【正文】 Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake． To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?” Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese． After all, records are made to be broken． 56． From the text, we can conclude that the author _________． A． thinks singing for 80 hours straight is pletely meaningless B． feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures C． is quite worried about Burbure?s vocal cords D． has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures? feat 57． Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to ________． A． bee an international celebrity B． know all about Guinness records C． practice a great deal D． bear great stress for fear of injury 58． We can infer from the article that ________． A． after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak B． Burbure?s wife didn?t support his attempt to make a Guinness record C． many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior D． challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health 59． The author?s attitude to some Guinness world records is ________． A． positive B． impressed C． negative D． touched B Although credit cards are being a more acceptable part of the financial scene, they are still regarded with doubts by many as being a major part of the “l(fā)ive now pay later” syndrome（ 綜 合癥 ）． Along with hirepurchase, rental and leasing schemes（ 租賃項目 ） , they provide encouragement to spend more money． Of course, it is only the hotheaded who give way to the temptation to live, temporarily at least, beyond their means, and such people would no doubt manage to do so even without credit cards． Advertising campaigns have, however, promoted a growing realization of the advantages of these small pieces of plastic. They prevent need to carry large amounts of cash and are always useful in emergencies． All the credit card anizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may work out as high as 25 per cent a year, yet sensible purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks, interestfree credit． Using the card abroad, where items frequently take a long time to be included on your account, can extend this period even further． It is worthwhile shopping around before deciding on a particular credit card. It is necessary to consider the amount of credit granted。 Dear Sir or Madam, I?m a student from Xinhua Middle School． I?m gladly to learn that you want a few parttime English reporter． I?m interesting in this opportunity． I think I?m qualified in the job. As a student, I?ve read a lot and have a knowledge in many fields． I like English and do well in both spoken and writing． Beside, I?m easy to get along and enjoy working with others． I once worked as a reporter for my school broadcasting station, but I?m sure I can do the job well if I got the position． I?m looking forward to your reply． Yours, Li Lei 第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分 25 分） 假如你是李華，最近你班同學就中學生是否可以帶手機上學進行了討論。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（ ? ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 in D． in。每段對話僅讀一遍。 6． Where does this conversation take place? A． In a restaurant． B． In a night club. C． In a supermarket． 7． What kind of snack does the woman have? A． Pancake B． Chips． C． Salad． 8． How much does the woman pay for the things she asked? A． 75 pence． B． 1． 30 pounds． C． 2． 05 pounds． 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 題。 interest rates, which may vary slightly。請你根據(jù)下列信息，給校長寫一封信，客觀地介紹你班討論的情況。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 at C． for。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。 9． Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to? A． Young． B． Middleaged. C． Old． 10． Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman? A． Her leg． B． Her back． C． Her eyes． 11． Why can?t the man do gardening a lot? A． Because of his back trouble． B． Because of his leg trouble． C． Because of his arm trouble． 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 題 12． How does the man feel? A． Happy． B． Sad． C． Excited． 13． What?s wrong with the man? A． He was knocked down by a car． B． He had an accident when he was walking along the street． C． He had an accident in the car． 14． Why did it happen? A． Because there?s something wrong with the driving mirror． B． Because there?s something wrong with the roadside mirror． C． Because the other driver drove too fast． 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 題。 the number and range of outlets（ 經(jīng)銷店 ） , though most cards cover major garages, hotels, restaurants and department stores。 70%的學生認為 30%的學生認為 1．沒有必要帶手機； 2．帶手機會分散學習精力，上課開機影響極壞； 3．學生用手機會增加家長經(jīng)濟負擔。文中共有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。 on B． in。 第一節(jié) （共 5 小題；每題 1 分，滿分 5 分） 聽下面五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 15． Where is Miss Smith? A． She is at home． B． She is taking a break． C． She is attending a meeting． 16． When should Miss Smith call about whether she will attend the meeting or not? A． On Thursday． B． Today． C． The day after tomorrow． 17． What number should Miss Smith call? A． 802 8714－ 246． B． 802 9714－ 246． C． 902 8741－ 426． 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 題。 and of course, what happens if your card is lost or stolen． A credit card thief may be sitting on a potential goldmine particularly if there is a delay in reporting the loss of the card． However, if used wisely, a credit card can cost nothing, or at least help to tide you over a period of financial difficulty．