第一卷 （二部分，共85分）
第一部分：聽力（略）
第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的選項(xiàng)。
21. -----Did you have a good time yesterday, Jane?
-----Yes, as you know, _______party went on in _______most pleasant atmosphere.
A. the, the B. a, the C. a, a D. the, a
22. The term "weak eyesight" is misleading, _______ in near-sighted eyes the lens(水晶體) of the eye is actually too strong.
A. though B. for C. so D. unless
23. I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, _______in a new country.
A. for the first time I was B. I was the first time
C. being the first time D. this being my first time
24. -----You shouldn't have gone there alone last night .
-----But I ______. Philip went there together with me .
A. didn't B. hadn't C. wouldn't D. wasn't
25. During the examinations we are supposed to remain in our seats, fix our eyes on the papers, _____to anyone.
A. instead of speaking B. and not to speak
C. rather than speak D. but shouldn't speak
26. -----Is this the first time you _____Chengdu ?
-----No. But the first time I _____here, the city wasn't so beautiful.
A. visited, came B. visited, have come
C. have visited, have come D. have visited, came
27. The concert by Lang Lang was so well ______ that all the tickets had been sold out on the first three days last month.
A. received B. recognized C. admitted D. taken
28. The astronauts started their journeys in rockets _____ forward by jets of hot gas.
A. drove B. driven C. driving D. to drive
29. -----Now, where is my ticket ?
-----______. We will be late for the film.
A. Take it easy B. Come on C. Don't worry D. Take your time
30. It is not just the size of the Olympic Games ___makes them unique, but ____they mean to us .
A. which, that B. that, what C. that, because D. that, that
31. -----Can you come for dinner on Sunday or Saturday?
-----I'm afraid _______ day is possible.
A. either B. neither C. some D. any
32. The science of computer, _______rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important of all science.
A. which B. with which C. in which D. to which
33. -----Did you have a hard time traveling back home?
-----Yes, it ______ for four days when I arrived in Guiyang and all the roads______ covered with ice.
A. snowed, were B. was snowing, had been
C. had been snowing, had been D. had snowed, were
34. Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage _____ avoided.
A. is to be B. can be C. has been D. will be
35. -----How did you think of the job he did last week ?
-----Well done. ______.
A. It couldn't be worse B. It should be better
C. It couldn't have been better D. It was worse
第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項(xiàng)。
Around the Family Drum
The power of the family drum remains tied to my heart. Every winter as long as I can 36 , family and friends gathered at my grandfather's home in the traditional village of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, on January 6.
I remember 37 great fondness as a young boy watching and eventually 38 the buffalo dance during the. In the evening my grandfather's home became the central 39 place for family, friends and relatives.
My father loved to 40 the old Taos Pueblo and Apache round dance songs dating back 41 the late 1800s. I would watch him close his eyes and he seemed to travel back in time trying to 42 a particular sage's(先哲的) song. With a growing smile, he would start beating the 43 and introduce an ancient song.
The day I was finally 44 to sit around the family drum was a 45 time for me, involving extreme boyhood concentration, not only to memorize the 46 , but also to beat the drum beat. I made my share of 47 , and I must have sounded like a young wolf howling among those more experienced, 48 in time I gained confidence, and a voice 49 enough to start leading some of the songs.
Sitting around the family drum with my father and uncles brought me a sense of great comfort and inner 50 .it was a wonderful experience to be 51 around the circle of love, acceptance and teaching.
Sometimes while we were singing, there might 52 a knock at the door. In Pueblo tradition, the person outside would peek his head in and 53 say, "I heard the drum, and I wanted to ask 54 to enter your house, if 'my' grandfather would permit it !" my grandfather would 55 nod and tell the visitor to enter and join us around the drum.
These are unforgettable memories, I often close my eyes and can hear uncles and my beloved father now departed singing around the family drum!
