Test1

第一部分：交際用語（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此部分共有10個未完成的對話，針對每個對話中未完成的部分

有4個選項(xiàng)，請從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答案題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[AHB][C]

[D]

1.一Howareyou,Bob?—BTed.

A.Howareyou?B.Kmfine.Thankyou.C.Howdoyoudo?D.

Nicetomeetyou.

2.一Thanksforyourhelp.—A

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.C.Quiteright.D.Don'ttha

nkme.

3.一Hello,I'mHarryPotter.—Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but

—C.

A.callmyCharlesB.caIImeatCharlesC.callmeCharlesD.caII

Charlesme

4.—PauI,D?—0h,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,

mymother.

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who'staIkingoverthere

C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat

5.—Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?一D,and

howareyou?

A.Don/tmeritionitB.Hm,nottoobadC.Thanks

D.Prettyfast

6.一That'sabeautifuIdressyouhaveon!一A

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it'stoocheap.

C.YoucanhaveitD.Seeyoulater.

7.—Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?—

_D

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.B.Fine,Inevergoto

birthdayparties.

C.Ha---haJdon/tlikebirthdayparties.D.Sorry,butmywifehada

caraccident

8.一Hi,weIcomeback!Hadanicetrip?—A

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.B.Comeon,I've

gotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdays.D.Well,l/lIlookforwardtoyo

urphonecall.

9.一Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?一

B________

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah/thanksforcoming.D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,

youknow.

10.—Marilynj'mafraidlhavetobeIeavingnow.一D

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?C.Notatall.

D.GoodIuck!

第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5個問題。請從每個問題

后的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A]

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrance

wasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople/sliveswere

miserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamenta

ndraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoV

ersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevo

lutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,

wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14has

beentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792

togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.Howeverzhewascaughtand

putinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.lnthe

sameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Marie

alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevoIutionofFrancehadfrightenedthe

otherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantoma

rchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthe

nation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsof

peoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleon

Bonaparte.(190words)

11.What/sthispassageabout?C

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.

D.Europe.

12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?_B

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenational

economywasdevelopingrapidly.

C.Thegovernmentwasn/twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?_D

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.

D.lnBastilIe.

14.WhatdoestheunderlinedworcTabolishedwmean?D

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.E

nded.

15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?D

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.Itbroughtsome

impactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthe

nationalparliament.

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeone

veryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whilehe

isshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecalIshowsthatthemat

terisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesame

meaningisattachedtotelephonecaIlsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifs

omeonereceivesacaIIduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatter

oflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimpor

tance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A,

gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoa

dinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartyd

ate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworldjtmay

beconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvance

becauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytend

tobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsofthe

world.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferent

culturesthattreattimedifferently.Promptnessisvaluedhighlyin

Americanlife/orexampIe.Ifpeopiearenotprompt,theymaybe

regardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewould

thinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbe

tooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsof

explanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260

words)

16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?B

A.Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningand

insleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteor

notfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

17.WhatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucalIsomeoneduringhisor

hersieepinghours?B

A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmen

twithhimorher.

18.Whichofthefoliowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakean

appointmeritwithyourfriend?B

A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthemidnight.

D.at4:00am.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothep

assage?D

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardedifthe

invitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdays

beforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefrom

differentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellin

advanceintheU.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

20.FromthepassagewecansafelyinferthatB.

A.itzsamatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlate

forabusinessparty

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn/tmakesomeexplanation

Passage3

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethat

everyoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalways

tobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattention

inastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands

（任務(wù)）.RacingthroughdaytimemeaIsispartofthepaceoflifein

thiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingpl

acesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedand

getbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriesto

makeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswiIIhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpush

pastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallc

ourtesieswithstrangers.Don/ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepe

oplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse^wasting“itbeyo

ndacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportaneeweattachtopatience.Inthe

Americansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofus

havewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse/Webegintomoverestlessly

aboutifwefeeItimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisin

termsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswh

eretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobe

oneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesy

ofabusinesscalI,forexampleztheywillmisstherituaIsocializingthat

goeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalin

theirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeor

coffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuch

relaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalItalks.Weseekout

evidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusiness

colleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandp

robeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessvery

quickly.(348words)

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?D

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americans

attachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon/tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americans

areimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph/ahighprioritywmeansB.

A.aIessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodb

usinessD.anattractivegift

23.AmericansevaluateabusinesscolleagueD.

A.throughsociaIcourtesyB.throughprolonged

businesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.byIearningabo

uttheirpastperformance

24.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutA.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusy

Americansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmerican

wayoflifeislike

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor/stoneinwritingis

C.

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.

objective

第三部分：詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

此部分共有20個未完成的句子，針對每個句子中未完成的部分

有4個選項(xiàng)，請從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[AHB][C]

[D]

26.ProfessorSmithpromisedtolookmypaper,thatis,to

readitcarefullybeforethedefense.

A.afterB.overC.onD.into

27.Ourhouseisaboutamilefromtherailwaystationandthereare

notmanyhouses.

