WELCOME
Welcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world． Windsor is one of the official residences（住所） of the Queen, who sometimes stays here．
Audio tours
Free audio tours are available on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of your visit． There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors．
Guided tours
Visitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide． Tours depart at regular intervals throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments．
Visitors with children
For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends． Please note that, for safety reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Apartments． However, baby carriers are available to borrow．
St George’s Chapel
Visitors arriving at the Castle after 15:00 from March to October are advised to visit St George’s Chapel first, before it closes．
Shopping
Shops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and children’s toys． Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service．
Refreshments
Bottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops． From April to September ice cream is also available． Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops． Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel．
Photography and mobiles phones
Non-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle． Photography, video recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St George’s Chapel． Mobile phones must be switched off inside the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel in consideration of other visitors．
Security
As Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongs should get through airport-style security checks． For safety and security reasons a one-way system operates along the visitor route． A visitor can apply for a free audio tour _______．
| A．in the Courtyard |
| B．in the State Apartments |
| C．at the Admission Center |
| D．at St George’s Chapel |
What is specially offered to visitors with kids?
| A．A security guard． | B．A pushchair |
| C．A free toy． | D．A baby carrier． |
Who can get re-entry permits?
| A．Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle． |
| B．Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops． |
| C．Visitors buying water from the Courtyard． |
| D．Visitors eating outside St George’s Chapel． |
Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?
| A．To ensure the safety of others． |
| B．To ensure the security of the Castle． |
| C．To prevent them from disturbing others． |
| D．To prevent the use of the built-in cameras． |
In the modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity (繁荣). Others say that competition is bad, that it sets one person against another, that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is really forgotten.
However, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often notice that they have a desire to fail. They seem to choose failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” They don’t believe that if they had really tried and lost, such a loss would prove their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison(比较) with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．Competition helps set up self-respect. |
| B．Failures are necessary experiences in competition. |
| C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development. |
| D．Opinions about competition are different among people. |
Why do some people value competition according to the passage?
| A．It builds up a sense of duty. | B．It pushes society forward. |
| C．It improves personal abilities. | D．It encourages individual effects. |
The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.
| A．those who try their best to win |
| B．those who value competition most highly |
| C．those who are against competition most strongly |
| D．those who rely on others most for success |
What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?
| A．One’s success is based on how hard he has tried. |
| B．One’s success in competition needs great efforts. |
| C．One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills. |
| D．One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others’. |
Which point of view may the author agree to?
| A．Every effort should be paid back. |
| B．Competition should be encouraged. |
| C．Winning should be a life-and-death matter. |
| D．Fear of failure should be removed in competition. |
E
On Christmas Eve a few years ago an English couple（夫妇） received a very special telephone call．It was only a 20-second call but it was very important．The Haydens’ 15-year-old daughter had disappeared six months before．On Christmas Eve she rang them．“I’m phoning to wish a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you．”
Ronals and Edwine Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called “Alive and Well”．The service helps parents to get in touch with children who have run away from home．
Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents．The telephones are answered by answering machines．So no one can speak to the child of making him return home．
Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home, so children do not want to tell their parents where they are．Through “Alive and Well” they can telephone their parents without worrying about this or giving out their addresses．
The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape recorded telephone messages and connect the address given．Many of the 30,000 British teenagers who have left home are probably in London．For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents．They can dial（拨） 5675339 and stop a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?
72．The Haydens’ daughter rang her parents．
A．because she knew she had done something wrong
B．in order to give them her address
C．to say she was coming home soon
D．in order to comfort her worried parents
73．If you ring “Alive and Well ”,．
A．you will get the information you want
B．your message will be passed over to your parents
C．your information will be kept a secret
D．your parents will know where you are
74．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The Haydens received an “Alive and Well” call from their daughter before Christmas．
B．An “Alive and Well” call usually costs only two pence because it is quite near and short．
C．In this text at least 30,000 Br
itish teenagers don’t want to live with their parents．
D．The “Alive and Well” call is far less important than the message it sends．
75．Through “Alive and Well”, parents of runaway children．
A．often fail to persuade their children to return home
B．know nothing from their children to return home
C．can say nothing to their children
D．can ask the police to help them to find lost children
C
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress（紧张） helps to bring it on．It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them．
Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure（闲暇） in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and bring our frustrations（沮丧，挫败） into the open．People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than shoes who bottle up their feelings．[
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them．It is possible to change jobs．We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard．We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude．It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy．Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger．The teaching in the Bible “Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions（宗教，信仰）．
65．Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve（减轻）stress．
B．Stress is the direct cause of cancer．
C．The cause of stress are worthy of serious study．
D．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today．
66．According to the text, which of the following people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A．People who have cancer．
B．People who like to quarrel with others．
C．People whose living standard is low．
D．People who have more responsibilities than they can handle．
67．The word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means．
A．a noisy quarrel
B．a very loud noise
C．a neat line of things side by side
D．a journey in a boat
68．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A．Changing our jobs．
B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy．
C．Speaking out about our frustrations．
D．Reading the Bible．
B
had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang．It was a strange farmer．I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him．He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything．Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident．I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go．
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way．I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place．He was standing there, waiting for me．It seemed that Milly had died．“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said．I could see that he had been crying．I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal（丑闻）．I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said．Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his．I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again．
60．The farmer wished that the writer might．
A．look into the matter
B．bring Milly back to life
C．free him from a scandal
D．keep the whole thing a secret[
61．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”．
A．expect B．understand C．see clearly D．hear clearly
62．Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying．
A．on the ground of a barn B．on the floor of a room
C．in bed in a room D．in bed in a barn
63．What do we know about Milly for the story?
A．She had met with an accident． B．She had caused a scandal．
C．She was seriously ill． D．She was hidden somewhere．
64．The person who told the story is probably a．
A．farme B．policeman C．country doctor D．newspaper re5-6porter
D
Festival Activities Program
TIME AND PLACE
October 24 ~ 30
Oct．24 ~ 30: 9:00 a．m ~ 4:00p．m
Oct．25 ~ 29: 12:00 p．m ~ 9:00p．m
at Kerry Center Hotel
Classroom area
（1）English Taster Lesson（2）Food health-keeping method presentation
Computer area
（3）E-photography and Techno-Music（4）Education Software Demonstration
Internet Training area
SINA and Capital On-line will provide Internet Training for the public．The focus（焦点） will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web; and how to design an elementary web page．
Foyer Activity area
（5）The students from Beijing TV University for the aged will provide a calligraphy （handwriting） demonstration．
（6）Children activities
69．A 70-year-old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well, he should go to．
A．Classroom area
B．Computer area
C．Internet Training area
D．Foyer Activity area
70．The programs will last for．
A．a week B．a month C．five days D．two days
71．The word “browsing” in the passage probabl
y means．
A．seeing everywhere
B．going here and there
C．staring everywhere
D．reading here and there in books, etc．