20090521 But as luck
would have it for the frightened wild ducklings that had lost their mother, the
dog that helped them out of the bushes had only their best interests at heart. Duke, a one-year-old German shepherd, found the two ducklings hidden in
long grass next to his owner’s workplace on the edge of
the Thronybank Industrial Estate in Dalkeith． And despite the
natural instincts of a hunter, the dog gently took them in its mouth and
carried them back to his blanket, putting them down where it was warm and even
washing them clean with his tongue. The
ducklings will be looked after by staff at the center until they are old enough
to be released into the wild. “This dog is a modern day Rin Tin Tin,( The world’s most famous German shepherd dog) and to pick them up in his mouth
without harming them is quite something．“To them try and wash them is just amazing behavior.” said one of the staff. 65．The underlined part in the first paragraph means ___________. A．they used up their
time completely. B．they will become the
food of the dog. C．they will be saved by
the dog. D．they have finished
their daily job. 66．Duke is the ________ of the German shepherd. A．name B．owner C．friend D．trainer 67．From the sentence “And despite the natural instincts of a hunter,…” in fourth paragraph we learned the fact that ________． A．Dogs are friendly to their preys B．Dogs change their
appetite C．Dogs are born hunter
D．Dogs become vegetarian
68．According to the last
two paragraphs we know that it is ________ for a hunter like dog to save and
even lick ducklings clean. A．common B．impossible C．interesting
D．miraculous B You may read the questions first. HOW TO BOOK Booking opens for Beckett Shorts on 8 September. BY TELEPHONE For credit card bookings．Calls
are answered. BOX OFFICE 01789 295623 9a.m.-8.p.m.(Mon.-Sat.) 0541 541051(24hours,7days, no booking charge). BY FAX For credit card bookings．Please
allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required. BOX OFFICE 01789 261974 or 01862 387765 BY POST Please enclose(附上) a cheque or credit card
details together with an SAE or add 50p to the total amount to cover postage．Please send to the Box Office,RST,Stratford-upon-Avon,CV376BB. Booking opens for all other plays on19 September. IN PERSON BOX OFFICE RST hall, 9:30a.m.-8p.m.(Mon.-Sat.) (6p.m.when theatres are closed). OVER SEAS BOOKING The easiest method of payment is by credit card． You can also pay by: Euro cheque (up to￡500) you're your card number written on the back． PAYING FOR YOUR TICKETS CREDIT CARDS We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and
Diners Club．Please give the card number, name and
address of card holder. CHEQUES Cheques and postal orders should be
payable to: Royal Shakespeare Theatre. 69．In
which of the following ways of booking does one probably have to pay extra
money? A．In person． B．By telephone． C．By fax． D．By post. 70．One
has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he/she pays______. A．in
person B． by telephone C．by fax
D．by post 71．What is a useful number to call at 11 a.m．Sunday? A．01789 295623
B．0541 541051 C．01789 261174 D．01862 387665 C Do you find
getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr．Kleitman has a new explanation．He has proved
that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labor through
your work you may say that you’re “hot”．That’s true．The time of day when you feel most
energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak．For some people the peak comes during the forenoon．For others it comes in the afternoon or evening．No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar
shouting as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The
possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his
temperature-and-energy peak in the evening．Much family
quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean,
and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit
it better．Habit can help, Dr．Kleitman
believes．Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway．Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later
than you want to．If your energy is low in the morning,
but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual
hour．This won’t change
your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work
better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves
your energy．Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch．Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the
floor．Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by
laying them out the night before．Whenever possible, do
routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or
concentration for your sharper hours.
72．If a person finds getting up early a problem, most
probably__________ A．he is a lazy person
B．he refuses to follow his own energy cycle C．he is not sure when his energy is low D．he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening 73．Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the
passage?
A．Unawareness of energy cycles．
B．Familiar shouting.
C．A change in a family member’s energy cycle． D．Attempts to control the energy cycle of
other family members. 74．If one
wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he
should_________ A．change his energy cycle
B．overcome his laziness
C．get up earlier than usual
D．go to bed earlier 75．Which
of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A．Getting
off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy
B．Dr．Kletman
explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.
C．Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle
D．Children have energy
cycles, too. D Dirty Britain Before the
grass has thickened on the roadside and leaves have started growing on the
trees is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has
become．The pavements are stained with chewing gum that
has been spat out and the gutters（the low part at the
edge of a road where water collects and flows away:）
are full of thrown away fast food cartons．Years ago I
remember traveling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags, waste bottles
at the edge of every road．Nowadays, Britain seems to
look at least as bad．What has gone wrong? The problem is
that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer
than before．If it is not cleared up and properly thrown
away, it stays in the bushes for years; a semi-permanent reminder of what a shabby little country we have now．Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been
given to shoppers．These will take anything from 100 to
1,000 years to rot．However, it is not as if there is no
solution to this．A few years ago, the Irish government
introduced a tax on non-recyclable carrier bags and in three months reduced
their use by 90%．When he was a minister, Michael
Meacher attempted to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain．The plastics industry protested, of course．However,
they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could draw breath,
leaving supermarkets free to give away plastic bags. What is clearly
necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and
collective, before it is too late．The alternative is to
continue sliding downhill until we have a country that looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip．We may well be at the tipping point．Yet we
know that people respond to their environment．If things
around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily．If they are surrounded by dirt, they behave dirtily．Now, much of Britain looks pretty dirty．What
will it look like in five years? 76．The writer says that it is a good time to see Britain before the
trees have leaves because_______. A．Britain looks perfect． B．you
can see Britain
at its dirtiest. C．you can see how dirty Britain is now． D．the grass has thickened on the roadside. 77．According to the writer, the major
problem is that __________. A．rubbish can not be cleared up B．rubbish lasts longer than it used to C．our society is
increasingly mobile D．people in Britain
are dirty 78．What can be learned about
Michael Meacher? A．He followed the
Irish example with a tax on plastic bags. B．He failed in his
attempt to introduce a tax on plastic bags. C．His attempt to
follow the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags was welcomed. D．He had problems with
the plastics industry who weren’t bothered about the tax. 79．What does the writer state
in the last paragraph? A．It’s too late for people to take immediate action. B．There is more than
one solution to the problem. C．Britain will become an extremely dirty country in five years. D．People tend to
behave according to what they see around them. Section C Directions: Read
the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each
paragraph． There is one extra heading
which you do not need. E A．Popularity
of Science Fiction
B．A Fairly New Development
C．Classics of Science Fiction
D．Difficulty in Keeping ahead
of Scientific Adventure
E．The Origin of Science
Fiction
F．Themes of Modern Science
Fiction 80．
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Amongst the most
popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as
science fiction．Hundreds of titles are published every
year and are read by all kinds of people．Furthermore,
some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science
fiction stories. 81． It is often
thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its
ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago．These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form
of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories. 82．
Most of the
classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred
years．Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G．Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated
into many languages. 83．
Modern science
fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories．They are more
interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and
the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the
world which we live in now． Because of this
their writing has obvious political undertones. 84．
In an age where
science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it
difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances．Those
who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may
provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will
inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology. 第Ⅱ卷
（45分） Ⅰ．Translation Directions:
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the
brackets. 1．對我們來說，堅持這項規(guī)定是很重要的。（It） 2．如果對此還有疑問,就請舉手．
(who) 3．由于公眾的要求，電視臺又把這部電視連續(xù)劇重播了一遍。（demand） 4．整個上午他都在忙于寫那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來喝杯茶。(break off) 5．雖然她以前從未接受過電視采訪，但她表現(xiàn)得游刃有余。（interview） 6．在經(jīng)濟危機之中政府應(yīng)該采取特殊對策，否則失業(yè)人數(shù)將持續(xù)增長。（unless） Ⅱ．Guided Writing Directions: Write an English
composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in
Chinese. 有一批外國中學(xué)生正好在端午節(jié)期間到你校參觀訪問。你被要求去接待這批中學(xué)生，并向他們介紹中國的端午節(jié)文化。請你現(xiàn)在寫好一篇英語講稿，內(nèi)容必須包括端午節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)文化和端午節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)美食等。 講稿的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好。 Boys and Girls, Today I
feel it a great honor to be invited to introduce a Chinese holiday to you… That’s the general introduction of Dragon Boat Festival．If you have any
questions, you are free to ask． Thank you very much. 第Ⅰ卷 1―5 CABAD 6―10 CDDAB 11―13 DAB 14―16 ABD 17．clothes 18．lengthened 19．measurements 20．January 21．a(chǎn) flight reservation 22． 90 23．vegetarian
meal 24． 4:35 PM 25―29 ABDDA 30―34 BACCD 35―40 CAADBD 41．J 42．B 43．F 44．D 45．G 46．E 47．H 48．C 49．I 50―54 BADCA 55―59 DBDAA 60―64 CDBCB 65―68 BACD 69―71 DCB 72―75 DACB 76―79 C B B D 80．A 81．E
82．C 83．F 84．D 第1I卷 I．翻譯 (Just for reference) 1．It is very important for us to stick to this rule. 2．Those who still have doubts on this,
please raise their hands. 3．The TV series has been brought back by popular demand．(because a lot of people want to see it.) 4．He was busy
writing the story all the morning, only breaking off occasionally to have a cup
of tea. 5．Although she had never been interviewed on TV before, she performed
well. 6．Unless
specific measures should be taken by the government during the time of economic
crisis, unemployment will continue to rise． 作文例文僅供參考 Boys and Girls, Today I feel
great honor to be invited to introduce a Chinese holiday to you．Since you happened to come to China during the Qing Ming festival, I’d like to tell you something about this traditional
holiday. “Qing Ming” which means clear and
bright in Chinese, falls on April 5th every year．It is both the fifth
term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony
for the dead．It is a time to express one's grief for
his lost relatives． People often go to sweep and weed
graves with whole family and take a walk in the countryside as well．In Tang Dynasty, the
habit of taking a walk on this day was developed．At
this time, spring returns and dominates the earth again．The feel of growing life is in the air．Trees
turn green and buds burst, adding vigor and vitality to the surroundings．This custom can be traced back to over one thousand years ago． In that morning people eat “qing tuan” (a kind of rice ball
colored green.) which is very delicious．That’s the general introduction of Qing Ming Festival．If you have any
questions, you are free to ask.． Thank you very much. Tape
script 1．M: How much will it cost for my daughter
and me to go to Beijing? W: It’s 1280 yuan for
an adult and half of the price for your daughter, as she is below one meter. Question: What is the total
cost for them? (C) 2．M: Good morning, madam．May I help you? W: Good morning．How much should I pay for these books to
be sent to Japan? M: Hm, fifty dollars． (A) Question．Where does this conversation take
place? 3．W: I hear you got lost on your way to the
hotel． M: I don’t know how I did it．I’ve been there a million
times． Q: What does the man mean?
(a) 4．M: I’d like to have that coat．But I haven’t got enough money.? W: Shall I lend you some? Question: What does the man intend to do? (A) 5．W: I can’t bear David any more!
He is always complaining． I don’t want to see him any more! M: But you
are a couple! Q: Who do
they talk about?
(D) 6．W: Thanks for the note you left for me. M: Oh, then you did get it. Q: What had the man assumed? ( C ) 7．W: Hello, Mr．Brown, this is Betty Smith．May I speak to my husband? M: John is in the lab now, Betty．And then he’s going to eat lunch．I’ll tell him to call you at home. Q: Where is the woman’s husband now? (
D) 8．M: But for the heavy traffic, I
would have reached the meeting hall three hours before. W: Oh, What a pity! The meeting has been over now. Q: What can we conclude from the conversation?
(D) 9．M: Mr．Hunter is fluent in
Italian and now he’s beginning to study German. W: He also knows a little Japanese
and Chinese. Q: Which language is Mr．Hunter good at? (A) 10．M: It,s been raining since Monday, but clear weather is
forecast for tomorrow. W: I’m glad to hear
that because I always play golf on
Thursdays and I like to have good weather. Q:
When did the conversation take place?