A.inbetweenB.farapartC.amongthemD.

fromeachother

28.Asthebuscameroundthecornerjtranabigtreebythe

roadside.

A.intoB.onC.overD.up

29.0naverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotaIktoseveraladay.

A.customersB.supportersC.guestsD.

clients

30.WhatisthetraintoBirmingham?

A.feeB.tipC.fareD.cost

31.ThestudentswereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,at

ProfessorBrian's.

A.moneyB.payC.expenseD.los

s

32.Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihaveneverseensuch

aanddisorder!

A.massB.messC.guessD.bus

33.Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakeainherdiet.

A.changeB.turnC.runD.go

34.theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasan

Englishcolony.

A.BeforeB.AtC.InD.B

etween

35.Youshouldn'tyourtimelikethat,Bob;youhavetofinish

yourschoolworktonight.

A.cutB.doC.killD.kick

36.WhenLilycamehomeat5p.m.yesterday,hermotherdinner

inthekitchen.

A.cookedB.wascookingC.cooksD.

hascooked

37.Didyounoticetheguyheadlookedlikeabigpotato?

A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.

whom

38.BoththekidsandtheirparentsEnglishjthink.lknowit

fromtheiraccent.

A.isB.beenC.areD.was

39.Neverbeforeseesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

A.IhaveB.haveIC.IdidD.didl

40.John'sfathermathematicsinthisschooleversincehe

graduatedfromHarvardUniversity.

A.taughtB.teachesC.hastaughtD.is

teaching

41.Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseof

carelessdriving.

A.loseB.lostC.havelostD.are

lost

42.TheyoungladycomingovertousourEnglishteacher;the

wayshewalkstellsusthat!

A.mustbeB.canbeC.wouldbeD.

couIdbe

43.Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,youthetraintoBi

rmingham.Butnowyoumissedit.

A.wouldcatchB.wouldhavecaughtC.couldcatchD.

shouldcatch

44.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,haveoffat.

A.alargenumberB.thelargenumber

C.alargeamountD.thelargeamount

45.Nomatter,thelittlesistersmanagedtoroundthesheep

upanddrivethembackhomesafely.

A.itwassnowinghardB.harditwassnowing

C.howitwassnowinghardD.howharditwassno

wing

第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

以下短文中共包含10個未完成的句子，針對每給句子中空缺部

分有4個選項(xiàng)，請從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[C]

[D]

Therewereoncethreesonsofawealthybusinessman.46they

met,thetwoeldest,whoweretwins,47toquarreIaboutwhichof

（繼承人）.

themshouldbehisfather'sheirTheyoungestzwhowas

not48ambitious（野心勃勃的）,tooknopartintheirargument.As

soonastheylefthome,thefatherarrangedforanadequateincometo

beprovidedfor49ofthem,butinsistedthatapartfromthisthey

weretobefinanciallyseif-supporting.The50twin,whohadthe

advantageofgoodlooksandastrikingpersonality,decidedthathe

wouldtakeupthestage51_acareer.He52asmallrepertorycompany,

（不準(zhǔn)時）

actedinminorpartszwasalwaysunpunctualatrehearsals

andwasaccordingly53withhisfellow-actors.Heearnedlittleand

sohadtolivemainlyonhisallowance.Heoccasionallythoughtof54

hisprofession,butalwaysputoff55adecision,andhebecameincr

easinglyboredanddisillusioned.

46.A.whateverB.wheneverC.whereverD.

however

47.A.areusedB.usedC.usingD.

areusing

48.A.atleastB.atmostC.intheleastD.inthe

most

49.A.everyB.allC.eachD.

none

50.A.firstB.olderC.youngerD.

elder

51.A.isB.asC.beD./

52.A.joinedB.attendedC.went

D.joinedin

53.A.popularB.unpopularC.welcomeD.u

nwelcome

54.A.livingB.turningC.endingD.

changing

55.A.makingB.makeC.decideD.

deciding

第五部分：英翻漢（滿分15分）

請在20分鐘內(nèi)把下列5句英文翻譯成中文，把答案寫在答題紙

±o

56.WangLi'sfatherhastaughtEnglishheresincehegraduatedfrom

PekingUniversity.

57.Pleasegivethisbooktowhoevercomesfirst.

58.Thoughitwaslate,theykeptonworking.

59.Billhithiscarintoawalllastnight.

60.Wouldyoupleasehelpmewiththisheavybox?

第六部分：寫作（滿分15分）

要求在30分鐘內(nèi)，根據(jù)下面所給的題目和中文提綱用英語寫

出一篇不少于80詞的短文。

Sports

1.你喜歡什么運(yùn)動。2.你如何喜歡上這種運(yùn)動。3.運(yùn)動對你

有什么益處（工作、學(xué)習(xí)和生活）。

Test2

第一部分：交際用語（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此部分共有10個未完成的對話，針對每個對話中未完成的部分

有4個選項(xiàng)，請從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項(xiàng)，并用鉛筆將答案題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A]

[B][C][D]

1.—Who'sthatspeaking?一ThisisTomC

A.speaksB.spokenC.speakingD.

saying

2.—I'msorry.Ilostthekey.—A

A.Well,it'sOK.B.No,it'sallright.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Youarewrong.