36. A. remember B. recognize C. realize D. remind
37. A. from B. with C. by D. to
38. A. joining in B. going over C. thinking of D. talking about
39. A. chatting B. visiting C. gathering D. comforting
40. A. create B. write C. sing D. play
41. A. as far as B. as old as C. as long as D. as late as
42. A. record B. repeat C. recall D. recite
43. A. door B. drum C. foot D. head
44. A. ordered B. refused C. allowed D. advised
45. A. terrible B. memorable C. believable D. comfortable
46. A. moves B. dances C. stories D. songs
47. A. efforts B. mistakes C. progress D. success
48. A. and B. but C. or D. so
49. A. strong B. sharp C. weak D. low
50. A. thought B. emotion C. calm D. joy
51. A. left B. found C. seated D. arranged
52. A. hear B. have C. sound D. come
53. A. respectfully B. shamefully C. peacefully D. carefully
54. A. questions B. reception C. suggestions D. permission
55. A. hesitatingly B. cautiously C. patiently D. politely
第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分 40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項(xiàng)。
A
MANCHESTER, England---Here is some good news for vegetarians that researchers in UMA Group have developed genetically engineered fruit trees that produce real meat!
Fruit from the new Meat Tree, developed by British scientists using the gene technology, is closely like ordinary grape-fruit. But when you cut the fruit open, inside is fresh beef!
"Our trees may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's really true," declares Dr. Vincent, director of the UMA Group, which created the amazing trees."Vegetarians have been complaining for years that in spite of their firm belief against eating meat, they still desire the taste of meat once in a while. Now they can have their cake and eat in too."
Although it's taken 12 years to develop the trees, the idea is simple. "We take the genes from cattle and put them into cells of grape-fruit trees," Dr.Vincent says. "When the seeds grow into trees, they produce meat instead of ordinary fruit. You get the taste---even the smell."
Those who've tried the meat agree it tastes like the real thing. "I was a bit unwilling to believe at first when I sank my teeth into a hamburger after they told me it grew on a tree," says Londoner Mark, who took part in a taste-test. "But it was juicy and delicious-nothing leafy about it at all."
Meat Tree products could be on the market in Great Britain by the end of the year and on dinner plates in the U.S. by 2006. Some vegetarians insist they should never eat meat-even if it grew on a tree. Others love the idea. "My mouth is watering already," says a devoted vegetarian of 20 years.
56. According to what Dr. Vincent said, we know that ________.
A. vegetarians like to make a cake and enjoy it later
B. the idea of Meat Trees came from a science fiction movie
C. vegetarians can eat meat from the new trees
D. vegetarians can taste and even smell fruit from Meat Trees
57. In paragraph 5, the author took Mark for example to ________ .
A. show he is one of the devoted vegetarians
B. prove the real taste of fruit from Meat Trees
C. tell how a vegetarian eats the new fruit
D. to explain how the taste-test is given
58. By writing this passage, the author wants to ________.
A. show how gene technology develops
B. encourage people to eat fruit from Meat Trees
C. explain how hard to develop meat trees
D. tell readers good news about meat from trees
B
It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean's largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered animal. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual (視覺的) sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior .
So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy's formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices covering the oceans.
Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian(平民的) scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the many years to track the ships of potential enemies.
Geologists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies.
Other scientists have suggested using the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.
The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second -slower than through land but faster than through air.
What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope does when it carries faint noises from a patient's chest to a doctor's ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low frequency ones,can often travel thousands of miles.
59.The passage is chiefly about ______.
A. the uncovering of a military (軍事的) top-secret device
B. a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales
C. the civilian use of a military detection system
D. an effort to protect an endangered sea animal
60. The underwater listening system was originally designed______.
A. to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions
B. to search for and locate enemy ships
C. to study the movement of ocean currents
D. to replace the global radio communications network
61. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A. opinions differ about whether military technology should be allowed for civilian use
B. new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered animals
C. blue whales are no longer endangered with the new listening system
D. military technology has great potential in civilian use
62. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?
A. It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists .
B. It has been replaced by a more advanced system.
C. It became useless to the military after the cold war.
D. It is so necessary to protecting endangered animals.
C
"Penn Station," I told the cab driver and got in. The young, heavy-set man looked friendly and we naturally started a conversation, which went from the weather and quickly varied into the struggles of a cab driver's life.
