第1部分：词汇选项 (第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 She is sick．
A fat
B weak
C i11
D mad
2 Mary is looking for the book she lost yesterday
A trying to find
B looking up
C looking at
D finding
3 I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car
A normally
B seldom
C frequently
D usually
4 He is a physician
A researcher
B professor
C doctor
D student
5 An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service，a branch of the
Department of State．
A tree
B division
C root
D leaf
6 Mary gets up at six o’clock every morning．
A rises
B stands
C arrives
D comes
7 Although I sympathize．I can’t really do very much to help
A Because
B Since
C Though
D For
8 Mary has made up her mind not to go to the meeting
A tried
B promised
C decided
D attempted
9 I remember lots of things
A much
B large
C big
D many
10 She will be pleased to meet you．
A angry
B happy
C sad
D unwilling
11 It is obvious that he will win the game．
A likely
B possible
C clear
D probable
12 The earth moves around the sun．
A before
B round
C after
D over
13 Did anyone call when I was out?
A everyone
B someone
C nobody
D anybody
14 It took US along time to mend the house
A build
B destroy
C design
D repair
15 I don’t quite follow what she is saying．
A observe
B understand
C explain
D describe
第2部分：阅读判断 (第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。
如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
They Say Ireland’s the Best
Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine 1ast week.
The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being．
The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes，health，unemployment，climate，political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community life”．
Despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traffic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality, and the high cost of living．Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10．
That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland，which managed 8.07．Zimbabwe, troubled by political insecurity and hunger，is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3. 89points.
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued，”the report said,“some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact．”
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old，such as stable family and community 1ife.”
The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics.
No.2 on the list is Switzerland．The other nations in the top 10 are Norway，Luxembourg，
Sweden，Australia，Iceland，Italy，Denmark and Spain．
The UK is positioned at No.29，a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics．The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey．China was in the lower half of the league at 60th．
16 For 2,005 years，Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality．
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high．
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable．
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
20 Ireland is positioned at No．1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old．
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
21 To measure life quality is easy．
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第23~30题，每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文，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2-5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Estee Lauder Died
1 The child of Central European immigrants who created an international cosmetics(化妆品)empire and became one of the most influential women in US，has died on Saturday. Estee Lauder died at her home in Manhattan，New York City，a company spokeswoman said．She was 97.
2 Born in Queens, New York in 1908, Lauder was the daughter of a Hungarian mother and a Czech father．
3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products developed by her uncle John Schotz，a chemist，to beauty salons(美容院)and hotels. In 1930，she married Joseph Lauder who became her partner. The company, which became known as Estee Lauder，took off after World War II．
4 In 1953，the company introduced its first perfume(香水)，Youth Dew，the first of a range of fragrances that has now grown to more than 70．They include：Aramis，a line of products for men，launched in 1964；and Clinique，a range of odourless(无嗅的)cosmetics, which followed in 1968.
5 By the time she retired in 1995，Lauder was presiding over a multibillion-dollar enterprise,
which now ranks number 349 in the Fortune 500 list of largest US companies．In 1998, she was
the only woman to feature in Time magazine’s selection of the 20 most important business geniuses of the last century．There were two secrets to her success: her gift for selling things and her tireless energy and determination never to accept second best.
6 Even after her retirement at the age of 89，Lauder remained closely involved．Beauty, Lauder believed，was the most important thing in life．
7 She wrote in her 1985 autobiography,“Estee，a Success Story”：“In a perfect world, we’d all be judged on the sweetness of our souls . But in our less than perfect world, the woman who looks pretty has a distinct advantage and，usually，the last word．”
第4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，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇
Storms Sink Ships
Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21．Hundreds more are missing or feared dead．
The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country.
The government has since banned a11 ferries and other boats from travelling at night during the April-May stormy season.
One of the ferries, MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to．About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said The second ferry carried about 100 passengers．
“The number of deaths is certain to rise,”said an official in charge of the rescue work.“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived．”
Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.
Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats．
Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents．Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people．
Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.
Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20,000 ferries use the nation’s waterways(水路)every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded(过度拥挤)．
Since1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．
31 How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?
A More than 130.
B Over 3,000．
C About400．
D At least 40.
32 The two ferry disasters occurred
A at noon．
B in the morning.
C at night．
D in the afternoon．
33 How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?
A 440．
B 100.
C 400.
D 300．
34 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the boating accidents?
A Strong winds．
B Bad weather conditions．
C Blockage of waterways．
D Lack of safety measures.
35 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
A They traveled during the April-May stormy season.
B They sank on April 21.
C The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
D They sank somewhere near Dhaka．
第二篇
Saving Money
Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for．If you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concert，then probably keep your money somewhere in your room．
If you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you
save your money?
One place to save money is the bank．Putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money．If you put your money in a piggy bank(猪形储蓄罐)，one year later you’ll still have the same amount of money you put in．If you put your money in a savings account，one year later，you’ll have more money than you put in．Why?
When you keep your money in a bank，your money earns interest．Interest is the amount of
money a bank pays you to use your money. The bank uses your money(and the money of other people，too)to loan money to people and businesses．
The bank will send you a statement several times a year．A bank statement tells you how much money there is in your account，It also tells you how much interest you have earned．If you leave your money in the bank，you can watch it grow!
Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD. If you have some
money that you don’t need to use for a long time，this is a good way to make your money grow．
You can buy a CD at a bank．You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time．
That period might be from six months to five years You can’t touch your money during that time.
If you do，you must pay a penalty，or fee.
Since the bank is using your money for that time period，it will pay you interest．You will
earn more interest with a CD than in a savings account．Can you guess why? It’s because you promise to leave your money in the bank for a certain period of time. Banks pay different rates of interest. So, you may want to compare rates in newspaper ads before buying a CD．
36 Which way will help your money earn more money?
A Putting your money in your room.
B Putting your money in a piggy bank.
C Putting your money in your pocket．
D Putting your money in a savings account．
37 Interest is the amount of money which
A a bank lends to people．
B a bank loans to businesses．
C a bank pays you．
D a bank uses.
38 A bank statement tells you
A the amount of money you have in the bank．
B the current rates of interest．
C the current rates of exchange．
D the best way to save your money．
39 If you draw your money before it is due．
A you have to pay interest to the bank．
B you have to close your account
C you have to open a new account．
D you have to pay a penalty or fee．
40 The word “touch” in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by
A “deposit”.
B “borrow”．
C “use”．
D “cash”．
第三篇
Two People，Two Paths
You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s sure that they need to turn left But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women.
They both do, a new study says．but in different ways．
Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their
way．Men look quickly at landmarks(地标)and head off in what they think is the right direction．
Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head．
“women tend to be more detailed,”said Edward Cornell．who led the study,“while men
tend to be a little bit faster and …a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)．”
In fact, said Cornell,“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．
The first is the“survey method”.This is when you see all area from above, such as a printed map．Y0u can see，for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the
supermarket is on its right．
The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．You start
from the hospital，then turn left，turn fight，go uphill——and then you see the supermarket．
Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions．
Both work, and neither is better．
Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.
In ancient times，young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt．The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on．
The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths．So, women’s sense of
space was based on learning certain routes．
41 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on
A his intuitive knowledge.
B his book knowledge．
C Mum’s assistance.
D the police’s assistance．
42 Women are more likely to use
A the survey method.
B the traditional method．
C the route method.
D the right method.
43 Which works better，the route method or the survey method?
A The survey method．
B The route method．
C Either．
D Neither．
44 Which of the following is NOT a landmark?
A A long river．
B A high mountain．
C A magnificent church．
D A path in your head．
45 Women developed a sense of space out of the need
A to go fishing．
B to go hunting.
C to learn well-used paths．
D to go swimming.
第5部分：补全短文 (第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Caribbean Islands
What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts
(椰子)? white beaches and clear，blue ocean? Colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful fishes and birds?
You bet．There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea．They are famous for their warm，tropical climate and great natural beauty．
The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.______ (46)Many of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火山)．Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean.
The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.______(47)The explorer Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India．Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles．
There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea．_______(48)These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles．Together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands．
The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller．______(49)You can see why pirates such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters. There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on.
The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny．Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands.______(50)Many tourists arrive on cruise ships．
A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise．
B The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies，later changed to the West Indies．
C They’re like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America．
D They are Cuba，Puerto Rico，Jamaica，and Hispaniola.
E This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year
F Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral．
第6部分：完型填空 (第51-65题，每题1分，共15分)
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Something Men Do Not Like to Do
Eric Brown hates shopping. “It’s just not enjoyable to me，”said the 28-year-old Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street，Michigan Avenue.“When I’m out______(51)，I basically know what 1 want to get. I rush in．I buy it．I______(52)．”
Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop．You can ask generations of men. But people
who study shopping say that a number of social，cultural and economic factors are now______(53) this “men-hate-to-shop” notion.
“______(54)social class and age，men say they hate to shop，”says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor．“Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they_____(55)to shop．Men generally like to shop for______(56)，music and hardware(硬件).But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，they’ll say，“Well，that’s not shopping．That’s_____(57)．”
In other words，what men and women call “buying things”and how they approach that task are______(58).
Women will______(59)through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress．Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the______(60)digital camcorder(摄像放像机)．
Women see shopping as a social event．Men see it as a mission or a______(61)to be won．
“Men are frequently shopping to win，”says Mary Ann McGrath，a marketing professor at
Loyola University of Chicago．“They want to get the best deal．They want to get the best one，the
Last one and if they do that it_____(62)them happy．”
When women shop，“they’re doing it in a way where they want_____(63)to be very happy,”says McGrath.“They’re kind of shopping for love．”
In fact，it is in clothing where we see a male-female______(64)most clearly．Why, complain some men，are all male clothes navy, black or brown? But would they wear light green and pink(粉红色的)?
These days，many guys wear a sort of“uniform”，says Paco Underhill，author of“Why We
Buy”．“It's been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion-conscious(时尚意识)in a business way．It becomes much，much easier______(65)you narrow your range of choices．”
51 A playing B fishing C shopping D going
52 A get out B look round C move round D move about
53 A defending B challenging C proving D supporting
54 A Regardless of B Because of C Owing to D Thanks to
55 A want B like C hate D hope
56 A coats B caps C socks D books
57 A Job B movement C exercise D research
58 A similar B close C alike D different
59 A wantler B go C fly D run
60 A small B big C large D perfect
61 A task B play C game D destination
62 A brings B causes C makes D keeps
63 A everybody B nobody C anybody D no one
64 A explanation B intention C division D description
65 A because B although C since D if
