Society should pay more attention to those women who      the double burden of both childcare and full time work.

A．share               B．stand               C．perform                  D．shoulder

假设你是李晓华，住在江城。你的加拿大笔友Bob来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡江城的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信必须包括下表中的内容。

注意：1．回信中不能使用“江城”以外的地名。

2．词数：100左右。

信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。

参考词汇：经济 economy n.

Dear Bob,

It’s very kind of you to write me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown Jiangcheng.

Two Chinese living in South Africa were killed in a robbery (抢劫)on February 5, bringing the total number of Chinese killed in the country to four in less than a month.

Chen Jianqing, 35, from Southeast China’s Fujian Province who ran a shop with her husband in a small town 45 kilometers away from South African capital Johannesburg was shot dead.

“One of her business partners died later in the hospital, ”the Chinese consulate(领事馆)officials in Johannesburg said yesterday.“Local police are trying to find more information about the case.And we have told the victims’(遇难者)relatives and are helping them come to Johannnesburg,” consul Wu Gang told China Daily. Chen’s husband was injured during the robbery but did not suffer seriously ,said Wu.

The robbery happened at about 5:45pm local time and the armed robbers ran away after taking more than 50,000 South Afican rand (US$8,200)and some jewellery,Xinhua News Agncy reported.

The killing happened just three days after Chen Jingmin, a 23-year-old man from Qingdao, Shandong province, was shot dead north outside Johannesburg by armed robbers .On January 10, a Hong Kong businessman was attacked and robbed at his home in Johannesburg and died the next day in the hospital.All these happened just in less than a month.

According to records, there were more than 40 robberies attacking Chinese in South Africa last year ,in which eight were killed .More than 100,000 Chinese are doing various kinds of businesses in South Africa,according to a Chinese official in the country. An increasing number of them are becoming targers(目标)of robbers after buying big houses or expensive cars, the official said.

77．The passage is probably__________.

A．a business story                                             B．a scientific artcle            

C．a newspaper report                                         D．an official document

78．Who were killed on February 5 in a small town near Johannesburg?

A．Chen Jianqing and her husband          B．Chen Jianqing and one of her partners

C．Chen Jingmin and a Hong Kong businessman    D．Chen Jingmin and one of his relatives

79．How many Chinese were killed in South Africa since January?

A．2                               B．4                            C．5                            D．8

80．Those Chinese who _______are more likely to be robbed in South Africa.

A．depend too much on local police                       B．live near the capital of South Africa

C．open shops selling Chinese goods                     D．leave others the impression of being rich

When a store sells goods or services at a price lower than usual, it is called a sale. Sales last for a limited time. Then the price returns to normal.

There are many kinds of sales. For example, a “back-to-school” sale is held near the beginning of the school year. A “midnight madness” event starts very late at night. An “early bird special” sale starts very early in the morning, usually before the sunrise. This kind of sale is popular the day after Thanksgiving in November. A favorite sale among many people is the “buy one, get one free” sale. You buy one thing and get a second one without cost. When people see the word “free” in an advertisement they think they will get a good deal.

Another kind of sale is a “going out of business” sale. This is when a storekeeper tries to sell all the goods before closing the business for ever. Take the store selling floor coverings for example, the owner lowers the prices and puts up a sign:“Going out of business sale. All items MUST be sold by tomorrow.” People who buy the floor coverings think they are getting a special price because everything must be sold in a short period of time. Then, a few days later they see the store did not close. And they see the same sign that says the store is going out of business. Some business owners really do not end the business but want to make more money.

In America, you can always find a good sale, no matter the day or the time of a year . There is the Independence Day sale, Veteran’s Day sale, clearance sale, sidewalk sale, red tag sale, white sale, blue light special, liquidation sale, half-off sale, warehouse sale, tent sale… 

73．The day after Thanksgiving, the popular sale is the _____.

A．“back-to-school” sale                          B．“midnight madness” sale

C．“early bird special” sale                       D．“buy one, get one free” sale

74．The underlined part “get a good deal”(in Paragraph 2)means “get _____”.

A．expensive goods                                      B．a lot of things

C．cheap goods                                           D．good things

75．According to the passage, if you go to a “going out of business”sale, you will find ______.

A．you are clever enough                              B．the goods worth the prices

C．the prices are especially lower                  D．yourself cheated by the owner

76．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Sales in America                                      B．How to buy cheap things

C．How to sell more goods                            D．Shopping in America

Google works miracles

Google is a daily miracle(奇迹)to millions of people. You can type almost anything into the space provided, and soon it wil come up with hundreds, if not thousands, of references (参考). It is said that you can get into billions of websites through Google.

Yahoo becomes giant

Yahoo was the first wonder of the Web, and in many parts, it still is.

It started in January 1994 when two Californian graduate students, Jerry Yang and David Filo, started building a database of links(数据库的连接), mainly for their personal use. Well before the end of the year, it had become known as the Yahoo we know today.

Ebay enables everyone to buy and sell

Ebay, which carries out online auctions(拍卖), is one of the most important Internet companies. It has, for example, opened up a global marketplace in which people from Beigjing, San Francisco, Moscow or Buenos Aires can bid(竞价)against each other for products (new or old )put up auction by someone in London.

Amazon makes buying a new experience

For regular users, amazon has made itself the shortest possible path between wanting and buying. With amazon you can get something more cheaply and perhaps more quickly.

The search engine and one-click ordering system let you find and order something in seconds.But this is not the whole story. Amazon also uses technology very cleverly to keep you on the site, and to make you buy more.

