EVENTS

Bicycle tour and race

　　A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

　　The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

　　Cost: 200 yuan    Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

　　The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star　Romario. He has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

　　Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan

　　Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.)    Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

　　The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

　　Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

　　Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

45. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about __________.

A. visiting teams                                       B. famous players

　 C. things to do for the weekend             D. prices to pay for the sports events

46. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for __________.

A. 35 kilometres   B. 55 kilometres    C. 75 kilometres   D. 110 kilometres

47. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

48. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

　 A. 4675027　　　　B. 7143177                  C. 5012372　　　　D. 7144850

“Who is Gogo?”

Almost every pupil in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand will tell you:“Gogo is from outer space and is teaching children to speak and read English.”

Gogo has visited Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Korea. Now he is in China’s mainland—“Gogo has Adventure with English” has been published by Addison Wesley Longman China Ltd(AWL).

The six level English course, full of exciting stories, educates and delights children at the same time. Gogo learns English from his friends, Tony and Jenny. The children will learn along with Gogo, enjoying all the fun he produces. Gogo has a warm place in every young learner’s heart wherever he goes.

A presentation(介绍) about Gogo was given by Beijing AWL Information Center last November. All the pupils in Huijia School attended the presentation. A foreign teacher at Huijia later said,“The children were attracted by Gogo after only a 45-minute presentation. They remember a song taught by Gogo seven weeks later. Parents often ask me how they can help their children learn English and now there’s a programme I can direct them to.”

Clive Sawkins, Paul Price-Smiths and Gregg Schroeder worked closely at AWL to make sure that Gogo will become an easily recognized symbol(标志) of learning English wherever English is studied.“Gogo is our baby,” said Gregg.“It is very easy to get children going with Gogo.”

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Gogo visits Asian countries.?　　　　　　　　 B.Gogo receives high praise.

C.Children love to learn with Gogo.?　　　　 D.AWL introduces Gogo.

2.It can be learned from the passage that Gogo is 　　  .

A.an English teacher?　　　　　　　　　　   B.an English boy

C.an English textbook?　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.a character in an English textbook

3.In what way is Gogo a great help to young learners?

A.He teaches them English through songs.

B.He teaches them English through adventure stories.

C.He helps them to remember English words.

D.He makes English lessons full of fun.

4.The underlined word “them” in the fifth paragraph refers to .

A. parents　　　　　　  B.children　　   C.teachers　　  D.textbooks

5.When Gregg said,“Gogo is our baby”,he really meant .

A.Gogo belongs to AWL?　　　　　　　　 B.Gogo needs improvement

C.Gogo is lovely?　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Gogo is very young

 

BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.

GOOD NEWS

Free museums. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities.

Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与…匹敌)the US on this score.

Black cabs. London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.

Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.

Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

　　BAD NEWS

　　Poor service. “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.

　　Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over crowded London tube is inexplicably(难以理解的) popular.

Lack of languages. Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps(圈套).

　　Rain. Still in the number one complaint.

　　No air-conditioning. So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.

　　Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.

Licensing hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.

1. What do tourists complain most?

　　A. Poor service.           　　B. Poor public transport.

C. Rain.               　　       D. Overpriced hotels.

2. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?

A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.

B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.

C. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.

D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.

3. When is alcohol not able to get?

　　A. At 9: 00 pm      B. At 10: 00 pm     C. At 11: 00 pm     D. At 12: 00 pm

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. You have to pay to visit the museums.

　　B. It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.

　　C. You cannot find Chinese food there.

    D. The public transport is poor there.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                         

Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no 36 chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research 37her. They want to see how civilized(驯化)she can 38 Already she does many things a human being can do.

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange 39with people. The scientists are teaching her 40language. When she wants to be picked 41, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 42she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

　　Washoe has also been 43to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a 44with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to 45 . After she considered the 46 she got a tall box to stand 47The food was still too high to be reached.Washoe found a 48pole. Then she climbed onto the49, grasped the pole, and 50 down the food with the pole.

Washoe 51 like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的)house. After a hard 52in the laboratory, she goes home. 53 she plays with her toys. She 54 enjoys watching television before going to bed.

　　Scientists hope to 55 more about people by studying our closest,relative(亲属)—chimpanzee.

A.foolish　　　  B.ordinary　　　  C.special　　　   D.simple

A.for　　　　　 B.by　　　　　　 C.to　　　　  　 D.on

A.experience　   B.change　　　　 C.develop　　　  D.become

A.actions　　　  B.views　　　　  C.messages　　   D.feelings

A.sign　　　　  B.human　　　　 C.spoken　　　   D.foreign

A.out　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　  D.up

A.when　　　　 B.until　　　　   C.since　　　　  D.while

A.raised　　　  B.trained　　　    C.ordered　　　  D.led

A.cave　　　　 B.zoo　　　　　   C.room　　　   D.museum

A.pull　　　　  B.see　　　　　  C.eat　　　　   D.reach

A.problem　　　B.position　　　  C.food　　　　  D.ceiling

A.by　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　C.up　　　　    D.with

A.straight　　   B.strong　　　　 C.long　　　　  D.big

A.wall　　　　  B.box　　　　　 C.ceiling　　　  D.pole

A.knocked　　　 B.picked　　　　 C.took　　　　  D.shook

A.lives　　　　  B.acts　　　　　 C.thinks　　　   D.plays

A.task　　　　  B.lesson　　　　 C.day　　　   　D.time

A.Here　　　　 B.There　　　　  C.So　　　　    DThen

A.quite　　　　 B.already　　　   C.even　　　　  D.still

A.observe　　　B.discover　　　   C.gain　　　　  D.learn