27. The time is not far away ________modern communications will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.

A. as　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. before

26. ____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to the mountain.

　 A. The couple was such curious　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. So curious were the couple

　 C. How curious the couple were　　　 　　　　　　　 D. So curious was the couple

25. ----What have you been ____ these days?

　 ----Preparing for my daughter’s wedding party.

　 A. up of　　　　　 　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 　　　 C. up to　　　　 　 D. on to

24. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.

　 A. twice big as　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. as twice big as

　 C. three times the size as　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. three times the size of

23. It was five o'clock in the afternoon ____they arrived at the hotel.

A. since　　　　　 　　　　 B. before　 　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. when

22. ---- Is this raincoat yours?

　 ---- No, mine ____ there behind the door.

　 A. is hanging　　　 　　　　　 B. has hung　　 　　　　　　 C. hangs　　　 　　 D. hung

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. If I drive in this city myself, I’ll probably get lost because I haven’t got ___ good sense of ___ direction.　

A. a; 不填　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. the; 不填　 　　　　　　　 C. a; the　　 　　　　　　 D. the; a

北京大学2010年将试行由中学校长实名推荐的招生改革。被推荐的学生高考成绩可获得30分的加分。2009年11月16日北大公布了39所具有推荐资格的中学名单。北大这一举措在全国引起了激烈的争论。请根据以下要点给《中国日报》写一篇有关这场争论的报导，并表达你对这场争论的看法(至少两点)。

注意：

1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

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Peking University will enroll students recommended by high school principals in 2010.Tthe recommended students will have extra 30 points added to their national college entrance exam scores. Peking University’s move has set off a nationwide debate.

Text 1

M: If you give me a hand, I can get this work done in about thirty minutes.

W: I would, but Mr. Miller told me to type these letters before I go home.

Text 2

M: It’s nearly 11 o’clock, Mary. What are you doing?

W: I am reading this poem because our teacher asked me to recite it in class tomorrow.

Text 3

M:: Do you know where I can have my clothes cleaned?

W: Why not wash them yourself? There’s a Laundromat on Third Street.

Text 4

W: Dad, I’ve got a letter from Mary, she wants to stay with us for a week next month. Can she stay?

M: Sure. We haven’t seen her since last October.

W: Not we. You met her last October, but I haven’t seem her for 2 years.

Text 5

W: Ken, why don’t you drop by my house after work?

M: I’d like to, but I don’t know if I can still find it after dark.

W: Maybe next time then, but I do think you need to come over more often.

Text 6

W: Did you go out yesterday evening?

M: Yes. We went to the Tianjin Sports Center to watch a women’s volleyball game between Tianjin and US. The US team was led by Langping, the former coach of the Chinese national team.

W: How was the game?

M: It was exciting. We enjoyed it very much. But we missed the first 30 minutes.

W: That’s too bad!

Text 7

W: Hello, Mike? This is Lily speaking. I’m so glad I’ve got hold of you at last.

M: Were you trying to get in touch with me? If I’m not at home, you can usually reach me at my club here.

W: That’s good to know. Listen, Mike, I’ve got news for you.

M: What is it?

W: My sister Lucy is coming back from the States.

M: That’s great. When is she coming back?

W: Next weekend.

M: Next weekend? OK. Let’s get together tonight and plan a party for her.

W: All right.

M: Goodbye and thanks for calling.

Text 8

W: Earning extra income on the Internet is easier than you might think. After I started selling traditional craft items on the Internet last year. I have really been able to make bank doing something I love.

M: Is that right? I hear all these horror stories of Internet businesses crashing because there is not enough of a customer base yet. How can you be sure your idea will cash in?

W: To run a successful Internet business, it requires a little research, and a relatively small investment. You’ve got to have a good idea of some kind of product that is in demand or would be popular.

M: That’s marketing research… But what about getting started once you have an idea?

W: After you have your great idea, then you can set up shop by registering a domain name, creating a website, an email address, and a hosting service. If you want to go all out on your website, you can put together shopping cart technology, but that can be pricey to start out with.

M: Sounds like a lot of work!

W: Anything worth doing takes work. Money doesn’t grow on trees… Most of us have to work for it.

Text 9

M: How did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?

W: Well, I like it here. I think the city is very beautiful.

M: What about your accommodation? Was that OK?

W: Yes, OK. At first I stayed with a family for three months. They were very kind to me but they had three young children and I found it difficult to study.

M: Right, I see.

W: So after three months I moved out and now I live with two other students in a student house. It’s much cheaper and we like it there.

M: Good, and what about your studies? What are you studying?

W: I’m doing Computing.

M: Computing. I see. Um, apart from the language difficulties how have you found the course?

W: Well, the main difficulty for me is getting time on the computers in the computer room. It’s always busy and this makes it very hard to do my practical work.

M: Can you reserve time in the computer room?

W: No, but it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time.

M: Yes, I’ll look into that and see if something can be done to improve things over there.

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Up to now, we’ve focused on the positive impact of the automobile on society in the United States. Today we’ll look at some of the negative effects. A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the automobile made it possible to work in the city and yet lived in the suburbs many miles away. Shopping patterns changed. Instead of downtown stores, people in the suburbs went to large shopping malls built in the open areas outside the cities. Where everything is cheaper. Merchants in the city failed, stores closed. Downtown shopping areas became deserted. In recent years, there has been a rebirth for a number of downtown areas, as suburbanites, especially young married couples, have moved into the city to avoid roads blocked with traffic between the suburbs and cities every morning and evening. Now let’s look at some slides that illustrate these trends. By the way, tomorrow I’ll explain the effect of all these automobiles on the environment, for example, what happens to the atmosphere as result of burning gasoline and depletion of natural resources like fossil fuels?