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If you’re like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home: perhaps somewhere on your schoolyard and maybe even at work during your breaks. Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding, so give some thought to how you can create or choose the right reading environments. The right environment allows you to stay alert(专注的)and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult.
When you’re at home, you can usually create effective conditions for reading. You might want to choose a particular place-a desk or table, for example-where you always read. Make sure the place you choose is well lighted, and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight. Reading in a chair that’s too soft and comfortable is likely to make you sleepy! Keep your active reading tools (pens, markers, notebooks or paper) and a dictionary close at hand.
Before you sit down for a reading period, try to reduce all possible interruptions. Turn off your phone, the television, and the radio. Tell your family members or roommates that you’ll be busy for a while. If necessary, put a “Do not disturb” sign on your door! The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, the harder it will be to keep your attention on the task at hand.
44. The author believes that the right reading environment_________.
A. helps readers a little in their reading tasks
B. helps readers a lot in their reading tasks
C. can only be created at one’s home
D. can only be created outside one’s home
45. Which type of the following interruptions is mentioned in the text?
A. Dictionaries. B. Paper.
C. Notebooks. D. Phone calls.
46. What would be the best title for the text?
A. What to Read
B. The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions
C. Creating an Effective Reading Environment
D. How to Read Fast
D
Answering the Community Needs of Our City
The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. The followings show how we have tried to make your life better.
Transport
☆Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.
☆20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January.
☆50 per cent of city bus-stops have been upgraded.
Communication
☆Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.
☆All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!
Medical Facilities
☆The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.
☆To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.
☆Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.
Education
☆Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 !
☆ Rental for private schools has been reduced.
Protection and Security
☆Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas.
☆50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.
Entertainment / Recreation
☆The new Central Community Building opened in May.
☆5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.
47. The public notice is from__
A. the community B. the local government
C. the citizens D. a travel agency
48. The notice is mainly about __
A. the work carried out by the people of Silver City
B. the facilities available in Silver City
C. some improvements in Silver City
D. information for interested tourists
49. All the following are true EXCEPT that __
A. both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now
B. Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 2004
C. primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2003
D. Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff
50. Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with?
A. Travel books are provided in the new library.
B. Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City.
C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital.
D. There are more police officers on duty now.
Ⅳ Blank- filling(10%)
Millions __1__ words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas, feelings, and actions. Today there are about eight million __2__ (America) in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make up __3__ (near) half of the American population, many of __4__ will be in power in the U.S. Naturally __5__ ideas are important to everyone in the country, and __6__ is necessary for the older people __7__ (understand) what they think and feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and __8__.They are deeply interested in making a __9__ (good)life for all the people, especially for those who have never __10__ (give) a fair chance before.
1_______ 2_______ 3_______ 4_______ 5_______
6_______ 7_______ 8_______ 9_______ 10_________
Ⅴ Words(9%)
1. They got lost in the desert and s_______ to death.
2. The result of the experiment s________ us.
3. Their unexpected a______ threw our plan into confusion.
4. This medicine is of b________ to patients.
5. Most of the children are full of c_______.
6. I haven’t the s________ to lift the table.
7. Young people usually have more e________ than the old.
8. He a________ to me for stepping on my foot.
9. We had only ________（有限的）communication with the natives.
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Ⅰ 1-5 AACAD 6-10 BACBD 11-15 CAAAD
Ⅱ 16-20 CADBD 21-25 ADABC 26-30 DBCBD 31-35 BCAAD
Ⅲ 36-39 BCCD 40-43 CDBB 44-46 BDC 47-50 BCDD
Ⅳ
1. of 2. Americans 3. nearly 4. whom 5. their
6. it 7. to understand 8. wrong 9. better 10. been given
Ⅴ
1 starved 2 satisfied 3 arrival 4 benefit 5 curiosity
6 strength 7 energy 8 apologized 9 limited
Ⅵ
It is obvious that the announcer hasn’t turned up.
He was curious about how to operate a restaurant.
They didn’t look forward to being in debt.