Passage Three

When you stretch out in the sun you can do one

of the three things: you can use no sun tan oil, an

ordinary sun tan oil; or Bergasol.

If you don't use any sun tan oil when you're in

the sun, you will burn surprisingly quickly. If you use

an ordinary sun tan oil, you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree.How much protection depends on the "protection-factor number" on the bottle. Some oils block out so many of the sun's rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning but you won't go very brown,either.

Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary

sun tan oil. It also has a tan accelerator that speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that produce melanin(黑色素). It is melanin that gives the skin its brown colour. Bergasol enables you to go

brown faster,am as the days pass the difference will become more obvious.Unfortunately, this special formulation isn't Cheap to prepare.So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil. However, the price looks more attractive as you do.

Bergasoi

It makes you go brown faster

Protection Many people imagine that "cover-up" means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday.

Not so. With "cover-up", you can get brown if

you want to. The point of "cover-up" is to protect

your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which,

according to the experts ,make your skin look older.

That's what Solex Cover-up is all about--protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor 8, which makes it suitable for anyone. Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is. With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less

chance of peeling. Your tan will look better. Your

skin will stay young longer.

Solex

Gentle tan.., full protection

44. What can we learn from the second advertisement?

A. It is easy to get a suntan in summer.

B. Suntan is regarded as a sign of protection.

C. Sunlight could make one look older.

D. Everyone wants to get a suntan from holiday.

答案：C

45. Why is Solex suitable for everyone?

A. Its price is more attractive.

B. It can be used to relieve sunburn.

C. It can make the skin cells more active.

D. It has a mild protection factor.

答案：D

46. Compared with Solex, Bergasol__

A. helps one go brown more quickly

B. better protects one's skin

C. is more competitive in price

D. is a better sun tan oil

答案：A

47. What is the most attractive feature of Solex Cover-up?

A. It helps one get a more beautiful tan.

B. It is often on sale in supermarkets.

C. It blocks out more sun's rays than other oils.

D. It helps one tan gradually and gently.

答案：D

Passage Four

Ideas about polite behaviour differ from one culture to another.Some societies, such as America and

Australia,for example, are mobile and very open. People

here change jobs and move house quite often. As a m result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only ma short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as

personal.

On the other hand, there are more crowded and less

mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example,will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of

questions that you don't want to answer.

Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers, but also for people in daily life. Some societies have " universalist'' cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. "Particularist" ( 強調(diào)特性的)societies also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

48. What can be learned from Paragraph 1?

A. People from a mobile society dislike talking about

personal affairs.

B. Short-term relationships are common in a mobile

society.

C. Americans tend to make more friends than people

from other cultures.

D. It is difficult for Americans and Australians to

communicate with strangers.

答案：B

49. Who do Malaysians prefer to start business with according to the passage?

A. Those who talk a lot about themselves.

B. Those who they know well enough.

C. Those who enjoy talking with strangers.

D. Those who want to do business with them.

答案：B

50. Which of the following is true about the rules in "particularist" societies?

A. They change to fit different situations.

B. People respect and obey them completely.

C. They don't exist.

D. No one obeys them.

答案：A

51. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Polite behaviour varies with different cultures.

B. Less mobile societies have fewer rules.

C. People from mobile societies are more polite.

D. Cultural differences are important.

答案：A

Passage Five

Claude-Oscar Monet ( 1840 -- 1926 ) was a French

artist and a leading member of the Impressionist group of painters. Born in Paris, Monet spent his childhood in Le Havre. There he met a local artist, Eugene Boudin. Who encouraged him to become a landscape painter.

In 1859, Monet went to Paris to study at the

Academie Suisse. Between 1860 and 1862, Monet served in the army in Algeria ( 阿爾及利亞 ). He returned to Paris where he met most of the major artists of the era. In 1870, Monet married Camille Doncieux. To escape the Franco-Prnssian war,they moved to London Back to

France, they settled at Argenteuil, a boating centre on the Seine (塞納河 ) which drew many other Impressionist painters. Working from nature was a particular symbol of the Impressionist movement, and one that Monet valued, reflecting in his paintings the ever-changing impact of light and weather conditions.

In 1872,he visited Le Havre where he painted "An Impression,Sunrise". When exhibited in 1874, part of its title was used by a critic to label the whole movement "Impressionism".

Monet's wife died in 1879,and he set up home with

Alice Hoschede, the wife of one of his most important

sponsors. During the 1880s, Monet traveled through France painting a variety of landscapes. He gradually

became better known and for the last 30 years of his life he was regarded as the greatest of the Impressionists.

From 1890 he began to paint a series (系列 ) of

pictures of one subject, including "Haystacks" "Rouen

Cathedral" and "Waterlilies". The latter were painted in the fine garden Monet created at his house at Giverny, where he lived from 1883 on. He painted them over and

over again,most significantly in a series especially for a museum in Paris.

52. Monet was introduced to art

A. by an artist in his childhood

B. by his father in Le Havre

C. during his short stay in Algeria

D. during his visit to Paris

答案：A

53. Which of the following is true according to the

passage?

A. Impressionism was born in London.

B. Monet was one of the sponsors of Impression

C. Argenteuil was the birthplace of many impressionists

D. Impressionist paintings are mainly based on nature

答案：D

54. What is said about the painting "An Impression,

Sunrise"?

A. It established Monet's fame as an artist for the

first time.

B. It invited a lot of strong criticism from the public.

C. It was painted by Monet and Eugene Boudin.

D. It was the origin of the name "Impressionism".

答案：D

55. What do we know about Monet's life since 18907

A. He painted only for a museum in Paris.

B. He devoted himself to traveling overseas.

C. He was influenced by Alice in his painting style.

D. He focused on paintings of a particular theme.

答案：D

V. Daffy Conversation(15 points)

Directions:Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.



Lisa:Well, honey, how did you like the opera?

Henry 56 ?

Lisa: Of course.

Henry:To tell the truth, I was bored to death. What a

ridiculous art form! 57

Lisa:Hum! 58 ? It was beautiful. And you just saw

one of my favourite operas.

Henry: 59 ,dear. I know you like opera, but it just

isn't for me. I'd rather read a novel or watch a movie.

Lisa=But you don't know how to appreciate opera.60

Henry=OK,what you're saying may be true.

56題答案：H

57題答案：D

58題答案：G

59題答案：E

60題答案：F

Ⅳ. Writing(25 points)

Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write an essay in English in 100～120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly.

61.你(Li Yuan)是班長，準備周末組織全班同學(xué)參觀歷

史博物館(the Museum of History)。

·周六上午8點全班在校門口集合，乘公共汽車

前往;

·參觀時，要認真聽講并記錄重要內(nèi)容;

·遵守參觀規(guī)定，如：館內(nèi)不得喧嘩、拍照，勿帶食品

飲料入館;

·下周五之前交一份參觀報告。

答案：略。