d

　　a child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to beth anaclerio, an evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.

　　“having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. but it really doesn’t have to be that way, ” said anaclerio. last summer, anaclerio and her friend jill carlisle, a northbrook mother of a 2 - year - old, founded a home part - planning business called “a party in a basket.” their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything.

　　drawing on their experiences as mothers, they have created （制作）10 ready -to- use, home party packages. everything a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a large basket.

　　“our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10, ” anaclerio said, “and they’re very interactive （互动 ）and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. for example, at the soda shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”

　　the standard 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like. for more information. call anaclerio at 708 - 864 - 6584 or carlisle at 708 - 205 - 9141.

　　68．the main purpose of writing this text is________ .

　　a. to share information about party planning

　　b. to introduce the joys of a birthday party

　　c. to announce a business plan

　　d. to sell a service

　　69．the most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that ________.

　　a. it brings parents and children closer together

　　b. guests play a part in the preparation of a party

　　c. parents are spared the trouble of sending invitations

　　d. it provides a subject of conversation

　　70．what does the underlined word “hassle” （paragraph 1 ）probably mean?

　　a. a party designed by specialists

　　b. a plan requiring careful thought

　　c. a situation causing difficulty or trouble

　　d. a demand made by guests

　　71．which of the following is most likely to be a party planner?

e

　　texas——us president george w. bush and russian president vladimir put in failed to bridge their differences over a key arms control treaty last week, but that didn’t stop them from backslapping（喧闹的狂欢）as they ended a summit（= a meeting between heads of governments）.

　　the two leaders also offered differing interpretations （= explanations）of the fate of nuclear warheads to be removed from missiles （导弹）under arms reductions they each announced last week. bush said he intended to destroy the warheads, but put in said their fate should be negotiated（谈判）.

　　the two men united on the need for northern alliance forces——to allow for a broad based government that respects all parties there.

　　bush and put in had spent the night at bush’s ranch. despite the rain, the rural environment（环境）and friendly company appeared to have worked its magic. they slapped（= hit quickly with the flat part of the hand）on the back and joked, at one point teasing（= make fun of sb. ）each other about whether it is better to visit texas in the heat of august or siberia in winter.

　　analysts（分析家）say the dramatic warming in us- russian relation could herald （预示）an era of praGMATism （务实的想法或做法）in global affairs as the two old rivals（= competitor）finally end decades of hostility （= a state of enemy ）and become friends.

　　“washington and moscow are no longer playing the ‘big game’against each other, but with each other, ” said karl heniz kamp, an analyst at the konrad adenaner foundation, a german think tank.

　　72．it can be concluded that president bush and president put in ________.

　　a. didn’t agree on key arms control treaty

　　b. offered different explanations of the future of nuclear warheads under arms reductions

　　c. neither a or b

　　d. both a and b

　　73．the reason why the two men joined together is that________

　　a. they were needed by the northern alliance forces

　　b. they had taken the advice given by karl heinz kamp, an analyst of a german think tank

　　c. they had already been partners

　　d. they had no different opinions on everything

　　74．the warming of us - russian relations indicates that________.

　　a. the two persons end hostility and become friends

　　b. us can benefit a lot from global affairs

　　c. there will be an end to all the armies of the world

　　d. it is a turning point to words being practical in global affairs

　　75．what the two men teased about shows that________.

　　a. they appeared friendly but in fact they didn’t

　　b. they just made fun of each other

　　c. they are friendly and humorous

　　d. they invited each other to their countries in the bad weather

第ⅱ卷（共35分）

　　第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

　　第一节　短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分l0分）

　　此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

　　该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）；在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；该行错一个词，在错的词下划一个横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。

　　第二节　书面表达（满分25分）

　　根据下面的提示，写一篇约100个单词的英语短文。题目和开头已经给出。

　　1．2001年7月，中国获得2008年在北京举办奥运会的权利。

　　2．2001年11月，中国加入了世界贸易组织（the wto）。

　　3．在北京，业余时间学习英语的人数比前几年增长了近70％。出租车司机至少能讲100句英语日常用语。

　　写作要求：

　　短文应包括以上提示要点，可适当增加必要的语句，使短文内容更加充实、结构更加紧凑。

english is getting more important

　　the year 2001 was a great year in the history of china. inspiring events occurred one after another.