The hat borrowed from the drama company was so dirty that it required ________ thoroughly.

A. washing     B. being washed     C. to wash   D. washed

With housing prices ______ sharply, many people have no idea whether they should buy an apartment or not．

       A．risen       B．arising          C．raising         D．rising

Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ___ a good researcher.

A. make                             B. turn                               C. get                   D. grow

I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was   36   . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter   37   with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became   38   and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are   39   your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was   40   and cried bitterly, running away.

      41  , she brought a gift, a golden   42   made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was   43   of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was   44  . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She   45   at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew   46   into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

       I was completely   47  . I put my arms around her and begged for her   48  . A year later, a serious   49   took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I   50   in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was   51   , I would take out an imaginary kiss and   52   the love of my daughter who had put it there.

       In a very real   53   , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container   54   with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are   55   no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.

A. nice         B. hard            C. instructive  D. dull

A. tearing        B. littering          C. cutting           D. busy

A. disappointed   B. curious           C. angry      D. anxious

A. using           B. spending        C. sparing       D. wasting

A. confused      B. frightened        C. amazed      D. calm

A. Therefore           B. However        C. Thus         D. Though

A. box           B. tie              C. car          D. pen

A. scared         B. happy            C. ashamed     D. satisfied

A. full            B. broken               C. cheap       D. empty

A. looked around B. looked away      C. looked up   D. looked down

A. kisses          B. love             C. hearts      D. prays

A. glad           B. touched          C. upset       D. confident

A. thanks          B. gifts            C. forgiveness D. explanation

A. event           B. illness           C. operation    D. accident

A. lay            B. stood            C. knelt        D. sat

A. lost            B. hungry           C. discouraged       D. sick

A. realize          B. remember        C. recognize   D. respond

A. way         B. state            C. direction    D. sense

A. decorated       B. filled            C. covered      D. linked

A. only           B. naturally        C. simply       D. actually

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

       Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

       Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

       For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American           B. a Chinese    C. a professor         D. a student

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport     

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home       

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time      B. serious with time

C. careful with time     D. willing to spend time

A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese   

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality        

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。若选择E，请涂AB；若选择F，请涂CD。

首先请阅读下列GPS的信息：

A．TomTom One 125-GPS Receiver

The TomTom One 125 isn’t the newest or flashiest portable navigation device on the market, but that’s OK. Not everyone needs the latest or greatest. What the One 125 offers is a solid, entry-level GPS for first time buyers or for those looking for the most basic navigation function.

Price: $98.00---$179.99

B. Garmin Nuvi 880

As we’ve come to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an impressive feature list and solid performance, but it’s the accurate speech recognition that really pushes the Nuvi 880 over the gdge and makes it one of the best GPS we’ve tested to date.

Price :$599.95

C. NA1/4vi 200-270

Tis affordable entry-level personal travel assistant comes with preloaded maps for the continental U. S. Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. For even more mapping options, NA1/vi 250 features preloaded maps for all of North America, while the transatiantic NA1/4vi 270 includes preloaded maps for both continents. Like all nuvi 200-series members, the 200 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design---perfect for everyday navigation.

Price: $499.00

D. Magellan Maestro 4370

Despite a couple of minor performance issues, the Magellan Maestro 4370 offers convenience through its new OneTouch interface, providing you with quick one-click access to your preferred destinations. The GPS also delivers with features and accurate directions.

Price: $480.00

E. Navigon 7200T

       The Navigon 7200T offers an attractive design and plenty of features, including voice address entry, 3D landmark renderings, text‐to‐speech functionality, and integrated Bluetooth．The user interface and maps still aren’t as clean as a Garmin or a TomTom, but performance has improved and address entry by voice can be quite accurate with some training．

Price: $ 149．99—$ 339．95

F．Mio C520 Navigation Receiver

       The sleek Mio C520 is a good‐value GPS devise, packing in advanced navigation features, a large screen, and other extras for an affordable price．It is even sleek enough that we’d use it as a video player．Our only complaint is that we think you can get a slightly better experience and smoother performance from competing systems．

Price: $ 349．99

以下是车主的购买意向。请把车主与其想购买的 GPS匹配起来。

Fighting in the commercial circle and getting a great success, Malcolm makes a fortune and buys a luxury car, a land‐based rocket ship which we’d seen only in our dreams, to develop an even brighter future．With the car equipped with computers and video screens, he still wants a super audio‐GPS with  high accuracy．

Russel is a farmer in a mountainous area who grows hundreds of acres of crops．To transport his goods town timely, he buys a Maserati which runs very fast and first of all, meets the natural conditions．Though the car is of style quality and high technology, he prefers his Maserati to be operated more easily–one click is enough for GPS, creating most advanced road cars in the world．

Desmond is a young athlete．Having won a champion in an important international game, he buys a car equipped with the first four‐cam 32‐valve V8 engine offered in a sport‐utility vehicle．Of course, the car is extremely fast and is especially fit for him, but he wants a GPS that brings him not only convenience but also amusement．

Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundreds of kilometers away from her hometown and has bought a car provided by an advanced‐design Triton engine, with a perfect cooling system, and plenty of pulling power．As a new driver, the young girl student certainly needs a GPS which costs not too much．

Warren is a businessman traveling to different parts of America in any weather situation．He has a new Lincoln Aviator, 302‐hp best‐in‐class V8, 3rd‐row seating, and available climate controlled front seats． He needs a satisfactory GPS to make his business better．

The Arabian Nights _____ well known all over the world, in which many a story_____ interesting and instructive．

       A．is; are         B．are; is       C．are; are        D．is; is

－Have you any oranges and apples ?

－          .

A. Of course, we have some fruits.                 B. The oranges are very cheap.

C. You like apples, don’t you ?                      D. Yes , madam, on the second shelf over there.

I shall never forget those years          I lived in the countryside,          has a great effect on my life．

A．that; which       B．when; which        C．which; that         D．when; who

       People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed．Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads．Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works．

       Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together．So it conducted a survey and found that about half its residents are upset by noise in one form or another –traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties．This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through a range of options．

       The meeting found the present regulatory system bizarre．Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police．So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round．When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first part of call for all complaints．

       The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners．This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money．Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer （缓冲） zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas．

       But there are obvious conflicts．Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don’t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night．Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don't’ want the problem of road noise．

       I was most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change．There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycle ways and footpaths, even charges for road use．Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate the production of quieter appliances．It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be alleviated （减轻） if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings．

According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution?

       A．Produce quieter air conditioners．

       B．Provide better sound barriers around major roads．

       C．Establish a noise complaints system．

       D．Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．

It can be inferred from the passage that _______．

       A．the Brisbane residents were satisfied with the present noise regulatory system

       B．many people in Brisbane preferred to live near a pub to which they have easy access

       C．nearly all the inhabitants in Brisbane were bothered by noise in one form or another

       D．noise pollution is the most serious among pollution complaints in Brisbane

What does the word “run-round” （Para．3） mean?

       A．Unfair treatment． 

       B．Quick response．

       C．Delaying action in response to a request．           

       D．Full attention．

How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving?

       A．If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night would become quieter．

       B．If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortened while the night would be extended and thus quieter．

       C．If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter．

       D．If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and the noise would be reduced．

What was the author’s attitude towards the industry awards for quieter equipment?

       A．Suspicious．           B．Positive．       

       C．Enthusiastic．         D．Indifferent．