对其中某一种现象陈述你的看法，并简单说明理由。D. No, I don’t think so.B10. —Are you getting a new flat this year?你今年搬新房了吗—________ I can’t afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.你真会开玩笑.我连帐单都付不起,更何况是买新房呢A. Without question.B. You must be joking.C. Good idea!D. Are you sure?第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）Passage 1Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 很多在伦敦工作的人,宁愿住在郊区,然后每天坐火车,汽车或者八十去上班或者上学,尽管这样的话,他们得早上很早起来，晚上很晚到家One advantage of living outsideLondonis that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat inLondonwithout a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是那儿的房子要便宜一些.在伦敦,就算是一层没有花园小平房也要很多钱去租.用这么多的钱,人门可以在郊区租到一所拥有自己的花园的房子.Then, in the country one can really________the noise and hurry of busy working life. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of nature. 住在郊外,人们可以真正远离那些吵杂声,远离繁忙的工作生活的那种匆忙.尽管人们必须早点起床,花更多的时间在或者或者巴士上但是他们在晚上和周末可以睡得更好一点.人们还可以在夏天的晚上享受郊外的新鲜干净的空气.如果这个人喜欢花园,他可以在空闲是挖土,种植,浇水和做很多花园里需要做的事.然后,当花和蔬菜长大的时候,他可以和那些分享过大自然奥秘的人一起获得回报Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live outsideLondon. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want:(the rest they are quite prepared to)leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. (287 words)然而,有些人却对乡村的事物不感兴趣.对他们来讲,他们的乐趣在与城镇,有电影,剧院,漂亮的商店,繁华的街道,舞厅还有参观.这些人觉得如果他们不得不住在伦敦郊外,那生活就没意义了.依次偶然的机会去公园散步,每年夏天去海边渡假两个星期,这就是他们所想要的乡村生活.这些预备好的休息就留给那些每天都希望远离伦敦的人B11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?以下哪句说法是不正确的A. People who love nature prefer to live outside the city.B. All the people who work inLondonprefer to live in the country.所有在伦敦工作的人都宁愿住在郊外C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live insideLondon.D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.C12. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.用多少钱,人们可以在郊外租一所带有花园的房子A. getting a small flat with a gardenB. having a small flat with a gardenC. renting a small flat without a garden在城市里租一套没有花园的小平房D. buying a small flat without a gardenB13. When the garden is in blossom, the one_______ has been rewarded.当花园里鲜花盛开的时候,什么样的人会得到回报A. living in the countryB. having spent time working in the garden花时间在花园里干过活儿的人C. having a garden of their ownD. having been digging, planting and wateringA14. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________if they had to live outside London.那些认为只有在城市里才有乐趣的人,会觉得怎么样，如果他们住在伦敦郊区A. their life was meaningless觉得生活毫无意义B. their life was invaluableC. they didn’t deserve a happy lifeD. they were not worthy of their happy lifeC15. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________.第三段划线的词组“get away from”指的是?A. deal withB. do away withC. escape from逃脱D. prevent fromPassage 2By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefits of others——they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation's consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very ideal of heroism is something beyond us——an artifact of the past. Some maintain that because the Cold War is over and becauseAmericais at peace, our ageis essentially an unheroic one.Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. Consequently, bereft of cultural heroes, we have latched onto cultural icons-media superstars such as actors, actresses, sports celebrities, television personalities, and people who are simply famous for being famous.按照定义,男英雄和女英雄是有着非凡的勇气,成就,自我牺牲精神,在大多数情况下为他人利益着想的的人.他们是我们衡量别人的参照物.他们被看作是符合我们名民族的思想和民族发展的人,被看作符合那些敬仰他们的人的生活.然而,一些人说我们的时代是一个很难有真正的男英雄和女英雄的时代,在这个时代,理想的英雄主义是在我们之上的.是一个过去的典型产物.一些人主张,因为冷战已经结束,美国也处于和平,我们的时代是本质上是一个非英雄时代.而且,总体的犯罪率在下降,贫困已经被强有利的经济增长缓解了,医药科技上也在持续进步着.因此,我们丧失了文化上的英雄.我们得到了文化上的偶像---超级的媒体明星比如男演员,女演员,体育名人,电视名人,还有那些因为著名而著名的人.Cultural icons are harder to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity(明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death——such as Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana. (258 words)文化偶像很难来定义,但是我们看到他们的时候我们会认出他们.他们是那些可以走在明星之前的人,他们是那些可以变为传奇的人,他们是那些可以变成神话的人.但是是什么使这些人物变成了名人?这很难回答.从一方面说,他们的生活有故事性.比如说,漂亮的黛安娜王妃,她19岁就嫁给了王子,然后又放弃了婚姻和王位,然后在她发现真爱的时候却死了.好的外表固然有帮助.难以定义的美丽,和媒体也是有帮助的.但是这样的偶像都逃不过悲剧收场.像马丁路德金,约翰肯尼迪,黛安娜王妃.C16. The passage mainly deals with ___________.这篇文章主要关于什么A. life and deathB. heroes and heroinesC. heroes and icons英雄和偶像D. icons and celebritiesD17. Heroes and heroines are usually__________.男英雄和女英雄通常A. courageous有勇气B. good examples to follow给别人树立榜样C. self-sacrificing自我牺牲D. all of the above以上都是D18. Which of thefollowing statements is wrong?下列哪句陈述是错的A. Poverty inAmericahas been eased with the economic growth.B. Superstars are famous for being famous.C. One’s look can contribute to being famous.D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.男英雄和女英雄只出现在战争年代C19. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love __________.美丽的黛安娜王妃在什么时候发现她的真爱的A. when she was 19B. when she became a princessC. just before her death正在她死之前D. after she gave birth to a princeB20. What is more likely to set an icon’s status?什么更像是偶像的状况A. Good looks.B. Tragic and early death.悲剧和早逝C. Personal attraction.D. The quality of one’s story.Passage 3Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds:________Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?对与大多数人来讲,害羞是造成不开心的原因.害羞的人很焦虑和怕难为情.也就是说,他们过分的注重自己的外表和行为.不安的想法一直在他们的脑海里出现:我给别人的印象怎么样呢?他们喜欢我吗?我的话听起来愚蠢吗?我是不是穿了不吸引人的衣服?