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2008奥运在即，奥组委正在招募志愿者，你是否愿意成为一名志愿者，说明你的理由。[@more@]To Be a VolunteerThe 29th Olympic Games is going to held in Beijing, China in 2008. This is a great event for every person in the world, especially for our Chinese. And I’ve heard that the Olympic Committee is recruiting volunteers and I earnestly hope that I can be chosen to be one of the members.The Olympic Games being able to be held in Beijing is a great honor for every Chinese. And as a college student, I b

[@more@]We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning. For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.

[@more@]Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach （教练）said that I had lots of potential （潜力）, and I became captain of my 36 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 37 . At first, everyone on the team got 38 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 39 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 4

[@more@]It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目) , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) " caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 36 of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in 39 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 4

[@more@]A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s 36 ,she said she would go. This 37 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 38 his mother and he felt 39 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 40 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 41 why or how she got the scar.At the meeting, the people were 42 by the kindness and natural beauty of hi

[@more@]It was the district sports meet . My foot still hadn’t healed（痊愈）from a（n） 36 injury . I had 37 whether or not I should attend the meet . But there I was , 38 for the 3,000-meter run . “ Ready … set … ” The gun popped and we were off . The other girls rushed 39 me . I felt 40 as I fell farther and farther behind . “ Hooray ! ” shouted the crowd . It was the loudest 41 I had ever heard at a meet . The first-place runner was two laps（圈）ahead of me when she crossed the finis

[@more@]第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave (墓), carved with the words: “To t

[@more@]A The famous American gorilla(大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas — she pretended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life — eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does. It was a new relationship. Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist. It was a long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening

[@more@]AGeneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital of Peace is one of its names— the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition（人道主义传统）and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis. Parks,splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000 — year history wait to be discovered.he Jet d’Eau togethe

[@more@]Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures（文化）. The increasingly popular “ design museums ” that are opening today , however , perform quite a different role . Unlike most art museums , the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public . These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall .People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new indust

[@more@]Millions of aircraft take off around the world every year . The skies they fly in seem limitless—miles of empty space . But , with the number of flights increasing each year , this emptiness no longer exists . Researchers in the world of aviation（航空）are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers . And increasing collisions , occurring at or near an airport , have called attention to the need for more aids（辅助设备）to aviation control . People who travel

[@more@]With a good shopping position and the right amount（数量）of money , any educated person ought to be able to make a living out of a bookshop . It is not a difficult trade to learn and the large chain-stores can never force the small bookseller out of existence as they have done to the corner shop . But the hours of work are very long-I was only doing a part-time job , but my boss put in a seventy-hour week ,besides regular journeys out of shopping hours to buy books . The real reason why

[@more@]SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and “ anything else that came up . ”Yet in Sydney next month , they will meet again by the pool , and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳）in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay . Gould , now a 47-year-old mother of four , has announced she will be making a return

[@more@]Monarch butterflies（黑脉金斑蝶）are a common summer sight in the northern United States and Canada . These large orange and black insects（昆虫）brighten parks and gardens as they fly lightly among the flowers . What makes monarchs particularly interesting is that they migrate（迁飞）—all the way to California or Mexico and back . They are thought to be the only insect that does this .Every year in the late summer monarchs begin their journey to the south . Those heading for Mexico go

[@more@] There were once three sons of a wealthy businessman. __46 _ they met, the two eldest, who were twins, __47 _ to quarrel about which of them should be his father’s heir. The youngest, who was not __48 _ ambitious, took no part in their argument. As soon as they left home, the father arranged for an adequate income to be provided for __49 _ of them, but insisted that apart from this they were to be financially self-supporting. The __50 _ twin, who had the advantage of good lo

第二部分：阅读理解[@more@]Passage 1The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The Government was badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The pople thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day

[@more@]Are there any drug-stores around here? --- Yes, there’s one on the left corner.Are there any good shows on TV tonight? --- Titanic is on the movie channel.Ami, I want this report typed today. --- It’ll be ready in the afternoon, sir.Afternoon, sir. Where to? --- Please get me to the airport. Are you on holiday here? ---- No, we aren’t. We live here.Are you feeling better today, Mrs. Silver? --- Yes, thanks doctor. But I still feel dizzy.Are you Mr Robert Lee?---Yes, Lee speaking.Are y

第五部分：英译汉[@more@]1.Wang Li’s father has taught English here since he graduated from Peking University.2.Please give this book to whoever comes first.3.Though it was late,they kept on working.4.Bill hit his car into a wall last night.5.Would you please help me with this heavy box?6.Apples here like water and sunshine.7.Tom was such a hardworking student that he soon came out first in the class.8.Ted and William have lived under the same roof for five years.9.You needn’t go there anymore.

[@more@]1. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.勇敢的敌人胜过懦怯的朋友。2. An enemy who lies at thy feet begging forgi-veness must not feel thy sword.对俯伏在你脚下乞怜的敌人，绝不可使他触及你的剑。3. Make your enemy your friend.要化敌为友。4. Live and let live.自己活也让别人活。5. As a man lives,so shall he die.有生必有死。6. We are not born for ourselves.人生天地间，并非为自己。7. He that hath time hath life.有时间就有生活。8. He that lives long suffers much.寿长忧患多。9. They

[@more@]1.Saying is easy. Doing is difficult. 说起来容易，做起来难。2.Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。3.Teaching is learning. 教学相长。4.driving is exciting. 开车真是刺激。5.Lying is a bad habit. 说谎是一个坏习惯。6.Getting daily exercise is important. 每天锻炼很重要。7.Listening to his speech is boring. 听他的演讲很无聊。8.Parking is prohibited here. 此地禁止停车。9.Raising children is a big responsibility. 养育孩子是一项重大责任。10.Walking in the rain is romantic. 雨中漫步很浪漫。11.Climbing