—Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel?

   —No, it _______ take you long. It’s not the rush hour now.

   A. shouldn’t             B. shan’t              C. mustn’t        D. needn’t

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 (A、B、C和D) 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register（收款台）, I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．

       I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my friend’s．We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card．

       I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful．

       Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning．In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom．

       “Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said．

       “Thank you”-two powerful words．They’re easy to say and mean so much．

56．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City        ．

       A．to visit a friend              B．to see his parents

       C．to pay or the cash register       D．to have more gas for his car

57．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

       A．He had it pulled back to the gas station．

       B．The couple sent him a business card．

       C．The couple offered to help him．  

       D．He called his friend for help．

58．The battery of the author’s car was dead because        ．

       A．something went wrong with the lights    B．the meeting lasted a whole day

       C．he forgot to turn off the lights         D．he drove too long a distance

59．By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show        ．

       A．how to write a thank-you letter      B．how to deal with car problems

       C．the kindness of older people        D．the importance of expressing thanks

Female Chinese space pioneers?

CHINA plans to recruit(招募) women astronauts thanks to the lobbying(游说) of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF) (全国妇联), said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities, local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut-training programme.

Beijing needs mental health care

MORE than 1,000 people committed suicide(自杀) in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 percent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 percent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 percent reporting symptoms of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Center.

No need to fear your licence plate

CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number “four” from this month on ---a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, schools and residents. The word for “four” sounds like “death” in Cantonese. The number has been cleared away from the computer data banks that generate the six-digit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious(迷信的) beliefs.

83．We can infer from the news that ____.

     A．there are several female astronauts in China now

     B．people in Guangdong province hate number “four”

     C．the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country

     D．the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system

84．The underlined sentence in the third news means that __    __.

     A．there is no number “four” in the computers in Shenzhen

     B．computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers

     C．local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers

     D．number “four” will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers

85．What is the message of the first news?

     A．China only needs male astronauts.

     B．Gu Xiulian wants to be the first space woman.

     C．Society doesn’t discriminate(歧视) against women in China.

    D．The  proposal of female astronaut training hasn’t been approved.

86．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “symptoms”?

     A．symbol         B．signs            C．sorts       D．shocks

That was the first time I _______ there and I was impressed by the friendly people very much

A. go          B. was going      C. had gone      D. have gone

       In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a

local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.

Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.

60．According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?

A．She studied at a music school. B．She sang for religious activities.

C．She sang at Town Hall in New York.      D．She studied voice in Europe.

61．Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson             .

A．had a very rare voice      B．sang occasionally in public

C．sang only once in many years  D．was seldom heard by people

62．Anderson’s beautiful voice was first recognized         .

A．at the Lincoln Memorial  B．in Washington, DC.

C．in Europe        D．at the United Nations

63．This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by                   .

A．protesting to the government  B．appealing to the United Nations

C．demonstrating in the streets     D．working hard to perfect her art

第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共三部分，满分55分）

第三部分 写作（共三节）

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的汉语意思，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限一词）。

66. Of all the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular_______________ (选择) for a wedding in some countries.                                      66._________

67. On graduation day, Frank and I were____________ (出席) at the ceremony at Yale.  67._________

68. Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ____________ (比较) with his old one. 68._________

69. I’m____________ (好奇) to know what he said.          69._________

70. I have__________ (很少) met him recently.                70._________

71. __________ (一月) is the first month of a year.                                     71._________

72. We are__________ (进行) a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.                                                                                                                         72._________

73. She asked her students to hand in their __________ (作文) on time.        73._________

74. Many students often__________ (抱怨) about their school.                74._________

75. Another problem is that the top soil is ______(逐渐地) lost.                           75._________

—Have you finished your report yet?          —No, I’ll finish it in _____ten minutes.

   A.other            B.another         C.more                   D.less

It is reported that a merchant ship sank fifty miles _______ the French coast．

A．on    B．by     C．along D．off

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

 He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.

“Is your taxi  21  ?” I asked when he finally looked  22  at me. He nodded, then said  23  as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a  24  .” He  25  as if he had a cold .

“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He  26  his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I  27  know it by heart.”

“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”

“This isn't  28  ,” he replied. “Although it  29  just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at  30 .”

“I don't think any of us keep  31  our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've  32  quite a while?”

“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the  33  through high school.”

“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.

“ 34 ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I  35  away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch  36  you never forget.”

“You said 'was'. Does that mean….?” He nodded. “ 37  a couple of weeks ago.”

“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is  38  tougher.”

He didn't  39  to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized  that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”

“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things  40  and we just don't seem to find the time.”

When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

21. A.available           B.acceptable            C.beneficial        D.occupied

22. A.down               B.up                   C. to                       D. off

23. A.unexpectedly       B. curiously               C. apologetically    D.  definitely

24. A.booklet            B. novel              C.    book            D. letter

25. A.sounded           B. spoke             C.seemed          D. continued

26. A.hung             B.nodded           C. shook          D. kept

27. A.anyhow           B.hardly             C.almost           D. really

28. A.friendship           B.family             C.leadership       D. colleague

29. A.could               B. might             C.maybe           D. would

30. A.writing            B.reading            C.talking          D. earning

31. A.up                B.with             C.on                    D. in

32. A.found              B.written            C.known          D. seen

33. A.curriculum          B.coincidence        C.life              D. way

34. A.Eventually          B.Actually          C.Additionally            D. Besides

35. A.removed                 B.left               C.headed          D. moved

36. A.even though        B.as though         C.when            D. whereas

37. A.Died                B. Suffered         C.Choked            D. Survived

38. A.ever                B.even             C.fairly            D. quite

39. A.appeal            B.reply                   C.adapt            D. talk

40.A.take up            B.pick up           C.come up        D. break up

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话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选项。(注意：61-65的答案涂到答题卡上：E涂成 AB；F涂成AC；G涂成AD)

A: Oh, you didn’t know how many people there were in the streets when I went shopping last Sunday!

B: No wonder. __61__ The earth will be full of people and there will be standing room only.

A: You said it.

B: __62__

A: Look up into the sky. What can you see?

B: __63__

A: The moon is the satellite of the earth, maybe man will fly to the moon.

B: __64__

A: I mean perhaps the moon will be our home in the future.

B: But man can’t live there because there is no air and no water. No life can live there. __65__

A: In that case, man can’t live there before solving these problems.

A.    How can we?

B.    There will be more and more people.

C.    But I don’t think so.

D.    How to solve the problem?

E.    Pardon?

F.    Of course I can see the moon and stars.

G.    Can we live there?