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When you come to London for a trip，it's best to plan a day out so as to maximize(最大化)the number of things yon can see．Time permitting，we can offer service by e-mail if there's anything you particularly want to see．

If you are only in London for a day, a weekend or a week, use our SHORT STAY pages where we show you how to fill as much into your days as possible．

The best season to come is Late Summer or Autumn-recently, we've been having Indian Summers (秋季的小阳春天气)from mid-September to the end of October with clear blue skies and 20 degree temperatures．Finally the weather breaks as the storm fronts move in off the Atlantic, then clears up for Christmas．February to April can be terrible, and the weather is very unpredictable．Ask the Meteorological office here for facts and figures but they are so often wrong．

When it's raining there are plenty of museums and galleries to visit - and the tube(地铁)system is generally very good outside of rush hour．

It's best for you to be near a tube station when choosing a hotel, because buses can be slow and unreliable(不可靠的), and taxi's expensive．The yellow circle line on the tube map marks the division(分界线)between central and not-so-central London．Outside of that area your transport bill will rise．The best restaurants are in Islington and the southwest of London which is where the life is．

66．The passage is written for those who 　　　　 ．

A．are going to work in London　　　 　　　　　　 B．are planning to live in London

C．are going to serve as tour guides　　　　　 D．are going to visit London

67．From which part of the newspaper may the passage be taken?

A．Sports．　　　　 B．Weather．　　 　　　 C．Tourism．　　 　　 D．Business．

68．The Meteorological office in the third paragraph is a place where 　　　　　　 ．

A．people can get information about tourism

B．people can get information about transportation

C．people can know what London is like

D．people can know what the weather is like

69．When considering where to live , visitors need to pay more attention to 　　　　　 　in London．

A．the price　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the living condition

C．the traffic　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the food

70．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are many museums and galleries in London．

B．One can get more information by sending e -mail．

C．The tube system in London is very good at any time．

D．Autumn is the best season for visiting London．

B

Change is a natural part of language development．

The words you like to use are probably a little different from those that your grandparents used when they were young．A study carried out by a British company found that the use of e-mail has had a bad influence(影响)on the standard of written English．

According to the research，computer users today are too busy to hit the “shift” buttons on their keyboards-e-mails are often written in lower case，that is to say，with no capital letters(大写字母)for names or the beginning of sentences．Spelling mistakes are generally accepted even in formal e-mails．And nouns are often used as verbs(e．g．Please bookmark this site)．

With the development of the Internet，e-mail and mobile phone messages，a new language has developed within just a few years-we call it Weblish．The latest Oxford English Dictionary has included many new words showing the changes in our communication culture．

While some language experts are concerned about the future of English and want to do something，John Simpson，chief editor of the dictionary says．“The standards may be different now but it has certainly encouraged writing and communication，which means faster development of language change．There are a large number of words that either come from the Internet or have been given new meanings by the Internet．”

61．According to the research，people often write e-mails in lower case to 　 　　 ．

A．save time　　 　　　　 B．show kindness　　 　 C．make fun 　　　　　　　　　　 D．be different

62．According to the passage，computer users today 　　 　　 ．

A．often use capital letters in e-mails　　　　　　　　 B．always use nouns as verbs in e-mails

C．use “shift” buttons as much as possible　　　　 D．do not know how to use “shift” buttons

63．The second paragraph mainly tells us 　 　　 ．

A．the mistakes found in English e-mail

B．the side effects of the use of e-mail

C．the changes in English used in e-mails

D．the reason why people use e-mails

64．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Spelling mistakes are not allowed on today's e-mails．

B．The Internet develops new words as well as new meaning to some old words．

C．Weblish is only used in e-mail

D．We cannot find Weblish in a dictionary at present．

65．According to the passage，John Simpson probably agrees that 　　 ．

A．he use of e-mail stops the development of langrage

B．mistake in e-mail are very important to English

C．everyone should learn to write e-mails in Weblish

D．the Internet has brought great changes to English

Directions：Read the following passages．Each passage is followed by several questions of 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

Sharon called about four times today．At least it shows she's trying to explain something to me I feel a little better．

December 3

This morning Sharon said she had only told one person and had no idea why everyone seem- ed to know．Yes，I am an adopted daughter(养女)and my name was changed．But she had promised to keep it secret for ever!

December 5

I wish I had a friend I could really trust all of the time．I thought I found that friend，but I haven't and it's making me unhappy! It's wrong to tell her all about it．She won my trust then lost it．

December 7

I have a nice room and a big pool in my backyard and everything I've ever wanted．My adoptive parents will give me all the material things I've ever dreamed of．Yet all the money in the world can't buy what I want now．I want Sharon to be my best friend again．

December l0

Sharon just called．She said she thought it might help if we spent more time together．She worried that l would go to another school．She is the best friend I've ever had．When I'm with Sharon, I can be myself．I need Sharon's friendship．I need it more that I've ever known．

December l6

I just had the most fantastic two days of my life! This was the best time I've had for a long，long time．Yesterday，we walked five times around the park and today We ran slowly along the river for twenty minutes．I can't describe how much fun I had．We talked so much．Sharon，Sharon，no brick wall between us now．

56．What does the author mainly care about?

