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62. What did the “service pins” (in Para. 2) stand for in the eyes of the little girls? A. Strength. B. Victory. C. Courage. D. Honor. 63. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? A. Disappointing. B. Uncertain. C. Unexpected. D. Inspiring. C BRITAIN is a popular tourist place, but tours of the country have pros and cons. GOOD NEWS Free museums. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities. Pop music. Britain is the only country to compete with the US on this score. Black cabs. London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night. Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Japanese to Swedish restaurants. Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too. BAD NEWS Poor service. “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center. Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to disappoint the keenest tourists, although the over crowded London tube is unbelievably popular. Rain. Still in the number one complaint. No air-conditioning. So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours. Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark. Licensing hours. Alcohol is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”. 64. What do tourists complain most? A. Poor service. B. Rain. C. Poor public transport. D. Overpriced hotels. 65. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage? A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US. B. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US. C. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US. D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US. 66. When is alcohol unlikely to be available in quantities? A. At 8: 30 pm. B. At 10: 30 pm. C. At 9: 30 pm.D. At 11: 30 pm. 67. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The public transport is poor there. B. You cannot find Chinese food there. C. It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there. D. You have to pay to visit the museums. D Believing that birds began to mate on February 14, people in the Middle Ages started the card tradition by sending love letters on that day. In the 15th century, singing and spoken valentines were slowly replaced by written letters in Europe. The first written valentine is credited to(归功于) Charles, the Duke of Orleans, who wrote love poems to his wife while he was in prison in 1415. By the beginning of the 16th century, valentines were almost always written. Early valentines were hand-made on colored paper. Often they were tinted(染色) with water colors and inks. The 1800s saw valentines made by factory workers. Black and white pictures were painted by the workers in the early part of the century. By the end of the 1800s, the cards were made by machines. These cards were elaborately decorated with gold leaf, satin, lace and flowers. In 1840, the first mass-produced valentine’s cards were made in America. Esther Howland, who sold $5,000 worth of the cards in her first year, created them. 68. What was the tradition of Valentine’s Day before the 15th century? A. Singing. B.Writing letters. C. Sending cards D. Drawing pictures. 69. What appeared in the first Valentine’s Day letter according to the passage? A. A message. B. Romantic poems. C. A letter of thanks. D. Beautiful pictures. 70. What does the passage mainly deal with? A. The history of Valentine’s Day. B. The significance of Valentine’s Day cards. C. The origin of Valentine’s Day cards. D. The methods to make Valentine’s Day cards. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 71 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 72 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 73 (责任编辑：admin) |