58. What does the text tell us about Fijian people?　

A. They invented “Fiji time” for visitors　

B. They stick to a traditional way of lift　

C. They like to travel from place to place　

D. They love taking adventures abroad　

57. Where is the international airport of Fiji?　

A. In Suva　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In Sydney　　　

C. On the island of Vatoa　　　　　　　　　　 D. On the island of Viti Levu　

56. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?　

A. Satisfied　　　 B. Hopeful　

C. Worried　　　 D. Surprised　

答案　 53.B　 54.D　 55.A　 56.C

Passage 11

(09·全国ⅡE篇)

It's only 4 hours flying time from Sydney, but a world away. What better place to rest than a country where the only place people hurry is on the football field and things are done in "Fiji time"?　

Viti Lev-Great Fiji-is the largest island. Here you'll find the capital Suva and the international airport at Nadi Vatoa, on the other hand, is a tiny island in the farthest part of Hiji. Then there are 331 other islands, many of them with places to stay.　

With less than a million people living on islands, you'll never feel crowded　 And with a climate(气候)that changes only for five degrees between seasons, there’s never a bad time to come.　

From cities to villages, from mountains to beaches, from water sports to wooden artworks, Fiji can give you more adventures and special experiences than you could find almost any where in the world.　

Whenever you come , wherever you go ,you’re sure to see some unforgettable events , From war dances to religious (宗教的) songs. From market days to religious days. It's not just staged　 for tourists; it's still a part of everyday life in Fiji And any one of us can enjoy Fiji's spirit by being part of the traditional (传统的) sharing of yaqona-a drink made from the root of a Fiji plant　

So why not join us for the experience of a lifetime?　

55. Which of the following found a new way for its development?　

A. The Washington Post　　　　　 B. The Guardian　

C. The New York Times.　　　　　 D. New England Courant　

54. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?　

A. They often accept readers' suggestions　

B. They care a lot about each other's health.　

C. They stop doing business with advertisers.　

D. They face great difficulties in their business.　

53. What can we learn about the New England Curran?　

A. It is mainly about the stock market.　

B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.　

C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.　

D. It comes articles by political leaders.　

70. What can we conclude from the text?　

A. Most people believe we think in symbols.　

B.Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.　

C.The writers and critics can never reach an agreement.　

D.Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.　

答案　 68.C　 69.A　 70.D

Passage 10

(09·全国ⅡD篇)

The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.　

Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant. few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers (广告商), readers, market value. and. in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago The chief editor (主编) of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”　

perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has　 seen its stock (股票) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.　

69. What do people generally believe about the way human minds work?　

A. People think in words and sentences.　

B.Human ideas are translated into symbols　

C. People think by connecting threads of ideas.　

D.Human thoughts are expressed through pictures.　

68. What do we learn from the text about those famous writers?　

A.They often regret writing poor works　

B.Some of them write surprisingly much.　

C.Many of them hate reading their own works　

D.They are happy to review the publishers’ opinions.　

63. How does eBay make money from its website7?　

A. By bringing callers together.　

B. By charging for each sale　

C. By listing items online　

D. By making e-photos.　

答案　 60.A　 61.A　 62.D　 63.B

Passage 9

(09·辽宁D篇)

It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite, it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.　

I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers’ opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we’re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work. .　

Different from popular belief ,we do not usually think in the works and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as “mentalese”), and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language . But while mentalese contains our　 thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (织锦)，writing can only be composed one thread at a time . Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produces new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.　

When people write as if some strict critics (批评家) are looking over their shoulder , they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it ,as wonderful and worth putting down . It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.