The writing of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.

    Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400-year-old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache．

Still，in British schools，it is compulsory to study the bard（詩人），and when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment（憎恨）or both．

    This was my experience of the classics at school．But when I reached my late teenage years，I had a change of heart．Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused me．I wanted answers，So I turned to books to find them．

    I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China．I have never regretted it．There is something in literature that people want，even if they don’t read books．You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point．These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classics．

Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual play．If that is the case，then I welcome the trend．But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing．Shakespeare is a poet．His greatness is in his language．Reading someone else’s rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana，throwing away the fruit，and eating the skin．Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．

56．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A．The language used in classics is no longer in use today．

   B．British students usually find compulsory reading dull．

   C．Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s  works．

   D．For British people，Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics．

57．According to the passage，the writer          .

 A．has liked literary classics since an early age

 B．was forced to read the classics for a PhD

 C．turned to literature to seek answers in his teens

 D．thinks only people who read books like literature

58．The popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works may help people         .

 A．1earn more about tradition

 B．get a PhD in literature  

 C．seek their answers about the world

 D．become more interested in the classics

59．The underlined phrase “a case in point” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “      ”.

 A．a(chǎn) great hit   B．a(chǎn) good example

 C．a(chǎn) movie adaptation D．a(chǎn) popular phenomenon

60．What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

 A．The fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin．

 B．The rewriting trend does more harm than good．

 C．Readers should try to read the original works．

 D．Readers need to learn the language in the classics．

第二節(jié)  信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。

       以下是旅游景點的信息：

A. Agra Fort

Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th-century Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many fairy-tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques.

B. Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. It was constructed over a period of twenty-two years, employing twenty thousand workers. It was completed in 1648 C.E. at a cost of 32 Million Rupees.

C. Keoladeo National Park

This former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, including the rare Siberian crane, have been recorded in the park.

D. Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. The gardens also contain the red-and-white sandstone and black-and-yellow marble tomb of Humayun’s wife and the tomb of Humayun’s barber.

E. Grand Canyon National Park

The Grand Canyon is perhaps the most awesome sight in the United States--and one of the wonders of the world. Much of the park's beauty is related to its geology and ecology. Schmidt explores the shape of the land, its plants and animals, and its human history. A fascinating book that everyone visiting the Grand Canyon should read. The Skywalk at Grand Canyon West is really exciting.

F.Sundarbans National Park

The Sundarbans covers 10,000 sq. km of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park, including tigers, aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles.

請閱讀以下旅游者的信息，然后匹配旅游者和他/她擬旅游的景點。

56. Carina is fond of art and likes travelling very much. In order to take part in the following exhibition, she wants to take some photos of birds from all over the world, especially the rare Siberian crane. In the meanwhile, she doesn’t want to spend too much money.

57. Daisy’s major is biology. She is interested in studies of tigers in India. Before graduation, she needs to write an essay on the tiger. She hears that it is one of the largest tiger populations of any of India’s parks. And so she wants to go there to do some research.

58. Alexander is a college student of Physics. He learns that this canyon is a gift from past generations that goes beyond what we experience. He is looking forward to going there and experiencing the Skywalk in the park.

59. Sammy majors in history. He will visit it again this summer. He says it’s built entirely of white Marble and is one of the eight wonders of the world. Its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It seems to glow in the light of the full moon. On a foggy morning, the visitors experience it as if suspended when viewed from across the Jamuna river.

60. Nancy comes from the history department. Last summer she visited the ancient markets of Agra and this year she wants to visit it again. Not long ago she said: “Arriving at the Delhi airport, we representatives were warmly received. Our tirdness flew in seconds by the traditional welcome that we got at the hotel’s reception.” The next day they visited the famous tomb.

III 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)　閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

       閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。

　　Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities（配套設(shè)施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

　　41．Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection？

　　A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.　　B. Building roads and hotels is essential.

　　C. Support facilities are highly necessary. 　　D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.

　　42．The underlined word“ inhabitants” （in Paragraph 1 ） probably means____________.

　　A. tourists 　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. passengers

　　C. population 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. citizens

　　43．Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ____________ .

A. a bad effect on other industries      　　

B. a change of tourists’ customs

C. over-crowdedness of places of interest　　

D. pressure on traffic

　　44．It can be inferred from the text that _____________ .

　　A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast

　　B. local people will benefit from tourist attraction

　　C. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much

　　D. we can't build too many support facilities

　　45．The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ____________ .

　　A. waste a lot of money                  　　B. weaken their economy

　　C. help establish their customs            　　D. help improve their life

-- Whether the sports meet will be put off has not been decided.

-- Yes. _______.

A. It all depend        B. It all depends        C. It is all depended     D. It is all depending

       Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．

       Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map．She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?

       Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set---and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals（理想） really are．

       Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract（合同） with yourself, they are harder to neglect（忽視） or forget．Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert（警覺） to situations that will further your goals．

60．The writer gave the example of two drivers to show_______________．

       A．how stupid the first driver was               B．the importance of having a map

       C．how stupid the second driver was             D．the importance of setting a goal

61．According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones in that ______．

       A．the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others

       B．the unsuccessful people’s goals are often too big for them to realize

       C．the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry them out

       D．the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard

62．According to the passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to_______．

       A．try to be realistic about one’s ability

       B．let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true

       C．let others understand him or her first, then work together with them

       D．have a clear mind of what he or she wants in life

63．Which is the best title for the passage?

