For a long time they walked without saying ____ word. Jim was the first to break ____ silence.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; / D. the; /
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第二节：书面表达
随着私家车的普及，城市的交通堵塞越来越严重。最近，本市正在考虑学习伦敦和新加坡的经验，对城区的私家车辆另外收取定的交通拥塞费用(a congestion fee)，请你根据以下讨论的情况，写篇短文。
注意：词数：100一120，文章的开头已给出(不计词数)。
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减少污染 缓解交通压力 改善公共交通设施 |
车主已经支付了太多的费用 对市中心的商业和经济发展不利 |
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With the development of our society,more and more private cars stream onto the road，which
brings a big problem to our city.So shall we charge the car drivers a congestion fee?
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第二节：任务型阅读：Alan等5个语言学习者都有条件通过计算机辅助学习来提高语言水平。下面是六个最新开发的语言辅助学习软件。请根据不同学习者的特点和要求，选出最合适他们使用的软件。其中有一项选择是多余的。
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A．Oxford phrasebuilder Genie The phrasebuilder Genie sits on top ofyour word processor while you are writing or on top of a webpage you are reading．When you come across a word you are not sure of, you click on it and the meanings will appear in the Genie，taken from the Advanced Learner's dictionary．There’s a lot more too：there’s a massive exercise bank of over 4，000 exercises drawn from the Advanced Leamer’s Dictionary,which are excellent for vocabulary development．The program also includes study pages which can be printed out and photocopied． |
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B．Word Invaders In this version，the aliens(外星人)are in the form of words，which come down towards you in groups of four,in a line．Three of them are similar,one is either different, or incorrect English.You must choose which one and destroy it．If you choose correctly,you gain points；if you choose incorrectly,you lose them．There are six levels，from Beginner to Advanced，and five different sections to overcome．The program has a word store of 2400 different vocabulary items． |
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C．Vocabulary Builder Using Vocabulary Builder is a fun way for young children to learn basic vocabulary．The program combines pictures，text and sound to make an interactive flash card system which teachers can use to help in basic language teaching．Students can choose whether to learn vocabulary,play vocabulary games or record their own story using the vocabulary they’ve learned． |
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D．Beat the Clock |
The name says it all!This is a game designed to boost students’vocabulary levels by giving a definition ofa word，which they must type in the box．However,they don’t have time to sit and think for ever about the word，because they are playing against the clock The quicker they can guess the word，the beret the score．The program is divided into six levels，from beginner to advanced，and tests all parts of English vocabulary．
E．Exercise Generator
The generator is for busy teachers who want to produce really professional-looking，paper-based reading and vocabulary activities，tests，homework and exam practice material for their students．It enables you to do it in minutes!It’s also an extremely fast and economical way of building up resources for a library or self access centre．
F Tell MeMore Pro
Tell Me More Pro，covers key areas of English and a range of other languages including Spanish and German The program involves oral and written expressions，comprehension，pronunciation，vocabulary and grammar．From the menu，students can choose the lesson in which they want to work and then pick from a variety of activities
61．Alan is an English teacher in a high school．He intends to develop his career by improving his language skills，especially his oral English Besides，he wants to learn some other languages so that he will have less difficulty in communicating with local people when he travels in Europe this summer．
62．Jennifer,a linle schoolgirl，finds English words difficult to remember．She is good at drawing as well as dancing．She is fond of listening to stories and telling stories．Her parents is trying to find all interesting way to aid her English study
63．Bob has a girlfriend，teaching English at a language centre．He always finds they have had little time to be together because his girlfriend is always occupied with her work．He is determined to find all effective teaching tool to lighten her burden from her work．
64．Jack,a business man，usually writes e-mails to his business partners around the world．But he is often confused when choosing the proper words in his writing．He needs an dictionary to be installed into the computer so that it can be convenient for him to find the exact meaning of a word．He also hopes to enlarge his vocabulary by doing exercises in the computer when he is flee．
65．Tom，a school boy,lost his interest in English because he wastes too much time playing computer games and reading science fiction．His teacher finds vocabulary is a big problem to him．So his parents arc wondering how they can help improve his English as well as develop his interest in the subject．
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Researchers Look Behind the Tears to Study Crying
Many people found themselves unusually moved by the historic presidential inauguration(就职演说)last week in Washington Watching the huge crowds，we saw laughter，cheers，hugs-but also many tears
It made us wonder,why dopeople cry?Surely tears must be good for us—away to calm the mind and cleanse the body．Yet studies show that crying sometimes makes people feel worse．
Three researchers in Florida and the Netherlands recently looked more deeply into the subject． They examined detailed descriptions ofcrying experiences．Psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg at the University of South Florida says they wanted to study crying as it happens in everyday life，not in a laboratory．
The team analyzed information from the Intemational Study on Adult Crying．As part of that study，three thousand people in different countries，mostly college students，wrote about recent crying experiences．They noted causes，surroundings and any people involved in the event．They also reported how they felt after they cried．
Professor Roaenberg says the research showed that all crying experiences are not created equal. Crying does not always make a person feel better，he says．About ten percent of people reported feeling worse after they cried．
But a third felt better after crying．And a majority reported the experience as helpful．
The research showed that people who cry alone may not do as well as those with others around． People who reached out for emotional support at the time-and received it-reported better results from the crying experience．
But Professor Rottenberg says those who felt shame or embarrassment while crying were less likely to report that crying had been helpful．
Research has shown that women cry more of ten and more intensely than men．But it may not be to better effect，says the psychologist．The new findings，he says，did not show that a person’s sex was an advantage of beneficial crying．In other words，just because women cry more does not mean they are more likely to have a“good”cry．
The paper entitled”Is Crying Beneficial?”appeared in December in Current Directions in Psychological Scieflce And there is more to learn．Jonathan Rottenberg says the science ofcrying is still in its infancy．
57·Why did the author mention the presidential inauguration in Washington in the first paragraph?
