6、The BBC was founded in 1922, including radio and television services. It is based at Broadcasting House in London.

The BBC is controlled by some governors chosen by the government, but these people have freedom and the government can’t interfere（干扰）. That is, the BBC is supposed not to be the mouthpiece（代言人）of the government. It has to be as fair as possible in giving radio and television time to, for example, political parties and religious groups.

There is a kind of interesting service in British-rental services. Many people prefer to rent their television sets instead of buying them.

The rent for a black and white set is about 80 pence a week (1980). The rent of a color set is more than twice that of a black and white set. If the sets go wrong, people can have them repaired free of charge or replaced immediately.

Everyone has to buy a yearly license, since there is no advertising on BBC radio or television. It is from the sale of licenses that the BBC gets most of its money. A license for a black and white set costs 8 pounds, and for a colour set 18 pounds a year.

There are four specialized radio channels, which broadcast different kinds of programmers. Radio I is mainly pop music．Radio 2 deals with light music, sports and other programmers. Radio 3 broadcasts serious music, talks on serious subjects etc．News broadcasts are mainly given by Radio 4.

There are special programmers for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and certain parts of England．It also broadcasts programmers about Britain—in many different languages as well as in English to all parts of the world．

1. The officials in charge of the BBC       .

      A．must say what the government wants to say

      B．should give more time to political parties than to religious groups

      C．are elected by the citizens from all over the country

      D．can decide things without the permission of the government

2. If he wants to watch TV at home, everyone       .

      A．has to buy a television set of his own

      B．must rent a TV set

      C．had to buy a license once a year

      D．can change his damaged TV set for a new one without payment

3. How does BBC get most of its money?

      A．It gets money from all kinds of advertisements.

      B．The BBC depends on the rent of TV sets.

      C．The BBC gets money mainly by selling licenses and TV sets.

      D．It gets its money mainly by selling licenses.

4. Which of the following is true?

    A．If you rent a television set and there is something wrong with it, you should pay to fix it with your own money.

      B．It costs more to rent a color TV set than a black and white one.

      C．You can listen to classical music from Radio 1.

D．You needn’t buy the license if you pay the rent on time.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

      A．The BBC radio services include 4 radio channels.

      B．The BBC broadcasts to foreign countries only in English.

      C．The programmers of the four radio channels are not the same.

    D．The BBC special programmers are not only for foreign countries but also for different areas in its own country.

5、Rome had the Forum（公共集会场所）. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.

Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists（会话者）,who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion. So what’s the point?

“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open communication.”　

Shortly after the September11, 2001attack, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said．“We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”　　

Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.　

Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said．“To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained．

To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they’ll consider.

1．What did Liz and Bill start doing after September2001?

A．Chatting with people.                           B．Setting up street signs.

C．Telling stories to strangers.　　            D．Organizing a speaker’s corner.　

2．What they have been doing can be described as         .

A．pointless             B．normal                C．crazy　　           D．successful　　

3．Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

       A．They knew Liz and Bill very well.

B．They happened to meet the writer of the text.

C．They organized the get together in the city park.　

D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4．What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

A．Go in for publishing.                            B．Do more television programs.

C．Continue what they are doing　　         D．Spend more time reading books.

5．How do they like the idea of writing a book?

       A．They have decided to wait a year or two.    B．They will think about it carefully.

       C．They agreed immediately.                D．They find it hard to do that.

4、The average human spends 1/3 of his or her lifetime sleeping. Imagine how much people could accomplish if they spent less time sleeping. For many high school students, getting enough rest is not a priority (优先). A National Sleep Foundation survey shows that teens are staying up too late at night, usually getting 7 hours of sleep instead of the recommended 9 hours. Although teenagers' internal clocks (生物钟) are partially to blame for not sleeping earlier, many students lose sleep because of school.

    Schools should allow students enough time for sleep, taking jobs, sports, and other extracurricular activities into consideration.

    Students who are extremely busy and lose sleep as a result should not have to drop their activities in order to get more rest. With colleges becoming increasingly competitive, it is unreasonable for students to be forced to choose between sleeping and excelling.

      In addition to interfering with academic success, lack of sleep also affects a person's safety. Almost 1/2 of the 100 000 annual sleep-related car accidents in the U. S. involve people between the ages of 15 and 24.

     There are a number of solutions that high schools can choose from. One option is starting school at a later time. A later schedule is more appropriate for teenagers' biological clocks. Although it may create more expenses for the school, the change would be well worth it. Research has shown that students who get more sleep are happier, healthier, more productive, and earn higher grades than those who suffer from sleep deprivation免职, 撤职; 废止. Students who get enough sleep are also more attentive and less likely to fall asleep in class.

     A second option is offering study hall as an elective选修课程. Since this gives students time to do homework or take a nap, it creates more free time after school.

     A third alternative可供选择的办法 is for some teachers to alter(改变) their teaching methods a bit by giving only important, necessary homework. Quite a few teachers assign busy work, which doesn't teach students much but instead wastes their time. It is also helpful if teachers communicate with each other to plan out their test schedules.

     High schools should not negatively interfere with the amount of sleep teenagers get. Instead, schools should take steps to benefit the lives of students by allowing them enough time to rest. As Fran Lebowitz said, “Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.”

1. According to the expert, the students should get enough sleep, and it is about _____.

A．six hours            B．seven hours      C．eight hours           D．nine hours

2. Why the students couldn't get enough sleep?

A．Because they stay up too late.           B．Because of internal clock.

C．Because of too much homework.         D．Because of all above mentioned reasons.

3． There are about _____ sleep-related car accidents every year.

A．5000                B．50 000      C．100 000           D．1 000 000

4. In the writer's opinion, the high school should _____.

A．start school according to the teenager's biological clocks

B．interfere with the amount of sleep that teenagers get

C．change teaching methods completely

D．assign less homework now

5. The best title for this text would be _____.

A．Study and Sleep                B．Teens and Sleep

C．The Importance of Sleep       D．Students and Sleep

2、上周，一批英国学生到达佛山华文中学进行访问交流。假设你是该校通讯员，请根据以下内容给当地一家报社写一篇英文报道。

[写作内容] 

you will have/ form a general idea of sth

know something about

If you look around or look round a building or place, you walk round it and look at the different parts of it.

We went to look round the show homes.

I'm going to look around and see what I can find．

PHR-V (BRIT) also look round

Places of interest

learn

[写作要求]

（1）只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

（2）文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

27、A good idea occurred to Mr Baker ______to his invention recently.

A．while applying                                         B．while applied

C．while he was applying himself            D．while applying himself

25、1. opinion

  A. ocean            B. possible             C. purpose             D. stomach

2. break

  A. reality            B. really                 C. greatly                     D. bread

3. desire

  A. disadvantage  B. useless              C. pleasure            D. surprise

4. warmth

  A. worthy          B. without             C. together            D. throat

5. clothes

  A. says                     B. buses                C. watches            D. dishes