III  閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）   

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the Unite States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive,” says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers’ Green High School for girls, in north London, has made the day necessary part of careers education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers’ Green, went with her mother to her Lawyer’s office this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work--- running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have most important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.Raising Self-confidence

B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C.Girls can be Excellent too!

D.Following Footsteps

2.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that __________.

A.Women pilots are popular in Britain

B.Girls are sure about their future jobs

C.People have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

D.For many years boys have a comparatively wider choice of work

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.

B.On Take Our Daughters to Work Day, children are taken to their parents’ work places.

C.Palmers’ Green High School for girls favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

D.Parents always show good examples for their children both at work and at home.

4.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt __________.

A.confident about her study

B.strange to work in a lawyer’s office

C.sure about what to choose as her future career

D.interested in following in her father’s footsteps

5.The writer’s attitude towards Take Our Daughters to Work Day is __________.

A. favorable                 B. unclear                     C. critical                     D. not sure

III   閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）   

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the Unite States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive,” says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers’ Green High School for girls, in north London, has made the day necessary part of careers education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers’ Green, went with her mother to her Lawyer’s office this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work--- running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have most important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.Raising Self-confidence

B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C.Girls can be Excellent too!

D.Following Footsteps

2.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that __________.

A.Women pilots are popular in Britain

B.Girls are sure about their future jobs

C.People have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

D.For many years boys have a comparatively wider choice of work

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.

B.On Take Our Daughters to Work Day, children are taken to their parents’ work places.

C.Palmers’ Green High School for girls favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

D.Parents always show good examples for their children both at work and at home.

4.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt __________.

A.confident about her study

B.strange to work in a lawyer’s office

C.sure about what to choose as her future career

D.interested in following in her father’s footsteps

5.The writer’s attitude towards Take Our Daughters to Work Day is __________.

A. favorable                 B. unclear                     C. critical                     D. not sure

         LONDON--British Foreign Secretary(外交大臣) David Miliband said on Wednesday that boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games is not the right path to take.

    “We are ever excited about prospects for the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing,” Milihand said in an interview With Chinese reporters in London before his visit to China.

    “Everything we have seen and read suggests that preparations are proceeding(進(jìn)展)in an excellent way. We very much look forward to a very successful Olympics, successful for China and successful for the world. We certainly believe that boycotts are not a right way.”he said.

    “China has big responsibilities around the world. We are looking forward to working with the Chinese government to ensure the values of stability, security(安全) and social justice. And only today I spoke with Yang (Chinese Foreign Minister) about our joint work that could help the situation in Darfur. And the Chinese envoy (特使)  to Darfur is in London today, that sort of engagement is the right way to go and boycotts are not the right way,” Miliband said.

    “The prime minister (Gordon Brown) is determined to represent the whole of the country with his attendance to the Games,”he added.

    Miliband expressed his high regard to the bilateral (雙邊的) relations between Britain and China. “I can't think about a time that our relations are stronger, that is symbolized by the visit of the prime minister to China last month but also by cultural events like China now going on in Britain.”

    British people are fascinated by the changes and improvements going on in China, and are trying to build bridges between the two nations, the foreign secretary said.

    “Both our countries are challenged by the facts of globalization. Economic and social changes are producing challenges for both the societies, challenges about security and stability, challenges about justice, challenges about environment, and the theme of my visit is how our two countries can work together and learn from each other in adapting to these challenges,” the secretary told Chinese reporters.

1. We can learn from the passage that      .

    A. the British Foreign Secretary thinks highly of the bilateral(雙邊的) relations

    B. British people are not interested in China

    C. Britain should send the Prime Minister to attend the Beijing Olympic Games

    D. the British Foreign Secretary is now paying a visit to China

2. In the last paragraph, the foreign secretary wants to tell us that      .

A. Globalization is a challenge   

B. Both countries face many different challenges

    C. Britain wants to work together with China to face challenges

    D. Britain wants to learn from China to face challenges

3. The best title of this passage is________.

    A. China and Britain enjoy a good relationship

    B. Boycotts of Olympics are not the right way

    C. Beijing Olympic Games will be successful

D. Foreign Secretary speaks highly of China

Unlike Britain, the US does not have a national health care service. Most people buy medical insurance to help pay for medical care. The government only helps pay for some medical care for the old and the people who are on low incomes. The problems of those who cannot afford insurance have become an important political subject.

