I thought this was strange．Finally I understood what had happened．My friends spoke little English，and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays” because Spanish word for “holiday” is “vacaciones”．So they did not go to houses where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”，which in English meant there are free rooms．Then my friends went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”，because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday．But they found that these houses were all full．As a result，they stayed at hotels！
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs．In Spanish，a word very similar to “DIVERSION” means fun．In English it means that workman is repairing the road，and that you must take a different road when my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign，they thought they were going to have fun．Instead， the road ended in a large hole．
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages．Once in Paris，when someone offered me some more coffee，I said “Thank you” in French．I meant that I would like some more．However，to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away！ Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No，thank you”． 61. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ____ ． A．learning English
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B．finding places to stay in England C．driving their car on English roads D．going to England by car
62. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ________.
A．they would be able to practise their English B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C．it would be convenient for them to have dinner
D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation 63. “No vacancies” in English means ____．
A．no free rooms B．free rooms C．not away on holiday D．holidays 64. If you see a road sign that says “Diversion”，you will ____ A．fall into a hole
B．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself C．find that the road is blocked by people D．have to take a different road
65. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ____ ．
A．hadn't finished drinking my coffee B．was expecting another cup of coffee C．meant that I didn't want any more D．was never misunderstood
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第II卷 (共40分)
一、词汇运用（共10 小题； 每小题1分，满分10分） 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，并把答案写再后面的横线上。
exchange translate appreciate survive embarrass contain enjoy starve describe assistant 66. He gave us a ______ of what he had seen in his long journey. 67. Nothing can take the place of the ______ of talking with good friends. 68. Many of Charles Dickens’ novels have been ______ into Chinese. 69. When we go abroad, we have to ______ Renminbi for foreign money. 70. She showed _______ of my help and bought a beautiful tie for me. 71. Can’t you prepare the supper quickly? I didn’t have lunch and I’m ______ now.
72. He _________ in the desert for a week on biscuits and water. 73. When I began to sing, he laughed and made me ______ . 74. He was chosen as an ______ to the president of foreign affairs.
75. Having realized I was studying, my neighbor apologized and turned down the TV ______ . 答案部分：
66. _________ 67. _________ 68. ________ 69. _________ 70.
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71. ________ 72. _________ 73._________ 74.__________ 75. ___________
二、汉译英 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 用括号内的词把下列句子译成英语
76． 我得到了一份新工作，收入是原来的三倍（times）。
77． 在美国，师生之间的关系是不拘束的（relax）。
78． 我小时候总害怕自己一个人被留在屋子里（frighten）。
79． 今年我们没钱去度假(afford)。
80． 你理应从你的错误中吸取教训(suppose)。
三、书面表达（满分20分）
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姓名 栾玲 24
出生日期 1987年2月23
学校名称 所学科目 籍贯 大连一中 大连 语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、历史、政治、地理等 最喜欢的科目 最喜欢的体育运动 业余爱好 家庭人口 父亲职业 母亲职业 英语 排球 集邮 三人 医生 教师 字数：100字左右。参考答案
一、 单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 CACDD 26-30 ADCAA 31-35 BBCAC完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）36-40 ACDBA 41-45 CDBCA 46-50 DCBBA 二、 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分） 51-55 CBDCA 56-60 DABBB 61-65 BAADB 第二卷词汇运用（每小题1分，满分10分）
66. description 67. enjoyment 68. translated 69. exchange 70. appreciation
71. starving 72. survived 73. embarrassed 74. assistant 75. immediately
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