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第1题

DIn Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was l

arge, fairly out of date, run (经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn’t, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn’t too diligent (勤奋) about that either.

One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to ‘put them up’. I couldn’t put anything up--I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six-inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子), helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members’ store for a conciliatory (和解) cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

第46题：The furniture department was run by ________.

[A] the author’s parents

[B] the author’s relatives

[C] some member of a big family

[D] the local government

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第2题

？Read the news below.？Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D o

？Read the news below.

？Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D on the opposite page.

？For each question 19--33, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.

A News Report

Three men who ran a cross-channel smuggling group, selling cheap French beer, wine and champagne in Britain, were (19) yesterday. The men were leaders of an 11-man group which made at least 42 (20) on the Dover-Calais ferry in three months.

Trucks of (21) drink were brought into the country and sold illegally at Sunday market, and corner shops in South Wales. Two secret teams of (22) officers (23) vehicles between Kent and Cardiff in an operation called "chancer". Eleven men admitted their (24) in a conspiracy to avoid (25) duty on beer and spirits.

Mr. Roger Thomas said it was (26) that 70, 000 pounds of unpaid duty was (27) between January and April last year when the gang was organizing the smuggling group. Cases of beer, wine and champagne were brought to a rented warehouse in Cardiff before being (28) to traders. Mr. Richard Nichols, a former market (29) Mr. Qichard Spencer, a shop owner, and Mr. Raymond Tout, were put in prison for terms of nine, four and three months respectively. Judge Michael Burr said the group had used a(n) (30) of helpers in an organized conspiracy to make easy money. He ordered six other men to carry out community service and conditionally (31) two others who had played a lesser role.

After the case customs investigators said that the group made as many as four cross-channel trips a day mainly to a hypermarket near Calais. They went into (32) only three weeks after the new customs laws came into force on New Year's day last year. The investigators added: We hope these jail sentences will be a big help to tackle this widespread crime which is causing concern to the (33) industry.

(19)

A．escaped

B．jailed

C．fled

D．run

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第3题

回答下列各题 ~ Read this news about three bootleggers jailed. ~ Choose the best word to

fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page. ~ For each question (19-33) mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. ~ There is an example at the beginning (0) . Three Bootleggers Jailed Three men who ran a cross-channel smuggling group, selling cheap French beer, wine and champagne in Britain, were jailed yesterday. The men were leaders of an ll-man group which made at least 42 tours on the Dover-Calais ferry in three months. Tracks of cheap drink were brought into the country and sold (19)__________at Sunday market and comer shops in South Wales. Two secret teams of customs officers(20)__________vehicles between Kent and Cardiff in an operation called "chancer". Eleven men admitted their part in a (21)__________to avoid paying duty on beer and spirits. Mr. Roger Thomas said it was (22)__________that 70, 000 pounds of unpaid duty was involved between January and April last year when the gang was (23)__________the smuggling group. Cases of beer, wine and champagne were brought to a rented warehouse in Cardiff before being (24)__________to traders. Mr. Richard Nichols, a former market trader, Mr. Qichard Spencer, a shopowner, and Mr. Raymond Tout, were put in prison for (25)__________of nine,four and three months (26)__________Judge Michael Burr said the group had used "an army of helpers " in an organized conspiracy to make (27)__________money. He ordered six other men to carry out community service and conditionally (28)__________two others who had played a lesser role. After the (29)__________customs investigators said that the group made as many as four cross channel trips a day (30)__________to a hypermarket near Calais. They went into business only three weeks after the new customs laws came into (31)__________on New Years day last year. The investigators added: "We hope these jails (32)__________will be a big help to tackle this(33)__________crime which is causing concern to the retail industry. 19__________

A.lawfully

B.secretly

C.legally

D.illegally

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第4题

Both Heathrow 2 and Cardiff airports have a departure lounge which is very impressive.A．YB

Both Heathrow 2 and Cardiff airports have a departure lounge which is very impressive.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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第5题

Cardiff is the capital ofA．England.B．ScotlandC．Wales.D．Northern Ireland.

Cardiff is the capital of

A．England.

B．Scotland

C．Wales.

D．Northern Ireland.

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第6题

听力原文：Where should I put these boxes？（A) There should be three of them.（B) You can set

听力原文：Where should I put these boxes？

(A) There should be three of them.

(B) You can set them in the corner.

(C) No, but I can put them in a bag for you.

(37)

A．

B．

C．

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第7题

The shop in Cardiff ________.[A] was big and very modern[B] was old but beautiful[C

The shop in Cardiff ________.

[A] was big and very modern

[B] was old but beautiful

[C] didn’t sell furniture only

[D] was famous in London

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第8题

I can no longer put up with his rudeness.A.toleratE．B.acceptC.takE．D.suffer from

I can no longer put up with his rudeness.

A.toleratE．

B.accept

C.takE．

D.suffer from

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第9题

Cardiff airport does not sell anything to read and needs modernizing.A．YB．NC．NG

Cardiff airport does not sell anything to read and needs modernizing.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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第10题

听力原文：W: It's well-known science fiction plot to freeze a body and bring it back to lif

e years later. However, this may no longer be so far from the truth. Joining us from our Cardiff studio is Professor Andrew Morgan, who's been doing some research into this subject. Professot Morgan.

M: Yes, well, I've been looking into the ability of certain animals to freeze themselves for a certain amount of time, and then to come back to life when the circumstances around them change. And, what I've been working on over the past two years is the particular process that enables them to do this.

W: What have you actually discovered？

M: I think it's a particular chemical in the animals' bodies which begins to work under certain circumstances. And I'm now experimenting with this chemical to see if I can get other animals that wouldn't normally be able to freeze themselves to be able to do this.

W: Have you had any success？

M: I have so far. It's been going very well. And I'm reasonably confident that perhaps within ten years from now I'll be able to freeze human beings for as long or as short a time as I would like to, and then bring them back to life again in exactly the same state that they were in before they were frozen ... just as you can do with animals.

W: And what's the main application of your research？

M: I think the main application of this for human beings would be for people with terminal illnesses, such as certain types of cancer, AIDS. we could freeze them, find a cure for the illness and then bring them back to life again and administer the cure.

W: I see. Well, this obviously is going to create great debate I would think as to the rights and wrongs of whether we should be actually doing this.

What does Professor Morgan do？

A．He is a film director of Science Fiction.

B．He is a writer of Science Fiction.

C．He is a scientist who researches on how to freeze a body and bring it back to life later.

D．He is a doctor who treats terminal illnesses.

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