(C)

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes---khaki pants and sports shirt---to the office. He hardly ever wears necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday). This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday.” “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing,” said business consultant Maisly Jones.

Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productive. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

72. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because_______.

A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

B. he couldn’t stand a clean appearance

C. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time

D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

73. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because________.

　 A. they make him feel at ease when working

　 B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

　 C. he looks handsome in casual clothes

　 D. he no longer works for any company

74. According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code..

B. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.

C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.

D. All the employers in the U.S are for casual office wear.

75. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except ______.

A. saving employees’ money　　　 　 　　　　　 B. making employees more attractive

C. improving employees’ motivation 　 　　　 D. making employees happier

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A – F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A．Human efforts to prevent disastrous collisions B．Recent alarms of asteroid(小行星) strikes． C．Asteroids’ movement around the sun． D．Asteroid strikes against Earth． E．Past disastrous asteroid strikes． F．The cause of asteroid strikes．

76._________________

　　　 Astronomers estimate that there are about l,100 asteroids--or space rocks--with the potential to cause a planet-wide disaster in a collision with Earth．And since large asteroids have collided with Earth many times in the past，scientists say it is certain that Earth will be hit again．It is only a question of when．　

77. _________________

　　　 The asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaurs hit the Earth 65 million years ago．It was at least six miles(10 kilometers)wide．But smaller asteroids can also devastate (毁坏)the earth．Scientists estimate that a collision with an asteroid even one-tenth this size would kill at least 25 per cent of Earth’s population．Less than a hundred years ago，for example，an asteroid only 330 feet(100 meters)wide exploded in Siberia．It completely destroyed half a million acres of forest．

78．_________________

　　 Asteroids come from a belt of tens of thousands of space rocks in orbit around the sun．They normally travel between Mars and Jupiter，but some smaller rocks are affected by the gravitational pull of Mars，Jupiter or Saturn and their orbits are stretched．Sometimes this change puts them on a path that crosses Earth’s orbit．This sets up the possibility of collision with Earth．

83．_________________

　　 In l986，a potentially dangerous asteroid missed Earth by only six hours．Scientists only found out about the danger after it had passed．Many more asteroids have collided with Earth over the years．We can still see their marks today - large craters in the ground．

79．_________________

　　 NOW there is a new--found seriousness about asteroid strikes．Astronomers are engaged in a painstaking search for all asteroids that threaten Earth．And the United States has a project called NEAR that involves orbiting and studying the asteroid Eros，the second largest asteroid near Earth．Studying the composition of the asteroid provides important information hat may allow an asteroid to be exploded or knocked of course to prevent it from colliding with Earth．

Section D

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

　(B)

　　　 Music has often been used in movies to create mood and add dimension to the images which the audience sees on the screen. One man who is famous for his ability to write powerful and highly effective music for movies is John Williams. Mr. Williams has been writing music for movies since 1960, but he is perhaps best known for his award-winning scores for movies such as Jaws, Star Wars, and Schindler's List. Before he began writing music for the movies, Mr. Williams dreamed of being a concert pianist. He studied at both the University of California, Los Angeles and Juilliard School. During the 1950s, Mr. Williams was into jazz and he worked in New York City with many jazz artists. Later, he moved back to Los Angeles where he continued to play the piano for jazz musicians. He also got a job writing music for television shows. It was this television job that led him into movies.

　　 Throughout the 1960s, Mr. Williams wrote the music that can be heard in more than 20 movies. Most of these movies were light comedies. Then, in 1975, the director of the movie Jaws, Steven Spielberg, hired Mr. Williams. The director thought that Mr. William's music added so much to the scary (引起恐慌的)scenes of the movie that he insisted on working with Mr. Williams in all of his future movies. Other directors and Hollywood film studios also demanded to work with Mr. Williams, and his career as a composer of movie soundtracks took off. Many of these movies have soundtracks that are still available in music stores today. They include The Deer Hunter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, and Jurassic Park.

　　 In 1980, Mr. Williams had another chance to expand his musical experience. He was chosen to be the new conductor for the Boston Pops Orchestra when Arthur Fiedler retired. Mr. Williams gladly accepted the position because it only required that he conduct the orchestra during the summer. This left him free to continue writing music for the movies during the rest of the year. Mr. Williams conducted the Boston Pops for more than 12 years before he decided to retire and write music full-time. Along with the many movie music scores he has written, Mr. Williams has also written two symphonies, a flute concerto, and a violin concerto. Up to now, Mr. Williams has written music for more than 60 movies. It is no wonder that he is today's most famous Hollywood composer.

69. What is John Williams most famous for?

　　 A. Conducting.　　　　　　　　 B. Making movies.

　　 C. Playing jazz.　　　　　　　　 D. Writing music for movies.

70. What happened to Mr. Williams in 1975?

　　 A. He began writing music for movies.　　　 B. He moved to Hollywood.

　　 C. He worked with Steven Spielberg.　　　　 D. He worked for the Boston Pops.

71. Which of the following things has Mr. Williams not done?

　　 A. Conducted an orchestra.　　　　　　　 B. Directed a movie.

C. Played jazz piano.　　　　　　　　　 D. Writing classical music.

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each bank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 　50　 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.

One of her tasks was to keep track of 　51　 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 　52　 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?　 53　 ,even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.

Ursula _ 54 _ long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 　55　 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 　56　 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”　 “A poor family?” said the 　57　 　driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He 　58　 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 　59　 just about everything.”

