12、       around the lab, the visitors were taken to the playground.

       A．Having shown                                     B．Having been shown

       C．Being shown                                       D．To be shown

11、―Your sister nearly       all her spare time to her study during the three years.

―That’s right, or she       the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination.

       A．devoted; wouldn’t have taken                  B．spent; wouldn’t have taken

       C．hadn’t devoted; hadn’t taken                 D．hadn’t spent; couldn’t take

10、A healthy life is frequently thought to be       with the open countryside and home-grown food.

       A．tied                     B．related                 C．involved              D．a(chǎn)ssociated

9、―Is your father still in bed？

―No, he       and       for you in the dining-room now.

       A．is already up, waits                              B．got up, waiting

       C．has got up, waited                               D．is already up, waiting

6、       Testing has replaced teaching in most public schools. Pretests, drills, tests, and retests fill my own children’s school week. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then skim the text for the answers. I believe that my daughter Eriea, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to state proudly and openly that they teach to the state test.

       Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some sensible methods of assessment to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to change the process in the opposite way. First one looks at a test, which is intended for money. Then one chooses the skills needed not to master reading, but to do well in the test. Finally, the test skills are taught.

       The ability to read or write or calculate might imply the ability to do reasonably well on stand-ardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid confusing preparation for a test of a skill with the acquisition of that skill. Too many discussions of basic skill make this misunderstanding because people are only interested in the test rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught.

       Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are quite good at test taking and filling in workbooks. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They know the details but can’t see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grades that they have no time or ease of mind to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary.

72．The author gives an account of Erica’s performance in her study in order to show      .

       A．her cleverness in test -taking

       B．the incompetence of teachers

       C．there is something wrong with the current practice in teaching

       D．the best way to read textbooks

73．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The phenomenon of teaching to the test has aroused curiosity in many educators.

       B．Skills in general are not only useless but often mislead students.

       C．Ability to read and write is one thing, and ability to do well on standardized tests is quite another.

       D．Preparation for a test of a skill does not necessarily mean the acquisition of that skill.

74．The author insists that      .

       A．state tests be replaced by some more sensible methods of assessment

       B．teachers pay more attention to the nature and quality of what is taught

       C．students not be concerned with grades but do more reading and thinking

       D．main changes be brought about in the general teaching

75．By“crisis of comprehension”the author means many students      .

       A．a(chǎn)re too much concerned with grades

       B．fail to understand the real goal of education

       C．lack proper practice in grammar drills

       D．a(chǎn)re unable to understand what they read, though they do reasonably well on standardized tests.

5、       LONDON（Reuters）―Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.

       “Organic produce is always better,”Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides（農(nóng)藥），and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And at most times it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.”Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers accepting the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences（偏愛(ài)）but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amount of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand.“The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,”said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business

68．More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because      .

       A．they are getting richer

       B．they can get the food anywhere

       C．they consider the food free of pollution

       D．they like home-grown fruit

69．Which of the following statements is TRUE to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?

       A．It grows indoors all year round.

       B．It is produced outside Britain.

       C．It is grown on family farms.

       D．It is produced on large farms.

70．What is the meaning of“the organic trend”as the words are used in the text?

       A．Growing interest in organic food

       B．Better quality of organic food

       C．Rising market for organic food

       D．Higher prices of organic food

71．What is the best title for this news story?

       A．Organic Food―Healthy, or Just for the Wealthy?

       B．The Making of Organic Food in Britain

       C．Organic Food―to Import or Not?

       D．Good Qualities of Organic Food

4、       Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof.

       People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

       The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12, 750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.

       The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.

       In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

64．Malls are      .

       A．large shopping centers which also act as town centres

       B．large parks with shops

       C．the most popular places Americans go to

       D．town centres 

65．Malls have become so popular because      .

       A．people can do everything there

       B．people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need

       C．people feel safe in malls with police stations around

       D．people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there

66．Malls have to be large places because      .

       A．many people drive their cars to go to malls

       B．there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

       C．many people hope to do sports in the malls

       D．they have to meet different needs of so many people

67．Those      are called mall rats.

       A．who are busy stealing in the mall

       B．who have visited the biggest malls

       C．who are often found busy shopping in malls

       D．who live under the roof of the mall

3、       There is an old saying: No one thinks he’s a bad driver. Here’s an updated 21^st century version: No one thinks he sends annoying e-mails.

       But, plenty of us do.

       A Princeton University research found that 22 percent of Americans say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings. Here’s a guide on e-mail etiquette（禮節(jié)）to help you avoid being annoying.

       Experts say there are three types of e-mails with different rules―close friends, office and public e-mails.

The close friends e- mail

       You can send your lover, your closest friends and your siblings（brothers and sisters）anything from jokes to“you gotta see this!”.But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses.

The office e-mail

       Don’t add to people’s workload. Keep e-mails short and to the point.

       ◆Make the subject line factual and brief.

       ◆Write in clear, concise（簡(jiǎn)練的）sentences.

       ◆Provide your name and phone number at the end.

The Public e-mail

       Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people. If possible, write your public e-mails with a who, what, when, where structure. For example:

       Who：All members of the soccer team

       What：Team photo

       When：Saturday, March 25, at noon

       Where：Playing field 2.

       Finally, before you hit“Send”, check the following.

       ◆Is the e-mail a“flame”? Never send an e-mail in anger. It could stay around forever and haunt（縈繞心頭）your professional and personal life.

       ◆Check the “To”field. Is this really who you want to send the message to?

       ◆Spell-check the message. Does it have an error that can affect you badly?

60．The writer uses the old saying at the beginning of the passage to show that      .

       A．many people are good at driving

       B．not everyone can be a good driver

       C．many people can be good at sending non-annoying e-mails

       D．many people think highly of themselves

61．The writer may want to tell the reader that      .

       A．mails online are often sent to wrong places

       B．different e-mails should be written in different ways

       C．sending office e-mails is sure to add to people’s workload

       D．the public e-mail is usually sent to a large number of people

62．According to the writer,      .

       A．e-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver

       B．before sending an e-mail, the sender should ask someone to check it

       C．jokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful

       D．a(chǎn)bout 80% of Americans like sending and receiving e-mails

63．If an e-mail is a“flame”the sender of it must be very      .at the moment.

      A．a(chǎn)ngry                  B．excited                C．worried               D．disappointed