The Foreign Minister said,”______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

A. This is       B. There is      C. That is       D. It is

26 In Maldives, the white beaches and blue sea give tourists_________chance to feel like    modern-day Robinson Crusoe.

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

______stopping polluting the earth______hope to live in a better environment．

    A．Only to；we Call  B．Only to；can we  C．Only by；can we  D．Only by；we can

You’d better _______ your diet rather than eat the same food all the time.

A. vary           B. change                 C. improve                D. exchange

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

BEIJING—Beijing is to spend up to us $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st century one for the 2008 Olympics.

The government manages to host the 2008 games. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008.

Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city’s home, taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60,000 buses will be changed to liquefied(液化的)gas.

The money also will be used for relocating(重新部署) the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing’s waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present.

Olympic officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic congestion(拥堵) and cut down pollution. They include construction of Beijing’s first light railway, a 40.5-kilometer line which is expected to be completed in 2006.

Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometer-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers. Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened.

Beijing also plans to build a 70-meter-wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas.

56．The government will pipe natural gas to the city’s home in order to_________.

A．solve the problem of being short of fuel

B．reduce the pollution of our capital

C．bring down the cost of daily life

D．keep up with the development of modern society

57．From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that _________.

A．lengthening the existing 53-kilometer subway is among the 50 large projects

B．a 40.5-kilometre line will be added to Beijing’s first light railway

C．the length of the subway will be up to 135.25 kilometers in 2006

D．a 70-meter-wide green belt will supply us with enough water

58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The environment of London is better than Toronto.

B．In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and advanced capital.

C．Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning

D．Liquefied gas is more expensive than petrol.

59．This news report mainly talks about ___________.

A．how Beijing is becoming a 21st century city

B．how many projects are being dealt with to improve traffic of Beijing

C．how Beijing is being built into a first class Olympic host city

D．the use of the 20 billion US dollars

D

Are you afraid of sharks? You shouldn’t be! Below we cleared up the main myths about one of the world’s most perfectly formed creatures …

All sharks are the same.

This is absolutely not true. There are nearly four hundred species of sharks and they vary widely in habitat, size, features, diet and lifestyle. They range from the cigar shark, which is about 15 centimetres long, to the whale shark, which can be up to about nine meters long. More than 50 percent of sharks are less than a metre long and more than 90 percent are less than two metres long. And their habitat ranges from shallow to deep water and from the Arctic to the Tropic.

___________________

This is not true, either. In fact, many shark populations are decreasing. The chief reason for this is that hundreds of thousands of them are caught in fishing nets. Depending on where they are caught. They are either killed for their fins(鳍), which are used in shark’s fin soup, or they are tossed back into the sea because they are unwanted. Almost all sharks which are discarded in this way die. Also, sharks mature late in life and produce very few young. If the current reduction in numbers continues, the ecological balance of the oceans will be severely threatened.

Sharks will always attack you

This is nonsense. The chances of being attacked by a shark are minimal. You are 250 times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark, and your chances of being killed by lightning are practically zero.

However, if you are planning to take a swim in shark territory, then follow these simple rules:

Avoid swimming at dawn or duck when visibility decreases.

Avoid areas where there are breaking waves. Turbulent(汹涌的) water makes it difficult for sharks to see and determine whether you are prey(猎物).

Do not wear jewellery in the water. Sharks are attracted to shiny fishes, and jewellery may resemble their scales(鳞片).

Do not swim near schools of small fish, which are the favorite food of some sharks.

68. The underlined word “myths” in the first paragraph means ____.

A. an idea or story that many people believe but which is not true   

B. something that is impossible to understand or explain or about which little is known

C. a feeling of surprise        

D. something that you are curious to know 

69. From the passage we can learn sharks ____.

A. look alike B. are dangerous   

C. usually live in deep sea    D. hardly attack people

70. Which of the following is proper for the blank in the third paragraph?

A. Sharks’ fin soup is nutritious                

B. There are too many sharks in the sea

C. Many shark populations are decreasing  

D. Sharks produce many young

71. Which of the following rules should you follow when you’re going to swim in shark areas?

A. Don’t swim before day breaks.               

B. Choose areas where there are big waves.

C. Wear something shiny when swimming.

D. Choose areas where there are many small fish.

第四部分　书面表达（满分25分）

日常生活中，很多人不懂得拒绝别人。请你根据以下提示，用 “Don’t Hesitate to Say No”为题，写一篇150词的短文，发表自己的看法。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

    Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: "How do I get a good job?"___71___.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___72____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. ___73___.

__74__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ___75___. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

       A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

       B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

       C．it's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

       D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

       E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer

 all the company's faults.

       F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

       G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，你的笑友Ram听说你的家乡海南岛成为国际旅游岛，对此特别感兴趣，专门来信询问你对于建设国际旅游岛的看法。请根据以下要点回一封信，并在回信中增加至少一个要点。

要点。

1．吸引更多游客，带动旅游业发展。

2．增加就业机会，提高居民生活水平。

3．交通更便利，环境更优美。

4．……

注意：

1．词数100左右

2．开头已经给出，但不计入总词数

3．回信必须包含以上所有内容

参考词汇：

海南国际旅游岛的建立the construction of Hainan International Tourism Island

交通  transport

Dear Ram,

Thank you for your concern about the construction of Hainan International Tourism Island.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                       Yours,        

                                                                       Li Hua               

I’m afraid we’ll have to work extra hours, for there are still some problems______．

       A．remaining to settle       B．remaining to be settled

       C．remained to talk about     D．to remain to discuss