—Where is that report?

—I brought it to you _______ you were in Mr. Black’s office yesterday.      

A. if              B. because             C. when           D. before

．The flowers _________sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature．

       A．to smell       B．smelling             C．smelt          D．to be smelt

 _________, he is still as modest as before, which always moves all the people who know him.

A. As he is a scientist                   B. A scientist as he is

    C. Scientist as he is                   D. As is he a scientist

 Born in 1976 in Taiwan, Liu Qian found himself _____ to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old.

    A. attracting      B. attracted          C. attract         D. to attract

London: It’s well known that Charles Darwin’s famous theory of evolution (進(jìn)化) annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma.

“Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending (觸怒) his wife,” says Ruth Padel, the naturalist’s great – great – granddaughter. “Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off”, Padel says in her north London home. “But they talked it through, and Emma once said, ‘Don’t change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me.’”

As the world celebrates the 200 th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150 th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure.

Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday such a major event.

More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwin's face graces (使增光)the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.

Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long festival for its most famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments.

Many more events have been planned all over the world.

What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would properly be studying DNA and the immune system.

60．The main purpose of the author is          .

       A．to say something about Darwin and his wife

       B．to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution

       C．to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species

       D．to report some celebrations of Darwin’s 200 th birthday and the 150 th anniversary of his books

61．Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage?

       A．Everyone agrees with Darwin now.

       B．Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury.

       C．Emma was not really fond of his theory.

       D．Darwin was very interested in living things.

62．The underlined phrase “help back” in the second paragraph probably means        .

       A．prevented from              B．kept a secret

       C．cared about             D．put off

63．It can be inferred that the passage is most probably          .

      A．a(chǎn) scientific report           B．a(chǎn) news report

       C．a(chǎn)n English composition   D．a(chǎn) text

第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States. This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall. But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever.      71  

   These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier.    72    On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts.     73     

For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous.     74   The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.

    75     The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.

A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population.

B. What contributes to it?

C. But a mistake can be costly if it happens.

D. But top colleges ignore them.

E. They have international students who know English.

F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from.

G. They cannot afford college as planned.

 It is considered to be almost a crime to ______ children to violence on TV.

  A. contribute           B. devote      C. prefer           D. expose        

. For further ____________, please write to the following address.

A. information     B. message         C. news          D. knowledge

______ you need any help, you can always phone me at the office.

 A. were        B. would       C. should          D. will

第二部分：閱讀理解(共25小題；滿分45分)

第一節(jié)：閱讀判斷（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

先閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容判斷正誤，并將結(jié)果轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。正確的涂A，錯(cuò)誤的涂B。

As high school students, Sang Tian and Huang Yunru dreamed of attending one of the world’s top universities. They slaved over their studies and were in the end admitted to famous schools – only one turned out to be far more famous than the other, according to new ranking (排名)of Asia’s top schools.

Huang Yunru, 19, went to the University of Hong Kong, the No 1 school in Asia. Sang, also 19, went to Tsinghua University, which was ranked a disappointing 16th in  

Asia. When Sang heard the news, he couldn’t believe his ears. “What? How can it be?” he said, greatly surprised.

The new list of Asia’s top 200 universities was published last month by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based career and education company. The ranking have started heated discussions among Chinese people, since the mainland’s top two schools – Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University – were not in the top 10.

Actually, this isn’t the first time that the schools have gone on poorly in regional or global ranking. The 2010 world university list released by the magazine US News & World Report ranked Peking University at 50th and Tsinghua University at 56th. They were the only two mainland schools in the top 100. Meanwhile, 37 US universities made the top 100 list. And three of 10 Hong Kong universities made the top 50.Chinese universities’ poor performance has saddened many students. “I can’t understand their standards,” said Sang. “At least we are a university with a long, proud history.”

According to the QS list, Chinese universities are doing OK in academic peer review, with both Tsinghua and Peking University scoring a full 100. But when it comes to student-to-faculty ratio（師生比）, their ranking drops, with Tsinghua at 22th and Peking at 23rd.John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, said at the Fourth Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum in early May that a lack of small-group discussions has seriously affected the teaching quality at Chinese universities. This has also resulted in students being afraid to question or challenge teachers.

36. Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University were in the top 10 in the ranking of Asia’s top schools.

37. There were no top 100 universities in the mainland according to the ranking.

38. Hong Kong universities are doing much better than the Chinese mainland ones in the ranking.

39. Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University are so famous that they are  not worried about the result at all.

40. One of the reasons for the mainland’s universities’ disappointing ranking is that there are simply not enough teachers for the large number of students.