With the housing price going up and up, even far beyond the public’s affordability,  more and more people ______ the government take more strict measures over the second mortgage. 

A. advocate       B. claim              C. promote             D. allocate

The school owns many qualified teachers, but when it_____________facilities, the school is not modern enough.

       A．compares with  B．comes to         C．a(chǎn)rrives at          D．refers to

—I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.

—Oh, how nice! Do you know when she _____?

A. was leaving     B. had left         C. has left         D. left

The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _______ for the day.

   A. fishing       B. finished     C. had been finished    D. were finished

Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _________ known for his plays．

       A．the best           B．more      C．better              D．the most

BEIJING, Nov. 30 – The Bird’s Nest may have been built for last year’s Summer Games but Beijing’s Olympic stadium will soon be aiming at fans of winter sports.

As temperatures have begun to drop in recent weeks, so too has the number of visitors to the 80,000-seater venue, which cost 3.6 billion yuan ($527 million) to build.

And, fearing another harsh (寒冷的) winter, National Stadium Co Ltd, which owns the Bird’s Nest, yesterday planed to spend 50 million yuan on a “snow festival”. 　

From Dec 19, visitors will be able to pay 120 yuan to enjoy skiing and snowboarding, among other things, on its newly constructed slopes.

The stadium owners expect to attract more than 20,000 visitors a day – twice as many as it currently does – during the two-month festival, which will include events for both the Western and Chinese new years.

Officials revealed it would take just 5,000 visitors a day to cover the costs of the project.

“It’s not a bad idea. You can ski on man-made snow in Dubai, so why not here?” said Heiko Grasse, a tourist from Germany, yesterday.

Famous outdoor equipment makers and local brands are in talks over sponsorship for the event, the Bird’s Nest owners said yesterday, while the capital’s television network will also provide 500 hours of coverage.

“The Bird’s Nest will not have a cold winter again,” Wu Jingjun, the new president of National Stadium Co Ltd, told China Daily yesterday. “We will create seasonal events almost every month from now on with assistance from the government and, importantly, the public.”

Yang Cheng, a newly appointed vice-president of National Stadium Co Ltd, said the snow festival would run for five consecutive winters if successful.

60. How many people visit The Bird’s Nest a day before the “snow festival”?

A. About 80,000.   B. About 20,000.    C. About 10,000.   D. About 5,000. 

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. The “snow festival” will attract more visitors from China than the Western countries.

B. People aren’t allowed to visit The Bird’s Nest before Dec 19.

C. The “snow festival” would run for at least five winters.

D. More than 2.4 million yuan a day is expected to be made in the “snow festival”.

62. What does Wu Jingjun mean by saying “The Bird’s Nest will not have a cold winter again”?

A. The Bird’s Nest will be kept at high temperatures in winter.

B. Winter Olympic Games will be held in The Bird’s Nest.

C. The “snow festival” will provide many events in winter.

D. The Bird’s Nest will get much more assistance from the government.

63. Which of the following may NOT be included in the “snow festival” events?

A. A football game.  B. Skiing.  C. Snowboarding.  D. A New Year’s Party. 

第II卷（非選擇題  共55分）

單詞拼寫 (共10小題,每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)所給漢語注釋在答題紙上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一個詞）

66．You can’t ______(可能地)run a mile in two minutes.

67．A lot of Chinese ______(飯店) sprung up abroad because more and more foreigners have come to love Chinese food.

68．Please turn to the _______ ( 四) page.

69．I feel greatly        （榮幸）to have the chance to give you a talk.

70．The painting was _____(畫) when he was 12years old.

71．Our English teacher is _______ ( 嚴格 ) with us than the history teacher.

72．He wasn’t feeling well, for       （經(jīng)常） cough made him unable to fall asleep.

73．Look, some children are _______( 野餐 ) in the forest.

74．There was only a large apple ______(收成)this year.

75．He wrote one of his great ______( 著作 ) , “The Civil War in France”.

It is morning _____ we have four classes, not afternoon.

A. when　　　　  B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　     D. why

.Looking back to the 200-hour struggle in the dark, the rescued miners say it’s faith in being rescued that______________

A. pulled down them     B. pull off them     C. pulled them up   D. pulled them through

How I Turned to Be Optimistic（樂觀的）

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then, I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then. 

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

   From my experiences I have learned one important rule: all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

52. How did the author get to know America?

A. From her relatives.                              B. Form her mother.

C. Form books and pictures.                        D. From radio programs.

53. Upon leaving for America the author felt________.    

A. confused                                      B. excited

C. worried                                       D. amazed

54. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4 ?

A. She worked as a translator                    

B. She attended a lot of job interviews.

C. She paid telephone bills for her family.

D. She helped her family with her English.

55. The author believes that___________.

A. her future will be free from troubles         

B. it is difficult to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things    

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying