I have just been in Australia for a week and I’m trying to _____ the new climate here.

A. agree with    B. adjust to     C. fit in     D. rely on

PART THREE  READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

    Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.

    Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

    Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

56. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.              B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore.                  D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red                               B. grey and black

C. blue and green                            D. yellow and orange

58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. must go to school                         B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all             D. can choose to stop schooling at any time

59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day                     B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans           D. help their parents decorate their houses

60. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus                     B. Costa Rica 

C. some products from Costa Rica             D. the education of Costa Rica

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分25分）

单词填空 （满分10分）

请根据汉语提示将句子中所缺的单词补充完整。

66. She has always been __________ (围绕) with fashionable friends. 

67. In this country, more people live in ______ (海岸) areas than inland.

68. She and some ________(同事) are working on a difficult subject.

69. _______ (自然地), as a beginner, I’m not a very good driver yet.

70. It is ___________ (禁止) for anyone to smoke in this room.

71. We left on the following morning and sailed __________(向下游) through a fertile region.

72. 在不远的将来，我们将会从这项工程中获得极大的收益。

   In the not _____ future, we will get _____ benefits from this project.

73. 这个地区不仅有肥沃的田野，也有陡峭的山岭。

There are not only ______ fields, but also _____ hills in this area.

第二节  读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Beijing is set to lift its12-year-old ban on fireworks for the traditional Spring Festival holidays, probably starting from next Chinese Lunar New Year in January 2006.

Zhou Jidong, director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the Beijing municipal government(市政府), told a press conference last Thursday that his office has completed the draft(草案) regulations on firework safety supervision.

Under the draft regulations , setting off fireworks will be allowed in the capital city’s eight downtown districts from the Eve of the Lunar New Year to Lantern Festival 15 days later. When the draft regulations were posted on the municipal government’s website for suggestions, local residents gave a total of 969 pieces of advice, with 70 per cent in favour of lifting the ban. Related surveys suggest local people who want to light fireworks during Spring Festival range from 50.4 per cent to 86.3 per cent.

In fact, the voice of opposition and criticism has never ended since the municipal government introduced the ban in 1993, considering pollution, noise, fire worries and personal injuries caused by letting off fireworks.

Opponents accused the government of introducing the ban only for the sake of facilitating its management role while disregarding the will of the people. Worse, they say, the ban threatened to break down the age—old traditions of celebrating Spring Festival among Chinese people.

Partly due to this endless objection, about 106 out of a total 282 Chinese cities that had followed Beijing’s lead in banning fireworks have already dropped the ban.

[写作内容]

1．概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2．就“should the ban be lifted”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右；

1）解禁的利弊；

2）你的看法如何；

3）你有什么建议？

[写作要求]

你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

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第三部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 snowcapped 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 frostbite (冻伤) and 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, 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.

56．What record has Ed Viesturs set?

       A．He has succeeded in climbing to the world’s 14th highest mountain.

       B．He has been 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.

57．The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______”.

       A．frightened       B．discouraged     C．interested        D．upset

58．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 skills than physical energy

       D．those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

59．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．Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

       D．Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off  her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

67. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a      .

A. nurse                  B. visitor     C. patient                D. cleaner

68. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children's hospital.

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren't very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

69. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely     

A. the story-teller's sister            B. Mum's friend

C. the story-teller's classmate         D. Dad's boss

70. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange                 B. warm-hearted     C. clever                  D. hard-working

In _________ 1990’s, he was still so poor ________ student that nobody could imagine how rich he would be in the future.

       A. /; a                     B. the; a                      C.       /; /              D. the; /

. Education ____ white settlers only in Australia in the past. The natives could not go to school.

A. intended for     B. was intended for    C. intended to                 D. was intended to

I was about to go to bed _____ one of my old classmates made a call to me.

A. when             B. as          C. while       D. that

—Was it in 1969          the American astronaut succeeded          landing on the moon ?

    —Yes , that’s right .

       A．when ; on       B．that ; on   C．which ; in       D．that; in