1：Reading Comprehension(子母填空): Read the following text and answer questions 1-10 by choosing A, B, C or D. Some choices may be required more than once. A = Washington D.C. B = New York City C = Chicago D = Los Angeles Which book(s) say(s) that... 1. Washington D. C. Washington, the capital of the United States, is in Washington D. C. and is situated on the Potomac River between the two states of Maryland and Virginia. The population of the city is about 800, 000 and it covers an area of over 69 square miles (including 8 square miles of water surface). The section was named the District of Columbia after Christopher Columbus, who discovered the continent. The city itself was named Washington after George Washington, the first president of U. S. A.. The building of the city was accomplished in 1800 and since that year, it has served as the capital of the country. Thomas Jefferson was the first president inaugurated there. In the War of 1812, the British army seized the city, burning the White House and many other buildings. Washington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system. Congress, the Supreme Court and the Presidency. Apart from the government buildings, there are also some other places of interest such as the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Library of Congress and Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington. 2. New York City New York City, located in New York State, is the largest city and the chief port of the United States. The city of New York has a population of over 7 million (1970) and Metro politan, 12 million. The city has five boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queen's Brooklyn and Richmond. The city with its good harbor was discovered as early as 1524, and it was established by the Dutch who named the city New Amsterdam. In 1664, the city was taken by the English and it got the name New York as it bears now. During the American Revolution in 1776, George Washington had his head-quarters for a time in New York City. The Declaration of Independence was first read there on July 4th, 1776. The city remained the nation's capital until 1790. New York became an important port early in the last century. A large portion of the national exports passed through New York Harbor. New York has become one of the world's busiest ports and also the financial, manufacturing, and travel center of the country. Some of the places of interest in the city are: the Statue of Liberty ( 152 meters high) which was given by the French people to the American people as a gift in 1877. It was erected on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbor. Broadway, Wall Street and Fifth Avenue are a few of New York's more famous streets. Wall Street, where many famous banks are centered, is the financial center of America and has become a symbol of the American monopoly capitalism. Fifth Avenue is the street with famous stores and shops. Time Square is in the center of New York City, at Broadway and 42nd Street. Greenwich Village is an art center. Many American artists and writers have lived and worked there. The group of the third largest city buildings of the United Nations stand along the East River at the end of the 42nd Street. 3. Chicago Chicago, the second largest city in population in the United States, lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan at a point where the Chicago River enters the lake. The city is now the largest industrial city in the country. Both heavy and light industries are highly developed, particularly the former. Black metallurgical industry and meat processing are assumed to be the head in the U. S.. It is now considered the center of industry, transportation, commerce and finance in the mid-west area. The working class in Chicago has a glorious revolutionary tradition. On May 1st, 1886, thousands upon thousands of workers in the city and the country went on strike for the eight hour workday and succeeded. Since 1890, May 1st has been observed every year as an International Labor Day. On March 8th 1909, women workers in Chicago held a big strike for freedom and equal rights with men and since 1910, March 8th has been celebrated each year as an International Working Women's Day. 4. Los Angeles Los Angeles is situated near the Pacific coast in California. It is an important center of shipping, industry and communication. The city was first founded by a Spanish explorer in 1542 and turned over to the U. S. in 1846. The city leads the country in the manufacture of aircraft and spare parts and the area has become an aviation center. California is a leading state in the production of electronic products and the area of Los Angeles has grown into an important electronic center. Since the first American movie was made in Los Angeles in 1908, the city has remained the film center of the United States. Hollywood, the base of the film industry in the city, is a world famous film producing center. 1.is the headquarter of the Supreme court.

