16．It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather．Such a fixation with the we ather finds expression in Dr．Johnson's famous comment that"When two English meet，their first talk is of weather．"Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago，most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak．
   Bill Bryson，for example，concludes that，as the English weather is not at all exciting，the obsession with it can hardly be understood．He argues that"To an outsider，the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it．"Simply，the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles．
  Jeremy Paxman，however，disagrees with Bryson，arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive．Bryson is wrong，he says，because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena．"The interest is less in the phenomena themselves，but in uncertainty．"According to him，the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the En glish as well as the outsider．
  Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English．Both commentators，somehow，are missing the point．The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all．English weather-speak is a system of signs，which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other．Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data．Rather，they are routine greetings，conversation starters or the blank"fillers"．In other words，English weather-speak is a means of social bonding．
32．The author mentions Dr．Johnson's comment to show thatD．
A．most commentators agree with Dr．Johnson
B．Dr．Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D．English conversations usually start with the weather
33．What does the underlined word"obsession"most probably refer to？B
A．A social trend．
B．An emoti onal state．
C．A historical concept．
D．An unknown phenomenon．
34．According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes thatD．
A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B．there is nothing special about the English weather
C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
35．What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage？A
A．To explain what English weather-speak is about．
B．To analyze misconceptions about the English weather．
C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman．
D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable．

15．Erik，an athletic child，lost his vision in his early teen．At first he （41）B to use a walking stick or learn Braille （盲文），（42）A he could do as well as any teenage．He finally came to （43）D his disability，though．He couldn't play the same （44）C as he used to．But then he discovered wrestling，a sport （45）B sight wasn't as important as touch and （46）A．Then，at 16，he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways．A wrestler and a rock climber （47）C information through touch．Rock climbing （48）D mountain climbing，the greatest challenge of his life．
Erik's teammates say he isn't different from a （49）B mountaineer．The major difference is that he isn't as thin as most climbers．（50）A，his strong upper body，flexibility and mental toughness make him a（n） （51）D climber．The only help for Erik's blindness is to place （52）C on his teammates'jackets so that he can follow them （53）B．
Climbing Mount Everest was （54）A for every climber on every team．The （55）D to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates：（56）A of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower，and the brain doesn't （57）B as clearly as normal．In some ways，Erik had an advantage （58）C his teammates：as they got near the top，the vision of all climbers was （59）D．So at a certain altitude，all his teammates were like Erik--nearly （60）C．
To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete．Erik showed his disability wasn't as important as his ability．

41．A．promised	B．refused	C．demanded	D．decided
42．A．insisting	B．praying	C．admitting	D．appealing
43．A．ignore	B．consider	C．overcome	D．accept
44．A．cards	B．parts	C．sports	D．jokes
45．A．that	B．where	C．what	D．whose
46．A．feel	B．thought	C．smell	D．taste
47．A．give	B．store	C．get	D．exchange
48．A．fell behind	B．lay in	C．depend on	D．led to
49．A．disabled	B．sighted	C．satisfied	D．determined
50．A．However	B．Besides	C．Therefore	D．Otherwise
51．A．amateur	B．optimistic	C．responsible	D．perfect
52．A．ropes	B．flags	C．bells	D．marks
53．A．casually	B．easily	C．eagerly	D．slowly
54．A．challenging	B．compulsory	C．optional	D．comforting
55．A．application	B．limitation	C．adaptation	D．reaction
56．A．lack	B．change	C．supply	D．existence
57．A．survive	B．function	C．recover	D．refresh
58．A．against	B．to	C．over	D．with
59．A．wasted	B．broadened	C．improved	D．restricted
60．A．hopeless	B．dizzy	C．blind	D．dead

14．The building，from        top visitors can enjoy a good view of Sanya，attracts hundreds of tourists every day．（　　）

A．

which

B．

whose

C．

its

D．

where

13．A young ensign （海军少尉） was given the opportunity to prepare his ship to"set sail"．Soon the ship was driven slowly out of the channel．The ensign's efficiency was remarkable．In fact，the talk was that he had set a new record for getting the ship underway．Later he was handed a radio message from the captain．
"My personal congratulations on completing the sail with amazing speed，"it read，"but next time wait until your captain goes aboard before getting underway!"
   What good is a ship without the captain？The ensign did all the right things，but he never did the most important thing!
   It is a matter of priorities （优先）．You may accomplish a great deal every day．But are you accomplishing the truly important things？Have you put first things first？
   In work and study，in the areas of mental，physical and spiritual health，are you truly doing the important things？
   Today，will you put first things first？And how about tomorrow？And the next day？If so，you will one day discover that you are building a life that counts．
【写作内容】
以 Put first things first为题，写一篇读后感．
1．以约30个词概括所读文章的内容；
2．以约120个词表达你对该主题的见解，并包括如下要点：
 （1）对该主题发表你的看法；
 （2）以你自己或他人成长的经历说明你的感受．
【写作要求】
1．作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称．
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯．

12．此题要求改正所给短文中的错误．对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉．
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词．
该先错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词．
注意：原行没有错的不要改．
My friend Nick told me a story about his experience back in the US，which was very interested．One day                                                                                                                      （76）interesting
he was having a yard sale and the old man lived next                                     （77）lived前面加who
door come by to help．As the old man looked over the                                  （78）came
things on the ground that was to be sold，he stopped at                               （79）were
a box of golden ball for Christmas trees．On the box                                      （80）balls
was a card say，"25cents each．""You will never sell                                   （81）saying
these for that much．"he told Nick．Convinced，Nick                                  （82）√
brought the price up to 10cents a piece．Without a                                       （83）down
moment's delay，my neighbour picked up the box                                          （84）his
but announced："I'11take them．"（85）and．

11．We went to the Shaolin Temple last weekend，      ，not surprisingly，was crowded with visitors from all over the world．（　　）

A．

where

B．

which

C．

that

D．

when

10．We went to the West Lake last Saturday，__________，as you can imagine，was crowded with visitors．（　　）

A．

that

B．

which

C．

where

D．

when

9．Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest______ everyone likes to visit．（　　）

A．

as

B．

that

C．

which

D．

where

8．Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area，children here had no _____ to education．（　　）

A．

approach

B．

access

C．

attitude

D．

attraction

7．Though the story of Li Yunlong in the TV drama"Bright Sword"is a fiction，much of __________happened is historically true．（　　）

A．

that

B．

what

C．

which

D．

it