The British are the most voracious(如饥似渴的) newspaper readers in the world.
They read newspapers at breakfast ; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on bus, as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they are engaged in reading an evening newspaper.
There are many" morning papers", both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times. Different from what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views of the Communist Morning Star. The Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress no longer have a daily newspaper to represent them.
Bold headlines and a variety of photographs are features of the British press. Some newspapers, such as the sober Daily Telegraph and The Times, use photographs sparingly(节省). The more“popular”newspapers, using the small or "tabloid"(小报) format, such as the Daily Express, the Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun, use pictures extensively and also run strip cartoons and humorous drawings, some of which present striking pictorial comment on politics.
Besides offering features common to newspapers all over the world, British newspapers specialize in pages devoted to criticism of the arts and a woman's page. One feature found in many foreign newspapers is missing in British papers：the serial(连载).
Nearly all papers pay special attention to the reporting of sports and athletics. The evening newspapers are often bought because the buyer wants to know the winner of a race, or to get good tip for a race that is still to be run. There is no censorship(审查) of the press in Britain (except in wartime), though of course all newspapers—like private persons—are responsible for what they publish, and can be sued for libel （为诽谤而被起诉） for publishing articles that go beyond the bounds of decency(正派), or for ignorance of court”. (e.g. calling a man a murderer while he is still being tried．Such cases are not often)
1．Which of the following does NOT serve as an evidence(证据) that the British are the great newspaper readers?
A．They read newspapers at breakfast.       B．They read newspapers at work.
C．They read newspapers on bus.           D．They read newspapers on the way back home.
2．Many of foreigners think that_______.
A．The Times is an organ (喉舌) of the government
B．The Times has its own views on politics
C．The Times is the most famous newspaper in the world
D．The Times pays too much attention to the reporting of political events
3．British newspapers are characterized by ________.
A．bold headlines                       B．various kinds of photographs
C．striking pictorial comment on politics      D．both A and B
4．Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from the passage?
A．Englishmen always take every possible chance to read newspapers.
B．In Britain, newspapers must be carefully examined by the authorities(当局) before their publication for fear that they present anything offensive.
C．Few British newspapers publish libelous articles.
D．The Times is one of the world-famous newspapers.

根据汉语翻译句子 (共8分)

1. The theatre has very good access for _______ _______.这家戏院为残疾人设置了很方便的通道。

2. He _______ _______ an old friend on his way to work.他在上班路上遇到老友。

3. You are ________ _____ pass the exam if you are well prepared.如果你充分准备，一定能够通过考试。

4. It is necessary that he should ________ ______ the information for my reference.他有必要整理那些材料供我参考。

5. Seeing the snakes, the little girl was _________ ________ _______.看到这些蛇，这个小女孩吓得要死。

6. The new technology is going to be _______ _______ by the factory.新技术将在工厂测试。

7. My mother ________ ______ ________ go shopping when it began to rain.我妈妈正要出去买东西，天开始下起雨来了。

二、根据汉语翻译句子 (共8分)

80. The theatre has very good access for _______ _______.这家戏院为残疾人设置了很方便的通道。

81. He _______ _______ an old friend on his way to work.他在上班路上遇到老友。

82. You are ________ _____ pass the exam if you are well prepared.如果你充分准备，一定能够通过考试。

83. It is necessary that he should ________ ______ the information for my reference.他有必要整理那些材料供我参考。

84. Seeing the snakes, the little girl was ____ _____ ____.看到这些蛇，这个小女孩吓得要死。

85. The new technology is going to be ______ ______ by the factory.新技术将在工厂测试。

86. My mother ______ ______ ______ go shopping when it began to rain.我妈妈正要出去买东西，天开始下起雨来了。

你的生日快到了，父亲许诺将送你一份生日礼物。下面就是这份特殊礼物的描述。请你以“Father’s Gift for My Birthday”为题，用第一人称讲述这个故事。要点如下：
1．上周五早晨，父亲带我到家乡的一所农村学校；
2．唯一的教室里有21个学生，大多数是男生，教室小而昏暗(dim)；
3．虽然那儿条件很差很穷，但学生学习努力，去年有两个学生考上了大学；
4．你的感想，原来这就是父亲给我的礼物……
注意：1．除要求的内容外，可酌情自由发挥；2．词数：100词左右。

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That little “a” with a circle curling around it that is found in E – mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol.

Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the "@" symbol.

Before it became the standard symbol for electronic mail, the "@" symbol was used to represent the cost of something or how heavy something is. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples "@" $1.10 each.

With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the "@" symbol. The "@" symbol or the "at sign" separates a person's online user name from his mail server(服务器) address. For instance, joe@uselessknowledge.com. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.

The actual origin of the symbol remains a mystery. History tells us that the @ symbol came from the tired hands of the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing machines, every letter of a word had to be copied with great efforts by hand for each copy of a published book. The monks that performed these long, boring coping duties looked for ways to reduce the number of individual strokes (笔画) per word for common words. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in text and documents so that those monks thought it would be quicker and easier to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks changed the shape of “t” into a circle to surround “a”, thus leaving out two strokes in the spelling “t”. 

58．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．How “at” developed into @.   B．How @ came into being.

C．How monks invented @. D．How people wrote the cost of something.

59．Which is NOT the reason for the monks to spell “at” as @?

A．Though “at” is short, it was used very often.

B．The monks wanted to be quicker and easier with their copying.

C．The monks wanted to invent a new word.

D．Copying work was long and boring for them.

60．According to paragraph 5, which is TRUE about the symbol of @ today?

A．When you are online, you must use the @ symbol.

B．Kittly 163.com@is an email address.

C．In countries where @ is used, governments have given it an official name.

D．It is likely to find the @ symbol on computer keyboards worldwide.