"What do you do besides your job?" he asked curiously. "I help a nonprofit organization trying to bring some goodness in the world," I responded. "Do they pay you well?" "Well, no, but I get by. I don't have many material things in life, but I've realized that I don't need all that to keep me happy. If I die tomorrow, I want to go out knowing that I've made a few people smile."
The young cab driver, perhaps in his late thirties, looked back through the sliding glass as if extending his hand for a hand shake-----"Man, it is nice to meet you." Although we were strangers, both of us felt deeply connected as human beings. And by now, 7 minutes into our ride, we were on a first-name basis. He even spelled his name for me: H-a-k-e-e-m.
Hakeem and I talked a bit about simple acts of generosity, the power of a pay-it-for-ward mindset and how that can promote trust and connection in our communities. He understood the idea, but it seemed very abstract and foreign to him.
We arrived at Penn Station and traded e-mail addresses after I paid my ride fare. As I was heading out, I turn to him and said, "Hakeem, here's a ＄20. Whenever you feel like it, you give a ride to people and tell them that someone before them has paid for their fare. See what happens."
Hearing this, Hakeem was visibly moved. "Really? Are you sure?"
63. The phrase "get by" in Paragraph Two probably means "__________".
A. receive some profits by helping the organization
B. receive no profit by helping the organization
C. gain some fame by helping the organization
D. gain some happiness by helping the organization
64. From the description that Hakeem looked back through the sliding glass, the author expects to indicate that _______.
A. Hakeem was inspired by his words
B. Hakeem didn't believe what he had said
C. Hakeem was carefully driving while talking with the author
D. Hakeem felt a little tired and wanted to shake his hand
65. Hakeem understood the idea of a pay-it-forward act_________.
A. as soon as the author had told him about it
B. after the author set an example to him
C. after he made some further explanations
D. after he saw a scene of it acted out
66. We can learn from the passage that the author's goal of an act of kindness was_______.
A. to help people in trouble B. to strengthen friendship among friends
C. to make people happy D. to contribute to people's trust and connection
D
To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Regardless of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are---always!
We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. We often convince ourselves future will be better than today. John Lennon once said, "Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans." "When we're busy making other plans", our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life.
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future---we won't have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get ole and die, whatever.
To struggle against fear, the best strategy is to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now and your efforts will pay off.
67. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers_________.
A. people who are busy making plans are living actively
B. how to help others overcome fear
C. we ought to learn to live in the present moment
D. someone who only enjoys the present time usually wastes his time blindly
68. It implies from the passage that ________.
A. many people know how to fight against fear
B. it isn't necessary to fear for future
C. you can gain more happiness by putting off your pleasure
D. some people make plans for their children to improve their lives
69. "Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal" suggests that________.
A. they always wish to be an actor or an actress
B. they believe that their present life is well prepared for their future
C. they are always busy making plans for future
D. they all have a guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow
70. Why are some people depressed and anxious day and night?
A. Because they fear they cannot pass their tests.
B. Because past problems and future concerns control their present moment
C. Because the people they love want to leave them alone
D. Because they make some mistakes in the past
E
What cause traffic jams? That's easy: too many cars. No, wrong. Think again. What causes much of the jamming on our streets are traffic lights.
Think of all the hours in your life wasted as your car journey is stopped by lights to let non-existent traffic through, and then ask yourself this: who is the better judge of when it's safe to go---you, the driver at the time and the place, or lights programmed by an absent regulator(控制器)? Traffic lights exist as a "cure" for a man-made problem---the priority rule(優(yōu)先通行法則). This rule gives superior rights on main-road traffic at the expense of minor-road traffic and pedestrians. To interrupt the priority streams, lights are "needed".
Before 1929 when the priority rule came into force, a sort of first-come, first-served rule had been common. All road users had equal rights, so a motorist arriving at a crossing gave way to anyone who had arrived first. Motorists had a simple responsibility for avoiding accidents, and a duty of care to other road users.
In other walks of life the common-law principle of single queuing applies, but the law of the road, based on the priority rule that licenses queue-jumping and bad temper, creates battlegrounds where we have to fight for gaps and green time.
But when lights are out of action---when we are free of outer controls and allowed to use our own judgment---harmonious attitudes become common. We approach slowly and find our way in turn. People are kind to each other, but when lights start working, traffic jams return.
