For centuries, people wondered how big the Earth was. Unfortunately, as long as they thought the Earth was flat, no one was able to figure out its size. Gradually, however, people began to realize that the Earth was really round.
 Then, in the third century BC（2,300 years ago）, a Greek man named Eratosthenes had an idea. Eratosthenes was sure that the Earth was a sphere. He used the sun and geometry to figure out the size of the Earth. He calculated that the circumference of the Earth was 28,600 miles（46,000 kilometers）.The true size of the Earth is 25,000 miles（40，000 kilometers）.Eratosthenes’ measurement was wrong, but it was very close to the truth.
 For many centuries after Eratoshenes lived, people made maps of the Earth. However, they did not know very much about the world outside of Europe, Asia, and north Africa. Mapmakers could not draw accurate maps of the Earth until people began traveling around the world in the fifteenth century, mapping small areas each time. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people began making correct maps of countries, but the first accurate maps of the world were not made until the 1890s.
 Maps today are reliable, inexpensive, and easy to understand．People depend on maps every day. What would our lives be like without them?
61．A sphere is a      .
 A．large shape  B．planet 
 C．ball  D．member of the sun family
62．What’s a synonym（同义词）for figure out?
 A．geometry B．calculate C．make out D．understand
63．Look at the four drawings below. Which one shows the circumference of the Earth?

64．A measurement is a       .
 A．calculation B．kilometer C．true statement D．wrong statement
65．Accurate means      .
 A．big B．nice C．small D．correct
C
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　　Then you’d be faced with double paying for one job because stopping the pay of an injured man would simply be out of the question.
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66．The above is most probably ______.
 A．a report  B．a letter. 
 C．an announcement  D．an advertisement
67．What is really true according to the above?
 A．Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance.
 B．An important person of the firm has just had an accident.
 C．Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident.
 D．Unfortunately the important person has become disabled.
68．Whom might the writing be mainly for?
 A．An important person in a firm. B．An employee of a firm.
 C．The boss of a company. D．Readers of a newspaper.
69．Why would the pay be doubled?
 A．Because two persons are doing one job of the same.
 B．Because the important job is worth double pay.
 C．Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid.
 D．Because the double pay is for two persons.
70．Travelers Insurance Company ______ for a person insured.
 A．will pay for all the cost of life
 B．will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime
 C．won’t get much from the firm
 D．will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense
D
　　Everyone would like to be a millionaire but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old ? Britney Spears from Kentwood , a small town in Louisiana , is only 20 years old ; she is an international pop superstar with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA . At her young age , she can look after her family financially （经济上）all her life .
　　This year is a big year for Britney , she is currently on a 31 date tour of the US and every concert is a sell out . That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 every time . It’s tiring schedule （安排表）but brings great rewards . When touring , she goes to bed around lam and then has a lie-in until lpm or 2pm the next day . Her philosophy（人生观）is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun .
Spears is not satisfied with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to branch out into the movie business and try a bit of acting .She made an appearance in “ Austin Powers 3” this year and she is filming a teenage comedy that will be released in March 2003 . In this movie , she has a starring role . The movie was her own concept and she picked the writer .
　　For Britney , acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic（热心）about it all . If her movies are successful , her bank account is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she has been quoted as saying she does it for the love , not the money .
71．We can infer from the text that most millionaires are          .
 A．older than 20 B．around 20 C．in their 30s D．in their 40s
72．Tickets for her concerts are          .
 A．cheap  B．expensive  C．on sale soon  D．all sold
73．The underlined word “you” in the second paragraph refers to          .
 A．a person in general B．a particular person
 C．Britney Spear herself only  D．the reader
74．Which of the following is not true according to the text ?
 A．Though young , Britney can support her family now .
 B．While touring , Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day .
 C．The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney’s own story .
 D．Britney will be even richer with her movies successful .
75．According to Britney Spear , she works          .
 A．to be a great actress  B．for the enjoyment
 C．for money   D．to be more famous
　　
第二卷（共45分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读表达（15分）
阅读短文, 按要求回答76-80题。
　　Air pollution is bad for the health of children and a cause of many illnesses. Air pollution can be divided into outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution.
　　Air pollution is a main cause of many respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses. While second-hand tobacco smoke and some outdoor pollutants (污染物) are known as causes of these illnesses, indoor air pollution from fuels is also one of the causes.
　　Outdoor air pollution is largely and increasingly a result of burning of fossil fuels for transport and other human activities. During the process of burning, a mixture of pollutants is produced.
　　Outdoor air pollution remains a serious problem in cities throughout the world, particularly in big cities of developing countries and it is said that a quarter of the world population is exposed (暴露) to unhealthy air pollutants. Children are particularly at risk because some parts of their respiratory systems (系统) have not developed well.
　　　　Indoor cooking and heating with fuels or coal produces a lot of indoor smoke that contains a lot of health-damaging pollutants. It is said that exposure to indoor air contains a lot of health-damaging pollutants. It is said that exposure to indoor air pollution can lead to respiratory illnesses in children under the age of five. These illnesses continue to be the biggest killers of young children and cause more than two million deaths every year. Exposure to indoor air pollution also causes cancers in adults and many other illnesses.
76．What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
   ____________________________________________________________________________
77．What’s outdoor air pollution caused by?
   ____________________________________________________________________________
78．What kinds of illnesses can be caused by indoor air pollution?
   ____________________________________________________________________________
79．How many young children die of respiratory illnesses caused by indoor air pollution each year?
   ____________________________________________________________________________
80．Are fuels a cause of both outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution?
   ____________________________________________________________________________

第二节：书面表达（满分30分）
　　请用英语向来访的外宾介绍你校新建的网络学校（net-school）在教与学、信息与知识、交流、方便其他学习者、学校管理和培养现代化人才等方面的作用。
　　短文要求110个词左右，开头语已给出。
Ladies and gentlemen,
　　Very nice to have you here in our school.                                        
 

参考答案

1—5 ACBBC     6—10 CACAB    11—15 CACBA   16—20 BCACB
21—25 ADAAC   26—30 BBBBB   31—35 DCCCC
36—40 BBCAC   41—45 ADDAD   46—50 BAAAC   51—55 DBACD
56—60 CDBAD   61—65 CBAAD   66—70 DACDC   71—75 ADACB
76． The first paragraph gives the readers a brief introduction to air pollution.
77．Outdoor air pollution is largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels for transport and other human activities.
78．Indoor air pollution can lead to respiratory illness, cancers and many other illness.
79．More than two million young children die of respiratory illness caused by indoor air pollution each year.
80．Yes. The burning of fossil fuels for transport can lead to outdoor air pollution and indoor cooking and heating with fuels can lead to indoor air pollution.
One possible version:
Ladies and gentlemen,
　　Very nice to have you here in our school. Now I’d like to tell you something about the net-school we have just set up.
　　Our net-school is very helpful in many ways. First of all, it will make teaching and learning easier and more interesting. We can get more information and knowledge in class. We can communicate with other students home and abroad by sending and receiving messages wherever we’d like to. The net-school is open all day both to the students and to the techers, so we can get the latest information through the Internet at any time. The net-school is very convenient to us and other people who can learn at home if they have a computer. It will help to improve our school management and meet the needs of the modern society as well.
　　That’s all. Thank you.

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