42.It can be inferred from the text that_________.

A.　　　　 the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980s

B.　　　　 letters have been used in China for about 1,000 years

C.　　　　 the fax machine was invented after the 1980s

D.　　　　 letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years

41.We can learn from the tex that__________.

A.　　 email is less popular than the fax service　　

B.　　　 the postal service has over the years become faster

C.　　　 the postal service has over the years become slower

D.　　 the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does

66.In the last paragraph. the writer thinks that life on the ship is　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. not a tiring journey at all 　　　　　　　　　　　

B. just an interesting voyage

C. far from a voyage for pleasure 　　　　　　　　

D. more than a pleasant travel by sea

答案　 63.A　 64.B　 65.A　 66.C　

Passage 44

(06·陕西B卷A篇)

For centuries,the only form of written correspondence (通信)was the letters were,and are,sent by some form of postal service,the history of which goes back a long way .indeed,the egyptians began sending letters from about 2000 BC,as did the Chinese a thousand years later.

　 Of course,modern postal service now are march more developed and faster.depending as they do on cars and planes fore delivery.Yet they are stell too slow for some people to send urgent documents (紧急文件)and letters.

　 The invention of the fax (传真) machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more.When you send a fax you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service.It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for bussinesses to be able to fax documents to each other.

　 The fax service is still very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent ,but,as a way of fast correspondence,it has been largely taken the place of by email ,Email is used to describe messages sent form one computer user to another.

　 There are advantages and disadvantages with emails.ifyou send some one an email ,then he will receive it extremely quickly .Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned.

However,if you write something by email,which you might later regret ,and send it immediately,there is no chance for second thoughts.at least,if you are have to address and seal(封)the envelope and take it to the post box..there is plenty of time to change your mind .The message is think before you email!

65.Which of the following is true?

　　 A. Estrella doesn’t often feel homesick because of his work.

　　 B. The work on the ship is not suitable for a married person.

　　 C. Estrella can find no other job except the one on the ship.

　　 D. The people on the ship are from 94 countries.

64.The underlined word “downside” in paragraph 5 probably means　　　　　　　.

　　 A. disappointment 　　　 B. disadvantage 　　　　 C. failure 　　　　　　　　 D. loss

63.What do we know about Estrella?

　　 A. He is very fond of traveling.

　　 B. He doesn’t drink wine now.

　　 C. He cannot speak a foreign language.

　　 D. He used to be a housekeeping manager.

71.We can learn from the passage that__________. A. seminar is better than lecture B. lecture is better than seminar C. seminar is more formal than lecture D. lecture is more formal than seminar

答案　 68.A　 69.D　 70.C　 71.D

Passage 43

(06·四川C篇)

Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he　 has found the suitable position in his career(职业).He has always wanted to travel. “I guess I am a really restless spirit. I Iike traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it,” he says.

　 The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships(游船).At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews, a medical check and police clearance, the job was his.

　 Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. “I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place and a different cnlture. It’s exciting when you go to the next country and you don’t understand the language,” he says. 　　 　 Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.

　 But there is a downside .“You cannot get really drunk...because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,” he says. “You don’t really think about home. You start tothink about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you’ll be doing.”

　 Life on the ship is anything but cruising.Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day, seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. “You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.” In his spare time, if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew’s gym, goes on the internet or calls home.

70.Your typical week’s work in the university will feel strange because______.

A. you may have no project work after class B. you may give lectures and seminars C. you may have fewer timetabled teaching hours D. you may write seminar papers with fellow-learners

71．The main purpose of the passage is to 　　　　.

　　　 A．show how useful the book is 　　　　　　　 B．explain what creativity is

　　　 C．discuss how one can be creative 　　　　　 D．tell what reaching aims at

答案　 68.C　 69.D　 70.B　 71.B　

Passage 42

(06·福建D篇)

There are two main forms of teaching in Notinghain University: seminar (研讨会)and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges. 　 　In seminars you will be taught will discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow. Learners. Students develop friendships through groups, as well as learning more about other people’s ideas. You can also know your tutors as an individual rather than a face at the end of the room. 　 　Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent(有条理的)argument, and that it can show visual material to a wide audience. 　 　Your typical week’s a work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may attend about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials(辅导). For the rest of the time you are working on your own, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers. When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your about the title and topic. 68. The purpose of the passage is_______. 　 A. to introduce two main forms of teaching　　

B. to persuade you to try out new ideas 　 C. to stress the importance of discussion　　　

D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful 69.One of the values of the lecture is______. 　 A. to make friends through groups 　 B. to learn more about other people’s ideas

C. to offer a chance to discuss with a specialist D. to present to students information not found in books

70．When you use a very familiar word in a new way , you are 　　　　.

　　　 A．creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

　　　 B．creative in the sense of small “C” creativity

　　　 C．not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

　　　 D．not creative in the sense of small “C” creativity