1.The Saturday Evening Post"became symbolic of the reading fare of middle-class America".In 1897 Curtis began to revive(重振）The Post on the proposition that a man's chiefinterest in life is the fight for livelihood-business,Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages.and products backed by its advertisements directed at the needs and desires of the business world.The general interest weekly reached new audiences.Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening.As a more commercial,mass-circulation magazine than The New Yorker,the widely readable post set out to interpret America to itself.As a national and international institution,The Saturday Evening Post made its markin the lives of massive numbers of men and women,and served society as a stabilizing influence,Its editorial matter addressed the problems and interests of the readers as neverbefore.Neither highbrow nor lowbrow,The Post set out to interpret average middle-classAmerica,for that was its audience,However,this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s.The Post's editor Lorimer,opposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare.He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken forthe majority of voters,but the 1936 election proved him wrong.His conservatism extendedbeyond politics,it dominated the magazine's content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority.The Post met 'its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses,challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F.ScottFitzgerald and William Faulkner.It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic(昏昏欲睡的）America,however,The Saturday Evening Postseemed to play to conventions while The New Yorker took off to redefine the character of American Humor.According to Paragraph 1, who are primarily the readers of The Post?（）

2.选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项（ ）。

3.The year 2000 will bring big changes in communication．Cell phones will be small enough to carry in your pocket．Videophones will let you see the person you are talking to on the phone．Tiny hand size computers will know your favorite subjects．The Internet and email will be everywhere． 　　Technologists believe 2000 will be the year of video messaging．You will be able to see whom you're talking to. 　　Also in the near future small wireless boxes will pick up information from satellites．In 5 years, computers won't need to be connected through wires. 　　All of this will be good for rural areas and countries that don't have cable or telephone now． 　　In 20 years you may only need to think about something and the computer will do it. 　　Constance Hale is the author of Sin and Syntax, "I believe that email has been an incredible boon to communication．People are writing today where they would have been telephoning yesterday．So people are engaging with words more than they have for the last couple generations." If people use email and the Internet more, it could make people better readers and writers．Some people think the most important part of communication is to make people understand each other better．Will technology make that easier? 　　The translator also comes in handy in medical emergencies．Tam Dinh says, "Where people are injured it's always important to get as much information as quickly as possible." 　　Bob Parks is an Associate Editor of Wired Magazine, "Bob's morning begins at about 6:45 am．and Bob is kind of mad, because Bob usually gets up at around 7:15 and likes to cut it close with his morning commute, but I look at my radio and it says that there's a traffic jam on 101 South and I'm gonna need an extra 1/2 hour．And so my radio has got a net connection, wireless net connection as well as a good old power cord to the wall and it has received notice that there's a traffic jam and it has calculated an extra 1/2 hour commute time." 　　Some day everything may be connected to the Internet．Your refrigerator will add milk to your Internet grocery list when the date on the carton has passed．Light bulbs will be ordered before they burn out. 　　It's fun to try to guess the future．Usually the predictions are wrong．The one thing we know for sure is that we can't imagine how technology will change.[单选题] How will wireless computers and Internet services help rural areas?

4.根据以下资料，回答54-57题。 　　There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else．Some people try to get it by making money．They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants. 　　Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing．They study all their lives in search of it．Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing．They keep telling themselves: when I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing． 　　What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day? It is happiness. 　　　Happiness is a strange thing．It does not mean the same to all men．What will make one man happy may not make another man happy．Some men say that happiness comes from helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone．What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy"? 　　Read what different people have said about happiness．Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may bring you what you search for --happiness．55 Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing．This sentence means __.

5.Mary has six apples,Her brother has three,She has___apples than he.

6.The twins got on well___their classmates.

7.56. Tom: Would you mind passing me the salt?Tony:__________.57. Amy: Do you think you could show me the way to the library?Ronald:__________.58. Peter: Did you miss the beginning of the concert yesterday?Andrew:__________.59. Simon: Could I see Dr. Brown, please?Gary:__________.60. John: I'd like to book five tickets, please, for the early morning flight to Paris on June lOth.Jane: Five tickets.__________.58 __________.

