60．The policemen were told “to look the other way” (the underlined part in Paragraph 2) so that

　　 　　　　.

　　　 A．they could watch the car coming from the other direction

　　　 B．the car could go faster than four miles an hour

　　　 C．they could make sure no one was in the way

　　　 D．the car would not hit them on the road

59．What would be the best title for the passage ?

　　　 A．Christmas : Not a Good Festival for Santas

　　　 B．Is Santa Claus Really Alive ?

　　　 C．A Christmas Story

　　　 D．What Does Santa Claus Do for Children ?

答案　 56.D　 57.B　 58.A　 59.A

Passage 64

(05·湖北B篇)

At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.

　　　 Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England ,but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour .In order to have no trouble with the police ,he had a talk with some of the police officers ,who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country ,but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.

　　　 One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp , but he walked as fast as he could .The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car ,and not one of them saw it .

　　　 They reached a hill ;but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car; but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.

　　　 “Good evening,” said the policeman ,looking at the car.

　　　 “Good evening,” said Rolls ,holding the lamp.

　　　 “One of these horseless things,” said the policeman ,looking at it with interest.

　　　 “Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.

　　　 “I’ve often wanted a ride in one ; but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.

　　　 “Jump in ,” said Rolls.

　　　 “Thanks ,” said the policeman ,and did so . “Now ,”he said ,sitting down, “you can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”

58．According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for 　　　　.

　　　 A．doing something against the law 　　　　　　　　 B．hanging around the dinner table

　　　 C．being lazy and sleeping in bed for days 　　　D．not playing their roles as expected

57．The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is 　　　　.

　　　 A．well-paid 　　　　　　　 B．very hard 　　　　　　　 C．worth doing 　 　　D．dangerous

56．In the first paragraph , “spokesmen” refers to 　　　　.

　　　 A．businessmen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．political leaders

　　　 C．organisers of the activities 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Santa Clauses

63．The cafe owners found the government’s decision 　　　　　.

　　　 A．surprising and unacceptable　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．understandable and acceptable

　　　 C．reasonable but surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．surprising but acceptable

答案　 60.D　 61.B　 62.C　 63.D

Passage 63

(05·江西A篇)

He wishes the holiday season would end already . His back aches , his red suit feels like a spacesuit , his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours -and still the kids keep coming and coming , like ants at a picnic . As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada , so must Santas . As the holiday begins earlier each year , so must its spokesmen 　.

The questions from children these days are harder than ever . Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan , the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable . For example , “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning ?”

Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story : A Santa had a girl on his knee , and he commented , “You have nice eyes and nice hair .” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious , he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do : The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended . Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again .

62．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “on the way” means 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．to be studied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be put into practice

　　　 C．to be changed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be improved

61．The government’s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．suffered heavy financial losses　　　　　　　　　　 B．asked to open up Internet cafes

　　　 C．continued to operate Internet cafes　　　　　　　　 D．asked the government for payment

60．The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes 　　　.

　　　 A．to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes

　　　 B．to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business

　　　 C．to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet

　　　 D．to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway

52. How is the text organized?

A．Topic-Argument-Explanation　 　　　　

B．Opinion-Discussion--Description

C．Main idea-Comparison-Supporting examples 　　　　　　　　　

D．Introduction-Supporting examples-Conclusion

答案　 49.A　 50.C　 51.D　 52.D

Passage 62

(05·福建B篇)

Three months after the government stopped issuing(发放)or renewing permits for Internet cafes because of security(安全)concerns, some cafe owners are having financial(经济的)concerns of their own.

The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it’s a business breakdown with no fix in sight.

“I handed in a request to open up an Internet café and received the conditions,” said the businessman Obeidallah. “I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they’d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes.”

Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. “I’m avoiding closing the place, but it’s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is.” Obeidallah said. “Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?”

The decision took many cafe owners by surprise. “I asked to open an Internet café, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms,” said Hassan Al-Harbi.

“I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and that one can’t even renew his permit. I’ve lost more than SR80,000,” Al-harbi added.

As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit(盈利).