A．Why she was adopted．　　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Why she went to another school．

C．Her family life．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Her friendship with Sharon．

57．Sharon lost the author's trust because she 　　　　　　　　 ．

A．didn't keep the author's secret　　 　　　　　　　 B．didn't like the author any more

C．often played a joke on the author 　　　　　　　　 D．often refused to help the author

58．Which of the following about the author is NOT true according to the passage?

A．She is an adopted daughter．　　 　　　　　　　　 B．She considers Sharon her best friend．

C．Her family is very poor now．　　　　　　　　　　 D．Her name has been changed．

59．The underlined word “fantastic” in the last paragraph probably means 　　　　　　　　　 ．

A．funny　　 　　　　　　　 B．wonderful　　 　　　　 C．sad 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．lucky

60．What can know about the author and Sharon from the passage?

A．They were not friends any more．

B．They became good friends again．

C．They would go to another school together．

D．They could hardly understand each other．

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 the word or phrase that best fits the context．

Making friends is a skill．Like most skills，it 　36　 　with practice．If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be willing to 　37　 　some actions．You must first go where there are people．You won't make friends staying home 　38　 ．

Join a club or group，talk with those who like the same things 　39　 　you do is much easier．Or join someone 　40　 　some activity．

Many people are nervous when talking to new people．　 4l　 　all，meeting strangers means 42　 　the unknown．And it's human nature to 　43 　a bit uncomfortable(不舒服的)about the unknown．

　 44　 　our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts(怀疑)about 　45　 ．We imagine other people are judging us，finding us too tall or too short，too this or too that，but don't forget that they must be feeling the same 　46　 ．Try to accept yourself as you are，and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束)．You'll both feel more 　47 ．

Try to 　48　 　self-confident(自信)even if you don't feel that way when you 　49 　a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look 　50　 　at other people and smile．

If you see someone you'd like to 　51　 ，say something．Don't wait for 　52　 　person to start a conversation(谈话)．

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will 　53　 　friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”．It 　54　 　time and effort to develop．And there are things that keep a new friendship from 　55　 ．

36．A．continues　　 　　　　 B．improves　　 　　　　　 C．organizes 　　　 　　　　　　　 D．raises

37．A．take　　 　　　　　　　　 B．make　　 　　　　　　　 C．do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．carry

38．A．lonely　　 　　　　　　　 B．yourself　　 　　　　　 C．alone 　　　　　　　　　　 D．with yourself

39．A．as　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　 　　　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　　　 D．more

40．A．with　　 　　　　　　　　 B．in　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．on 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to

41．A．For　　 　　　　　　　　 B．Above　　 　　　　　　　 C．In　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．After

42．A．cheating　　 　　　　　 B．facing　　 　　　　　　　 C．meeting 　　　　　　　　 D．commanding

43．A．determine　　 　　　　 B．touch　　 　　　　　　　 C．feel 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．do

44．A．Many　　 　　　　　　　 B．Some　　 　　　　　　　 C．Some of 　　　　　　　　 D．Most of

45．A．yourself　　 　　　　　 B．oneself　　 　　　　　　 C．yourselves 　　　　　　 D．ourselves

46．A．attitude　　 　　　　　　 B．judge　　 　　　　　　　 C．way 　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．role

47．A．active　　 　　　　　　　 B．comfortable　　 　　　 C．equal 　　　　　　　　　　 D．calm

48．A．make　　 　　　　　　　 B．be　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．accept 　　　　　　　　　 D．express

49．A．come to　　 　　　　　 B．go to　　 　　　　　　　 C．enter 　　　　　　　　　　 D．step to

50．A．rapidly　　 　　　　　　 B．stubbornly　　 　　　　 C．directly 　　　　　　　　 D．actually

51．A．speak to　　 　　　　　 B．talk　　 　　　　　 　　　 C．say 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．call up

52．A．other　　 　　　　　　　 B．the other　　 　　　　　 C．another 　　　　　　　　 D．others

53．A．make　　 　　　　　　　 B．do　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．turn 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．recognize

54．A．costs　　 　　　　　　　 B．takes　　 　　　　　　　 C．spends 　　　　　　　　　 D．uses

55．A．growing　　 　　　　　 B．1iving　　 　　　　　　　 C．suffering 　　　　　　　 D．happening

35．It is surprising that every time I 　　　　　 　　these figures up，I get a different answer．

A．set　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．add　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．mix 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．blow

34．We 　　　　 　　him to give up smoking．but he wouldn't listen．

A．persuaded　　 　　　　 B．managed　　 　　　　　 C．advised 　　　　　　　　 D．forced

33．Allow children to voice their opinions，　　　　　　　 　 　they are different from yours．

A．until　　 　　　　　　　　 B．even if　　 　　　　　　 C．unless 　　　　　　　　　 D．as though

32．Look! The telephone is broken．Someone damaged it 　　　　　　 　　purpose．

That may be right．But perhaps it was broken 　　　　　 　　accident．

A．on；by　　 　　　　　　 B．by；by　　 　　　　　　 C．on；on 　　　　　　　　 D．by；on

31．Let Harry play with your toys as well，Clare--you must learn to 　　　　　　 　．

A．honor　　 　　　　　　　 B．communicate　　 　　 C．ignore 　　　　　　　　　 D．share

30．Mary's got crazy and has been sent to the mental hospital．Did you tell her boss about that?

Yes，but I 　　　　　 　　her husband first．

A．should have told　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．shouldn't have told

C．must have told 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．needn't have told