64. This advertisement is for __________.

　 A. Grand Canyon West　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Grand Canyon South

　 C. Grand Canyon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Skywalk

71. A mystery story adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel will be shown on ______.

　 A. BBC1　 　　　　　　 B. BBC2 　　　　　　 C. ITV1　 　　　　　　 D. Channel 4

答案　 69.A　 70.A　 71.C

Passage 18

(07·江苏C篇)

　Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.

This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.

After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.

Tour Itinerary (行程)

70. The phrase “stow away” most probably means “_________”.

　 A. hide secretly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. talk excitedly　　

C. operate easily　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guide successfully

69. The Fresh Water series at 9 PM ________.

　 A. explores the lakes, rivers and the creatures in them

　 B. is devoted to the freshwater creatures in the world

　 C. explains the relationship among inhabitants on the earth

　 D. focuses on the deepest river on the planet

43.　 Activities concerning children’s books are to be held　　　

A. on June 24,2007　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. on July15,2007

C. on July 24,2007　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. on August 5,2007

答案　 40. C　　 41.D　 42.D　 43.A

Passage 18

(07·上海B篇)

(You may read the questions first,)

SCREENGRABS

BBC1 PLANET EARTH 9AM Fresh Water provides an expensive subject for the third programme in the BBC’s fascinating new natural-history series. Broadly, we investigate the world’s lakes and rivers and the creatures which inhabit them. Thus we visit the deepest lake on the planet, Lake Baikal in Siberia. We observe large colonies of Indian smooth-coated otters (above) looking around. A magical series which give us a real sense of context in relation to the planet we inhabit. BBC2 FAMILY GUY 11.45PM Road to Europe. Without proper identification, Brain and Stewie stow away on a plane they think is leaving for England. They’re wrong, and soon they’re in Saudi Arabia (Brain: “Oh my God, we are finished. We are lost in the desert.”) at a beginning of a long trip home.

ITV1 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT 9 PM Cards on the Table. Tonight’s mystery concerns the death of one of the richest and most mysterious men, Mr Shaitana(Alexander Siddig ) who has a fascination with crime. Shaitana hosts dinner and a game of bridge in his apartment, but when the time comes the first guests to take their leave, they discover that their host has been stabbed through his heart. Channel 4 THE GAMES: LIVE 9 PM For the first time on Games, the men fight in a Kendo Tournament, using 1.2m shinai (Bamboo swords). The woman compete in the cycling, racing wheel-to wheel on competition bikes with no brakes. Plus other news the English Institute of sports in Sheffield.

42. To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to ________.

　 　　 A. Exhibition Space .Level 3　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Gas Works Arts Park

　 　　 C. Theatre ,NGV Australia　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. Foyer, Level 3

41.　 Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

　 　　 A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

　 　　 B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

　 　　 C. Wonerful World and Topsy –Turvy.

　 　　 D.Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

40. Charles Blackman’s paintings come from ________.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carrioll

B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings

D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

59.The advertisement is made believable by ___

A. telling stories　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.using figures　　　

C.making comparisons　　 　　　　　　　　　D.asking questiongs

答案　 56 .A　 57.C　 58.A　 59.B

Passage 17

(07·天津B篇)

Charles Blackman：Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV),Australia

10　　　　 June -12 August 2007

Venue (地点)　　 The Ian Potter Centre

Admission 　　　　 Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian　 girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events ,was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am-1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit

Date Sunday 24 June ,11am-4pm

Venue Exhibition Space .Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates 　 Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July, 12noon-3pm

Venue 　 Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale ( 比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting .Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world .then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July,10:30am-3pm

Venue　 Foryer, Level 3

58.One setting point of ROM is that　 ____

A. it makes full body exercise possible in 4 minutes

B. it can kill back and shoulder pains in 10 minutes

C.it needs no repair in the first 20years

D.it is sold on a 3-month trial basis