One parent, loan, said, ?We got rid of our TV when our son was 4 because we. found that he was more interested in watching television than playing , and we thought this wasn' t healthy \\Many people think that not having a TV has improved their lives: ?Since selling our television my wife and I read more , talk more and have mare time for our hobbies' , said Paul , who has sold his TV. So , when people tell you that they cannot live without television , you can tell them that they are not following the latest trend!
这是不寻常的，这些天，人们不要有电视，其实许多家庭有两个或三个。然而。越来越多的人开始选择没有电视的生活。房屋没有在英国电视的数量一直稳步增长超过10年了。很多人选择不要有一台电视机，因为他们担心自己的孩子。一位家长，贷款，说，“我们摆脱了我们的电视时，我们的儿子是4，因为我们。发现他更感兴趣的是看电视比打的，我们认为这以前并不健康\\很多人认为没有电视也改善了他们的生活：“由于销售我们的电视我的妻子和我读多了，说话越来越有马时刻为我们的爱好“，保罗说，谁出卖了自己的电视。所以，当人们告诉你，他们的生活不能没有电视，你可以告诉他们，他们不遵循的最新趋势！
NG 36. The majority of homes in the UK have more than one television.
T 37. The trend of not having a television is not new. F 38. Joan's son was an unhealthy child.
T 39. Paul thinks his life has improved since he sold his TV. F 40. The latest trend is to have more than one television.
没提到 多数的家庭在英国有一个以上的电视。 对 没有电视的趋势是不是新的。 错 琼的儿子是个不健康的孩子。
对 保罗认为他的生活，因为他卖掉了自己的电视有所改善。 错 最新趋势是有一个以上的电视。
第五部分书面表达( 20分}
Directions: For this part , you are allowed thirty minutes to write a short passage to express your views on a given topic. You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below:
1. 远程学习的对象 2. 远程学习的好处 3. 你自己的学习情况
Sample:
Distance learning is for those who cannot study full time for some reasons. Many of them have a job and some have to take care of a family. But they can study and meanwhile -work or do other
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things. They can study with the help of a tutor and contact the tutor or other learners when having difficulties. They can study at any time and anywhere. For example, I work in a company during the day. but I am taking a course in law in the evening. I find distance learning is suitable for me.
示例：
远程教育是为那些谁也不能学习全职由于某些原因。他们中许多人有工作，有些还采取家庭的照顾。但他们可以学习，同时 - 工作或做其他事情。他们可以与导师的帮助下学习有困难的时候联系导师或其他学习者。它们可以研究在任何时间和任何地方。例如，我白天在一家公司工作。但我在晚上服用一个疗程的法律。我发现远程学习是适合我。
2008年7月
第一部分 交际用语（共计10分，每小题2分） 1. —What does this word mean, Joe? — ___________________. D. Sorry, I don't know, either
2. —I really enjoy pop music. What's your favorite? — ___________________. D. Well, actually I like classical music
3. — Let me help you carry this. — ___________________. A. That's OK.
4. — Can you tell me where I can park the car? — ___________________. C. Well, just over there
5. — Have you ever been to Tokyo? — ___________________.
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B. No, but I hope to go there next year
第二部分 词汇与结构（20分，每小题2分）
6. It is one of the best concerts I . B. have ever been to 7. He has three companies
A. employing 50 people each 8. The trip to the countryside was great C. fun
9. John fell asleep he was listening to the music. B. while 10. She was C. so
11. The workers are busy D. making 12. I was sick, but I D. got over
13. you change your mind, I won't be able to help you B. Unless
14. Could you tell me C. how long you have lived here 15. China is no longer what it A. used to be C. used to being
第三部分 完形填空（媒体2分，共20分）
Scientists are working hard to develop better aerials for mobile phones, a spokesman for Phikia Phones said today. ' It really irritates users when they lose the signal in the middle of a call, so we are developing new aerials that will enable users to receive
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late that she missed the last train
models for the exhibition.
stronger signals. Many users reported that when they were travelling , the signal was often lost', said the spokesman. The new aerials are designed to avoid losing the signal by receiving the message on a wider range of radio frequencies. ' We have learnt that this is a major concern for phone users' said the spokesman. The new phones have a flexible external aerial, which users will have to get used to touching their ear or head. The aerials — make the phones able to pick up a wider range of signals. The company spokesman insisted that this was not a potential danger — \Every safety regulation has been followed\ \ I'd had one of these phones this morning, I wouldn't have missed my train coming here\
第四部分 阅读理解（共计30分，每小题2分） 短文理解1
I never used to go anywhere without the car. I regarded it as an essential part of myself. But when the price of gas doubled in this year, I decided not to use the car except when absolutely necessary.
For example, I always used to take the car when I went to fetch the papers on Sunday mornings, although our newsagent's is only 10 minutes' walk away. Now I go on foot.
I tell myself that I'm not only saving the gas but keeping fit at the same time. It's all a question of habit really. I' m sure you can get used to anything if you try and already feel that I rely on the car less than I used to.
Besides, now that we live in the suburbs, I can walk down the road and catch a bus to the office or to any part of the town. We used to live in the country about 15 miles from town and then I would frequently drive to and fro twice in one day. That meant I
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would use 15 gallons of oil or more in a week. Now 1 only need half that amount.
The trouble is that I am also getting used to the gas prices. They don't seem so high to me any more. Perhaps it is easier to get used to expensive gas than it is to doing without the car.
我从来没有使用去任何地方没有车。我把它作为自己的一个重要组成部分。但是，当天然气价格在今年翻了一倍，我决定不再在绝对必要时才使用汽车的除外。
例如，我总是习惯拿车的时候我去获取在星期天早晨的报纸，虽然我们的报摊的是只有10分钟的步行路程。现在我去徒步。
我告诉自己，我不仅节省了气体，但强身健体的同时。这是习惯的所有问题真的。我敢肯定，你能习惯任何事，如果你尝试已经觉得我靠车子比我少用。
另外，现在我们住在郊区，我可以走的道路，搭乘巴士到办公室或任何部分镇。我们住在大约离镇有15英里的国家，然后我就经常开车来来回回两次一天。这意味着我会用石油或更多15加仑在一个星期。现在，1只需要一半的量。
麻烦的是，我也习惯了天然气价格。他们似乎这么高我不会了。也许是更容易习惯贵气比它是做不上车。
26. When the price of gas doubled in this year, the author decided . C.
to use the car when he had to
27. In the sentence \\ . D. not relying too much on the car
28. To go to the newsagent's to get his newspaper, the author
.
B. used to drive his car
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