第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1～4段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
23. Paragraph 2
24. Paragraph 3
25. Paragraph 4
26. Paragraph 5
A. Gloomy world
B. Putin's commemorating speech
C. China's determination
O. Schroeder's plea for forgiveness
E. World's worst disaster
F. Pacific war
27. Russia celebrated
28. World War Two deprived
29. China pledges herself to follow
30. The world leaders finally attended
A. 61 countries
B. a wreath laying ceremony
C. the 60th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany
D. the road of peace and development
E. 55 million people of their lives
F. an opening ceremony
第四部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。
31. What are the two declarations concerned with?
A. The status of the English language
B. The protection of new languages
C. The rights to speak one's mother tongue
D. The improvement of the English language
32. Who suggested in the 18th century that English should be protected?
A. Walt Wolfram
B. John Adams
C. Royalists
D. Dick Tucker
33. Which of the following is the current debate NOT related to?
A. The immigration issues
B. The changing demography
C. The worry about the new languages
D. The US's military strength
34. Which statement is true according to the 2000 US Census Bureau report?
A. 172 million Americans speak only English in their work places
B. 37 million Americans speak English
C. 209 million Americans are above the age of 18
D. 6.5 million Americans speak good English
35. The phrase "kicked around" (paragraph 4)could be best replaced by
A. "invented"
B. "formed"
C."shaped"
D. "discussed"