In Britain, when people are ill, they usually go to a family doctor first. However, people in America sometimes go straight to an expert. Children are usually taken to a doctor who is an expert in the treatment of children. In Britain, if a patient needs to see a specialist doctor, their family doctor will usually recommend a specialist, which will save more time and money both for the patients and the public fund（基金）.

In Britain, doctors do not go to people’s homes when they are ill. People always make appointments to see the doctor in the doctor’s office. In a serious situation, people call for an ambulance. In America, hospitals must treat all seriously ill patients, even if they do not have medical insurance. The gov-ernment will then help pay for some of the cost of the medical care.

1.The majority of Americans pay for medical care     .

A. through the national health care service   B. by buying medical insurance

C. with the help of the government

    D. by increasing their income

2.The author implies in Paragraph 2 that      .

    A. Americans don’t trust family doctors

    B. family doctors are helpless to the patients

    C. he is more in favor of the British medical care service

    D. sick children should go to family doctors first

3. In the States, seriously ill patients will      .

    A. be treated if they have an insurance

    B. go to see the doctor by making an appointment

    C. receive treatment even without insurance

D. normally go to see an expert for treatment

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

    A. Health Care in the United States and Britain

    B. Types of Doctors in the United States

    C. Treatment of Sick Children in the United States

    D. Medical Insurance in the United States and Britain

閱讀下面短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Lots of teenagers are trying to enter a university by coping stories and phrases from the internet to fill out their personal statements in Britain. Personal statements are used to show what can make applicants （申請）different as they outline their interests and reasons for studying a particular course. But it seems that some ideas and words are alike, even the same, thanks to an internet site designed to help those who don’t know what to write about themselves. A study found that nearly 800 applications had personal statements containing phrases taken from three online examples. The study, which involved examining 50,000 personal statements, found that 5% used the material from the internet, most from one free website. Borrowed material was most likely to appear at the end of a statement or where the applicant described the reasons for wanting to study a subject. Almost all applications are now completed online, but the new evidence of Internet temptation（誘惑）follow concern that teenagers are cutting and pasting material for A-level coursework(課程作業(yè)). A spokesman said later that he and his partners were looking for ways examine whether people appeared to be copying material.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

　　1．以約30個(gè)詞概括短文的要點(diǎn)；

　　2．以約120個(gè)詞表達(dá)你對校園中出現(xiàn)作弊現(xiàn)象的看法，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：

　?。?）分析某些學(xué)生作弊的原因；

（2）指出作弊引起的不良后果；

（3）號召學(xué)生們杜絕作弊現(xiàn)象的發(fā)生。

[寫作要求]

在作文中可以使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用閱讀材料中的句子。

作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校的名稱。

[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]

　　概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

（請考生在答題卷上作答。）

第三部分：閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（共20小題；每小題2.5分，滿分50分）
The American book Who Moved My Cheese（奶酪） has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens（青少年）. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice（老鼠）, two“l(fā)ittle people”and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
56. The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
A. written all over the world B. read across the world
C. sold only in America D. loved only by teens
57. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. Never change in our life.        B. Change when you like to do.
C. Change with the changes.  D. Pay attention to the changes.
58. The underline word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.
A. Mice and little people       B. Students
C. Cheese              D. Readers
59. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The author is Britain.
B. There are three terms in every school.
C. Most teens don't understand Chris' story.
D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)

Sydney is Australia’s most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Phillips arrived is Sydney with 11 ships and 1,024 passengers (including 770 prisoners) from Britain. Today there are 2.5 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

There are over 20 fine beaches close to Sydney. Its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants(移民) from overseas. There are three things that made Sydney famous –its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and the Sydney Opera House.

But there are many more interesting things in Sydney: beautiful shops and restaurants, for example, rows of interesting old houses built everywhere in the 19th century. Summer or winter, day or night, Sydney is an outdoor city.

