五、 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。(10分)

1. The stone rolled down the mountain by  (重力) .

四、任务型阅读。(10分)

    I would like to talk to you about space vegetables,and to show you that space vegetables are healthy and good for you.

    Space vegetables are grown from seeds that have been taken to and brought back from outer space. The seeds are affected by the radiation (辐射) and low gravity in outer space. When they are brought back to Earth,these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger,healthier and more nutritious (有营养的) than normal vegetables. However,some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could give us cancer as a result of their exposure (暴露) to radiation in space. People should not be scared,as space vegetables are actually perfectly healthy.

   Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables：

   Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully selected. When seeds are brought back from space,they are tested to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. There are no traces (痕迹) of radiation after testing.

  Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example,space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days,which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. Another popular space vegetable is the peppers. Space peppers contain 20 percent more vitamin C than normal peppers.

  After modified (转基因) foods came onto the market,people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example,if nut genes are put inside potatoes,people allergic (过敏的) to nuts might get very sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified foods,space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore,they won’t damage your health.

根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

             Title： Space Vegetables

1. 2.  3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

                                B

  What's going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30  years from now,according to the BBC.

Digital money

  We used to pay with cash (现金) for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card (信用卡) to shop online,money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.

  When ATM cards were first introduced,they were not accepted everywhere.But now it's hard to live without them. It's reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year,and the US might be the next.

Bionic (仿生的) eye 

  It's no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back一by wearing bionic eyes.

  A blind eye can no longer sense light,but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data  (数据) to the mind Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high-resolution (高清的) image could be just a few years away.

Self-driving cars 

  Unlike a human driver,a self-driving car won’t get distracted (分神) by a phone call,the radio or something outside the window. Sensors (探测器) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future,driverless cars would be widely accepted.

() 6.   has stopped using cash completely.

   A. Sweden   B. ATM   C. BBC   D. America

() 7. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money?

   A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money.

   B. Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash.

   C. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card.

   D. ATM cards are always popular.

() 8. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction films.

   B. Human drivers won’t get distracted by something outside.

   C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future.

   D. There will be no road accidents at all if self-driving cars are used.

() 9. From the report,we can learn some information about  .

   A. culture and art

   B. industry and farming

   C. science and technology

   D. traffic and journey

() 10. Which of the following can be predicted (预测) from the passage?

   A. There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road.

   B. The blind could use cameras to see things around.

   C. We would live a hard life with digital money.

   D. Robots would control the world.

三、阅读理解。(20分)

                                A

   Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years,scientists said “No." or “We don't know." But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家) . They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings (人;生物) .

   Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old.

“This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life ,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size —the universe is huge. Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy,the Milky Way,has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.

  In the past,it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.

  Have beings from space already visited Earth?" Probably not,says Shostak.“It's a long way away. However,intelligent beings may contact us in other ways,such as radio signals (信号) . In fact,they may be trying to communicate with us now,but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However,this is changing. By 2025,we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other. ”

() 1. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are  .

   A. astronomers   B. farmers   C. singers   D. drivers

() 2. What is the best title for Paragraph 2 ?

   A. The Age and Size of Earth.

   B. Our Galaxy： The Milky Way.

   C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist.

   D. Earth： The Only Planet with Intelligent Life.

() 3. Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?

   A. There were not any smaller planets.

   B. There were not any powerful telescopes.

   C. The astronomers were not interested in it.

   D. The Milky Way didn't exist at that time.

() 4. Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?

   A. They’re afraid of us.

   B. It's a long way away.

   C. They don't want to see us.

   D. They don't know how to use radio signals.

() 5. What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?

   A. Messages.           B. Tools.

   C. Intelligent beings. D. Radio signals.

二、完形填空。(15分)

       Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb 1 highest peak (山峰) in the Alps. 2 mother and his uncle,Franz,a mountain guide,wanted him to stop 3 and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not 4 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 5 was planning to climb the highest peak.

      Franz was very angry when he found out 6 Rudi had done? but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing,too. Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo,a guide from another village,get to the top 7 him.

     Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 8as they got close to the top,the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz 9  behind to take care of him,but Saxo continued,wishing to be the 10 to the top. Rudi went after Saxo,hoping to 11 him to the top. When they met,Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was 12 and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

     He thought Saxo's life was more 13 than his dream and helped him down. During that time,the Englishman and Franz continued the climb,and finally 14 reached the top. Later,the villagers 15 knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountaia.

() 1. A. the        B. a           C. an          D. /

() 2. A. Rudi       B. TheRudi's   C. Rudis’     D. Rudi's

() 3. A. climbing   B. climb       C. to climb    D. climbed

() 4. A. try out    B. give up     C. go over     D. work out

() 5. A. what       B. which       C. whom        D. who

() 6. A. which      B. what        C. that        D. where

() 7. A. after      B. behind      C. before      D. over

() 8. A. but        B. so          C. or          D. for

() 9. A. walked     B. rested      C. stayed      D. watched

() 10. A. first     B. second      C. third       D. last

() 11. A. take      B. beat        C. push        D. help

() 12. A. helpful   B. helping     C. helps       D. helpless

() 13. A. popular   B. successful  C. important   D. interesting

() 14. A. he        B. they        C. them        D. him

() 15. A. both      B. none        C. either      D. all

() 10. —I'm sorry for giving you so much trouble.

            — .

   A. You’re welcome   B. No problem

   C. All right         D. It doesn’t matter

() 9. —  is Jeremy Lin?

           —He is a famous Harvard-educated,Asian-American NBA basketball player.

   A. Where   B. What   C. Why   D. How old

() 8. —Mum,  of the apples  gone bad.

           —We'd better eat up the rest as soon as possible.

   A. one third;have   B. one thirds;have

   C. one third;has    D. first three; has

() 7. The old man was so  the good news that he couldn’t say a word.

   A. interested in   B. excited about

   C. afraid of       D. worried about

() 6. —How many girls are there in your class?

           — them over twenty.

   A. A number of;are   B. The number of;are

   C. A number of;is    D. The number of;is