56.On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America’s________.

A.life-styles　　　　　 B.population　　　　　 C.history　　　　 　　D.agrieulture

59. What does the underlined part "reimburse you" probably mean?

　 A. Return the money you paid.　　　　　　　　 B. Change the product you bought.

　 C. Offer you a free repair.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Guarantee you the quality.

答案　 56.A　 57.C　 58.B　 59.A

Passage 35

(06·湖南A篇)

A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER

It’s likely that everything you learned about.America’s ancient history is wrong.

The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Amerieas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

DID YOU KNOW?

When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.

The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19^th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.

Facts have shown that the Amenicas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.

4,000 years ago Mesoamerican famers developed com in a feat (技艺) of genetie engineering that still isn’t completely understood.

COMMENTS ON 1491

“In the tradition of　 Jared Diamond & John MePhee,a totally new view of precolunhian America”.

－Richard Rhodes

“Attrnctively written and really absorbing Charles C.Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story,part cpie(史诗)　and part tragedy(不幸).He has taken on a vast topic:thousands of years,two huge continents,and cultures.”

－Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News

“Powerful and challenging”

－Alan Taylor,Washingto post

“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”

－Howard Zinn

58. What is mentioned as a feature of the audio-magazines?

　 A. They are translated into English.　　　　　　 B. They are convenient for the users.

　 C. They are very easy to read　　　　　　　　 D. They are cheap and popular.

57. The audio-magazines are mainly for_________.

　 A. European journalists　　　　　　　　　　 B. professional travelers

　 C. language learners　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. magazine collectors

56. The audio-magazines in the passage are_____________.

　 A. published in European languages

　 B. read on the computer screen

　 C. designed in the form of small-sized books

　 D. broadcast on television and the radio

75. Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with?

　 A. Travel books are provided in the new library.

　 B. Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City.

　 C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital.

　 D. There are more police officers on duty now.

答案　 72.B　 73.C　 74.D　 75.D

Passage 34

(06·湖北A篇)

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74. All the following are true EXCEPT that _______.

　 A. both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now

　 B. Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 2004

　 C. primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2003

　 D. Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff

73. The notice is mainly about _______.

　 A. the work carried out by the people of Silver City

　 B. the facilities available in Silver City

　 C. some improvements in Silver City

　 D. information for interested tourists

72. The public notice is from _______.

　 A. the community　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. the local government

　 C. the citizens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a travel agency

67. From the advertisements above, we can learn that_______. A. Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area B. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground C. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining. D. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15.2006

答案　 64.C　 65.B　 66.C　 67.A

Passage 33

(06·江西E篇)

Answering the Community Needs of Our City

　　 The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs.　 To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better.

☆Transport

　·Three stations for the suburbs have been　 added to the western train service.

　·20 new buses for the southern line were　 purchased in January.

　·50 per cent of city bus-stops have been upgraded.

·Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every 15 minutes.

☆Communication

·Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.

·All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer

service!

☆Medical Facilities

·The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.

·To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors

have been employed from overseas.

·Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.

☆Education

·Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 !

　·Rental for private schools has been reduced.

·Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.

☆Protection and Security

　·Extra police now patrol (巡逻) the tourist areas.

·50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.

☆Entertainment / Recreation

·The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced !

·The new Central Community Building opened in May.

·5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.