3.—It'srathercoldinhere.Doyoumindiflclosethewindow?—_

B______

A.Yes,please.B.No,goahead.C.Sure,please.

D.1don/tlikeit.

4.一C一Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

A.Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?B.Whoisyourf

ather?

C.Whatisyourfather?D.Whereisyourfather

now?

5.一Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?

—It's499Yuan.D

A.0h,no.That'sOK!B.Howdoyoulikeit?

C.Whichdoyouprefer?D.Wouldyouliketotry

iton?

6.—B

一Well,theygottherelastWednesday.Soaboutaweek.

A.WhendidyourparentsarriveatParis?B.Howlonghave

yourparentsbeeninParis?

C.DidyourparentsarriveatParislastWednesday?D.Whenw

illyourparentsgotoParis?

7.一Howoftendoyougodancing?一C

A.Iwillgodancingtomorrow.B.Yesterday.

C.Everyotherday.D.l'vebeendancingfor

ayear.

8.一Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.—B

A.Welljvegrownamustache.B.That/sterrific!

C.Say,you/vereallychangedyourhair.D.Well,!gaveupdr

inking.

9.一HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?

—C________

A.Forgetit.B.Sorry,IlikeMexicanfood.

C.That'sgreat!D.Gladyoulikeit.

10.—Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?一D

A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.

C.Prettywell,!guess.D.Sorry,Kmnewhere.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5個問題。請從每個問題

后的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A]

Passage1

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportin

SantoDomingo.Shewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisteri

ntheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasvery

happyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilya

ndfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardthe

airlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthes

cales(稱).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshe

justcouldn/tIiftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,

waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

"What'swrongwiththisgirl?wHesaid,“Whydoesn'tshehurry

up?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingto

checkinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.Andinherbest

Englishshesaid/Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforev

eryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemea

handwithmyluggage?"

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequickly

pickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathim

withdisapprovaI.(224words)

11.Maria'sstoryhappenedD.

A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwayback

toSantoDomingo

C.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedatthe

airport

12.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedin

thestoryistoCattheairport.

A.heIpcarrypeople/sluggageB.askpeopletopick

uptheluggage

C.checkpeople'sIuggageD.takecareof

people/sluggage

13.“Whyareyousoupset?wMariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotell

himthatheshouldnotbe_C.

A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.

sorry

14.Z/Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval/Thissentence

meansthatthepeoplearoundfeltC.

A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedaboutthe

man

C.sorryforMaria/smannersD.sorryforthem

an'smanners

15.TheauthormentionedMaha'sageatthebeginningofthestoryi

nordertoshowthatA.

A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperlyB.shewould

nothavelefthomealone

C.everyonearoundherwaswrongD.itwasnotgood

thatnobodyofferedtohelpher

Passage2

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term^medium-rangeand

Iong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactiviti

es,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedin

aweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberemem

beredthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-

termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementof

solidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,we

shoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwill

buildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

TheintermediategoaIsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-

termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentire

schoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveraIyears.Anytimeyo

umoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecome

discouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwill

enforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.AndasyourIist

ofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewilIincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.They

mightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshould

neverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221

words)

16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalotB.

A.Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.Ifwecomple

tetheshort-termgoals

C.IfwehavedreamsofthefutureD.lfweputforward

someplans

17.Newshort-termgoaIsarebuiItuponD.

A.adailybasisB.yourachievementina

week

C.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathave

beencompIeted

18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,C.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldh

avestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?C

ALifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetup

long-termgoals

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.D.TheIimitationof

long-termgoals.

20.Whichofthefoilowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothe

passage?C

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithoutthe

achievementofsolidshort-termgoals

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-ter

mgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoal

tolimitusorourcourseofaction.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhich

havebeencompleted.

Passage3

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannelsbody

ofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Butthecultures

ofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanni

versary（周年2己念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalled

theEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningfor

thecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepast

century.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraq

war-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFre

nchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.Thisdiscomfort

isexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguagestinternalionalmeet

ings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhard

Schroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.Ho

wever,somepoliticaIexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthaveh

elpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydi

fferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn'tstop

12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only

3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys(調(diào)查)

showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthanthey

dototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfound

thatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.

PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'scl

oserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappy

withBritain/scloselinkswiththeUS.

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100years

of'doubtfulfriendship'',theyareatleastabIetomakejokesabout

eachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelat

ionshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)

21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis_

D.

A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.a

mixtureofloveandhate

22.ThewarinIraqdoesDtotherelationshipbetween

FranceandBritain.

A.goodB.harm

C.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm

23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoAandtheFrencha

renotsofriendlyto.

A.Germany;AmericaB.America;Germany

C.Germany;GermanyD.America;America

24.Daremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin

A.Americanpeople---BritainB.Britishpeople---

Germany

C.Frenchpeopie…BritainD.Britishpeople

France

25.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?C

A.AsIongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreement

wilIformbetweenF