In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fields. Prices reflect facilities; and usually run from around ￡12 to ￡20 per person. City B&Bs charge about ￡30 per person, although they’re often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbs.
Pubs & Inns
As well as selling drinking and meals, Britain’s pubs and inns sometimes offer B&B , particularly in country areas. Staying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local community.
Rates range from around ￡15 to ￡25 per person. Pubs are more likely to have single rooms.
11. In this passage the author mainly ____________. A. tells us where to stay while visiting Britain B. advises readers to pay a visit to Britain
C. introduces the wonderful public services in Britain D. gives us some information about British life
12. ________ are mainly built for young visitors.
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels D.B & Bs
13. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, you’d better stay in _ ___________.
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels D. B & B s
14. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? _____________.
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels C. Hostels D. B & B s
15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfast B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor ￡25 at the most
D. If you want a single room, you are more likely to get one in pubs
III. 词汇与语法（共5题）
16．We came finally _________ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time. A. of B. into C. to D. at
17. Before the final examination, some students have shown _________ of tension. They even have trouble in sleeping.
A. anxiety B. marks C. signs D. remarks
18. At that time, she ________ on a journey with her friend.
A. is B. was C. has been D. is being
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19. After the Minister of Education had finished speaking at the press conferences, he was made _______ all sorts of awkward question.
A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer
20. People at the party worried about him, because no one was aware ________ he had gone. A. of where B. of the place where C. where D. the place
IV. 完型填空（共10题）
A city man was on holiday in the mountains. He talked ___21___ a mountain man and found that the man was stupid, ___22___ he suggested they would ___23___ a game. “We’ll ask ___24___ questions,” he said, “and the person will ___25___ a dollar if he can’t answer one question.” The mountain man thought ___26___ this for a few minutes, then said that the city man was more educated ___27____he and it would be fairer if the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. They city man agreed.
“__28__ has three legs and can fly?” asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, ____29___ answered, “ I don’t know. Here is your dollar.”
Then he asked the same question. “I don’t know, ____30____” said the mountain man. “Here is your 50 cents.”
21 A. with B. about C. between D. by 22. A. because B. for C. but D. so 23. A. do B. make C. play D. carry
24. A. every other B. each other C. but one D. and every 25. A. leave B. borrow C. pay D. lend 26. A. about B. through C. with D. after 27. A. as B. like C. then D. than 28. A. Who B. What C. Which D. Whose 29. A. later B. after C. then D. so 30. A. too B. also C. neither D. either
V. 英译汉（共3题）
31. Our teacher always encourages us to speak English bravely.
32. I have no interest in what they say about me.
33. Bill hit his car into a wall last night.
VI.写作
Instructions: 建议你在30 分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇少于80词的短文。 My Favorite Sport
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Paper 4
I. 交际用语（共5题）
1. ------- What does Tom’s wife do for a living? -------__________.
A. She is a doctor. B. Tom loves his wife.
C. She has a happy life. D. She lives far from here.
2. ------ What’s the matter with you? ------______________
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Not too bad. C. I don’t feel well. D. That’s all right.
3. ----- How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? ------_________
A. Forget it. B. Sorry, I like Mexican food. C. That’s great. D. Glad you like it.
4. ---- Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you? -----__________, and how are you?
A. Don’t mention it B. Hm, not too bad. C. Thanks. D. Pretty fast.
5. ------Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? -------______
A. I’d rather stay here if you don’t mind. B. Sorry, I don’t like neither. C. Certainly, why not? D. Yes, we like these two places.
II. 阅读理解（共10题）
Passage One:
As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.
Anything to do with the sun is called “solar”. The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. It doesn’t make pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That is why scientists and investors are experimenting with ways of harnessing (治理利用) the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.
But to make the sun do work like that, they have to solve some problems. They have to collect the sun’s energy. Collecting sunshine is not easy, unless you are a plant. Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You can’t fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on.
6. What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?
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A. Light. B. Heat. C. Gas. D. Both A and B.
7. Where does the word “solar” come from?
A. Greek. B. Roman. C. Old English. D. Chinese.
8. Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?
A. It is a safe energy. B. It is a green energy. C. It may cause pollution to the air. D. It is endless.
9. What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy? A. It is not easy to collect. B. It is not easy to store. C. It is not easy to find out. D. Both A and B.
10. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage? A. To give a brief introduction to solar energy.
B. To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy. C. To give information about the advantage of solar energy. D. To give a brief introduction to the word “solar”.
Passage Two
It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11a.m. and 4:30p.m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can’t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite: they’re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960’s , it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now , seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who , like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance o feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
11. What is soap opera? _____________ __
A. Plays based on science fiction stories. B. Plays based on non-fiction stories. C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. D. Popular documentary films on TV.
12. What can be the best title of the passage?
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A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials. C. Soap opera fans. D. College-age viewers.
13. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in” according to the passage?
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people. C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their trouble.
14. What can we learn from the passage? ____________
A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups. B. Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
15. What message does the author want to convey to us? ______________
A. The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time. B. The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times. C. The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera. D. The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.
III. 词汇与语法（共5题）
16．His words are ______ but the meaning is deep. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
17. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses. A. in between B. far apart C. among them D. from each other
18. Nancy is considered to be _____ the other students in her class
A. less intelligent B. the most intelligent C. intelligent as well D. as intelligent as
19. Both the kids and their parents ____ English, I think, I know it from their accent. A. is B. been C. are D. was
20. You don't mind _____ you Xiao Li, do you?
A. call B. to call C. to calling D. calling
IV. 完型填空（共10题）
Mr. Johnson was asking Tom a lot of questions, but Tom couldn’t answer __-21___ of them. Mr. Johnson then decided to ask him some very simple questions __-22___ he could get __23__ right, “What was the Great Pyramid?” he asked.
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