The traffic lights encourage us to take our eyes off the road to watch the signal, rather than do the safer thing: weigh up what other motorists, cyclists or pedestrians are intending to do.
Not only do traffic lights help to lengthen journeys pointlessly, but also the UK's large number of 24-hour traffic lights amounts to GPH (嚴(yán)重的的全球性危害). About 30 percent of our CO2 output is from traffic. Professor David Begg, the influential traffic waiting. Every litre of fuel burnt produces 2.4kg of our CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Multiply the minutes of forced waiting at controlled lights by the hours in the day and night, by the days in the year, by the number of vehicles, and the environmental effect becomes clear.
71. In the writer's opinion, ______are the better judges to decide when it's safe to drive through.
A. traffic lights B. pedestrians C. policemen D. drivers
72. Before 1929, ________.
A. the priority rule started to be in use
B. the pedestrians often gave way to motorists
C. the motorists often gave way to the pedestrians
D. whoever came to the crossing first had the right to go past first
73. In the passage, the writer seems to disagree with________.
A. the law of road based on the priority rule
B. the equal rights shared by all road users
C. the common law of single queuing
D. the first-come, first-served rule
74. In the last paragraph, we can learn________.
A. traffic lights make the journey shorter
B. the number of the cars should be lessened.
C. traffic lights help to worsen the environment
D. 40％ of the CO2 output is from the traffic waiting
75. The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. call out to stop the traffic lights
B. complain about the heavy traffic
C. explain how cars pollute the environment
D. call on drivers to give way to other road users
第二卷(非選擇題 共35分)
五．短文改錯
此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊的橫線上畫一個勾(√)；如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：
該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線(＼)劃掉。
該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。
該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。
I will share you a true story happening to me a couple 76. ___________
of days ago. One of my classmate bought a bag of snacks 77. ___________
from the food stand. A few roommates were then invited to 78. ___________
enjoy the food. Unfortunately, all of them got poisonous and 79. ___________
had stomachaches with our faces pale. They were quickly 80. ___________
sent to a nearby hospital. Doctors examined them and gave 81. ___________
them some medicine. They were out of danger soon before 82. ___________
taking the medicine. This accident should make us to realize 83. ___________
the seriousness of the food safety problem. I strong suggest that 84. ___________
the whole society pays much more attention to the food safety. 85. ___________
六．書面表達(dá)
假如你是李華，在最近的研究性學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)中，受《21世紀(jì)中學(xué)生英語報(bào)》（The 21st Century）之邀，你對你所在的班60名同學(xué)（男女各半）進(jìn)行了上網(wǎng)目的的調(diào)查?，F(xiàn)將調(diào)查結(jié)果（如下表所事，以引起輿論的關(guān)注，并提出你的觀點(diǎn)和建議。
注意：1．報(bào)道應(yīng)包括圖表所示全部內(nèi)容，可適度發(fā)揮；
2．文章的開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)；
3．詞數(shù)120個左右。
Dear editor,
I have recently made a survey among 30 boys and 30 girls in my class about their purpose of getting on the Internet.
參考答案
單選：DBDAB DABBB BCDAC
完形：ABACC ACBCB DBBAD CDADD
閱讀：CBD CBDA CBCB DDACA
改錯： 76. share后加with 77. classmates 78.the→a 79.poisonous→poisoned
80.our→their 81.正確 82.before→after 83.去to 84.strongly 85. pays
書面表達(dá)：
Dear editor，
I have recently made a survey among 30 boys and 30 girls in my class about their purpose of getting on the Internet.
The girls' favorite is chatting，but few boys like it. What the boys like to do most is playing games and the girls also like it. Both boys and girls like to read news or send e-mails on the Internet. Maybe they think it's the most convenient way to get information from keeping in touch with friends. As for studying，the numbers of boys and girls are equal，but altogether only several of them will use the Internet as a tool to study.
In my opinion，useful as the Internet is，the students had better make better and wise use of it. Otherwise，it's impossible for us to benefit from it. Moreover，I also hope the parents will pay enough attention to their children using the Internet in their spare time.
