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[1] Of the fruits of the year I give my vote to the orange. In the first place it is available if not in actual fact, at least in the greengrocer’s shop. On the days when dessert is a name given to a handful of chocolates and a little preserved ginger, then the orange, however sour, comes nobly to the rescue; and on those other days of plenty when cherries and strawberries riot together upon the table, the orange, sweeter than ever ,is still there to hold its own. Bread and butter, beef and mutton, eggs and bacon, are not more necessary to an ordered existence than the orange.

[2]  It is well known that the commonest fruit should be also the best. Of the virtues of the orange I have no room fully to speak. It has properties of health giving. It is clean, for whoever handles it, he doesn’t eat it directly but handles its outer covering, its top coat, which is left in the hall. It is round, and forms an excellent substitute with the young for a cricket ball. But all this would count nothing had not the orange such delightful qualities of taste. I dare not let myself go upon this subject. I am a slave to its sweetness.

[3] Yet with the orange we go live year in and year out. That speaks well for the orange. The fact is that there is an honesty about the orange which appeals to all of us. If it is going to be bad and it begins to go bad from the outside, not from            . How many an innocent-looking apple is harboring a worm in the bud. But the orange has no secret faults. Its outside is a mirror of its inside, and if you are quick you can tell the shop man so before he slips it into the bag.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage? （no more than seven words.）

2.List at least two virtues of the orange?  （no more than six words.）

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words? （no more than two words.）

4.Why is the orange clean? （no more than seven words.）

5.What does the word “it” (Line 2 , Paragraph 3)probably refer to?（no more than two words.）

When he came secretly to Europe with a historical mission（使命）, Kissinger was made to stay with Walters, the military atache （大使馆武官） of the American Embassy in this European country. Walters was in charge of the communication work between Kissinger and the Chinese ambassador there. There was a garage in Walters’ basement. Walters would drive the car directly into the garage. And then he would try to avoid his housekeeper and lead Kissinger upstairs without being seen. Walters told her that his guest was General Gilshiman. She had taken Kissinger for General Gilshiman since then till one day when she saw on TV Kissinger talking to a newspaper man that she began to doubt the whole thing. She then told Walters she knew who he was. It was Dr. Kissinger himself. “How can that be possible?” Walters said. “Kissinger is a big shot, special adviser to the president. If he comes to this capital he is sure to stay in the ambassador’s luxurious residence, but not in a small place like mine. If you look at them separately my friend General Gilshiman is truly very much like Dr. Kissinger; but if you compare them when they are standing side by side you’ll find they are not at all alike.” So the housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.?

1．Dr. Kissinger was ___________ at that time.

A．General Gilshiman                    B．the biggest shot of the U.S.

C．an American military attaché         D．a special adviser to the president

2．Why did Kissinger stay with Walters rather than in the ambassador’s luxurious residence?

A．He was in great need of Walters’ help.   B．He was one of Walters’ close friends.

C．He wanted to keep his work secret.     D．He preferred to stay in the small place.

3．This story was probably set in ___________.

A．Vietnam        B．Paris              C．Beijing             D．Pakistan

4．What, do you infer, may be the result of the event?

A．Dr. Kissinger had a talk with the Chinese ambassador.

B．Walters was highly thought of for his kind help to Dr. Kissinger.

C．The newspaper man did cover Dr. Kissinger successfully.

D．The housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.

The left wing party in this European country ________ in 1986．

1. A.
   came to power
2. B.
   came in power
3. C.
   took a power
4. D.
   was taken power

SECTION B（18分）

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

Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice  36  in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of   37  . As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a (an)  38  or to reach an agreement. This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or   39  each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?   40  . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be   41  . It is really very impolite to   42   your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not   43  anything to him or her.   44  , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding among the   45  that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (矜持的)  46  . But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner   47  when he shows interest in further relations with you.

36．A．came     B．grew     C．turned      D．started

37．A．interest     B．eagerness  C．goodwill   D．patience

38．A．signal       B．noise     C．offer     D．deal

39．A．leaving     B．seeing       C．kissing      D．visiting

40．A．Yes      B．Maybe      C．Well     D．No

41．A．polite          B．kind     C．helpful     D．interested

42．A．hold     B．give     C．shake     D．display

43．A．mean     B．matter      C．count     D．make

44．A．As long as       B．However   C．Even if     D．Therefore

45．A．people      B．Chinese    C．Europeans D．public

46．A．in person  B．in manner C．in harmonyD．in secret

47．A．absolutely B．possibly    C．only     D．definitely

Published in 1896 and one of the most memorable horror stories ever written, Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker,is the story of a vampire（吸血鬼）,someone who lives on human blood. Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his novel in Transylvania. Even today,there are readers of the book who believe that Transylvania is a mythical（神话的）country,a figment（虚构）of Stoker’s imagination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Transylvania is part of modern-day Central European country Romania,and the country does indeed have a history of mythological vampires.
However,Romanians are always puzzled by the description of the novel’s central character, Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat（贵族）with impeccable（完美的）manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries.
So where did Stoke get the image for his Dracula? The answer becomes clearer when one learns of his relationship with a man called Henry Irving,the greatest British stage actor of his time.
Stoker was working as a civil servant in his home city of Dublin when he first met Irving. Bored with his tedious life and work, Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre and for a while was the drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. One of the reviews he wrote was of a performance of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role.
Irving was so pleased with Stoker’s review of his performance that he asked to meet him. Stoker couldn’t believe his luck when one night,he was invited to a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour. Irving entertained the assembled dinner guests with some renditions（表演）of famous poems and speeches from Shakespeare.
Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving,in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character. Sadly,Irving never did,but the two men became close friends,and in 1878 Stoker left the civil service and became Irving’s manager in London.
【小题1】Bram Stoker set his novel in Transylvania because       .