77.　 The Fashion Week in Bishkek is supposed to __________.

A. start a revolution in Kyrgyzstan　　　　　　　

B. attract foreign investment to Kyrgyzstan　

C. promote tourism in Kyrgyzstan　　　　　　　

D. celebrate the independence of Kyrgyzstan　　　

76.　 According to the passage, Kyrgyzstan used to be ___________.

A. an international fashion centre　　　　　　　　 B. an important part of Silk Road

C. the focus of the world　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a vast desert land in Central Asia

63．Travelers may feel alone and “outside” because 　　　　　　　　　　．

　 A．they are often rudely treated by the local people

　 B．they have to share public space with other people all day long

　 C．local people have their private space while they haven’t

　 D．local people never ask them questions in a po1ite way

Key: 60-63CBDB

(E)

I have never heard about a “Fashion Week” outside of New York, London or Milan. But then one just happens to turn up in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. Actually, I’m ignorant of all those countries in Central Asia, whose names are always ending in "stan." For decades, even centuries, Central Asia has been out of focus, a blank on the map of empires. Just as the introduction from Turusbek Mamashov, from the Tourism agency of the president of the Kyrgyz Republic, says, “Throughout this Fashion Week project, we need to create a revolution in the minds of our people, preparing the country for the international tourism market. It is an opportunity as well as an investment.” What he says is right. If you just give it a glimpse(一瞥), you’ll find out that the flavor(风情) of the Silk Road is still there.

As part of the route for Silk Road traders and migrating tribes through its epic(史诗的) history, Kyrgyzstan, like other Central Asian countries, is a vast place of desert, grassland and mountain ranges. It is not widely known that Kyrgyzstan is the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's birthplace.

Bishkek, the place holding Fashion Week, is the capital and industrial center of independent Kyrgyzstan. It is a relaxed, handsome place with wide streets and large amounts of greenery. Especially in the autumn of November, the yellow leaves falling everywhere make the whole city a legend in fall. The mountains are just at its rear, in that case a unique scene of picturesque beauty is composed by snow-white peaks, lakes and the urban Landscape.

Today, Ala-Too Square is the center of the poetic places worth seeing in Bishkek. The “White House,” the seat of the Kyrgyzstan Government, is just at the west of the square. Behind this is Panfilov Park, a great place to head for a national holiday. The State Museum of Fine Arts is opposite, which is also called the Gapar Aitiev Museum of Applied Arts, featuring Kyrgyz jewelry, rugs and works by local artists.

One of the joys besides the scenery is the openness of the people. Bishkek is a city without a big population but mainly good-natured people from many races, 47 percent are Russian and about a third are Kyrgyz. Most travelers vote Kyrgyzstan as the most appealing, accessible and welcoming of the former Soviet Central Asian republics. It is written by a tourist that Kyrgyzstan is the country Russians most desperately want to keep: hills always covered with grass and wild flowers. Kyrgyz men always ride a horse wearing a photogenic hat.

62．On the train, I put papers on the man’s briefcase because 　　　　　　　　　.

A．I needed the place a lot　　　　　　　　　　

B．1 wanted to start a quarrel with the man

C．1 wanted to show my anger at his invading my place　

D．I didn’t want to look at his case

61．I was annoyed once when 1 was traveling on a train to London because 　　　　　．

A．there were only two people in a section for four

B．the man opposite me paid no attention to me

　 C．the man opposite me had strange eyes　　　

D．I felt my place was taken by the man opposite me

60．Most people in Britain prefer to live in houses because 　　　　　　　　　　.

　 A．they don’t want their living places look the same as someone else’s

　 B．a house is larger than a flat

　 C．a house in the countryside is cheaper to buy

　 D．a house is more like a castle

70. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

　A. The author thinks it is children’s right to cheat in school.

　B. Most of the author’s friends like cheating on tests in school.

　C. The author shows a positive attitude towards a surprise quiz in school.

　D. The author thinks it wrong to cheat in school.

Key: ACCD

(D)

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle．They mean that the home is very important and personal．Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats．And many people own their homes．This means that they can make them individual：they can paint them，and change them in any way they like．Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one and the garden is usually loved．The house and the garden are the private space of the individual．In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is only for him or her and for invited friends．

　 　People usually like to mark their space．Are you sitting now in your home or in a library or on a beach or a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours? If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you；on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you；in a library you may have spread your books around you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

　 Once I was traveling on a train to London．1 was in a section for four people and there was a table between us．The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table．There was no space on my side of the table at a11．I was annoyed．I thought he thought that he owned the whole table．I had been reading a book about nonverbal communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head．I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them．He immediately moved his case to his side of the table．(Of course，it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!)　　

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space．Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world．A11 day long you share public space with other people．You see the local people in their private space and you feel alone and “outside”．Local people can create their private space by talking about things you don’t know about．They wear clothes or symbols of clubs you can’t belong to．They laugh and talk and exclude you, and even if they turn to you sometimes and ask you a polite question you know you are “outside them”．And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you．Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?

69. In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly wants to say __________.

　A. his father always cheats in his life

　B. kids are always supposed to be perfect

　C. all the adults can not live up to the standards they set for children

　D. children shouldn’t learn from successful adults

68. The author owes children’s cheat to the following EXCEPT ___________.

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

67. What is the best title of this passage?

　A. No one wants to cheat！

　B. Everyone likes to cheat！

　C. No one can survive a cheat！

　D. Everyone can fight a cheat!