D. the author has broad knowledge of wildlife and Africa
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Communication
Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达） of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication : a letter or a message”. To maintain a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.
When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble. Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.
47. In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children. A. more difficult B. easier C. more uninteresting D. more interesting 48. The main idea of the second paragraph is __________. A. the importance of friendship
B. make your feeling known to others C. the importance of communication
D. the disagreement between generations
49. When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that __________.
A. children should always obey their parents B. they should be equal
C. parents play the leading part
D. both make the opposite know their feelings
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50. The example in this passage proves that ___________.
A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her B. Sophie is very polite to her parents
C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late
D. communication is the solution to misunderstanding
51. All the following statements are correct except “___________”. A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know B. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away D. Communication is a two - way deal
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International Year of Mountains
It’s perhaps not common knowledge, but 2004 is in fact the International Year of Mountains and time to take a short rest from popular mountain sports, climbing up, snowboarding down and jumping off these splendid natural wonders, to consider some of the very serious problems faced by mountains and mountain people.
Problems
A meeting organized by the United Nations in Tokyo in February in 2004, identified three main areas that need to be addressed to ensure the future safety of the world’s mountains. These are: the protection of mountain ecosystems （生态系统）, the encouragement of peace and stability in mountain regions, and the assistance of mountain people to reach their goals.
Ecosystems
From the busy cities of India to the farmlands of California, more than half the world’s population is dependent on mountains for their fresh water supply. Global warming, deforestation （砍伐森林）, mining and heavy farming seriously damage mountain ecosystems and put fresh water sources at risk.
Peace and Stability
Mountain regions host a large proportion of the world’s wars. Territorial and drug related conflicts （冲突） have bad effects on the local environment and the lives of the local people. Fighting makes essential tasks such as farming impossible. Landmines make large areas of potential （潜在性） farming ground unusable. Also schools, roads, bridges and other important infrastructure （设施） is left in rains.
Mountain People
Mountain people are among the poorest, least represented groups on the earth. They face many hardships and each day can be “a test of survival”. Damage to mountain ecosystems worsens their situation and leaves them even more vulnerable （易受伤害的） to disease and natural disasters such as floods and landslides. It’s been recommended that forest profits should be reinvested in mountain communities and the people living there should be given a stronger political voice. As this year’s slogan says, “We are all mountain people”.
52. Why is 2004 the time to take a short rest from some popular mountain sports? A. Because 2004 is International Year of Mountains.
B. Because popular mountain sports are not common in 2004.
C. Because these sports may cause some serious environmental problems.
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D. Because these sports are too dangerous to the mountain people. 53. Which group of the following may cause the lack of fresh water? A. Disease and natural disasters. B. Some popular mountain sports. C. Mining and heavy farming.
D. Fighting for interests.
54. What should NOT be done in order to improve the living condition of mountain people? A. More money should be put in mountainous area.
B. Officials should pay enough attention to mountain people in making the policy. C. Mountain ecosystems should be protected.
D. Mountain sports should be widespread throughout the world. 55. What does the slogan “We are all mountain people” imply?
A. The fate of mountain people is directly connected with that of people living at sea level. B. We all came from the mountain regions though some of us now lived in cities. C. Our forefathers were all mountain people.
D. What we eat and drink mainly comes from the mountains.
第II卷（共35分）
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（?），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。
When my father bought me a computer as a birthday gift for me in last year, I felt very excited. As we all know, computers are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can be stored in them. We can also learn that has lately happened in the world on the internet. In the past, people had to do lots of work which was very dangerous. Now, but, computers can do it instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises on my computer. Then it will correct it and tell me the right answers. In this way it is very convenient for me to prepare the exam than before. The computer has become my real friend.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
66. 随着人们生活水平的提高，越来越多的人拥有私家汽车。请你从下面表格中所给的两个题目中任选一个题目，写一篇短文，简述你的观点。 The car - A Useful Tool Stop Using Cars! convenient, comfortable, quick, expensive, hard to find a parking get around freely, save time place, need repairing, slow in rush
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56. ___________
57. ___________ 58. ___________ 59. ___________ 60. ___________ 61. ___________ 62. ___________ 63. ___________ 64. ___________ 65. ___________
hour, cause pollution and accidents 注意：（1）词数100左右。（2）开头已经为你写好。
As the standard of living is getting higher, more and more people are buying cars.
第III卷（共30分） 第四部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 67. What are the speakers going to do? A. To have a good evening together. B. To spend summer vacation. C. To say good - bye to each other. 68. What are the two speakers doing? A. Walking down a hill. B. Climbing stairs.
C. Discussing a trip.
69. Where did the conversation most probably take place? A. In the office. B. In the street. 70. Whom are they talking about?
C. At the gas station.
C. A schoolmate.
A. A pretty girl. B. An unknown man. 71. What does the woman mean? A. She didn’t tell a lie.
B. She doesn’t tell the truth.
C. She didn’t choose to talk to the man.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段材料，回答第72至74题。
72. Who was telephoning a message to Larry? A. Her friend. B. Bob. C. The woman. 73. What did the man ask Larry to do?
A. Ask Larry to take some oranges to the party. B. Ask Larry to take some drinks to the party.
C. Ask Larry to bring something delicious to the party.
74. What was the woman doing while she was answering the call? A. She was taking the message down. B. She was taking part in the party.
C. She was drinking a bottle of orange.
听下面一段材料，回答第75至77三个小题。
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75. Why was the boy a bit nervous?
A. He was a newcomer to the school. B. He was afraid of getting up early. C. He didn’t prepare for the exams.
76. What must the students do before morning reading? A. Do morning exercises. B. Turn in homework.
C. Copy words and expressions.
77. What can they do if they feel hungry? A. Have something to eat in class. B. Buy something to eat during the break. C. Ask the teacher for some food.
听下面一段材料，回答第78至80三个小题。 78. What colour are the trousers the woman want to buy? A. Pink. B. Black. C. Brown. 79. What season will be when the woman is in Europe? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 80. Which of the following will the woman buy? A. A white sweater. B. Black trousers.
听下面一段材料，回答第81至83三个小题。 81. Where is this conversation taking place? A. At a supermarket.
B. At a store for modern office equipment. C. At the woman’s laboratory. 82. What is the woman looking for?
A. A photocopier. B. A word processor. 83. By how many yuan is the price going to increase? A. 80 yuan. B. 60 yuan. C. 18 yuan.
听下面一段材料，回答第84至86三个小题。 84. How may an Asian child feel when his head is touched? A. Comfortable. B. Bored. C. Nervous. 85. What can we conclude from the examples of smile? A. Japanese people are more friendly than Americans. B. A smile can have different meaning in different cultures. C. A smile has the same meaning in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. 86. Which of the following is true?
A. Americans smile more than people from other cultures do. B. You should never touch an American boy’s head. C. American culture is quite different from those of others.
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C. A cotton jacket.
C. An answering machine.