The British love to think of themselves as polite and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases"and “thank yous".Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires__65  seven or eight of these.Another __66   of our good manners is the queue.New?comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the__67 national sport.Finally,of course,motorists generally stop at crossings.But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbours?I think not.

Take forms of address (稱呼)for example.The average English person__68   he happens to work in a hotel or department store—would rather die than call a stranger “Sir" or“Madam".Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address.Our __69  “you" for everyone may appear more democratic,but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express __70  .I am all for returning to the use of “thee"and “thou"(Thee and thou are old?fashioned poetic words for“you");“you" would be__71   for strangers and professional relationships.

And of course,the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying.Have you noticed how the British __72   ever touch?Personlly, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming.Try kissing the average English person,and they will either take two steps backwards in horror;or,if their escape is__73   ,you will find your lips touching the back of their head.Now what could be__74  than that ?        

65.A.at least          B. at most         C. less than         D. not more than

66.A.signal            B. scene           C. sign              D. sight

67.A.true              B. original        C. superior          D. advanced

68.A.if                B. whether         C. when              D. unless

69.A.universal         B. unique          C. regular           D. normal

70.A.politeness        B. gratitude       C. democracy         D. consideration

71.A.ordered           B. reserved        C. offered           D. stocked

72.A.highly            B. mostly          C. hardly            D. nearly

73.A.confirmed         B. assured         C. jammed            D. blocked

74.  A. better         B. ruder           C. more polite        D. more frightening 

Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions(排放) and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday.

Using prediction models, British and Australian researchers   1   that improving efficiency, increasing carbon capture and  2   fossil fuel dependence in farming would not be enough to   3    emissions targets.

But combining these steps  4   a 30 percent reduction in livestock（家畜）  5   in major meat-producing nations and a similar  6   in meat-eating, would lead to "substantial population health benefits" and cut emissions, they said.

The study found that in Britain, a 30 percent  7  intake of animal-source saturated（飽和的） fat by adults would reduce the  8   of premature（過早的） deaths from heart disease by some 17 percent -- equivalent to 18,000 premature deaths reduced in one year.

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it could mean as  9   as 1,000 premature deaths reduced in a year, they said.

  10   the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions are from meat production and experts say rising  11   for meat, particularly in countries with growing economies, could  12   livestock production up by 85 percent from 2000 levels  13   2030.

The scientists said global action was needed to maximize the benefits of cutting meat production and  14 , and that the environmental  15   "may apply only in those countries that currently have high production levels."

The study was  16   in The Lancet medical journal as part of a series in climate change and health  17   the Copenhagen global climate summit scheduled next month.

In a second study, British scientists found that increased walking and cycling, and  18   cars, would have a much greater impact on health  19   low-emission vehicles in rich and middle-income countries.

Andrew Haines, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and head of the research series, said delegates at Copenhagen needed "to understand the potential  20   impacts of their plans."

(   ) 1. A. invented             B. experimented    C. found                   D. proved

(   ) 2. A. increasing          B. speeding           C. stopping          D. reducing

(   ) 3. A. meet                  B. change             C. break                      D. adapt

(   ) 4. A. by                        B. with                 C. to                    D. in

(   ) 5. A. sale                   B. eating               C. production               D. use

(   ) 6. A. cut                    B. increase            C. addition            D. consumption

(   ) 7. A. lower                 B. higher              C. more               D. less

(   ) 8. A. amount                  B. number            C. quantity            D. deal

(   ) 9. A. much                 B. many                      C. few                  D. little

(   ) 10. A. According to     B. Apart from     C. As well as        D. In addition to

(   ) 11. A. resistance          B. fear                  C. demand            D. anxiety

(   ) 12. A. weaken            B. strengthen        C. drive               D. broaden

(   ) 13. A. in                    B. by                    C. from               D. after

(   ) 14. A. evaluation               B. consumption     C. process             D. store

(   ) 15. A. advantage        B. disadvantage     C. pollution          D. improvement

(   ) 16. A. written             B. claimed            C. delivered          D. published

(   ) 17. A. along with               B. from behind      C. ahead of           D. in front of

(   ) 18. A. more               B. fewer                      C. no                    . none

(   ) 19. A. then                 B. as                    C. that                  D. than

(   ) 20. A. health                  B. body               C. spirit               D. emotion

There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.

       That product is foreign words.

       Gairaigo－words that come from outside -- have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.

