Most people would agree that it would be wonderful if humans could regenerate (再生) limbs. Those who have lost their arms or legs would be complete again. The day is still far off when this might happen. But in the last 10 years, doctors have reported regeneration in smaller parts of the body, most often fingers.

    Regeneration is not a newly-discovered process. For centuries, scientists have seen it work in some kinds of animals. Scientists now are looking for a way to turn on this exciting ability in more highly-developed animals, including humans. Their experiments show that nerves (神經(jīng)), cell chemistry and the natural electric currents in the body all seem to have a part in this process.

    The body of every animal contains general purpose cells that change into whatever kind of cells the body needs. These cells collect around the wound. They form a mass called a blastema (芽基). The cells of the blastema begin to change. Some became bone cells, some muscle cells, some skin cells. Slowly, a new part re-grows from the body outward. When completed, the new part is just like the old one.

    More than 200 years ago, Italian scientist Luigi Spallanzani showed that younger animals have a greater ability to regenerate lost parts than older animals. So do animals lower on the ladder of evolutionary (進化的) development. The major differences seem to be that less-developed animals have more nerves in their tails and legs than humans do in their arms and legs.

    Another helpful piece of information was discovered in the late 1800s. Scientists found that when a creature is injured, an electrical current flows around the wound. The strength of the current depends on how severe the wound is and on how much nerve tissue (組織) is present.

59．According to the passage, limb regeneration ________.

    A. will become a reality in the near future

    B. has been reported successful in some patients

    C. has a long way to go before it works in humans

    D. is a branch of study set up by a group of modern doctors

60．What animals are lower on the ladder of evolutionary development ?

    A. More-developed animals.                                        B. Less-developed animals.

    C. Highly developed animals.                                       D. Fully-developed animals.

61．According to Luigi Spallanzani’s discovery, ________.

    A. humans have less nerves in the limbs than animals

    B. some animals may not have so much nerve tissue as others

    C. an injured animal regenerates masses of cells round the wound

    D. electrical current can be found around the would in younger animals

62．The passage is mainly about ________.

    A. a newly-discovered process                                     B. research on animal evolution

    C. a new medical discovery                                           D. research on regeneration

第三節(jié)：閱讀理解

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠實的) guests about the fact.

56. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.

B. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.

C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.

D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

57. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes________.

A. while he was in Paris                                         B. when he was a little boy 

C. because his parents told him so                            D. from books

58. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

A. the President himself      B. a French cook        

C. the President’s cook       D. the President’s wife

59. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were________.

A. people from other countries    B. from France  

C. people of his own country      D. men only

60. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

第二節(jié): 任務(wù)型閱讀 （共5小題，每題1分，共5分）

閱讀下列材料, 從所給的六個選項(A,B,C,D,E和 F)中, 選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑. 選項中有一項是多余選項.

______ 71. Eunice, a biology student, has a particular interest in Korean art. She likes watching Korean soap operas very much. She wishes to listen to the theme song of the TV drama “Dae Jan Geum (Da Changjin) ”sung by the singer named Lee Young Ah.

______ 72. George had a strong wish to be a scientist when he was a child. He had many beautiful dreams to do some research work in the sea. But his dreams didn’t come true. Though he now works in a government office, he has not given up his interest yet.

______ 73. Though Martha comes from the United States, she likes Chinese movies very much. She is a fan of Hong Kong actors. She has been looking forward to seeing their performances.

______ 74. Nigel, 24 years old, has a beautiful girl friend. She has just come to China to see him. Nigel decided to see a romantic movie with his girl friend.

______ 75. Pamela is a nurse. Since she saw David Copperfield’s performance last year, she has been fond of such a kind of art. She wants to watch some wonderful performances and learn something from them.

A.   Beijing audience can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles(中文字幕), until November 19 at the Tuixin Cinema on the Beijing National Library grounds. Two other South Korean films completed their full runs at the Tuinxin Cinema earlier this month.

Address: Tuinxin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District.

Tel: 86415566

“My love, My Bride”

November 15- 9:00, 13:00, 17:30, 19:30

“Because You Are a woman”

November 17- 13:00, 18:15

B.   Hong Kong pop star- Li Ming will give a personal performance at 7:30 from tomorrow through to November 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium(體育館). This show is to celebrate the opening of the 93 Huangpu Tourism Festival.

Tickets: 60, 90, 120, 180 yuan, available at 66 Jiangning Road.

Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Caoxi Road.

Tel: 291189188.

C.   The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral (合唱隊的)works at 7:15 pm on November 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and a Mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous for conducting choirs(唱詩班) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

Tickets: 6,8,10,12 yuan, available at the hall’s ticket office.

