_________, the forest fire would have been discovered much earlier.

   A. But for their care             B. If they were careful

   C. Without their care            D. Had they been more careful

When we’re little, our mother is the center of our attention, and we are the center of hers. So our mother’s characteristics leave an indelible(持久的)impression, and we are forever attracted to people with her facial features, body type, personality, even sense of humor. If our mother is warm and giving, as adults we tend to be attracted to people who are warm and giving. If our mother is strong and even-tempered, we are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strength in our mates.

              The mother has an additional influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects how they feel about women in general. So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to think that’s the way women are. They will probably grow up to be warm and responsive lovers and also be cooperative around the house.

              Conversely, a mother who has a depressive personality, and is sometimes friendly but then suddenly turns cold and rejecting, may raise a man who becomes a “dance-away lover”. Because he’s been so scared about love from his mother, he’s afraid of commitment and may pull away from a girlfriend for this reason.

              While the mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’s the father—the first male in our lives—who influences how we relate to the opposite sex. Fathers have an enormous effect on their children’s personalities and chances of marital happiness.

              Just as mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men. If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and demonstrates that she is a worthwhile person, she’ll feel very good about herself in relation to men. But if the father is cold, critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive.

              In addition, most of us grow up with people of similar social circumstances. We hang around with people in the same town; our friends have about the same educational backgrounds and career goals. We tend to be most comfortable with these people, and therefore we tend to link up with others whose families are often much like our own.

Why do our mother’s characteristics leave us an indelible impression?

         A. Because we are likely to be attracted to people with her characteristics.

B. Because the mother and her child are the centers of each other when her child is very young.

         C. Because our mother is better than our dad.

         D. Because our mother is a woman who is kind to us.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. If our mother is warm and giving, we love to be together with warm and generous people.

B. If our mother is strong and well-controlled, we are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strength in our mates.

C. Mother not only gives her children clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects how they feel about women in general.

D. Fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men.

What does the underlined word “l(fā)avishes” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

         A. Uses much.  B. Uses little.   C. Never uses.    D. Seldom uses.

What does the passage mainly talk about?

         A. Mothers’ influence on their sons.               

B. Parents’ influence on their children.

         C. Parents’ impression on their children.        

D. Fathers’ influence on their daughters.

Less than one year after France imposed(強(qiáng)加于)a nationwide ban on smoking in most public places, it will, from Jan. 1, 2008, extend the ban to bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs - and the most cherished of all: caf??s.

Ireland and Italy show that countries with longstanding smoking traditions may introduce bans fairly smoothly, as they did in 2004 and 2005. In Germany, where regulations vary locally, Berlin will join France on Jan 1. But fierce critics of the new law in France say it all but destroys the caf??'s basic function: to serve as the socioeconomic glue of society.

C??cile Perez, owner of La Fronde, a typical Parisian neighborhood caf?? said: "In the morning, street cleaners in bright green uniforms sip coffee next to well-dressed businessmen; at lunch hour, working-class types rub shoulders with those of the latest fashion at the bar, while couples of all ages rub noses over salads; during the after-work rush, there is a steady soundtrack of clinking glasses combined with conversation; the constant, no matter what time of day, is the smoke that drifts through the air in curls and clouds, seemingly unnoticed."

"Our motto in France is: liberty, equality, fraternity," Olivier Seconda, a regular at the caf??, said.

"The caf?? is the place that represents that. You're free to smoke, everyone pays the same price for a beer and different kinds of people talk with one another. This new law goes against that."

Seconda expects the ban to be felt even more strongly in small villages far from Paris, where the caf?? is often the only means of social activity. "People already miss the space that allows people of all walks of life to share something-even if it is sometimes no more than a few words and the smoke floating between them."

69. In Germany, ______.

      A. caf?? smoking will be forbidden from Jan,1, 2008

      B. the tradition of caf?? smoking is and will be well-kept

      C. local customs are well respected in terms of smoking

      D. there are different regulation on smoking

70. C??cile Perez mentions the curls and clouds of smoke drifting through the air to ______

      A. describe a friendly atmosphere B. show the beauty of his own caf??

      C. support the ban on smoking      D. remind us of something unnoticed

71. Olivier Seconda implies that ______.

      A. the caf?? provides people with enough liberty, equality, and fraternity

      B. people, regardless of their social class, enjoy equal rights in a caf??

      C. the new ban on caf?? smoking should be put in effect only in villages

      D. people would not find fun in a caf?? without smoking a cigarette

72. The passage is written to _______.

      A. show the writer's personal opinion against a new law

       B. provide information for law-makers to pass a new law

      C. tell why some people are unhappy about smoking ban in caf??s

      D. compare attitudes to a law, held by people from different countries

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）

 閱讀下列短文,從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)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。

No one knows where the phrase "Indian summer" got started, we are sure that the phrase was wellknown by the year 1778,because Crevecoeur, an American writer, described it like this:"a hard frost(霜凍)follows the autumn rains. This prepares the ground to receive the snows of winter. But before the snows come, the earth turns warm once again and there are a few days of smoke and mildness called Indian summer."

