NASA is moving ahead with plans to put a long-armed Lander on Mars’ icy North Pole to search for clues for water and possible signs of life.
The $386 million Phoenix Mars is planned to touch down in the Martian arctic in 2008. The stationary probe will use its robotic arm to dig into the icy land and pick up soil samples to analyze. In 2002, the Mars Odyssey orbiter spotted evidence of ice-rich soil near the arctic surface.
Scientists hope the Phoenix mission will find clues to the geologic history of water on the Red Planet and determine whether microbes existed in the ice.
Phoenix will be the first mission of the Mars Scout program, a renewed, low-cost effort to study the Red Planet. “The Phoenix mission explores new territory in the northern plains of Mars analogous to the permafrost regions on Earth,” Peter Smith said.
True to its name, Phoenix rose from the ashes of previous missions. The lander for Phoenix was built to fly as part of the 2001 Mars Surveyor program. But the program broke down after the well-known disappearance of the Mars Polar Lander in 1999. The Polar Lander lost contact during a landing attempt near the planet’s south pole after its rocket engine shut off prematurely, causing the spacecraft to fall about 130 feet to almost certain destruction.
The Phoenix probe had been in storage at a Lockheed Martin clean room in Denver before it was reused for its present mission. It will carry science instruments that were designed for the Mars Surveyor program including an improved panoramic camera and a trench-digging robotic arm. Phoenix will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 and land on the planet nine months later.
46. The passage mainly tells readers that _________.
A. clues of water will be found in Phoenix
B. Phoenix will be sent to find clues of water on Mars
C. August 2007 will see Phoenix lift off
D. the Mars Scout program will be carried out
47. The underlined word “prematurely” (paragraph 5) means _________.
A. on time B. behind the time C. out of work D. ahead of time
48. According to the passage, we know Phoenix will land on Mars _________.
A. in May 2008 B. in August 2007
C. in August 2008 D. in September 2008
49. According to the passage, the name “Phoenix” is after the meaning of _________.
A. rebirth B. death C. energy D. hope
50. After Phoenix lands on Mars, we can infer it will firstly _________.
A. find soil samples and send them to the earth
B. look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples
C. take photos and send them to the earth
D. find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander
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随着“开心农场”“QQ农场”等娱乐游戏风靡互联网，许多中学生也加入了偷菜的行列。请你根据下表的内容，用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你个人的看法。
| 现 象 | 1. 沉迷其中，乐此不疲；2. 身在课堂，心在农场； 3. 作业拖拉，成绩下降。 |
| 原 因 | 1. 寻找农耕的乐趣； 2. 释放学习的压力；3. 拉近朋友的距离。 |
| 你的看法 | ……(至少两点) |
注意： 1. 不要逐字翻译表格提示内容，应适当发挥;
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数;
3. 词数：150左右。
Nowadays, QQ Farm and Happy Farm are very popular among people from all walks of life. A large number of middle school students are also involved in the game.
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To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport， but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的）traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？ Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London‘s discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！
From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.
A. air B. boat C. Swimming D. A， B， or C
The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.
A. by swimming B. in his own car C. by air D. by hovercraft
A tunnel would cost______ a bridge.
A. far less than B. as much as C. far more than D. as little as
According to the passage， a link from London to the continent would be______.
A. necessary for its trade B. important for its politics
C. useful for its industry D. helpful for its culture
The main idea of the passage is______.
A. how to develop the trade of London
B. when to cross the Channel
C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently
D. what to do in the developing of traveling
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回答81-85五个小题。
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near．Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First，you need to know about audience manners．
Most sporting arenas （竞技场） have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets．Read your ticket carefully before you arrive．Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress．When you leave，remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish．
During exciting games, try to control yourself．Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches．Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience．
Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players，but _______． When players first appear，clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long．After an excellent performance, applaud warmly．If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration．Various sports have various rules for the audience．
Enjoying artistic gymnastics silence．But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players．Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography．Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game－specific rules and related culture of each event.
81．What’s the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words.）
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82．Why should you control yourself during exciting games according to the passage? （Please answer within 15 words.）
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83．Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words.）
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84．Please should every one of us try to be a good spectator in your opinion? （Please answer within 30 words）
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85．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese.
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from the past always makes her a focused person. Are you 21 to know more about this mysterious girl? Thenlet’s get started here.
First, her life was 22 for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as 23 as other girls. It 24 with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her 25 left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a 26 family to raise her.
But, 27 time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) 28 when she was in her grandmother’s house. It 29 when she was playing with a lighted candle, and 30 , the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames 31 her on the chest and on the arm.
No matter what happened, however, she continued to 32 in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the 33 she had expected. Then, she moved to America for 34 study. English was very 35 for her because she had never studied it before. 36 , she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people 37 from accidents. This experience 38 her braver.
Yesenia is a girl who has experienced 39 sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really 40 it.
21. A. confused B. serious C. curious D. tire
22. A. difficult B. lucky C. dull D. disappointing
23. A. happy B. equal C. real D. surprising
24. A. ended B. started C. combined D. mixed
25. A. grandfather B. sister C. brother D. father
26. A. complete B. big C. modern D. comfortable
27. A. after B. as C. since D. for
28. A. story B. experience C. accident D. lesson
29. A. showed up B. appeared C. happened D. took place
30. A. unacceptably B. undoubtedly C. unnaturally D. unfortunately
31. A. hit B. exploded C. spread D. burned
32. A. live B. work C. study D. calm
33. A. prize B. diploma C. reward D. praise
34. A. farther B. further C. farthest D. furthest
35. A. difficult B. pleasant C. easy D. popular
36. A. However B. Thus C. Also D. Therefore
37. A. benefit B. suffer C. lose D. recover
38. A. kept B. made C. forced D. drove
39. A. many B. little C. few D. much
40. A. satisfies B. catches C. suits D. deserves
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The sad thing is _________the world-famous artist devoted his whole life _____, he only sold one painting before he died.
A. although; to painting B. that; to paint
C. that although; to painting D. although that; to paint
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---Are you ____ about food?
---No, anything will do.
A. curious B. anxious C. particular D. cared
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All that can be done _______.
A. has been done B. has done C. have done D. were done
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When the old man_____to walk back to his house，the sun____itself behind the mountain．
A．was starting；hid B．had started；had already hidden
C．had started；was hiding D．started；had already hidden
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