__________ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicle remains a serious problem.

A. That B. What

C. In spite of what D. Though what

A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast ___1.___ his new Jaguar __2.__ a brick hit the door of his Jaguar.

He jumped out of the car, 3.__ (seize) the kid and pushed him up against the parked car, shouting, “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster.

“It’s my brother,” he said. “He fell ___4._________ his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.”

Sobbing, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He __5.___ (hurt) and he’s too heavy for me.”

___6.__ (move) beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, ___7.___ (check) to see that everything was going to be Okay.

“Thank you, sir. And God bless you.” The grateful child said to him and then push his brother to the sidewalk towards their home.

He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent ___8.__ (remind) him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___1.__ (mark) by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said __2.___ (commit) suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ___3.__ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. However, he was dismissed from office. ___4.___ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him __5.___ were unable to recover his body.

The people of Chu __6.___ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __7.___ to wrap the rice and bind it ___8.___ throwing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, zongzi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize the attempts to rescue and recover Qu’s body.

Section C (10%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A successful translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source language, full facility in the handling of his ___1.____ language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual use, and a knowledge of the latest subject-matter in his fields of specialization. This is his professional equipment. In addition to this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind, wide interests, a good memory and the ability to ____2.___ quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work on his own, often at high speeds, but should be ____3.___ enough to consult others if his own knowledge doesn’t always prove __4.____ to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and ___5.____ and, if he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to switch ___6.____ from one source language to another, as well as from one-subject-matter to another, since this ability is frequently required of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work, i. e. the __7.____ of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, unnecessary that he should speak the languages he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an ___8.___ rather than a hindrance (障礙), but this skill is in many ways a luxury that makes no much difference to him. It is, however, ___9.___ that he should have a rough idea about the pronunciation of his source languages, even if this is restricted to __10.___ how proper names and place names are pronounced.

Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children ____ criminal behavior before they were not sufficiently ____ for previous misbehaviors or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in ____ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle-class values.

Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, ____ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes for lack of adequate control from parents. All ____, however, are uncertain or unimproved and are of course challenged with criticism.

Changes in the social structure may indirectly ____ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that ____ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment ____ make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. This results in dissatisfaction among youths and may in ____ lead more youths into criminal behavior.

Families have also experienced ____ these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; ____, children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family ____. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other noticeable ____ of offensive acts include unfavorable experience or failure in school, the ____ availability of drugs and alcohol, and the growing phenomenon of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the ____ of a child committing a criminal act, although a direct cause and effect relationship has not yet been established.

1.A. refer to B. know about C. engage in D. learn of

2.A. punished B. forgiven C. forgotten D. excused

3.A. return B. contact C. reference D. response

4.A. considering B. ignoring C. highlighting D. believing

5.A. values B. misbehaviors C. criminals D. theories

6.A. affect B. reduce C. prevent D. reflect

7.A. point B. lead C. come D. add

8.A. in general B. on average C. by contrast D. at last

9.A. case B. short C. turn D. essence

10.A. failure B. miseries C. development D. changes

11.A. contrarily B. consequently C. similarly D. occasionally

12.A. education B. concept C. structure D. economy

13.A. suggestions B. causes C. ideas D. reports

14.A. increased B. restricted C. reasonable D. popular

15.A. knowledge B. aspect C. strength D. probability

The heat was intense as we moved down the long corridor. Not only was it a difficult blaze， but the July heat made things even worse as we struggled to get the best of the flames. As we finally made the turn into the apartment where the fire had started, the words of the young mother outside screamed in my brain, ‘Please help! My baby is in there!’

We moved into the bedroom and I started looking in the usual spots where a child might seek refuge: under the bed, in the corners. As I groped my way through the thick smoke, I suddenly fell forward, tripping over something on the floor. It was the child. Ripping off my mask to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I grabbed the child and raced for the stairs. When we reached the waiting Rescue Squad members, I collapsed in a heap in the gutter. The ambulance sped off into the night, its siren wailing. Later that evening, we received word that the child had died in the hospital’s emergency room. Another small life lost in the city.

Why do little children such as that one have to pay the price for the neglect of others? During my career as a fire fighter, I have seen this happen many times. You would think that we would become hard and callous, but we don’t. We mourn each person who dies. What bothers me is that many senseless tragedies could have been prevented. An overwhelming number of deaths in fires can be prevented by just one thing – a smoke detector. It is estimated that fewer than 50 percent of all dwellings in the United States are protected by smoke detectors. Why are so many people ignorant about the need for smoke detectors? Smoke detectors save lives. They are easy to install. Their cost is reasonable, and they offer immediate protection.

