________ I can see, there is only one way to solve this problem.

A. As far as    B. Even if       C. As long as     D. As soon as

The moon is          the earth .

       A．as big as forty-nine times       B．forty-nine times bigger than

       C．as big as one-third   D．one-third the size of

It was _____ he came back from Africa that year _________ he met the girl he would like to marry.

 A. when; then    B. not; until    C. not until; that    D. only; when

. –Hi, Mary. Would you like to go to the concert this evening?

   --Sorry, Tom.         Tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to go out with you.

   A. Not preparing      B. Not having prepared  C. Not to prepare          D. Being not prepared

The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone．Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun．

“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody．They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society．

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age．But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old．

If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的)．In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing．

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple．With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998．When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention．

“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper saiD．“Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves．” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful．“We’re a ladies’ play group．It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood．

56．The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________．

         A．one branch of an organization  B．a written agreement of a club

         C．one part of a collection of poems     D．a period in a society’s history

57．From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who       ．

         A．have gradually become more noticeable         

         B．are worried about getting old too quickly 

         C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

         D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

58．It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are         ．

         A．interested in raising money for social work    

         B．programmers who can plan well for their future

         C．believers in equality between men and women

         D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

59．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?

         A．Emily Cornette．       B．Ellen Cooper． 

         C．Jenny Joseph．          D．Joe Heywood．

Now, it’s time for some brief news items.

Teens Go Online

   Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to research done by Nielsen’s “Net-rating”. The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Experts advesed parents to limit the time their kids on line and keep them away from chat rooms.

Chat to the magic Mum

British author J.K.Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new bool”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”on June 26. Before the event, children are invited to send their questions about Harry to the website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21 and will arrive in China in August.

School Soldiers

Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government has decided．The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country.

Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll our of bed in their pajamas(睡衣) and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the state’s only online school, had 250 students who are taking classed at home by computer. Students in this first online program take classed in algebra(代数)， American government , chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes.

66．In the first news item, which country is NOT covered in the research?

       A．Britain.  B．France.  C．Sweden.         D．Spain.

67．Why will Russian school students have basic military training?

       A．To get ready for a milirary parade.       B．To learn to protect themselves.

       C．To gain some military knowledge.        D．To develop their love for the country.

68．About Florida High School, which of these facts is true?

A．Some of the students have to attend classed at home instead of in the school.

B．There are altogether 250 students who take classes in the classrooms.

C．As the state’s only online school, it has 250 students who take classes by computer.

D．Students can’t take classes in algebra, American government, chemistry, computer and so on.

69．The news from Florida can be given a title”        ” .

       A．Get up Lage                   B．Online School 

       C．Magical Computers            D．No Teachers

70．What is the second news item mainly about?

       A．J.K.Rowling will have an Internet interview.

       B．Children will meet Harry Potter’s mother.

       C．The Harry Potter book will be available on the Internet.

       D．The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June.

根据所给汉语完成下列各句。10%

1.她爱唱歌并对跳舞很有天赋

She loves singing and ________ a _________ _________ dancing.

2. 既然你已经知道了他住在哪儿，为什么不去找他呢？

________ ________ you have known where he lives, why not go and find him?

3. 尽管山很高，他们还是成功登上山顶。

Although the mountain was very high, they __________ ________ climb up to the top.

4. 史密斯太太昨晚生了个儿子。

Mrs. Smith ________ ________ ________ a son last night.

5. 与其说这颜色是蓝色，不如说它是绿色。

The colour seems green ________ ________ blue.

6. 我昨天偶然遇见一位老朋友并和他聊了一会儿。

Yesterday I ________ ________ an old friend and talked with him for a while.

7. 直到战争结束他才在纽约定居了下来

Only when the war was over ________ ________ _________ __________ in New York.

8. 我看见她匆忙走开,但我并没有跟她讲话。

I _________ _________ of her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.

_______ all these people have in common is ________ they have succeeded.

   A. What; that                       B. That; what                     C. That; that                       D. What; what

 That famous progressive thinker was asked to ______ a speech at the meeting.

A. repeat                   B. spread                     C. deliver            D. express

附加题（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

按每小题后的要求做题，将答案写在题上。（每空写一词）

1. It’s no use _______ _______ him over the matter. (和……争论)

2. Our class is made up of 55 students. (改为同义句)

Our class _______ ________ 55 students.

3. He t_______ _______ _______ _______ his friends when he became famous. (不理睬……)

4. A new hospital will be built by the local government. (改为主动语态)

  The local government ______ ______ a new hospital.

5. He made much progress ______ ______ ______ ______ his hard work. (由于……的结果)

6. I took a note of ten suggestions he gave us. Not all of the suggestions were of value.  (合并成一个句子)

  I took a note of ten suggestions he gave us, not all ______ _____ were of value.

7. Do you know who is ______ ______ for the broken glasses? （该受到责备）

8. It is easy to answer this question. (改为同义句)

  This question is easy _____ _____.

9. You can go out as ______ ______ you promise to be back before 11 o’clock.  (只要)

10. As I didn’t know how to deal with the problem, I turned to my parents for help. (改为同义句)

   ______ ______ how to deal with the problem, I turned to my parents for help.