Passage 1 　　In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh（法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off. 　　Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”O(jiān)h boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while 　　Several months ago I was racing to catch  a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”O(jiān)h that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting! 　　It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver. 　　Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces. 　　Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded（被轟炸的）person is sure to have. 　　53.In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____. 　　A. make a comparison             B. introduce a topic 　　C. describe a scene              D. offer an argument 　　54.In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was ___. 　　A. friendly    B. warm-hearted   C. not considerate      D. not helpful 　　55.From “Dreams of head-cutting!”（Paragraph3），we learn that the writer___. 　　A. was mad at the sales agent 　　B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh 　　C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams 　　D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night. 　　56.What is the main idea of the text? 　　A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication. 　　B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success. 　　C. Receiving bad news requires great courage. 　　D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful. 　　答案  53.B  54.C  55.A  56.A   　Passage 2 　　Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month. 　　If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped（扣留）until they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty , In practice, very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases. 　　Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings. 　　Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent. 　　Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent. French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008. 　　The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety tests were registered overseas. 　　The standard deposit for a careless driving offence -such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel-will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will. 　　60. The first paragraph serves as a（n）_____. 　　A. explanation   B. introduction  C. comment   D. background. 　　61. The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to        . 　　A. ￡60        B. ￡300        C. ￡900           D. ￡980 　　62. We can learn from the passage that______. 　　A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police 　　B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year 　　C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests 　　D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law 　　63. The new traffic law is mainly intended to _____. 　　A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain 　　B. increase the British movement’s additional income 　　C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries 　　D. get foreign drives to appear in count 　　答案  61.B  60.D  62.D  63.C Passage 3 　　We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more-doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. 　　Not long age. My wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet-not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions（排放）of carbon dioxide（CO2）and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. 　　We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household（家庭）produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce? 　　For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting（融化）of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said. 　　Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary. 　　72. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet? 　　A. To take special kinds of food        B. To respond to climate change. 　　C. To lose weight                       D. To improve their health 　　73. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to 　　A. freezing points       B. burning points       C. melting points     D. boiling points 　　74. It can be inferred from the passage that 　　A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time 　　B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2 　　C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month 　　D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month 　　答案  72.B  73.C  74.B   Passage 4 　　We have met the enemy and he is ours We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American .Midwest it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections （感染）we think of as human infections started in other animals “ says Stephen Morse director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University. 　　It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen 　　“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing “says Peter Schantz Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases A new bug（病毒）may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful（有害的）Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person 　　64.We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______. 　　A.come from Columbia         B.prevent us from being infected 　　C.enjoy being with children  D.suffer from monkey-pox 　　65.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets? 　　A.They attack human beings 　　B.We need to study native animals 　　C.They can’t live out of the rain forest 　　D.We do not know much about them yet 　　66.What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean? 　　A.a new disease        B.a clear warning 　　C.a dangerous animal   D.a morning call 　　67.The text suggests that in the future we ______. 　　A. may have to fight against more new diseases 　　B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs 　　C. should not be allowed to have pets 　　D. should stop buying pests from Africa 　　答案  64.D  65.D  66.B  67.A 　Passage 5 　　It’s not easy being a teenager（13至19歲青少年）-nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you you’ll still be there for him when he needs you. 　　Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll clam up. Instead , let him attempt to solve（解決）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy （隱私）。 Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversions. 　　Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（節(jié)制）。 Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part -time job 　　68. The main purpose of the text is to tell parents _____________. 　　A. how to get along with a teenager  B. how to respect a teenager 　　C. how to understand a teenager      D. how to help a teenager grow up 　　69. What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? 　　A. become excited      B. show respect 　　C. refuse to talk      D. seek help 　　70. What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text? 　　A. Nor allow him to learn driving or take drugs 　　B. Give him advice only when necessary 　　C. Let him have his own telephone 　　D. Not talk about personal things with him 　　答案  68.D  69.C  70.B