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　　People in Britain are living longer and are 1 , with the 2 that more and more money is being spent on consumer goods, 3 the latest statistics.

　　But while people 4 appear to be healthier and wealthier, an analysis of 5 activities suggests they are also lazier. 6 the most popular pastime is watching television, with 98 percent of homes having 7 one set and over a third having a video recorder.

　　Other pastimes 8 listening to music, gardening, sports, visiting friends or going out for a meal. The 56.8 million people of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 9 an 10 12 million household pets.

　　Most of the homes now have central heating, washing machines, refrigerators, telephones and even cars.

　　Britain are also 11 more foreign holidays. United Kingdom residents took over 17 12 holidays overseas in 1986, 13 15.75 million in 1985, and the most popular destinations were 14 Spain, France and Greece.

　　More people are eating meals out and 15 lifestyles have changed, the consumption of take--away meals, convenience foods and so--called fast food has also 16　　 . Over the past 25 years, consumption of 17　　 coffee, processed foods, fruit and vegetables has risen 18 home consumption of beef, lamb, bread, potatoes, butter, sugar and tea has 19　　 .

　　Alcohol consumption is continuing its rise but the types of drinks taken has changed. Beer remains the most popular, but lager（淡啤酒）now 20 more than half of beer sales and there has been a switch from whisky to other spirits.

　　And those of us who survive and prosper can expect to live to the age of 71 for men and 77 for women--a year longer than in 1985.

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　　①Brain-injured boy set for ￡ 1.75m payout

　　A YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ￡ 1.75 million.

　　Fourteen-year-old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in country Durham with his parents Allister and Paula at the time of the accident in September 1993.

　　George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi.

　　The driver's insurance company has now ac cepted responsibility for the accident and New Castle County Court is expected to rule on the payout on Monday.

　　②Boating accidents reduce

　　Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10 for boating accidents in Florida in 2004, an improvement for both.

　　But because the counties remained in the top 10 among Florida's 67 counties, safety continues to be a concern, officials said.

　　③Teens react to new law on driving permit

　　Lawmakers may hope to make teenage drivers drive more safely, but some local teens behind the wheel feel angry following the passing of Senace Bill 36 last week.

　　SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive and the number of passengers

　　④Road accidents take costly toll

　　Traffic accidents kill more than one million people each year, injure tens of millions more and cost developing countries twice as much as they receive in international aid, the leader of a research body said Wednesday.

　　The figures have led experts to form an international road safety network to choose the most important research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to prevent accidents, particularly in poor nations.

　　pavement: 人行道

　　swerve: 突然转

　　insurance: 保险.

　　Florida counties with the most accidents in 2004:

　　1．Monroe (98)

　　2．Palm Beach (65)

　　3．Pinellas (64)

　　4．Broward (59)

　　5．Miami-Dade (54)

　　6．Okaloosa (34)

　　7．Orange (24)

　　8．Bay (22)

　　9．Lee (21)

　　10．Collier (21)

(1) What does Passage ① tell us about the boy?

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A．He was injured in the head when he was 14.

B．He has waited for the payout for a long time.

C．He has lived in the same place since the accident.

D．He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement.

(2) What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage ②?

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A．They both became safe places.

B．They won the same place in race.

C．They had the same number of accidents.

D．They joined hands in reducing accidents.

(3) Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents?

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Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to 　22 every day. However, do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or 　23 one million!

Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being 　24 Last time when words were being 25　 to the language at this rate was during the 　26 of William Shakespeare. The 　27 popularity of English has 　28 the most fertile period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a 　29 , a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor, 　 30 in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.

Words that are predicted to be the one millionth 　 31　 “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words, 　 32 what users do with a person they do not wish to 　 33 in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new 　34 a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing” 　35 what companies do to appear 　36 friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. Of course, there is a 　37 that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once 　38 that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has 39 that expected date 　40 once. Other experts have 　41 doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.

