论文部分内容阅读
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
1. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
A. free B. vacant C. vain D. spare
2. ——Why are you so late?
——Bad luck. A car accident took place outside the town, and so we were ____ on the way.
A. stopped B. kept C. held up D. prevented
3. Travel in space can be exciting; ____ it can also be boring at times.
A. moreover B. but C. therefore D. nevertheless
4. Examinations are not the only means of ____ someone’s ability.
A. estimating B. assessing C. valuing D. justifying
5. ——Well, Dick, I’m sorry but I have to leave.
——____. I hope to hear from you soon.
A. Enjoy yourself B. Keep in touch C. Don’t be so sad D. So am I
6. ____ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.
A. In exchange for B. Except for C. In addition to D. Due to
7. Everyone should keep on getting himself educated so as to be ____ modern technology.
A. good at B. successful in C. up to date with D. interested in
8. Hardly ____ the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. they had got to B. they got to C. did they get to D. had they got to
9. There are a lot of computers in the lab, and they need professional ____ to make sure they can be in a good state.
A. operation B. maintenance C. service D. advice
10. Not that I’m unwilling to lend you a hand, ____ I’m too busy for the moment.
A. because B. but that C. therefore D. however
11. ——Goods imported from abroad are ____ those made in China.
——Yes, some of the goods made in China are of high quality.
A. not always better than B. always as good as
C. no better that D. no longer better than
12. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ____ it. It might be valuable.
A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after
13. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ____.
A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are
C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life
14. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ____ road conditions need ____.
A. that; to be improved B. which; to be improved
C. where; improving D. when; improving
15. There were dirty marks on her trousers ____ she had wiped her hands.
A. where B. which C. when D. that
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my __1__. That was before all the fun was taken out of __2__.
At first, everyone on the team got __3__ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the __4__ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have __5__ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our __6__. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was __7__. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the __8__. Of course, all teams run drills. They are __9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __10__. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercise __11__ for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin __12__ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too __13__ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __14__.
Is all this pressure necessary? I __15__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s __16__, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they __17__ from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and __18__ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing __19__ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __20__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.
1. A. class B. club C. team D. board
2. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic
6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
7. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical
10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
11. A. used B. intended C. made D. described
12. A. till B. since C. before D. because
13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
14. A. size B. share C. space D. state
15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt
18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced
19. A. at B. by C. for D. around
20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
(A)
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we don’t educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries, it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all—whether rich or poor, clever or stupid one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in some countries a far larger number of people with university degrees’ refuse to do what they think “low” work, and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor. We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible disease in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must have education in such a way. Firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
1. The writer of the passage thinks that ____.
A. education can settle most of the world’s problems
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C. free education won’t help to solve social problems
D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education
2. The writer wants to prove that ____.
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free education for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think “low” work
3. According to the passage, ____.
A. the work with hands is dirty and shameful
B. the work with hands is low work
C. the work with hands is the most important
D. we can’t regard the work with hands as “low work”
4. The purpose of education is ____.
A. to choose a system of education
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him
D. to build a perfect world
(B)
You can use your Business Tele-card International at any card phone in the United Kingdom. Here is some information about making international phone calls.
You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you can’t make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person” call. Even more expensive is a reverse(反向的) charge call where the person who receives the call pays.
If the international line is busy, you can reserve(回机) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free.
You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.
Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT and Moscow, for example, is 3 hours ahead.
There is one problem: change to DST(Daylight Saving Time) for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in the spring and put back in the autumn, and so London is one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.
1. What is the most expensive type of call?____.
A. Direct dial B. Through the operator
C. Reverse charge call D. Calling outside office hours
2. What can you do if the international line is engaged?____.
A. Ask the operator to call you back later
B. Make a “person-to-person” call
C. Call back outside office hours
D. Wait and call again when the line is free
3. How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?____.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
4. If you want to use your Business Tele-card International, you have to ____.
A. use a card phone B. phone on Sunday
C. make a direct dialing D. pay extra
(C)
In most large Japanese companies, there is a policy of lifetime employment. What this means is that when people leave school or university to join an enterprise, they can expect to remain with that organization until they retire. In effect, the employee gets job security for life, and can only be fired for serious mistakes in work. Even in times of business recession(衰退), he or she is free from the fear of being laid off.
