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“How’s the basketball coming on?”
I put down my drink and looked across at the next table. I was curious about that because both the man and the woman were at least 65.
“Oh, I’m not playing much basketball these days,” the woman replied. “But I’m getting much better at golf.”
What’s this, I thought. I opened my packet of crisps, thoughtfully. “I’m still pretty hopeless at chess, I’m afraid,” the man said. “It beat me on level one this morning.”
The penny dropped. These two were the proud owners of computer games.
It’s very likely that one of the results of the development of the silicon chip(硅片) will be that a lot of people will have more exciting ways to spend their leisure time. It already has. Space invader machines are now a familiar sight everywhere. A lot of people play them, and some, particularly school children, get remarkably high scores. How, one wonders, do they find the time (and money) to become so good?
If you have your own computers, the possibilities are endless. You can play any active sports without stepping out of your living room.
You can become an expert at chess or backgammon without ever playing with another human being. Indeed, human beings aren’t needed at all.
So, what of the future? Will we see school children stealing or even robbing to feed space invader machines? Will football grounds lie empty as families sit at home playing video football, or watching the national video football championship? Perhaps, it won’t go that far. But we won’t have to wait long for the Video Olympics. I’m sure of that.
Back in the pub, I stood up, took out 20 pence, and went over to the space invader machine. I may not be much good at beating computers at backgammon, but any space invaders who arrive on Earth anywhere near me had better watch out.
72. The reason why the writer felt curious about the talk between the couple was that ____.
A. he thought they were too old to play basketball
B. they looked young for their age
C. the old seldom went to the bar
D. he didn’t believe they played basketball so well
73. The underlined sentence “The penny dropped.” in the fifth paragraph probably means ____.
A. his wallet was stolen
B. he dropped a penny into the space invader machine
C. he asked for another drink for a penny
D. he’s come to see what they meant
74. The text is mainly written to tell us that ____.
A. computers will make people have a better time in their leisure time
B. the writer was worried about the side effect of computers
C. the old couple were excellent at playing golf
D. school children shouldn’t play space invader machines so much
75. We can infer form the passage that ____.
A. we can do everything without leaving our home in the future
B. the writer was good at playing the space invader game
C. school children will certainly steal or rob to feed the space invader machines
D. the woman is better at playing chess than the man

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20題，滿分20分）
About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43  wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!
30. A. before         B. after          C. ago              D. late
31. A. took place      B. happened      C. changed　        D. informed
32. A. that           B. those          C. this              D. these
33. A. soul           B. heart          C. head             D. mind
34. A. rich           B. poor          C. young            D. old
35. A. spent          B took           C. paid              D. cost
36. A. hair           B. face           C. mouth            D. feet
37. A. three          B. one            C. two              D. four
38. A. came          B. going         C. moving           D. coming
39. A. felt           B. full            C. filled            D. fall
40. A. All at once     B. Instead         C. Meanwhile       D. Besides
41. A. covered       B. discovered       C. recovered        D. covering
42. A. no less than    B. less than        C. more than        D. no more
43. A. enormous      B. small           C. mini            D. enough
44. A. fall into        B. felt into         C. fell into         D. fallen into
45. A. while          B. when          C. as             D.  before
46. A. tightly         B. closely          C tight            D. close
47. A. screamed       B. said            C .told            D. whispered
48. A. terrified        B. terrifying        C. satisfied        D. satisfying
49. A. nothing        B. everything        C. something      D. anything

第二節(jié)任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。
注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。
Recently 3 kinds of foods are very popular in the US.
Convenience Foods
Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans buy many more convenience foods. These are foods which are ready partly or completely prepared. There are also many canned convenience foods, such as soups and vegetables.
Convenience foods save time and trouble. They are popular with people who are busy or who don't like cuisine or washing dishes. But they often cost more money than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain man-made additives. Also they don't taste as good as home cooked foods.
Health Foods
In the 1960s, a "back-to-the earth" movement was started by young people in the US. The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology. Many people now prefer natural and organic foods to the prepared foods sold in food stores.
Diet Foods
These, days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight. American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods as diet soft drinks, diet candy, and diet salad dressings. Each year dozens of new diets are popularized. However, some of the diet foods are unbelievable. There are tricks in their advertisements.