Yours，
Li Hua
第一部分：聽力（略）
第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的選項(xiàng)。
21. -----Did you have a good time yesterday, Jane?
-----Yes, as you know, _______party went on in _______most pleasant atmosphere.
A. the, the B. a, the C. a, a D. the, a
22. The term "weak eyesight" is misleading, _______ in near-sighted eyes the lens(水晶體) of the eye is actually too strong.
A. though B. for C. so D. unless
23. I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, _______in a new country.
A. for the first time I was B. I was the first time
C. being the first time D. this being my first time
24. -----You shouldn't have gone there alone last night .
-----But I ______. Philip went there together with me .
A. didn't B. hadn't C. wouldn't D. wasn't
25. During the examinations we are supposed to remain in our seats, fix our eyes on the papers, _____to anyone.
A. instead of speaking B. and not to speak
C. rather than speak D. but shouldn't speak
26. -----Is this the first time you _____Chengdu ?
-----No. But the first time I _____here, the city wasn't so beautiful.
A. visited, came B. visited, have come
C. have visited, have come D. have visited, came
27. The concert by Lang Lang was so well ______ that all the tickets had been sold out on the first three days last month.
A. received B. recognized C. admitted D. taken
28. The astronauts started their journeys in rockets _____ forward by jets of hot gas.
A. drove B. driven C. driving D. to drive
29. -----Now, where is my ticket ?
-----______. We will be late for the film.
A. Take it easy B. Come on C. Don't worry D. Take your time
30. It is not just the size of the Olympic Games ___makes them unique, but ____they mean to us .
A. which, that B. that, what C. that, because D. that, that
31. -----Can you come for dinner on Sunday or Saturday?
-----I'm afraid _______ day is possible.
A. either B. neither C. some D. any
32. The science of computer, _______rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important of all science.
A. which B. with which C. in which D. to which
33. -----Did you have a hard time traveling back home?
-----Yes, it ______ for four days when I arrived in Guiyang and all the roads______ covered with ice.
A. snowed, were B. was snowing, had been
C. had been snowing, had been D. had snowed, were
34. Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage _____ avoided.
A. is to be B. can be C. has been D. will be
35. -----How did you think of the job he did last week ?
-----Well done. ______.
A. It couldn't be worse B. It should be better
C. It couldn't have been better D. It was worse
第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項(xiàng)。
Around the Family Drum
The power of the family drum remains tied to my heart. Every winter as long as I can 36 , family and friends gathered at my grandfather's home in the traditional village of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, on January 6.
I remember 37 great fondness as a young boy watching and eventually 38 the buffalo dance during the. In the evening my grandfather's home became the central 39 place for family, friends and relatives.
My father loved to 40 the old Taos Pueblo and Apache round dance songs dating back 41 the late 1800s. I would watch him close his eyes and he seemed to travel back in time trying to 42 a particular sage's(先哲的) song. With a growing smile, he would start beating the 43 and introduce an ancient song.
The day I was finally 44 to sit around the family drum was a 45 time for me, involving extreme boyhood concentration, not only to memorize the 46 , but also to beat the drum beat. I made my share of 47 , and I must have sounded like a young wolf howling among those more experienced, 48 in time I gained confidence, and a voice 49 enough to start leading some of the songs.
Sitting around the family drum with my father and uncles brought me a sense of great comfort and inner 50 .it was a wonderful experience to be 51 around the circle of love, acceptance and teaching.
Sometimes while we were singing, there might 52 a knock at the door. In Pueblo tradition, the person outside would peek his head in and 53 say, "I heard the drum, and I wanted to ask 54 to enter your house, if 'my' grandfather would permit it !" my grandfather would 55 nod and tell the visitor to enter and join us around the drum.
These are unforgettable memories, I often close my eyes and can hear uncles and my beloved father now departed singing around the family drum!
