(06·福建)

A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer  36  of Harvard’s president. But they were  37  by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become  39  and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40  .

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face. The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was  43  here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t  45  . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this   46  would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a  48  to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any  50  how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was  51  , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a  52  ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.  53  their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their  54  , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about.

36．A．lab                      B．library                C．hall                     D．office

37．A．watched              B．stopped               C．followed              D．interviewed

38．A．hoping                B．finding                C．realizing              D．imagining

39．A．surprised             B．disappointed         C．worried               D．troubled

40．A．hopelessly           B．carefully              C．unexpectedly       D．unwillingly

41．A．pleasant               B．funny                  C．cold                    D．sad

42．A．attended              B．visited                 C．studied                D．served

43．A．clever                 B．brave                  C．proud                  D．happy

44．A．set about             B．set up                  C．take down           D．take over

45．A．satisfied              B．excited                C．moved                D．ashamed

46．A．house                  B．part                     C．garden                D．place

47．A．explained             B．expressed            C．refused               D．admitted

48．A．building               B．yard                    C．playground          D．square

49．A．laughed               B．shouted               C．glanced               D．called

50．A．suggestion           B．idea                     C．thought               D．opinion

51．A．bored                  B．astonished           C．interested            D．pleased

52．A．department          B．university            C．business              D．club

53．A．Once                  B．While                  C．Since                  D．Though

54．A．name                  B．character             C．picture                D．sign

55．A．talked                  B．knew                  C．heard                  D．cared

    

 (06·福建D篇)

There are two main forms of teaching in Notinghain University: seminar (研讨会)and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges.
     In seminars you will be taught will discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow. Learners. Students develop friendships through groups, as well as learning more about other people’s ideas. You can also know your tutors as an individual rather than a face at the end of the room.
     Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent(有条理的)argument, and that it can show visual material to a wide audience.
     Your typical week’s a work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may attend about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials(辅导). For the rest of the time you are working on your own, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers. When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your about the title and topic.
68. The purpose of the passage is_______.
   A. to introduce two main forms of teaching   

B. to persuade you to try out new ideas
   C. to stress the importance of discussion      

D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful
69.One of the values of the lecture is______.
   A. to make friends through groups
   B. to learn more about other people’s ideas

C. to offer a chance to discuss with a specialist
D. to present to students information not found in books

70.Your typical week’s work in the university will feel strange because______.

A. you may have no project work after class
B. you may give lectures and seminars
C. you may have fewer timetabled teaching hours
D. you may write seminar papers with fellow-learners

71.We can learn from the passage that__________.
A. seminar is better than lecture
B. lecture is better than seminar
C. seminar is more formal than lecture
D. lecture is more formal than seminar

 (06·福建B篇)

As skies are filled with millions of migrating(迁徙)birds, European scientists say the seasonal wonder appears to be strange; the fatter that bird, the better it flies.
     The results of their study led to a theory opposite to a central one of acrodynamies (空气动力学), which says that the power needed to fly increases with weight.
     For birds, obviously, the cost of flying with heavy fat is much smaller than we used to think. Researchers found that red knoll wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year nonstop flight between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance; 5, 000 kilometers.
     Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an acrodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead bird’s air stream.

Flying in groups, their heart rates were 14.5 percent lower than flying alone, according to Henri, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds completes difficult migrations. Researchers had thought that thinner, stronger birds would have the best chance to survive.
     The first study suggests that building up fat to be burnt as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight.
     In the study, researchers said their learn studied the birds flown at different body weights during 28 simulated(模拟的)flights. They forced a small amount of special water into the birds’ bodies so that they could measure the amount of energy burnt during the flight.

60.A red knot wading bird of 100 grams will probably weigh _____ before making its nonstop migrating flight.

