Goal chances came and goal chances went. But two of the world�餾 highest�瞨anked teams—with some of football�餾 highest�瞤aid players—couldn�餿 get the ball into the net. And they were playing against sides that only just made it to the World Cup.

With two defeats, one draw and no goals, France collected its newest title since rising to the top of the game four years ago: The worst defending champion in World Cup history.

“I�餸 very disappointed, and it�餾 the end of a beautiful story,”said a French striker David Trezeguet. “The story began in 1998 and ended today against Denmark.”

France won the 2000 European Championships and was ranked the best team on the planet before the World Cup.

Besides the goalposts and crossbars seeming to be against this unlucky team, France�餾 game plan has been the same for four years so opponents know it by heart.

Senegal, an African team playing in its first World Cup, surprised everyone by beating France in the opening World Cup match before entering the second round successfully. Uruguay and Denmark followed a similar strategy to stop France, creating a defensive barrier and launching many counter�瞐ttacks.

Following France,Argentina became the second big�瞡ame to take an early plane home from this year�餾 World Cup.

The South Americans were expected to become world champions for a third time. This was particularly because of an impressive display when they lost just one of their 18 qualifying matches.

The team�餾 1-0 loss to England on June 7 was the beginning of a nightmare for the players. But even after this surprising defeat, they never thought that they would be going home so soon.

But a 1-1 draw in Argentina�餾 final group match against Sweden made the unexpected a reality.

()6.The players on the French team .

A.were satisfied with the fact that they could go home soon

B.got surprised at the results of the games

C.won only one game in this year�餾 World Cup

D.felt most bitter about the matches

()7.Which of the following statements about the French team is NOT true?

A.The French team won a great victory in 2000.

B.The French team improved their way to make goals.

C.The French team was the champion in the last World Cup.

D.In this World Cup, French team�餾 balls hit the goalposts and crossbars.

()8.From the passage we know .

A.France was defeated first by Denmark

B.Uruguay beat France and was defeated by Denmark

C.England beat Argentina and drew the next one

D.Sweden didn�餿 beat Argentina but kicked it out

()9.The underlined word strategy refers to .

A.the way to persuade others to follow them

B.the purpose with which they joined in the games

C.the art of planning operation in matches

D.the suggestion the people of their own made

()10.Argentina was expected to become world champions because.

A.they won almost all the games in the tryout

B.they had won champions in World Cup three times

C.they lost the game to England only by 1-0

D.they beat a strong opponent—Sweden

Passage Three

A few years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric of our society.

One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations, In a traditional culture, elderly people revalued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.

No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes in our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.

()11.The main idea of the first paragraph is that .

A.the generation gap suddenly appeared

B.the generation gap is a feature of modern social life

C.people can reduce the generation gap

D.many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap

()12.The word “around” in Paragraph 1 means .

A.on all sidesB.near

C.in every directionD.in existence

()13.Which cause of the generation gap is not mentioned in the passage?

A.Young people like to choose their own life styles.

B.American society is changing very fast.

C.Parents place high hopes on their children.

D.Modern education makes them think differently.

()14.In American society, young people often .

A.depend on their parents to make a life

B.stay with their parents in order to get a chance for higher education

C.seek the best advice from their parents

D.have very little in common with their parents

()15.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Parents should be strict with their children.

B.The younger generation should value the older generation for their wisdom.

C.The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation.

D.The generation gap does not exist in American society.

Ⅲ.Proofreading and Error Correction 20%

Directions:There are two passages in this part.Each passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passages and correct them in the following way:

When∧art museum wants a new exhibit,1.an

it never buys things in finished form and hangs2.

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them on the wall. When a natural history museum3.√

wants an exhibition, it must often build it.4.

exhibit

Passage One

Mr Grey was a biology professor, and he had

a big collection of extreme rare bones that he 1.

was very proud. One year he managed to get a better 2.

job at another university. Because he was very busy, 3.

his wife managed all their things to be taking in a trunk 4.

to their new home.

Three men started taking the things out the house 5.

and placed it in the truck. One man brought out a 6.

wooden box. He was just being about to throw it into 7.

the truck then Mrs Grey ran out and said, “Please 8.

treat that box very gentle! That one has all of my 9.

husband�餾 bones in it.” Then man was surprised 10.

that he nearly dropped it on his feet.