Obama says he is angry about policies that always favor the wealthy and powerful over ______ Americans and insists that opportunities be opened up to all．

     A．a(chǎn)verage        B．intelligent    C．competitive   D．original

It was a matter of ______ would take the position.                          

       A．who  B．whoever   C．no matter who       D．whomever

C

A white-haired old gentleman steps out of his car, bag in hand and coat over his arm, he has called from the office to say that he is on the way. His wife is preparing supper. He can see the light shining inside his own front door. He looks forward to a fire and hot milk. It is a cold night. A few seconds later he is lying on the icy ground in a pool of his own blood.

　　It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen in the capital city of the United States. It is more likely to happen in the near-deserted city center at night. What happened to him could happen to any of us.

　　Senator Stennis, who is 71 , got out of his white Buick at 7:40 p.m. outside his home at 3609 Cumberland Street. Two youths said, "Get out! Money, please." He followed the order. He handed over his wallet containing several cards, a gold watch and the only money he had in his pockets—twenty-five cents. The youths also said, "Now we're going to shoot you anyway." Anyway they did. One bullet(子彈) hit him in the leg and struck the bone. The other entered his chest just below the upper pocket of his suit. It narrowly missed his heart.

　　Strangely he made it across a ten-meter distance, up eight steps and along twenty more feet of stone path. His wife met him at the door, and saw two men running. The senator told her to call the police and the doctor.

　　The senator is a powerful political figure, but it is unlikely that the two young men knew who he was. More likely the reason for the killing was that he had only no more than a quarter of dollar - not enough for two cups of coffee.

49 According to the passage,_______.

　　A. such a mugging(行兇搶劫) might have happened to anyone

　　B. the mugging happened on a cold evening in a senator's home

　　C. the senator was killed because he was an important politician

　　D. the mugging might not have happened if the senator was young and strong

50. Having robbed the senator, the two young men _______.

　　A. pulled him into a pool 　　 B. shot two bullets into his body

　　C. hit out at him hard 　　　　D. carried him away

51. The two young men were angry by the fact that _______.

　　A. the senator attempted to cheat them

　　B. they failed to get the senator's expensive car

　　C. the senator didn't die in their hands

　　D. the mugging didn't bring them what they had expected

52 Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. A near-deserted city center at night is a dangerous place.

　　B. People should always carry some money with them.

　　C. Though seriously wounded, the senator managed to get home on his own.

　　D. The senator's wife met the two men and recognized them.

 —Do you know the town at all? 

— No, this is the first time I _________ here.

A. was                  B. have been          C. came             D. am coming

 If you get up early and run every day, it will ______________ you.

A. benefit from    B. be of benefit          C. be beneficial to               D. benefit to

B

Energy-saving Finns invented the first ice skate more than 5,000 years ago, as a practical method of transport to make getting across frozen lakes less of a struggle.

The earliest skates would have been blades made from bones and are one of the oldest means of transport ever discovered —they may even have been essential survival tools.

Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University have calculated that ice skates would have saved energy by 10 percent, and suggest that they were developed for practical use and were not used for recreation, as they are today.

They think the most likely birthplace of skating is southern Finland, where there are many icy lakes.

The scientists have put their theory to the test and made replica（復制品） skates modeled after examples held at the British Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

Volunteers on ice rinks in the Alps had their heart rates, oxygen intake and skating speeds measured while they skated with the replica skates. From this experiment, re-searchers were able to calculate energy consumption and the efficiency of their skating. They discovered that skating over the land in ancient Fin-land would have saved 10 percent of people’s energy. The result is based on the fact that Finland has the highest concentration of lakes in the world. The ancient Finnish people could benefit more than others from developing this tool for transport.

In a time and environment in which the balance between energy taken from food and energy required to live was crucial; the least cost of energy might have helped humans survive in extreme conditions.

45. The first ice skate invented by the Finns was used for _____.

      A. recreation                            B. transportation across lakes 

    C. saving energy                        D. sports

46. The birthplace of skating might be southern Finland because _____.

      A. there are many icy lakes there  

    B. people need more oxygen to breathe in there

      C. people feel tired easily there   

    D. transportation there is more difficult

47. Scientists have experimented with replica skates and found that with those skates the ancient

Finnish people would have _____.

     A. crossed a lot of lakes

     B. saved 10 percent of energy when crossing the lakes

     C. climbed the Alps easily 

     D. otherwise wasted a lot of food and energy

48. It can be inferred from the story that _____.

     A. the Finnish people were clever enough to invent the practical skates

     B. there were a lot of lakes in ancient Finland

     C. the living conditions were very hard for the ancient Finnish people

     D. it was very cold in ancient times in Finland

 If the computer is _______ good as you said,  we shall consider ______ one.

A. much ; buying          B. still ; to buy                     C. that ; buying      D. too; buy

These workers will build a hospital in our town, which is_______in the west of it.

       A．to be located    B．being located     C．locating      D．located

China is having such a huge influence on the United States that many Americans are struggling to learn the Chinese language in a bid to keep competitive.

"Interest in learning Chinese among American youth and their parents has grown quickly in the past five years," said Vivien Stewart, vice president at the Asia Society. China's quick rise to near-superpower and its effects politically, economically and culturally are driving the American's interest to learn the language, experts say. From kindergartens to high schools, studies by the Asia Society show, there is a "rapid rise" in interest among pupils to study the Chinese language.

"The Chinese rich cultural traditions and blossoming economy mean that it is now important for all of our students to be better prepared," said Michael Levine, Asia Society's executive director of education. A survey found that 2,400 high students—an unbelievable high number—would be interested in offering the Advanced Placement(AP) courses in Chinese language and culture when the courses become available in 2006.

China, the world's most populous nation, is important to the United States because it is a leading trader, consumer and investor. Its political influence is also rising across the world. It has replaced the United States as the world's largest consumer and could become the second largest economy in the world, after the United States, in the next two to three decades.

Even though the US State Department has described the Chinese language "critical" to national prosperity and security, "the current facilities to support recruitment (招募)of students and teachers as well as the growth of high quality programs is terribly not enough," an Asia Society study says. The Society has set an aim of having at least five percent of American high school students learning Chinese by 2015.

"Millions of Chinese are learning English, but only 24,000 Americans are learning Chinese," said Andrew Corcoran of the San Francisco-based Chinese American International School. The most popular languages after English in US schools at present are Spanish and French while Japanese is the most popular Asian language.

53. The underlined word blossoming (Para. 3) means _________.

A. developed              B. developing            C. old                    D. weak

54. Why do more and more Americans begin to learn the Chinese language?

A. To keep competitive.                     B. To gain advantage in trade.

C. Because they are always interested in it.  

D. To be a bridge between the two big countries.

55. What problem is the US faced with when it comes to learning Chinese?

A. Too many Chinese are learning English.

B. Not many people want to learn foreign languages.

C. The language is rather difficult compared with English.

D. A lack in current facilities to support recruitment of students and teachers and programs.

56. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Danger from China               

B. Foreign Language Learning

C. The Chinese Language gets More Popular  

D. Difficulties in Learning the Chinese Language

語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞劃線部分讀音相同的選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

1. natural            A. tobacco           B. diamond         C. breakfast         D. phrase

2. pressure   A. pleasure        B. measure        C. ocean           D. suggestion

3. heard            A. heart           B. pear             C. dear             D. learn

4. variety           A. series           B. diet                C. field              D. believe

5. snatch            A. stomach        B. technical　      C. charge　         D. character