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Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now，and 　they did not need to be as careful as they must today.They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the 　people who worked for them.Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and 　which showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimees produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times,there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems.New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however,the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.

Today many governments have special 　departments which protect customers and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes 　and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers.Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better.

Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.

41. The main topic of the passage is ______.

A. conditions in the work place

B. the freedom of industries in the past

C. changes in industrial production　

D. the safety and health of workers and customers

42. It can be inferred from the passage that in the past ______.

A. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions

B. companies were free to put out any products they wanted to

C. many people were killed by dangerous products

D. industries were as careful in management as they are today

43. It is implied in the passage that ______.

A. governments and companies had different opinions about the safety

of products

B. in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments

C. government officials often did not listen to scientists

D. governments paid no attention to the safety of products at all

44. From the passage, we know that some years ago safety rules ______.

A. were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations

B. came into being as a result of the workers’ demands

C. were introduced because quite a number of people were killed

or seriously injured

D. were effective enough to protect workers and customers

45. The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways

EXCEPT by ______.

A. testing new products　　　　　　　 B. controlling the sale of products

C. designing new products　　　　　　　　 D. inspecting work places

第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段材料, 请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16-20的空格中。 录音读两遍。你将有80秒钟的作答时间。

第一节 听力理解 ( 5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　 每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第1段对话，回答第1-2题。

1．Where does this conversation take place?　

　 A. A t the barber`s.　

　 B. At a rest room.

C. At a shop.

2. What colour are other pairs of shoes?

　 A. Yellow.

B. Black and brown.

　 C. Not mentioned.

听第二段对话，回答第3－4题。

3. Who will be called on ?

　 A. Michael.

B. Malcolm.

C. Maurice.

4. What can be the probable relationship between the speaks?

A. Colleagues. 　

B. A couple. 　

C. Relatives.

听第三段对话，回答第5-7题。

5. Why was the man warned to eat up the food?

　A Because he used to leave food unfinished. 　

B. Because he was used to leaving food unfinished .　

C. Because he was required to do so by the school.

6. What did the man think of the new rule?

A. He thought highly of it　　　　　

B. He did not take it seriously 　　　

C. He looked down upon it　

7. What is the punishment for those who waste food?

A. Clearing up the canteen next day　

B. Clearing up the bowls and plates

C.. Clearing up the tables and chairs

听第四段独白，回答第8-11小题。

8. What kind of student is Bill?

　 　A. One with intelligence and diligence.

　　 B. One with much trouble to his classmates .

　　 C.. One with poor performance at studies　

9.　 Why does the teacher make such a report to Bill`s father?

　 　A. Because she wanted him to help Bill with homwork.

B. Because she didn`t want Bill to lag behind and be degraded.　 　

　　 C. Because she always put out by Bill .

l0. Which of the following grades will Bill stay in ?

　 A. The fourth grade.

　B. The fifth grade

　 C. Hard to say.

11. What was shown to Bill`s　 father　 EXCEPT-------?

　 A. Science work.　　　

B. New glasses.　　

C. Reading scores.

听第五段对话，回答第12-15题。

12. What is this monologue?

　 　A.　 A TV report

　　B.　 A newspaper report. 　

C.　 A radio programme.

13. Where were Mr. Richard and Mr. Richards when they got rescued

A. On rocks.　　 B. In their car.　　　　 C. In the sea.

14. Why did this accident happen?

A. Because the car lights didn`t work　 .

B. Because they hurried to have a picnic　　　

C. Because they made a careless turn.

15. Which of the following is true according to this monologue?

A Neither of the two young men could remember what had happened　

B. The two young men were lucky to escape unhurt.　

C. The pilots of a plan discovered the car in the sea..

第一节　 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

　 假设你是李华，收到来自北京奥组委的一封信，内容如下：

　 李华同学：

　 你好！恭喜你被正式选拔为2008年北京奥运会志愿者！你的服务岗位是会馆外“指引向导”，服务时间是7天(8月12日至18日)。

　 请你于2008年8月10日前到北京奥组委志愿者接待中心报到。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 北京奥组委志愿者工作协调小组办公室

　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2008年4月6日

　[写作内容]

　 现在你要给澳大利亚的网友写邮件，与他分享这消息，邮件的内容要包括：

　 1 告诉他这一消息以及你的心情；

　 2 你的服务岗位以及服务时间；

　 3 准备工作：进一步提高英语，熟悉志愿者章程；

　 4 你的决心；

　 5 邀请他来看奥运。

　[写作要求] 　　

　 1 邮件的开头和结尾已经给出；

2 必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容(不包括已经给出的句子)；

3 短文必须包含所有内容；不得在邮件中使用自己的真实姓名和地址；

　[评分标准］

概括的准确性、语言的规范性、内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。

Dear Mike,

How are you getting on with everything?　 I’ve got some good news to tell you.

Yours

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Hua