Every human being has a unique (唯一的) arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the cage.

     The ridge (脊狀) structure on a person's fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.

    Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer's ink. They can be recorded easily. With special methods, identification (識別) can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.

When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to "develop" them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.

60. Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being's finger skin

A.is similar to his mother' s            

B. is valuable to himself only

C. is like that of others with the same type of blood   

D. is different from that of all others

61. If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will

    A. be changed partly    

B. be replaced by a different one

C.be the same when the wound is recovered    

D. become ugly

62. Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal ease. because it

   A. is complicated but reliable          B. is simple and not expensive

C. is expensive but easy to do          D. can bring a lot of money

63. It is __ for a criminal to deny his crime when finger-prints are used to identify him.

   A. worth trying        B. successful        C. useful          D. useless

In front of a popular restaurant, a line of customers wait for taxis. And wait. Most of the cabs(taxis) are full. That’s nothing unusual in this city of 4 million people. But it’s 2:30 in the morning.

Visitors to the Olympic Games may leave disappointed if they see Athens only through the eyes of the typical tourist, who makes a beeline of the islands after the visit to the Acropolis(雅典衛(wèi)城) and the unusual and attractive Plaka district. To fully appreciate and discover Athens’ many charms(魅力), do as the Greeks do: walk out into the neighborhoods, find the packed nightclubs, eat at one of the innumerable(數(shù)不清的) restaurants, or see Hollywood stars under real stars in a romantic outdoor cinema.

The Greek capital is named for the ancient goddess Athena, whose favourite animal was the owl(貓頭鷹). It’s a fitting symbol for the city’s nocturnal (夜里的) nature, which often reaches its highest point in summer with a rush hour just before dawn.

As native Athenian Panos Demestiha said, Athens by day is unlivable(不宜居住的), but it’s magical at night. Athenians face up to heavy traffic block, decreasing green space, dusty streets… City officials are using the momentum(契機) of the August 13-29 Olympics to fix some of these problems and make city life more bearable.

72. To the surprise of the visitors to Athens , ____.

       A．most of the cabs are often full all day long

       B. the cabs are often empty

       C. the cabs are almost full even at 2:30 am    

       D. there is no cab in the street at 2:30 am.

73. The name of Athens came from ____.

     A. a goddess  B. a famous athlete  C. a kind of animal  D. a kind of plant

74. The typical visitors will often visit the following places EXCEP ____.

     A. the neighborhood B. the Plaka district  C. the Acropolis D. famous islands

75. The underlined word “bearable” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “____”.

       A. astonishing    B. forgettable       C. exciting          D. comfortable

 How long are you staying there?

     -----______,but I will try to be back as soon as possible.

     A. It all depends.    B.It doesn’t matter. 

C.Every three weeks.  D.Not very long.

—_____ that struck you most?

—The sportsmen’s courage as well as their skills.

A．What was it    B．What it was     C．Why was it      D．Why it was

第一節(jié)  完形填空 （共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑

You’ve just finish you’re a-levels and you’ve got a place at university, but you’d really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go     

    21     from school to university, more and more people today are choosing to spend a year at “the university of life”     22    . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging, such as    23     an exploration（探險）to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will    24     your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money, which will be very helpful when you    25     start your studies. If you are interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will    26     your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this,     27    they find that year-out students are     28     experienced, confident, and independent. But don’t forget: it’s a year out not a year     29    . Your university will want to know what you’re going to do. They won’t be very pleased if you just want to do ____ 30     for a year. So what would do with a year out?

  21. A. easily                 B. simply         C. fast                     D. straight

  22. A. last                  B. first              C. at last                 D. at first

  23. A. participating         B. joining         C. attending              D. expecting

  24. A. broaden                    B. spread        C. improve                     D. raise

  25. A. hopefully           B. willingly        C. eventually              D. happily

  26. A. hold                B. leave           C. occupy                 D. remain

  27. A. however            B. though         C. as                     D. when

  28. A. less               B. much           C. even                    D. more

29. A. in              B. off            C. away                  D. through

30. A. nothing                 B. something     C. anything                D. everything

You may give this message to      is in the office.

A. who  B.easy  C.modern  D.certain

第三部分： 閱讀理解 （共20小題; 每小題2分, 滿分40分）

       Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special.

       Unfortunately, many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, or the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (《綠野仙蹤》), we believe we’re not good enough just as we are. In the movie, the Scarecrow wishes that he had a brain. The Tin Man wishes he had a heart, and the Lion wants courage. In the end, each of them realizes that he already has what he needs.

       Most parents want us to be the best we can be. They sometimes try to encourage us to do better by comparing us to others. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed. There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. There are plenty of people around who may not be as smart as we are but who are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is impossible for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

       Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, we all want what we believe will make us better people. What we don’t realize is that often we already have inside us the very things that we seek. Parents sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough just as we are. Maybe no one told them that when they were growing up, or maybe they just forgot. Either way, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are ... is enough.

56. This passage is most likely written by a ______.

A. teenager     B. parent C. teacher       D. coach

57. According to the author, it seems improper for parents to ______.

A. compare their children with others now and then

B. give no pressure to their children 

C. remind their children frequently they are special

D. praise their children too much

58. By discussing the characters in The Wizard of Oz, the author mainly wants to show ______.

A. we are not good enough just as we are

B. we already have inside us what we want

C. it is impossible for us to be better than others

D. there is always someone who is better than us

59. What does the author of this passage believe?

A. Not everyone can be special.                 

B. Smart people are more special than others.

C. The richer you are, the better you are.           

D. We are all good enough just the way we are.

第II卷（兩部分，共45分）

第四部分 寫作與運用

第一節(jié)：單詞拼寫

The sights of the city never fail to make a strong  i????????????????????_______________ on foreign tourists.

She graduated from college just last year, so she was an  i_________________ teacher.

It is a great  h_______________ for a journalist to be sent to Beijing to cover the Olympic Games.

The scientist made great ___________________ (貢獻) to the film industry.

Although I am quite busy this month, I don't want to miss my cousin’s wedding __________(典禮).

According to the spokesman, he is not ________________ (牽涉) in the event.

I want to be one of the _______________（志愿者）to work for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

In our school, all teachers and students have free  a_____________ to the library.

_______________(不幸)，we didn't succeed in preventing the river from being polluted by these factories.

His progress is far away from his parents’  s__________________, so he will go on working hard.

 第二節(jié)：寫作（滿分30分）

   今年2月6日，教育部對“高中是否應該取消文理分科”征求民意，調查結果如圖表所示。

 請結合題示，用英語寫一篇題為“Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?”的短文，

談一下你的看法，以便刊登在某一英文報刊上。

    要求：

    1．觀點明確，理由充分。

    2．不要逐句翻譯。

    3．字數(shù)：120一150，開頭已經給出，不計人總詞數(shù)。

Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?

The issue of separating science and arts education is getting heated up as debate spreads throughout the country, which attracts tens of thousands of votes.

一What did he want to know，John?

一         that we could finish our work．

 A．What it was    B．When was it  C．When it was D．What was it