_________, what you did is right. So don’t be worried about it any more.

  A. General speaking             B. Generally speaking

  C. General spoken              D. Generally to speak

D

    A German company was concerned about talks in Moscow trying to sell some 100 million dollars worth of equipment to a Russian State company. Talks went smoothly but differences remained. So Martin Bayer himself, the CEO of the German Company, decided to come to Moscow to head the talks. Besides caring about his business, the CEO wanted to go to Russia to hunt bears.

    Martin Bayer was one of the greatest hunters of our time (and the Russians knew about it). He went to the Sahara more than hundred times and hunted lions, crocodiles; he hunted polar bears in the North Pole and tigers in the rain forests of India. But he had never hunted Russian bears.

    So the Russians decided to organize a bear hunt for Mr. Bayer to sweeten the talks. This wasn't a simple task. Some people in the west still believe that bears may be found and seen everywhere in Russian cities just like squirrels may be seen in our back yards. This is not true. The closest place one may find bears in the wild is maybe 2,500 miles away from Moscow. However, a solution was quickly found. The Russian businessmen went to Moscow Circus（馬戲團）and for $2,000 bought a very old bear. This bear used to amuse and amaze audiences in many countries for 30 years, but got and looked too old, and was retired.

    “Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening,” they told to Mr. Bayer. “If compared to the Russian bears, your African lions are nothing more than harmless cats.” The bear was brought to a forest 50 miles from Moscow and was left there. Mr. Bayer was told that bears were plentiful in that forest and that many cattle and even people had been eaten in the surrounding villages.

    Meanwhile, an 18-year old female drove through the forest on a motorcycle and suddenly saw a bear (no bears had been seen in those places for 200 years). She was frightened, fell, left her helmet and her motorcycle and ran away.

    Mr. Bayer was excited and ready to hunt. This could become the most successful part of his extraordinary hunting experience. The next moment Mr. Bayer saw a bear in a helmet driving on a motorcycle through the forest in front of him. The bear had a happy expression on his face, as he was doing something he had been doing in the circus for 30 years: circling on a motorcycle!

    Mr. Bayer lives in a private mental institution near Hamburg happily ever after. The equipment was never sold to Russia. It was sold to Iraq instead.

  68. Why did the Russians invite Mr. Bayer to hunt bears?

       A. Russian bears are famous for their cruelty.

       B. They managed to find a bear for hunting.

       C. They expected the trade to be successful.

       D. There was a bear in Moscow Circus.

  69. Why did the Russians say “Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening”?

       A. To tell Mr. Bayer that many people had been killed by bears.

       B. To make Mr. Bayer feel the hunting really challenging.

       C. To warn Mr. Bayer to mind his safety while hunting.

       D. To tell Mr. Bayer that the bear is really dangerous.

  70. We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.

       A. Mr. Bayer has gone mad

       B. the bear injured him badly

       C. he has worked in a mental institution since then

       D. the trade has gone smoothly between Russian and Iraq

  71. Which would be the best title of the passage?

       A. Mr. Bayer, a Brave Hunter

       B. Russian Bears, Dangerous Animals

       C. Don’t Hunt in Russia

       D. Don’t Deal with the Russians

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

語法和詞匯知識（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in _______ is now the state of Virginia.

A. which          B. where              C. that             D. what

The price of oil has _________ sharply to $12 a barrel.

   A. risen              B. raised                                 C. been risen                  D. been raised

25. ---You’ve missed such a good chance.  ---Yes, I        that job the boss offered me.

A. must have taken    B. must take    C. should have taken    D. should take

She_____ have gone to Shanghai for a visit. She has been discussing the papers with me for a whole day.

A. mustn’t                    B. needn’t             C. shouldn’t                  D. can’t

Mrs. Black isn’t in and I’ll have to ring ___. I would appreciate it if you ring ____ after 6 o’clock.

  A. off; back      B. up; off      C. out; up       D. back; off

    Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin was a person who liked playing the violin and was full of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to a fancy dress ball (化裝舞會). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand  entrance at the party. He came up with an idea. He thought everyone would be attracted by him if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two, wheels under each shoe. These were the first rolled skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing the violin. Everyone was amazed to see this. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror hanging on the wall. It fell down and broke into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's entrance for a long time.

60．The passage is mainly about_______.

A．a(chǎn) strange man   　　     

B．a(chǎn)n unusual party

　　 C．how roller skating started

　　 D．how people held parties in the 18th century

61．People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.

       A．often gave others surprises      B．was a gifted musician

       C．invented the roller skates D．was full of imagination

62．Merlin put wheels under his shoes to_________.

       A．impress the party guests  B．a(chǎn)rrive at the party sooner

       C．test his invention            D．show his skill in walking on wheels

63．What is main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

      A．The roller skates needed further improvement.

       B．The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

       C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

       D．Merlin got himself into trouble.

單詞拼寫（共10題，每小題1分；滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或單詞首字母，在句子右邊的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

66. He became a top sportsman at some ________（犧牲）to himself, for example, by training very hard, giving up many pleasures, etc.

67. They say such unkind things about you just out of ______________（嫉妒）。

68. Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their _________（潛力）.

69. On _______（平均），people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do.

70. He ______（按下）the button and the doorbell rang.

71. It is said Yogo is of great b___________ to human health.

72. I washed and _______（剃須）, then hurried out of the house.

73. The thunder is a natural _____________________（現(xiàn)象）.

74. The local c       is francs（法郎）

75. Those who wanted to enter the USA must go through both m        and physical tests.

Though ______money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacked B. lacking       C. lacking of                        D. lacked in