第一节：单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分, 满分15分)

从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. National holiday is _____ time for leisure. But making good use of _____ time is not easy for most Chinese.

A. a; a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; the　　　　　　　　 C. the; /　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; a

3.　　　 民众心态稳定，主动预防，养成良好的卫生习惯，勤洗手，坚持锻炼等；中国政府已成功生产甲流疫苗，病情在可控范围内。

参考词汇：

甲流H1N1　 病毒virus　 晨检 morning examination　 感染 be infected with

隔离 isolate　 预防 take precaution against　 良好心态 a good state of mind

疫苗vaccine

要求：不可逐字翻译，可适当删减；字数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入字数。

Dear Editor,

　 As you know, H1N1,originating from Mexico, is now spreading quickly across the world.

Best regards

　　　　 Li Ming

2.　　　 中国政府高度重视，各级政府采取积极有效的措施主动应对，如晨检；确诊者需隔离一周；预防措施不力者将受到处罚等。

1.　　　 中国患甲流的人数不断增加，情况较为严重，对人们的生活和工作有一定的影响。

74. How many hours did the street cleaning vehicles spend making preparations? ________ .

　 A. 1 hours　　　　 B. 2 hours　 　　　　C. 4 hours　　　　 D. 5 hours

73. Why was there no traffic jam on last Friday? ________ .

　 A. Because street cleaning vehicles cleaned the snow in time

　 B. Because the temperature was above 0°C

　 　C. Because there was not much traffic that day

　 D. Because the traffic policemen prepared it well

72. What created the huge traffic jam in Seatle? ________ .

　 A. The low temperature　　　　　　 B. The poor city preparations

　 C. The heavy snow　　　　　　　　 D. Both A and B

71. We find the passage expresses a(n) ________ attitude to us when we read between the lines.

　 A. negative　　　 B. positive　　　　 C. humorous　　　 D. objective

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E

　 The huge traffic jam(阻塞) on Friday in Seatle, which happened after a light snow, could be attributed to the low temperature and poor city preparations, said meteorological(气象的) officials yesterday.

　 The snowfall began around 1 p.m. on Friday and was only 1 millimeter deep, said an expert with the Seatle Meteorological Observatory, adding that it was just “a little snow”.

　 However, the snow caused the city’s entire transportation system to come to a stop until early Saturday morning.

　 “Low temperature is one of the reasons for the rare situation.” Said the expert.

　 Historical records of the observatory showed that the temperature at this time of year in Seatle is generally a little above 0°C. But the average temperature since Thursday has remained 3 degrees lower than that in the same period of past years.

　 On Friday, the highest temperature on the road surface was only minus 1 degree, making it easy for the snow to pile up and soon turn to ice after cars rolled over it.

　 Last Tuesday, a 0.45 millimeter snow hit this city but didn’t stop transportation because the highest temperature that day was 0.9°C.

　 Another reason for the recent traffic jam lies in the failure of the observatory to issue a warning about the expected snowfall, which left the city’s street cleaning department and traffic policemen unprepared.

　 Street cleaning vehicles(车辆) didn’t begin preparations until 4 p.m. and began to thaw the snow at 6 p.m.. 30 vehicles were sent to remove snow but many were stalled in traffic while on their way to spread a new environmentally friendly chemical that Seatle has employed this year to shaw snow.

　 The hotline 911 phone number for reporting traffic accidents broke down due to the heavy surge in calls, and countless vehicles came in and out of Seatle on Friday afternoon.

70. What would be the best title for the passage? ________ .

　 A. Success and Failure　　　　　　　 B. Three Values

　 C. Endless Love　　　　　　　　　　 D. Life full of Hope