【正文】 end may not be enough time to bee an expert at something new，but it provides a way for people to begin their explorations. Some anizations offer intensive courses that last two or three days. People with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things as how to make beer，speak a new language， or take better photos. Help Others Some anizations cooperate with businesses to have acmodations(住宿 ) and activities for shortterm volunteers. Most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities. A volunteer getaway is a way to relieve stress and help others at the same time. Stay in a National Park For those who want to relax in a rural environment， a national park fits the bill. Most national parks provide camping areas for tents and trailers. Several have cabins(小屋 ) within the parks available to rent. A getaway to a national park provides privacy， stress relief， and the time to get to know some important natural resources. 60. The underlined word“ getaway” in this passage most probably means ________. A. an exciting exploration B. an interesting location C. a short vacation D. an unfettable experience 61. It can be learned from the text that ________. A. spas are offered in the tourist attractions all over the country B. intensive courses of some anizations help people get away from home C. helping others at weekend makes people feel more stressful D. people may get close to nature in a national park 62. Which of the following can be rented in a national park? A. Cabins. B. Trailers. C. Camping areas. D. Tents. 63. The best title of the passage can be ________. A. Away from Our Busy Work B. Good Ways to Relieve Stress C. Enjoy Life and Help Others D. Long Weekend Getaway Ideas C Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man， aged 34， who had a fever and many other medical problems. His condition was not improving， and there was not much hope that he would live. Dr. Mellinkoff asked to see the patient. He introduced himself in Spanish and，in a very gentle voice， asked how he felt. The patient smiled and said everything was all right. Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. The patient said that he had no desire to eat. “ Are you getting food you like？” The patient said nothing. “ Do you get the kind of food you have at home？” The answer was no. The doctor put his hand on the man39。s B. didn39。t e to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night. The little old man walked right up to the cash register， placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger， one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly places one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them. As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger， the crowd began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking, “ That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.” As the man began to eat his French fries， one young man stood and came over to the old couple39。s great， too... but only sometimes. Bilingual electronic dictionaries are fast and __42__. They can be great __43__ you are traveling and need information quickly. __44__ I am against electronic dictionaries and even bilingual __45__ dictionaries in many cases. Let me explain. When you reach an intermediate(中等程度的 ) level of English， you know __46__ of the language to ask the meaning of certain things while using English. Translating between languages in your head __47__ time. You should be translating as little as possible and __48__ in English as much as possible. I strongly remend that intermediate and advanced students should __49__ an EnglishEnglish dictionary that is made __50__ for your understanding. For example， Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has good dictionaries for students and __51__ publishing houses do，too. I also feel that paper dictionaries are better for studying than electronic dictionaries. True， they take longer to use. But， for some reason， the information you __52__ seems to stay in your head longer. It may be __53__ you are forced to spell the word in your head and therefore“ see it” more clearly in your __54__. So what do you do if you have checked an EnglishEnglish dictionary and still don39。t have e 32. — Tony， do remember to send the report to the sales manager! — ________. A. Made it B. Got it C. Heard it D. Followed it 33. — What should I wear for the English speaking position? — Dress ________ you like. A. which B. what C. however D. whenever 34. China is no longer ________ a production base； it is also one of the most important consumer markets. A. partly B. merely C. shortly D. totally 35. ________， Franks never seems able to do the work satisfactorily. A. As hard he tries B. Try hard as he might C. As hard as he tries D. Try as hard as he might 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿(mǎn)分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。t plan it like that but it ________ very well. A. tried out B. went out C. worked out D. carried out 27. Barbara often makes a schedule to get herself ________ of what she is to do in the day. A. remind B. to remind C. reminded D. reminding 28. The medium believes the price of petrol will rise by more than ________ two percent. A. other B. another C. any other D. the other 29. Everyone should learn something about f