He has been called the “missing link”. Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world — Mount Everest. He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The ___1___ of Snowman has been around for ___2___. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they ___3___ this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had ___4___ caught Yetis on two occasions ___5___ none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has ___6___. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___7___ the tracks of a monkey or bear and ___8___ that the Abominable Snowman might really ___9___.

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were ___10___ footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than ___11___ animal tracks, which had been made ___12___ as they melted(融化) and refroze in the snow. ___13___, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was ___14___ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___15___, no evidence has ever ___16___ been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman ___17___, but if they ever ___18___ catching one, they may face a real ___19___: Would they put it in a ___20___ or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event     B. story   C. adventure   D. description

2. A. centuries       B. too long     C. some time  D. many years

3. A. heard from    B. cared for    C. knew of     D. read about

4. A. even      B. hardly C. certainly     D. probably

5. A. as   B. though       C. when  D. until

6. A. developed      B. changed     C. occurred     D. continued

7. A. entirely  B. naturally    C. clearly       D. simply

8. A. found     B. declared     C. felt     D. doubled

9. A. exist      B. escape C. disappear    D. return

10. A. clearer  B. more   C. possible      D. rare

11. A. huge     B. recent C. ordinary     D. frightening

12. A. strange B. large   C. deep   D. rough

13. A. In the end    B. Therefore   C. After all     D. However

14. A. imagined     B. real     C. special       D. familiar

15. A. so B. besides       C. again  D. instead

16. A. rightly  B. actually      C. normally    D. particularly

17. A. lightly  B. jokingly     C. seriously    D. properly

18. A. succeed in    B. insist on     C. depend on  D. join in

19. A. decision       B. situation     C. subject       D. problem

20. A. zoo      B. mountain    C. museum     D. laboratory

To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it       into parts.

A. down                  B. up                       C. off                      D. out

      Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (36) _______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ( 37) _______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (38) _______. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (39) _______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (40) _______. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (41) _______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (42) _______ that she caused all plants to ( 43 ) _______. People were in (44) _________ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (45 ) _______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (46) __________, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (47) ______ . She could go back to her mother if she had not (48) ________ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (49) ________ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (50) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (51) _______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (52) ________ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (53) _______ not let the crops grow. That is (54) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (55)______ , it  is spring, and plants begin to grow again.

36. A. periods             B. seasons              C. time                       D. age

37. A. winner              B. ruler                 C. advisor                    D. fighter

38. A. wife                   B. lover                 C. partner                    D. daughter

39. A. forbid                       B. forgive              C. admit                      D. accept

40. A. arrangement        B. warning                  C. reason                     D. permission

41. A. let out                B. worked out      C. thought out      D. found out

42. A. excited               B. tired                       C. angry                      D. serious

43. A. grow fast            B. start growing   C. stop growing     D. grow slowly

44. A. danger             B. hope                       C. turn                        D. case

45. A. since                  B. until                       C. after                        D. when

46. A. Persephone         B. Zeus                       C. Demeter            D. Hades

47. A. return                 B. change                    C. marriage                 D. journey

48. A. stolen                 B. found                     C. eaten                 D. heard

49. A. understood        B. refused              C. doubted                   D. accepted

50. A. discovered         B. studied                   C. forgot                      D. prepared

51. A. daughter          B. mother                   C. god                         D. ruler

52. A. works                      B. remains                  C. happens           D. starts

53. A. should              B. can                         C. dare                        D. will

54. A. where                B. because             C. why                        D. how

55. A. nice                         B. friendly                    C. fresh                       D. happy

Learning to Accept

    I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   36   , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   37   and ill.

    My father was   38   a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness   39   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   40  . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   41   about life, and I told them about one of my   42  . I said that we must very often give things up   43 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   44   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   45   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   46  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.    47   , he answered his own question: “I   48   the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

    I was also   49   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I   50   remember his words and become   51  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   52   to give up my small irritations. In this   53  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

    Sometimes I   54   what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one   55   .