1：Reading Comprehension(子母填空): Answer Questions 1～10 by referring to the comments on 3 different planets in the following magazine article. Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once. A = Saturn B = Venus C = Mercury Which planet(s)... Saturn For beauty and interest alike, there are few objects in the starry heavens to compare with Saturn. This magnificent planet, with the system of rings that encircles it, provides an unforgettable spectacle when it is viewed through a powerful telescope. The Saturnian system includes not only the planet and its rings, but also 11 or more satellites, or moons. To the ancients Saturn appeared to be the most insignificant of the heavenly bodies that were supposed to circle the Earth (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), as distinguished from the fixed stars. The glorious rings that surround the planet were invisible before the invention of the telescope in the first decade of the seventeenth century. Otherwise this magnificent crown might have saved Saturn from the sinister reputation that it once bore. Ancient astrologers maintained that it had a sinister influence upon people. Saturn is far from the center of the solar system. The mean distance of Saturn from the sun is 1,428,000,000 kilometers, or about 9.5 times the distance of the earth from the sun. The density of Saturn is very low, much lower than that of any other planet. In fact it is only about three-quarters that of water. Because of this fact some astronomers hold that Saturn is far from having reached the solid condition. Venus The beautiful white planet whose orbit lies between those of Mercury and of the Earth is called Venus after the Roman goddess of beauty. The planet is similar to our earth in size and mass. Its diameter is about 12,100 kilometers; the earth's is 12,725 kilometers. Its mass is a little more than four-fifths that of the earth. Its density is about nine-tenths that of our planet. Venus revolves around the sun once every 225 days in an orbit that is very nearly circular. As the planet revolves, it rotates about its axis once every 243.1 earth days, from east to west instead of in the west-to-east direction of most other celestial bodies. The planet is tilted only slightly with respect to the plane of its orbit. As it proceeds along its orbit, Venus is sometimes on the far side of the sun from the earth, or at superior conjunction. At other times Venus is between the sun and the earth, at inferior conjunction. At superior conjunction it is quite far from earth. But at inferior conjunction it is only about 41,840,000 kilometers away-closer than any other planet. These variations in distance result in notable differences in the apparent size of the planet as viewed from the earth, at inferior conjunction, the apparent diameter is six times greater than at superior conjunction. Venus has been explored by 15 spacecraft of which five were from the United States and ten were from the soviet Union. Some of these were orbiters, some were landers, and some were both. The planet is completely covered with opaque clouds, which make an almost perfect reflecting layer. Mercury Mercury is the nearest of the planets to the sun. It is the smallest of all and also, at certain intervals, one of the brightest. In spite of that fact, it is generally not easy to see with the naked eye. For one thing, it appears in the heavens only during the hours of twilight and dawn, when even very bright stars do not appear at their best. Besides, it is often obscured by haze near the horizon. The great Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus once lamented the fact that he had not been able to see Mercury at all in his many years of observation of the heavens. Perhaps this was due to the nature of the district where he lived—the low and misty region of eastern Prussia where the Vistula flows into the Baltic. Mercury makes such a small circuit around the Sun that it is always comparatively near that body. It never rises in the morning or sets in the evening much before or after the Sun. Because of its appearance sometimes in the east and sometimes in the west, some ancient peoples including the Egyptians, Hindus, and Greeks, thought of it as two separate heavenly bodies—a morning star and an evening star. The Greeks called the morning star "Apollon" after the god of the sun, and the evening star "Hermes", the name of the swift messenger of the gods, because the planet's apparent motion among the stars was so swift. It is said that the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who lived in the sixth century B. C. , was the first to recognize that the morning star and evening star were one and the same heavenly body. That fact was well known to Roman astronomers. Hermes was worshiped by the Romans under the name of Mercury. Scientists were surprised to discover that Mercury has a very thin atmosphere consisting of helium. It is so thin that the word "atmosphere" gives the wrong impression, but no such gas envelope has been expected at all. Another surprise was that Mercury has a weak magnetic field. Whether this field is produced by the planet itself or produced in some way by the solar wind— the stream of particles flowing out from the Sun—is not yet certain. But at any rate, the interior of Mercury is probably earth like in composition, with an iron core and a less dense outer crust. 1：has been explored by 15 spacecraft? 1.______

