(07·全国Ⅱ)

We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to  21  a car because we had sold the one we had in England before  22  home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was  23 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet  24  driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it  25  so we went together to  26  it. We paid for the car and  27  the papers. They told us that there was  28  petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The  29  garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there  30 . But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing  31  me. I got out of  32  as fast as I could by backing into the garage  33  and the man behind  34  me.

“It’s such a problem to  35  to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for  36 .” I replied. “You had better go  37  on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had  38  on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English,” Would you mind telling me  39  you are thinking of leaving?  40  are you going to sit in your car all day?”

21.A. borrow                       B. drive                        C. buy                          D. choose

22.A. leaving                        B. making                     C. returning                  D. getting

23.A. right                           B. ready                       C. fixed                        D. sold

24.A. sure of                       B. satisfied with            C. interested in              D. used to

25.A. on my own                 B. right away                C. in a hurry                 D. on the way

26.A. receive                       B. bring                        C. order                       D. fetch

27.A. accepted                     B. wrote                       C. signed                      D. copied

28.A. little                            B. enough                     C. much                       D. no

29.A. best                            B. nearest                     C. quickest                   D. cleanest

30.A. lately                          B. directly                     C. safely                       D. slowly

31.A. after                           B. with                         C. around                     D. towards

32.A. their way                    B. the garage                 C. their sight                 D. the car

33.A. at last                         B. once more                C. as usual                    D. as well

34.A. caught                        B. cheered                    C. shouted at                D. chatted with

35.A. prepare                       B. continue                   C. choose                     D. remember

36.A. discussion                   B. adventure                 C. experiment               D. practice

37.A. carefully                     B. smoothly                  C. quickly                     D. differently

38.A. an error                      B. a problem                 C. as accident               D. a headache

39.A. when                          B. why                         C. how                         D. what

40.A. For                            B. Or                           C. But                          D. So

    

 (07·全国ⅡA篇)

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality（个性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company（航空公司）was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job.

41.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ____.
A. have relatives in Europe                                  B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties                                           D. own a restaurant

42.The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____.
A. at one of his parties                                        B. from his teachers     
C. through his taped show                    D. on a television program

43.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?
A. A natural ability to attract others.                      B. A way to show one’s achievement.
C. Lieberman’s after-class interest.                      D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.

44.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.       

B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

45.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A. He is clever but lonely.                                    B. he is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around.                             D. He often changes his menus.

  

 (07·全国ⅠE篇)

Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.  

In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought（干旱）. The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.

Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals（节日）. For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended（延长）daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.

72. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _______________.

   A. to stop the drought in 1967           B. to support government officials

   C. to pass a special law in the state       D. to save water and electricity

73. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?

   A. Victoria.                          B. Queensland.

   C. South Australia.                    D. New South Wales.

74. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?

   A. It doesn’t have fixed dates.            B. It is not used in festivals.

   C. Its plan was changed in 2000.          D. It lasts for two weeks.

75. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?

   A. There exist some undesirable effects.    B. It helps little to save energy.

   C. It brings about longer working days.     D. Radio and TV programs become different.

 (07·全国ⅡD篇)

It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can’t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.

Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.

Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood back to the monkeys’ brains. When the brain’s temperature was 10℃, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.

53.The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that ____.
A. the time is too short for doctors                     

B. the patients are often too nervous
C. the damage is extremely hard to fix                 

D. the blood-cooling machine might break down

54.The brain operation was made possible mainly by ____.
A. taking the blood out of the brain                      B. trying the operation on monkeys first
C. having the blood go through a machine             D. lowering the brain’s temperature

55.With Dr. White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain ____.
A. can last as long as 30 minutes                         B. can keep the brain’s blood warm
C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy                  D. can help monkeys do different jobs

56.What is the right order of the steps in the operations?
a. send the cooled back to the brain                      b. stop the blood to the brain
c. have the blood cooled down                            d. operate on the brain
A. a, b, c, d                    B. c, a, b, d                  C. c, b, d, a                  D. b, c, d, a

 (07·全国ⅡB篇)

Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability（能力）. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

To be sure, people are different. You cannot to do everything as well as certain other people do. It al the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.

Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

46.With the example of basketball players, the author shows ____.
A. why certain people are poor readers                

B. that there are differences in people’s abilities
C. why some people are good basketball players   

D. that good basketball players can be good readers

47.To improve their reading ability, people should ____.
A. work long and hard                                        B. take different forms of tests
C. have special help and practice                          D. try different reading materials

48.The experiments mentioned in the text show that ____.
A. good readers seem to enjoy reading                 

B. almost all poor readers can make progress
C. causes of poor reading are difficult to find out 

D. tests help people improve their reading ability