第三部分：语法填空 (每小题.1.5分，满分15 分）
The British sense of humor differs from other countries ___1___ it is generally more negative. When it comes to ___2___ (make) the British laugh, there is nothing ___3___ effective than a socially inappropriate joke.
Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are ___4___(fill) of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking（嘲笑）, moaning（呻吟） and ridicule is part of everyday life.
___5___ most British people don’t take these jokes too ___6___ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners ___7___ visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor.
Do foreigners not understand British humor ___8___ are the British just not so funny ___9___ they think they are? McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British ___10___ having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market.
第四部分
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A survey basing on 1,000 students found that half of the pupils and 80% of the middle
school students sleeps less than nine hours every night. Too many homework given by school teachers and parents is the main reasons. Other reason lies in students’ bad habits. Some students, for example, are absent-minded while doing his homework, and some waste their after-class time. The third reason is because some students have to get up early on weekdays to get school far away from home. Experts are calling at schools and parents to cut down on the amount of homework. And students should make a good use of their time. And it would be better if they could choose to study in a nearby school.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你在报上看到北京电视台今年二月将举办外国人“学中文，唱中文歌”
才艺大赛。你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文，你觉得他应去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。
比赛时间：2月18日 报名时间：截止到1月30日 报名地点：北京电视台
注意：1. 词数：100左右 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3．参考词汇：才艺表演—talent show Keys:
1-4BC CA 5-8DA BB 9-12 BDBA 13-15 BDD 16-20 EFDBG
21-25ABCDC 26-30DBDAA 31-35CDABD 36-40BDADB
1.because 2.making 3. more 4. full 5. while 6. seriously 7. who 8. or 9. as 10. of
考点：1、原因状语从句 2、非谓语动词（动名词） 3、形容词比较级 4、词类转换 5、连词6、副词 7、定语从句 8、连词（并列连词9、比较状语从句 10、介词。
短文改错（10分）
第一句 basing改为based 第一句 sleeps改为sleep 第二句 many改为much 第二句 reasons改为reason
第三句 other改为Another 第四句 his改为their because---that 第五句 get与school中间加to 第六句 at改为on 第七句 去掉a
Dear Peter，
How are you getting on? I write to tell you that there will be a talent show for foreigners who
are learning Chinese in China. It is called Learning Chinese, Singing Chinese Songs and I’m sure it will give you a good chance to show your talent in Chinese. As far as I know, your Chinese is good enough. And please let me know if you need my help.
The contest will be held on Feb. 18th, 2005 and there will be a live show on TV. The deadline
of the entry time is Jan. 30th，and the entry place is the Beijing Broadcast Station.
Good luck!
Yours Li Hua
