C

Everyone’s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction（网上拍卖）.

Buying for Beginners

Sign up on www. eBay. co. uk. Most items (e.g. tables, computers and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now ” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.

If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish, you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.

How to Pay

Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.

Selling Made Simple

If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.

The big Things in Life

It’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collectively sent by deliverymen. Check the ways of delivery before you bid.

64. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to make payment online.                       B. Ways of making delivery online.

C. How to use an online-auction system.             D. Advantages of an online auction system.

65. After bidding for an item, a buyer ________.

A. has chances to make higher bids                    B. will get what he wants in ten days

C. should make payment immediately          D. may check its picture and description

66. The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is ________.

A. through a local banking system                      B. by sending the money to the seller

C. through an online payment system                 D. by paying the deliveryman directly

第II卷

1．Translation

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

1.这款相机目前能在连锁店买到吗？（available）

2.目前为止，警方尚没有先进的仪器他无法开展这个实验。（involve）

3.他清醒地认识到没有先进的仪器他无法开展这个实验。（carry）

4.良好的英语和三年的工作经历让我在众多的申请者脱颖而出（command）

5.毫无疑问，禁烟政策的引入获得了那些一直抵制在办公室吸烟的员工的强烈支持。（There）

28．—How about setting up an out-of-class club to share our interests and hobbies?

       —Great! That’s exactly what I_________.

       A．was thinking                  B．think        C．had thought             D．will think

14. Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat, thus ________ a stable environment.

A. creating           B. to creat             C. created             D. being created

39. We often speak contemptuously ______ tramps and put them ______ as beggars.

A. for, on         B. on, in       C. of, down      D. to, on

第四节：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Lin Hai：I can't wait to get my driving license！Then I can buy my own car. There are so many cars (76) a______ now that prices have really fallen. It's great！

Wang Jun：Are you serious？ The increase in new cars has (77) b______ our roads and has made pollution even worse here.

Lin Hai：More cars mean lower prices. I like that！

Wang Jun：What about the environment？(78) W______ more cars on the road， traffic problems, accidents and pollution will get much worse.

Lin Hai：Hmmm, you (79) e______ don't like cars or you don't know much about them.

Wang Jun：Yes，I do. I know cars can be useful, but they can cause a lot of (80)d　　.

Lin Hai：People need cars, and if cars do so much damage, they wouldn't be (81) a______ on the roads.

Wang Jun：Hmmm，I don't think you have read much about this problem.

Lin Hai：No，and I don't need to，(82) b______ I don't think there is a problem.

Wang Jun：Yes， there is. It's reported in the newspaper that there are more cars on our roads now (83) t______ at any time in history. There are millions of possible car buyers，and car makers are busy making cars for them.

Lin Hai：So what？

Wang Jun： By 2020， there will be seven times the(84) n______of cars on our roads, and the effect of these cars will be pollution,(85) e______  in big cities.

22. My uncle promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, _____ beyond my imagination.

A. which       B. that          C. the one        D. Something

25. The form and pictures introduced in the book ________ the content of the article.

A. throw light at      B. throw light on       C. throw light back     D. throw light off

                                   C

On a BA flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, well-off white South African Lady has found herself sitting next to a black man. She called a stewardess (女乘务员) over to complain about her seating.

“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the stewardess. “Can’t you see?” she said, “You’ve sat me next to a kafir（异教徒）. I can’t possibly sit next to this disgusting man. Find me another seat!” “Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do — I’ll go and check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.”

The woman cocked a snooty look at the black man beside her.

A few minutes later the stewardess returned with the good news, which she delivered to the lady, who could not help but look at the people around her with a smug and self-satisfied grin. “Madam, unfortunately, as I suspected, economy is full. I’ve spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class.”

Before the lady had a chance to answer, the stewardess continued, “It is the most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, given the circumstances, the captain felt that it was outrageous（令人不能容忍的） that someone should be forced to sit next to such an obnoxious（讨厌的） person.” Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you.”

At that point, the surrounding passengers stood up and gave an ovation（喝彩） while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.

64. Why did the middle-aged lady complain about her seating?

A. Because her seat was not near a window.

B. Because she sat next to a black man.

C. Because she wanted to have a seat in first class.

D. Because the stewardess didn’t answer her question.

65. The underlined words “an obnoxious person” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”.

A. the middle-aged lady                B. the black man

C. the stewardess                           D. the captain

66. From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. the middle-aged lady got a seat in first class

B. both the middle-aged lady and the black man got seats in first class

C. neither the middle-aged lady nor the black man got a seat in first class

D. the black man got a seat in first class

67. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. The white people always prefer seats in first class on a plane.

B. More and more passengers travel by plane.

C. The black people are still looked down upon by some whites.

D. Only whites are served well on a plane.

第II卷（选择题，共50分）

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画上一个勾“√”；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线“\”划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线“\”划掉；此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号“∧”，在该行右边横线上写上该加的词；此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Der Jenny,

Thank you inviting me to holiday with you . I            66．___________

would have glad accepted your invitation, but             67．___________

now I am afraid I can’t. Yesterday I received a letter     68．___________

from my parents in which he said they hadn’t seen me      69．___________

for long and hope therefore I could be back at home for  70．___________

a while. I hope you can understand this. I have long        71．___________

absent from home but sometimes I felt lonely. I believe          72．___________

you have the same experience either. Thank you and, most  73．___________

important, don’t forget to let me to know and take me along      74．___________

when in future days you are to seeing some good movies,   75．___________

and go picnicking. May you have a happy holiday!    

Yours,

Wang Fang