5．只有当战争结束以后，他才能集中精力于科学研究工作。(Only)

4．尽管天气不好我们的假期仍过得很愉快。(despite)

3．我没想到他居然和他爸爸那样讲话。(occur)

2．人们只有坐船才能到达那个岛屿。(accessible)

1．对不起，你的名字我忘了。(escape)

(E)

80．　　　 　

　　 The basis for the outstanding theory as to why rice and other grains, such as wheat, have played an important role in marriage ceremonies for centuries, is that they are filled with symbolism of fertility (多产) and of prosperity. By throwing rice and at the bride and groom at a wedding, guests symbolically wish them a lifetime full of these blessings.

81．　　　　　

　　 Historically, in certain primitive tribal cultures, the act of having rice together bound a couple, as eating this local food together implied their living together. In other cultures, the symbolic of eating rice together preceded a shower of rice over the married couple.

82．　　　　　

　　 Perhaps the most curious use of rice in the wedding ceremony was its use in some cultures not to unite the happy couple, but to feed the uninvited evil spirits who always attended the ceremony. The theory behind this practice was to keep evil away, as well – fed evil spirits would bring no harm to the couple.

83．　　　　　

　　 In early Roman times, wheat was the grain of choice for the wedding ceremony, as wheat, not rice, symbolized fertility. The bride carried a bunch of wheat in her hand throughout the ceremony, or wore a garland (花环) of wheat in her hair. Instead of the bride throwing a bunch of flowers, as is traditionally done today, wedding guests threw grains of wheat at her, and young single girls stepped over the grains that bounced off the young bride believing that these grains could ensure them a trip down the wedding path soon thereafter.

84．　　　　　

The wheat throwing custom fell by the wayside under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England when the once airborne wheat instead was baked into small cakes, which the guests then crumbled and threw over the bride’s head. Even this tradition gave way to another, in which large cake was baked then eaten, not thrown. Wedding guests, literally left empty – handed, had no choice but to find a suitable substitute for the costly wheat cakes. They needed something to throw at the bride to show that they themselves are active participants again in the ceremony. The natural choice was none other than cheap, clean, white rice, and the tradition then born has stuck to this day.

(D)

　　 The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers (祖先) had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated, and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.

Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long- term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.

For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to benefit the soil fully before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume (立方) above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

76．The author’s attitude towards the present situation in the use of natural resources is __　 ____.

　　　 A．positive　 　　　　　 B．neutral　　 　　　　　 C．suspicious　　　　　 D．critical

77．According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that 　　　　　.

　　　 A．they had no idea about scientific forestry

　　　 B．they had little or no sense of environmental protection

　　　 C．they did not know the importance of nature study

　　　 D．they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials

78．With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that 　　　　.

　　　 A．we plant more trees

　　　 B．we be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plants

　　　 C．environmental education be directed toward everyone

　　　 D．we return to nature

79．What does the author imply by saying “living space is figured also in cubic volume above the earth”(paragraph 3)?

　　　 A．Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller in volume.

　　　 B．Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.

　　　 C．We need to take some measures to protect space in volume.

　　　 D．We must create better living conditions for both birds and animals.

(C)

　　 The reason New Zealand business people often struggle when they go overseas is probably that the business environment here isn’t tough enough. That is the theory of billionaire Graeme Hart, who has successfully built an international company.

Hart believes it is wrong to focus on the difficulties New Zealand business people often have in Australia. In his view it is more that “New Zealanders are challenged when they go offshore” and Australia happens to be the first place most go to. “The reason is straightforward,” he says. “New Zealand is a really cool country, it’s a nice place in many, many regards, but no least of all to do business. It’s not a really tough business environment.” Unfortunately, that means people who run successful business in this country find conditions difficult elsewhere.

Hart says in his early days of stepping outside New Zealand “I got my nose bloodied all over my face a few times. But that’s just part of the process. If you’re able to stay the course then over time, you toughen up and you become more familiar with the environment that you’ve chosen to operate it, be it Australia or anywhere else. You just learn the rules of a different playground.”

However, he says the situation is changing because, like the rest of the world, New Zealand is increasingly a part of the global village. “Our exposure to business offshore has increased substantially over the last 10 to 20 years and in another 10 to 20 years we’ll be that much more experienced. It’s just that we’re perhaps a little bit behind the rest of the world in terms of stepping out into those bigger playgrounds.” But, he says, it has to happen and “we’re becoming better businessmen for stepping offshore … I’m a better businessman for stepping offshore”.

72．Mr Hart thinks that business competition in New Zealand 　　　　that in countries like Australia.

　　　 A．isn’t so fierce as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as fierce as 　　　　

　　　 C．isn’t so fair as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is as fair as　 　　　

73．When Mr Hart first ran business outside New Zealand　　　　 .

　　　 A．he was involved in fighting several times

　　　 B．he suffered great hardship he had never expected

　　　 C．he overcame a lot of difficulties and survived

　　　 D．he found the rules of ground sports different from their own

74．From what Mr Hart said, we can infer that New Zealand, ____　　 _.

　　　 A．is developing very slowly in economy

　　　 B．must go a long way to become a powerful country

　　　 C．is a backward country in many aspects

　　　 D．is a nice country for people to live in

75．Which of the following words should NOT be related to Mr Hart according to the information given in the passage?

　　　 A．Intelligent.　　　　　 B．Impersonal.　　　　 C．Self-confident.　　　　 D．Frank.

(B)

Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

Co – ordinater: China University English Speaking Association (CUESA)

Co – sponsors (联办单位):English Speaking Union (ESU), Lotus Software (China) Co. Ltd., Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

Date: March 25 (Friday), 2005.

Place: Hilton Shanghai.

Competition Format (形式): Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three – minute off – hand speech and three – minute question and answer period with the judges.

Prepared speech period: six minutes.

Q &A period: three minutes

Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony in a new age in your personal opinion. (Topic for the off – hand speech will be given on the day of competition).

Prizes: Besides books and certificates, the top two winners will be offered scholarships to travel to the annual international English – speaking competition which will be held by the English – speaking Union in May, 2005. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10^th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one – year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)

68．The main purpose of this passage is 　　　　　.

　　　 A．to invite you to take part in the competition

　　　 B．to tell you some information of the competition

　　　 C．to help to improve your spoken English

　　　 D．to show you how to win the competition

69．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?

　　 　　　　.

　　　 A．Where and when it will take place.

　　　 B．Its program.

　　　 C．What each winner will be offered.

　　　 D．The number of its competitors.

70．Suppose you get the sixth place, you’ll 　　　　.

　　　 A．travel to London for free.

　　　 B．become a one – year member of IATEFL

　　　 C．get some money, some books and a certificate

　　　 D．get a chance to study in Singapore

71．An “off – hand speech” is 　　　　　.

　　　 A．a speech not longer than three minutes

　　　 B．a speech without preparation

　　　 C．a speech with a piece of paper in hand

　　　 D．a speech which is well prepared

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

Three pilot whales are believed to be swimming freely off the Atlantic Coast today. Their names are Tag, Notch, and Baby. These seagoing mammals are among the lucky survivors of whale – stranding last December at Cape Cod.

As many as 60 pilot whales swam ashore. Scientists are still trying to find out why whales have this self – destructive behavior. Many of the whales died on the beach – crushed by their own weight. Whale experts found Tag, Notch. and Baby alive. The three were believed to be too young to survive only by themselves if returned to sea.

The three whales were taken in a van to the New England Aquarium in Boston. There were kept in a special tank for seven months. Only a few people worked with the whales so that they would not become too accustomed to human beings.

Early this past summer the three whales were pronounced fit enough to be returned to the Atlantic Ocean. A month after their release, the whales were spotted. They were found in a group of 50 whales about 600 miles from where they had been set free.

65．The 60 pilot whales swam ashore as a result of 　　　　　.

　　　 A．their old age

　　　 B．the return to their home near Cape Cod

　　　 C．a large winter storm off the coast of Cape Cod

　　　 D．a behavior currently unknown to scientists

66．The three whales were rescued because 　　　　　.

　　　 A．they were alive when the rescue team found them

　　　 B．the rescue crew liked the young whales very much

　　　 C．younger whales have a greater chance of survival than the others

　　　 D．they were thought the healthiest

67．In the last paragraph of the passage, the word “spotted” is close in meaning to “　　　　 ”.

　　　 A．shot　　　　　　　　　　 B．captured　　　　　　　 C．televised　　　　　　　 D．recognized