阅读文章后，从第50至54题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

       We all hate speed cameras，don’t we？They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents；they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．

       Well，here’s a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．

       There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example，but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（强迫的）seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995．

       Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time，or 4.9 percent less than2004．Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005，that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806．

       And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years．

       Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.

       Traveling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly

       Maybe it is because of such transparency by government，rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that      ．

       A．speed cameras cost us our lives

       B．speed cameras help HS drive properly

       C．most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down

       D．most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government

2.In France, a driver should obey the following rules EXCEPT       ．

       A．blood alcohol limit lowering                 B．speed limit obeying

       C．camera location updating                      D．seat belt wearing

3.The underlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to     ．

       A．honesty            B．openness          C．innocence           D．strictness

4.Now you can seldom see in France       ．

       A．lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office

       B．people drive at a speed of less than 130 km／h

       C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights

       D．police conduct traffic in streets

5.What is the text mainly about？

       A．The argument on speed cameras

       B The drivers in France hating speed cameras

       C．France does successfully in controlling road accidents

       D．France takes many measures in controlling road accidents

阅读文章后，从第55至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案

       America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’

       It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”

       However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”

       The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

       What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.

1.Which of the followings is NOT true？

       A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

       C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

       D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

2.What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

       A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

       B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

       C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

       D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that       ．

       A．Asian people lead a better life

       B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

       C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

       D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

4.What would be the best title for the text？

      A．Attacked by Stress                            B．Attention to Health

      C．Effects of Stress                                 D．Health Report

选词填空（共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分）

59．I walked on tiptoe towards the woods，for we were afraid our      will frighten the birds away.

60．You can     one other class member if you want.

61．Did you find the map       by the young traveler when he was hiking in the mountains?

62．The immigrants always try to      the customs and traditions in their homeland.

63．Bell never      to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph.

64．These courses are designed to help you make greater progress        your current level.

65．This policy cannot be criticized        customer satisfaction．

66．After Dolly the sheep came into this world, the efforts of many scientists            .

短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

       阅读下面的短文，用三种形式完成短文，使文章语义完整，连贯。（①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词所给首字母填空。每空一词。）请将答案写在右边对应题号的横线上。

Dear Christie，

       I’m here in the National Park, in      （southeast）California.                           72.    

I have been t     around the state of California for three weeks                                   73.    

now, It's very different from        I have seen in American movies.                          74.    

Not everyone is rich and not everyone l      near the beach. I first                             75.    

travelled southeast      rich farmland then to the central part.                                    76.    

They grow e      here including cotton，vegetables，nuts and                                   77.    

fruit．They raise cattle too．Then I traveled    （far）southeast into                          78.    

mountains and desert. Californians are very friendly,      they are                              79.    

from many different r     and cultures. Every cuIture has its own                               80.       ，

music，food and art. I show great interest in them．                                                   81.    

       Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.

                                             Yours，

                                             George

根据所给汉语提示，完成下列句子。

82．试着猜猜几千年前“北京人”可能做的事情和用的东西。

       Make a tentative guess about       thousands of years ago.

83．洪灾地区的人民非常感谢人民解放军的救助。

       The people in the flood-hit area                                            .

84．你是支持多做作业还是反对多做作业？

       Are you                                                               ?

85．我不知道为什么他离开聚会而没有被注意到。                        

I have no idea                                                          .

为庆祝第14个世界读书日（4月23日），某英文报社对读者进行了调查活动。请根据以下提示，写一篇120词左右的英语短文，将有关信息反馈给报社。

       注意：

              1．内容必须包括上表中的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；

              2．条理清楚、语句连贯。

 —Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?

   —______. I like basketball very much.

   A. I’d love to          B. Not really       C. I wouldn’t go     D. Thank you all the same

 Let’s ______my scientific knowledge and your business skills and start a company.

A. connect      B. relate       C. combine       D. put

 The day ______ she spent with us was never to be forgotten. 

A. when        B. on which      C. that           D. in which

—Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?

   —You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.

   A. could             B. shall            C. may                D. can