36. A. remember B. recognize C. realize D. remind
37. A. from B. with C. by D. to
38. A. joining in B. going over C. thinking of D. talking about
39. A. chatting B. visiting C. gathering D. comforting
40. A. create B. write C. sing D. play
41. A. as far as B. as old as C. as long as D. as late as
42. A. record B. repeat C. recall D. recite
43. A. door B. drum C. foot D. head
44. A. ordered B. refused C. allowed D. advised
45. A. terrible B. memorable C. believable D. comfortable
46. A. moves B. dances C. stories D. songs
47. A. efforts B. mistakes C. progress D. success
48. A. and B. but C. or D. so
49. A. strong B. sharp C. weak D. low
50. A. thought B. emotion C. calm D. joy
51. A. left B. found C. seated D. arranged
52. A. hear B. have C. sound D. come
53. A. respectfully B. shamefully C. peacefully D. carefully
54. A. questions B. reception C. suggestions D. permission
55. A. hesitatingly B. cautiously C. patiently D. politely
第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分 40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項(xiàng)。
A
MANCHESTER, England---Here is some good news for vegetarians that researchers in UMA Group have developed genetically engineered fruit trees that produce real meat!
Fruit from the new Meat Tree, developed by British scientists using the gene technology, is closely like ordinary grape-fruit. But when you cut the fruit open, inside is fresh beef!
"Our trees may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's really true," declares Dr. Vincent, director of the UMA Group, which created the amazing trees."Vegetarians have been complaining for years that in spite of their firm belief against eating meat, they still desire the taste of meat once in a while. Now they can have their cake and eat in too."
Although it's taken 12 years to develop the trees, the idea is simple. "We take the genes from cattle and put them into cells of grape-fruit trees," Dr.Vincent says. "When the seeds grow into trees, they produce meat instead of ordinary fruit. You get the taste---even the smell."
Those who've tried the meat agree it tastes like the real thing. "I was a bit unwilling to believe at first when I sank my teeth into a hamburger after they told me it grew on a tree," says Londoner Mark, who took part in a taste-test. "But it was juicy and delicious-nothing leafy about it at all."
Meat Tree products could be on the market in Great Britain by the end of the year and on dinner plates in the U.S. by 2006. Some vegetarians insist they should never eat meat-even if it grew on a tree. Others love the idea. "My mouth is watering already," says a devoted vegetarian of 20 years.
56. According to what Dr. Vincent said, we know that ________.
A. vegetarians like to make a cake and enjoy it later
B. the idea of Meat Trees came from a science fiction movie
C. vegetarians can eat meat from the new trees
D. vegetarians can taste and even smell fruit from Meat Trees
57. In paragraph 5, the author took Mark for example to ________ .
A. show he is one of the devoted vegetarians
B. prove the real taste of fruit from Meat Trees
C. tell how a vegetarian eats the new fruit
D. to explain how the taste-test is given
58. By writing this passage, the author wants to ________.
A. show how gene technology develops
B. encourage people to eat fruit from Meat Trees
C. explain how hard to develop meat trees
D. tell readers good news about meat from trees
B
It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean's largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered animal. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual (視覺的) sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior .
So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy's formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices covering the oceans.
Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian(平民的) scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the many years to track the ships of potential enemies.
Geologists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies.
Other scientists have suggested using the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.
The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second -slower than through land but faster than through air.
What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope does when it carries faint noises from a patient's chest to a doctor's ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low frequency ones,can often travel thousands of miles.
59.The passage is chiefly about ______.
A. the uncovering of a military (軍事的) top-secret device
B. a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales
C. the civilian use of a military detection system
D. an effort to protect an endangered sea animal
60. The underwater listening system was originally designed______.
A. to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions
B. to search for and locate enemy ships
C. to study the movement of ocean currents
D. to replace the global radio communications network
61. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A. opinions differ about whether military technology should be allowed for civilian use
B. new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered animals
C. blue whales are no longer endangered with the new listening system
D. military technology has great potential in civilian use
62. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?
A. It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists .
B. It has been replaced by a more advanced system.
C. It became useless to the military after the cold war.
D. It is so necessary to protecting endangered animals.
C
"Penn Station," I told the cab driver and got in. The young, heavy-set man looked friendly and we naturally started a conversation, which went from the weather and quickly varied into the struggles of a cab driver's life.
