I don’t think you should mention it at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

   A. give out      B. give away     C. give up       D. give off

Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman to earn a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A chemist, social activist, teacher, and first woman member of the Institute of Engineering, she believed that housekeeping was a science. As a progressive thinker at the time, she thought that women needed to learn about money matters and have up-to-date information on cleanliness and nutrition. She encouraged women from all backgrounds to get the best education possible.

Ellen was born in 1842 and was brought up in Massachusetts. A graduate of Vassar College in New York, she returned to New England to attend MIT. After her marriage to Professor Robert Richards, she worked in a laboratory at MIT, examining pollution of water sources in Massachusetts. Her work led to the creation of the first food-inspection (检验) laws of that state. She was instructor at MIT from 1884 until her death in 1911.

Like other progressive thinkers of the time, Ellen was worried about problems of the poor and the effect of the environment on society. She considered the environment a key factor in quality of life. Within the family, as in the world at large, science was chief in tools used to help the poor. Science could help to manage money matters, keep a home safe and clean, and improve quality of life. Food properly cooked could be tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive. Better and cheaper food could protect the health and improve the lives of working-class families.

Ellen created the science of housekeeping, now called home economics, and elevated（提升）it to a serious college subject. She worked tirelessly as a national leader in developing standards, materials, and teacher training for this new field. Her publications cover many subjects—from the chemistry of cooking and cleaning to the cost of living.

57. According to the text, Ellen __________.

A. provided new jobs for the poor

B. helped to create new kinds of food

C. set up the field of home economics

D. created the ideas of food-inspection laws

58. As a progressive thinker, Ellen __________.

A. suggested people cook their own meals at home

B. believed cheap food was better than expensive one

C. advised women to get the best education possible

D. considered money matters a key factor in quality of life

59. Ellen believed that __________.

A. poor families knew how to manage money

B. families were well informed about good nutrition

C. cheaper food could not protect people’s health

D. families spent much on food but were not well nourished

60. One can infer that, as a result of the efforts of people such as Ellen, __________.

A. one may study home economics at a university for a career

B. the pollution of water sources is no longer a problem

C. most people today learn to cook at school

D. science does not help much within the family as in the world

第二节 情景对话 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。

Rose is at the library counter. She is talking to the librarian.

Rose:      Hello, I borrowed five books about a month ago.        6     

Librarian:       Let me check for you.

Rose:             7     

Librarian:       You’re lucky, they are due today.

Rose:      Can I renew them?

Librarian:       You can only renew some of them.

Rose:             8     

Librarian:       Two of the books are hot ones that many students have reserved (预定).

Rose:      I have to return two of them and renew the rest three. Right?

Librarian:       Right.

Rose:      Can I borrow these two again?

Librarian:              9       But you have to wait for a few months.

Rose:            10     

Librarian:       You have to reserve them and wait for your turn.

Rose:      Oh, I see. I might as well return them now.

A. I hope so.

B. Thank you.

C. Yes, of course.

D. Why a few months?

E. Why can’t I renew all of them?

F. I wonder whether they are due or not.

G. I wonder whether I can renew all of them.

----- Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store ?

       ------ Well, the goods there are _____, but _____.

       A. more expensive; worse            B. more expensive; not as bad

       C. cheaper; good enough              D. cheaper; not as good

The lad couldn’t ______ even if he ______ in time.

       A. have been saved; had been treated

       B. be saved; have been treated

       C. be saved; had been treated

       D. had been saved; would have been treated

What's on Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge.

Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

When: March 8, 7:30 pm

Admission：80-380 yuan

Tel：6528 7674 ext 508

Fantastic View All the Way

The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

Where: Pinggu, northeast of Beijing

When: March 9, meet 8：30 a.m. outside Starbucks at Lido Hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 p.m.

Admission: adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan

Tel: 13701003694 Email: fjhikers @ yahoo. com..uk

Spring Greetings

Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

Where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store

When：till March 31, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Admission: free

Tel: 65188123

Cala, My Dog

Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle- aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala . One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog , the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed. Chinese with English subtitle(字幕).

Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

When: March 13 and 20, 8: 30 p.m.

Admission: 20 yuan

Tel: 64169253

If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women's Day.

A. Capital Paradise                       B. Dongchuang Theatre

C. Capital Gymnasium                    D. Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________.

A. is open to the public from 7:30 am - 5pm till April lst.

B. presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher

C. is to display some bird-and-flower paintings

D. costs the art lovers much money to visit

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.

B. Even you don't know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.

C. You'll have to dial 65188123 to book a ticket for the film.

D. You'll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.

All the advertisements in this passage are about ________.

A. music               B. movies             C. exhibitions               D. entertainments

He has _____ little education that he finds it impossible for him to be equal to ____ important a task.

A．so, such                       B. such, so                  C. so, so              D. such, such

Tom still thinks that The Hurt Locker is ________ Avatar.

A. as a great as       B. as great film as  C. as great a film as       D. so great a film as

I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his studies.

   A. him buy       B. he bought     C. to buy        D. buying

Ghostwritten work in “CONTEST RULES” might be ________.

a. written by someone other than the author

b. science fiction difficult to understand

c. a long essay in a very strange writing style

d. full of citations from other writers

To enter the writing contest, one ________.

a. has to pay a fee

b. must submit work by January 1, 2008

c. needs an eye-catching title for his word document

d. can submit any form or style of writing but a poem

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

a. The final results will come out on December 31, 2008.

b. All entries must be emailed to contest2008@adminmaven.com.

c. One can not add a note to a 1,500-word essay for the contest.

d. the winning entries will be edited and published.