One result of this practice is that the Japanese worker identifies closely with his company and feels strong loyalty to it. By working hard for it, he believes he is safeguarding his own future. It is not surprising that devotion to one’s company is considered a great virtue in Japan. A man is often prepared to put his firm’s interests before those of his immediate family.
The job security guaranteed by this system influences the way employees approach their work. They tend to think in terms of what they can achieve throughout their career. This is because they are not judged on how they are performing during a short period of time. They can afford to take a longer perspective(远景) than their Western counterparts.
This marriage between the employees and the company—the result of lifetime employment—may explain why Japanese workers love the products their company is producing and why they are willing to stay on after work, for little overtime pay, to join in earnest discussions about the quality control of their products.
1. Lifetime employment in the Japanese company means that the employee ____.
A. leaves his company only when business is bad
B. gets a job soon after he leaves school or university
C. can work there throughout his career
D. can have his serious mistakes in work corrected
2. Which of the following statements is not true?____.
A. Family and company interests are equally important
B. The Japanese worker is very loyal to his company
C. One’s future is guaranteed through hard work
D. Devotion to one’s company is encouraged
3. Lifetime employment influences one’s ____.
A. achievements at work B. performance at work
C. career opinions D. attitude toward work
4. The Japanese worker is fond of his company’s products because of ____.
A. his marriage with the daughter of the president
B. the close link between him and his company
C. his willingness to work overtime
D. his active participation in quality control
(D)
London—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开) the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战) in World War Ⅱ.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to happen at the same time as the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics—have the “hallmarks(特点) of an al-Qaida-related attack.”
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers appeared from the Underground covered with blood and soot. On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.
“I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
“It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, escaping from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black (with soot) and pouring with blood.”
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities at first blamed a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?____.
A. How the British government reached to the attack
B. What terrible results the attack could lead to
C. Why the terrorists attacked London
D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?____.
A. These explosions were the deadliest attack on London in history
B. Terror attack happened right after the closing of G-8 summit
C. Explosions had terrible effects on the survivors of the attack
D. The worst explosion was the one that happened at 8:51 a.m.
3. The underlined word “soot” in the passage probably means ____.
A. black coal B. broken glass C. dusty black D. rags
4. The best title of the news report can be ____.
A. After London Wins the Bid for 2012 Olympics
B. London Terror Bombing Kill 37, Wound 700
C. G-8 Leaders Meet Against Terrorism
D. Chaos in London Following Multiple Explosions
(E)
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. Everyone has something to sell. However, I seem to be the only exception to this general rule. In this modern time, I, a tramp(流浪汉), seem to be the only person who has nothing important to do for society. As a result of laziness and failure in my exams 20 years ago, I have become downfallen to this condition.
But I’ll never sell myself like a beggar to arouse the sympathy of passers-by. Once, I was sitting down on the ground outside a shop and was thinking of something when a man passed me. He threw a coin towards me without saying any word. I felt very angry, picked up the coin and threw it into a beggar’s bowl. I didn’t know why I did this. My only thought was to prove that I was not a beggar.
I’ve nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, I’ll never sacrifice my human dignity. Maybe I will ask others for money sometimes, but I’ll never ask you to feel sorry for me. I have chosen to lead the life I lead on purpose and know well about the results. I try my best to lead a free life, although I can never be sure where the next meal is coming from. But I am free from the thousands of anxieties, which trouble other people. I travel from place to place with ease because of my few material possessions. I sleep in the open air, so I get far closer to nature. I may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep myself alive. I may even, in times of real need, do a little work, but I will never sacrifice my freedom.
My steps will cover the whole world. At times I may admire millionaires with their beautiful women, cars, red walls and green tiles(瓦). At times I may admire a family man with hisgood-natured wife and lovely child. At times I may admire successful people who receive beautiful flowers and applause. But I don’t want to be them. They have lost too much in order to fulfill their dreams. I don’t want to lose anything, because I have nothing to lose.
