On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to   1  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

       Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were   2  to go home. Some battled to   3   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   4bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   5  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most   6   had stopped. After making my way   7   crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was   8. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   9  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   10  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and   13. w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

       My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer   14  I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   15   went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their   16   to their jobs. Thank you.

       Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that   17   message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 18   can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  19 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   20   me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. confusion             B. flood                C. sink                      D. crash

2. A. forced                  B. refused              C. adjusted                   D. gathered

3. A. order                 B. pay                   C. call                          D. search

4. A. climate                 B. scenery             C. storm                D. burden

5. A. occurred        B. promised           C. deserved            D. happened

6. A. practice         B. routine              C. process                     D. service

7. A. to                        B. through             C. over                         D. for

8. A. operating              B. cycling              C. turning                     D. rushing

9. A. check                   B. carry                 C. find                         D. board

10. A. street                  B. ground              C. floor                        D. platform

11. A. paused         B. crossed              C. reached                    D. parked

12. A. wet                    B. weak                 C. sick                         D. hurt

13. A. ashamed             B. discouraged       C. surprised               D. helpless

14. A. while                  B. when                C. where               D. after

15. A. hardly                B. casually             C. absolutely               D. eventually

16. A. devotion             B. donation            C. concern                  D. reaction

17. A. accurate              B. urgent        C. brief                     D. humorous

18. A. promise              B. appreciation       C. admiration         D. guidance

19. A. troubles              B. signals              C. rules                     D. signs

20. A. corrected            B. supported          C. amazed                    D. refreshed

 (07·浙江)

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric,  21  his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had  22   set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just  23  the books in the outside return box. But there was a  24  ; it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes  25  closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief  26  in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to  27  Eric.

David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in  28  — the library lights were off. The place was  29 . The doors had been shut. They  30  be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!

He tried to  31  a telephone call, but was unable to  32 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building.  33  the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

 34  he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “  35  ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door.  36  , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,  37  . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to  38  .

He knew he had to  39  , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a  40  thing.

21. A. but                                   B. because                           C. or                            D. since

22. A. ever                           B. nearly                              C. never                       D. often

23. A. pass                          B. drop                                C. carry                       D. take

24. A. problem                            B. mistake                           C. case                         D. question

25. A. during                        B. after                                C. over                         D. before

26. A. rest                           B. break                              C. walk                        D. stop

27. A. visit               B. meet                                C. catch                       D. greet

28. A.delight                        B.anger                               C.surprise                     D. eagerness

29. A. lonely                        B. empty                             C. noisy                       D. crowded

30. A. wouldn’t                    B. shouldn’t              C. couldn’t                   D. needn’t

31. A. make                         B. fix                                  C. use                          D. pick

32. A. get on                        B. get up                             C. get through               D. get in

33. A. If                              B. As                                   C. Though                    D. Until

34. A. On time                            B. Now and then                  C. By the way               D. At last

35. A. Come              B. Help                                C. Hello                        D. Sorry

36. A. Surely                        B. Thankfully                       C.Truly                        D. Gradually

37. A. at most                                                                B.after all

C.in short                                                                 D. as usual

38. A. watch                        B. paly                                C. read                         D. write

39. A. wait               B. stand                               C. sleep                        D. work

40. A. bad                            B. cool                                C. strange                     D. nice

    

 (07·浙江C篇)

Below is a web page from Google.

Olympic—Modern Olympic Games

The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all contries since 1896.

www. olympic. it/english/home-16k

Environment

Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics

Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water  ·Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years Green Olympics dream coming true …

en. Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52k

Beijing announces planned roule of Olympic torch relay

Beijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. … Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games. …

english.china.com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26k

Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’

Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’, officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, …

my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k

Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

On behalf of BOCOC, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOC, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMC and BOCOC, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics …

en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36k

Olympic Games Quizzes and Olmpic Games Trivia

Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the ‘war years’, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? … In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were … More questions …

www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12k

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

… aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the … Full story SPORT ACCORD

www.olympic.org/

Ancient Olympic Hertiage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004

As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games, …

www.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k

48. When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public?

   A. On January 23, 2005.                      B. On September 24, 2005.

   C. On February 5, 2007.                      D. On March 11, 2007.

49. Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics?

   A. Environment

   B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

   C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olmpic Games Trivia

   D. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

50. Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?

   A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games

   B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

   C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’

   D. Ancient Olympic Hertiage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004

51. What do we learn from the above web page?

   A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.

   B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned.

   C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens.

   D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing.

 (07·浙江E篇)

I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

56. Why did the boy start his job young?

   A. He wanted to be famous in the future.

   B. The job was quite easy for him.

   C. His mother had high hopes for him.

   D. The competiton for the job was fierce.

57. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

   A. excited             B. interested          C. ashamed          D. disappointed

58. What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

   A. She forced him to continue.                B. She punished him.

   C. She gave him some money.                D. She changed her plan.

59. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

   A. The war between the boy’s parents.

   B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.

   C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

   D. The fight between the boy and his father.

60. What is the text mainly about?

   A. The early life of a journalist.

   B. The early success of a journalist.

   C. The happy childhood of the writer.

   D. The important role of the writer in his family.

  

 (07·浙江D篇)

Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.

People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.

“ Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “ Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”

Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoner too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they don’t like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “ there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.

Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.

“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “ What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody’s story.”

52. What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2?

   A. They share the same way of storytelling.

   B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures.

   C. They learn their stories from the American natives.

   D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.

53. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _____.

   A. start a new life                        B. settle down in another place

   C. direct films                           D. become good actors

54. Pugh has practised storytelling with _____ groups of people.

   A. 2              B. 3               C. 4             D. 5

55. What is the main idea of the text?

   A. Storytelling can influence the way people think.

   B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of business.

   C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.

   D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.