51．According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph 　　　　　　　.

　　　 A．puts forward the subject of the text　　　　 B．shows the author’s pity on the kid

　　　 C．acts as an introduction to the discussion　　 D．makes a clear statement of the author’s views

50．The best title for this news report should be 　　　　　　　.

　　　 A．Road accidents 2001　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Road Accidents 2000

　　　 C．Death Up or Down This Year 　　　　　　　 D．$2.9 Million loss in Traffic Accidents

E

“I’ve changed my mind . I wanted to have a telescope , but now I want my daddy back .” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate ,must have touched every heart . Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky . When those whom we love depart from us , we cannot see the stars for a while .

But Lucien , the stars are still there , and one day , when you are older and your tears have gone , you will see them again . And , in a strange way , I expect that you will find your father is there too , in you mind and in your heart .I find that my parents , long dead now , still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive . I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions . I remember that when I became a professor , I was so proud , or rather so pleased with myself , that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents . The reply was a long time in coming , but when it did , all Mother said was ” I　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten . The values of my parents still live on .

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care . Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (挑衅者), and to lay down my life for those in my care ? How many people would want me back for Christmas ? It’s a serious thought , one to give me pause .

I pray silently , something , in the dead of night , that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul form the sword (剑), and my darling form the power of the dog .”Yet I know that death comes to us all , and sometimes comes suddenly . We must therefore plan not to live forever , but live as if we will die tomorrow . We live on , I’m sure , in the lives of those we loved , and therefore we ought to have to care for what they will remember and what they will treasure . If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true , there might be fewer knives on our streets today .

49．Which is true according to the news report ?

　　　 A．The traffic accidents in 2002 will go up continuously.

　　　 B．Economic Daily said the traffic accidents caused a loss worth 2.9 million US dollars in 2000.

C．In January 2002 , there were 3,821 highway traffic accidents .

　　　 D．There were more traffic accidents in January 2001 than in January 2002.

48．In 2000 　　　　persons were killed in the traffic accidents .

　　　 A．1,000　　　　　　　　　 B．53,000　　　　　　　　 C．54,000　　　　　　　　 D．55,000

47．In 2000 the total number of the traffic accidents was　 　　　　.

　　　 A．20,000　　　　　　　　 B．250,000　　　　　　　 C．290,000　　　　　　　 D．310,000

46．The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in　 　　　　.

　　　 A．a river 　　　　　　　 B．a lake 　　　　　　　　 C．a sea 　　　　　　　　 D．an ocean

D

　　　 China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 2001 than in 2000 and a lower going continued in January this year .

　　　 The traffic accidents in 2001 totaled 270,000,fewer by 20,000 than in 2000.

　　　 But the number of the dead for 2001 was 54,000,an increase of 1,000 from the year before .The increase was not as slow as that in recent years .

　　　 A government official said in Beijing yesterday that 3,821 persons were killed in highway traffic accidents last month ,a drop of 12.8 percent from January 2001.He also said there were 21.201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year ,10.1 percent fewer than January last year ,and 11,700 people injured .

　　　 The traffic accidents last year caused a loss worth 27.32 million yuan ,about 2.9 million US dollars .

　　　 Economic Daily also said 170,000 persons were injured in the traffic accidents in 2001,fewer by 10,000 than in 2000.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (From China Daily ,February 16,2002)

45．Which of the following diagrams (图解)shows the correct relationship between Manitoulin

　 　　　 Island(MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML) and the “several islands” (SI) mentioned at the end of the passage ?

44．Oceania is made up of　 　　　　.(Suppose I: Australia ;II: Tasmania and New Zealand ; III:

New Guinea and the Pacific Is –lands )

　　　 A．I and II 　　　　　　 B．II and III　　　　　　 C．I and III　　　　　　　 D．I,II and III

43．The area of Tasmania ,of New Zealand ,of New Guinaea and of the Pacific Islands add up to

　　　 about　 　　　　　square kilometres .

　　　 A．8,935,500　　　　　 B．1,320,900　　　　　　 C．7,614,600　　　　　　 D．16,550,100

42．Which is the advice given to parents in the text ?

　　　 A．Buy fewer toys for their children .　　　　 　　B．Form good habits for their children

　　　 C．Spare some time to play with their children.　　 D．Arrange the toys in a proper way .

C

　　　 The total area of land on earth is estimated (估计)as 149 million square kilometers ,or about 39 percent of the total area of the earth .

　　　 The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level .The Eurasian(欧亚的)land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers .The smallest continent is the Australian mainland ,with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers ,which together with Tasmania ,New Zealand ,New Guinea and the Pacific Islands ,is described as Oceania .The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres ,including West Iran which is political in Asia .

　　　 The world’s largest peninsula(半岛)is Arabia ,with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres .

　　　 The largest island in the world is Greenland ,with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River ,Brazil .The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island(2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron . This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou lake ,in which there are several islands .