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Probably no other musical instrument(乐器）is as popular around the world as the guitar(吉他）。Almost every kind of music needs a guitar.Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar.The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar.The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar.And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

People do not agree about where the guitar was first played,but most agree it is veryold.Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persian sometime in the 12th century.The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

Many famous musicians played the instrument.The famous musician Niccolo Paganini played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s.Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works.In modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spaincalled Andalusia ，It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar1.What is discussed about the guitar in Paragraph 1?（）

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Passage Four

I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At young age you ought to be growing away from you parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet.

But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are a1l taking the same way of snowing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out on their own，most of them are clutching at one another’s hands for reassurance.

They say they want to dress as they please，but all of them wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music ，but all of them end up huddled round listening to the same record.Their reason for thinking or acting in this and that way is that the crowd is doing it. (84)It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. These days every teenager can 1earn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And

many of today ’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. (85)All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don ’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well ，go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-will the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.During the teenage years, one should learn to _____.

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Last Friday,after doing all the family shopping in the town.I wanted to have a restbefore catching the train.I 1 a newspaper and some chocolate and 2into the station coffee shop.It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to3at.I put myheavy bag down on the floor,4the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and thenwent to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee.there was someone5 in the next seat.6was a boy,with dark glasses and old clothes,and7bright red at the front.He hadstarted to cat my chocolate!Naturally,I was rather uneasy about him.but I didn't want to have any8.I justread the newspaper,tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate.The boy looked at me in9.Then he took a 10 piece of my chocolate.I could hardly believe it.Still I didn'tsay anything to him.When he took a third piece,I felt more angry than uneasy.Ithought,"Well,I shall have the last piece,"And I got it.The boy gave me a strange look,then11 up.As he left,he shouted out.＂There's something.12 with that woman!”Everyone looked at me,13I didn'tWant to quarrel with the boy,so I kept quiet.I did not realize that I had 14 a mistakeuntil I finished my coffee and was ready to15.My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper.The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy's!1.单选

11.――Oh，well，I'll speak a little slower．

12.根据以下资料，回答31-45题。Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers．Then again，teenagers have31 feelings about their parents，saying that it is not easy living with them．According to a recent research，the most common 32 between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks．On the one hand，parents go mad over 33 rooms，clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the 34 ．On the other hand，teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for 35 the towel in the bathroom，not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket．The research，conducted by St．George University，shows that different parents have different 36 to these problems．However，some approaches are more 37than others．For example，those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness，but38 clean the room for them，have fewer chances of changing their children's 39 ．On the contrary，those who let teenagers experience the 40 of their actions can do better．For example，when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator，they are forced to 41 their actions．Psychologists say that 42 is the most important thing in parent-child relationships．Parents should43 to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say．Parents may 44 their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space．Communication is a two-way process．It is only by listening to and 45 each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.31 请在第____处填上正确答案。A.natural,B.strong,C.guilty,D.similar

13.On May 5,2005,at___World Table Tennis Championship,Kong Linghui and Wang Hao won the gold medal in man's with___score of 4:1.

14.

Farley worked for the Canadian government.One day, he was1 to learn moreabout wolves.Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美弱鹿）？Do they kill people?

They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns.Then they put him on a plane andtook him to 2.The plane put him down and went away,There were no houses or people in this place.But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.

People tell terrible stories about wolves.They say wolves like to kill and eat people

Farley remembered these stories,and he was3 ,He had his gun with him 4

Then one day,he saw a group of wolves.There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves.A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.

Farley watched these wolves every day.The mother was a very5 mother.Shegave milk to her babies,She gave them lessons about life.They learned how to6 food.The father wolf got food for the mother.The young wolf7 the children.Theywere a nice,happy family-wolf family!Farley did not need his8 any more.Inashort time,he got on well with the family.Farley watched them for five months.Helearned that many stories about the wolves were9 .Wolves do not eat people,and theydo not eat many large animals.And he also learned bad things about men.It was men whokilled many caribou and wolves. Later,Farley wrote a book about wolves.He wanted people to10 them and notto kill them.1.

15.At that time the train was slow and noisy.So___people liked taking trains.