Address: 523 Yan’an Road M. Shanghai

Tel: 32275694

D.   The Song and Dance Troupe (劇團) of the Republic of Korea will give a Song and Dance show at 7:30 pm tonight at the Shanghai Center Theatre.

Tickets: 10, 20, 30 yuan, available at the hall’s ticket office.

Address: 1376 Nanjing Road W.

Tel: 29798663

E.   A magnificent (華麗的) gift for your friends and family. Don’t waste this opportunity to see eight world’s magic champions perform.

Tickets: RMB 80, 180, 280, 380, 580, 880

Address: Room 227, West Section, 2 nd floor, Southern Gate, Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium  

Tel: 8610-64068888

F.   The National Maritime (海洋的)Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of seamen.

Tickets: RMB 100

Address: Jianmin Road, Chaoyang District

Tel: 86432790

20. He reads newspapers every day to keep himself_______about what's going on in the world.  

A. inform            B. informing          C. informed          D. being informed

 —Mom, where________you put my coat?

    —I left it on the sofa when you________breakfast.

A. had;were having    B. do;are having    C. did;were having   D. would;had

 He ______ have attended the meeting this morning. He has been staying at my home for a whole day.

   A. can’t              B. mustn’t          C. shouldn’t         D. needn’t

Read the following posters carefully and answer the questions below.

________ can give you more information about the basketball match.

   A. John Smith.     B. Tommy Brown.    C. Paul Burton.    D. Tonny Wang. 

Who can’t be allowed to go to the Layla’s Disco? 

   A. A 30-year-old worker.                B. A 50-year-old doctor.

C. A 22-year-old manager.               D. A 15-year-old student.

You must phone ________ if you want to get a ticket for the fashion show. 

   A. the booking agent                    B. the teacher

C. the manager                         D. a postman

Which of the following food can you have at KARMA?

   A. Chicken.        B. Tomato.          C. Fish.          D. Beef.

I can’t afford _______ car.

A. that expensive            B. a such expensive  

C. a so expensive            D. that expensive a

It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to   36   others to vote for the person of your   37   or to describe the   38   you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the   39   to speak well.

    Another   40   advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to   41   the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a   42   man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be   43   by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a   44   person.

    Finally, talking gives you the   45   to release (釋放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re   46  , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often   47   your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to   48   your excitement with others by talking about it,   49   keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.

    While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to   50   that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to   51   others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others   52   you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your   53   to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas   54  . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you   55  .”

36. A. insist           B. advise    C. persuade             D. suggest

37. A. friend       B. relation      C. choice         D. leader

38. A. idea            B. way        C. means         D. plan

39. A. resource      B. energy           C. power           D. ability

40. A. obvious       B. easy        C. new             D. special

41. A. gain            B. grasp      C. remain          D. seize

42. A. successful    B. simple     C. wise         D. stupid

43. A. affected     B. impressed   C. instructed      D. moved

44. A. fruitless           B. priceless     C. worthless     D. senseless

45. A. pleasure           B. course      C. duty          D. chance

46. A. in trouble     B. in danger   C. in debt        D. in silence

47. A. reduce       B. lengthen     C. deepen         D. widen

48. A. control       B. share      C. enjoy           D. remove

49. A. or               B. so              C. for                D. though

50. A. suppose           B. notice     C. realize      D. imagine

51. A. fail          B. cure        C. hurt         D. help

52. A. appreciate  B. listen to    C. envy       D. support

53. A. kindness    B. favor     C. willingness  D. eagerness

54. A. by turns              B. in return   C. in turn     D. in order

55. A. lose          B. ask for           C. need          D. give

I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

       I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband．I have tried to make marriage vows（誓約）mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

       So here’s what I wanted to tell you today：Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion（提升）, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

       Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

       It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

       I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

       By telling them this：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live with joy and passion（激情）as it ought to be lived.

64  The best title of this passage probably is ________.

       A．Love your friends.   B．Live a real life.

       C．Don’t waste time.    D．Be a good mother and wife.

65  How did the author form her view of life?

       A．Through social experience.             B．By learning from her friends.

       C．Through an unfortunate experience.    D．From her children and husband.

66  By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means _______.

       A．make a living rather than live a real life.      

       B．work rather than enjoy life

       C．waste a lot in life                         

       D．forget the most important lessons in life

67  What’s the author’s attitude toward work?

       A．Do it well to serve others      

       B．To earn enough money to make life better.

       C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.

       D．Don’t let it affect your real life.

68  It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

       A．the author is a success in personal life.         

B．the author doesn’t try her best to work well

       C．the author spends all her time caring for her children

       D．the author likes traveling very much