The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone．Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun．

“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody．They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society．

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age．But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old．

If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的)．In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing．

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple．With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998．When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention．

“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper saiD．“Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves．” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful．“We’re a ladies’ play group．It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood．

56．The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________．

         A．one branch of an organization  B．a written agreement of a club

         C．one part of a collection of poems     D．a period in a society’s history

57．From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who       ．

         A．have gradually become more noticeable         

         B．are worried about getting old too quickly 

         C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

         D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

58．It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are         ．

         A．interested in raising money for social work    

         B．programmers who can plan well for their future

         C．believers in equality between men and women

         D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

59．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?

         A．Emily Cornette．       B．Ellen Cooper． 

         C．Jenny Joseph．          D．Joe Heywood．

A．American & British Classics
A. classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.
B. World Literature
World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, in these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture but what is universal,
C. Creative Writing
Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.
D. Technical Writing
It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.
E. Journalism
It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.
F. Non-fiction
The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.
请阅读以下学生的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她拟要选择的课程：
【小题1】Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.
【小题2】Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.
【小题3】Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.
【小题4】Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a. course connected with it.
【小题5】Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.

 Wendy ,Carol, Jenny, Tom 和Mark 想观看演出或参加培训.阅读下列材料, 从所给的6个选项中,选出符合各自要求的最佳选项。其中一项是多余的。(5分)

1.Wendy, a student who is interested comedy and acting,will be free on Oct.12th .She wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.

2.Carol is expected to be free on October 15th. She plans to enjoy some

performances while having a cup of coffee.

3.Jenny, a student who majors in art, is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese art. She will be free after school at 4:30.

4.Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.

5.Mark , a worker of an export company, needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.

A.ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  CENTER

Classes for beginners for 3 months.

Focus on grammar as well as writing and oral English.

3:00 p.m to 9:30 p.m

Small classes with a maximum of 8 students

Course fee: $300 (10% discount for the first to enroll)

B.HALIFAX  PLAYHOUSE

Ring’s Cross Street, Halifax.

Oct.10th--- Oct 17th on Golden Pond by Emest Thompson.

This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.

Don’t miss it.

Time: 7:30 p.m

Price: $3

Tel:36599988

C.LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students of all levels.

3 months, 6 months,9 months and 1 years course.

Focus on spoken language.

Open through all year from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Small class with a maximum of 12 students.

Course fee for English for one year: ;$1,200

Discount at shorter period of study.

Tel:22342381

D.EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art

A combination of Eastern and Western Art 8:00 a.m.

Price: $2 for adults, $1 for students

Tel: 33569875

E.WESTERN ART SHOW

China National Art Museum

European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art

Open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m from Oct. 6th to 20th

Price : $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.

Tel:25545569

F.GRAND THEATRE

Oxford Street, Leeds

Restaurant and Cafe.

Sep.1st—19th

Admission:Tues.--Thurs. $2-6; Fri.& Sat.$4-8

Sue Townsend’s musical play.

Time: Evenings 7:45. Oct 10th—17th, at 2:30 p.m.

No Monday performance.

All kinds of drinks offered

Tel :52011611

第三部分　阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
ROYAL HOTEL
invites applications for the following posts:
HOUSEKEEPING
Housekeeping Supervisor(主管人)
? Salary: $1,200 per month
?At least 2 years similar experience
?Female only
Housemaids
?Salary: $700 per month
?No experience required
Part-time posts for Housemaids only
LAUNDRY（洗衣）
Laundry Valet
?Salary: $700 per month
?Duties – to collect and deliver（递送） laundry parcels
?Shift（轮班） work required
Laundry Attendant
?Salary: $700 per month
?Male applicants only
?Shift work required
Preference will be given to people with some experience.
FOOD AND DRINKS
(for new 24-hour restaurant)
Head waiter
?Salary: $1,200 per month
?Experienced waiters can apply
Waiter/ Waiters
?Salary: $800 per month
?No experience needed
(Willing to work shifts)
Part-timers needed for permanent night shift 6 pm to 11 pm.
GENERAL
Car Driver
?Salary: $800 per month
?Clean driving record
?At least 1 year of experience
?Willing to work irregular hours
Pool Attendant
?Salary: $700 per month
?Must know life-saving technique
?Some related experience
Both posts for male only.
Interviews will be conducted at the Royal Hotel, East Room, 2nd Level on the 25th and 26th Nov. from 10:00 to 4:00 pm.
56. What work does a laundry valet do?
A. He washes the clothes.
B. He drives the laundry truck.
C. He collects and delivers bags of laundry.
D. He operates the machines in the laundry room.
57. Which posts can fresh school-leavers apply for?
A. Housekeeping supervisor and housemaid.
B. Housemaid and waiter.
C. Head waiter and waiter.
D. Laundry valet and laundry attendant.
58. Which of these jobs require shift work?
A. Housemaid and waiter.
B. Laundry valet and waiter.
C. Car driver and pool attendant.
D. Laundry attendant and pool attendant.
59. There are four people applying for pool attendant. If you are the interview, who do you think is most suitable for the post?
A. Mary, who likes swimming very much.
B. Jenny, who knows life-saving technique very well.
C. Tom, who has been a pool attendant for two years.
D. John, who expects to earn over $1000 every month.