36. A. Afterwards         B. Therefore         C. However         D. Meanwhile

37. A. tired                  B. weak                C. poor                 D. slow

38. A. already                     B. still                 C. only                 D. once

39. A. took                 B. threw               C. sent                         D. put

40. A. impossible          B. difficult            C. stressful            D. hopeless

41. A. worrying                   B. caring              C. talking             D. asking

42. A. decisions                   B. experiences       C. ambitions         D. beliefs

43. A. as                      B. since                       C. before              D. till

44. A. suggests                    B. promises           C. seems               D. requires

45. A. spoke                B. turned              C. summed          D. opened

46. A. something          B. anything           C. nothing            D. everything

47. A. Surprisingly       B. Immediately    C. Naturally          D. Certainly

48. A. had                    B. accepted           C. gained              D. enjoyed

49. A. touched                     B. astonished         C. attracted           D. warned

50. A. should                      B. could               C. would              D. might

51. A. quiet                  B. calm                C. relaxed             D. happy

52. A. ready                B. likely                      C. free                         D. able

53. A. case                   B. form                C. method             D. way

54. A. doubt                B. wonder             C. know               D. guess

55. A. award                       B. gift                         C. lesson               D. word

His father died and _____ him a lot of money.

A. gave                   B. left                     C. sent                    D. offered

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。

This cake t     delicious. Would you like a try?

Lucy was badly hurt in a traffic a      last week.

Yesterday Michael a       to his boss for being late.

These books b      to Sarah--- I must give them back to her.

Mum is cooking in the k      while Dad is watching TV.

About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is e      by water.

I u     go to bed at 10:00 p.m., but I stayed up till 11:00 last night.

Plants and a      , including humans, need food and water to survive.

He was p      of the Olympic Gold Medal he won for his country.

Each student is allowed to borrow two books at a time from the school l       .

I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times______.

A. as much    B. as many    C. so much    D. so many

      No one can fail to stand in awed ( 令人敬畏的 ) admiration of the great discoveries of history—Newton' s laws of motion; Kepler' s principles of planetary movement, Einstein' s general theory of relativity. Equally awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting, theatre, music and literature, which have also been brought about by discovery through personal efforts.  What do these extraordinary achievements of well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving?

     A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the result of problem-solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are told, often comes to thinkers in a “flash of insight (顿悟) ”， although they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this be of the public" sort known to science, or of the "private" sort known to the artist.

      Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done this. Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very different about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of the great contributions to the society. The act of discovery, even in the relatively predictable (可以预见的) sense that it occurs in everyday learning, involves (涉及) a “sudden insight” which changes the problem situation into a solution situation. As we have seen, everyday discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules gained in the past, which is involved in the solution.

52. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph to_______.

      A. bring about the subject of the discussion        

   B. explain that scientists are more creative

      C. show the difference between science and arts

      D. prove that arts require more personal efforts

53. While knowledge from the past plays an important role in their achievements, thinkers sometimes also depend on their______.

      A. artistic tastes                    B. sudden insight

      C. admiration of discoveries  D. scientific experiments

54. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

     A. Great contributions to the society            

   B.  Long-time study of the subject matter.

    C.  Various statements about problem solving.

    D. Complete devotion to artistic creation.

55. We may conclude from the passage that ______.

    A.it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in everyday learning.

    B. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in making discoveries

    C. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually unpredictable in nature

    D. knowledge of the rules in the past is often developed in the changes of situation

    In June, 2007, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada’s Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the size of a Rubik’s cube.

    The one-kilogram Win-Cub satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes.

    There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations.

    The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper; it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba. Designing, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.

    “These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation (创新), and a strong love for discovery,” said Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjomson. “We want to make science more relevant (相关的), interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or, in this case, in space,” Bjomson added.

    The Win-Cube program is mainly named at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitoba’s devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforce—all important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.

56. According to the passage, the Win-Cube satellite is _________.

   A. named after Manitoba and its shape               

  B. intended for international communication

   C. designed like a Rubik’s cube both in shape and size

   D. challenged by university students around the world

57. According to Mr. Bjomson, ___________.

   A. those Manitoba high school students are worth praising

   B. the study of space can be practically made in classrooms

   C. Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of space

   D. scientific research is too far away from high school students

58. The primary purpose of the project is to _________.

   A. find the early signs of earthquakes             B. relate studies to practical

   C. help high school students study real-world engineering

   D. inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students

59. The best title for this passage may be ________.

   A. Manitoba School        B. Win-Cube Program         C. Space Co-operation

   D. Satellite Launching

The company is starting a new advertising campaign to        new customers to its stores.

A. join   B. attract       C. stick    D. transfer