【正文】 urvival of the strongest in a species contributions to the survival of that species. 19. (A) Early newspapers in England. (B) The early history of magazines. (C) The life of Daniel Defoe. (D) Differences between newspapers and magazines. 20. (A) Its publication was banned by the British government. (B) It was the first weekly newspaper. (C) It caused a prison revolt. (D) It was the first magazine ever published. 此資料來(lái)自企業(yè) 21. (A) It had many more pages than newspapers. (B) It was given away for free. (C) It dealt with issues rather than events. (D) It was more widely available than newspapers. 22. (A) He wrote articles of the Church of England. (B) He refused to stop publishing the Review. (C) He refused to pay publishing taxes. (D) He refused to join the Church of England. 23. (A) It was not really a magazine. (B) It featured a variety of articles and stories. (C) It was praised by readers of poetry. (D) It was unpopular with politicians. 24. (A) How artists gained fame. (B) A schedule of art exhibits. (C) One form of folk art. (D) The preservation of old paintings. 25. (A) Very few were produced. (B) Most were kept only a short time. (C) Most were printed on delicate paper. (D) Many have been acquired by collectors. Section B Compound Dictation The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has more than onehundredtwentymillion books and other objects. It has newspapers, S1 publications and letters of S2 interest. It also has maps, photographs, art 此資料來(lái)自企業(yè) S3 , movies, sound recordings and musical S4 .The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for government holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is S5 to take books out of the building. The Library of Congress was S6 in eighteenhundred. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By eighteenfourteen, the collection had increased to about threethousand books. They were S7 that year when the Capitol was burned during America’s war with Britain. To help rebuild the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mister Jefferson’s collection included seven thousand books in seven languages. S8 . Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection. S9 . It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. S10 . This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything published in the United States. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 points, 25minutes) Section I Careful reading (25points, 20minutes) There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. TEXT A The train clattered over points and passed through a station. Then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped。 now people of all classes take them, while some wealthy prefer taxis or private cars. What a change in just a few years! But there are downfalls to having more cars on the roads. Fortunately, the government is aware of the problem. Nolead gasoline is the only one permitted in the city, and the rest of the country follows. Thousands of trees are planted in and around the city every year. Children are taught why and how to protect the environment. At the same time, public transportation has marked real progress: buses are everywhere and run frequently. We no longer see those old buses with broke n windows. Instead, there are fast buses, doubledecker buses, airconditioned o r heated buses, all offering a good service. TEXT H First read the following questions. 42. Each participating team should at least have ___ A. two D. five 43. Participants can bring along their ___ to the petition. A. Christmas trees B. Christmas presents C. festival 此資料來(lái)自企業(yè) costumes D. decoration materials Now read Text H quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet. With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration petition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival. Members of the public are wele to take part in the petition as families or small groups. Each team should be formed by at least three persons. A total of 99 Christmas trees of metres in height will be available for the participating teams to decorate. Participants can bring along their own decoration materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best results. Each participating team can take home the Christmas t