---- Mary, you water the plants in the garden and I will cook the dinner. 

----_____  

   A．Why me?                                          B．Forget it.       

C．That’s all right.                                D．OK, that’s settled.

（B）

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59．The above is most probably________．

       A．a report  B．a letter  C．an announcement  D．an advertisement

60．Whom might the writing be mainly for?

       A．An important person in a firm．    B．An employee of a firm．

       C．The boss of a company．           D．Readers of a newspaper．

61．Why would the pay be doubled?

       A．Because two persons are doing one job of the same．

       B．Because the important job is worth double pay．

       C．Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid．

       D．Because the double pay is for two persons．

62．Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured．

       A．will pay for all the cost of treatment

       B．will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime

       C．won’t get much from the firm

       D．will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense

E

         In 1789 the US. government passed a law which said that the land of the American Indians could never be taken from them without their agreement. One hundred years later, however, the Indians only had a very small part of the land that originally belonged to them. How did this great injustice occur?

         After 1812 white settlers began to move west across North America. At first, the settlers and the Indians lived in peace. However, the number of settlers increased greatly every year, and slowly the Indians began to see the white settlers as a danger to their survival. To feed themselves, the settlers killed more and more wild animals. The Indians, who depended on these animals for food, had to struggle against starvation. The settlers also brought with them many diseases which were common in white society, but which were new for the Indians. Great numbers of Indians became sick and died. Between 1843 and 1854 the Indian population in one area of the country went down from 100,000 to 30,000.

         More land was needed for the increasing number of white settlers. In Washington, the old respect for the rights of the Indians disappeared. The old promises to the Indians were broken; the government began to move groups of Indians from their original homelands to other poorer parts of the country. Some Indians reacted angrily and violently to this treatment. They began to attack white settlers, and the Indian war began. For 30 years, until the late 1880s, different groups of Indians fought against the injustices of the white man. They had a few famous successes, but the result of the struggle was never in doubt. There were too many white soldiers, and they were too powerful. Many Indians were killed; the survivors were moved from their homelands to different areas of the country. It was a terrible chapter in the history of a country that promised freedom and equality to everyone.

72．It can be inferred from the passage that______.

         A．in the US there were many laws that provided to the rights of American Indians

         B．the law which was passed in 1789 by the US government was not successfully carried out

         C．in the 19th century no injustices were done against the Indians by the US government

         D．the majority of white settlers were openly opposed to the law passed in 1789

73．According to the passage which of the following is true?

         A．The Indians believed that killing too many wild animals had disturbed the balance of nature.

         B．The government began to have a better understanding of the Indians in the 1850s.

         C．Between 1843 and 1854 about 70,000 Indians were killed in the battle.

         D．The whites carried serious diseases into where the Indians lived.

74．It is implied in the passage that______.

         A．the Indians had many great successes in the Indians war

         B．the Indians had no doubt that they would win the war

         C．after the war the Indians stayed where they were before

         D．the Indians were too weak to win the struggle

75．The last sentence of the passage______.

         A．serves as the author's comment on the historical event described above

         B．gives the reader the impression that injustice is everywhere in the US

         C．makes a conclusion that such events talked above will never happen again

         D．brings about the topic that how the US government will deal with the problem

二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节  单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

         从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的标号涂黑。

It was not until they came to the very spot______how serious the situation was.

         A．did they realize                                                         B．that they realized

         C．when they realized                                                  D．where did they realize

Our city has developed into a big city, which is______it used to be.

         A．four times larger than that                                    B．four times the size of what

         C．four times the size larger than what                            D．as four times the size as that

We have a fine               of the lake from our hotel window.

A scene                     B. sight                      C. view                     D. scenery

Every year, it costs British students more and more to attend university. Students are graduating with larger and larger debts. So is a college degree really worth it?

In 2006, the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees (学费). As a result, more than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan (贷款) in order to go to university.

They use the loan to pay for tuition fees and living expenses. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan.

The average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with a debt of around $12,000 (122,952yuan). It means graduates have to struggle to pay rent on a flat, because they have to start paying back the student loan when they reach the April after graduating. If you start to earn over $ 15,000 (153,639yuan) a year, the government takes repayments directly from your monthly salary.

You might think that a person with a degree would find it easy to get a well-paid job. However, most people in “white collar jobs” seem to have a degree, so there is a lot of competition. Also, British companies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper.

All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money. Even before the credit crisis started, the BBC stated: “The number of British students at UK universities has fallen for the first time in recent history, from 1.97 million in 2007 to 1.96 million last year (2008).”

“Student poverty” is now considered a real problem. Meanwhile, the British universities offer more and more of the available places to richer international students rather than poorer British students. What does the future hold for British higher education?

61. What makes British students question the worth of a university degree?

A. Higher university expenses.                 B. Lower education quality.

C. A higher interest rate on student loans         D. Grater difficulty obtaining student loans.

62. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. University tuition fees in all parts of Britain have been on the rise since 2006.

B. Interest on a student loan starts as soon as the student receives it.

C. People have always questioned the worth of a university degree.

D. University graduates need to pay off their loans right upon graduation.

63. Which of the following is NOT a factor that concerns a British university graduate?

A. Fierce competition in the job market.         B. The burden of a large debt.

C. Lack of experience.                       D. Fewer job openings.

64. What is the title of this passage?

  A. Student poverty                         B. Is college worth it?   

C. The UK government started to charge students tuition fees.

D. British students use the loan to pay for tuition fees and living expenses.

This monument was built ______ the little hero.

  A. in place of       B. in search of      C. in memory of       D. in need of

I’ve promised to attend your party and I’ll  ______  my word.

A. hold    B. keep    C. follow    D. take

His mother suggested he ______ to see the doctor, because his pale face suggested he ____ ill.

   A. would go, had been      B. go, was                  C. went, had been           D. must go, was