第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
   Over the past few years, people seem to have become tired of  being told what they can’t eat. They also have taken too much advice that doesn’t seem effective. They want to hear messages about healthy food. They are understandably worried about some food industry practices and problems.
The food industry puts money-making first. Buyers and companies have been less informed on food safety than they should have been. The result is human cost has been high.
The food industry defends itself. It says it tries to provide as good a product as possible at low prices, as cost is a major consideration in buying food. It is the buyers who are to blame. They are waking up to the hidden costs of cheaper food. Chicken burgers, for example, may have only a little chicken in them.
The increasing organic(有机的)food market shows that people are prepared to pay more for fruits and vegetables that haven’t been grown purely(纯的)for its outside look and money business.
There is now a new kind of food called functional food. It contains so-called beneficial(有益的)additives, such as fruit drinks with added Vitamin C. It is believed that adding this makes a product healthier. In fact, this unnatural food will become a problem in the future.
If a mother-to-be wants to protect her unborn baby from illness, she needs to eat a special breakfast to which certain additives have been added. Yet she can get these things much more cheaply from other healthier foods, like orange juice or green vegetables. We shouldn’t be led to believe that we need to eat these “special,” expensive products to be healthy when most of the good things we need are found in cheaper natural foods.
I buy as much fresh organic food as possible. I believe that future studies will show that eating organically will make us healthier. I also enjoy them more and feel strongly like supporting the organic farmer’s cause.
56.According to the passage, many people are paying attention to_______.
   A. what they should or should not eat
   B. whether the food is harmful
   C. which food product is new
   D. who produces the food

57.In the opinion of the writer, adding extra things into the food ________.
   A. is good for the baby                 B. makes food healthier
   C. causes prices to go high              D. may not be a wise way

58.What information is the passage trying to give people?
   A. We should have special breakfast
   B. Functional food gives good value
   C. Natural food is better than anything else
   D. We shouldn’t waste money on organic food

59.Because people are told less about the food they are eating they ________.
   A. may choose to eat harmful things
   B. talk less about the food than before
   C. are hot supporting the farmers enough
   D. need more advice from the food industry

B
   It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says. “If I finish my work. I’ll meet you in the café at 7 o’clock.” Is she saying “yes” or “no” to his invitation?
   In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure. By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a “yes” or “no” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic(圆滑的)If the girl doesn’t want to go out with the boy, she won’t turn up at the place she will let him understand she is still working. If she wants to go out with him, but doesn’t want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional which shows probability, she is quite likely to turn up at the café. Being polite can make life very difficult.
   The conditional is often used by people in the news-politicians, for example-who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, “if we could pay you more, we would” The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.
  “IP” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness and conditionals such as the First-probability-if I can come to your party, I will, the Second improbability—if I saw you tomorrow. I’d give you the book, and the Third—impossibility(meaning it is too late to change something that has happened)—if you had told me. I would have helped you.
60.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
   A. Language used in the news should make room to argue.
   B. Usually English girls are not easy to communicate with
   C. English people never speak out their ideas in public.
   D. The word “if” can show different meanings.

61.The using of the conditional can make a speech________.
   A. clearer        B. quicker             C. more polite         D. more exciting

62.In the passage, the underlined sentence probably means“______”.
   A. the workers will make more money
   B. the spokesman doesn’t give any promise
   C. the spokesman keeps his word
   D. the workers’ problems aren’t difficult

63.This passage is mainly talking about__________.
   A. the conditional in communication
   B. how to invite a girl in Britain
   C. British people and their life
   D. Some language points in daily English

C
   Not only farmers but scientists have studied weather forecasting. People, for many centuries and in all countries, have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasts. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water-vapor in the air, and therefore a rain will probably come.
   When distant sounds(such as the noise from a train, birds singing, or people shouting) are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way.
   Rings around the sun is a sign of coming rain. Many people feel the coming of wet weather in their bones Their joint(关节)aches. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly very near the ground if rainy weather or a storm is on the way. This as probably because the insects which they are hunting, fly low at that time. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sigh that the weather will clear up and become fine. Such rainbows come in the evening if the stars twinkle clearly at night, fine weather will come continue. If a mist appears in the early morning, just about sunrise, the day will be warm.
   If the sunset is mostly red in color, the following day will be fine. When big cumulous clouds(积云)appear at sunset, the bad weather will follow the next day.
   If circus clouds remain quite still, fine weather will come. If a rainbow appears in the morning, then rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made up by people who have used their eyes and their brains to forecast the weather.
64.Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, because______.
   A. they like fine weather
   B. hey can fly high when fine weather is coming
   C. they fly high to catch insects
   D. they feel very happy

65.In this passage “wet weather” means _____ weather.
   A. cloudy          B. rainy             C. windy           D. dry

66.If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, it shows that the weather will clear up and become fine. This because_________.
   A. there is much water—vapor in the air
   B. there is not much water vapor in the air
   C. there is not any water-vapor in the air
   D. there are all kinds of water-vapor in the air