第二節(jié): 完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分, 滿分20分)
請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題紙上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  36  , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s   37   anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle   38   her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them.   Her children really benefit a lot from her   39   attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that   40   often don’t realize she’s blind.
I   41  this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43   excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to   44    colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   45   with us”. 
To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   47  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really  48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt   49   Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come   50   in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   51   for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   52  . I knew my child was   53   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s   54  in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  .” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
36. A. ways                         B. means                      C. methods                   D. senses
37. A. enjoyed                            B. found                       C. missed                     D. held
38. A. comes across                     B. looks after                C. picks out                  D. learns from
39. A. relaxed                      B. nervous                    C. anxious                    D. secret
40. A. parents                      B. family                      C. guests                      D. friends
41. A. realized                     B. heard                       C. forgot                      D. witnessed
42. A. sad                           B. calm                        C. excited                     D. puzzled
43. A. especially                   B. seldom                     C. frequently                D. hardly
44. A. paint                         B. draw                        C. create                       D. mix
45. A. stayed                        B. painted                    C. talked                      D. competed
46. A. excitement                 B. encouragement          C. delight                            D. surprise
47. A. attitude                      B. color                        C. picture                    D. paper
48. A. touched                            B. considered                C. saw                         D. understood
49. A. after                          B. unless                      C. until                        D. if
50. A. up                             B. down                             C. back                        D. on
51. A. curious                      B. quiet                       C. angry                       D. worried
52. A. whispered                  B. insisted                    C. introduced                D. informed
53. A. right                         B. wrong                      C. worried                    D. uncertain
54. A. shortcomings              B. difficulties                C. pride                       D. disappointment
55. A. paper                         B. pens                         C. hands                       D. eyes

B
Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia’s snow-capped Himalayas. At 26, 545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.
“It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous, ” said Viesturs, “There’s no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain.”
In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog’s tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog’s story was of a lot of difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.
Viesturs got his start on Washington’s Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world’s highest peaks. Finally, he’s done.
The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it,” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if we’re here at the right time, under the right circumstances (情況), they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down. ”
What’s next for a man who can’t stop climbing? “I’m going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer. ” says Viesturs. But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.
59. What record has Ed Viesturs set?
A. He has succeeded in climbing to the top of the world’s 14th highest mountain.
B. He has become the first American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26, 545 feet.
D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.
60. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “__________”.
A. frightened               B. discouraged                 C. interested              D. upset
61. The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that __________.
A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport
B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures
C. mountain climbing needs more strength than skills
D. those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing
62. What’s the next probable plan of Viestures?
A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family.
B. Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.
C. Meeting other challenges.
D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.                   

D
Some years ago factories had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must be today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products (產(chǎn)品) that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real accidents which attracted the attention of governments and showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes provided information which governments should pay attention to. At such times, there were inquiries(調(diào)查) into the causes of the accidents or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or became seriously ill.
Today many governments have special departments which protect customers (顧客) and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that plane producers (生產(chǎn)商) must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.
67. Some years ago safety rules __________.
A. were put forward due to workers’ suggestions
B. came into being as a result of the workers’ needs
C. were introduced because many people were killed or seriously injured
D. were good enough to protect workers and customers
68. It can be inferred from the passage that in the past __________.
A. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions
B. companies had less freedom to develop new products
C. many people were killed by dangerous products
D. factories were as careful as they are today
69. According to the passage, __________.
A. new laws have no good results at all
B. governments did not listen to scientists
C. governments paid no attention to the safety of products at all
D. in the past factories did not have to pay much attention to the health of workers
70. The main topic of the passage is __________.
A. conditions in the work place               B. the importance of government departments    
C. the freedom of factories                          D. the safety and health of workers and customers

第二卷（非選擇題，共兩大題，35分）
第四部分: 任務(wù)型閱讀 (共10小題；每小題l分, 滿分l0分)
請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文, 并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意: 每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題紙上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。
Many people think a telephone is a necessity (必需品). But I think it is a pest (有害的事物) and a time waste. Very often you find it impossible to escape from it. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation or when you are just going out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it? You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you ever rushed from the bathroom or the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?
But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn’t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency—illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a country with a large population like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of emergency.
I think perhaps I had better try to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different cases—if I were a wealthy and powerful business person, for instance, or badly ill and had to lie in bed, I might find a telephone a necessity. But then if I were a taxi driver I should find a car as necessity. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent: one is mechanical (機(jī)器的) invention, the other literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them, for I have just been handed a piece of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

Title: The Telephone
Different (71) ________ about it	Many people	It is (72) ________ when one wants to make a call, especially in time of (73) ________.
	The author	It may (74) ________ time and even be         (75) ________.
		Not everyone, (76) ________ a business person or a sick person who has to stay in bed, needs it.
		I don’t need it because my job is writing.
(77) ________ with it	It always seems to (78) ________ when one is doing something else or doesn’t want it to ring.
	Almost (79) ________ can ignore it even if they want to.
	One (80) ________ to answer it only to find that he is misdialed.

