II 阅读理解：在所给选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卷上相应的字母涂黑 (30%)
Passage 1
It was a cold spring morning in London. People walking in the street were wearing heavy clothes. The weather had been very bad for the past week, and now many people were ill. Today there were quite a few people in the doctor’s waiting room. There were still a few minutes before the doctor started seeing the patients. A woman of about sixty years old was at the front of the queue (排队). She didn’t live in this city. She came from a farm north of London. She was here to visit her daughter who was a secretary in a big company. She wanted to see the doctor because of her back problem.
Soon an Indian (印地安人) came into the waiting room, and walked straight to the doctor’s door. When she saw this , the old woman stood up and took hold of his arm. She said, “We were all here before you. You must wait for your turn. Do…you…understand?”
The Indian answered, “No, madam. YOU don’t understand! You’re all after me! I am the doctor!”
41. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The hospital was the best one in London.
B. The change of weather made a lot of people sick.
C. People took off heavy clothes because it was spring.
D. Many patients were waiting because the doctor was late.
42. Why did the old woman come to London?
A. To see the doctor B. To visit London
C. To visit her daughter D. To be a secretary
43. What was wrong with the old woman?
A. She had caught a bad cold.
B. Her back was injured in an accident.
C. She had a back problem.
D. She had mental problems.
44. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to (指的是……)?
A. The Indian
B. Many patients waiting in a queue
C. The Indian coming into the waiting room
D. The Indian walking straight to the doctor’s door
45. The old woman thought the Indian was ____________.
A. a patient B. a cleaner
C. a doctor D. a visitor
Passage 2
There is another pision in the British Press—that between national papers, covering national, foreign and political matters; and regional or local papers serving a particular community. Regional papers can cater for a large area—The Scotsman, for example, is a regional paper for Scotland, and the Yorkshire Post is a regional for the country of Yorkshire in the north of England.
The nationals are more popular than the regional papers; the total readership of all the regional and local dailies only amounts to about half the total readership of all the national dailies.
Local papers cover a much smaller area and deal with community issues. For example, there are many papers in London, each serving a small section of the city. The Hampstead and Highgate Express (Ham and High) is only concerned with events relating to a part of north London. These are papers delivered free to houses in a particular area. The production and distribution costs are met by the sale of advertisements.
46. This passage is mainly about ____________.
A. all the British newspaper B. local newspaper
C. regional newspaper D. local and regional papers
47. Regional papers are _____________.
A. as popular as locals B. more popular than locals
C. as popular as nationals D. more popular than nationals
48. Local papers are mostly ___________.
A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. fortnightly
49. Locals are mainly concerned with ___________.
A. foreign matters B. national matters
C. political matters D. community issues
50. “Free” is the last paragraph means ___________.
A. at any time B. by any means
C. without payment of any kind D. without work or duty
Passage 3
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Singapore, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians (行人) to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossing (人行横道) . They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has spent large sums of money building these bridges. For their own safety pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.
Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.
51. The advantage of overhead bridge is that ___________.
A. they are higher
B. they do not hold up traffic and are safer for pedestrians
C. pedestrians can see traffic better
D. they are more convenient to use
52. Overhead bridges are built ____________.
A. for heavy traffic
B. for the safety and convenience of drivers
C. for the safety of pedestrians
D. to help traffic
53. In heavy traffic _____________.
A. roads are difficult and dangerous to cross
B. it is quite safe to cross roads
C. pedestrians are not permitted to cross roads
D. pedestrians expect it to stop for them when crossing roads
54. Old people ______________.
A. like the idea of building overhead bridges
B. have no difficulty using overhead bridges
C. find overhead bridges somewhat inconvenient to use
D. think overhead bridges are too expensive to use
55. People are encouraged to use overhead bridges _____________.
A. so that they will be more popular
B. in order to save money for the government
C. to prevent accidents and loss of life
D. in order that traffic may flow smoothly
III完形填空：在所给选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卷上相应的字母涂黑 (10%)
How does it happen that children learn their mother 56 so well? Let us compare them 57 adults learning a foreign language, for the comparison is both interesting and instructive. Here we have a little 58 , without knowledge or experience; there a 59 person with fully developed mental powers. Here a method of teaching without planning; there the whole task laid out in a system. Here no professional teachers, 60 parents, brothers and sisters, playmates; there teachers specially trained to 61 languages. Here only 62 instruction; there not only that, but textbooks, dictionaries and visual 63 . And yet this is the result: here a complete mystery of the 64 , however stupid the children; there in most cases, even with people otherwise highly gifted, a faulty and inexact command. Why is there such a 65 ?
56. A. speech B. words C. tongue D. language
57. A. to B. with C. by D. as
58. A. girl B. thing C. boy D. child
59. A. grown-up B. old C. man D. adult
60. A. except B. but C. for D. however
61. A. give B. teach C. learn D. use
62. A. written B. formal C. some D. oral
63. A. means B. help C. aids D. advice
64. A. result B. learning C. study D. language
65. A. difference B. result C. change D. effect
IV 翻译：将下列句子译成英文，并写在答题卷上 (20%)
66. 他因为迟到而受到批评。
67. 我们一到电影院，电影就开始了。
68. 你介意我在此抽烟吗?
69. 这个药片应该在饭后服用。
70. 她找到了一份好工作的消息让我们很高兴。
