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C

　　Gina was surprised to find that it was not raining in London. She stepped down from the train that had brought her from Dover to Victoria Station and put her heavy suitcase on the platform. People were hurrying everywhere: through the entrances and exits, up and down the steps, along the other platforms and over to the ticket counters where there were already queues forming. The porters seemed to be busy helping other passengers. In Milan everyone told her that it was always raining in England. Today, however, they were wrong. It was warm and dusty just like at home, she could even hear someone speaking her native language somewhere near the station bookstall. She walked slowly towards the gate at the end of the platform where a railway official was collecting the tickets. She handed him her tickets and walked through. She looked up the station clock. Its hands were pointing to 3:15pm.
　　A young woman was sitting on a bench reading an English magazine. She looked friendly so Gina went up to her.
　　“Excuse me,” she said. The young woman glanced up with a smile. “Can you tell me the way to the circus?”
　　“The circus?” The young woman looked puzzled. “What circus do you mean?”
　　Gina shook her head, “I’m sorry. I have just arrived from Italy to attend a school for overseas(海外) students in London. It is near the circus.”
　　“Do you have a letter with the school’s address on it?”
　　“Oh, yes. Now I remember. ” Gina opened her handbag and found a postcard with a British stamp on it.
　　“Ah,” said the young woman. “It’s Oxford Circus that you want. It’s the name of an area in the middle of London. You must go down these steps and take the Tube. Follow the colors. That’s the easiest way.” She showed Gina on the colored map of the underground railway the route from Victoria to Oxford Circus. “Good luck,” she said. “And by the way, I come from Italy, too.”

　　64. Gina was _____.
　　A. expecting a friend to meet her 　　　　B. attending to school matters
　　C. going to study English　 　　　　　　　 D. late for her studies

　　65.“There were already queues forming,” means _____.
　　A. there were too many people waiting
　　B. people were beginning to wait in line
　　C. people were already to form queues
　　D. people were being told to form up in lines

　　66. Oxford Circus is _____.
　　A. a famous circus
　　B. a place in London
　　C. a railway station to Oxford
　　D. another name for the middle of London

　　67. The young woman was puzzled because she _____.
　　A. had never been to a circus
　　B. didn’t know the word “circus”
　　C. didn’t know what circus Gina was referring to
　　D. didn’t know where Oxford Circus was

D

　　Why should anyone want to set aside a day to honor a lowly little groundhog(土拨鼠)? The answer to that question is not certain, but a group of people get together every February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to watch Punxsutawney “Pete” leave his burrow. What “Pete” does next, many believe, will show whether spring is just around the corner or a long way off. You see, in Pennsylvania on this date there is usually a great deal of snow on the ground, and the little animal has been hibernating during the long, cold winter. He filled himself during the autumn months and then went into his burrow for a long sleep, his body fat helping keep him alive. But as he appears on February 2, he looks very thin. If the sun is shining brightly and he sees his shadow, according to old stores, it frightens him back into his home where he will stay another six weeks. Should it be cloudy and gray, the little animal will supposedly walk around for food—a sure sign that spring is near. While many believe in the groundhog’s information about future happening, it is unwise to accept them as a fact.

　　68. According to this passage, why do people gather every year to watch the groundhog?
　　A. He’s clever and playful, and children love to watch him.
　　B. He’s looking for food and the people want to help him find it in the snow.
　　C. Many people believe him to be a sign of the coming of spring.
　　D. The people want to be sure he is alive after such a long winter.

　　69. How does the groundhog manage to stay alive during the long winter?
　　A. People send out food for him.
　　B. He stores body fat before winter comes.
　　C. He wakes up on nice days and hunts for food.
　　D. It is something unknown to people.

　　70. What information does the groundhog supposedly give?
　　A. If he sees his shadow, it will soon be spring.
　　B. If he sees his shadow, spring will not arrive for another six weeks.
　　C. If he does not see his shadow, spring will arrive in six weeks.
　　D. If he does not see his shadow, all the snow will disappear immediately.