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When they reached a 　60　 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula 　61　 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to　　 　62　 　why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 　63　 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your　 　64　 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”

50. A. In return　　　　　 B. As a result　　　　　　 C. By the way 　　　　　 D. In a sense

51. A. delivering　　　　 B. mailing　　　　　　　　　 C. arriving　　　　　　　　 D. sending

52. A. American family B. own family 　　　　 C. friends 　　　　　　　　 D. classmates

53. A. Otherwise 　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　　 C. Besides 　　　　　　　 D. However

54. A. talked 　　　　　　 B. worked 　　　　　　　 C. waited 　　　　　　　　 D. thought

55. A. selecting 　　　　 B. matching 　　　　　　 C. remembering 　　　 D. organizing

56. A. a shop 　　　　　 B. a taxi 　　　　　　　　　 C. her employer 　　　 D. her parents

57. A. delighted 　　　　 B. anxious　　　　　　　　 C. surprised 　　　　　　 D. respectful

58. A. noticed 　　　　　 B. listened 　　　　　　　 C. got out 　　　　　　　　 D. carried on

59. A. buys 　　　　　　　 B. has 　　　　　　　　　　 C. uses 　　　　　　　　　 D. needs

60. A. garage 　　　　　 B. building 　　　　　　　 C. station 　　　　　　　　 D. yard

61. A. thanked 　　　　 B. encouraged 　　　　　 C. praised 　　　　　　　　 D. admired

62. A. settle 　　　　　　 B. repeat 　　　　　　　　 C. argue 　　　　　　　　　 D. explain

63. A. delay 　　　　　　 B. silence 　　　　　　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　　　　 D. break

64. A. case 　　　　　　　 B. opinion 　　　　　　　　 C. memory 　　　　　　　 D. name

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

　　　 If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year，he'd better offer you more money to do so--or even double that depending on where you live now．That's because Moscow has just been found to be the world's most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

　　 Using the cost of living in New York as a base，Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing，transportation，food，clothing，household goods and entertainment(娱乐)．

　　 A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs$4,000 a month；a CD$24.83， and an international newspaper $6.30，according to Mercer．By comparison，a fast food meal with a hamburger　 (汉堡包)is a steal at$480．

　　 London takes the No.2 place，up from No.5 a year ago，thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算)London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days．Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo，both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York，while No.5 Hong Kong is l9 percent more costly．

　　 Among North American cities，New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world's most expensive cities．But both have mien since last year's study--New York came in15th,down from 10th place，while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago．San Francisco came in a distant third at No.54，down　 20 places from a year earlier．

　　 Toronto, meanwhile，is Canada's most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide．In Australia．Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No．21 worldwide．

65. What do the underlined words "a steal" in Paragraph 3 mean?

　 A. an act of stealing　　 　　　　 　　B. something delicious

　 C. something very cheap 　　　　　　　 　　D. an act of buying

66. London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.

　 A. the high cost of clothing　　 　　 B. the stronger pound against the dollar

　 C. its expensive transportation 　　　 D. the high prices of fast food meals

67. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?

　 A. Tokyo　　 　 　　B. Hong Kong　　　 C. Moscow　　　 D. Los Angeles

68. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?

　 A. New York．　　 B. Los Angeles．　　 C. San Francisco　 D. Tokyo

40. ______ you eat the correct foods ______ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.

　　　 A. Only if; will you　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. Only if; you will　

　　　 C. Unless; will you　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　D. Unless; you will

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. display　　　 B. local　　　 C. properly　　　 D. blinded　　　 E. around F. explosive　　　 G. easily　　　 H. rushed　　　　 I. injuries　　　 J. caught

Each year around 800 people – most of them children – need treatment in hospital for injuries caused by fireworks. A third of the accidents take place at back garden firework parties and about a third of the 　41　 　are to children under the age of 13. The cost of medical treatment after firework accidents can be as much as ￡20 million a year.

Martin Pearcey, 11, is one of the lucky ones: he could have been 　42　 　in one eye.

Like hundreds of others on November 5(Guy Fawkes’s Night), Martin went to his 　43　 　park to see the fireworks display. He was with his brothers, John and Dave.

“A gang of kids had taken the 　44　 　material out of several fireworks and had put it in a pile on the ground,” remembers John.

“When they lit it, it went off and 　45　 　Martin in his eye.”

John 　46　 　Martin to their grandmother’s house nearby, where the eye was immediately bathed in cold water. He was then taken to hospital, where a sterilized(消毒的) patch was put over it.

“At first he couldn’t see a thing because the eye was so swollen(肿胀的),” says Martin’s elder sister, Pat. “It was weeks before it would open 　47　 　again.”

His dad agrees. “He was lucky not to lose the sight of that eye.”

“Little kids shouldn’t be able to get hold of fireworks,” adds Pat. “I think organized 　48　 　are much safer.”

And young Martin now says, “I don’t mind fireworks when grown – ups are 　49　 , but I don’t like it when little kids have them. I think fireworks are a bit stupid, really.”

39. __________ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions.

　 A. Nothing to take　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Everything taking　

　 C. Nobody to be taken　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Everything taken

38. Recently, the Chinese government gave some examples of _______ Dalai Lama’s visiting　

　 foreign countries had affected China.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　 D. whether

37. ______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.

　　　 A. If　　　　 　　　 　B. While　　 　　　　　　　 C. Because　　 　　 　D. As

36. People were not allowed to enter the reading room because it 　　　　　.

　　　 A. had been painted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was being painted

　　　 C. was painting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. painted

35. The teacher suggested 　　　　English from time to time every day.

　　　 A. having read　　　　　 B. us to read　　　　　　 C. our reading　　　　　　 D. being read

34. Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

　　 A. who　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. why　　　 　　　　 　D. when