People must persuade their communities to provide fire education for everyone. The money spent on fire education reaps a reward that cannot be measured. If you do not think so, then consider your reactions if the child I carried out of that flaming apartment had been a member of your own family. You would probably then be willing to do anything at all to undo that tragedy.

1.The author’s main purpose in the passage is to __________.

A. advertise a new brand of smoke detector.

B. persuade readers to become fire fighters.

C. plead for donations from the public.

D. encourage fire safety measures.

2.In the Section About carrying the child from the building, the author is describing

_________.

A. a scene the author saw in a movie

B. a tragedy in a fire fighter’s family

C. a personal experience

D. a training course in fire education

3.According to this reading, which of the following opinions will the author most

agree with?

A. People have received enough fire education provided by their communities.

B. Many deaths in Fires could have been prevented.

C. The fires in apartments are always caused by smoking.

D. Fire Fighters don’t have sympathy for those who die in fires.

4.The author blames the lack of smoke detectors in households on the reason that________.

A. smoke detectors are too expensive

B. smoke detectors often cannot work properly

C. smoke detectors are difficult to install

D. people are ignorant about the need for smoke detectors.

From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized (被免疫) from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain hat one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motorcar! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.

It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motorcar often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-years-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.

The surprising thing is that society smiles so kindly on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy tragic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated (濫用) by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.

It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so, the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can weaken a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and drinking laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be enforced on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound extremely harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual loss of human life. After all, the world is for human being, not motorcars.

1.The main idea of this passage is that __________ .

A. traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.

B. thousands of people the world over are killed each year.

C. the laws of some countries about driving are too lax.

D. only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.

2.What does the author think of society toward motorists?

A. Society smiles on motorists.

B. Huge car parks are built in cities and towns.

C. Victims of accidents are nothing.

D. Society forgives their rude driving.

3.Why does the author say, ‘His car becomes the extension of his personality’.

A. Driving can show his real self.

B. Driving can show the positive part of his personality.

C. Driving can bring out his character.

D. His can show his temper.

4.The attitude of the author is _________.

A. ironical B. critical

C. appealing D. aggressive

Science is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every aspect of our life, educated people need at least some idea of its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to obtain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist.

This book is written for the intelligent student or lay (外行) person whose knowledge of science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of small devices; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician.

The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or independently of any course, simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do.

It will give them an awareness and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are widespread in our culture.

We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to consist of more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not an unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all parts of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions.

In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is somewhat sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To balance this built-in bias (傾向), we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and , when absolutely necessary, alternating him and her.

This policy is far from being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgement of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human race equally.

We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as many other scientists do, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way to earn a living.

1.According to the passage, ‘scientific subculture’ means __________.

A. cultural groups that are formed by scientists.

B. people whose knowledge of science is very limited

C. the scientific community

D. people who make good contribution to science

2.We need to know something about the structure and operation of science because_______.

A. it is not easy to understand the things that excite and frustrate scientists.

B. science affects almost every aspect of our life.

C. scientists live in a specific subculture.

D. it is easier to understand general characteristics of science.

3.The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers who __________.

A. are intelligent college students and lay person who do not know much about science.

B. are good at producing various devices

C. work in a storehouse of dried facts

D. want to have a superficial understanding of science.

4.According to this passage, ______________.

A. English is a language full of sexual discrimination.

B. only in the scientific world is the role of women increasing rapidly.

C. women are making significant contributions to eliminating the inadequacy of our language.

D. male nouns or pronouns should not be used to refer to scientists.

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer, and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.

The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control center to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”, says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.

Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition(點(diǎn)火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.

If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.

Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than 12 Words)

1.The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to ____________________________________.

2.By saying “But only if the car is more than 10 years old”, Martyn Randall means that _____________________________________________________________.

3.Why modern cars are far tougher to steal?

_______________________________________________________________________.

4.What will the operations center do first after receiving an alarm?

_______________________________________________________________________.

Translation (22%)

1.他剛到辦公室，老板就開始責(zé)備他昨天沒(méi)來(lái)上班。(Hardly，absence)

2.據(jù)說(shuō)人們可以在足球場(chǎng)，也可以在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)得這場(chǎng)足球賽的門票。（available）

3.如果你只把注意力集中在詞義上，而不是在交際上，你的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)就不會(huì)取得迅速的進(jìn)步。（progress）

4.是老師們的鼓勵(lì)幫助這位年輕人獲得了信心，最終被那家公司錄取了。（admit）

5.我們應(yīng)該充分地意識(shí)到這一事實(shí)：用腦越多，思維就越活躍。（the more…the more）