Channel Islands

The two main islands, Jersey and Quernsey, are remarkable in that they present a combination of enjoyment, peace and quiet. Neither island is very big (only ten miles long) and so all parts of these coasts are easily reached from the main centers -- St. Helier and St. Peter Port. In both these towns and particularly in Jersey's St. Helier are the amusements of really big resorts (度假胜地). The nearness of France gives a continental atmosphere; the weather here is far better than that of any other part of England. The other three islands, Jethou, Hern and Sark are small and quiet.

Isles of Scilly

The islands are really small and quiet; the weather is warm but windy. The islands are excellent for those who enjoy exploring small inlets (水湾), creeks (小溪) and bays on foot, or better, in a boat.

Isle of Wight

he island is 24 miles across and therefore quite large. The scenery is good and varied. The resorts are neither overlarge nor showy. The island has the best sunshine record in Britain.

Isle of Man

An island with a unique atmosphere -- it is different from England, Scotland or Wales. Thirty miles long, with good roads and good public transport, the mountains, hills and deep valleys are easily reached. Douglas is a major British resort and other holiday places are lively.

60. If you want to drive to the mountains and hills, you would choose

A. the Isle of Man            B. the Isle of Wight             C. Jersey           D. the Isles of Stilly

61. If you want to be fairly sure you would have a lot of sunshine on holiday, you would choose ____.

A. the Channel Islands                                B. the Isle of Man

C. the Isle of Wight                                   D. the Isles of Scilly

62. It can be concluded from Paragraph One that _______.

A. the Channel Islands consist of two islands

B. the Channel Islands are really ideal resorts

C. Jersey and Quernsey are excellent for those who enjoy exploring nature

D. there are many resorts in Jethou, Hem and Sark

63. In which way are the Channel Islands different from all the other places in England?

A. The coasts are easily reached from the main centers.

B. There are more islands there.

C. The weather is far better.

D. The crowds there can enjoy more entertaining but quieter holidays.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.

   71    These selections provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the writer. They also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading.

Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is suitable when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or    72  

Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more    concentrated.    73    When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning.

Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understand the total   meaning of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author’s ideas    74   .

Critical reading demands that a reader makes judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit requires posting and answering questions such as “    75   ”, “Do I share the author’s point of view?” and “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?

A. Does my own experience support that of the author?

B. Reader’s Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the world.

C. but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.

D. The book contains many types of selections on a wide variety of topics.

E To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information.

F. Do I know about the author?

G. when there is no time to read something carefully.

We are sparing no efforts to create ______ more peaceful and more advanced world, ______

place where everyone enjoy his life and freedom.

A. the；a                 B. /；the           C. a；a                    D. the；the

After trying hard, they _______ the hope of finding an effective way to solve the problem.

A. abandoned          B. released         C. discouraged     D. resigned

About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college. I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and main body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest(可爱的), largest smile I have ever seen.

All of a sudden her handicap (残疾)was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and  gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world--- a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I feel down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

What do we know about the author?

  A.He graduated from Natural History University.

  B. He majored in Natural History at university .

  C.He ran a gift shop in the university

  D.He is a successful businessman

When the author looked again, he saw that the little girl____.

  A. was wearing a beautiful red dress

  B.wasn’t able to move in the wheelchair

  C.was badly injured

  D.was only able to smile

In the author’s opinion, the little girl was not disabled at all because ______.

  A.she told everyone how to live a good life

  B.she offered him suppport in his business

  C.she could take good care of herself

  D.she had a strong spirit

What would be the best title for his passage?

  A.World of smiles          B.Love of a girl 

  C. A badly disabled girl      D.Secret of a businessman

I couldn’t find my wallet for ages, but then one day it _____ in a jacket pocket.

  A. got up            B. turned up         C. came up     D.found out

The scientists all agreed that rules of physics, ______ we are all familiar, govern the world.

    A. to which              B. on which                         C. which                              D. with which

The small window in the wall could ______ some light into the room.

  A. admit      B. hold    C. host    D. replace

---Did you listen to the lecture given by the famous herbalist doctor Zhang Wuben?

   --- No, we ______ it. But we had a lot of traffic on our way.

   A. could have attended                                              B. must have attended 

   C. could attend                                                    D. shouldn't have attended

The students were told to _____ their English before going abroad.

A. give up             B. polish up                C. use up           D. end up