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A

One sixth of undergraduates (本科生) in  Beijing this year have registered at a driving school . The students , mostly from majors such as business management or international trade , will finish there driving courses within 20 days or so .

Training costs have dropped to ,2,600yuan for students , according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing . The price is not really low , but students will accept it , seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future . Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job . But a driver’s permit has become another factor.

“In the job market , owning a driver’s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student’s competitiveness for a good position ,” says Zhou Yang , an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law .

Cars will become a necessary part of many people’s lives in the coming years , and it’s difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people’s time . “Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive . We senior students have plenty of spare time , plenty of opportunities to learn.”

Xu Jian , an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious , and could grasp in an hour what it took ordinary people four hours to learn . In this driving school, middle-aged people , young women and college students are the main customers .

To get a driver’s permit , a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours’ practice before the final road test .

56．The undergraduates are learning to drive because         .

      A．they like to drive cars

       B．they need this skill to find a good job .

       C．most of them will be able to buy cars in the future

       D．they want to become full-time drivers after graduation

57．Which of the following is Xu Jian’s opinion of students learning to drive ?

       A．He decided it was a waste of money and time .

       B．He thought they must learn it at school .

       C．He thought they would spend three times more time .

       D．He agreed that young people had an advantage in learning to drive .

58．Which of the following would be the best title of this passage ?

       A．Students Learn to Drive 　    B．Welcome to Driving School

       C．It’s Better to Learn to Drive at College 　　D．Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now

B

In 1939 two brothers , Mac and Dick DmcDonald , started a drive –in restaurant in Sna Bemadino , California . They carefully chose a busy corner for their location . They had run their own businesses for years , first a theater , then a barbecue restaurant , then a barbecue restaurant , then another drive-in . But in their new operation , they offered a new , shortened menu: French fries , hamburgers , and sodas . To this minimal selection they added one new concept : quick service , o waiters or waitresses , and no tips .

Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents . Cheese was another four cents . Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (相同性) , for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food , and they insisted on their cook’s sticking to the routine . Their new drive-in became incredibly (非常地) popular , particularly for lunch . People rove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime . The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened ; they were content with this small success until they met Ray Kroc .

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake mixing machines . He quickly saw the unmatched appeal of the brother’s fast food restaurant and bought the right to franchise (出售特许权) other copies of their restaurants . The agreement signed included the right to copy the men , the equipment , and even their red and white buildings with the golden arches .

Twenty years after the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen –cent hamburgers , McDonalds had over $ 1 billion in total sales a year . today McDonalds is a world famous name . Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories I modern  American business history .

59．Mac and Dick McDonald had experience in managing all of the following business except         .

      A．a theater B．a drive –in      C．an ice-cream shop　　D．a barbecue restaurant

60．What is this passage mainly about ?

       A．Ray Kroc’s business abilities .

       B．The development of fast-food service .

       C．The business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald .

       D．How McDonalds became a billion-dollar business .

61．How did the McDonald brothers keep the uniformity o f the hamburgers ?

       A．They asked help from Ray Kroc .

       B．They allowed other copies of their restaurant .

       C．They had strict rules for the preparation of the food .

       D．They added a new concept to the selection of the food .

62．We can conclude from this passage that         .

       A．Ray Kroc was a good businessman

       B．forty years ago there were a lot of fast-food restaurants

       C．Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy because they sold their idea to Ray Kroc

       D．The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

C

Paris in the springtime was , is and always will be , something rather special . Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days ? This attractive city has something to offer to everyone and with prices at just £129.

Your break begins with comfortable bus transfer (运送) from local pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry , arriving at your hotel in the evening . The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private equipments in all rooms : satellite TV, radio , telephone and alarm clock . It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease .

The following day , after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city , during which you will see the Eiffel Tower , Champs Elysees , L’Arc de Triomphe , the Louvre ,in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of . You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles , the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure (闲 暇). In the evening there is a “ Paris by Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights .

Day three takes you to Montmarter , Perhaps the most attractive quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge . In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish , perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine , wander around the beautiful gardens or look among the antique shops （古董店）. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city , the splendid Paradis Latain . On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry .

Included in the price of £129 per person :

●Return comfortable bus travel to Paris

●Return ferry crossings

●3 nights housing in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

●Continental breakfast during your stay

●Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris by Day” and Paris by Night”

●Visit to the Chateau of Versailles (admission not included )

●Tour around Montmartre

●Services of experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times

63．What is the purpose of this passage ?  

