French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday that his country hopes to deepen ties with China, which have been strained over French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama.

"We need China, the world needs China to get out of the recession(衰退) " Fillon told parliament.Relations between the two countries hit a low after Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

Beijing then pulled out of a summit（峰會） with the European Union (EU) that was supposed to have taken place on Dec 1 in France, which held the rotating EU presidency at the time.

Fillon stressed that Tibet is part of China, but insisted that the French president had every right to meet the Dalai Lama.

"For us, this incident does nothing to distract（轉(zhuǎn)移） from our desire to reinforce our strategic partnership with China."

Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China next week following earlier attempts to improve relations.

China, which has said it is up to France to repair ties with Beijing, agreed with the EU last week to hold a summit soon, after the London G20 summit on April 2.

France was excluded from Premier Wen Jiabao's recent European visit.

"We all know why," Wen said when asked why he had omitted France from his journey, China News Service reported.

"I looked at a map of Europe on the plane. My trip goes around France," Wen said.

"The reason (for not visiting) doesn't lie with China", he told a group of reporters. He urged Paris to "mend and improve ties" with China.

44.Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France because_______.

A.he promised to visit France later

B.former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China soon

C.France didn’t attend the summit of the EU

D.Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama

45.According to France, ____________.

A.the president has the right to meet the Dalai Lama

B.the meeting will strengthen the strategic partnership with China

C.they don’t know why Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France

D.China don’t care much for the ties with France

46.From paragraphs 2,3 and 4, the important conclusion is that _______.

A. Tibet is part of China

B. France and the world need China

C. Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

D. Beijing pulled out of a summit with the Dalai Lama in December.

47.The main idea of the news is that_______.

A. It’s France’s fault to affect the relation between the two countries

B. France seeks to repair relations with China

C. Premier Wen urged Paris to “mend and improve ties” with China

D. Relations between China and France are going smoothly.

People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works.

       Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together. So it conducted a survey and found that about half its residents are upset by noise in one form or another –traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through a range of options.

       The meeting found the present regulatory system bizarre. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round. When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.

       The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners. This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer (緩沖) zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas.

       But there are obvious conflicts. Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don’t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night. Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don't’ want the problem of road noise.

       I was most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change. There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycleways and footpaths, even charges for road use. Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate the production of quieter appliances. It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be alleviated (減輕) if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings.

46. According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution?

A. Produce quieter air conditioners.

B. Provide better sound barriers around major roads.

C. Establish a noise complaints system.

D. Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs.

47. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the Brisbane residents were satisfied with the present noise regulatory system

B. many people in Brisbane preferred to live near a pub to which they have easy  

access

C. nearly all the inhabitants in Brisbane were bothered by noise in one form or 

another

D. noise pollution is the most serious among pollution complaints in Brisbane

48. What does the word “run-round” (Para. 3) mean?

A. Unfair treatment.                                         B. Quick response.

C. Delaying action in response to a request.         D. Full attention.

49. How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving?

A. If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night

would become quieter.

B. If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortened while the night would be extended and thus quieter.

C. If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter.

D. If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and the noise would be reduced.

50. What was the author’s attitude towards the industry awards for quieter equipment?

A. Suspicious.        B. Positive.            C. Enthusiastic.             D. Indifferent.

       People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed．Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads．Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works．

       Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together．So it conducted a survey and found that about half its residents are upset by noise in one form or another –traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties．This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through a range of options．

       The meeting found the present regulatory system bizarre．Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police．So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round．When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first part of call for all complaints．

       The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners．This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money．Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer （緩沖） zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas．

       But there are obvious conflicts．Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don’t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night．Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don't’ want the problem of road noise．

       I was most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change．There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycle ways and footpaths, even charges for road use．Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate the production of quieter appliances．It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be alleviated （減輕） if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings．

According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution?

       A．Produce quieter air conditioners．

       B．Provide better sound barriers around major roads．

       C．Establish a noise complaints system．

       D．Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．

It can be inferred from the passage that _______．

       A．the Brisbane residents were satisfied with the present noise regulatory system

       B．many people in Brisbane preferred to live near a pub to which they have easy access

       C．nearly all the inhabitants in Brisbane were bothered by noise in one form or another

       D．noise pollution is the most serious among pollution complaints in Brisbane

What does the word “run-round” （Para．3） mean?

       A．Unfair treatment． 

       B．Quick response．

       C．Delaying action in response to a request．           

       D．Full attention．

How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving?

       A．If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night would become quieter．

       B．If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortened while the night would be extended and thus quieter．

       C．If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter．

       D．If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and the noise would be reduced．

What was the author’s attitude towards the industry awards for quieter equipment?

       A．Suspicious．           B．Positive．       

       C．Enthusiastic．         D．Indifferent．

1. A. If    　　　　   B. Because　　　　　　  　　   C. Although　　  　　   D. Before

2. A. suggestion        B. context   　　　　     C. abstract 　　  　　   D. information

3. A. poor 　　 　　   B. ideal 　　　　   　　   C. average      　　   D. disappointed

4. A. such 　　 　　   B. one　　 　　　　       C. any   　　　　   D. some

5. A. fun  　　 　　   B. work  　　    　　   C. learning      　　   D. prize

6. A. by          　　B. in　　    　　　　    C. for　　 　　  　　   D. with

7. A. unhappy       B. responsible　　　　     C. satisfied 　　 　　   D. dismissed

8. A. collected         B. distributed　　　　 C. assigned   　　　　   

 D. finished

9. A. the most         B. the least 　　  　　   C. possible  　　　　      D. practical

10. A. student's        B. assistant's  　　       C. professor's  　　　　　　    D. librarian's

11. A. when   　　   B. what　　   　　      C. why　　    　　    D. how

12. A. wish   　　      B. hope for 　　 　　   C. want   　　  　　   D. expect

13. A. selections       B. collections 　　　　    C. sources 　　  　　   D. origins

14. A. hate    　　   B. dislike   　　 　　   C. like　　 　　 　　   D. prefer

15. A. too 　　 　　   B. such　　    　　   C. much        　　   D. more

16. A. but 　　 　　   B. except 　　　　   C. with　　 　　　　   D. besides

17. A. However        B. Therefore    　　   C. Furthermore 　　     D. Nevertheless

18. A. full      　　   B. limited       　　   C. irregular     　　   D. enough

19. A. interrupt 　　    B. annoy　　   　　   C. approach    　　   D. disturb

20. A. or    　　　　B. to　　　　　　    C. and　　　　　　   D. but

第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10小題；每小題1．5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答卷標號為31-40的相應(yīng)位置上。
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student.  31     a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar  32     information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ideal student is considered to be   33   who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned with brief   34    (write) comments but without a grade.Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning the material assigned. When research   35   (assign), the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum   36    (guide). It is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain   37    a university library works; they expect students,particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference origins in the library.Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties   38 teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time   39    a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If  40    student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during either office hours or make an appointment.