(A) Part
B Passages Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. A New Summer Job In many
parts of the world, university students work in the summer．They need the money, and they can get some working and social
experience．Traditionally, they get jobs as servers,
cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools. These days,
however, more and more students are working at dotcoms．Dot.coms
are Internet-based companies which offer goods and services online．Today’s young people already know
a lot about computers, and they can quickly learn more．The
pay is also usually much better than at the traditional summer jobs. There are
other advantages besides the pay．Students see dot.com
jobs as a good start on their future．In addition to
good experience, the work is also enjoyable for most．On
top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect． Dot.coms are
new and need new ways of thinking．Imagination and
passion are more important than formal qualifications．So
some students are even quitting school to start their own dotcoms．A recent survey of dotcom executives finds that 2% of them are under
30 years old, and 12% never finished university. 11．What can the students less probably get
from their summer job? (D) 12．What kinds of jobs do university students
usually take according to the passage?
( A) 13．What are the most important
qualifications one should have if he starts dot,com business? (B) Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage． This
is the VOA Special English Development Report. Health
experts predict that soon, more people will die from cancer than from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined．They expect that by 2010,
cancer will become the world's leading cause of death. Heart disease is
the current leading killer．A World Health Organization
report made the predictions in December. Experts say one
reason more people are dying from cancer is because more people are smoking
cigarettes in developing countries．40 percent of the
world's smokers are believed to live in China and India alone．Other things including high fat diets and reduced physical activity
are also believed to be pushing the numbers upward. Rates of breast
cancer in Japan, Singapore and South Korea are now 3 times what they were 40
years ago. The W.H.O．report estimates that 12
million people will be found to have some form of cancer this year．It predicts that more than 7
million people will die early as a result of cancer．And
more than 5 million of the new
cancer cases will be in developing countries. The number of
cancer cases and deaths from cancer are expected to increase one percent each
year．Experts are predicting the largest increases will
be in China, Russia, and India. Without new
treatments, the W.H.O．says, the number of new cancer
patients could reach 27 million a year by 2030．The
number of deaths could reach 17 million a year. One of the
suggestions is more support for tobacco-control programs．And the cancer society says health officials and governments should
invest more in cancer research and early detection. And that's the
VOA Special English Development Report, written by Brianna Blake．I'm Steve Ember. 14．What is the leading killer nowadays
according to the news? 15．How many people could die from cancer in a year by 2030 without new
treatment according to the W.H.O? 16．What is one of the most possible causes that more people are dying
from cancer in developing countries? Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation M: Good afternoon, Madam．Can I help you? W: Yes．I have a pair of trousers
and a dress to alter. M: Can I have a look at them? W: Here they are．The trousers are my son’s．The
waist is OK, but he’s getting taller and taller．I think you need to lengthen them to
42 inches. M: That’s OK．How about the dress? Is it
yours? W: Yes．Maybe you can make the
measurements right here． M: OK．Your waist is 28 inches and
the length 39. W: Can I have them next Monday? M: Let me see．Today is 17th
January．So you would like to have them on the 23rd．How about the 24th? Will that be all
right ? W: That’s fine．Thank you. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation M: Freedom Travel．May I help you? W: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third
of this month． M: Okay．What is your destination? W: Well．I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland． M: Okay．Let me check what flights are
available?．[Okay] And when will you be returning? W: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth．Oh, and I'd like the cheapest flight available． M: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price you
would pay if you leave the day before． W: Whoo．Let's go with the cheaper flight．By the way, how much is it? M: It's only $980． W: All right．Well, let's go with that． Mt: Okay．That's flight one zero seven zero
from Salt Lake City to New
York, Kennedy
Airport, transferring to
flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki． W: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those
flights? M: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00
AM, arriving in New York
at 4:35 PM, then transferring to flight 90 at 5:55
PM, and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 AM the next day． W: All right．And, uh, I'd like to request a
vegetarian meal． M: Sure no problem．And
could I have you name please?
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