Some Americans think it is very British. Some British visitors think it is like America. There is some truth in both these opinions, because Sydney takes from both the Old World-Europe, and the New World – America, and makes it into something that is neither British nor America but truly Australian.

1.  The climate in Sydney is_____

A. hot in summer and cold in winter   B. warm all the year round

C. neither too hot nor too cold        D. cool all through the year

2  In 1788 Captain Arthur Phillips arrived in Sydney     .

A. with some ships and more than 1,000 passengers

B. with 11 ships and only 700 prisoners

C. with 1,024 passengers besides 700 prisoners

D. with only more than ten ships and some helpers

3.  What made Sydney famous?

A. Three things---the beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

B. Immigrants from Britain, the beautiful Harbor and ships.

C. Beautiful shops, modern restaurants and interesting old houses and seas.

D. The Sydney Opera House, interesting old houses and interesting restaurants.

4. The writer thinks Sydney          .

A. is like America         B. is very British

C. is neither British nor American but truly Australian

D. takes from Europe

第三部分：閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（共20小題；每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

The American book Who Moved My Cheese（奶酪） has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens（青少年）. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.

Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice（老鼠）, two“l(fā)ittle people”and some cheese.

The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.

After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.

56. The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.

A. written all over the world   B. read across the world

C. sold only in America    D. loved only by teens

57. What does the text mainly discuss?

A. Never change in our life.    B. Change when you like to do.

C. Change with the changes.  D. Pay attention to the changes.

58. The underline word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.

A. Mice and little people B. Students

C. Cheese                  D. Readers

59. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The author is Britain.

B. There are three terms in every school.

C. Most teens don't understand Chris' story.

D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.

Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
　　Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary(周年紀(jì)念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement—signed in London on April 8, 1904—marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
　　But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war—which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite(不管, 盡管) French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug (擁抱), Blair just receives a handshake.
However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. “The British population was against war, ” said Francois Heisbourg, director of the Paris-based Foundation for Strategic Research(戰(zhàn)略基金研究會). “So it could have actually helped bring the two sides closer. ”
　　The history of divisions(分割, 區(qū)分) may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. “The French think Britain is not doing its best to become part of Europe by not introducing the single European currency(貨幣), ” said Geoff Hare, a former lecturer in French politics and language at Newcastle University in Britain. “France has spent the past 15 to 20 years making itself seen as part of the European Union. ”
　 But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However,only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted.Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany. Or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.
　　Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one:What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France? The English Channel.
1. For centuries, the relationship between England and France is______.
A. friendly
B. impolite
C. brotherly
D. a mixture of love and hate
2. The war in Iraq does ______ to the relationship between France and England.
A. good
B. harm
C. neither good nor harm
D. both good and harm
3. The British are not so friendly to ______ and the French are not so friendly to ______.
A. Germany;America
B. America;Germany
C. Germany;Germany too
D. America;America too
4. What does the last sentence mean?
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.
5. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The British differ greatly from the French in culture, origin and custom.
B. The British and The French are against each other because of the very different ways in which they see the world.
C. The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement mark-ed the mixture feeling of love and hatred over the last century between Britain and Franc-e.
D. The British dislike France's close relationship with Germany, while the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.     

閱讀下面短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Lots of teenagers are trying to enter a university by coping stories and phrases from the internet to fill out their personal statements in Britain. Personal statements are used to show what can make applicants （申請）different as they outline their interests and reasons for studying a particular course. But it seems that some ideas and words are alike, even the same, thanks to an internet site designed to help those who don’t know what to write about themselves. A study found that nearly 800 applications had personal statements containing phrases taken from three online examples. The study, which involved examining 50,000 personal statements, found that 5% used the material from the internet, most from one free website. Borrowed material was most likely to appear at the end of a statement or where the applicant described the reasons for wanting to study a subject. Almost all applications are now completed online, but the new evidence of Internet temptation（誘惑）follow concern that teenagers are cutting and pasting material for A-level coursework(課程作業(yè)). A spokesman said later that he and his partners were looking for ways examine whether people appeared to be copying material.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

　　1．以約30個(gè)詞概括短文的要點(diǎn)；

　　2．以約120個(gè)詞表達(dá)你對校園中出現(xiàn)作弊現(xiàn)象的看法，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：

　?。?）分析某些學(xué)生作弊的原因；

（2）指出作弊引起的不良后果；

（3）號召學(xué)生們杜絕作弊現(xiàn)象的發(fā)生。

[寫作要求]

1.          在作文中可以使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用閱讀材料中的句子。

2.          作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校的名稱。

[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]

　　概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

（請考生在答題卷上作答。）

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and ,at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目地）and leave no mark.

 Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.

 Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite（野營地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.

 Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.

You needn’t ask for permission when camping in.

 A. national parks in England   B. most parts of Scotland

 C. crowded lowland Britain     D. most parts of England

The author thinks that a good campsite is one.

 A. with easy access            B. used previously

 C with modern conveniences     D. far away from beaches

The last paragraph mainly deals with

 A. protecting animals       B. building a campfire

 C camping in woodland       D. finding a campsite with privacy

The passage is mainly about

 A. the protection of campsites         B. the importance of wild camping

 C. the human influence on campsites    D. the dos and don’ts of wild camping

Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are slightly over 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

56. About       live in Quebec.

A. 30% of the French-Canadians

B. 45% of the Canadians

C. 29 000 000 people

D. 9 000 000 French-Canadians

57. The underlined word “origin” in Paragraph One means      .

A. 血統(tǒng)         B. 后裔

C. 先驅(qū)         D. 猿人

58. About 23% of people came from      .

A. China         B. England        C. France

D. some other countries except France and Britain

59. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.

B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France in recent years.

C. There are nearly 30% of the populations whose parents or grandparents come from France.

D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.

Nine out of 10 people have run up unsecured debt and many fear they will never be able to pay back what they owe, a survey has claimed.
Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed．
A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted．
One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid．
Just over half who owed money said they did not feel in control of their debt, with 8% admitting they had needed to ask for help with repayments from a friend or family member．Eight out of 10 people also told the research for discount website MyVoucherCodes．co．uk that they thought it was too easy to borrow money through their bank or on credit cards．
Farhad Farhadi, MyVoucherCodes．co．uk’s personal finance expert, said: "The majority of British adults owe money m some way, shape or form, but to see that almost a third think they’ll never be free c ^ from debt is quite alarming．
"When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind．
"A lot of people don’t-really think about ’die consequences of borrowing money and it can be easy to get complacent, but keeping it all under control should be a priority from the off．Only borrow what you really think you can afford to pay back．"
【小題1】The best title for this passage is_________．

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively(不引人注目地)and leave no mark.

   Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.

   Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite(野營地)seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.

   Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing(保證）a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.

1. You needn’t ask for permission when camping in______________ . 

 A. national parks in England     B. most parts of Scotland

 C. crowded lowland Britain      D. most parts of England

2. The author thinks that a good campsite is one_______________.

A. with easy access            B. used previously

C with modern conveniences     D far away from beaches

3. The last paragraph mainly deals with_____________.  

A. protecting animals          B building a campfire

C camping in woodland        D finding a campsite with privacy

4. The passage is mainly about______________.

A the protection of campsites   

B the importance of wild camping

C the human influence on campsites   

D the dos and don’ts of wild camping

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n)  36  of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she   37   hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men  38  the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,   39  they could get the money they had seen.    40   , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers   41  a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the  42  is still under investigation, local police aren’t saying   43  else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers   44   the girl in the past.
Two other   45  were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was   46  . The robbers left peacefully after   47  that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the  48   that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to  49   citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites  50   doing so. The police say it is  51   that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,    52   that the robbers knew the girl in another way.    53  , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have    54  such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that   55  the girl’s name.

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) 1.  of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she  2.  hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men  3.  the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,   4.  they could get the money they had seen.   5. , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers 6. a small amount of cash from the mother and left.

Because the 7. is still under investigation(調(diào)查), local police aren’t saying 8. else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers 9. the girl in the past.

Two other 10. were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was 11. . The robbers left peacefully after  12.  that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the  13.  that had appeared in the photo.

Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to 14.  citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites  15.   doing so. The police say it is  16.  that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,    17.  that the robbers knew the girl in another way.    18.  , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have   19.  such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that  20.  the girl’s name.