67.Weather will be fine if________.
   A. you see rings rounds the sun
B. you see the distant objects very clear and near
   C. you feel pain in your bones
   D. the stars twinkle clearly at night

D
“Robots can do almost everything” said Jan Lindmark, president of ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Ltd, a branch of the world’s leading power and automation company in April,2004.
ABB invented the world’s first electric robot controlled by microcomputer in 1974.Twenty years later. It introduced the technology into China Since then, the company has been experiencing rapid development in the country.
“The industry grows very fast in China,” Lindmark said “We have enjoyed strong growth over the past few years. We expect more this year”.
According to Lindmark, enterprises(企业)in China are paying more and more attention to the use of robots in the manufacturing process. “Before, we thought that the inexpensive labor in the country might be a disadvantage for our development,” he said. “However, we are glad to see that more and more enterprises here are realizing the importance of quality control Compared with manual work, robots’ work secures(使安全)quality.”
Currently, the company controls about 30 to 35 percent of the country’s robotics market. “I’m proud of all the successful movements we have made here,” Lindmark said “I have never experienced such great achievements elsewhere in my 21 years” working for ABB.
“We have very intelligent and skilled staff here,” he said. “I’m always trying to organize the company as a family I feel the responsibility to take care of it and bring it up.
68.The most benefit to a company of using robots is________.
   A. reducing costs                     B. improving quality
   C. making the labor relaxed             D. doing good to labor’s health

69.Lindmark is _____when talking about the company’s operation is China.
A. satisfied           B. worried          C. surprised          D. sad

70.ABB Engineering Ltd is a company that _________.
   A. has entered the Chinese market for over 20 years
   B. has its headquarter set in Shanghai
   C. invented the first robot in the world
   D. has advanced staff in the development of electric robots

71.The passage mainly tells us ________.
   A. the secret of ABB’s success
   B. the future of ABB in China
   C. ABB’s robots are well received in China
   D. robots can take the place of humans one day

E
   Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof people like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest are a with waterfalls and large green trees.
  The largest mall in the United States in the Mall of American in Minnesota. It covers 42 million square feet it has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.
   The first indoor mall in he United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota people loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.
   In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents(居民)can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
72.Malls are ___________.
   A. large shopping centers which also act as town centers
   B. large parks with shops
   C. the most popular places Americans go to
   D. town centers

73.Those_____are called mall rats.
   A. who are busy stealing the mail
   B. who have visited the biggest malls
   C. who are often found busy shopping in malls
   D. who live under the roof of the mall

74.Why have malls become so popular?
   A. Because people can do everything there
   B. Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need
   C. Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around.
   D. Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there

75.Malls have to be large places because________.
   A. many people drive their cars to go to malls
   B. there have to be restaurants, clinics and theatres
   C. many people hope to do sports in the malls
   D. they have to meet different needs of so many people

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错(共10小题，每题1分)
Dear Editor,
I used to be a happy little girl but now I’m shy      76._______
and say a few words. When I was eleven, I lost one       77._______
of the front teeth and it replaced by a false one.          78._______
No one knows about it besides two of my friends.        79._______
However, I find that it hard to face them because         80._______
they know my secret. When I spoke to them, they         81._______
often stare at my mouth, what makes me feel            82._______
uneasy I am afraid of making new friend as I            83._______
think they will laugh at me. Sometime I even            84._______
     Want to kill me indeed. What should I do?         85._______

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李明，你有一位英国网友叫Tom,他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了email，请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一个100字左右的电子邮件。
1.故宫（the Palace Museum）又叫紫禁城（the Forbidden City）。它于1407年开始修建，20万人花了14年的时间，于1420年建成。

2.它所有的宫殿一共有9，999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。

3.现在，每周星期三，故宫免费向中国学生开放。

4.故宫有着中国历史上5千年的珍宝（precious treasure）。请他亲自来看一看。

 

 

 

1—5 CBBAB  6—10 BABCB  11—15 ABABC  16—20 ABBAB   21—25 ABBDA  26—30 BCCAC
31—35 ACBCB  36—40 BDCDA  41—45 CADBB  46—50 ACDCB  51—55 CADDC  56—60 BDCAD
61—65 CBACB  66—70 BDBAD  71—75 CACBD
76．√  77.去掉a   78.it后加was   79.besides→except/but   80.去掉that 
81.spoke→speak   82.what→which   83.friend→friends  84.sometime→sometimes
85.me→myself
Dear Tom,
  It is nice to receive your email. Now I’d like to tell you something about the Palace Museum. Palace Museum is also called the Forbidden City. It took 200,000 workers more than 14 years to build it. The Forbidden City was finished in 1420.As the largest museum in the world, the Palace Museum holds cultural treasures from the past 5,000 years of Chinese history. The City’s palaces have 9,999 rooms altogether. Chinese people traditionally have thought of nine as a lucky number Students from all over China can now visit it in groups free of charge every Tuesday. The museum is under reconstruction.
   I hope you can come to China and take a look at this museum with your own eyes.
   Best wishes
                                                           Yours,
                                                           LiMing