It was after careful consideration ________we decided to take action.

A．which                   B．that                       C．why                      D．when

It is not rare in     that people in      fifties were going to university for further education．

A．90s; the    B．the 90s；/    C．90s; their   D．the 90s; their

In which column of a newspaper could we find this advertisement?

A. Arts.                        B. News.                      C. Jobs.                        D. Sales.

One of the duties of the person to be appointed is         .

A. taking charge of research work                      B. running a telecommunications company

C. managing a team of three or four members     D. seeking membership for the trade union

If you want to apply for this position, you can do all EXCEPT         .

A. ask an agency for an application form

B. send in your application before 4th August 2010

C. email hr@ cwu. org for an application pack

D. dial 020 8971 7482 for more information

Which of the following applicants is most likely to be employed?

A. A school teacher with a master’s degree.

B. A clerk from a telecommunications company

C. A director from a research centre with a master’s degree.

D. A university graduate majoring in computer science.

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night．The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently．

    My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him．I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same．I’m so glad I did．

On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea．As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance．

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby．We couldn’t believe it —there aren’t any whales along the coast here．The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive．

The little baby whale — actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move．The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves．” She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said．At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently．With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water．Then it swam up right beside its mum．They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction．We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel．Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe — and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes．Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance．

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half．That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea．

The author says “I’m so glad I did．” (in Para．2) because __________．

A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing

B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C．he experienced the rescue of the whales       

D．he spent the weekend with his family

The harbour survived the storm owing to__________．

A．the shape of the harbour        B．the arms of the bay

C．the still water in the channel   D．the long coast line

The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________．

A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C．she had no other whales around to tutu to for help

D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

What is the theme of the story?

A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness．

B．Fishing provides excitement for children．

C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals．  

D．It’s vital to protect the environment．

第二节 摘录信息 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

Each year there is an increasing number of cars as millions of new cars are produced in America. Americans will not live without cars! However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. It is necessary to find ways to solve the problem of air pollution.

One way to clean the air is to build a new kind of clean car. That’s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else. Engineers are now working on it. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model for us.

To prevent the world being polluted by cars, Americans have to make some changes in the way of their life. They have to cut down on the number of their cars and are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. But this change does not come easily ---- many workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. And the problem of their pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

Americans may live a happy but sad life for a long time because of the car problem..

Cars and Pollution in American

Part Three: Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For eahc of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best acoording to the information given in the passage.

（A）

More Americans are turning to charm school to gain an advantage over competitors in a job market stricken by the longest economic slowdown since the Great Depression.

Etiquette (礼节) trainers report business growing from clients who believe that good manners could be the key selling point that helps them get hired or keeps them off the unemployment line.

“People are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their job”, said Gloria Starr, an adviser on image, etiquette and communications in North Carolina. Starr, who says business is up 40 percent in the past year at her school, said people were “realizing that it takes more than just ability and knowledge” to keep or win a job.

Peggy Newfield, who has been teaching etiquette for 30 years and runs a charm school, said business was “booming.” “When the economy is down etiquette training will always be up. They’re focusing on ‘What I can do to survive, I really have to keep up my game because the competition is keen.’”

Proper business manners, however, extend far beyond greeting or thanking a would-be employer. Etiquette classes deal with the basics of presentation in an interview, including what to say and how to dress.

“It’s so much more than writing the thank-you note at the end,” Newfield said. “It’s about walking in for the job interview, every hair is in place, your clothes are perfectly pressed, your shoes are polished, you’re groomed to the nines, you speak the part, and your English is correct.”

It’s great that we have seen this renewal in etiquette and manners and self respect.

Studies have shown that 85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their personal skills. There are very few jobs out there where your manners, where your socials skills, are not a big piece of being successful. If you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation.

Teaching etiquette has become a tougher task. Some people point to bad public behavior by athletes and celebrities (名人) as a factor in ruining good manners in U.S. society. Hotel owner Paris Hilton, actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Britney Spears are among those who have been charged with setting a poor example, especially for children and adolescents. Hilton is infamous （声名狼藉的）for a sex tape that became an Internet hit, Lohan has long been gossip stuff due to her quarrels with the law and Spears was photographed partying without underwear.

56. The writer wants to tell the readers___________.

   A. the etiquette training in America           B. the ways to avoid failure

   C. good manners count in keeping a job        D. how to keep business up

57. From the passage we learn that the charm school____________.

   A. helps those who are unemployed       B. deals with moral problems     

   C. becomes more popular with people     D. does good to the economy

58. The underlined sentence “you’re groomed to the nines” probably means “you’re_________.”

   A. dressed in the best way              B. fully understood

   C. greeted with good manners           D. very concerned  

59. We can infer from the last paragraph that__________.

   A. Good examples contribute to etiquette teaching

   B. good public behavior doesn’t exist any more

   C. teaching etiquette has become a tougher task

   D. some famous people don’t have good manners

 60．Which of the following can you NOT learn in Peggy Newfield’s charm school?

      A.  How to dress in a job interview.

      B.  How to hack into the company centeral database.

      C.  How to maintain an edge over other competitors in the job market..

      D.  How to improve your communicative skills with your collegues.

There was once a farmer who had a fine orchard (果园). He worked very hard all his life and the orchard always did well. But he knew that his three sons looked down upon farm work, and were only interested in getting rich quickly.

When the farmer was old and knew he was going to die, he called his three sons to him and said, “My sons, there’s a lot of gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want to have it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, but he said nothing more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to look for the gold. Since they didn’t know where the hiding-place was, they decided to begin digging all over the orchard, They dug and dug, but no gold was found. Finally they had to give up the attempt.

The next summer, the fruit crop was the biggest they had ever had. This was because of the thorough digging the orchard had got.

When the three sons saw the great amount of money they got after they sold the fruit, they suddenly understood what their wise father had meant when he said “There’s gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it.”

72. When the old farmer was living, ____________.

A. the orchard gave rich crops each year

B. the orchard gave rich crops only when the weather conditions were good

C. the orchard had an average crop      

D. the fruit crop was usually poor

73. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The farmer’s sons were lazy and had never worked on the farm              

B. The farmer’s sons did a lot of buying and selling in town so as to get rich quickly.

C. The farmer’s sons loved farm work, because their father, who was hardworking all his life, had told them to work hard.               

D. The farmer’s sons considered farm work worthless.

74. When the sons asked their father to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, he told them nothing, because _________.

A. he was dying            

B. he thought they understood what he meant

C. he wanted them to dig the orchard all over         

D. the gold could easily be found

75. No gold was found because ___________.

   A. the farmer’s sons hadn’t dug the orchard deep enough

   B. the gold had been stolen

   C. the farmer’s sons didn’t know in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden.

   D. there was no gold hidden in the orchard.

 In his twenties, he took part in sports and gained a great deal of __________.

A. ability             B. study          C. experience             D. knowledge

Mr. Smith works as a government official now, but he ________in a middle school for 5 years.

A. has worked    B. worked     C. had worked    D. had been working

第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)

       阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Once upon a time there was a rich merchant   16 __      _____ had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most.  He took great care of her and gave her nothing   17___  _______ the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very  18         __ (pride) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is __  19 ___________very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s close friend. __20__________ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd  wife and __21____________ would always help him out and tide(帮助渡过) him   22__________ difficult times. Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 23___________  (contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as   24____________  (take) care of the household. _ 25   ________, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.