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A. a business selling bread and butter B. a business making bread and butter C. a traveling agency D. a business supporting one’s life
66. How much is the 2-hour space tour for each person according to Space Adventure in Arlington?
A. $ 1 million. B. $ 10,000. C. $ 98,000. D. $ 22,000. 67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The biggest problem for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting system. B. The author thinks highly of the U.S. space agency’s preparations for the space trip. C. Kelly Space & Technology will send a passenger into space within a few years. D. The government has no interest in popular space tourism.
D
He was a funny-looking man with a cheerful face, and a great talker. He was described by his student, the great philosopher(哲学家) Plato, as “the best and most just and wisest man”. Yet this same man was sentenced to death for his beliefs.
The man was the Greek philosopher, Socrates, and he was sentenced for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting(腐蚀) young people. The second charge arose from his association with many young men who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him.
Socrates’ method of teaching was to ask questions and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had great influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Yet, for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word.
Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the people who kept to traditional views. They wanted him silenced. Yet, many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.
Socrates had the right to ask for less punishment, and he probably could have won over enough of the people who had sentenced him before. But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to accept the death sentence. So, he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison in the presence of his sorrow-stricken friends and students. 68. Which of the statements does NOT agree with the passage? A. Socrates had a strong character.
B. Young people in those days admired Socrates very much.
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D. Socrates attached importance to the development of his students’ creative thinking. 69. Socrates was sentenced to death because .
A. he didn’t respect the law B. he was a philosopher C. he published philosophical articles D. his beliefs were not accepted
70. By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the author implies that . A. Socrates was different from many other philosophers B. Socrates was not so learned as people thought C. Socrates used the work of his students in teaching D. the government forbade publishing Socrates’ works 71. Socrates accepted the death sentence to show . A. his determination to fight against the rulers to the end B. his recognition of the legal system C. that he looked down upon the lawmakers D. how brave he was
E
Today, the town of Silver Cliff, Colorado, has a population of only 100 people. Once, however, it was a rich mining town where thousands came with dreams of finding silver and making their fortune.
Late one night in 1880, a group of miners headed back to their camp after a good time in town. They were still laughing and joking as they approached the graveyard on a hill outside Silver Cliff. Then one of the men screamed and pointed toward the graveyard. The others looked and fell suddenly silent. On top of each grave, they saw flame-like blue lights. These strange and frightening lights seemed to be dancing on the graves, disappearing again.
This was the first time that people had seen the blue lights of Silver Cliff. There have been many other sightings over the years. In 1969, Edward Lineham from National Geographic Magazine visited the graveyard. Lineham’s article tells of his experience: “I saw them … Weak, round spots of blue-white light among the graves. I … stepped forward for a better look. They disappeared. I aimed my flashlight at one and turned it on. It showed only a tombstone.” Lineham and others have suggested various explanations for the blue lights of Silver Cliff: The lights might have been images of lights from the town, but Silver Cliff’s lights seemed too weak to have this effect, they could have been caused by the burning of gases from things that have gone bad, but this usually happens in swamps, and the area around Silver Cliff is dry. Or, perhaps, the lights are lights used by dead miners wandering the hills in search of the fortune 10
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they had come for.
72. What is strange about Silver Cliff?
A. It used to be a place where people went to make their fortune. B. People have been seeing strange lights from the graveyard. C. It was a rich mining town. D. It is no longer a town of silver.
73. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 show? A. It suggests that they were too frightened to speak. B. It shows that they were a bit curious.
C. It means they were ready to do some research work. D. It explains how interested they were in the flame.
74 Which of the following does NOT belong to people’s explanations of the blue lights? A. The lights might be from city lights. B. The burning of gases caused those lights.
C. The lights might be from the lights used by the dead miners. D. Something in the grave gives out lights. 75 What can we infer from the passage? A. Things easily go wrong in Silver Cliff.
B. The blue lights have something to do with silver. C. Many people left Silver Cliff because of the blue lights. D. Most of the people who saw the blue lights died.
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第一节 根据句意及中文提示，填入适当单词(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) A: Tom? Tom! Remember me? It’s Meg.
B: Meg? Of course I (76) d ! How are you? I haven’t seen you for, let me see, it must be three years. Was it three years ago that we (77) l met? Anyway, how are you? A. Really great. Hey, have you got (78)t for a coffee? B: Yes. Let’s go.
A: So, what are you doing now?
B: Well, after (79)f university I went to a drama school and studied there for two years. Now I’m acting in a play at the local (80)t . It’s on for two weeks. You should come and see (81)i . It’s quite good. Anyway, tell me about (82)y . 11
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A: Well, you know how I was always really into computers. Two years ago I (83)s my own company and it doubled in size over the last year.
B: Good! I always knew you’d do well. So, (84)w do you like best about it? A: To be my own (85)b . I can decide exactly when to work and how much to do.
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你在与外国友人的交流中得知，中国民工学校状况在国外的媒体上已受到关注。于是，你与你的同学共同对你所在城市的民工学校进行了一次调查。之后，你写信给“21世纪中学生英文报”，呼吁全社会关注民工学校，帮助民工子弟。 信的主要内容包括如下几点：
1．民工学校的现状：a.设施简陋；b.师资缺乏；c.民工子弟热爱学习。 2．调查引发的感受。
3．改善民工学校现状的建议（至少两条）。
要求：120词左右，信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入词数。 参考词汇：民工学校：migrant school Dear editor,
We have done some research about migrant schools in our city lately and we are shocked to see the environment of the schools is so poor.
Yours sincerely, Li Hua
Key:
第一部分：听力 ABABC CCBBC ABABC BAACB
第一节：单项填空 CBBBD ACADA CBADD
第二节 完形填空 CBADB CAABC DBCDA CBDDA
第三部分 阅读理解 CABCB DBCAD CDCDA BBADC 12
