then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.
FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup. 1. Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.
A. football fans are angry with referees B. their new product can satisfy football fans C. their new product will have a good market D. they can sell a lot of football in the future 2. In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,\money cannot buy\
A. Carlos Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product B. Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement
C. Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product D. Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product 3. The underlined word \ A. information given back by a user B. advice given by someone
C. supplying food to customers D. food given back by consumers 4. The new product has drawn attention from some _________.
A. famous people B. referees C. big companies D. Countries B.
George Banks was a clever journalist. He worked for a good newspaper, and he liked arguing very much. He argued with anybody, and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not.
He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could never persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right; but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things.
At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people, the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him. It was, “Well, Sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question: you answer, my
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answer, and the correct answer.” 5. It seemed to George as if ________.
A. it was more interesting to argue with as clever people as he was B. it was more interesting to argue with clever people than with stupid ones C. it was more interesting to argue with stupid people than with clever ones D. it was no good arguing with stupid people 6. From the passage we can conclude that________.
A. George did nothing but argue with others B. George was a man full of sense of humour C. George always won the arguments D. What George said was difficult to understand 7. Why didn’t George mind arguing with stupid people? Because ________
A. he wanted to win the arguments B. he wanted to make the arguments more heated C. stupid people could be easily fooled
D. what stupid people said could often give him greater pleasure
8. What one of the stupid people said at the end of one argument could be considered very________. A. clever B. stupid C. strange D. special
六． 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
Paris is the capital of France. It is also one of the most famous cities in the world.
Paris is called “the City of Light”. It is also an international fashion center. What modern women are wearing in Paris will soon be worn by many women in other parts of the world. Paris is also a famous center of education. For example, the headquarters of UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris.
The Seine divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university, lies on the left bank of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the right bank of the Seine.
There are in Paris, such as the famous museum, the Louvre, as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.
Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine about two thousand years ago. This island, called the lle de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area. 1．What’s the best title for this passage?
2．Which word in the passage can be replaced by “chief office”?
3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Paris got its name from a group of people called the Parisii.
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4．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）
5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second Paragraph into Chinese.
七． 书面表达
请以My Favorite Newspaper 为题目写一篇100字左右的短文，介绍《21世纪报》（21Century）。短文内容应包括下列表格中所提供的内容。
报纸名称及使用语言 出版地点及出版周期 版面内容 特色 目的 效果 21st Century 英文报纸 北京 每周一期 每周新闻、今日世界、语言课堂，体育与音乐、学生报导 图文并茂 学习英语词汇，提高英语水平，获取各种信息 广为人知，深受喜爱
参考答案
完形填空26-30 DCABD 31-35 BACBC 36-40 DBADC 41-45 DDACD
阅读理解 1---4 CDAC 5—8 C B D A
阅读表达 1. The city of Paris 2. Headquarters
3. Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. 4. Many other famous places.
5. 巴黎被称为“不夜城”，它也是国际时装中心。巴黎的时尚女性所穿的衣服很快就在世界上其他地方的很多女士身上见到。
书面表达
21st Century is an English language newspaper and it is my favorite newspaper. It’s published in Beijing once a week. It contains News of the Week, Today’s World, Language Class, Sports and Music and Students’ Report. There are plenty of beautiful pictures and interesting articles in it. I read it to learn more new words to improve our English. Besides I can get all kinds of information. 21st Century is very popular with students and is well known to all.
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