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People travel from one place to another on their bicycles ,or walk from one lake to another. 56. The port of London . A. only takes business within the country all around B. is greater than the other cities in the world C. is said to be the busiest port city in the world D. plays an important part in carrying in and out food, machines and so on 57. A tourist to Britain will probably first visit according to the introduction of the passage above. A. the British Museum as soon as they get there B. the River Thames at the sight of it C. scenic spots in the west of England D. the Big Ben they read in New Concept English 58. The upside-down scenes can be seen in the lakes because . A. the water is very clean and still and there is no pollution at all B. the water is very strange and you have a good eyesight C. the color of the water there is rich and the water is still D. the closer you stand to it ,the cleaner the water is 59. A foreign traveler will be sorry to miss the chance of . A. enjoying the scenic spots with clear water and mountains B. watching the boat races on the largest lakes C. seeing the goods coming and going on the Thames D. cheering for the teams winning the game 60. From the passage we can infer that boat races are welcomed by . A. young people B. old people C. children D. women B Tulips are beautiful flowers which were originally grown in Turkey. They were introduced into Europe in the 1500’s. In the Netherlands (荷兰), they became very popular. Tulips became expensive flowers as they took many years to grow from a seed to flower. Today, in Holland, tulips are highly valued and grown commercially for export. Tulip plants are grown from bulbs(球茎) or seeds. However, those which grow from seeds grow much slower than those from bulbs. The bulbs are planted six to ten centimeters deep in well-drained soil. When the plant grows, roots(根) are formed at the base of the bulb. Both the male and female parts are formed. As the plant grows, thick pointed leaves developed. The leaves provided food for the growing plants. When the color of the bud(花蕾) are ready to open. The tulip flower will start to bloom in early spring. When the weather is cold or rainy, the tulip flowers will close up. On the other hand, when the weather is sunny, the flowers will bloom. Throughout the world, many varieties of tulips are grown. They bloom in different colors: red, yellow, white, and pink. The cup-shaped and bell-shaped tulips are the most common ones. There are different reasons why tulips are grown. They are grown for pleasure in parks and gardens. They are also raised for the bulbs that are sold to people who store the bulbs to be grown in their gardens. These beautiful flowers also attracted insects which help to pollinate(授花粉) the flowers. 61. Why were Tulips expensive to grow? A. Because they were grown in Europe. B. Because they grew from seeds. C. Because they started to bloom in early spring. D. Because they took a long time to grow. 62. When tulip plants grow, which of the statements below is right? A. The leaves grow first. B. The roots grow first. C. The bulbs are grown first. D. The petals(花瓣) are formed first. 63. What offer food to the plants? A. Leaves B. Bulbs C. Roots D. Petals 64. The tulips flower blooms when the weather is __________. A. wet and windy B. warm and fine C. rainy or cloudy D. windy and cold 65. The main idea of the last paragraph is ____________. A. the reason of growing tulips B. the pleasure in raising tulips C. the benefit of selling bulbs D. the insects on attractive tulips C There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新闻短片). The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper close-ly, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars fashions (服装), sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing. A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details (细节) of the subject. There may also be interviews (采访) with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号). Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting. 66. The easiest way to get today's news is _____ . A. to go to the cinema B. to watch a color TV C. to read today's newspaper D. to listen to the music over radio 67. Newspapers sell well mainly because _____. A. they cost very little B. they are easy to get C. they have got pictures to go with the news D. they provide all sorts of news in them 68. If you want to get enough information about yesterday's traffic accident within a very short time, you'd better _____ . A. read the first paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper B. start from the second paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper C. look through the whole news report in today’s newspaper D. talk with people who have seen the accident 69. To interest more people, a news reporter _____ . A. usually produces amusing news B. always writes very short news reports C. often prints pictures to go with the news D. sometimes provides long and important news 70. This passage mainly talks about ___. A. different types of reports B. news reports C. happenings to people and their surroundings D. the length of a news report 第II卷 Ⅴ.阅读表达(共5小题;每题2分，共10分):阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。 The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near.Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First，you need to know about audience manners. Most sporting arenas (竞技场) have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets.Read your ticket carefully before you arrive.Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress.When you leave，remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish. During exciting games, try to control yourself.Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches.Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience. Applause(鼓掌) is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players，but you should do it properly. When players first appear，clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long.After an excellent performance, applaud warmly.If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them. Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.Enjoying artistic gymnastics silence.But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players.Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography.Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers. To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event. 71.What’s the best title of the passage? ____________________________________________________________________________ 72.Why should you control yourself during exciting games according to the passage? ____________________________________________________________________________ 73.How can you be a good spectator? 74.Where are rules for spectators written? 75.What should we do while players need to keep their concentration? ____________________________________________________________________________ Ⅵ：书面表达(满分15分) 在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。但是，人们对因特网持有不同的观点。下面请根据提示写一篇题为the Internet的文章。 优点：我们的生活在很多方面发生了很大的变化，变得越来越丰富多彩，如读书、购物、旅游、交流等。 缺点：有些人，特别是青少年迷恋上网。 参考词汇：起作用---play a part in 迷恋--- become addicted to 上网---surf the Internet 尤其;特别---especially 要求：1.内容要完整，不能逐句翻译，叙述要连贯。 2.词数100左右。 ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ (责任编辑：admin) |