23. Speak louder,please. We can hear what you are saying.

   A. hardly   B. nearly   C. almost   D. easily

22. old woman over there is university teacher.

   A. An;an   B. The;a   C. A;the   D. The; an

21. The customers are pleased with the of the restaurant.

   A. balance   B. experience

   C. pronunciation   D. service

   It seems that beauty and women are twins. Am I joking? No,I am not. Watch it for yourself!Fashion ads are on TV screens,radio programs,magazines,newspapers,and the streets. Whether they have realized it or not,women are surrounded (包圍) by a sea of fashion. They are taught to think that without beautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their beauty. So who dares to neglect (忽略) dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?

    But I do not agree with the opinion that women have to show their beauty through their appearances. The richness of their minds should be more beautiful and attractive than their appearances. A woman who has experienced many troubles and may be called " aunt" or " granny" can still keep up her beauty if she has excellent qualities like knowledge,ability,a kind heart,great courage,caring for others,etc.

    Besides,old and young,beautiful and ugly are relative ideas. People who keep a young mind will never feel old. Interested in new things and willing to learn more,they keep up with the time. Simply-dressed women may have a type of beauty that is pure and real. Reading and learning are the bfest ways to keep one young. Good books are rich soil (土壤) which can feed the flower of one's heart and appqance.

46. Why does the author say that beauty and women are twins?Because women .

   A. are born to be beauties

   B. like to buy cheap clothes

   C. try to keep their beauty by dressing up

   D. are proud of their beauty

47. Which is more important to a woman in the author's opinion?

   A. Richness of one's mind. 

    B. Appearance.

   C. Following the fashion. 

    D. Wealth.

   A. Even a simply-dressed woman may have pure and real beauty.

   B. No matter how old she is,a woman with some excellent qualities can still keep up     her beauty.

   C. As a woman grows old,her beauty will conpletely disappear.

   D. It is not necessary for women to show their beauty through their beautiful         clothes.

49. The author believes that .

   A. beautiful clothes can make women more attractive

   B. women should pay more attention to their own qualities

   C. women need to show their beauty through their appearances

   D. women are more curious about new things than men

   Two smart children — Benjamin Kan,12, and his sister Emily,11, found a stolen car in the forest near Brose Village yesterday morning. In return,the owner,Mrs. Judy Roberts,has decided to take the children out to dinner.

    Both Benjamin and Emily are studying at Brose Village Secondary School. They were walking along a path on their way to school when they noticed a car partly covered with branches pulled from a tree. The children were a bit surprised because very few people parked their cars there. They looked inside the car and there was nobody in it.

   The children found something went wrong. They wrote down the type of the car,its color and also its number. When they returned to their school,they immediately told their teacher what they had seen. The matter was reported to the police station. As a result,the policemen found that the car had been stolen from Mrs. Judy Roberts 9 garage two days earlier.

    "I lost my car two days ago and I was very upset. I'm glad it has been found now. I really have to thank Benjamin and Emily. My husband and I will take them out to dinner. Pm going to write to the headmaster of Brose Village Secondary School to thank their teachers,M Mrs. Roberts said.

   Benjamin and Emily's teachers took great pride in having these two small detectives (偵探) . Benjamin and Emily are not only students but also responsible members of the community,n Principal Hui said.

50. The children were surprised to notice the car in the forest because.

   A. they couldn’t find anyone inside

   B. someone covered the car with a piece of cloth

   C. nobody parked cars there before

   D. people didn't usually park cars there 

51. The underlined part " The matter" in   Paragraph 3 means " ".

   A. The school location

   B. The type of the car

   C. The discovery of the car

   D. The record of the car number

52. Mrs. Judy Roberts would write to Principal Hui mainly to

   A. invite Benjamin and Emily to dinner

   B. say that Benjamin and Emily were smart students

   C. tell him that she had found her car

   D. thank the teachers of Brose Village Secondary School

 SHANGHAI — Today there are more than 350,000 people visiting the Expo (世博會) The French pavilion is stiU pavilion (場館) hottest. Over 3,000 people are waiting in line in front of it. The organizers suggest visitors go to other pavilions first. In fact,pavilions of countries such as Russia,Canada,Japan and America are all very good.

   XI’AN — Today more than 2 ,000 people have written their names on a paper. They promise to use less energy and live a low-carbon (低碳的) life. Let's follow them. Cut off the power of your computer when you don't use it. Turn off the lights when going out. Use buses more. Share your cars with others. Eat less meat. Let's do our best to stop the earth from warming.

  ANKANG — A taxi driver found a UK bag in his car this morning. There was 10 ,000 yuan in it. The kind-hearted driver gave the bag to the police. The police have now found the owner,a businessman from Baoji. To show his thanks,the owner wanted to give him 500 yuan,but the driver didn9t take it. He says it is something that any taxi driver will do.

   XINING — A special train is now leaving Xining for Shanghai. It carries the,last 300 Tibetan children. The platform is  crowded with people. Most of them are  parents. These children will study in some famous schools in Shanghai until they finish high school. Those schools will pay all their expenses (費用). The children will also get 100 yuan as pocket money each month. Many parents ask us to give their thanks to the Party.

51. It is clear that people are more interested in the pa-

vilion.