A.50 grams            B.100 grams         C.150 grams          D.200 grams
61.During their migrating flight, red knot wading  birds can save energy by flying_______.
   A. separately          B. alone              C. in groups          D. in pairs

62.A_______red not wading bird has a better chance to survive during its migrating flight.

   A. stronger            B. weaker            C. thinner            D. fatter

63.The best title for this passage may probably be________.

A. Birds Thin Down For Journey              B. Birds Fatten Up For Journey

C. How Birds Build Up Fat For Journey         D. How Birds Burn Energy For Journey

 (06·福建C篇)

Cafe Hub

Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our cafe in open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.

The Hub Casfleill. Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late.
Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. Thehub-edinburgh.com
Farm World
    Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies-bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground. Nature Trails. Full details on website.
Open: May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.-p. m.
Tel:01797 260256/260321 www. Farmworld-rye. Co. uk
Enter the Europe-wide student competition!

Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2006 is for you!
Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English-based on one of three different topics. You can register(报名)between May I and June 15, 2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15.2006.
    The rewards are wonderful& 150,000 in prize for schools and the chance to-attend a European student camp---plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe!
For further information and registration forms go to; www. Siemens. Com join. Multimedia.
64.You’ll have to register first if you want________.

A. to enjoy delicious food                

B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres
C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition 

D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace

65.Aceording to the passage, there will be ______ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.
A. only one           B. two               C. three              D. four

66.You can visit Farm World________.
A. on Monday in May                       B. any day in October
C. at 2 p. m. at Christmas                    D. at 10:30 a. m. during school holidays

67. From the advertisements above, we can learn that_______.
A. Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area
B. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground
C. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining.
D. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15.2006

LONDON — Britain awoke on Easter Monday to a period of mourning for the Queen Mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. The 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last Saturday with Queen Elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. For a woman who was one of the best-known figures in Britain for more than 80 years - from the time of colored portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the Internet, the Queen Mother remained an mysterious figure that is difficult to capture.

She achieved such a respect through immeasurable long time of, first, flattering and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. Her private thoughts were never showed off in public. What the public saw was a charming and kind elderly lady, expert at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favored with a particular smile.

XINHUA(2007-10-29 06:51)—China’s lunar probe Chang’e I is expected to arrive at the apogee（远地点）of more than 120,000 kilometers from the earth on Monday afternoon after its third orbital transfer after launch, according to the moon probe team.

Ultraviolet image sensors installed on the satellite will begin to work to collect information on the earth and the moon after it enters the 48-hour orbit, Wang Yejun, chief engineer with the Beijing Aerospace Control Center(BACC) told Xinhua.

The images it collects will be transmitted back to the earth when it enters the lunar orbit, Wang said.

The satellite will start its propeller when it begins the transfer to raise its apogee from 70,000 kilometers to 120,000 kilometers, according to Wang.

Wang said the working time of Chang’e –1 engine will be longer than that in the second transfer.

Since Saturday, surveillance posts , on land and sea, and four astronomical observatories have kept watching over Chang’e –1. According to the data received so far, all systems of the satellite have been working normally.

TAIPEI-A powerful earthquake hit Taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities said. Over 200 injuries were reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of Sunday’s 7.5-magnitude quake. The quake was centered off Hualien, 180 kilometers east of Taipei. It struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the news?       

A．The British people felt sorry for the death of the Queen Mother.

　　B．The Queen Mother was an attractive person in her political life.

　　C．The Queen Mother died on Easter Monday alone.

　　D．The Queen Mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.

2．It can be inferred that           .

A．ultraviolet image sensors installed on the satellite has transmitted back information on the

   moon surface

B．it will take the craft at least 48 hours to arrive at the apogee of more than 120,000

   kilometers from the earth.

C．according to the date received so far, China’s lunar probe Chang’e I had been a great

   success till the passage is written.

　　D．the Chinese scientists did a lot of experiments in space.

3．The third news mainly talks about the _______ in Taiwan.

A．political matters                                B．unexpected damage

C．social problems                                       D．construction workers