One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then , in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinema and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want; the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night
11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ___________
A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.
B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London
D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
12. With the same money needed for _______, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat with a garden D. renting a small flat without a garden
13. When the garden is in blossom, that one _________ has been rewarded.
A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden
C. having a garden of his own D. having been digging, planting and watering
14. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ______ if they had to live
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outside London.
A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable
C. their life was worthless D. their life was useless
15. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _______.
A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent away
III. 词汇与语法（共5题）
16．We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no ____ but to take a taxi.
A. way B. choice C. possibility D. selection
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. She _____ 100 pages of the book today.
A. has already read B. already reads C. already read D. was already read
19. With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased ________ he was a man of action.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
20. I was giving a talk a large group of people, the same talk I _________ to half a dozen other groups.
A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given
IV. 完型填空（共10题）
It was getting dark. Some children and two Canadian women were still ___21___ on the ice near a big hotel. They were having a good time.
Suddenly the ice ___22___ . One of the boys fell into the water. The children shouted. “Help! Help!” They didn’t know ___23___ to do. The two Canadian friends heard ___24___ and skated over to get the boy out of the water.
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The ice was ___25___ . The two Canadians fell into the water, too. But they tried their best to ___26__ the little boy. They know they must be __27___ If they didn’t push him up onto the ice, he would soon die.
Many people ran over to ___28___. Some of them had ropes and poles. A young man jumped into the water to save the ____29___ people.
The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last. One of the women didn’t feel well. She was sent to the ___30___ at once. But she felt very happy because the boy was safe.
21. A. boating B. skating C. planting D. swimming
22. A. broke B. shone C. closed D. flew
23. A. who B. when C. what D. where
24. A. one B. him C. them D. her
25. A. big B. small C. thick D. thin
26. A. save B. wake C. see D. tell
27. A. slow B. quick C. sorry D. wrong
28. A. play B. shout C. push D. help
29. A. two B. three C. four D. five
30. A. hospital B. school C. library D. garden
V. 英译汉（共5题）
31. I have no interest in what they say about me. 我对他们所说的有关我的事儿不感兴趣。
32. One can never succeed without enough confidence in himself, 一个人如果对自己没有足够的自信，他是绝不会成功的。 33. Please give this book to whoever comes first. 请把这本书给第一个来的人。
VI.写作
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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 Means of Getting Information
1． 现代社会获取信息的方式很多
2． 我最喜欢的获取信息的方式
Paper Six
I. 交际用语（共5题）
1. ------Is that seat taken”
------__________
A. Please don’t worry. B. I don’t think so. C. Why not?
2. ----- How tall is your sister?
-----_____________
A. She is not very well. B. She is 28 years old.
C. She is very nice. D. She is as tall as me.
3. ------ Would you mind changing seats with me?
------ __________.
A. Yes, you can B. Of course, I like to
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C. No, I don’t mind D. Certainly, please do
4. ------- Hi, is Mary there, please?
-------________
A. Hold on. I’ll get her. B. No, she isn’t here.
C. Yes, she lives here. D. Yes, what do you want?
5. ------ Madam, do all the buses go downtown?
------__________.
A. Wow, you got the idea B. No, never mind
C. Pretty well, I guess D. Sorry, I’m new here.
II. 阅读理解（共10题）
Passage One:
Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.
“ If there were an accident.” He says , “ They’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast.”
But Linda has promised that she would ring. “ However,” she says, “is doesn’t cost much when you just think that it’s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second.
“If you’re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat.” David says, “And one minute’s nearly four pounds.”
“That’s no more than you’d pay for a new hat,” Linda answers.
She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.
“Hello, Mum, Is that you?” She says.
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