A

　　Timetable

　　67. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

　　A. What we shall do if the system goes wrong.

　　B. What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.

　　C. How the system cools the building in summer.

　　D. How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.

　　68. Which of the following is true of the membership card?

　　A. Its number is l0865 305305.

　　B. It belongs to Mr. E. M. Driscoll.

　　C. It is valid through the year of 2010.

　　D. It gets the owner a discount when used.

　　69. If one wants to attend a business lunch in London at l2：00,the latest train that he should take at Oxford leaves at

　　A. 11：45

　　B. 11：15

　　C. 10：35

　　D. 10：05

　　70. If you would like to have some vegetable beef, what may be your choice?

　　A. French Slam?

　　B. Chicken-Fried Steak?

　　C. The Super Bird?

　　D. Sandwich with Salad or Soup?

　　71. The chart shows that from 2005 to 2008，

　　.

　　A. the percentage of the Spanish families with a computer rose 35 points

　　B. the percentage of the White families with a computer remained unchanged

　　C. the number of the Black families with a computer was on the decrease

　　D. the number of the Asian families with a computer showed the sharpest increase

　　B

　　English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn – but they weren’t always successful.

　　In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for ‘a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste’!

　　RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.

　　Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called ‘Seaspeak’. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example you don’t say, ‘I’m sorry what did you say?’ or ‘I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?’ ... it’s just, ‘Say again.’ No more grammar!

　　In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!

　　61. The best title for the passage would be ______.

　　A.Seaspeak

　　B. Basic English

　　C. Easy English

　　D. Internetish

　　62. It will take a person about ______ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day.

　　A. six

　　B. four

　　C. three

　　D. two

　　63. According to Professor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English?

　　A. Grammar.

　　B. Vocabulary.

　　C. Spelling.

　　D. Speaking.

　　64. Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?

　　A. A graet batl.

　　B. IOU

　　C. Long time no see.

　　D. Two five, no lights.

　　65. What might happen to English in another fifty years?

　　A. It might become a global language.

　　B. It might be replaced by Internetish.

　　C. It might take the place of all other languages.

　　D. It might become more and more difficult.

　　C

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　　Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These

　　satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to

　　go. But they can also cause a lot of problems, sending you to the wrong place or leave you

　　completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most

　　often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.

　　Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. The center studies

　　human-computer interaction, or HCI, especially communications involving wireless devices. We

　　spoke to Mr Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to

　　an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his

　　stay.

　　Barry Brown：“And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.”

　　And, then it wasn't until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they had put in a

　　destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So

　　again, the_GPS_is_kind_of_“garbage_in_garbage_out”．

　　Mr Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse

　　has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment.

　　Barry Brown：“One problem with many GPS units is they have a very small screen and they

　　just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it

　　is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it's going to the wrong

　　place.”

　　Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego.

　　While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The

　　two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people's cars. They

　　wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving

　　with GPS.”

　　Barry Brown: “One of the things that struck us, perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you're doing when you use a GPS. There are these new skills that people have developed. There are these new competencies that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.”

　　Barry Brown says this goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational (導航) skills.

　　“The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS” lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.

　　Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.

　　5．What is the best title for this passage?

　　A．Is GPS system reliable to use?

　　B．What is the use of GPS?

　　C．How to make the most of GPS?

　　D．Blame! GPS or Passengers?

　　6．What is the implication of the underlined part?

　　A．GPS is just a garbage device.

　　B．GPS will not correct human errors.

　　C．GPS adjusts your wrong destination.

　　D．GPS is just as smart as human beings.

　　7．Which is NOT mentioned as a GPS shortcoming in the passage?

　　A．Small screen.

　　B．Timing of commands.

　　C．Outdated maps.

　　D．Dear cameras GPS uses.

　　8．According to the passage, people commonly believe that ________.

　　A．you have to know where to go when using GPS

　　B．you need to have new competencies to use GPS well

　　C．GPS is proper for drivers with little sense of direction

　　D．GPS is fit for people having good understanding of maps

　　D

　　Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

　　One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

　　A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and

　　don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年輕人）may watch lots of TV.

　　Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.

　　In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.

　　While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms

　　64. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _________.

　　A. have watched a lot of TV

　　B. not be interested the in math

　　C. be unable to go to college

　　D. have had computers in their bedrooms

　　65. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?

　　A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

　　B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.

　　C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

　　D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

　　66. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

　　A. More time should be spent on computers.

　　B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

　　C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,

　　D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done

　　67. What would be the best title for this text?

　　A. Computers or Television

　　B. Effects of Television on Children

　　C. Studies on TV and College Education

　　D. Television and Children's Learning Habits

　　A

　　67【答案】C【】本文最后一段介紹了這種系統是如何讓建筑物在冬天得到保暖的,而第二段中”the result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside”可以知道接下來的這一段肯定會解釋這種系統是如何在夏天為建筑物降溫的了.

　　【答案】D【】從第二份介紹中可以得出結果.”When booking always ask for your friends Discount”

　　【答案】C【】從第一份介紹中的起點和終點時間可以看出要想在12點到達London,必須坐10:35的車才行.

　　【答案】D【】第三份介紹中的第三個柱形圖中可以輕松得到答案.

　　【答案】D【】從最后一份介紹中左邊的第二個小標題中很方便地找到答案.

　　【答案】【解析】Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn，故選C。

　　62【答案】【解析】Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.可知應該用兩周的時間。

　　63【答案】【解析】RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling,故選C。

　　64【答案】【解析】Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’.可推測應選A。

　　65【答案】【解析】In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!可知英語將被國際語言所代替，故選B。

　　C

　　文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。GPS全球定位系統可以幫助人們找到想去的地方，但GPS也會帶來許多問題，所以使用GPS全球定位系統是否可靠變得不確定。

　　答案：A　標題概括題。文章第一段是全文的主旨段。根據第一段可知，GPS全球定位系統可以幫助人們找到想去的地方，但GPS也會導致許多問題，所以使用GPS全球定位系統是否可靠變得不確定。所以A項最適合做文章的標題，故答案選A。

　　答案：B　句意理解題。根據畫線句子后面一句“Mr Brown says this is a common human error.”并結合上下文可知，畫線句子所包含的意思是：GPS不能糾正人類的錯誤。故答案選B。

　　答案：D　細節理解題。根據文章第五段第一句可知，A項是GPS的缺點；根據文章倒數第二段可知，B、C兩項均是GPS的缺點。所以只有D項不是GPS的缺點。故答案選D。

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，人們普遍認為，GPS全球定位系統適合方向感差的人。C項符合文義，故答案選C。

　　and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs. 可得出答案。

　　65. D. 細節理解題。根據第三段But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and

　　don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年輕人）may watch lots of TV. 可以確定答案。

　　66. C. 推理判斷題。注意最后一段開頭的while是“盡管”的意思，所以這兩段都是圍繞兒童臥室不應該放電視機的問題。

　　67. B. 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要通過兩項研究分析了兒童看電視所造成的影響。文章第一段第一句話是主題句，所以B項作為標題是最佳的。