16.Passage FourUsing 1ess energy around the home is easier than you might think，saving you money while creating a heathier，more comfortable living space for you and your family． Changing a few old habits can make an impact on your energy bill， your comfort and the environment. Here are some handy tips to make your house more energy-efficient.Lower the heatIf your home has adjustable central heating，lowering the room temperature even slightly can make a difference． You may not feel it，but your wallet will． It is even more advisable to control temperatures at different times of the day.Hang clothes out to dryIf the weather allows it，head outside and dry your laundry on a clothesline. The sunlight will help eliminate bacteria and dust． While clothes dryers get the job done faster，they also use up energy．By hanging your clothes out you’ll be cutting greenhouse gases by about three kilograms per load．Take advantage of natural lightInstalling large windows on the northern side of your house can help you make use of sunlight’s natural warmth. To stay cool indoors on hot summer days，install blinds(百叶窗) to block the heavy sun．Put your desk near the window，then you don’t need a lamp in the daytime.Wrap(裹)your pipesBe sure your hot—water pipes are properly wrapped．In an average home，heating wateraccounts for more than one—quarter of the energy bill．Why let warmth go to waste before it reaches you?Choose the right size for appliances(家用电器)When the time comes to replace appliances，select those that are both energy—efficient and of the appropriate size for your needs．Don’t buy bigger ones just because you can．Besides energy-efficiency，what else should be considered when replacing appliances?

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Insomnia, or "poor sleep", can have bad effects on a person's health and general well-being. It can21on both our physical and mental health and can lead to other health22

　　Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons,but what is23 to ninny sufferers is their inability to relax fully and "switch the mind 24Constant thoughts,25 around and around in the mind, moving from one 26 to the next, prevent stillness and peace and 27 a sufferer extremely tired.

　　In order to treat insomnia 28, it is first necessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience 29 real relaxation feel like.It’s almost as though they've forgotten how to relax. Once this has been 30 by the brain, then fast and effective 31 can be made to reeducate the unconscious towards allowing the person to relax 32 and to allow a natural state of sleep to 33

　　Hypnotherapy(催眠疗法) is one of the fastest and most effective ways of 34 this goal for long-lasting results.

　　Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term35as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep and far-reaching.21 （）

18.Secretary：Good morning. Dr. Smith's office.Wang：Good morning. May I speak to Dr. Smith，please?Secretary：He's at a meeting just now. May I ask __1__ please?Wang：This is Wang Xiaohong. I'm an exchange scholar from China. I've just arrived in the U.S.，and I'd like to discuss my research plans with Dr. Smith. I had an appointment with him at 2 p.m. this afternoon，but __2__. I'd like to reschedule it.Secretary：Why don't you __3__ and I'll have him get back to you as soon as possible.Wang：Sure. It's 965-4778.Secretary：OK. I'll __4__ he gets the message.Wang：Thank you.Secretary：__5__. Goodbye.Wang：Goodbye.请在第_____处填上正确答案。

19.根据以下资料，回答14-16题。 　　Many people use wood stoves and fireplaces to heat their homes．Scientists have become worried about the smoke that they give off．Harmful chemicals are in the smoke．The smoke is causing air pollution．The pieces of pollution, called soot, are floating in the air．They are too tiny to see．Scientists must use a microscope to see them. 　　Small amounts of soot are safe, but large amounts can be dangerous．The govenment wants to limit this kind of pollution．It may stop people from using their fireplaces. 　　The air is tested every day．When soot levels are high, more than 65 micrograms of soot per cubic meter, factories must stop making smoke．The government thinks that limit should be much lower. Factories produce the most smoke and soot．But the government thinks that all types of burning should be limited．The soot levels from factories and homes could be limited．Home owners may have to install new wood stoves that they comply with the new law．Or, they may not be able to bum on days when the air quality is bad. 　　Residents of some towns are fined if they violate the burning ban．Scientists hope these new regulations will make the air cleaner and less harmful to breathe.15 What happens to some residents who bum too much wood?

20.根据以下资料，回答78-81题。 　　The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. 　　In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls. 　　At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay. 　　Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.79 This selection says that the Egyptians played __.