"What do you do besides your job?" he asked curiously. "I help a nonprofit organization trying to bring some goodness in the world," I responded. "Do they pay you well?" "Well, no, but I get by. I don't have many material things in life, but I've realized that I don't need all that to keep me happy. If I die tomorrow, I want to go out knowing that I've made a few people smile."
The young cab driver, perhaps in his late thirties, looked back through the sliding glass as if extending his hand for a hand shake-----"Man, it is nice to meet you." Although we were strangers, both of us felt deeply connected as human beings. And by now, 7 minutes into our ride, we were on a first-name basis. He even spelled his name for me: H-a-k-e-e-m.
Hakeem and I talked a bit about simple acts of generosity, the power of a pay-it-for-ward mindset and how that can promote trust and connection in our communities. He understood the idea, but it seemed very abstract and foreign to him.
We arrived at Penn Station and traded e-mail addresses after I paid my ride fare. As I was heading out, I turn to him and said, "Hakeem, here's a ＄20. Whenever you feel like it, you give a ride to people and tell them that someone before them has paid for their fare. See what happens."
Hearing this, Hakeem was visibly moved. "Really? Are you sure?"
63. The phrase "get by" in Paragraph Two probably means "__________".
A. receive some profits by helping the organization
B. receive no profit by helping the organization
C. gain some fame by helping the organization
D. gain some happiness by helping the organization
64. From the description that Hakeem looked back through the sliding glass, the author expects to indicate that _______.
A. Hakeem was inspired by his words
B. Hakeem didn't believe what he had said
C. Hakeem was carefully driving while talking with the author
D. Hakeem felt a little tired and wanted to shake his hand
65. Hakeem understood the idea of a pay-it-forward act_________.
A. as soon as the author had told him about it
B. after the author set an example to him
C. after he made some further explanations
D. after he saw a scene of it acted out
66. We can learn from the passage that the author's goal of an act of kindness was_______.
A. to help people in trouble B. to strengthen friendship among friends
C. to make people happy D. to contribute to people's trust and connection
D
To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Regardless of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are---always!
We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. We often convince ourselves future will be better than today. John Lennon once said, "Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans." "When we're busy making other plans", our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life.
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future---we won't have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get ole and die, whatever.
To struggle against fear, the best strategy is to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now and your efforts will pay off.
67. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers_________.
A. people who are busy making plans are living actively
B. how to help others overcome fear
C. we ought to learn to live in the present moment
D. someone who only enjoys the present time usually wastes his time blindly
68. It implies from the passage that ________.
A. many people know how to fight against fear
B. it isn't necessary to fear for future
C. you can gain more happiness by putting off your pleasure
D. some people make plans for their children to improve their lives
69. "Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal" suggests that________.
A. they always wish to be an actor or an actress
B. they believe that their present life is well prepared for their future
C. they are always busy making plans for future
D. they all have a guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow
70. Why are some people depressed and anxious day and night?
A. Because they fear they cannot pass their tests.
B. Because past problems and future concerns control their present moment
C. Because the people they love want to leave them alone
D. Because they make some mistakes in the past
E
What cause traffic jams? That's easy: too many cars. No, wrong. Think again. What causes much of the jamming on our streets are traffic lights.
Think of all the hours in your life wasted as your car journey is stopped by lights to let non-existent traffic through, and then ask yourself this: who is the better judge of when it's safe to go---you, the driver at the time and the place, or lights programmed by an absent regulator(控制器)? Traffic lights exist as a "cure" for a man-made problem---the priority rule(優(yōu)先通行法則). This rule gives superior rights on main-road traffic at the expense of minor-road traffic and pedestrians. To interrupt the priority streams, lights are "needed".
Before 1929 when the priority rule came into force, a sort of first-come, first-served rule had been common. All road users had equal rights, so a motorist arriving at a crossing gave way to anyone who had arrived first. Motorists had a simple responsibility for avoiding accidents, and a duty of care to other road users.
In other walks of life the common-law principle of single queuing applies, but the law of the road, based on the priority rule that licenses queue-jumping and bad temper, creates battlegrounds where we have to fight for gaps and green time.
But when lights are out of action---when we are free of outer controls and allowed to use our own judgment---harmonious attitudes become common. We approach slowly and find our way in turn. People are kind to each other, but when lights start working, traffic jams return.
