European Work Experience Programme

European Work Experience Programme (E.W.E.P.) is an independent British organization which began in 1991 in the city of London. E.W.E.P. provides the opportunity for students from the 25 countries of the European Union and nationals（公民）from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to live in England, to gain work experience, to practise their English and to get a better insight into the British social and cultural life.

To apply you must fulfil（符合）the following requirements:

Preferred age: 18 to 28 years’ old

Be able to work in the UK for a period of at least two months.

Must have a good knowledge of English.

Due to work permit restrictions（限制）, European Work Experience Programme Ltd (E.W.E.P) will only select you if you are a European Union Member or national from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

European Work Experience Programme Ltd will find you a suitable job and an accommodation. A representative of E.W.E.P. will be available during your stay to help you and you will get a 24 hours help line service during your stay. The TOTAL fee（费用）for our services is ?? 264.63 (394.35 Euros).

Should you require any further information, please contact us:

European Work Experience Programme Ltd

Unit 1, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road

Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1JS

United Kingdom

Tel: 44 208 572 2993

Fax: 44 208 572 1114

E-mail: sales@ewep.com

45. What’s the purpose of writing the text?

A. To introduce a new programme in England

B. To attract more students to work in England

C. To describe the working conditions in England

D. To make clear the requirements for students working in England

46. Which of the followings is not the purpose of the progamme？

A. to get a lot of work experience

B. to improve their English rapidly

C. to have better understanding of the British culture

D. to make more money in Britain

47. You can get in touch with E. W. E. P. Ltd by the following ways EXCEPT by_____.

A. making a telephone call                        B. sending the organization a fax

C. writing an e-mail to the organization             D. going there in person by air 

48. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. European Work Experience Programme was set up about twenty years ago.

B. You’ll work in the UK for at least two months if you attend the programme.

C. You can get a 24 hours help from a representative during your stay.

D. You don’t have to hand in 394.35 Euros after you have got a job in Britain.

 One thing’s for sure, the fire _____by some cigarette butts.

       A. might cause                         B. could have caused 

C. must have been caused                 D. should be caused

John ____________ his students is playing basketball on the playground.

 A.as well      B.as well as     C.and      D.together

 His son __________ the old man with all the food and the money he needed.

   A. provided             B. fed                  C. afforded          D. charged

The young man didn't mean to　　　　the house. He stole into it and made a fire only to get warm.

A.pull down  B.lay down  C.burn down  D.turn down

 The doctors did all they could _______ him _______.

   A. to bring; back to  life         B. bring; back to life

   C. bring; to life                  D. to bring; to living

The children are always _____ to set off ______ the seaside.

　　A．excited, to　　       B．exciting, to　　      C．excited, for　　      D．exciting, for

--- Have you thought of the topic for the composition?

　　---Not yet, I _______ it very carefully, but I haven’t decided.

　    A．will consider 　　　　　      B．have been considering

　    C．had considered　　　　　     D．was considering

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 “It’s my own fault．” Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the cold morning wind．“The rest of the family is home, where it’s warm．”

Just another one of his brilliant ideas—a big tamale （玉米粉蒸肉） feast after tonight’s Christmas Eve service at church—and look where it landed him: waiting in a line of 50 people．

As Carl knew, every tamale shop in the city had sold out their tamales the day before Christmas, though he’d been driving all over El Paso that morning．Determined to bring home the tamales, Carl tried one last shop out in Canutillo．

When he arrived, a fresh batch （一批） would be ready off the steamer in 45 minutes．Taking his place at the end of the snaking line, he watched the woman in front of him remove her jacket to cover her shaking youngster．It wasn’t long before she, too, trembled in the chilly wind．Without hesitation, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the grateful mother．

They cheered when the line crept forward at last．Finally, Carl got inside the door and inched his way closer to the counter, the woman now first in line．“Sorry folks,” the clerk announced, “that’s the last of the tamales．” “No way!” Carl cried out．“But,” stressed the man, “we’ll have a final batch ready in, oh, about two hours．”

Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm．“You’re leaving?” “I have to,” Carl glanced at his watch．“I promised to put up decorations at my church．” “I’ll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house．” Carl frowned．“I couldn’t ask you to do that．” “But it’s the least I can do．You lent me your coat．Just give me your address．” She and her little girl settled in for the long wait．

And at exactly noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales—along with Carl’s brown jacket—to his home．

56．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．When Carl arrived at the shop, no fresh tamale was for sale．

       B．Carl had to offer his jacket to the mother in front of him．

       C．Carl was unable to buy tamale by himself finally．

       D．Carl couldn’t wait because he had to go back to the church．

57．The mother offered to help Carl buy tamale mainly because ________．

       A．she felt sorry for her buying the last tamale

       B．she was very thankful to Carl for his kindness

       C．Carl asked her to buy tamale for him

       D．Carl promised his family to take tamale back home

58．Which is the correct order of the following events?

a．Carl went back to the church．

b．The mother delivered tamales to Carl’s home．

c．Carl waited in line for the tamales．

d．Carl offered his jacket to the mother．

e．The clerk told Carl there was no tamale left then．

       A．c, d, e, a, b         B．c, d, a, e, b      C．a, d, e, c, b      D．c, d, e, b, a

59．What is the best title for the passage?

       A．No Pains, No Gains         B．A Man of Good Will

       C．Virtue Is Its Own Reward         D．A Mother of Her Word

 Texting is a great way to communicate and teenagers are doing just that. New research shows that on average, teens are sending 2,000 text messages a month, and doctors say it’s causing injuries.

13-year-old Bailey Baker keeps using her thumbs, sending text messages to her friends again and again. The past March may have been her best month ever, texting 8,000 times. Now, she says she’s feeling the pain. “Just mainly back and neck problems and thumb numbness,” she says.

Baylor-Garland Dr. Jane Sadler is seeing more and more teens who simply text until it hurts. She says parents, including Bailey’s mom, have no idea how much their kids are texting. “I was thinking she was texting about 25 texts a day,” says Lisa Baker. “Wrong! We’ve uncovered a problem.” It didn’t take Dr. Sadler long to find the problem. She gave Bailey the once-over and learnt that Bailey had developed Texting Teen Tendinitis(肌腱炎)

“A lot of them report pain in their thumbs, back and neck,” says Dr. Sadler. “When we look into it and examine a little bit further, we see texting is the main cause of the problem.” Dr. Sadler says back pain is caused by poor posture while texting. Bailey often texts for up to 2 hours a day; that’s a lot of wear and tear on the thumbs which over time, can break down. Dr. Sadler tells over-texting teens to look into the future. “What I tell them is ‘Hey, you might be normal now, but when you are 40 or 50, you can get arthritis (关节炎).’”

Dr. Sadler recommends limiting texting to 50 a day, and keeping good posture. Dr. Sadler also says touch screens are easier on the thumbs than keyboards and hand exercises are great to build up those muscles, making it easier to text.

68．Because of texting, Bailey Baker suffers from the following problems EXCEPT ______.

A．back pain                B．neck pain                C.  headache         D．thumb numbness

69．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．She gave Bailey Baker a quick examination.

B．She solved Bailey Baker’s problem at once.

C.  She gave Bailey Baker a piece of advice.

D．She let Bailey Baker send a text message again.

70．What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?

A．Teenagers won’t get hurt if they stop texting right now.

B．Poor posture while texting is the main cause of injuries.

C.  Thumbs won’t ache if teens text for no more than 2 hours a day.

D．Over-texting may have a bad effect on people in the near future.