　　71. What does the word “burrow” mean in the passage? It means _____.
　　A. hole in the wall　　　　 B. cave
　　C. underground hole　　　　 D. cottage on a hill

E

　　Researchers have announced the results of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin. One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack.
　　The study offered two new results from earlier findings. It said taking one aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol(胆固醇) levels.
　　Earlier studies showed that aspirin reduced the chance of heart attacks in men with heart disease. But there was no proof that aspirin would do the same for healthy men.
　　Researchers in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It included 22,000 healthy male doctors. All were between the age of forty and eighty-four. More than 11,000 of the doctors took one aspirin pill every other day. Each pill contained 325 milligram of aspirin. The other 11,000 doctors took a harmless pill that contained no drug. The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.
　　The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44 percent fewer heart attacks than those taking the harmless pill. 139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Ten of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.
　　The researchers said the doctors’ study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men. They said, however, the result do not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin cannot help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are fat. The researchers said men who think they would be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first.

　　72. The passage tells us that the new use of aspirin is _____.
　　A. to treat heart disease
　　B. to reduce pain while one suffers from a heart attack
　　C. to help old people to be more healthy
　　D. to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men

　　73. Aspirin can help those who _____.
　　A. work as doctors　　　　　 　　　　　　B. are under 40 years old
　　C. are fat and smoke cigarettes　　　　 D. are older and healthy

　　74. At last the researchers advise us to take aspirin _____.
　　A. with care　　　　 B. as much as we like
　　C. every day　　　　 D. only considering the age

　　75. From the experiment we can conclude that about _____ of people who suffered from heart attacks without aspirin died.
　　A. 7%　　 B. 11% 　　C. 19%　　 D. 44%

第二卷（共35分）

　　第四部分：书面表达（满分35分）
　　第一小题：情景作文（满分20分）
　　写一段独白，内容包括以下几点：
　　1. 妈妈喜欢花儿和生日卡，给她买生日礼物很容易。
　　2. 爸爸不同，给他买生日礼物让我为难。
　　3. 今年有个好主意：给他买件棉制T恤衫。
　　4. 他打乒乓球爱出汗，他的T恤衫是聚脂材料的。
　　注意：词数100个左右
　　生词：聚脂 polyester

　　第二小题：开放作文（满分15分）
　　根据下面提供的情景，写一段接续文字。
　　注意：词数不少于30个。
　　You come into the classroom. You see Zhang Yu sitting alone in the room weeping(哭泣). You are good friends so you walk to her and ask why.
　　This is what she tells you:

　　答案与解析
　　64-65 BB　　 66—70 BCCBB　　 71—75 CDDAB

　　情景作文：
　　One Possible Version:
　　Mother loves flowers and birthday cards with nice words on them, so it’s not difficult for me to choose her a birthday gift. But for my father, things are different. It is always a headache for me to find him present. This year, however, I have got a good idea: I am going to buy him a cotton T-shirt. He often plays table-tennis and he sweats a lot when playing because his T-shirts are all made of polyester. I think a cotton T-shirt would be the best gift for him. I hope he will like it.

　　开放作文：
　　One Possible Version:
　　Kitty is my pet. She is ill for three days. She doesn’t eat much and she just lies on the floor doing nothing. I am afraid she will die soon. We are such good friends. Every day when I come home, she comes to me touching my face and greeting me warmly. When I do some reading or watch TV, she stays in my arms quietly. I often talk to her when I feel lonely. What shall I do if she dies?

　　解析：
　　64. 文章只说Gina来伦敦上学，并没有提到是来学英语。
　　66. Oxford Circus只是一个地名。
　　67. 那位年轻的女士开始并没有明白Gina所说的Circus指的是什么。
　　68. 人们认为土拨鼠是春天来临的象征。
　　69. 土拨鼠在夏天积蓄脂肪以便冬眠。
　　70. 如果土拨鼠看到自己的影子，它便会回到洞里再呆上六个星期。
　　72. 文章第二句话表示阿司匹林可以减少老年人患心脏病的机率。
　　74. 文章告诫人们在服用阿司匹林时要遵医嘱。
　　75. 在239个没有服用阿司匹林的心脏病患者中，有26个死亡。