1、 （I） MONTREAL (Reuters) Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen 10,000 for breaking Washingtons strict new security（安全）rules.The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people
2、 of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually
3、 runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关 ）station in this are is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked ga
4、te, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）.Ottawa has given out special passes to s
5、ome 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.Albert has requested that the customs o
6、ffice change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like Im living in a prison,” he said.1We learn from the text that Richard Albert is .Aan American living in Township 15B a Canadian living in a Quebec villageC a Canadian working in a customs stationDan
7、American working in a Canadian church2Albert was fined because he .Afailed to obey traffic rules Bbroke the American security rulesC worked in St. Pamphile without a pass Ddamaged the gate of the customs office3The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means .Aa drive through the town Ba race acro
8、ss the fieldsC a roundabout way of travelling Da journey in the mountain area4What would be the best title for the text?AA Cross-country Trip BA Special Border PassC An Unguarded Border DAn Expensive Church Visit（II ）A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况)to
9、the way his father died five years agoThe dinghy(救生橡皮船)，used to take Richard Smith，21，to his yacht(快艇) ，was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean islandAn air and sea search was carried out but he has still not been discoveredRichards mother, Bicknell，said from her home in Hampshire，
10、“Its so much coincidenceRichard always carried a photograph of his father attached to a poem，which included the date of his disappearance ”“Now, its very strange because all they have found is Richards dinghyWe need to know this time what has happened one way or anotherIf you know at least you can g
11、o through the grieving process(悲痛的过程) ”In November 1996，Mr. Smiths father, Charlie，was sailing in the Tasmen sea between the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmen with his new wifeThey lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again，and their disapp
12、earance remains a mysteryRichard is described a talented(有才能的)and experienced sailor who has crewed for the champion ocean racerHe had sailed to the。Caribbean in November to crew ocean racing yachts for entertainmentHe ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar but left after local police clos
13、ed it for being too noisyAbout 2 am the following day Richard headed back for his dinghyHe started its outboard motor before giving all elderly woman a lift to her yacht after her dinghy had gone missingIt was the last time he was seen1Richard Smith was in 2000Aten Bfifteen Ctwenty Deighteen2People
14、searched for Richard using Aship only Bship and radio Cship and plane Dyacht and car 3According to the passage，we know Richard died because Ahe was a green hand in sailingB some unknown animal attacked himC that was a maze in the area he was sailingDof something we dont know4Which statement is NOT t
15、rue according to this passage?AYoung Smith had lost radio contact with the shore before he diedB Richards father had married two women at leastC Richard didnt drink on the evening before he was lost because thepoliceman closed the barDRichard was seen at about 2 am the day he disappeared5The writer
16、tells us Aa story about two heroes Ba piece of news about a merchant shipC a coincidence Dthe dying process of Richard（III）An epidemic (流行病) of the use of street-culture language broke out in some English exams, according to examiners.A report said there were “a surprising number of small mistakes”
17、in standard (标准) English. It asked teachers that they should prevent pupils from using “street language and text style“, adding, “Most answers require formal expression of language.”“Many concerns were expressed by examiners about basic errors, often appearing in the work of clearly able students,”
18、the report continued.It added that the use of street and text language “appeared with surprisingly regularity in the work of students who clearly desired a higher grade”.“Most answers require formal expression but even when an informal style is appropriate-students should know the examination contex
19、t and, in particular, should not use street language and text style.” it said.There is rising concern about pupils writing skills, especially among boys. National test results for 11-year-old boys writing standards had fallen this year. Only 55 percent reached the level expected of an 1l-year-old by
20、 the time they left primary school, the results showed.Many educationalists are now arguing that teachers should also think of ways of improving writing standards.The report said spelling was “in general inconsistent (不一致)” and “variety of vocabulary and of sentence structure is often limited”. It w
21、ent on, “Punctuation (标点符号) errors continue to be widespread.”However, it added, “Some examiners felt that this year they had met an improvement in the whole structure of students writing.”1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The street-culture language is being examined in English exams.B.
22、 Street language is appearing in the standard English exams.C. The English say no to the street-culture language in daily life.D. What the street-culture language is in England.2. The underlined word “appropriate” (in Paragraph 5) means “ _” A. comfortable B. possible C. acceptable D. valuable 3. Wh
23、at problems concerned examiners? A. Small mistakes in spelling and punctuation, B. Limited vocabulary of boy pupils.C. Teachers teaching writing skills.D. Poor sentence structure, and errors in spelling and standard English. 4. How does the author feel in writing this passage?A. worried but positive
24、B. worried and negativeC. concerned and sad D. warm and excited5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. In English exams, most answers require informal expression of language. B. When an informal style is correct, the students are allowed to use it. C. Boys writing s
25、kills are worse than those of girls in England.D. There is no improvement in the whole structure of students writing.（IV ）The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.These were th
26、e goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the citys population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghais water consumption will not increase from its present amount.Zhang Yue, director of the Urban
27、Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of Chinas economy. Saving one cubic meter of water means saving t
28、he citys infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant
29、surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the citys drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yang
30、tze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.At present, the city has 600，000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to b
31、e renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households at a cost of 40 Yuan each.In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.Another task the city is e
32、ngaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment.At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.1Pe
33、ople in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from _now.Athe underground Bthe rainC the Yangtze River Dthe Huangpu River2According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using waterbecause .Athe renovating of family toilets will save plenty of waterB about half of waste water has been
34、 treated alreadyC advanced technology makes people use water as much as possibleDthere is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present3The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to .Amake peoples living more convenientB improve peoples living standardsC ease employm
35、ent pressureDmeet the total demand of water4Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?aimprove drinking water qualitybchange some industrial structurecintroduce or use some new technologydspeed the economic development of Shanghaierenovate some family toiletsfbuild more
36、sewage treatment factoriesAa, b, c, d Bb, c, e, fC b, c, d, e Da, b, e, f5We can infer from the passage that .Athe boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the futureB citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the worldC not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of wat
37、er shortageDall the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years（V） Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China. 170 students task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a
38、theme of choiceall written in Chinese. Themes ranged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs. The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging
39、 ideas with readers. Academics(学者) from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award listthe rest of the awards were swep
40、t up by students from China. “No surprise, ” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese
41、language. ”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrews Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with p
42、ictures and even podcasts(播客). Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible(负责任的).“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame(责备) the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.” 1. The competition was organized by _.A. the
43、National University of Singapore B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC. the Saint Andrews Junior College D. Innova Junior College2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Not all the themes were about local subjects.B. Chinese students won most of the awards.C. The blogs could be
44、written in Chinese or Singlish. D. The judges were from universities in Singapore and China. 3. What Miss Gao said suggests that _.A. she likes to blame the authorities B. she thinks highly of the others blogsC. she has a sense of responsibility D. she loves to read valuable posts4. The passage in mainly about _.A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs C. what the result of the competition wasD. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition（I） 1-4 ABCD（II ） 1-5 CCDCC（III）15 DBACF（IV）1-5 DDDBC（V）1-4 DBCC