   A. French   B. Russian

   C. Canadian   D. Japanese

52. Which of the following is a way of low-carbon life?

   A. Never turn off your computer.

   B. Always keep the lights on.

   C. Always drive to work.

   D. Eat less meat.

53. The headline (標題) of the third piece of news should be""

   A. A Good Policeman

   B. An Honest Taxi Driver

   C. A Careless Businessman

   D. A Kind Reporter

54. The fourth piece of news says that .

   A. the children will get 100 yuan from their parents each month

   B. there are only parents at the station

   C. all the children will go to the same school

   D. the parents are very thankful

55. Which of the following is TRUE according to the news?

   A. The American pavilion is the most popular.

   B. The readers are asked not to share their cars with others.

   C. The government takes good care of the Tibetan children.

   D. The taxi driver took the 500 yuan.

  Are you going to high school to go on with your study? What will you do if you can't? Don’t worry. Vocational (職業(yè)的) schools are open for you because our country is in need of people with special skills.

   Compared with common high schools,vocational schools have more advantages. Firstly,in order to promote (促進) the development of vocational education,our country spends a lot of money on it. So you need to pay only a small part of the school fee (學(xué)費) . Secondly,in here you have already started learning practical skills that you can use all your life. But some other students may still worry about how to spend the long three years at high school. Why? Because they didn't choose the school that suits (適合) them. And finally,when they are still wondering where to go,you are already able to live on your own hands proudly. And perhaps it won’t be long before you are on the road to success.

     People take different roads because they have different potentials (潛力) .So different students should choose different schools. Go to high school if you think that you can go farther on that road. Choose a key high school if you are lucky enough to have the chance. Enter a vocational school if you are interested in the lessons there and you are better at making things with your hands.

  In a word,think carefully and see what kind of person you are. Remember,always choose things that suit you.

46. Wfiat does the second paragraph talk about

A.future of vocational schools.

B. How leam a skill.

C. The ad vintages of vocational schools.

D. How to iucceed.

47. The underlined word "practical" here means .

   A. fair   B. useful   C. poor   D. safe

48. Vocational school students can than students who choose a high school carelessly.

   A. spend more money

   B. be more worried

   C. get more

   D. have fewer chances to succeed

49. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. People should take the same road.

   B. Key high school students must be good at making things.

   C. Clever students are better at using their hands.

   D. We should choose things that suit us.

50. This passage is written to .

   A. advise some students to choose vocational schools

   B. talk about the advantages of common high schools

   C. discuss how to divide students into different groups

   D. compare different schools

A) 閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi) 容，符合的用"A”表示，不符合的用表示。(共5小題， 計5分)

   Today more and more people are using refrigerators. Some are big,others are small. Big ones have two or three doors. Such refrigerators can not only keep the food cold and fresh,but also make ice and freeze the food. However,small ones usually have one door and can only keep things cold and fresh.

   There are also refrigerators that are friendly to the environment. In the 1970s,the world was in energy crisis Refrigerators use too much ^energy. So people began to think of ways to improve it. Atlastakindofnewrefrigeratorwasmade. They use very little energy,but they’re too expensive. They cost twice or three times more than the ones that we use at home. However,people believe they will be cheaper and cheaper. As a result,they will be more and more popular.

   In the future,there will be refrigerators that can do more than we can imagine. They are called smart refrigerators (智能 冰箱) .They have tiny computers inside,with their screens on the door. They can show us what food is inside. They can also tell us what food to buy. They can even let us know what food to eat when we input the necessary health information. The more surprising thing is that they can do shopping for us when they are connected (連接) to the supermarket.

41. Small refrigerators can not only keep the food cold but also freeze the food.

42. Refrigerators that use little energy are more expensive.

43. Environmentally friendly refrigerators will be popular some day.

44. Refrigerators that keep the food fresh are smart refrigerators.

45. We can have a "talk" with smart refrigerators.

   One day before my final exam,my dad gave me a gift. It completely changed my life.

On that day I had a 31 with my friends and it was a difficult time with my studies. I was unhappy. Then I noticed the gift. I 32 it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was M THE SECRET". However,I was in no mood (心情) to watch it. I sat down to study,but the 33 in my life the fight,the sleepless nights and my poor health ... Everything came to my mind. I wanted an answer but I wondered 34 there was any. Just then,I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I 35 my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experienced while watching it. The moving stories of human beings made me so moved that I wouldn't36 any of them.

   Thanks to my father's gift M THE SECRET’1,I discovered 37 . Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be 38 enough to face them. Now I have started 39 my studies and my friends. And I'm in good health,too. I often hear people say,M Wow! 40 per- fect life you have!"

31. A. trip   B. party   C. talk   D. fight

32. A. opened   B. kept   C. moved   D. broke

33. A. chances   B. problems

   C. suggestions   D. mistakes

34. A. why   B. that   C. if   D. how

35. A. turned on   B. looked for

   C. put away   D. paid for

36. A. report   B. forget

   C. think   D. remember

37. A. yourself   B. itself   C. himself   D. myself

38. A. mad   B. brave   C. sad   D. weak

39. A. being busy with   B. worrying about

   C. getting on well with   D. being afraid of

40. A. What a   B. What   C. How a   D. How

30. —Do you know the boy over there?

—-Sure. I him for years.

   A. knew   B. will know   C. have known   D. known