       A．Goals help you succeed．               B． How to succeed．

       C．Why we always failed．                  D． A research on setting goals．

We may all have had the embarrassing moment: Getting half-way through a story only to realize that we’ve told this exact tale before, to the same person. Why do we make such memory mistakes?

According to research published in Psychological Science, it may have to do with the way our brains process different types of memory.

Researchers Nigel Gopie, of the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, and Colin Macleod, of the University of Waterloo, divided memory into two kinds. The first was source memory, or the ability to keep track of where information is coming from. The second was destination memory, or the ability to recall who we have given information to.

They found that source memory functions better than destination memory, in part because of the direction in which that information is travelling.

To study the differences between source and destination memory, the researchers did an experiment on 60 university students, according to a New York Times report. The students were asked to associate (聯(lián)想) 50 random ( 隨意的) facts with the faces of 50 famous people. Half of the students "told" each fact to one of the faces, reading it aloud when the celebrity's (名人的) picture appeared on a computer screen. The other half read each fact silently and saw a different celebrity picture afterward.

When later asked to recall which facts went with which faces, the students who were giving information out (destination memory) scored about 16 percent lower on memory performance compared with the students receiving information (source memory).

The researchers concluded that out-going information was less associated with its environmental context （背景）---- that is, the person ---- than was incoming information.

This makes sense given what is known about attention. A person who is giving information, even little facts, will devote some mental resources to thinking about what is being said. Because our attention is limited, we give less attention to the person we are giving information to.

After a second experiment with another group of 40 students, the researchers concluded that self-focus is another factor that undermines destination memory.

They asked half the students to continue giving out random information, while the other told things about themselves. This time around, those who were talking about themselves did 15 percent worse than those giving random information.

"When you start telling these personal facts compared with non-self facts, suddenly destination memory goes down more, suggesting that it is the self-focus component ( 成分) that's reducing the memory, Gopie told Live Science.

72. The point of this article is to ____.

A. give advice on how to improve memory

B. say what causes the memory to worsen

C. explain why we repeat stories to those we've already told them to

D. discuss the differences between source and destination memory

73. What can we learn from the article?

A. Source memory helps us remember who we have told the information to.

B. One's limited attention is one of the reasons why those reading aloud to the celebrity's pictures perform worse on the memory test.

C. Silent reading is a better way to remember information than reading aloud.

D. It tends to be more difficult for people to link incoming information with its environmental context than outgoing information.

74. The underlined word "undermines" probably means ____.

A. weakens         B. benefits        C. explains        D. supports

75. What did the scientists conclude from the second experiment?

A. Destination memory is weaker than source memory.

B. Focusing attention on oneself leads to relatively poor source memory performance.

C. Associating personal experience with information helps people memorize better.

D. Self-focus is responsible for giving information twice or more to the same person.

 It was ____ exciting news that more than ten students in a single school were admitted to Tsinghua University in the same year.

A. one           B. an             C. /               D. a

Heavy snow blanketed Anhui and Hubei provinces yesterday, cutting off power to some villages and blocking roads. Meanwhile, more snow is expected to cover the south in the coming three days.

Meteorologists said that the snow, which started Sunday night, is expected to fall throughout the south until this Friday, with temperatures falling below zero. The precipitation is expected to help relieve the severe drought conditions.

The temperature in the north will rise after this Friday and the south will be warmer after Nov 22nd, forecasters predicted yesterday.

The national meteorological watchdog issued an orange alert-the second—highest level-for snowstorms yesterday morning, warning that snowfalls in some areas will reach 20 mm at most.

Snowstorms refer to snowfalls that reach 10 mm in 24 hours. Snowfalls below 10 mm and above 5 mm are called heavy snows.

Last Friday, officials from the Hubei provincial government asked the transportation department, the meteorological bureau and related departments be fully prepared for the coming snow, with an emergency team ready to provide around-the-clock assistance.

The predicted snow in the south did not bring much trouble to air and rail travel with advance preparation.

The provincial education bureau declared an emergency plan on Sunday, asking primary and high schools to close when the snowstorms become severe.

The 16 expressways in snow-hit places in Hubei were scattered with 42.8 tons of snow-melting agents and about 4.580 sqm of anti-slip fabric. The latest information from the provincial expressway administration yesterday showed that traffic flowed smoothly during the snow.

The Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, had seven snow-melting vehicles working to ensure timely take-offs and landings.

The Anhui meteorological bureau declared all emergency alert because of the snowstorm on Sunday, with 43 cities and counties issuing alerts for snows and two issuing alerts for frozen roads. Shucheng county and Huoshan county issued time top alert because of the snowstorms on Sunday.

Luogang airport in Hefei, Anhui Province, was shut down for four hours since 7 a.m. yesterday due to the heavy snow, Xinhua reported.

