6. — Sorry, madam, but this ticket 　　　　one person only.

　　 — What? Need my daughter buy a ticket? She is only six.

　　 A. admits　　　 B. benefits　　 　 C. reserves　 　　　 D. occupies

5. — I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t finish the job as required.

　　 — Sally, don’t say sorry. Anyway, you 　　　　your best.

　　 A. try　　　　 B. will try　　 　 C. are trying 　　　 D. have tried

4. The disabled are 　　　　to this kind of problem, so we’d better not talk about it before them.

　　 A. generous　　 B. available　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sensitive　　　 　　　 D. accessible

3. Experts said the hot, dry weather took the 　　　　for the terrible drought in parts of southwestern China.

　　 A. blame　　　 B. effect　　　 C. function　 　　　 D. analysis

2. The man was sentenced to five months in prison after he was accused 　　　　seriously injuring a passenger on a subway train.

　　 A. to 　　　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　 C. for　 　　　　　 D. with

一、单项填空

1. — I’m going to Hong Kong Disneyland next week.

　　 — 　　　. How I wish I could also have some days off to relax!

　　 A. Forget it　　　　　 　　　　　 B. I couldn’t agree more

　　 C. I really envy you　　　　　 　　 D. None of my business

C

Hippies (嬉皮士) were part of a youth movement, made up of young adults between the ages of 15 and 25. These youngsters or hippies criticized middle class values. Hippies were in favor of peace, love, and personal freedom over political and social systems. The hippies fashion was popular with the youth across the United States in the 1960s. The hippies designed a whole new lifestyle of their own.

The 1960s’ hippies fashion included the dressing styles which the youth of today are interested in. These teenagers decorated themselves with flowers in their hair. They enjoyed body painting and tattoo body art. Not much of this was ever appreciated by the older generation. The men wore long, loose hair like the women. They tried to show off themselves and didn’t care about what others thought about them. In the 1960s’, the hippies fashion offered a very informal and casual look.

The fashion clothing was a form against traditional cultures. The personal expressions of people resulted in the styles that had great influence on the world today. They wore bell-bottom jeans, and T-shirts were part of everyday wear. Women wore long skirts and dresses. Short skirts were worn with knee-high boots, while the long skirts were considered better matched with sandals (凉鞋). They were used to represent peace and love. Artificial flowers and real flowers were worn in the hair.

During the hippies movement, men and women grew their hair long, contrary to popular belief. Usually hair was parted in the middle. During this time period, long sideburns (鬓角) were the thing for men. Fashion accessories (饰品) for women during the time also included bandanas and other headgear, scarves. Hippies decorated their hair with flowers or little hair clips or a colorful headband across their forehead. The long easy flowing hair tied back a thin ribbon became popular throughout the 1960s.

Women’s jewelry was mostly influenced by Native American or any similar handmade designs. Sporting any necklace with beads was hugely popular. Jewelry that made music was highly desirable since music was a basic part of the hippies scene. Necklaces and jangly ankle bracelets were popular among women. In general, the ankles received a lot of attention, especially amongst those living on the warm west coast, because many hippies preferred to go barefoot (赤脚的).

Hippies fought back the ugliness of the Second World War and turned the attention of fashion towards natural beauty as much as possible. The youth movement affected the teen fashion industry in a major way. The hippies fashion keeps changing with time, but women who found their own individuality and style in the 1960s have never let it go and passed much of their own hippies influence on to their daughters.

46. What does this passage mainly tell us?

　　 A. The hippies fashion in the 1960s.　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. The hippies dress and hair styles.

　　 C. How hippies movement came about.

　　 D. People’s ideas about hippies.

47. What is the hippies’ attitude towards the political systems at their time?

　　 A. Supportive.　　　　　　 B. Negative.

　　 C. Objective.　　　　　　　 D. Subjective.

48. Which one is TRUE about the hippies fashion?

　　 A. The hippies didn’t share the same ideas with the older generation.

　　 B. The hippies were interested in large and comfortable clothing.

　　 C. The hippies didn’t want to follow their parents’ ideas about dressing.

　　 D. The hippies wanted to create something new to attract the world.

49. In the 1960s, women’s accessories included all the following except 　　　.

　　 A. headgear　　　 　　 B. bandanas　　　　 C. sideburns　　　　 D. scarves

50. What part did the youth movement play in the fashion industry?

　　 A. It had a great effect on the whole fashion industry.

　　 B. It had little influence on the fashion industry.

　　 C. It had a strong influence on the women fashion industry.

D. It had a great influence on the teen fashion industry.

B

Paul Larsen’s Vestas Sailrocket 2 is half boat, half plane, and hopefully it will soon be the fastest sailing boat on water too. “Everything above the water is an aeroplane and everything below the water behaves just like a boat,” says Larsen, a professional sailor who’s now turned his attention to breaking the speed sailing record, describing it as his lifetime mission (使命). “A large part of this boat is flying,” says Larsen. “When it’s going at high speed, it’s like a well-built paper airplane.”

The record is open to any craft (飞行器), as long as it’s using wind and water, and there is at least one person on board. At present, it is held by American kite surfer Rob Douglas, who reached 55.65 knots (about 103 kilometres per hour) over the required 500 meter course in 2010.

The craft may be using the latest technology, but its concept (理念) is based on a craft that was written about nearly five decades ago. American rocket scientist Bernard Smith wrote about a sailboat in 1963 that he believed could reach 40 knots — a concept that was well ahead of his time. Larsen’s team tracked down Smith in 2007 to tell the then 97-year-old that they had broken the 40 knots, using the ideas Smith came up with 44 years earlier. Based on that design, they have since been able to go 50 knots and are pushing to go even faster.

“It is dangerous,” Larsen admits. “You go out there and you don’t realize the consequences if the smallest thing goes wrong.” The worst crashes are the ones when the boat dives directly into the water. “That’s a killer. At least in the air you slow down.” Although there is some danger, Larsen and his team won’t stop until they hit the 60 knot mark and take with it the world speed sailing record.

41. Larsen hopes to realize his dream to 　　　.

　 　　 A. set a new world speed sailing record

　 　　 B. design a craft which can fly and sail

　 　　 C. win a gold medal in the Olympic Games

　 　　 D. put his Vestas Sailrocket 2 into market

42. To challenge the record, a competitor must 　　　.

　 　　 A. make a boat of special paper

　 　　 B. sail the boat designed by himself

　 　　 C. go through half a kilometer course

　 　　 D. make use of the latest technology

43. What can we infer from the text about Bernard Smith?　

　 　　 A. He was a professional sailor himself.

　 　　 B. He instructed Larsen’s work now and then.

　 　　 C. He designed the boat particularly for Larsen.

　 　　 D. He got to know his concept proved to be a success.

44. The most dangerous moment comes when Larsen’s boat 　　　.

　 　　 A. reaches the highest speed

　 　　 B. gets into water from the air

　 　　 C. starts to fly into the air

　 　　 D. slows down in the air

45. What would be the best title for the text?　

　 　　 A. The world speed sailing competition

　 　　 B. A flying boat is coming into our life

　 　　 C. Rocket scientist Bernard Smith’s dream

　 　　 D. Newly-designed boat challenges the record