________ their inexperience, they’ve done a good job.

   A. Given        B. To give           C. Giving         D. having given

The young man who we talked a lot about yesterday is unfit for the work, _____?

   A. didn’t we      B. did we            C. is he        D. isn’t he

It has been a long established         that the Spring Festival is a time for family reunion in China.

    A. tradition            B. history          C. intelligence         D. system

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch．But he is in for an unwelcome surprise．The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer, and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again．

The idea goes like this．A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS （全球定位系统） satellite positioning receiver．If the car is stolen, a coded （编码的） cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted．

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves．“The_pattern_of_vehicle_crime_has_changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert．He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools．But only if the car is more than 10 years old．

Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code sent out by the ignition （点火） key．In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997．

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys．And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system．

If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen．The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal．

Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit．

The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to ________．

       A．prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner

       B．help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief

       C．prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops

       D．allow the car to lock automatically when stolen

By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”, Martyn Randall suggests that ________．

       A．it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing

       B．self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft

       C．the thief has to make use of computer technology

       D．the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old

________ is necessary in making a modern car tougher to steal．

       A．A coded ignition key          B．A unique ID card

       C．A special cellphone signal         D．A GPS satellite positioning receiver

The operations centre will first ________ after receiving an alarm．

       A．start the tracking system  B．contact the car owner

       C．block the car engine D．locate the missing car

At that time, Mr. Chang came to shake ___ with me.

A. hand  B.hands  C.each hand  D.both hands

If I ___ you, I would do it another way.

A. was   B. were   C. am    D.be

C

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support money aid, material resources, and needed services - that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

66. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can ________

A.    make people live more easily                      B.  smooth away daily problems

C.    deal with life changes                             D.    cure types of illnesses

67. The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______

A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

68. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "cushions"?

A.    takes place of         B. makes up of      

C.    lessens the effect of    D. gets rid of

69. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of ________

A. instrumental support              B. informational support

C. social companionship             D. the strengthening of self-respect

70. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. Interpersonal relationships.                  B. Kinds of social support.

C. Ways to deal with stress.                D. Effects of stressful condition.

第II卷        （共45分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 歌咏比赛将于下周三举行。（hold）

2. 再努力一点，你会做得更好。(and)

3. 面对这样复杂的问题，他一筹莫展。( loss)

4. 人人都愿意和乐于助人、有幽默感的人交朋友。（who）

5. 毋庸置疑，她将会被选为2010年世博会志愿者，因为她有很强的沟通能力。（choose）

6. 一般说来，你越了解一个国家的历史和文化，你就越对这个国家怀有敬意。(more)

 With his good sense of direction, he _____ quickly and easily get round in the new city.

     A. can                          B. must                        C. should                      D. need

_______ a boarding school would help students cultivate (培养) their independence while being away from their parents.