II. 完形填空（共15題，每小題2分，共30分）
American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public school   11   charter schools (特許學(xué)校).
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than2,300 charter schools    12    in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students   13   these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is   14   by groups of parents, teachers and community (社區(qū)) members, It is similar in some ways    15   a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The    16   it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments   17    the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school,    18    the charter school does not have to obey most laws which govern public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to  19  .
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to  20  those goals. Class sizes usually are smaller than those in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say   21   in charter schools may be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions are often    22    charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly   23   by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200million dollars for  24   charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (預(yù)算). But often the schools say they lack enough money for their    25   .Many also lack needed space.
11. A. called       B. asked        C. known        D. said
12. A. study       B. organize      C. operate        D. perform
13. A. finish       B. attend        C. leave         D. cut
14. A. taught       B. held         C. created        D. understood
15. A. to          B. with          C. by           D. in
16. A. attention     B. amount      C. expense       D. information
17. A. buy         B. review       C. give          D. provide
18. A. besides      B. moreover     C. thus          D. however
19. A. teach        B. discuss       C. have         D. get
20. A. set          B. reach        C. settle         D. define
21. A. farmers      B. workers      C. teachers       D. soldier
22. A. against       B. for          C. in            D. with
23. A. treated       B. needed       C. earned        D. wasted
24. A. needing      B. spending     C. comparing     D. establishing
25. A. programs     B. parents       C. records       D. words

V. 信息匹配：（共5題，每小題2分，共10分）
閱讀下列短文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息：

A．In 1968, H. Wayne Huizenga teamed with a partner to create a nationwide company for waste collection, a business traditionally made up of small, local companies. The new company, Waste Management, Inc., become the foundation of his fortune.

B．While attending Harvard University in1975, Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the software to the manufacturer of the Altair and formed Microsoft (originally Micro-soft) to develop versions of BASIC for other computer companies. Gates decided to drop out(退學(xué)) of Harvard in his junior year to devote his time to Microsoft.

C．In 1963, Ted Turner took over his family billboard advertising business. In 1970 he bought a failing UHF (ultrahigh frequency television station in Atalanta, Georgia , and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first “superstation—WTBS, by transmitting(傳送) low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems through out the country.

D．In 1986, Oprah Winfrey formed Harpo Productions to produce her own shows and other projects. With distribution rights (銷售權(quán)) to her shows, Winfrey used profits to expand her business activities. By 1998 Winfrey was worth$675 million.

E. Microsoft founder Bill Gates planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health. Having already the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune would be put towards the cause except “ a few percent left for the kids.”
F. Amazon. Com founder Jeff Bezos grew interested in online retailing(零售業(yè)) in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City. After researching the success of different mail-order companies, Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to see via the Internet. That year he left New York to establish his new company in Seatle, chosen for its being near to major book whole salers and the advanced high-tech industry. In July 1995 Amazon.com developed its Website, and has since expanded to offer many other retail products in addition to books.
下面是關(guān)于一個企業(yè)管理者在關(guān)鍵時刻要做出抉擇的種種情形，請匹配其相應(yīng)的選擇。
51.You run a billboard advertising business you inherited(繼承) from your father, and you are looking to expand in new directions. What do you do ?
52. You are a successful talk-show host, and have just achieved national recognition(認(rèn)可). You want more control over your show, and a greater share of its profits. What do you do?
53. You are still in college, but together with a friend you have established a software company that deals with major corporations. What do you do?
54. You are a successful business analyst(分析師), and come to think that the mail-order business model could be adapted to online book sales. What do you do?
55. You own several highly profitable waste-collection routes. The government has recently issued the Solid Waste Disposal Act, increasing standards of hygiene(衛(wèi)生) in waste disposal. What do you do?

第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was   36   because of her poor health and   37   with her most of her treasured   38   . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had   39   what appeared to be five teeth which had   40   her dentures (假牙).
Having   41   in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures   42   ?" "Of course," replied Thomas.   43   you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental   44   . "
Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which   45   some rather dirty-looking   46   . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.
"   47   will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.
"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.
"Then I'll wait in the   48   ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'
An hour passed and the technician   49   at the car window   50  a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80," requested the specialist, "   51   I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "
"That's a   52   ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__  53   one?"
"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician,   54   it to Thomas.
"The thing is," he said, "it's easy to fit the teeth but   55   to fit this peanut (花生米)."
36. A. moving       B. going           C. passing      D. returning
37. A. sold        B. provided       C. brought     D. dealt
38. A. clothes           B. possessions       C. furniture    D. materials
39. A. discovered   B. secreted        C. thrown      D. buried
40. A. broken out B. broken in      C. broken away     D. broken off
41. A. settled       B. filled         C. joined       D. fallen
42. A. cut         B. dropped        C. mended     D. placed
43. A. Because      B. If              C. Therefore D. However
44. A. speaker       B. customer      C. patient       D. technician
45. A. needed           B. found           C. touched     D. contained
46. A. teeth       B. jewels          C. peanuts      D. coins
47. A. How often   B. How soon     C. How long D. How much
48. A. building      B. office               C. house        D. car
49. A. appeared     B. broke               C. laughed     D. glared
50. A. putting        B. holding        C. keeping     D. hiding
51. A. and         B. but            C. also       D. nor
52. A. fact        B. pleasure        C. pity       D. thing
53. A. fifth        B. first           C. third     D. second
54. A. proving       B. advising       C. permitting        D. showing
55. A. necessary    B. unimportant      C. impossible D. possible