1：第二篇Reading Comprehension(子母填空): Answer Questions 1～10 by referring to the following three advertisements for refrigerators. Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once. A = KA Superba B = KD Continental C = MTB2456 Which refrigerator... KA Superba This big, user-friendly fridge is designed to accommodate everyone in the family—especially harried parents. It is packed with convenience features. Large families, gourmet cooks, and midnight snackers will all find something to love in this refrigerator—and for a 25-plus-cubic-foot refrigerator, it's surprisingly energy-efficient. This large side-by-side refrigerator includes gallon storage as well as a beverage-can rack right inside the door, a wine rack, a covered egg container, and a meat locker that enjoys chilled air from the freezer. And thanks to a clever temperature sensor, when the refrigerator heats up, cold air from the freezer compartment comes in to cool things down. But the most striking feature in this refrigerator has got to be its ice-and-water dispenser. It produces both cubed and crushed ice, and it lights up when the paddle is pressed. You can quickly disable the dispenser—either for cleaning or to slow down your naughty children with a hobby for making ice-water bombs. list price $1,590 street price $1,549 type side-by-side capacity 25.1 cubic ft. average annual energy cost $73 width 35, 5 in. warranty 1 yr. best features energy-efficient. temperature sensor. Comparable Products KA Superba offers slightly larger and smaller versions of its model, such as the 26. S-cubic foot KA27FH and the KA22QG. There's also a line of KA refrigerators with top-mounted freezers, such as the 24.8-cubic-foot KA25KG, as well as a model with a bottom-mounted freezer, the 21.8-cubic-foot KA22KG, although neither comes with the KA25QG's nifty ice-and-water dispenser. Consumer Reports gives high marks to the 25-cubic-foot Kenmore refrigerator. KD Continental Don't be fooled by the old-fashioned look of this commercial-quality fridge. It's modeled after a 1940s-style icebox, but that's the only thing old-fashioned about it. Aside from being blessed with quiet operation, it has more in common with a caterer's commercial fridge than with most of the models at your local appliance store. The Continental, the smallest refrigerator our. company ever made, stores an amazing amount of food. For one thing, it's all refrigerator—this model has no freezer. For another, its interior consists completely of white metal shelves that are easily adjusted to fit everything from a tray of soup to roast suckling pig, as well as produce and meat in a container of any size. The Continental's design also helps keep it from hogging as much energy as a similar commercial model. Optional triple-paned windows let you peruse your food without having to open the doors. And because there are four separate doors, most of the refrigerator remains closed when you reach in for sandwich fixings. A beautiful wood frame hides the fact that this loading up this fridge is a practical way to store a big, fresh feast. list price $3,410 street price only available from our company type all-refrigerator capacity 23 cubic ft. average annual energy cost $150 width 31 in. warranty 1 yr. best features roomy custom wood frame adjustable shelves optional windows Comparable Products Even a 28-cubic-foot refrigerator with a freezer can't compete with the capacity of the 23-cubic-foot KD Continental. But if you cook for crowds, the $3,950 42-cubic-foot KD will hold more than enough to feed the masses. If it's a commercial-quality fridge you want, you'll get a better price (but a lot more noise) with a model from Traulsen & Co. MTB2456 There's far more to this fridge than its price Would indicate. If you want a great fridge for a great price, nothing fills the bill better than this top-mount model. The appliance-testing panel at Consumer Reports awarded the MTB2456 top marks for energy efficiency, temperature control, quietness, and convenience. Whatever you want, this refrigerator probably has it. How's this for starters? Pull-out, spill proof shelves; a built-in soda-can rack; a meat tray with adjustable temperature; adjustable door bins; humidity controlled crispers with compartment dividers; and an optional ice maker. It even has a locking compartment to prevent children from getting into medicine—or whatever—that needs to be kept cold. And the MTB2456 will fit virtually any kitchen. It's the narrowest off-the-showroom-floor refrigerator you can buy with this capacity. Like most fridges, it's available in white, black, or almond, but you can buy optional panels in a variety of colors, including stainless steel. For the money, you can't do better than this quiet, convenient model. list price $1,040 street price $959—$1,040 type top-mount capacity 23.7 cubic ft. average annual energy cost $64.00 width 32.75 in. warranty 1 yr. full. 5 yr. limited. best features energy-efficient, quiet Comparable Products Our company offers both larger and smaller top-mount-freezer versions of the MTB2456, notably the 26-cubic-foot MTB2656A and the 21-cubic-foot MTB2156B, as well as side-by-side versions, such as the comparable MSD2556A. 1.is old fashioned in style but designed with many doors to save energy? 1. ______

The so-called objective tests cannot be used as a measure of progress because

A．the contents are changing all the time.

