57. 我們應(yīng)該盡力阻止青少年抽煙。

We should do our best to teenagers from smoking.

56. 沿著這條街向前走，然后左轉(zhuǎn)。

Go along this street and.

   Burl Ives was born in June,1909 in Illinois,the USA. He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.

   As a young man,Burl wanted to teach history. So he began attending Eastern Illinois State Teachers College in 1927. But he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.

   Burl Ives went to New York City in the early 1930s. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives radio program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.

  Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the 1950s—1960s. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people for cartoon movies. He also sang most of the songs.

    Burl Ives was a friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer on April 14 ,1995.

52. Burl Ives wanted to be a(n) when he was young.

   A. artist           B. movie star

   C. history teacher   D. famous singer

53. What did Burl Ives do after he was told he would never be a good teacher?

   A. He wrote a book about his experience.

   B. He began singing in small eating and drinking places.

   C. He travelled around America with his guitar.

   D. He became a volunteer to help the poor.

54. What happened to Burl Ives in 1958?

   A. He was hurt in an accident.

   B. He won an Oscar for the movie The Big Country.

   C. He began performing in theatres.

   D. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study.

55. Which of the following is true?

   A. Burl only wrote songs for children.

   B. Burl once provided the voice for cartoon movies.

   C. Burl was the director of many cartoon movies.

   D. Burl seldom did movie work.

   Lamps of many shades 

  Do you want a lamp that can change its color to the environment? The ColorUp is such a lamp that uses color-detecting sensors (感應(yīng)器) Place the tip of the ColorUp on top of an object and give it a squeeze (捏) . The lamp will soon become the color of that object!

    A super strong beard (胡子)

    How strong can a person's beard be? Antanas Kontrimas from Lithuania (立陶宛) knows the answer. He can use his beard to lift a woman weighing 64kg!It is the heaviest weight lifted by a beard in the world.

   Plates of healthy parts

    It's easy to eat healthily if you have an ETE plate. The plate has five sections (區(qū)域) . Each section shows the right proportion (分量) of the food groups of a healthy meal. There are sections for vegetables,meat,rice,salad and mixed dish.

    Alligators (鱷魚) take a lift 

   You must know that alligators are scary animals. But Lance Lacrosse is not afraid of them. Lacrosse,30, works as a tour guide in Louisiana,the US. He dares to dive into water with alligators,pulling one out of the water and lifting it above his head. Amazing!

49. Which do you think might be a Guinness World Record?

   A. Lamps of many shades. B. The super strong beard.

   C. Plates of healthy parts. D. Alligators take a lift.

50. According to the passage,we can know .

   A. the lamp can change its color to the temperature

   B. the man from the US can lift a woman with his beard

   C. the ETE plate has four sections

   D. Lacrosse is brave enough to dive into water with alligators

51. Where can we probably read the passage?

   A. In a storybook. B. In a novel.

   C. In a newspaper. D. In a guidebook.

第二節(jié):閱讀下面B、C、D三篇短文，從各小題所給的 四個選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最 佳答案。(共10小題，計15分)

    Long long ago,there was a young man. His name was Wars. He lived in a little house near the Vistula River. He went fishing every day for a living.

   One day,he saw a beautiful girl in the river. The girl's name was Sawa. From then on,the young man and the beautiful girl met every day. They fell in love with each other. When Wars asked Sawa to marry him,Sawa was very sad. She told him that she was a mermaid (美人魚) and she couldn’t marry man. But she said she would give him something when they met again.

   The next" dy,Wars went to the river and met Sawa. Sawa was waiting for him with a sword (劍) in her right hand and a Shield (盾) irf her left hand. She told Wars that they wouldn’t meet again. She gave the sword and the shield to him. She said he would be successful with the sword and the shield and 3ecome a great hero. Then she went away.

    Wars missed Sawa very much. He always remembered his irst love. What the mermaid had told him came true. Wars became a great hero. He got the land by the Vistula River,rhere he set up a city. He called it Warsaw.

46. Sawa couldn’t marry Wars because .

   A. she didn't love him

   B. she thought Wars was too poor

   C. she wasn’t a human being

   D. her family didn't like Wars 

47. Why did Sawa give the sword and the shield to Wars?

   A. She wanted him to sell them to get much money.

   B. She wanted him to be successful and be a hero.

   D. She hoped Wars could always remember their love.

48. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Sawa lived in a house near the Vistula River.

   B. Sawa wouldn’t like to get married to Wars.

   C. Wars didn't succeed at last.

   D. Wars named the city Warsaw in memory of Sawa.

第一節(jié):閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短 文內(nèi)容，符合的用"A”表示，不符合的用” B”表示。(共5 小題，計5分)

    For many young people,the romantic city Paris is a must-see city on the travel list. The French capital is also the most affordable (負(fù)擔(dān)得起的) city for youths,according to research by Decode,a youth market (onsuhancy (咨詢公司) in Toronto,Canada.

   The company studied 25 cities around the world. Paris was followed by Toronto,Los Angeles,Chicago and Berlin. Shanghai ranked 22nd on the list.

   The Youthful Cities Affordability Index took several things in consideration: the minimum wage (最低工資) ；everyday expenses (費(fèi)用) for young people,such as rent and public transportation cost;plus prices of a movie ticket,fast food and a weekend trip out of the city.

    Workers in Paris earn at least 12. 84 dollars (about 78. 5 yuan) an hour. However,considering the economic situation,it may not be easy for young people to find a job in the city.

   Rome has the cheapest movie tickets. People only have to work 0. 92 hours on the minimum wage to buy one. In Paris it is an hour. Berlin is the cheapest for eggs,fast food and concert tickets.

41. For ijiany young people,Shanghai is the most romantic city on the travel list.

42. Paris is the most affordable city for youths in the 25 cities.

43. Young people can find a job easily in Paris.

44. The everyday expenses for young people include rent,public transportation and prices of a movie ticket and so on.

45. In Berlin,you can buy the cheapest concert tickets.

   What do you think of a " talking kitchen" ? A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and 31 French at the same time. For the first time,students can learn a language by following cooking steps.

    All grammar and 32 have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can also understand French well. After learning for 33 ,the users can test 34 by doing a short test on the computer.

   The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested 35 the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, " The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more 36 and more educational."

    37 does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With the computer,the users can first choose a French recipe (食譜) 38 they want to follow. Using information on the computer,the kitchen starts to guide the 39 how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer,it moves on to the next step. If you go wrong,the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time,the users can also ask the kitchen 40 the recipe or any information.

    The new kitchen can be used in schools,universities and even people's homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen,for the next three years.

31. A. teach   B. say   C. tell   D. spaek e32. A. food   B. vocabulary

   C. vegetables   D. instructions

33. A. some time   B. sometimes

   C. sometime   D. some times

34. A. them   B. themselves

   C. you   D. yourselves

35. A. at   B. about   C. in   D. on

36. A. boring   B. serious

   C. difficult   D. interesting

37. A. How   B. What   C. When   D. Where

38. A. whom   B. what   C. whose   D. that

39. A. doctors   B. visitors   C. users   D. teachers

40. A. repeat   B. to repeat   C. repeated   D. repeats

30. — will you leave for the holiday trip?

—In two days.

   A. How far   B. How often

   C. How long   D. How soon

29. 一I won first prize in the competition.

   A. Good luck   B. Best wishes to you

   C. Congratulations   D. The same to you

28. If Bob doesn’t hope,he will surely succeed in finishing his project.

   A. give in   B. give up   C. give out   D. give off