18、  Pupils in Warwickshire will soon be learning Mandarin after new links were forged(建立联系)with a region in China.

　　Head teachers from the county spent a week in Shenzhen in South-east China, making links with schools and touring different education establishments.

　　Schools that took part are now looking to introduce Mandarin lessons. Pupils from schools in Warwickshire and Shenzhen are starting to write and e-mail each other and plans are being made to share lessons over the Internet.

The trip was arranged by Warwickshire County Council and funded by the British Council as the first stage of development of a range of ties with the economically booming city.

International development officer Judith Young said: “We are entering an exciting period of school relation between Warwickshire and Shenzhen. There is a real appetite for sharing ideas among the Chinese. We were able to see the differences and similarities between the education systems and there are many areas in which our schools, teachers and pupils will be able to benefit from a different cultural perspective(观点)and links with a country that is becoming very important on the world stage. Throughout the high profile(引人注目)visit led by our county education officer, Eric Wood, our group was made to feel very welcome and attracted a great deal of interest. Our visit to a primary school was featured as the main news item on television that night. A mark of how highly the visit was valued is that plans are being made for a return visit to Warwickshire of civic leaders, senior education officials and school principals. ”

61. Head teachers from Warwickshire came to Shenzhen_________.

　　A. to get in touch with Shenzhen schools  B. to pay a return official visit

　　C. to have Mandarin lessons               D. to have sightseeing

62. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT_________.

　　A. the one-week visit to China was a great success

　　B. Mandarin will soon be learned at schools in Warwickshire

　　C. pupils in Warwickshire and Shenzhen will have the same subjects

　　D. there will be further communications between Warwickshire and Shenzhen

63. Which country do you think the underlined part in the last paragraph refer to?

　　A. Warwickshire   B. USA       C. Britain       D. China

64. How does Judith Young feel about the future co-operation?

　A. Upset.         B. Confident. C. Disappointed. D. Unsure.

65. Which might be the best title of this passage?

　　A. Warwickshire Teachers in Shenzhen.

　　B. Sharing Different Education Ideas.

　　C. Schools in Warwickshire Forge Chinese Links.

　　D. Sharing Lessons on the Internet.

17、Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.

On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.

　　The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the "Flower portrait"— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.

　"We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays," Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (馆长), told the Associated President.

　　The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.

　　"There have always been questions about the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. "Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture."

　　Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation (调查) and the results will come out later this month.

56. What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?

　　A. It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.

　　B. The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.

　　C. Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.

　　D. It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.

57. Which statement is True according to the passage?

　　A. Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.

　　B. "Flower portrait " was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.

　　C. 1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.

　　D. The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.

58. How many methods were used to test the portrait?

　　A. Not mentioned.　　B. Two　　C. Three　　D. At least four.

59. The best title for this passage is _________.

　　A. Birthdays often involve surprises

　　B. The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare

　　C. One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake

　　D. How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?

60. Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?

　　A. Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.

　　B. Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.

　　C. If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.

　　D. For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.

15、---I’m more than happy to go out this weekend.

  --- _____. We’ve got so much work to do at that time.

   A. Don’t worry    B. Forget it   C. Don’t say so  D. Don’t mention it

二、完型填空

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

14、---who would you rather ______your computer?

  --- You.

   A. have  repaired   B. have  repairing  C. had  repaired  D. have repair

13、Merck significantly expands its Patient Assistance Program Offerings to provide _____ to more medicines for people in need .

   A. procedure     B. protection     C. allowance         D. access

12、---Honey, what was that?

---Oh, I was _______ in the TV program and didn’t hear you call.

A. impressed         B. focused           C. absorbed         D. centered

11、________, I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.

A. Having a talk with the student         B. Given a talk with the student

C. One talk with the student               D. If you have a talk with the student

10、 ---- Each of the students working hard at their lessons ___________ the book.

   ------- So have I .

   A. is reading         B. has read     C. read           D. reads

9、---You know, the work is badly done.

     ----Well, he didn't ____ much trouble ____it.

A. take , doing   B. have , doing    C. take, to do   D. have , to do.