Don’t put me in the same class as beggars. I can honestly say “I AM A TRAMP!” How many other people can honestly say that they have not had a little envy of my simple and carefree way of life?
1. The author thinks of himself as ____.
A. an evil man B. a thoughtful man C. a proud man D. an honorable man
2. What does the underlined sentence “They have lost too much in order to fulfill their dreams” mean? ____.
A. They work very hard so as to live only a happy life
B. They have to sacrifice their dignity for the sake of pleasing others
C. They have to sacrifice a lot on the purpose of a little success
D. All they have achieved is just like a dream lasting a short time
3. According to the passage, the author is mainly concerned about ____.
A. social relationship B. others’ attitude
C. personal experience D. personal independence
4. What would be the best title for the passage?____.
A. Don’t Get Downfallen B. Finding Freedom for Nothing
C. Don’t Call Me a Beggar D. A New Way of Life
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题,每题1分,满分10分)
It was fine yesterday. The sun was shining in the sky.
I went boating by myself. I didn’t take many 1.____
friends with me because I wanted to row alone. 2.____
I hired a boat and rowed slowly to the center of lake. 3.____
A fresh breeze was blowing, fish was swimming and birds 4.____
were singing. When I reached the center, I took up the 5.____
paddles(桨) and lie down in the boat. With the blue sky 6.____
over me or green water around me I was extremely 7.____
relaxed. Over about two hours passed in this way before I 8.____
knew them. I came back home very late. I didn’t feel 9.____
tiring at all, for I had really had a good time. 10.____
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
你于2008年“十一”长假期间与几位朋友外出郊游。请你据此写一篇日记。注意:
1.内容应包括下面表格所列出的全部要点; 2.词数不少于60; 3.日记的开头已给出。
October 6th, 2008 Wednesday Cloudy
I’m back home after a three-day tour. ______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Key(4)
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
1. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
A. free B. vacant C. vain D. spare
2. ——Why are you so late?
——Bad luck. A car accident took place outside the town, and so we were ____ on the way.
A. stopped B. kept C. held up D. prevented
3. Travel in space can be exciting; ____ it can also be boring at times.
A. moreover B. but C. therefore D. nevertheless
4. Examinations are not the only means of ____ someone’s ability.
A. estimating B. assessing C. valuing D. justifying
5. ——Well, Dick, I’m sorry but I have to leave.
——____. I hope to hear from you soon.
A. Enjoy yourself B. Keep in touch C. Don’t be so sad D. So am I
6. ____ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.
A. In exchange for B. Except for C. In addition to D. Due to
7. Everyone should keep on getting himself educated so as to be ____ modern technology.
A. good at B. successful in C. up to date with D. interested in
8. Hardly ____ the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. they had got to B. they got to C. did they get to D. had they got to
9. There are a lot of computers in the lab, and they need professional ____ to make sure they can be in a good state.
A. operation B. maintenance C. service D. advice
10. Not that I’m unwilling to lend you a hand, ____ I’m too busy for the moment.
A. because B. but that C. therefore D. however
11. ——Goods imported from abroad are ____ those made in China.
——Yes, some of the goods made in China are of high quality.
A. not always better than B. always as good as
C. no better that D. no longer better than
12. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ____ it. It might be valuable.
A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after
13. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ____.
A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are
C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life
14. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ____ road conditions need ____.
A. that; to be improved B. which; to be improved
C. where; improving D. when; improving
15. There were dirty marks on her trousers ____ she had wiped her hands.
A. where B. which C. when D. that
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my __1__. That was before all the fun was taken out of __2__.
At first, everyone on the team got __3__ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the __4__ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have __5__ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our __6__. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was __7__. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the __8__. Of course, all teams run drills. They are __9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __10__. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercise __11__ for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin __12__ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too __13__ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __14__.
Is all this pressure necessary? I __15__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s __16__, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they __17__ from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and __18__ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing __19__ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __20__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.