The snow caused time rush-hour traffic to be heavily congested and many commuters left home earlier than usual in the morning.

Ye Wei, a worker at Hefei University of Technology, said his ride to work took a half-hour more than usual.

“Maybe tomorrow I will have to get up one hour earlier than before, because of the frozen roads,” Ye said.

The heavy snow first hit northern China, claiming dozens of lives, causing hundreds of injuries, paralyzing the traffic and grounding hundreds of flights.

The whiteout that began Nov 9th has killed at least 32 people and affected more than 9.6 million in seven provinces. More than 15,000 buildings have collapsed and nearly 300, 000 hectares of farmland have been destroyed, Ministry of Civil Affairs officials said on Sunday.

The snowfall was the heaviest in the past six decades in some northern and central provinces like Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan, with an economic loss reaching 7 billion yuan（$ 1.02 billion）, ministry officials said.

67．Which of the following call be the best title for this passage?

A．Heavy Snow Coming to Southern China.

B．Heavy Snow Blanketed Anhui and Hubei.

C．Snowy All Over China.

D．China in the Future Will Be Cold.

68．The underlined word “precipitation” in the second paragraph probably refers to _______.

A．impulsive approach       B．prediction of snow

C．violent haste           D．fall of snow

69．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Many airports in Anhui Province were shut down for a long time.

B．The snowfall was the heaviest in the human history.

C．Some measures have been taken to deal with the emergency.

D．This snowfall hasn’t brought about any deaths.

70．You may probably read this passage in ________.

A．a(chǎn) poster        B．a(chǎn) magazine     C．a(chǎn) science fiction      D．a(chǎn) newspaper

第二節(jié)：完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things   36  !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   37  ．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   38   for years—often from   39   childhood．These stories may have no   40   in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機(jī)械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   41   my development? I was never   42   to work on cars or be around  43  ．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   44  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I   45    down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   46   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   47   and told him about my   48   performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  49   is it that you can solve  50   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   51   from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   52  ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   53   my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．  54   , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   55   we choose．

36．A．a(chǎn)way       B．off    C．up    D．down

37．A．them B．myself      C．yourself    D．others

38．A．said   B．spoken      C．spread      D．repeated

39．A．a(chǎn)s long as B．a(chǎn)s far back as   C．a(chǎn)s well as  D．a(chǎn)s much as

40．A．basis B．plot   C．cause D．meaning

41．A．lead  B．improve    C．a(chǎn)ffect       D．change

42．A．encouraged     B．demanded C．hoped       D．a(chǎn)greed

43．A．means      B．tools  C．facilities   D．hammers

44．A．therefore  B．somehow  C．instead      D．however

45．A．settled      B．turned      C．took  D．got

46．A．passive     B．a(chǎn)ctive       C．negative    D．subjective

47．A．experiences      B．trips  C．roads D．paths

48．A．unexpected      B．poor  C．excellent   D．a(chǎn)verage

49．A．When      B．What C．How        D．Why

50．A．complex   B．a(chǎn)dvanced  C．common D．primary

51．A．a(chǎn)rise  B．separate    C．suffer       D．come

52．A．believe     B．suspect     C．a(chǎn)dopt D．receive

53．A．weakening       B．strengthening   C．a(chǎn)bandoning      D．a(chǎn)ccepting

54．A．As a result       B．At the same time     C．In addition       D．On the contrary

55．A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．nothing     D．a(chǎn)ll

第三節(jié) 閱讀理解

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A，B，C，D中選出最佳選項。

Bored? Lonely? Out of condition?

Why not try the

SPORT CENTER?

TENNIS

       Indoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced, everyday not evenings.

Children only-Sat. mornings.

SKIING

       Dry slopes—3 levels instructors at weekends and Fridays. Daytime parcitice. 8 years upwards.

SWIMMING

       2 pools I heated Olympic length. Tuition available.

       Women: Tuesday and Thursday.

    Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

       Children: Saturday

       Family day: Sunday

GOLF

       9 hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum age — 9 years.

GYMNASTICS

       Maximum age—18 years. Children aged 5—10. Monday and Wednesdays. 4:00—6:00 p.m. 10—18 year-old. Friday evenings. Bar work on Sunday mornings.

AND MUCH MORE

       Table Tennis, Snooker, Darts（標(biāo)槍）, Chess（everyday and evening）, Café （all day），Bar（lunch time and evenings）, Nursery（weekdays and weekends, not evenings）. Centre open 10:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. Daily. Interested? More details inside. Quote Card Number: 99.

46．What is this ad mainly about?

       A．It mainly shows us some ways to spend weekends.

       B．It mainly shows us a place to relax ourselves.

       C．It Shows the ways saving our time.

       D．It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.

47．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

       A．People can play tennis day and night.

       B．Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately．

       C．Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER．

       D．People under 20 can all take gymnastics．

48．How many sports items are mentioned in the passage?

       A．5              B．7．                 C．9．            D．12．

49．Where can we find this ad in your opinion?

       A．In a company．             B．In a restaurant．

       C．In a park              D．On a newspaper．