D

Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontario's most treasured special places, the parks in our area. 　　　 We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and we've made other facility(设施) improvements. In addition, we'll be providing more educational programs. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity about nature and history. 　 　　　Through the Internet, you'll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon or find up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities. 　　　　 So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich our souls and "recharge our internal(内部的) batteries". They provide chances to explore nature, see wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike… You'll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world. 　　　　 We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and have an Ontario Parks experience! 76.The writer's purpose in writing the text is to　____. 　　 A.tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks 　　 B.attract more people to explore the parks on line 　　 C.praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks 　　 D.have more people visit the parks 77..The facility improvements of Ontario Parks include　____. 　　 A.new programs and services 　　 B.new comfort stations and campsites 　　fort stations and special activities 　　 D.new campsites and educational programs 78..From paragraph 4, we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors　____. 　　 A.the world's new sports and games 　　 B.the most exciting adventures in the world 　　 C.many choices to relax and refresh themselves 　　ces to experience all the outdoor activities 79..According to the text, we can safely say that　____. 　　 A.some visitors suggested more campsites 　　 B.about 15,000 people visited 45 parks last season 　　 C.many more people will visit Ontario Parks in 2006 　　 D.the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors

C

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the “Dangerously III” list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby’s case, a nurse asked to speak to them. “Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning.”

“What makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked, “Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.”

“ A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitlan explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They’re exactly the same as the baby’s”

“You’re very thoughtful and you may be right,” another doctor said. “We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether it’s thallium or not.”

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar.

72．The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was _____.

73. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

74. It seemed likely from the passage that the baby’s illness had something to do with ____.

75. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be_____.

A

If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:

1. Knowing why you are reading---what you are reading to find out ---will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

65. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _______.

66. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up__________

67. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?

68. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage？

B.

I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions(文学志向) were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated(孤独) and undervalued. I knew that I had a natural ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life. 　　 However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had "chair-like teeth" - a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the local(地方的) newspaper, as was another, two years later, on the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished "nature poems". I also, about twice, attempted a short story which was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years. 69..The underlined word"it" in paragraph 2 refers to　____. 　　 A.the quantity of serious writing 　　 B.the writer's first poem 　　 C.the writer's childhood 　　 D.the tiger in the poem 70..From the text, we learn that as a little boy the writer　____. 　　 A.had no playmates 　　 B.showed his gift for writing 　　 C.put out lots of poems and stories 　　 D.got his first poem published in 1916 71..What can be inferred about the writer? 　　 A.He was least favoured in his family. 　　 B.He had much difficulty in talking with others. 　　 C.He had an unhappy childhood for lack of care. 　　 D.His loneliness resulted in his interest in writing.

B

As more and more creatures　 ___55__ extinction, many scientists try hard to save them, __56 ___ the public’s help to protect them.

___57___, few people have any idea what ___ 58__ these creatures are.

I __59__ two foreign photographers worked together a couple of years ago and took pictures of those __ 60__ animals and plants.

They later had a book published in order to introduce those creatures to the public.

It is ___ 61_ that if we really want to protect and save endangered species, we have to get to know them first.

In fact, about two-thirds of such creatures are plants. Some of them are so unusual but we don’t know they are so precious. We are not biologists, so how can we __62_?

In short, it is necessary to make endangered species known to the public. We can increase people’s knowledge through __63__ and lectures.

If we try to make it part of our __64__, we may have a chance to protect those valuable creatures.

III Reading:35’

A

People usually communicate by speaking or writing. However, some occupations rely on hand gestures to communicate.

Railway workers on the ____45___ must communicate with other employees such as engineers on the trains.　 ___46___ this, they use lanterns or flags. To ___47___ ‘go’, a railway worker stretches out his arm with the lantern ____48___ his head and moves the lantern up and down.

Soldiers in battle often cannot hear each other. It has been __49__ that soldiers use a complex __50__ of gestures to communicate with each other. When a leader wants other soldiers to follow him, he points to them, and them he uses his arm to point ___51__ the direction they should go. Soldiers in different countries use similar signals so that they can understand each other even if they are not from the same group.

In classical concerts,　 musicians such as pianists and violinists ____52__ the directions of the conductor. He or she will direct the other musicians during the song through hand movements and by ___53__ a small stick known as a baton. Therefore, hand gestures also __54__ an important role in the orchestra.

44. This is not a match. We’re playing chess just for _______.

43. It seems difficult to ______ “hurt” from “injure” in meaning.

42.After much _______ the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 25%

41. That his only son was killed in the air crash was a _______ blow to the old man.

40.According to the recent survey, cancer is the leading cause of death among young adults in this area, ______ women.