62．You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

　　　 A．her chance to host an English broadcasting programme　　　　

　　　 B．the influence of her parents

　　　 C．her deep interest in it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D．her making DV movie

61．You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

　　　 A．is beautiful　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．she is lovely and full of confidence

　　　 C．is active and mature　　　　　 　　　　　 D．has rich knowledge

60．This passage is mainly about ______.

　　　 A．Christopher Columbus　　 　　　　　　　 B．Costa Rica　

　　　 C．some products from Costa Rica　 　　　　 D．the education of Costa Rica

B

You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

　“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen．“She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies．We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year．As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker．“I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

　But for You, watching isn’t enough．Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school

　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said．So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English．“I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film．I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled．The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.

　But this is not the only field she wants to master．Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers．But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said．“There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

59．From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

　　　 A．have lessons every day　　　　 　　　　　 B．have their examinations

　　　 C．help their parents pick coffee beans　 　 D．help their parents decorate their houses

58．In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

　　　 A．must go to school 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．study in the same school

　　　 C．do not have to go to school at all　 　　　 D．can choose to stop schooling at any time

57．The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

　　　 A．pink and red　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．grey and black

　　　 C．blue and green　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．yellow and orange

56．What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

　　　 A．How Columbus found Costa Rica．　 B．How Costa Rica got its name.

　　　 C．What the Costa Ricans wore．　 　　　　 D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

47．A．stuck　　 　　　 B．involved　　 　 C．lost　　　 　　　 D．spread

SECTION C ( 12 points )

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Mr．Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man．But 　48 _ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest．The reason 　49 　he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, 50 　that his six-year-old son blew up(使…爆炸)the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV．51 　this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison．According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished．As a result, Mr．Smith received the punishment．He was arrested and taken to 　52 　police station finally．Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless．After all, law is law．Everybody is to obey 　53．As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs．Smith was out of work before long．She had to move to a southern state, 54 　she was born and grew up．Misfortunes tell us what fortune is．55 　the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson．

PART THREE　 READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

Directions: Read the following three 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.

A

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings．So he thought the land must be rich in gold．He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

　　 Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas．Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany．Bananas are the country’s second most important export.

　 　Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use．Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors．

　　 Education is very important to the Costa Ricans．Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age．Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools．Classes begin in March and end in November．The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

46．A．starting　 　　　 B．lasting　　 　　　　 C．finishing　　 　　 D．running

45．A．never　　 　　　 B．ever　　 　　　　　 C．even　　　 　　　 D．still