A．Because he was impressed by the laughter,cheers，hugs and tears．
B．Because he wanted to introduce the topic about crying．
C．Because he wanted to show people’s dissatisfaction with the result．
D．Because it was the historic moment that many people cried
58．How did the researchers carry out the research?
A．They studied crying experiences not only in everyday life but also in labs．
B．They collected the crying experiences of the students at the colleges．
C They studied the crying experiences of grown-ups from various countries．
D．They noted their own crying experiencesand compared with others．
59．We can learn from the passage that_______．
A．it may be better to cry alone than with others around
B．some support from others may make crying helpful
C．women who cry more of ten may have better effects than men
D．the effects will be better if you feel shy while crying
60．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means_______．
A．in the early stage B．in a secret state C．in the first place D in good condition
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Birds in cities are damaging their health by trying to sing above the noise of urban life．
New research shows that male birds are trying to compete against traffic and city sounds．They are now singing louder and at higher frequencies，which could harm their vocal cords．Some birds are choosing to sing at night instead of dudng the day．This makes them more open to attack and also creates stress and exhanstion．
“The difference between urban and rural birdsong is becoming so big that the two groups could now be unable to communicate．This could lead to inbreeding and a weak gene pool．”said Dr Sue Anne Zollinger of the University of St Andrews．
According to Zollingar,a bird group with a small geae pool might adapt less quickly to new diseases and could be wiped out．
A study of the dawn chorus found that birds in Berlin sang up to 14 decibels(分贝)louder than those in the forest．The birds sang loudest on weekday momings．
“By trying to sing over the sound of the city,birds are rising vocal injury,”said Zollinger．“All this puts the sarne strain on a bird’s vocal cords as when ahuman need to shout to be heard—except the birds are doing it all day,every day,”she said．
“Singing under such pressure means birds have less control over the sound they produce． Their songs may lose quality and become more rough—sounding．”said Zollinger．This could make them appear less attractive to female birds．
Mark Constantine，author of The Sound Approach to Birding，said：“Birdsong is important for our quality of life and has been proved to reduce our blood pressure．When we live in the centre of large，urban areas，we get stressed and it's extremely good to have birdsong around us．The impact on humans of birdsong is massive．It harms us，as well as the birds，if their songs become louder and simpler
53．Some birds in cities now choose to sing at night time because_______．
A．they want to attract more birds of opposite sex
B．they are more likely to be discovered by their family
C．they can’t adapt to the loud noises during the daytime
D．they have to frighten their enemy away
54．According to the passage，urban and rural birds might not be able to_______．
A．recognize each other
B communicate with each other
C live with each other
D．compete against each other
55．It requires greatest efforts for birds in cities to sing o_______．
A．Monday nights B．Wednesday afternoons
C．Saturday Evenings D．Friday momings
56．According to Dr Sue Anne Zollinger,birds singing louder might eventually lead to_______．
A．the harm done to man’s health
B the dying out of a species
C．the serious damage to the bird’s vocal cords
D．the decrease ofthe birth rate ofa bird group
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For millions ofpeople，the American dream ofowning a home seems to be slipping out of
reach．
“Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,'’
says 40-year-old building instmctor Pat Hennin．“But they can still have a home．Like their pioneer ancestors，they can build it themselves，and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house．”
The owner-builders came from every occupational group，although surprisingly few are professional building workers．Many take the plunge with little or no experience．“l learned how to build my house from reading books，”says John Brown，who built a six-room home for$25，000 in High Falls，New Jersey．“If you have patience and the carpentry(木匠)skill to make a bookcase，you can build a house．”An astonishing 50 percent of these owner builders hammer every nail．1ay every pipe，and wire every switch with their own hands．The rest contraet(承包)for some parts of the task．But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent ofwhat a ready-made home would cost．
One survey revealed that 60 percent ofowner-builders also design their homes．Many others
buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U．S． Department ofAgriculture．
49．What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．The cost of having a house built．
B．A comparison between young couples and their parents．
C．The life of owner-builders in America．
D．The American dream of owning a house．
50．It can be inferred from the passage that many Americans find it difficult to _______
A．build a house B．find aready-made house
C．have a good job D．buy a house
51．The underlined phrase“take the plunge”most probably means“_______”
A．decide to build a house B．decide to pull down a house
C．decide to buy a house D．decide to rent a house
52．From the passage we learn that_______．
A．Many house plans are offered free of charge．
B．Most of the house plans arc offered by building instructors
C．Fifty percent of the Amedcan young couples build houses．
D．Must of the owner．builders design their homes．
