－Mr Wang is a man of few words, but quick in mind.

  －__________, you know.

A. A single flower doesn’t make a spring.

  B. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

C. A still tongue makes a wise head.

D. All that glitters is not gold.

 B

How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them

With adults learning a foreign language，we often find this interesting fact．A little child without

knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language．A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers，in most cases，may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland．What accounts for tllis difference?

   Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the  behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue  in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinks in all the words and expressions which come  to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．

  Then the child has，as it were，private lessons all the year round，while an adult language—

student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others．The child

has another advantage：he hears the language in all possible situations，always accompanied by the

right kind of gestures and facial expressions．Here there is nothing unnatural，such as is often found

In  language lessons in schools，when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January  And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him．Again and again，when his attempts at speech a聪successful，his desires are understood and fulfilled．

  Finally，though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching，their re-

lations with him are always close and personal．ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy．

60．’rhe main idea of the passage is——．

  A．to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children

  B．to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we

  C．to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy

  D．to do research into the difference between children and adults

61．What does the underlined phrase“dlq．nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?

  A．drinks alcohol    B．has a drink of    C．takes in D．tastes

62．An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____．

  A．children are more indiligent than adults

  B．adults pay less attention to learning／anguages than children．

  C．children have private lessons all the year around

  D．an adult language—student has limited time to share with others

 63．Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?

  A。His parents．    B．His teachers．    C．People around him．D．Himself．

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的。

首先，请阅读下列职位招聘的信息：

A.   Friendly young person wanted for evening work (six evenings per week) in busy bar.

       Phone 87904 for details.

B.    Driver, male or female, needed for evening work.

       No weekends.

       Please ring 23407.

C.   Lady with experience of children wanted to look after two small boys, 8:30-4:00 Mon. to Fri.

       Phone 42356 after 6:00 pm.

D.    Cook wanted for small country. Evenings and all day at weekend.

       Tel: 54328.

E.    Gardener needed one morning per week.

       Tel: 81164.

F     Person with driving license needed for pizza delivery. Six evenings per week.

       Please ring 712087.

       请阅读以下职位申请者的信息，然后匹配申请者及其要申请的职位：

56.   Greg is a student, aged nineteen. He likes meeting people. He is not free during the day. He can’t cook or drive a car.

57.   Peter is sixty-five. He would like to work out of doors. He would prefer not to work in the evenings.

58.   Jenny is forty. She does not like children. She can cook and drive, but she isn’t available for work at weekends or in the mornings.

59.   Audrey does not want to work at weekends. She is a good cook but she can’t drive. She has two children. Now grow up. She wants to work indoors, but she doesn’t like housework much. 

60.   Gary, aged thirty, like cooking and gardening. He wants to work as many hours a week as possible and would prefer to work all day on Saturdays and Sundays. He has never worked with children.    

_________ you’ve got a good chance, you should make full use of it.

A. Now that    B. After    C. Although    D. As soon as

 II. 阅读理解 （共20小题:每小题2分，满分40分）

Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. With his taxi, he hurries through the busy streets every day.

    One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his taxi.

    "To the station as fast as you can," shouted the man in a very unfriendly way. "My train leaves at three o'clock."

    Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a red light.

    "Hurry up, man! I don't want to miss my train," said the young man.

    "And I don't want to have an accident," replied Mr. Hart quickly.

    While he was driving, Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man's face. He was a thief. The police were looking for him. His picture was in the newspapers. Mr. Hart raced through the street and drove through red lights. Soon there was a police car behind him. Mr. Hart raced on until he reached the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes to three, and the young man quickly jumped out of the taxi.

    "Stop! Stop!" cried Mr. Hart. At that moment the police car stopped, too. "Quick! He is the thief!" shouted Mr Hart. Two policemen rushed into the station. Three minutes later they returned with the young man.

    "Well done!" a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

36. The young man wanted to________.

       A. go back home by train          B. drive through the busy street

       C. take the 3:00 train to London    D. leave London as soon as possible

37. Mr. Hart raced through the street and drove through red lights so that ________.

       A. he could drive faster than the police car

       B. he could reach the station on time

       C. he could get the attention of the policemen

       D. he could go home earlier than usual

38. Where did the policemen catch the young man?

       A. In Mr. Hart's taxi.     B. In the station.

       C. In the street.            D. At the corner.

Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure     Size: 4,028 square miles

Population: 148,677. The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west.