B．the tests do not always focus on the same thing.

C．the processes of scoring are different.

D．they contain too many reading comprehension questions.

A、Reproducing the text

B、Role play

C、Discussion questions

D、Answering comprehension questions

A: techniques used in Grammar-Translation Method

①reading

②analysis and comparison

③translation

④reading comprehension questions

⑤written work

B: the purpose

a. to apply the grammar rules to examples and to understand the reading passage

b. to introduce new words and grammar rules

c. to check the understanding of the reading passage

d. to apply the new items

e. to present new items or to understand the passage

①

II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意：請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}處填入相應(yīng)的字母編號(hào)！字母一定要大寫！ College isn't the only place where information exists. You can learn in a library. But somebody handing you a book doesn't 11________ foster learning. You want to learn with other people, ask questions, try out ideas and have a way to 12________ your ability. It usually takes more than just a book. Education should be 13________, although it's fine to have deep interests, too. In high school there were 14________ when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. My parents encouraged this, and I'm 15________ that they did. Although I 16________ a lot of different kinds of classes in college, I 17________ up for only one computer class the whole time. I read about all kinds of things. One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son "lost himself in the hole of the computer." He got an A in website design, but other grades were 18________, she said. This boy is making a mistake. High school and college offer you the best 19________ to learn broadly—math, history, various sciences—and to do projects with other kids that teach you first-hand about group 20________. It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language, or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. A. chance B. broad C. recruited D. attended E. frequently F. dynamics G. filling H. automatically I. sinking J. periods K. test L. signed M. genuinely N. grateful O. limited 11. _________

IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Wild and farm birds often get a flu virus. Yet they usually are able to carry the virus without getting sick.

In 1997 six people in Hong Kong died of a different kind of bird flu virus. It is called the h-five-n-one virus. The Hong Kong government quickly ordered the killing of all farm birds there. That stopped the spread of h-five-n-one to people in Hong Kong.

Yet the virus bad already spread to other parts of Asia. It was found in 16 countries between 2003 and 2006.

The h-five-n-one virus first appeared in Africa. This raised many concerns about the spread of the disease. Scientists do not know exactly how bird flu came to Africa. At first, they thought wild birds were to blame. Now, officials with the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization believe the main cause is trade in farm birds.

The bird flu virus is found in the waste and liquids of infected birds. The virus spreads when healthy birds or people touch sick birds or nay infected (被感染了的) part of sick birds. Right now, the virus is not spreading among person to person. But the virus could change and start spreading among people. Health officials believe that it is even more possible now that bird flu has spread in Africa, and that is why international organizations are working so hard to stop its spread.

The best way to stop the spread of bird flu is to kill all the chickens in an area where bird flu has been discovered. More than 145 000 chickens have been killed in Nigeria since bird fin was first found one year ago.

36. The passage focuses on ______.

A. wild and farm birds

B. a fin virus

C. bird flu

D. infected birds

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (75 points)

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

Passage One

Early in November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure (停電). The Mayor promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists (悲觀主義者) were certain that it would happen again within five years. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced a serious disorder throughout the city. At that time the city was in one of its worst heat waves.

In 1965, there was little crime during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted (劫掠). Nearly 4,000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policeman available was far from enough and some looters even carry guns.

Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most business remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:30 P.M., when lightning hit and knocked out supply cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.

31. According to the first paragraph, who were right: the authorities or the pessimists?

A. The authorities.

B. The pessimists.

C. Both.

D. Neither.