6、SAN FRANCISCO―The “Reading Wizard”, an 11 year old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O’Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

“I didn’t expect this kind of attention. ” John said, “It’s just shocking.”

John has chosen his first book, “The King’s Giraffe”, and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the “Reading Wizard” and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

But his idea was refused on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library’s children and youth services. Using terms like “age appropriate material”（適齡讀物）,she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.

John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors（督導(dǎo)董事會(huì)）, who advised him to write letters to the library officials.

“Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not to turn them off.” Brown said he enjoyed “the creative idea, the sense of civic duty and the caring for others that John clearly showed us.”

57．Who is the “Reading Wizard”?

       A．Presidio Branch.                                            B．The King’s Giraffe.

       C．John O’Connor.                                          D．Toni Bernardi.

58．The 11 year old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to        .

       A．play video games                                        B．wear something strange

       C．design fliers for new books                          D．read stories to young children

59．By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to        .

      A．put up a performance

       B．frighten the three year old boys

       C．get the officials shocked

       D．a(chǎn)ttract the children’s attention

60．We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown        .

       A．praised the boy for his new idea

       B．received a call from the library for children

       C．informed the boy to stop reading to children

       D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

5、A serious threat to farmers in many parts of the world is erosion. Erosion occurs if a large area of land is cleared of trees and is then badly treated by the farmers. The rain and winds may gradually wash away, or blow away, much of the topsoil. When this happens, crops of wheat or corn become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well. If erosion continues, it will turn good land into a desert.

In the past, when erosion appeared, farmers sometimes moved to a new place to farm. Sometimes they could not move, but continued to try to grow food in the unhealthy soil. This caused them to sink into poverty. Soon some people realized that there was little rich, fertile soil in the world, government began to try to stop erosion.

One of the first experiments to stop erosion began in the United States in 1933. The experiment was carried out in the area of the Tennessee River. Floods and had farming in this area had ruined（毀壞）land that had once been rich. As a result, most of the people living around the Tennessee River were very poor.

The government built big dams across the river and stored the water for use during the dry season when there was no rain. The government workers also helped farmers to fertilize their soil and to learn new farming methods which could stop erosion.

At the beginning, the farmers were not interested. But soon,  good healthy crops began to appear on the land where new methods where used. Ten years after the extremely prosperous, the great success of this experiment had led similar projects in the other parts of the world.

53．The word “erosion” in the first paragraph means        .

       A．the clearing of trees                                    B．excessive（極度）use of the land

       C．the destruction of crops                              D．gradual loss of topsoil

54．The passage tells us that erosion is a problem which        .

       A．first began in the United States in 1933

       B．occurs mainly in river areas

       C．a(chǎn)ffects many parts of the world

       D．is becoming more and more serious

55．In the second paragraph, “to sink into poverty” means        .

       A．to lose topsoil in erosion

       B．to become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well

       C．to become very poor

       D．to turn into a desert

56．The main purpose of this passage is to tell people        .

      A．how erosion occurs

       B．the importance of using new farming methods

       C．something can be done to prevent erosion

       D．the serious outcomes（后果）of erosion

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49．        will be on April 15. The cinema’s telephone number is        .

       A．Kim’s War: 29798663

       B．My Love, My Bride: 32275694

       C．Because You Are Woman: 29189188

       D．Marriage Story: 68415566

50．        will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

       A．Leon Lai, a Hong Kong pop star

       B．The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

       C．The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea

       D．A Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

51．The address of the Shanghai Centre Theatre is        .

       A．1111 Gaoxi Road N                                      B．1376 Nanjing Road W

       C．523 Yan’an Road M                                    D．66 Jiangning Road

52．According to the advertisement, a six yuan ticket is for        .

       A．Russian Concert                                         B．Korean Songs

       C．South Korean Films                                    D．Leon’s Show

3、Passport Control（護(hù)照驗(yàn)證處）

If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community（歐共體），you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.

After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right  channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.

Baggage Reclaim Area（取行李處）

After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be  delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs.

Customs

All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance（免稅限額）or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can found on special notice boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.

44．All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain         .

       A．must go through either Passport Control or Custom

       B．must go through Customs, but not Passport Control

       C．must go through Passport Control and Customs

       D．don’t have to be examined

45．The underlined word “transferring” means         .

       A．exchanging             B．switching                C．replacing                 D．turning

46．At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control,         .

A．a(chǎn)ll passengers go though the same channel

B．passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels

       C．British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels

D．All European passengers go through the channel

47．If you have only hand luggage,        .

       A．you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs

       B．you should go through the Baggage Reclaim Areas

       C．it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area

       D．it isn’t necessary for you to do anything

48．If you have duty free goods,        .

       A．you don’t have to go through the Green Channel

       B．you may go through the Green Channel

       C．you must go through the Red Channel

       D．you should go through both Green and Red Channel

2、Erik Weihenmayer wants to climb Mount Everest. He loves to climb, and there is no place greater for climbers than the Himalayan peak of 29,035 feet, the world’s highest mountain.

Weihenmayer is blind. He has been blind since age 13, when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book, Touch the Top of the  World, A blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See, describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached base camp at 17,800 feet last Wednesday and begins its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Weihenmayer will reach the top on or about May 15.

“I’m not just some token blind guy, ” Weihrnmayer, aged 32, said hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. “I put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands, and they put their lives in my hands. It’s an honour to reach that state.”

“I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world.”

Weihenmayer has climbed the highest peaks on four continents: North America’s Mount McKinley, South America’s Aconcagua, Africa’s Kilimanjaro and Antarctica’s Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber, having scaled EL Capitan in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock climbing. “I really liked it,” Weihenmayer said. “You can problem solve. It is pretty sense in your inner mind. People didn’t think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers.”

41．Which of the following sentences is NOT True?

       A．Weihenmayer has been blind for almost 19 years.

       B．Weihenmayer is the first man to climb Everest.

       C．Mountain climbers think it great to conquer the Himalayan peak.

       D．Weihenmayer might have begun his dream when he was in his teens.

42．The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the team camp was probably         .

       A．29,035 feet                                                B．11,235 feet

C．17,800 feet                                                D．not told in the passage

43．Weihenmayer         .

       A．likes the sense of being dependent on other people now that he is blind

       B．will have climbed the highest mountains on four continents after climbing Mount Everest

       C．loves climbing because he wants to enjoy the sense of adventure of problem solving.

       D．a(chǎn)nd his teammates will reach the top of Mount Everest exactly on May 15

1、The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the   21  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in   22  , he was one of the most carefree（無憂無虛）people I had ever   23  . He was always ready to  have a party. He thought   24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old   25  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   26  was never dull when he was   27  . With him there was one wild   28  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   29  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  30  , I wasn’t even sure it was   31  . Was this short haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  33  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   34  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never   35  Bill changing so much. My image of him   36  the one I had formed   37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38  to expect people to remain the same, especially   39  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   40  the same way about me.

38、In the character-training of children, what really ________ much is what their parents say and do.

A. matters             B. cares          C. considers          D. minds

37、The child should be punished. You shouldn’t let him ________ telling lies.

       A. keep away from                      B. keep away with

       C. get away from                        D. get away with

36、______ so delicious, the food in this market was sold out soon.

    A. Tasting           B. Tasted    C. Having been tasted    D. Being tasted

35、―Do you have anything more ________, sir?

―No. You can have a rest or do something else.

A. typing           B. to be typed            C. typed           D. to type