1. A. class B. club C. team D. board
2. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic
6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
7. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical
10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
11. A. used B. intended C. made D. described
12. A. till B. since C. before D. because
13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
14. A. size B. share C. space D. state
15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt
18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced
19. A. at B. by C. for D. around
20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
(A)
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we don’t educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries, it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all—whether rich or poor, clever or stupid one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in some countries a far larger number of people with university degrees’ refuse to do what they think “low” work, and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor. We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible disease in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must have education in such a way. Firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
1. The writer of the passage thinks that ____.
A. education can settle most of the world’s problems
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C. free education won’t help to solve social problems
D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education
2. The writer wants to prove that ____.
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free education for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think “low” work
3. According to the passage, ____.
A. the work with hands is dirty and shameful
B. the work with hands is low work
C. the work with hands is the most important
D. we can’t regard the work with hands as “low work”
4. The purpose of education is ____.
A. to choose a system of education
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him
D. to build a perfect world
(B)
You can use your Business Tele-card International at any card phone in the United Kingdom. Here is some information about making international phone calls.
You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you can’t make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person” call. Even more expensive is a reverse(反向的) charge call where the person who receives the call pays.
If the international line is busy, you can reserve(回机) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free.
You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.
Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT and Moscow, for example, is 3 hours ahead.
There is one problem: change to DST(Daylight Saving Time) for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in the spring and put back in the autumn, and so London is one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.
1. What is the most expensive type of call?____.
A. Direct dial B. Through the operator
C. Reverse charge call D. Calling outside office hours
2. What can you do if the international line is engaged?____.
A. Ask the operator to call you back later
B. Make a “person-to-person” call
C. Call back outside office hours
D. Wait and call again when the line is free
3. How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?____.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
4. If you want to use your Business Tele-card International, you have to ____.
A. use a card phone B. phone on Sunday
C. make a direct dialing D. pay extra
(C)
In most large Japanese companies, there is a policy of lifetime employment. What this means is that when people leave school or university to join an enterprise, they can expect to remain with that organization until they retire. In effect, the employee gets job security for life, and can only be fired for serious mistakes in work. Even in times of business recession(衰退), he or she is free from the fear of being laid off.
One result of this practice is that the Japanese worker identifies closely with his company and feels strong loyalty to it. By working hard for it, he believes he is safeguarding his own future. It is not surprising that devotion to one’s company is considered a great virtue in Japan. A man is often prepared to put his firm’s interests before those of his immediate family.
The job security guaranteed by this system influences the way employees approach their work. They tend to think in terms of what they can achieve throughout their career. This is because they are not judged on how they are performing during a short period of time. They can afford to take a longer perspective(远景) than their Western counterparts.
This marriage between the employees and the company—the result of lifetime employment—may explain why Japanese workers love the products their company is producing and why they are willing to stay on after work, for little overtime pay, to join in earnest discussions about the quality control of their products.
1. Lifetime employment in the Japanese company means that the employee ____.
A. leaves his company only when business is bad
B. gets a job soon after he leaves school or university
C. can work there throughout his career
D. can have his serious mistakes in work corrected
2. Which of the following statements is not true?____.
A. Family and company interests are equally important
B. The Japanese worker is very loyal to his company
C. One’s future is guaranteed through hard work
D. Devotion to one’s company is encouraged
3. Lifetime employment influences one’s ____.
A. achievements at work B. performance at work
C. career opinions D. attitude toward work
4. The Japanese worker is fond of his company’s products because of ____.
A. his marriage with the daughter of the president
B. the close link between him and his company
C. his willingness to work overtime
D. his active participation in quality control
(D)
London—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开) the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战) in World War Ⅱ.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to happen at the same time as the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics—have the “hallmarks(特点) of an al-Qaida-related attack.”
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas to try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers appeared from the Underground covered with blood and soot. On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.
“I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
“It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, escaping from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black (with soot) and pouring with blood.”
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities at first blamed a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?____.
A. How the British government reached to the attack
B. What terrible results the attack could lead to
C. Why the terrorists attacked London
D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?____.
A. These explosions were the deadliest attack on London in history
B. Terror attack happened right after the closing of G-8 summit
C. Explosions had terrible effects on the survivors of the attack
D. The worst explosion was the one that happened at 8:51 a.m.
3. The underlined word “soot” in the passage probably means ____.
A. black coal B. broken glass C. dusty black D. rags
4. The best title of the news report can be ____.
A. After London Wins the Bid for 2012 Olympics
B. London Terror Bombing Kill 37, Wound 700
C. G-8 Leaders Meet Against Terrorism
D. Chaos in London Following Multiple Explosions
(E)
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. Everyone has something to sell. However, I seem to be the only exception to this general rule. In this modern time, I, a tramp(流浪汉), seem to be the only person who has nothing important to do for society. As a result of laziness and failure in my exams 20 years ago, I have become downfallen to this condition.
But I’ll never sell myself like a beggar to arouse the sympathy of passers-by. Once, I was sitting down on the ground outside a shop and was thinking of something when a man passed me. He threw a coin towards me without saying any word. I felt very angry, picked up the coin and threw it into a beggar’s bowl. I didn’t know why I did this. My only thought was to prove that I was not a beggar.
I’ve nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, I’ll never sacrifice my human dignity. Maybe I will ask others for money sometimes, but I’ll never ask you to feel sorry for me. I have chosen to lead the life I lead on purpose and know well about the results. I try my best to lead a free life, although I can never be sure where the next meal is coming from. But I am free from the thousands of anxieties, which trouble other people. I travel from place to place with ease because of my few material possessions. I sleep in the open air, so I get far closer to nature. I may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep myself alive. I may even, in times of real need, do a little work, but I will never sacrifice my freedom.
My steps will cover the whole world. At times I may admire millionaires with their beautiful women, cars, red walls and green tiles(瓦). At times I may admire a family man with hisgood-natured wife and lovely child. At times I may admire successful people who receive beautiful flowers and applause. But I don’t want to be them. They have lost too much in order to fulfill their dreams. I don’t want to lose anything, because I have nothing to lose.
Don’t put me in the same class as beggars. I can honestly say “I AM A TRAMP!” How many other people can honestly say that they have not had a little envy of my simple and carefree way of life?
1. The author thinks of himself as ____.
A. an evil man B. a thoughtful man C. a proud man D. an honorable man
2. What does the underlined sentence “They have lost too much in order to fulfill their dreams” mean? ____.
A. They work very hard so as to live only a happy life
B. They have to sacrifice their dignity for the sake of pleasing others
C. They have to sacrifice a lot on the purpose of a little success
D. All they have achieved is just like a dream lasting a short time
3. According to the passage, the author is mainly concerned about ____.
A. social relationship B. others’ attitude
C. personal experience D. personal independence
4. What would be the best title for the passage?____.
A. Don’t Get Downfallen B. Finding Freedom for Nothing
C. Don’t Call Me a Beggar D. A New Way of Life
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题,每题1分,满分10分)
It was fine yesterday. The sun was shining in the sky.
I went boating by myself. I didn’t take many 1.____
friends with me because I wanted to row alone. 2.____
I hired a boat and rowed slowly to the center of lake. 3.____
A fresh breeze was blowing, fish was swimming and birds 4.____
were singing. When I reached the center, I took up the 5.____
paddles(桨) and lie down in the boat. With the blue sky 6.____
over me or green water around me I was extremely 7.____
relaxed. Over about two hours passed in this way before I 8.____
knew them. I came back home very late. I didn’t feel 9.____
tiring at all, for I had really had a good time. 10.____
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
你于2008年“十一”长假期间与几位朋友外出郊游。请你据此写一篇日记。注意:
1.内容应包括下面表格所列出的全部要点; 2.词数不少于60; 3.日记的开头已给出。
October 6th, 2008 Wednesday Cloudy
I’m back home after a three-day tour. ______________________________________
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Key(4)