21.               A．picture         B．story           C．blog  D．video

22.               A．kept           B．made          C．let   D．got

23.               A．knocked at      B．looked at       C．broke into D．ran into

24.               A．even if         B．so that         C．a(chǎn)s soon as  D．in case

25.               A．Usually         B．Suddenly       C．Fortunately D．Finally

26.               A．spent          B．left            C．a(chǎn)sked D．took

27.               A．robber         B．family          C．case  D．girl

28.               A．few           B．many          C．little  D．much

29.               A．ignored        B．knew          C．remembered   D．followed

30.               A．members       B．a(chǎn)dults          C．characters D．neighbors

31.               A．escaped        B．harmed        C．killed D．buried

32.               A．showing        B．realizing        C．discovering D．recognizing

33.               A．cash           B．grandmother    C．house D．website

34.               A．inform         B．a(chǎn)ccuse         C．rob   D．warn

35.               A．enjoy          B．stop           C．keep D．consider

36.               A．possible        B．important       C．necessary  D．strange

37.               A．so             B．or             C．a(chǎn)nd  D．but

38.               A．Besides        B．However       C．Therefore D．Instead

39.               A．taken up        B．set up          C．put away  D．given away

40.               A．included        B．drew          C．contained  D．a(chǎn)ttracted

Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.

　　Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary(周年紀(jì)念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement—signed in London on April 8, 1904—marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.

　　But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war—which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite(不管, 盡管) French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug (擁抱), Blair just receives a handshake.

However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. “The British population was against war, ” said Francois Heisbourg, director of the Paris-based Foundation for Strategic Research(戰(zhàn)略基金研究會). “So it could have actually helped bring the two sides closer. ”

　　The history of divisions(分割, 區(qū)分) may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. “The French think Britain is not doing its best to become part of Europe by not introducing the single European currency(貨幣), ” said Geoff Hare, a former lecturer in French politics and language at Newcastle University in Britain. “France has spent the past 15 to 20 years making itself seen as part of the European Union. ”

　 But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However,only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted.Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany. Or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.

　　Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one:What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France? The English Channel.

1. For centuries, the relationship between England and France is______.

A. friendly

B. impolite

C. brotherly

D. a mixture of love and hate

2. The war in Iraq does ______ to the relationship between France and England.

A. good

B. harm

C. neither good nor harm

D. both good and harm

3. The British are not so friendly to ______ and the French are not so friendly to ______.

A. Germany;America

B. America;Germany

C. Germany;Germany too

D. America;America too

4. What does the last sentence mean?

A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.

B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.

C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.

D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The British differ greatly from the French in culture, origin and custom.

B. The British and The French are against each other because of the very different ways in which they see the world.

C. The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement mark-ed the mixture feeling of love and hatred over the last century between Britain and Franc-e.

D. The British dislike France's close relationship with Germany, while the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.     

The two largest islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland together form Great Britain. Scotland, lying in the northern part of Great Britain and bordering(接壤)England on the south, is half the size of England and Wales, having an area of about 76 000 square kilometers. Most of Northern Scotland is mountainous area known as the Scottish Highlands. In the center of Scotland there are the Central Low-lands, and the south is waving, hilly area known as the Southern Uplands which rise to 800m. There are many rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The rivers which run to the east are longer than the ones which run to the west.

In Scotland the main rainy winds come from the Atlantic Ocean. The west part is wet with an average(平均) rainfall of up to 200cm while the east is dry with about 75cm. The winters are cold with an average January temperature of 4℃. The summers are cold and warm but rarely hot.

1. This passage mainly tells us____ .

A. how many parts form Great Britain

B. the positions of England, Wales and Scotland

C. the areas of Great Britain

D. Something about Scotland

2. England lies____ .

A. in the south of Great Britain          B. to the south of Scotland

C. to the north of Wales                D. in the north of Scotland

3. This passage also tells us____ .

A. the population of Great Britain        B. the history of England and Wales

C. the size of Scotland                 D. the position of Northern Ireland

4. The Central lowlands_____ .

A. lie between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands

B. lie to the north of Scottish Highlands

C. lie to the south of the Southern Uplands

D. border England on the south

5. The writer says that in Scotland there is more rain____ .

A. in the Highlands than in the Southern Uplands     B. in the west part than in the east

C. in the Central Lowlands than in the Highland      D. in the east than in the west

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n)  36  of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she   37   hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men   38  the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,   39  they could get the money they had seen.    40  , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers   41  a small amount of cash from the mother and left.