69．What can you do through Google?

A．Buy what you like .                                        B．Watch films and listen to music.

C．Search the websites you like.                           D．Leave a message for your friends.

70．From this passage ,we know that Yahoo was first started___________.

A．by two Chinese university students                  B．in 1994

C．to provide services for foreigners                    D．for business use

71．If you have something old to sell online ,you can click onto_________.

A．amazon                      B．Yahoo                     C．Ebay                      D．Google

72．Which of the following is NOT true about amazon?

A．You can buy something quickly through it.

B．You can buy something cheaply through it .

C．It is a website which sells many kinds of things.

D．You can’t stay in the website for long because it’s busy.

Now AIDS has become one of the most dangerous killers for human beings. The whole world is in danger of AIDS. But the situation in rich countries is not the same as that in poor countries. According to a research, the most serious area is Africa.

Throughout Africa, whole communities are being decimated by AIDS. Mothers, fathers, teachers and farmers are dying in thousands, day after day.

Why is it that most people with HIV live in the world’s poorest countries? Lack of education and health care makes people easy to be infected（感染）; poverty and the constant search for work and food keep them on the move; casual（随意的）work and casual sex leave women particularly easy to be infected. As a result, the disease spreads to even more people. Those who are already malnourished（营养不良的）very soon become sick. Parents die, leaving children who are infected. It’s a dangerous circle.

When Pep Bonet visited Nchelenge in northern Zambia in 2003, he found one person in four was HIVpositive（HIV病毒携带者）. There was a closed and fearful atmosphere. No one wanted to admit to their HIV identity, and women who were HIV positives were often beaten or driven out of their home. Mothers left home and children became orphans. People lost hope, and the light went out of their eyes.

In rich countries, anti-HIV drug treatments can keep people with HIV healthy for many years; in poor countries where 95% of people with HIV live, only a few can afford to get these drugs. Do you think that’s fair?

65．The third paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．he places having been infected by HIV

B．the reasons of the spread of HIV in poor countries

C．the poor family life of the people with HIV

D．the spread of HIV is out of control

66．The underlined word “decimated ”(in Paragraph 2) probably means_____.

A．protected                    B．saved               C．killed                      D．tested

67．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Most people with HIV live in poor countries of the world.

B．People with HIV in rich countries need not worry about anything.

C．Lack of education is one of the causes of AIDS spread.

D．In Africa women with HIV are especially looked down upon.

68．When talking about the different situation of HIV between rich and poor countries, the author thinks it is ______.

A．regretful                     B．reasonable             C．understandable               D．unfair

If you have a chance to go to school in America, you should keep the following in mind:

*If a teacher asks you a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. It is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know the answer. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.

*There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent(不在场的),you should call your teacher or your classmates and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed.

*It is impolite to eat, drink or chew gum during class. This is allowed for the break. Removing one’ s shoes in the classroom is also not polite.

*You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, you must call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows a make-up(补考)test, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class.

*It is rude to be late. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly by having your books and papers out of your bag, then go to your seat and sit very quietly. In the U. S., it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.

*Copying another student’ s test or paper is never acceptable. It is called cheating. Students who cheat are kicked out in most schools.

61．What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce some American classroom customs.

B．To explain how to communicate with others in America.

C．To introduce some social manners in America.

D．To help you learn more about American culture.

62．According to the passage, which of the following is considered the most serious fault?

A．Being absent from a test without a reason.

B．Not finishing the homework on time.

C．Cheating in the exams.

D．Fighting with your classmates.

63．According to the passage, you can have a make-up test once         .

A．you have paid the fee for the make-up test

B．you have got the agreement of the teacher

C．there is a test two days after the former one

D．you happen to have something to do on the test day

64．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．If you miss a class, call the teacher to find out the homework.

B．Teachers in the U.S. don’t like students’ being often late.

C．Eating and drinking during the break is considered rude.

D．It is considered rude to keep silent when asked a question.

One cold winter night, a fox woke up from his sleep. Feeling very   41  , he looked out of his foxhole to see what the weather was like. It had stopped   42   but now everything outside was white and frozen, and very   43   indeed.

He reached the   44   and was happy to find that only   45   of the lake was frozen. So he sat at the edge of the frozen part and lapped up(畅饮)the water.

When he was ready to leave, he had a   46   . His lovely red tail was frozen and stuck to the ice! He could have   47   really hard and he would have been   48   . But he didn’t want to lose the beautiful white hairs at the   49   of his tail. He loved his tail very much.

“I’ll wait for a while,” thought the fox. “Maybe the ice will thaw(解冻)soon and then my tail will be free again.” he was not   50   at all. The men were still asleep and he was safe before   51  .

The fox sat on the ice   52  . Soon the sky started to get lighter. He looked at his tail but now the whole tail was   53   to the ice! The poor fox was frightened now.   54   it was dawn, the men would come to the lake and they liked to   55   foxes.

Some people were coming towards the lake! He was terrified but he couldn’t   56  . A wolf ran past at that time and the fox called out to him for   57  . The wolf looked at the fox’s tail. He knew how to   58   the poor fox. He went up to the fox and bit off his tail   59  .

The hesitating fox had lost his whole beautiful red tail just   60   he had not wanted to lose a few white hairs on the tip.

________（为了赶上早班车）, he got up very early. (catch)

There were 100 people present at the meeting, _______（他们中的大多数）were against the plan. (majority)