Safe burn
Planning a home demands great care ．The fireplace should be distinctive and elegant, with a fire that looks like a fire, giving your family the warmth and protection they need．
Every year 7,000 people die in fires in Britian , and hundreds of them are little children．Thousands more are disfigured for life．
When you choose a fire, choose Safeburn ．It gives you the atmosphere of home comfort you are looking for, and sets your mind at rest．
Caithness Pride
Caithness Pride．The ninth Duke of Caithness would only drink the best whisky, So he built his own private still, in the heart of the Highlands, with the fresh water running in the stream nearby．When we came into possession of the still, we paid the Duke’s heirs a lot of money for it．But it was worth it．After all what was good for the Duke is too good to be kept a secret．
1．The above two passages are _____ ．
A．the covers for two books．
B．The descriptions about two pictures
C．The advertisements for two products
D．The advice on home planning and whisky drinking
2．Fire can provide people with all the following except ____
A．heat B．home comfort C．great care D．peace．
3．From the second passage we’ve learnt that to make food whisky people need ___
A．a famous person’s name B．a private still
C．good water D．good land
4．In the second passage, they are trying to make it clear that ____．
A．their whisky was once drunk by a vey famous person
B．their whisky still was built by the ninth Duke of Caithness
C．their whisky is not expensive
D．their whisky is second to none
III．阅读理【解析】
（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。
For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”
One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．
Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．
Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．
1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．
A．had actually little to do with her career．
B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form
C．did have an effect on her success
D．entirely contributed to her luck
2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___
A．at the request of the woman herself
B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really
C．to make her feel uneasy in mind
D．the person is more important than his /her name
3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____
A．huge B．quiet C．dull D．attractive
4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____
A．Names are the most important B．Your name is your fortune
C．Don’t care much for names D．Names and making friends
II．完形填空：（每小题1．5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16到35各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, an old woman waited beside door with her hand outstretched．Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met．She never failed to__16__ smile, my grasp, and my greeting．
On the last day of our visit, I found myself__17__on a busy corner across the street from our hotel．Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me．We had been advised to walk__18__ through the crowded traffic without looking right or left．Let them__19__ us．
__20__tonight I was by myself and felt uncertain to__21__ the flood of vehicles．As I __22__ on the roadside．I felt a hand on my elbow and looked__23__to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me．She nodded her head toward the street__24__ that she would take me across．Together, we moved slowly into the disorder．
When we__25__ the corner of the crossing, I looked down at her again, and couldn’t help saying, “You have the most beautiful smile in the world．”
She__26__knew little English, but must have__27__ the tone, for she threw both arms around me in a big hug while the__28__streamed by us on both sides．
Then we__29__ moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away,__30__smiling and waving back to me．
I had not given her a single__31__．But we had__32__ something much more important---a warming of hearts in friendship．
This__33__ reminded me of something Mother Teresag once said, “ If you cannot do great things, you can do small things with great__34__．” I will always remember this__35__．
16．A．receive B．accept C．return D．answer
17．A．alone B．away C．off D．aside
18．A．purposefully B．straight C．actively D．carefully
19．A．miss B．avoid C．separate D．dismiss
20．A．And B．So C．But D．Therefore
21．A．see B．meet C．face D．witness
22．A．moved B．wandered C．hesitated D．wondered
23．A．up B．back C．down D．forward
24．A．explaining B．marking C．meaning D．expressing
25．A．covered B．reached C．touched D．hit
26．A．actually B．obviously C．generally D．personally
27．A．recognized B．required C．misunderstood D．achieved
28．A．customers B．strangers C．traffic D．passengers
29．A．suddenly B．continuously C．luckily D．unwillingly
30．A．yet B．even C．already D．still
31．A．gift B．present C．cake D．coin
32．A．owed B．owned C．shared D．seized
33．A．exploration B．experience C．adventure D．interview
34．A．love B．feeling C．courage D．pity
35．A．aspect B．idiom C．sentence D．lesson
The government should protect the old valuable buildings ____ they are not in harmony with the modern ones nearby．
A．even though B．as if C．even so D．now that
．Nowadays meteorologists can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days ．Perhaps soon they may be able to do that for a week or ____．
A．more behind B．more ahead C．less behind D．less ahead
--- What’s the matter with your boyfriend?
--- I can’t stand ____ when he often ignores me and talks with other girls．
A．one B．that C．him D．it