Because the   42  is still under investigation, local police aren’t saying   43  else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers   44  the girl in the past.

Two other   45  were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was   46  . The robbers left peacefully after   47  that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the   48  that had appeared in the photo.

Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to  49  citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites   50   doing so. The police say it is   51   that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,    52  that the robbers knew the girl in another way.    53  , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have    54  such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that   55  the girl’s name.

1.                A．picture         B．story           C．blog D．video

2.                A．kept           B．made          C．let   D．got

3.                A．knocked at      B．looked at        C．broke into D．ran into

4.                A．even if         B．so that          C．a(chǎn)s soon as D．in case

5.                A．Usually         B．Suddenly        C．Fortunately    D．Finally

6.                A．spent          B．left            C．a(chǎn)sked    D．took

7.                A．robber         B．family          C．case D．girl

8.                A．few            B．many           C．little D．much

9.                A．ignored        B．knew           C．remembered  D．followed

10.               A．members       B．a(chǎn)dults          C．characters D．neighbors

11.               A．escaped        B．harmed        C．killed D．buried

12.               A．showing        B．realizing        C．discovering D．recognizing

13.               A．cash           B．grandmother    C．house D．website

14.               A．inform         B．a(chǎn)ccuse         C．rob   D．warn

15.               A．enjoy          B．stop           C．keep D．consider

16.               A．possible        B．important       C．necessary  D．strange

17.               A．so             B．or             C．a(chǎn)nd  D．but

18.               A．Besides        B．However       C．Therefore D．Instead

19.               A．taken up        B．set up          C．put away  D．given away

20.               A．included        B．drew          C．contained  D．a(chǎn)ttracted

Although many butterflies remain to be decreasing in the long run, last year three quarters of endangered species saw an increase in number, including some rare species.

Experts said the improvement in the butterflies’ fortunes was likely to be the result of effective action on protection, such as leaving open wetland in woods where flowers can grow, and better weather in 2010 after three damaging wet summers.

Dr Tom Brereton said butterflies are extremely sensitive to changes in the weather. Last year saw a warm summer for successful feeding, which helped a number of butterflies in some way.

He even said climate change could be benefiting some butterfly species but many other butterfly species suffer from it. For example, the mountain ringlet suffers as it needs cold climates. And at the same time, the change is too rapid for most to get used to.

In the long run butterfly numbers have continued to drop, with three quarters of the nearly 60 species found in Britain seeing numbers fall in recent decades and nearly half of them seriously threatened.

The Lulworth skipper, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, had its worst year since 1976, and there are people worrying that changing the environment to benefit other species may be harming this kind of butterfly. Wild flowers have been grown in some places to help other butterflies but the Lulworth skipper needs long grass and wild areas. Meadow browns, the country’s most common species, also had the worst year on record. Some other kinds of butterflies also had a bad year.

However, in the short term many butterflies saw an increase in number in 2010 compared to 2009 levels.

  …

1.Which was a reason for the increase in the number of the butterflies last year?

A.The protection of humans.             B. A wet summer.

C.Changes in the butterflies’ habits.     D. The decrease in wetland in woods.

2.We can learn from Dr Tom Brereton’s words that       .

A.the mountain ringlet can quickly adapt to climate change

B.butterflies can help slow down climate change

C.climate change can be both beneficial and harmful to butterflies

D.other kinds of animals also suffer from climate change

3.What is most likely to be discussed in the following paragraph?

A.Why some butterflies decreased in number in 2010.

B.How to protect butterflies in the coming winter.

C.Effects of climate change on butterflies.

D.Examples of butterflies that have increased in number.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Some butterflies in Britain have had a good year.

B.Butterflies in Britain have different habits.

C.Butterflies are well protected in Britain.

D.Butterflies are disappearing from Britain.