       But in the last few years the trickle（涓涓細流）of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional（傳統(tǒng)的）Japanese.

       “The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media（媒體）to pick up.”

       “Experts（專家）often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”

       Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.

       “We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese.”

68．What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?

       A．The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.

       B．Foreign words are best suited for announcements.

       C．Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.

       D．The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.

69．In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ________.

       A．a(chǎn)re good at learning foreign languages

       B．a(chǎn)re willing to learn about new things

       C．trust the media

       D．respect experts

70．Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?

       A．The media and government papers

       B．Best-selling Japanese textbooks.

       C．The interest of young Japanese.

       D．Foreign products and experts.

71．The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud ______________.

       A．sells very well in Japan

       B．is supported by the government

       C．is questioned by the old generation

       D．causes misunderstanding among the readers

Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air, humans produce waste that is poured on the environment. Often, this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life.

One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is. Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill（廢渣填埋場）, the problem is often believed to end there. In addition, industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses. Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste, and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water. Often, chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste. The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past, but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.

Every year, major health problems result from dangerous waste. Sadly, it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.

Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem. They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.

Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem. They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste, and produce less harmful waste themselves. Many scientists think that waste production can be cut. The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods.

72. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

B. Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

C. Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

D. Environmental Protection

73. According to the text, people       .

A. do not produce harmful waste in their daily life

B. do not know where to place the dangerous waste

C. are not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem is

D. are not sure about where harmful waste ends

74. What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?

A. How to get government support.

B. How to increase their production.

C. How to store harmful waste.

D. How to cut down the related costs.

75. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products.

B. Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem.

C. Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem.

D. To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society.

Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand （品牌） of product on the shelf.

Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged （包裝）in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.

When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.

The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.

It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!

The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote （推銷） their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius （天才） to sell it.”

64. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?

A. The cost of its package.    B. The price of the product.

C. The colour of its package. D. The brand name of the product.

65. The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off”（in Para. 3 ） means that the colours _____.

A. attracted the customers strongly          B. had weak effects on the customers

C. tricked the customers into shopping       D. caused the customers to lose interest

66. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A. The way to promote goods.             B. The discovery of a genius.

C. The team to produce a good product.      D. The brand name used by successful producers.

67. Which of the following would be the best title for this text?

A. Choice of Good Products               B. Disadvantages of Products

C. Effect of Packaging on Shopping         D. Brand Names and Shopping Tricks

THEATRE

City Varieties

The Headrow, Leeds.Tel.430808

Oct10-11only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers,  Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Tri- o. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

Performances：8pm nightly.

Admission：￡5；under 16or over 60：￡4.

York Theatre Royal

St Leonard's Place, York.Tel.223568

Sept23-Oct17 Groping for Words - a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.

Admission: First night, Mon：￡2：Tues-Fri：￡3.25-5.50；Sat：￡3.50-5.75.

Halifax Playhouse

King's Cross Street, Halifax.Tel.365998

Oct 10-17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don't miss it.

Performances：7：30pm.

Admission：￡2.Mon：2 seats for the price of one.

Grand Theatre

Oxford Street, Leeds.Tel.502116

Restaurant and Café.

Oct 1-17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend's musical play, based on her best-selling book.

Performances: Evenings 7：45October 10-17, at 2： 30pm. No Monday performances.

Admission: Tues-Thurs：￡2-5；Fri＆Sat：￡2-6.

64.Which theatre offers the cheapest seat？

　　A. Halifax Playhouse. B. City Varieties.

　　C. Grand Theatre.     D. York Theatre Royal.

65. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat？

　　A.502116                     B.223568              　　C.365998                     D.430808

66. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ____.

　　A. a writer             B. an actress          C. a musician         D. a director

If a computer crashes,you will lose the file you _____ on unless you save it regularly.?    A.are working                 B.work?

    C.will work                  D.worked?

I would like _____you to my birthday party,but I was busy and forgot to call you.?

    A.to invite                    B.inviting?

    C.to have invited    D.having invited?

假如你是李明，你班同學(xué)獲悉江蘇省委、省政府提出“高中生在校集中學(xué)習(xí)時間不得超過八小時”的要求后，對如何支配由此增加的校外時間展開了討論。請你根據(jù)下列表格所示內(nèi)容，用英文寫一封電子郵件，向你的英國朋友John介紹相關(guān)情況。

When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

   A. burst    B. went    C. exploded    D. fell