【正文】 A Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital of Peace is one of its namesthe European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition(人道主義傳統(tǒng) ) and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis. Parks, splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 20xxyear history wait to be discovered. The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva. The Jet d’Eau has bee the symbol(象征 ) of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. Eight 13,500watt projectors light the grand column(圓柱 ) of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has bee internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance. Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by. 56. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva? A. Capital of Peace. B. Palais des Nations. C. The World’s Smallest Metropolis. D. The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making. 57. The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to______. A. the water fountain B. the English Garden C. a new scene with electric lighting D. the name of a famous watchmaker 58. What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text? A. It is the symbol of Geneva. B. It lies among the Jura Range. C. It has a direct passage to the ocean. D. It is a large body of water of tourist interest. B Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today. First, let’s talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks。每段對話僅讀一遍。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 During the summer of 20xx, I started reading books in English, mostly stories. I would learn a lot of new 76. ______ words from these books, but I had terribly problems 77. ______ memorizing them. I had to look up to the same word 78. ______ many times, for which was quite troublesome. I realized 79. ______ I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary. It was 80. ______ a great achievement for myself. I started writing down 81. ______ words from books that I read. I would e back from 82. ______ school, and then sit for an hour and two. I wrote down 83. ______ new words and added it to my collection. By the end 84. ______ of last year， my collection has grown to 3,000 words. 85. ______ 第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá) (滿分 25 分 ) 假設(shè)你是圖 1 中的男孩，請根據(jù)以下圖畫提供的情節(jié)線索，以 Sharing Housework 為題，用英文敘述你幫媽媽做家務(wù)的經(jīng)過及感想。 17. When did people begin to celebrate the new year? A. Before they had ways of measuring time. B. When different national groups appeared. C. After they had free time to celebrate a holiday. 18. At what time of the year do all people celebrate New Year’s Day? A. On January the first. B. At different times. C. Between January and February. 19. Why is New Year’s Day not the most important in the US? A. It is out of date. B. It is not enjoyable. C. It is close to Christmas. 20. What is this talk mainly about? A. History of holidays. B. Celebration of the new year. C. Chinese New Year’s Day. 第二部分英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分 ) 第一節(jié)：單項填空 (共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分 ) 從 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。20xx 年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the party. B. At the library. C