22.　　 A．write 　　 　　　B．read 　 　　　　 C．memorize 　　 　　　D．copy

23.　　 A．still 　　　　　B．hence 　　　　 C．nevertheless 　　　D．even

24.　　 A．inspired 　 　　　B．motivated 　 　　 C．commented 　　　D．created

25.　　 A．advocated 　　 　B．added 　　　　 　　 C．adopted　 　　　　 D．acquired

26.　　 A．years 　　 　　　B．days 　 　　　　 C．months　 　　　　 D．hours

27.　　 A．appropriate 　　 　B．fundamental 　　　 C．widespread　　 　　 D．elementary

28.　　 A．brought　 　　 B．led 　　　　　　 C．found　　 　　　　 D．taken

29.　　 A．primary 　 　　　B．social 　　　　 C．physical 　　　　 D．typical

30.　　 A．lay　 　　 　　B．located 　　　　 C．built 　　 　　　　　D．found

31.　　 A．conclude 　　　B．consist 　　　 　　　　 C．exclude 　　　　　D．include

32.　　 A．saying 　　 　　　B．writing 　　　 　　 C．describing 　 　　　D．accounting

33.　　 A．lose 　　　　　B．pay 　　 　　　　 C．have 　　 　　　　　D．stay

34.　　 A．on 　 　　　　　B．of 　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　D．with

35.　　 A．refers to 　　　B．prefers to 　 　　 C．comes to 　　 　　　D．sticks to

36.　　 A．continually 　　 　B．eventually 　 　　 C．environmentally 　 　D．constantly

37.　　 A．possibility 　　　 　B．fact 　　 　　　　 C．result　　 　　　　 D．bond

38.　　 A．published 　　　 　B．declared 　　 　　 C．expected 　　 　　　D．claimed

39.　　 A．put up　　 　　 B．put off　　　　 C．put down　　　 　D．put out

40.　　 A．other than 　　 　B．more than　　 　 C．rather than　　 　　 D．less than

41.　　 A．consulted 　　 B．instructed 　 　　 C．associated 　 　　　D．expressed

    Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The    2    wheat formed a circle about six meters    3   . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a formation    4    five dots on dice.

    Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered similar circles in one of his fields. These circles were    5    —nearly 15 meters across.

    That same year, yet another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle    6    two small circles.

    During the    7    years, farmers in England found the mysterious circles in their fields more and more often. In 1987 they discovered 50 circles; in 1988, 98 circles; and in 1989, 270 circles.

    The circles are called “crop circles” because they appear in fields of grain—usually wheat or corn.

    The grain in the circles lies flat    8    but is never broken: it continues to grow horizontal, and farmers can later    9    it.

    Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate    10    us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.

       11    believe that the beings have actually landed on earth and that the circles are  12 left by their spaceships. Several times people reported    13    strange flying objects near fields where crop circles later appeared.

    Scientists who have studied the crop circles say they're not sure what    14    them. They 15    several theories.

    For example, some scientists say that “microburst” of wind create the circles. A microburst is a    16    rush of cool air—the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash.

    Other scientists say that forces    17    the earth cause the circles to appear.

    Experts from    18    have studied them. What do the experts    19    the crop circles? They say what Lan Stevens said: “They don't know how    20    these things.”

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A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. and

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

    2．

A. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. flattened

C. flatting　　　　　　　　　　    D. have flattened

    3．

A. across　　　　　　　　　　    B. cross

C. around　　　　　　　　　　    D. round

    4．

A. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. liking

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

    5．

A. larger　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. large

C. smaller　　　　　　　　　　   D. small

    6．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. among

C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from

    7．

A. followed　　　　　　　　　　 B. following

C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

    8．

A. to the ground　　　　　　  B. in the field

C. on the ground　　　　　　  D. on the earth

    9．

A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. harvest

C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. miss

    10．

A. to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for

C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    11．

A. The other　　　　　　　　    B. Other

C. Another　　　　　　　　　　  D. Others

    12．

A. marks　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. signs

C. symbols　　　　　　　　　　  D. impressions

    13．

A. to see　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have seen

C. seeing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. saw

    14．

A. creates　　　　　　　　　　   B. leads

C. makes　　　　　　　　　　    D. happens

    15．

A. have given　　　　　　　　  B. put forward

C. makes　　　　　　　　　　    D. happens

    16．

A. forward　　　　　　　　　　  B. backward

C. upward　　　　　　　　　　   D. downward

    17．

A. in　　　　　　　　  &nb
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p;　　　　    B. on

C. within　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. under

    18．

A. all over the country　　  B. all over the world

C. all over the school　　    D. all over the university

    19．

A. say of　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. speak of

C. say about　　　　　　　　    D. speak about

    20．

A. making of　　　　　　　　   B. made from

C. to make of　　　　　　　　  D. to make from

　 The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water，representing nearly 2％of the

world’s total of fresh and salt water. As can be seen from the table below, the amount of water in our atmosphere is over 10 times as much as the water in all the rivers taken together. The fresh water actually available for human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible ground water amount to only about one-third of 1％of the world’s total water supply.

56. What’s the best title of this passage?

　 A. Fresh Water in the World　　　 B. Protection of the Water in the World

　 C. Salt Water of the Earth　　　　　 D. Water Supply of the World

57. It can be seen from the table______.

A. humans will have to use sea water in the future

B. there is enough fresh water for man to use　

C. Water in the atmosphere is the least

D. the sea water takes up 98％of the water on earth

58. The fresh water that humans can use is _________.

　 A. about 1,086,700 cu mi　　 B. about 6,300,000 cu mi

　 C. about 680,000 cu mi　 　　　　 D. about 2,000,000 cu mi

59. Where does the majority of fresh water exists?

　 A. In Arctic Icecap and glaciers.　　 B. In the Antarctic Icecap.

　 C. In Deep ground.　　　　 　　　 D. In the atmosphere.

60. What are the two places where equal amount of fresh water is stored?

A. Freshwater lakes and all rivers(average level)

　 B. Antarctic Icecap and water in the atmosphere

　 C. Ground water within half a mile from surface and Deep-lying ground water.

　 D. Deep-lying ground water and Arctic Icecap and glaciers