The news that Obama was elected           president of the United States is not           mystery.

A．the；the                      B．a(chǎn)；/                     C．/；a                             D．the；a

Mr. Smith，________of the ________speech, started to read a novel．

    A．tired；boring   B．tiring；bored   C．tired；bored        D．tiring；boring  

34．Although he Was in poor health，Robert  succeeded——other more famous engineers failed．

  A．which    B．that    C．what   D．where

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(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

　　It is a typical case. A young professional has just moved to a new city. She is very active in her new job but wishes to meet people socially outside of work. How does she do this？

　　Signing up for a night class is always a good starting point. Not only is it an ideal way to meet like-minded people，it can also be a great new learning experience. Pubs and clubs can be a good meeting place but call be a bit hard if you are on your own.

　　Join a gym

　　GL-14 health club in Manchester city centre is a gym which also has lots of member activities outside the gym from charity fashion shows to dinner dances giving members a chance to socialize away from the treadmill（繁忙的工作）. Or if you want a gym with a difference，try a“Green Gym”for people who want to exercise but wish to be outdoors and doing something that will benefit the environment at the same time. The“work out”could involve such activities as practical conservation or gardening work. It’s a great way to get people’s heart and muscle working. And many agree that meeting other people and having a matter and a laugh is a big attraction of the scheme.

　　Reading groups

　　In the Reading Groups，Jenny Hartley suggested that there may be as many as 50，000 people in reading groups in the UK. They range from informal groups of friends or colleagues who meet in someone’s home or at the local pub，to discuss a book. If you want something a bit more structured，lots of libraries have reading groups and could have a broader group of members.

　　Statistics

　　The BBC recently conducted a survey called Going solo：single life in the 21st century. You can look at the overall results or search by area. It found that：

　　*69％ of people thought that the gym was a good place to meet new

　　*Pubs or clubs were considered to be good meeting places by 58％ of people in the UK

　　*68％ thought that work was a good place to meet people

　　*72％ thought that internet chat was not an ideal way to meet people

51．“Green Gym”in Paragraph 3 refers to an activity in which you can________.

A．have night classes with like-minded people

B．do something good for the environment on your own

C．discuss a book with other members at a pub

D．benefit the environment while doing outdoor exercise

52．Which of the following is a Green Gym activity？

A．Gardening work.

B．Chatting on the Internet.

C．A charity fashion show.

D．A dinner dance away from the treadmill.

53．What’s the most popular place to meet new people outside of work？

A．Pubs or clubs. 　　　　　　　　　　B．The Internet.

C．The working place. 　　　　　　　　D．The gym.

54．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the suggestions given in the passage？

A．Critical. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．Objective.

C．Doubtful. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Indifferent.

Hard work and lack of sleep have        her beauty and youth in recent years．

    A．worn out             B．tried out              C．made out         D．sent out

B

Drinking a lot of water does not do any good to the body, according to two experts in the United States. In fact, they warn, drinking too much water could be, in certain cases, harmful.

In a study, Dr Stanly Goldfarb and Dr Dan Negoianu, both of the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the University of Pensylvania, the United States, have denied the popular belief that drinking a lot of water clears body toxins（毒素）better, improves skin, and helps reduce weight.

Dr Goldfarb and Dr Negoianu say that they found little proof to back the public opinion that drinking 8 glasses of water every day benefits health. At the same time, they fond little proof of harm in drinking 8 glasses of water every day.

It is widely believed that in some cases-such as athletes, people who live in hot, dry environments, and those with certain medical conditions-drinking a lot of water indeed helps, but no studies have been done to prove the benefits of this practice in average, healthy people, the website medheadlines.com reports.

The study at the University of Pennsylvania also examined reports that some people experienced increased headaches when their consumption（消耗）of water was low. In one small study, which the doctors reviewed, the group drinking the most water reported fewer headaches than the control group, “but the difference in the number of headaches was o small between the two groups as to be considered unimportant.”

The researchers concluded that there is no scientific proof to support that average, healthy people need to drink at least 8 glasses of water each each day.

The website medheadines.com says that, according to an Indian doctor, drinking too much water is harmful. If water enters the body more quickly than it can be removed, problems can occur.

40．What’s the key message delivered in the passage?

       A．Drinking too much water might bring harm.

       B．Whether to drink enough water makes no difference.

       C．Drinking too much water may cause headaches.

       D．Average, healthy people should drink more water.

41．We can learn from the passage that 8 glasses of water every day_______ .

       A．proves good for the body           B．has scientific proof of harm

       C．is sure to reduce headaches     D．is generally considered necessary

42．Who may agree that drinking lots of water helps to lose weight?

       A．The two experts.             B．The Indian doctor.

       C．The general public.      D．The website.

43．According to the passage, we know that_______.

       A．the website medheadlnes.com is developed by an Indian doctor

       B．the study was carried out by two experts with an Indian doctor

       C．the two experts performed the study at the University of Pennsylvania

       D．drinking 8 glasses of water every day can cure certain diseases

第二部分   閱讀理解

（共25小題。第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿分45分）

第一節(jié)   閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

One night, Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two youths. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fail hair, the other was short and fat with a beard.

The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall youth held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag.

Suddenly, Mrs. Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.

The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo（柔道）Club.

The two youths stood in a dark shop doorway because _____.

   A. they had nothing to do              B. they were homeless

 C. they meant to rob somebody          D. they were guarding the shop

What did Mrs. Riley do to the two youths?

 A. She hurt them seriously.            B. She taught them a lesson.

C. She reported them to the police.    D. She sent them to a judo club.

4The story tells about an elderly woman who _____.

A. often went shopping at night        B. was brave and wise

C. worked in a shopping center         D. had a skill of self–defense

---Where are you going for your weekend?

--- I haven’t decided yet. I ______ go to the Hemudu Site Museum.

A. should      B. can       C. must       D. might

Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states．They wanted to buy lottery tickets．The tickets cost only ﹩0．9 each．But that small spending could bring them a reward of ﹩90 million．That was the second largest lottery jackpot（積累獎(jiǎng)金）in history．

More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing．Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80．The chance of winning was one in 9．6 million．But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales．In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second．

Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action．Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people．It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have．

But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized（合法化的） gambling．Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets．There are also many addicts who take the game seriously．They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets．Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit．

Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes．The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens．But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（惡習(xí)）, under the name of social progress．No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans．

The main idea of the passage is that       ．

A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them

B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market

C．a(chǎn) lot of people buy lottery tickets, but lotteries cause disagreement

D．lotteries are just legalized vice

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax．

B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress．

C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them．

D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market．

In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling     ．

A．$1.62million    B．﹩90million     C．﹩9.6million  D．﹩87million

People who are addicted to playing lotteries should         ．

A．join a club                                                        B．kick the habitw.

C．win the Pennsylvania                                      D．save every cent

第四部分：寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該

行右邊橫線上畫(huà)一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯(cuò)誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤)，則按下列情況改正：

    該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線( \ )劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線

劃掉。

    該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

    該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)詞的下面畫(huà)一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的請(qǐng)不要改。

       I finish my studies in my junior middle school. Now   76．_________

I am glad to be a student in this famous school. There are   77．_________

many new schoolmates and teachers. His headteacher is a   78．_________

middle-aged man with a pair of glasses. He is very kindly  79．_________

to us. We are all like him. All the teachers in our class can  80．_________

make their classes interested and lively. We have Chinese,   81．_________

maths, the English, physics, chemistry, biology, politics,    82．_________

history, P.E., computer. I like my new school and I like      83．_________

my new classes too. In this famous and beautiful school     84．_________

I hope to making many friends and I can learn a lot.   85．_________