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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchman. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some day that French has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly-line(流水线)life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life - to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture, Occasionally, they have created against the trend with considerable violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believed that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
76．Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?
A．Leisure, elegance, and efficiency
B．Elegance, efficiency and taste
C．Leisure, elegance, and taste
D．Efficiency, taste, and convenient.
77．Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?
A．Many of them prefer the modern life style.
B．They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
C．They are more concerned with money than before.
D．They are more competitive than the old generation.
78．The passage suggests that ________.
A．great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen
B．it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river
C．the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples
D．in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere
79．The main idea of the passage is “ ”.
A．Changes in the French Way of Life B．Criticism of the New Life Style
C．The Americanization of France D．Features of the New Way of Life
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. These is one extra heading which you do not need.
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Effective reading should adopt a correct way, and then you can get more by paying less. Here are some hints for reading effectively.
80．
Don’t choose a rather difficult book or a too easy one for yourself to read. A book full of new words will make you feel discouraged quickly. To understand those new words, you have to turn to the dictionary quite often. It seems that you are not reading the book but the dictionary. It has no fun at all! On the contrary, a too easy one will only waste your time and cannot do any help. The two extremes may at last make you give up reading. So it’s better for you to find a proper book with no more than five new words on each page.
81．
If you come across a new word, do not look it up in a dictionary as quickly as possible. Leave it alone and guess the meaning of it based on the content of the text. This ability is quite necessary in reading. If you know your guess is right later, you will be highly excited at your “success”, and your interest in reading is well stimulated. If a word really hinders you from understanding the whole passage, turn to the dictionary by then. I am sure you can remember this word very well, as it has left you such a deep impression for its “troublesome image”.
82．
To comprehend what you are reading, you should think while you are reading, then form your own ideas on some special issues. Try to scribble some lines – a very short journal, to express your ideas. Your writing does not need to be quite formal but expressive. This practice can make you communicate with the original English authors. Day by day, your way of thinking in English will turn into a native way, which is quite important for English writing.
83．
Language has its own beauty, no matter Chinese or English. Don’t merely take English as a “test”. Take it as an “entertainment” instead and you will enjoy it through learning.
Maybe you should find some beautiful literary works such as a prose or a poem to read, if you like. Try to read them as loudly and impassionedly as you can. During this process, not only you can enjoy yourself by the great emotions of the writers, but also your pronunciation and your manner of speaking English will be improved.
84．
The last but not the least, keep on reading. If you cannot keep it as a habit, you will suffer from paying without gaining.
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Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.
The Part of the environmental movement that draws my firm’s attention is the design of cities, buildings and products. When we designed America’s first so-called “green” office building in New York two decades ago, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 50 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 51 .
Back in 1984, we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren’t designed for 52 use. The “energy-efficient” sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 53 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years, we’ve been focusing on these materials down to the molecules(分子), looking for ways to make them 54 for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly reduced amounts of organic(有机物的)compounds-that don’t 55 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately(最终), however, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being ‘less bad’ but on creating 56 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil 57 reused by industry again and again. As a matter of 58 , the world’s largest carpet manufacturer has already 59 a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable.
Look at it this way: No one 60 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are 61 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 62 of simply trying to reduce the derange, we are 63 a positive approach. We’re giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that has a 64 effect on the world. It’s not just the building industry, either. Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.
50．A．practice B．outlook C．idea D．scheme
51．A．go B．come C．arrive D．continue
52．A．indoor B．inward C．relevant D．flexible
53．A．displayed B．discovered C．exhibited D．revealed
54．A．comfortable B．careful C．safe D．stable
55．A．deny B．disclose C．dissolve D．destroy
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57．A．or B．and C．but D．nor
58．A．interest B．fact C．principle D．course
59．A．sketched B．constructed C．researched D．developed
60．A．starts B．pulls C．looks D．makes
61．A．basically B．originally C．traditionally D．inevitably
62．A．because B．instead C．out D．regardless
63．A．adjusting B．admitting C．adopting D．adapting
64．A．functional B．beneficial C．precious D．sensible
Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements, For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
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“She was born for the camera,” said a photographer who shot Liu Yifei’s picture when she was only eight.
Over the past year, Liu, an 18-year-old Chinese American, has shot to fame while playing Wang Yuyan,, in Jin Yong's "Eightfold Path of the Heavenly Dragon" (《天龙八部》). Millions of teenagers have been drawn in by her light smile and beautiful long hair. Many magazines have described her as one of the most charming young actresses of 2004. People say that Liu will be even bigger this year.
"She is so beautiful on TV. She has the special character to give flesh and blood to the fairy-like and beautiful Wang Yuyan," said Yang Mingwei, a Senior 2 boy and Liu fan from Wuyi High School in Fujian.
Currently Liu is filming the TV series "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (《神雕侠侣》), another Jin Yong novel. In the show to be aired this year, Liu plays the Little Dragon Girl.
Liu is currently a grade three student at the Beijing Film Academy (北京电影学院), the star factory of China. But some people say that her success is only down to her beauty. When she returned to China with her mother at the age of 14, she did originally work as a model. It was when a director saw her picture on an advertisement board on the street that her opportunity to work in TV arose.
"A pretty face does not last forever. To be a good actress you must work hard and have a professional attitude," Liu said. Every day she spends hours practicing all the kungfu kicks and punches (踢打) for the show.
"There have been times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take," said Liu recently.
65．In the first paragraph, the photographer commented on Liu’s .
A．beauty B．talent as an actress
C．promising future D．special character
66．When Yang Mingwei, a student from Fujian said those words about Liu, he meant that .
A．LiuYifei was very lucky to play the role of WangYuyan
B．she is more beautiful than WangYuyan
C．she did a good job in playing WangYuyan
D．she worked very hard when she played Wang Yuyan
67．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Liu Yifei thinks her beauty contributed to her success.
B．She has become a citizen of the US.
C．She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy a couple of months ago.
D．Liu Yifei failed to improve her English when she studied in America.