Temperature: Averages between 71°F and 77°F year around (expect the mercury (水银柱) to drop at higher heights).

Beaches: 47      Golf Courses: 20      Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet.

Agriculture: The bulk (主体) of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya.

Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; Nightly rates range from$ 35—$ 5,000.

Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side.

Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts. In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis.

Resources: Call (800) 648—2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau. See www.bigisland.org for Updated information.

Shopping: The large shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kohala Coast.

59．The passage is intended to be read by _______.

         A．students               B．businessmen  C．tourists     D．immigrants

60．What does the underlined part “expect the mercury to drop at higher heights” mean?

         A．Things are easy to lose weight at higher places.

         B．Dropping things from higher places is expected.

         C．Temperature is expected to be lower at higher places.

         D．Temperature is expected to be higher at higher places.

61．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island?

         A．By train.         B．By air.     C．By rental car.          D．By taxi.

62．What can we infer from the passage?

         A．You can see www.bigisland.org for updated information.

         B．You can call (800) 648 – 2441 to order some food.

         C．You can find some counts to play tennis on the island.

         D．You may pay a high price for spending one night on the island.

Today both English language and Internet have brought the whole world right in your drawing room. Now you can do whatever you want to without leaving the comfort of your home. So English has become a must. Nothing is imaginable without it. How to solve the problem?

No speech can be imagined without listening. Develop a habit of listening to something in English daily. I mean to say, listen to English songs, short stories, interviews and short and simple conversations regularly. Repeat listening what you have just listened. Not once but many times. How does a child become able to speak? It is simple. He/She is compelled to listen whatever their parents and people around them speak. Gradually they begin to reproduce what they have heard. So enjoy listening. Listening practice will fix correct pronunciation of the words in your mind and you'll be able to utter them as naturally and easily as a native speaker does.

Speak what you have listened, as the more you listen, the more you will be able to speak and the more learning of the language will occur. So go on practicing speaking whatever you have heard. Furthermore speaking practice will train your mouth and ears. The main ideas of what you have listened and spoken will get fixed into your memory. Once the structures of sentences, phrases get fixed in your subconscious you'll never have to fumble for words, phrases or sentences when you converse with your friends or with someone else.

When you have taken these two steps, you will find amazing change. Now you can start to put in a little time in reading and writing skills as reading and writing skills have their own importance and place in a language learning and you can develop them on the strong foundation of listening and speaking skills later.

67. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph in the passage?

A. To tell us that the world is becoming smaller than before.

B. To show us the wide use of internet in today’s world.

C. To indicate the importance of learning English.

D. To suggest that it is convenient to live in today’s world.

68. What the author thinks is the most important step in learning English?

A. Forming the habit of listening                                 B. Practicing speaking

C. Keeping on reading daily                                           D. Improving writing skills

69. A child mentioned in the second paragraph is to_______.

A. explain how he becomes able to speak

B. show he could listen whatever others speak

C. introduce he can speak whatever he hears

D. indicate the importance of listening

70. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?

A. The Steps of Listening

B. Learn English in Two Easy Steps

C. Listening Comes Before Speaking

D. Four Skills for English Learning

基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

假如你叫王芳，准备参加学校举办的“我给市长提建议”英语作文大赛。请你结合下表提示，用英语给市长(Mayor)写一封信。

Once one’s desire ______ reason, trouble is sure to follow.

A. overcomes         B. is overcome by           C. gets rid of   D. is rid of

一、Translate the following into English.

1. (某人)冒充……

2. 结识，与……相见

3. 惊愕地

4. 一般来说

5. 就……来说，从……角度

6. 带……进来

7. 几天前

8. 带走，取走

9. 需要

10. 逐渐模糊

11. 给某人派任务

12. 避雨

13. 一把，一大捧

14. 透露身份，显露（本来面目）

15. 伪装, 乔装