完成句子（共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）

71. Not until this afternoon ______(我才知道) that the terrible earthquake in Yushu claimed more than 1700 lives. (know)

72. The committee urged that a sound and safe rural financial system _____(建立) to improve the rural economy. (set)

73. ______(給我印象最深的) was that they had never lost heart. (what)

74. With many of his works ______（被出版）, he became more and more famous. (come)

75. He _____（肯定沒有參加）the meeting yesterday. I was staying with him all the day. (attend)

76. _____(我一走進) the room, I found the old men lying on the floor, painting. (moment)

77. That was the new way _____ (他用來) to solve this difficult problem.(use)

78. It was for this reason _____（他才到這兒定居的）.(settle)

79. Based on this idea, he developed _____（后來被稱為）the internet.(call)

80. ______(沒有意識到)having done wrong, my sister refused to make an apology. (aware)

C

RIDING in school buses in the early morning，then sitting in poorly lit classrooms，are the main reasons students have trouble getting to sleep at night，according to new research．

Teenagers，like everyone else，need bright light in the morning to allow their circadian rhythms(生理節(jié)奏)to get into step with nature's cycles of day and night．

If they don't get blue 1ight in the morning，they get to sleep an average of six minutes later at night，until their bodies are completely out of sync(同步) with the school day，researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York said last month．

The finding was made by fitting goggles(護目鏡)that block blue light from the sun to a group of students．The researchers discovered that their circadian rhythms were greatly affected．

Parents and teachers have been complaining in recent years that teens stay up too late at night，then fall asleep in class the next morning and do poorly in school．The new findings provide a possible explanation for the problem．

At the root of the research is the circadian rhythm, the body's natural sleep and waking cycle．Even though the Earth makes a full rotation(旋轉(zhuǎn))in 24 hours，the body's circadian cycle is about 24 hours and six minutes 1ong．The cycle is mediated(調(diào)節(jié))by a chemical called melatonin(褪黑激素)．The body starts to produce it about two hours before it is time to sleep and, in the absence of blue 1ight，the body produces about six minutes later each day.

In the study, the researchers studied 11 students at Smith Middle School in New York, which was designed so that a lot of sunlight  reaches classrooms．

On a Friday night，the researchers measured what time the 11 students’ bodies began releasing melatonin．On Monday morning，the students were sent to school with orange goggles that blocked most blue light from their eyes to mimic(模擬) the conditions found in many---if not most--schools．

By the end of the week，the students were releasing melatonin 30 minutes 1ater in the evening---an average of six minutes a day--and going to sleep correspondingly(相應(yīng)的) later．

“This is our first field study，”said lead author Mariana G．Figueiro．He said they would like to repeat it in larger studies and for longer periods of time。

If the findings are repeated，a variety of solutions are available．Ideally, new schools would be built to allow more natural sunlight into the classrooms．Students could also be exposed to more sunlight outside．

68. According to the findings related in this article, many teenagers stay up late because_______

A. they lack melatonin in their bodies

B. they have to get up so early to catch the school bus

C. their circadian rhythms are in disorder

D. they do not get enough blue light in the morning

69. According to the findings, a student who normally slept at 10:00 pm, but who spent 10 days in a poorly lit classroom, would probably be falling asleep at___________after the period.

A. 12:00pm   B. 11:30pm   C. 11:00pm   D. 10:00pm

70. What does the article tell us?

A. Unlike adults, teenagers tend to feel sleepy during daytime.

B. The sunlight is the only thing that can affect our circadian rhythms.

C. If the findings prove correct, solutions could be found to teen sleeping problems.

D. Most schools have small windows and the classrooms are poorly lit.

71. The main point of the article is to___________

A. warn teenagers not to stay up late or sleep in class

B. report on some new findings related to teenagers' sleeping problems

C. give suggestions on how to build schools

D. advertise goggles which can protect the eyes from the sun

Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____ by the hour.

    A. pay               B. paying                 C. paid                        D. to pay

_______she was sick,I was expected to take her place greatly surprised me ,for I didn’t have much work experience.

A. If                B. That              C. If that            D. That if

Don’t try to cheat in the exam; you will never _____ it.