A．To show the price of traveling to Paris .　　 B．To tell tourists the routs to Paris .

       C．To introduce the city of Paris .       D．To attract tourists to Paris .

64．During the stay in Paris , the tourists will         .

       A．have a “Paris by Night” tour on he first evening

       B．live in a hotel two miles away from Paris

       C．have free time for half a day

       D．have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

65．What does the underlined word quarter mean in the passage ?

       A．An area of a town .

       B．A period of 15 minutes .

       C．A coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents .

       D．One of four equal parts into which something ca be divided .

66．According to the passage , which of the following is true ?

       A．The Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris .

       B．Te tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying .

       C．It will take you a long time to got to Montmartre from Paris.

       D．The tourists will spend the night in the antique shops on the third day .

D

Protests (抗议) at the use of animals in research have taken on a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist (恐怖分子的) technique of the pre-planted car–bomb .

The research community (社团) will rightly be alarmed at these developments which have two aims :to draw public attention and to frighten people working in research with animals . The scientists insist that everything should be done to identify those responsible for the crimes and to put them on trial . The Defense Research Society has taken the practical step of offering a reward of £10，000 for information leading to those responsible , but past experience is not encouraging . People are unlikely to be attracted by such offers . The professional police will similarly be challenged by the problem of finding a needle in a haystack .

That is why the intellectual (知识分子) community in Britain and elsewhere must act more strongly in its own defense . There are several steps that can be taken , of which the chief one is to demand of all the organizations that exist with the declared aims of defending the interests of animals that they should declare clearly where they stand on violence towards people . And it will not be enough for the chairman and chairwoman of these organizations to make placatory (安抚的) statements on behalf of all their members . These people should also promise that it will be a test of continuing membership in their organizations that members and would-be members should declare that they will take no part in acts of violence against human beings .

67．The words “these developments” (Linel , Para .2 ) most probably refer to         .

       A．the use of animals in research

       B．the acts of violence against scientists

       C．the techniques of planting bombs in cars

       D．setting up of new animal protection organizations

68．Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

       A．The police gave up their efforts to find the criminals .

       B．The terrorists escaped with the help of their organization .

       C．The attempted murder caused great anxiety among British scientists .

       D．People supported the animal protectors in spite of their extremist acts .

69．The author’s purpose in writing this article is to demand that animal-protecting organizations         .

       A．give up the use of violence

       B．declare their aims clearly

       C．continue the dialogue with the scientific community

       D．help to fid those responsible for the attempted murder

70．In the author’s opinion ,        .

       A．animal-protecting organizations should be declared illegal

       B．the scientists should take effective measures to protect themselves

       C．since people can lie , the problem about eh rights of scientists can’t be solved

       D．animal-protecting organizations should help the police to fight against the acts of violence

against scientists

E

Trees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , he number of such reasons is small . Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches , and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way .

First , pruning may be done to make sure that trees have  desired shape or size . The object may be to get a tree of the right height , and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches , which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape . Secondly , pruning may be done to make the tree healthier . You may cut out diseased or dead wood , or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds . The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air .

One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease , but it is a wound that will heal (愈合) . Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die , so that there is a period when the tree is at risk . It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible . It is important to make the area , which has been pruned , smooth and clan , for healing will be slowed down by roughness . You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose . Pruning is usually done in winter , for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference (妨碍) from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed . If this does happen , it is , of course , impossible to paint them properly .

71．Why should running be done ?

       A．To make the tree grow taller . B．To improve the shape of the tree .

       C．to get rid of the small ranches .      D．To make the small branches thicker .

72．Trees become unhealthy if the gardener         .

       A．To help a wound to dry .

       B．To cover a rough surface .

       C．damages some of the small side branches

       D．Allows too many branches to grow in the middle

73．Why is a special material painted on the tree ?

       A．To help a wound to dry . B．to cover a rough surface .

       C．To make a wound smooth .     D．To prevent disease entering a wound .

74．A good gardener prunes a tree         .

       A．several times throughout the year B．as quickly as possible

       C．occasionally when necessary   D．regularly every winter

75．What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage ?

       A．To discuss different methods of pruning .

       B．To introduce some common knowledge of pruning .

       C．To explain how trees develop disease .

       D．To give practical instruction for pruning a tree .

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