But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoesin an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.

Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to associate opera with common people. Because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.

The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened version(劇本) of child-friendly operas. This summer’s production isHansel&Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebratingits 75thanniversary this year, is stagingCinderellafree of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.

【1】Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A. Opera is famous for its long history.

B. Opera is only performed for rich people.

C. Opera companies are trying to keep operas alive.

D. Young people are not interested in opera.

【2】The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means ________.

A. breaking up the old rules B. changing the dresses

C. making the audience at ease D. advertising themselves

【3】Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because ______.

A. they can be performed in public libraries

B. short versions are easy to perform

C. it is hard to find long versions

D. they can make more people come to opera

Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.

After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly — we were always suddenly out of something. 【1】(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and 【2】 happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in 【3】 she distributed it to children.

I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me —why would she not want to tell me about what she 【4】(do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop 【5】(buy) the groceries if I found out?

When she got home, I told her about my discovery. 【6】 she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret 【7】 me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by 【8】 selfless she was.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. account B. adjustable C. appliances D. capture E. decorations F. direct
G. experiment H. intended I. operated J. soulless K. squeeze

Golden Rules of Good Design

What makes good design? Over the years, designers and artists have been trying to【1】the essentials of good design. They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design. There are four as follows.

Less is more. This saying is associated with the German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means. Design should avoid unnecessary【2】

More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is【3】design. Post-Modernist designers began to【4】with decoration and color again. Product design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen【5】such as ovens and kettles.

Fitness for purpose. Successful product design takes into consideration a product’s function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most important result for the user is that the product does what is【6】. For example, think of a(n)【7】desk lamp. It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user. It also needs to be stable. Most importantly, it needs to【8】light where it is needed.

From follows emotion. This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger. He believes design must take into【9】the sensory side of our nature—sight, smell, touch and taste. These are as important as rational(理性的). When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily【10】the toothpaste onto our brush.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Last week my parents and I made three-day tour of Hong Kong. On our arrive, we headed straight for the Golden Bauhinia Square. After lunch, we went to Hong Kong Ocean Park, there we were impressed by a good many of interesting ocean creatures. After supper, we admired the fascinated night scenes of Victoria Harbor on a cruise ship. The next day, we visited Hong Kong Disneyland and had much fun participated in many exciting activities. On the three day, we went on a sightseeing tour of the street and purchased some souvenir gift. Although we were exhausted, we found worthwhile to have such a nice tour. Not only did it entertained me, but it also broadened my horizons.

For forty years, Jane has tried her best 【6】(make) the world understand that wildlife is 【7】(respect). She has argued that wild animals should 【8】(leave) in the wild instead of in the zoo.

She said once she separated from chimps, all the memories would crowd 【9】. She remembered the chimps in labs and small chimps in cages though they had done nothing wrong. She will continue helping them. Her achievements are 【10】(inspire) for us to do more.

1.欺凌行為的危害；

2.提出至少兩條建議，號召一起努力阻止校園暴力。

注意：1.內(nèi)容包括以上要點，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)；

2.詞數(shù)100左右。

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The hospital can sleep 800 patients. There’re 8 beds in each ward (病房). The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. But remember only two people can see you at the same time. Sorry about that, but you can see what would happen if we didn’t have these rules.

The other rules are about our hours. We start quite early—you might not be used to that. We wake you at 6 o’clock, and breakfast is at 8 o’clock, lunch is at noon.

There’s tea at 3:30 and supper is at 6 o’clock.

You can see the non-smoking sign — we don’t allow smoking in the wards. I’m sure you understand why. However, if you do need to smoke, there are some smoking rooms where it is allowed.

You will find the radio switch (開關(guān)) on the wall near your bed, with your own headphones, if you want to listen. It’s our own hospital radio wishing you a quick recovery (康復(fù)).

【1】Who do you think the listeners might be?

A. Patients. B. Visitors.

C. Doctors D. Nurses

【2】How many wards are there in this hospital?

A. 8 B. 80

C. 100 D. 800

【3】Which is Not allowed in the hospital?

A. Listening to the hospital radio. B. Visiting patients in the morning.

C. Smoking in smoking-rooms. D. Getting up early in the morning.

【4】What program will follow this radio talk?

A. Hospital rules. B. A weather report.

C. A free talk. D. A music program.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people instinctively ___________ work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.

In any case, despite so much evidence to the ___________, many managers still agree to Theory X. They believe, ___________ , that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from ___________ without consultation. This, of course, makes for authoritarian (專制的) managers.

Different cultures have different ways of ___________ people. Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making—all members of the department or work group are asked to ___________ to this process. This is management by the collective opinion. Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things, which are based on general ___________. Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional ___________ managers cannot.

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without ___________ managers first. This empowerment (授權(quán)) has been part of the trend towards downsizing: ___________ the number of management layers in companies. After de-layering in this way, a company may be ___________ with just a top level of senior managers, front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public. Empowerment takes the idea of delegation (委托) much further than has ___________ been the case. Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to ___________ that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.

Another trend is off-site or ___________ management, where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Project managers evaluate the ___________ of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.

【1】A. desire B. seek C. lose D. dislike

【2】A. contrary B. expectation C. degree D. extreme

【3】A. vice versa B. for example C. however D. otherwise

【4】A. outside B. inside C. below D. above

【5】A. replacing B. assessing C. managing D. encouraging

【6】A. refer B. contribute C. object D. apply

【7】A. agreement B. practice C. election D. impression

【8】A. bossy B. experienced C. western D. male

【9】A. asking B. training C. warning D. firing

【10】A. doubling B. maintaining C. reducing D. estimating

【11】A. honored B. left C. crowded D. compared

【12】A. economically B. traditionally C. inadequately D. occasionally

【13】A. deny B. admit C. assume D. ensure

【14】A. virtual B. ineffective C. day-to-day D. on-the-scene

【15】A. opinion B. risk C. performance D. attractiveness

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

【1】Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .

A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. don’t want others to know they are rich

D. want to be happy

【2】It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to .

A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours

【3】Arthur used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because it is .

A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States

C. his neighbour’s name D. not a good name

【4】According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.

A. correct B. interesting

C. impossible D. good

1．急救課程有用；

2．需要開課的原因；

3．你的建議。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr. President，

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua