34. You and I could hardly work together,____________?                           

   A. could you   B. couldn’t I         C. couldn’t we      D. could we

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文, 然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In England, afternoon tea, taken between four o’clock and five o’clock is the most informal meal of the day. If you are a friend of the family, you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling you are coming. Very often it is not served at table. The members and visitors take tea in the sitting-room. Each person has a cup and saucer(一套杯碟), a spoon and a small plate for bread-and-butter and cake. By the way, do not help yourself to cake first, but bread-and-butter first, then cake if there is any. Another piece of advice: do not put more than one piece of bread or cake at the same time.

56. In England, tea is usually taken _______.

A. early in the morning        B. shortly after lunch                    

C. between lunch and supper    D. any time in the afternoon

57. A typical（典型的） English tea consists of__________.

A. either tea or food   B. tea food and vegetable

C. both tea and food   D. the same thing as other meals

58. If you want to have tea in a friend’s home, __________.

A. it is important to wait for his invitation;

B. you must send him a message before you start out;

C. you call on him any time you think proper;

D. you should ask for his permission first.

59. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? __________.

A. Very often people can share a set of tea things;

B. Tea is often had in the sitting-room;

C. The things do not consist of cups and spoons only;

D. Cake is not always served at tea.

D

STAGE

  Stories in Boxes: Britain performing artist Bobby Baker will present Box Story to conclude the UK performing Arts Festival.

  Her performances cover various aspects of life: including health, shopping, and educating children. She explores these themes with originality and “outside the square”.

  Time: 7:30 pm, December 3-5

  Place: North Theater, Beibingmasi Lane, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng District

  Tel: 8602-4898

  Elvis Story: Le Caoitole De Quebee will bring its production The Elvis Story to Beijing audiences this month.

  This remarkable musical production relates the best moments of Elvis Preeley’s life and his career. The show is a musical reconstitution of the life of a singer who revolutionized American popular music and become the most famous rock star of the 20th century.

  Time: 7:30 pm, November 25-28

  Place: Poly Theater, Dongsishitiao

  Tel: 6506-5343, 6413-1321

  Soldier’s musical: A Soldier’s Diary, a Chinese musical describing the life of contemporary (当代的)soldiers in China, is to be staged for 12 performances by the Song and Dance Essembles of the Political of the Chinese People Liberation Army .

  Time: 7:30 pm, November 29-December15

  Place: China Theatre, Xisanhuan Beilu, Handian District

  Tel: 6843-0560

  Social tolerance: The Italian opera Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoneavallo ( 1856--1919), is to premiere(首次公演), performed by Chinese opera singers from China’s Central Opera Theatre.

  A violent opera exploring the limits of social tolerance, the opera premiered in 1892 and gained popularity throughout Europe and America. Within two years, it had been translated into all major European languages including Swedish, Serbo-Croatian and Hebrew.

  Leoneavallo was a prolific writer, yet none of his other works ever matched the popularity of this opera.

  Chinese vocal artists include Huang Yuefeng, Wang Feng, Sun Xiewei, Gao Lei and Shen Na, Li Wei is to conduct..

  Time: 7:30 pm, November 27

  Place: Peking University Concert Hall, Peking University

  Tel: 6275-1278, 6551-4787

If you want to see Bobby Baker’s performance you should phone ______ to book a seat.

A. 8602-4898         B.6843-0506          C. 6413-1321         D. 6551-4787

69. Which performance covers the life of contemporary soldiers in China?

   A. The Elvis Story       B. Box Story        C. Pagliacci         D. A Soldier’s Diary

70. From the passage we can learn that Leoneavallo was ______.

   A. an opera singer      B. a writer           C. a pop singer        D. an actor

71. If Peter is a soldier, which place perhaps would he like to go on November 29?

   A. North Theatre     B. China Theatre    C. Poly Theatre        D. Peking University

第七部分：书面表达（满分15分）

高中生在成长的过程中会碰到一些烦恼。你班就这一话题正积极筹备召开一次主题班会。请你依据下表进行必要的思考，并用英语准备一篇到会发言的材料。词数150左右。

Having decided to rent a flat, we ___ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.                

　 A. set about　　　      B. set down　　           C. set out　　　　         D. set up

The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the government's attention.

A. solving                    B. solve                C. to solve                   D. solved

Only when _______ possible to settle the problem.

A．does the editor come will it be    B．the editor comes will it be

C．has the editor come it will be     D．the editor comes it will be

8 Researchers have shown that the shorter the index finger is, ____ the ring finger, ___ aggressive men are likely to be.

A compared with; more B comparing to; more C compared to; the more D comparing with, the more

The boy who had broken the rule avoided _________.

 A . punishing  B. punished   C. being punished   D. being  punishing

Try adding more sugar, _________you’ll like it .

  A or  B and   C while    D nor