There is a story about Indian summer that goes back to the very first settlers of the New World. The first frost meant winter was coming. Snow would soon follow.

The Indians, seeing the settlers preparing for winter, told them not to hurry. The weather would turn warm again, mild breezes would blow and the sky would turn soft and smoky. And so it did. The sun became hotter,and a bright warm smoke flowed over the fields and woods. The settlers, remembering the words of the Indians, called this wonderful period Indian summer.

But the Indians have their own stories about this late period of warm weather. One of their stories is about a god called Shawondasee.

Shawondasee was a sad god because he had lost the love of a tall and beautiful Indian maiden. The sad and beautiful story caught the imagination of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In 1855 he included the story of Shawondasee in his poem "The song of Hiawatha".

The story goes like this: God Shawondasee, fat and lazy, lived under the dreamy and never-ending southern sun. He sent birds and wild geese to the north, as well as melons and grapes. He smoked a big pipe, and as the smoke rises, it filled the sky with dreamy softness, gave a bright shine to the water and brought the tender Indian summer to the melancholy northland.

There is something about this period of warm weather that gives people a lift and makes them feel warm and happy before the long snows of winter come.

61.Which season does "Indian summer" refer to?

      A. Early spring.        B. Late summer.          C. Mid-autumn.         D. Early winter.

62.Which of the following best describes the weather of this period of time?

      A. Hot and humid.    B. Warm and mild.      C. Cool and bright.     D. Cold and smoky.

63.The Indians' explanation to this natural phenomenon is that God Shawondasee_______.

      A. lived under the dreamy southern sun          B. took pity on the homeless settlers

      C. smoked a lot because of his bad mood        D. lent his smoking pipe to the Indians

64.What is the meaning of the underlined word "melancholy"?

      A. Sad and lonely.                   B. Dreamy and exciting.

      C. Soft and musical.                 D. Warm and happy.

_________, the forest fire would have been discovered much earlier.

   A. But for their care             B. If they were careful

   C. Without their care            D. Had they been more careful

--- Would you mind my coming over and having a look at your new garden? My little son’s curious about those roses you grow.

--- ______. You’re welcome.

A．Yes, I do  B．Never mind      C．Yes, please       D．Not at all

The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it proves down upon you．Air pressure is a wonderful force．When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body．The air all around you does the same．However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this．The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere．This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earth's surface．

The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home．But make sure that you are supervised, because you will need to use matches．

What you need

·A hard-boiled egg without the shell

·A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg

·A piece of paper

·A match

Method

1）Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle．

2）Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle．

3）Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle．

4）Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle．

Result

Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle．Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment．But be careful when you handle matches．

Why it happened

As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen （air）in the bottle．The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside．This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle．The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle．The outside air presses against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! That proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it．

72．Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?

       A．The bottle could break．

       B．You need to light the paper with a match．

       C．The egg needs to be shelled．

       D．The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle．

73．In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can__．

       A．equalize the air pressure inside and outside

       B．make a seal in the neck of the bottle

       C．finish up the oxygen inside the bottle

       D．produce more oxygen inside the bottle

74．How did the egg put into the bottle?

       A．The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in．

       B．It became salt without the shell．

       C．The neck of the bottle was wide enough．

       D．The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle．

75．The experiment is carried out to prove ____．

       A．water pushes on your body when you swim underwater

       B．the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere

       C．the pressure of air around us has a powerful force

       D．the air pressure is not equalized around us

When you cover the novel, you will have ____better understanding of___ life．

       A．a(chǎn); the       B．the; a       C．不填; the        D．a(chǎn);不填

— Better get down to your work, Jack．

       —_________．

       A．It’s my pleasure                     B．Not to mention it

       C．Mind your own business               D．You’re welcome

_____the weather ,the sports meet will be held on time .

A. Instead of   B. In relation to   C. Regardless of      D. In favor of