　　 A．Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’.

　　　 B．Her son is left alone without anyone in charge.

　　　 C．She cannot provide her son with a special playroom.

　　　 D．She worried about the effect of her neighbors on her son.

56．What is the　 subject of this news story?

　　　 A．Poor working conditions in offices.　　　 B．Research work of the Work Foundation.

　　　 C．Influence of　 technology in the workplace.　 D．different attitudes to old computers.

答案　 53.A　 54.B　 55.C　 56.C

Passage 87

(06·浙江E篇)

You are from a middle-class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are worried that he will want to live as they do ,and wonder if you should move.

　　　 Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may. Find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night.

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game.

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence(天真), but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction that comes from being in a family.

A neighborhood should also provide you with a sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t, you might decide to move. Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly(严厉地),though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them-like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owners-and the way they throw money around-may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs.

Children want---should be provided with-explanations when their parents don’t give them what they want.