85. Are you going to watch the ___________ ( 决赛) of FIFA World Cup South Africa at 2:30 on July 12 with your classmates?

84. Project Hope in China has ___________ ( 使能够) thousands of poor children to go back to school.

79. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? 　 　 a. Lived in New York.　 b. Worked in a bank.　　　　 c. Travelled to Texas. 　 　 d. Was put in prison.　　 e. Had a newspaper Job.　　　 f. Learned to write stories. 　 　 A. e. c. f. b. d. a　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. c. e. b. d. f. a　　　　

　　　 C. e. b. d. c. a. f.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. c. b. e. d. a f. 80. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_______. 　 　 A. they had surprise endings

　　　 B. they were easy to understand 　 　 C. they showed his love for the poor　

　　　 D. they were about New York City 81. O. Henry went to prison because　　　　___ . 　 　 A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper 　 　 B. he broke the law by not using his own name 　 　 C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners 　 　 D. people thought he had taken money that was not his 82. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? 　 　 A. He was well-educated.　

　　　 B. He was not serious about his work. 　 　 C. He was devoted to the poor.　

　　　 D. He was very good at learning. 83. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? 　 　 A. His life inside the prison.　

　　　 B. The newspaper articles he wrote. 　 　 C. The city and people of New York.　

　　　 D. His exciting early life as a boy.

PART FOUR　 WRITING (17 points)

SECTION A.

.Directions: Fill in the blanks by using the information given in the blank, ONE word in each blank (7 points).

74. The main idea of this passage is that _______. 　 　 A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep　 　　　

　　　 B.　large numbers of people do not need sleep 　 　　 C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive 　 　 D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep 75. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______. 　 　 A. cure him of his sleeplessness 　 　 B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true 　 　 C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping 　 　 D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep 76. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin ________. 　 　 A. was too old to need any sleep　　　　　　

　　　 B. often slept in a chair 　 　 C. needed no sleep at all　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. needed some kind of sleep 77. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________. 　 　 A. that he hadn’t got a bed　　　　　　　　

　　　 B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit 　 　 C. his mother’s injury before he was born　　

　　　 D. his magnificent physical condition 78. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______. 　 　 A. a common one　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. one that could be cured 　 　 C. very healthy　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. a rare one

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it.

　　 Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.

73. What the Queen really meant was that _______.

　　　 A. people in the U. S. were less polite

　　　 B. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England

　　　 C. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America

　　　 D. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　C

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. 　　　　AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. 　　　　The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. 　　　　　Herpin died at the age of 94.

72. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man　 .

　　　 A. took his advice immediately　　　　　　 　　　 B. obeyed him without any hesitation

　　　 C. apologized for his bad manners　　　　 　　　 D. refused to listen to him

71. It is certain that the story happened _______.

　　　 A. in America　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the Queen’s party

　　　 C. in England　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. in an ordinary restaurant

70. We can infer from the passage that ______. 　　　 A. climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health 　　　 B. Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes 　　　 C. a “heat island” effect large cities experience makes the matter worse 　　　 D. rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B

A man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant.”

　　 “Now listen”, said the man, “I’ll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here.”

　　 “The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.

　　 “Sure,” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, “You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here.” So I got the Queen’s permission, right?”

69. According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______. 　　　 A. dry weather　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cold weather　 　　

　　 C. human activities　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. storms

68. Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______. 　　　 A. air pollution　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. storms　 　　

　　　 C. more deaths from overheat　 　　 　　　　　　 D. crop failures