       A. get away from   B. get away with   C. get rid of  D. get out of

四 中譯英（共25分，每空格1分）

1. 每年世界上有許多人餓死。

Every year many people in the world _______  ______   _______.

2.我相信沒有罪犯是犯了罪而不受懲罰的。

      I believe that no criminals ______  ______  ______  _______ their crimes.

3. 至于我，則想碰碰運氣，在家鄉(xiāng)開個公司。

As for me, I want to _____   ______  _____and set up my own company in my hometown.

4. 她剛剛生了個健康的女嬰。

She’s just ________   ______     ________a healthy baby girl.

5. 盡管天氣不好，游樂會還是照常進行。

   Despite the bad weather, the fete will ________  _____________.

6. 咱們賭下次大選好嗎？

Let’s _________   ________   ________   _______the next election.

7. 我們都欽佩他的勇氣和膽識。

We all ________ him __________ his courage and bravery.

8. 他竟然向我們?nèi)隽酥e。

    _______  _________ ________ _________ that he should have lied to us.

III閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

As summer comes near, many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. However, studies have found that children typically forget between one and three months’ worth of school learning during the summer months. Spelling and math abilities suffer the most, while reading is not really influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that most children read at least occasionally outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.

The original purpose of summer vacations was to let farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles, have moved to a year-round school calendar, which may help reduce the academic decline that occurs during the long summer vacation. Most cities still use the normal nine and a half-month calendars. To improve skills and to maintain a good level of preparation, experts recommend trips to museums, summer camps, and visits to libraries to keep kids mentally active and interested throughout the summer.

There are other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping students’ skills sharp(敏銳的). For example, in Japan students attend class for seven weeks continuously, followed by two weeks of vacation. This continues throughout the year. In Italy, students attend class six days per week, but finish at 1:30 PM each day, so that school does not dominate their life the way that it does in America.

Educational specialists fear that the three-month summer vacation stops the continuity of learning. Just as students become accustomed to new concepts in reading, writing, or critical thinking skills, they “shut down” for an extended period. When they go back to school after the long summer vacation, they take up to two months to return to their previous level of understanding. And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.

41. Spelling and math abilities suffer the most during the summer months because children _____.

A. take the summer vacation too seriously

B. do little work of math or spelling

C. don’t like spelling and math

D. have to help work in the fields

42. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Students read in summer vacations.

B. Nowadays no children work on farm in summer vacations.

C. The United States has cancelled summer vacations.

D. The nine and a half-month calendars help improve skills.

43. What is one of the advantages of Japan and Italy’s educational systems?

A. They provide students with shorter vacations every year.

B. The students have more free time of their own to play.

C. They offer vacations without affecting students’ skills.

D. The students attend classes for longer time every week.

44. What does the underlined phrase “shut down” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Stop learning.                  B. Get sick.

C. Go on vacation.        D. Concentrate on their studies.

45. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Spend Summer Vacations.

B. No More Summer Vacations.

C. Summer Vacations: Change or Not

D. New Educational Systems Needed

_________ in the leg made it impossible for him to walk home.

   A. Injured     B. Having injured     C. To be injured      D. Being injured

第三部分  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（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項。

A

Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted.  This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.

The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.

Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.

“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”

At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie. By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office. She received a call from an unknown donor. If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. He contributed $300.

On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.

Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”

56. According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.

A. is making lots of money

B. is ready to help others

C. is only caring about herself

D. is a hard-working mother

57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A. Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.

B. The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow.

C. The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.

D. Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.

58. What can we learn about Kinzie?

A. She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.

B. She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas.

C. She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.

D. She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.

59. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A. It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.

B. Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.

C. Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.

D. A good deed can influence many people’s behavior.

60. What would be the best title for the text?

A. A Young Girl’s Gift

B. A Mother’s Love

C. A Story of Young Girl

D. An Unknown Donor

They were all out _________ the missing child.

   A. found        B. to look for       C. find out       D. to look after