The traffic lights encourage us to take our eyes off the road to watch the signal, rather than do the safer thing: weigh up what other motorists, cyclists or pedestrians are intending to do.
Not only do traffic lights help to lengthen journeys pointlessly, but also the UK's large number of 24-hour traffic lights amounts to GPH (嚴(yán)重的的全球性危害). About 30 percent of our CO2 output is from traffic. Professor David Begg, the influential traffic waiting. Every litre of fuel burnt produces 2.4kg of our CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Multiply the minutes of forced waiting at controlled lights by the hours in the day and night, by the days in the year, by the number of vehicles, and the environmental effect becomes clear.
71. In the writer's opinion, ______are the better judges to decide when it's safe to drive through.
A. traffic lights B. pedestrians C. policemen D. drivers
72. Before 1929, ________.
A. the priority rule started to be in use
B. the pedestrians often gave way to motorists
C. the motorists often gave way to the pedestrians
D. whoever came to the crossing first had the right to go past first
73. In the passage, the writer seems to disagree with________.
A. the law of road based on the priority rule
B. the equal rights shared by all road users
C. the common law of single queuing
D. the first-come, first-served rule
74. In the last paragraph, we can learn________.
A. traffic lights make the journey shorter
B. the number of the cars should be lessened.
C. traffic lights help to worsen the environment
D. 40％ of the CO2 output is from the traffic waiting
75. The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. call out to stop the traffic lights
B. complain about the heavy traffic
C. explain how cars pollute the environment
D. call on drivers to give way to other road users
第二卷(非選擇題 共35分)
五．短文改錯
此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊的橫線上畫一個勾(√)；如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：
該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線(＼)劃掉。
該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。
該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。
I will share you a true story happening to me a couple 76. ___________
of days ago. One of my classmate bought a bag of snacks 77. ___________
from the food stand. A few roommates were then invited to 78. ___________
enjoy the food. Unfortunately, all of them got poisonous and 79. ___________
had stomachaches with our faces pale. They were quickly 80. ___________
sent to a nearby hospital. Doctors examined them and gave 81. ___________
them some medicine. They were out of danger soon before 82. ___________
taking the medicine. This accident should make us to realize 83. ___________
the seriousness of the food safety problem. I strong suggest that 84. ___________
the whole society pays much more attention to the food safety. 85. ___________
六．書面表達(dá)
假如你是李華，在最近的研究性學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)中，受《21世紀(jì)中學(xué)生英語報(bào)》（The 21st Century）之邀，你對你所在的班60名同學(xué)（男女各半）進(jìn)行了上網(wǎng)目的的調(diào)查?，F(xiàn)將調(diào)查結(jié)果（如下表所事，以引起輿論的關(guān)注，并提出你的觀點(diǎn)和建議。
注意：1．報(bào)道應(yīng)包括圖表所示全部內(nèi)容，可適度發(fā)揮；2．文章的開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)；
3．詞數(shù)120個左右。
Dear editor,
I have recently made a survey among 30 boys and 30 girls in my class about their purpose of getting on the Internet.
參考答案
單選：DBDAB DABBB BCDAC
完形：ABACC ACBCB DBBAD CDADD
閱讀：CBD CBDA CBCB DDACA
改錯： 76. share后加with 77. classmates 78.the→a 79.poisonous→poisoned
80.our→their 81.正確 82.before→after 83.去to 84.strongly 85. pays
書面表達(dá)：
Dear editor，
I have recently made a survey among 30 boys and 30 girls in my class about their purpose of getting on the Internet.
The girls' favorite is chatting，but few boys like it. What the boys like to do most is playing games and the girls also like it. Both boys and girls like to read news or send e-mails on the Internet. Maybe they think it's the most convenient way to get information from keeping in touch with friends. As for studying，the numbers of boys and girls are equal，but altogether only several of them will use the Internet as a tool to study.
In my opinion，useful as the Internet is，the students had better make better and wise use of it. Otherwise，it's impossible for us to benefit from it. Moreover，I also hope the parents will pay enough attention to their children using the Internet in their spare time.
Yours，
Li Hua