The library _________ at present will be open to the public one month later.

   A. is being built     B. to be built      C. being built       D. built

A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom．Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire．

The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig （油井） explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers．The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its effect can be greatly reduced．

Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective．

Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced．The mist slows down the combustion （燃烧） process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting （点火,燃烧）, thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development．With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays．

The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea．Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented．Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency．

Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions．The center also carries out research requested by individual customers．

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

     A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion

     B．Large Droplets of Water

     C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions

     D．The center for Explosion Studies

The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion．

     A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water

     B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water

     C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good

     D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good

Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______．

     A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively

     B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires

     C．fires are easier to be held than explosions

     D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it

Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?

     A．To test the result of gas explosion．

     B．To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea．

     C．To find out how materials respond to explosions．

    D．To find out when material respond to explosions．

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语文错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　　　　2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。　　

　　A concert was given to several famous singers last Saturday.Tickets were very hardly to get. Since I enjoyed attending that concert,I bought one at the hight price. For the first half hour the concert went on smooth.The nice shows of the stars singers were warmly welcomed by the listeners.Many of them couldn't help burst into tears.Before long the microphone went wrong.Some people began to make voice. The members of the theatre tried to keep in order, but failed. They had difficulty in continuing the concert.Thus, a perfectly good concert caused to be no value by some uneducated people.

---It's very kind of you to see me off,Mr Johnson.

---______.It's the least we could do.

　　　A.That's true B.Not at all C.I don't think so D.Don't say to

Color - blind people often find it difficult to ______ between red and green.

　　　A.distinguish B.compare C.contrast D.distribute

Beijing has a population of 17 million, ________ it one of the largest cities in China.

　　　A.making B.makes C.made D.to make

That's surprising! It was an easy test and he ______ have passed.

　　　A.must B.might C.should D.would

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、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。

　　When I Was four years old,my mother died of cancer.My father brought my sister and me up 36 .Last April,when he had the heart surgery(手术),I felt as if 37 were going to end.

　　He is the most caring,selfless,loving person I know.

　　It all 38 so quickly.Out of nowhere my father's 39 was in danger.I was 17 and thinking about 40 would have to live my life 41 either of my parents! He was the person who jad 42 me what I am and could always 43 me down the fight way when I didn't know what path to choose.He was 44 to me. I felt completely 45 at the thought of his death.

　　Before my mother 46 ,My father explained her sickness to me.Now again he thought the best thing was to 47 .He sat me down for a long conversation.It was too frightening for my father and mme to talk about him 48 the surgery,so he worked around it by saying,"okay,we both know I am 48 going to die during this surgery, 50 say when I am leaving the hospital I get hit by a bus or something." 51 we talked about what I would do if he died.It was the 52 sonversation,but that was exactly what I 53 .

　　Facing the danger of death brings about the realization of 54 .I have learned to live every moment to its 55 ,never leaving anything unsaid or undone.

　　36.A.both B.alone C.later D.together

　　37.A.the world B.his illness C.our happiness D.my childhood

　　38.A.developed B.happened C.ended D.started

　　39.A.job B.family C.life D.health

　　40.A.when B.where C.why D.how

　　41.A.like B.after C.without D.with

　　42.A.made B.told C.given D.taught

　　43.A.drive B.stop C.place D.lead

　　44.A.a teacher B.a friend C.everything D.nothing

　　45.A.excited B.frightened C.disappointed D.lost

　　46.A.got ready B.fell ill C.became well D.passed away

　　47.A.talk B.wait C.leave D.plan

　　48.A.preparing for B.dying from C.working at D.having

　　49.A.not B.also C.probably D.surely

　　50.A.and B.so C.but D.then

　　51.A.First of all B.After a while C.At the end D.In this way

　　52.A.funniest B.easiest C.hardest D.happiest

　　53.A.expected B.needed C.enjoyed D.missed

　　54.A.joy B.work C.parents D.life

　　55.A.fulllest B.strongest C.longest D.happiest

C

Some people worry about being the target of laughter. These people are frightened. They suffer from an emotional disorder called gelotophobia. That long name comes from the Greek language. The word Gelos means laugh, while photos means fear.

Victor Rubio is an expert on human behavior at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He says people laugh at others for many different reasons. He says being laughed at causes a fear response in the victim. That fear leads the victim to avoid social situations. Sadly, gelotophobia limits the way they lead their lives.

Victor Rubio was among researchers in a huge international study about laughter. The researchers wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another goal was to measure the fear of being laughed at within different cultures.

A team from the University of Zurich led ninety-three researchers from many countries in search of answers.

The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people. They used questions provided in forty-two languages. Their findings were reported in the scientific publication Humor.

Some of the people questioned said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations. But they hid their feelings. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before. People also admitted to differing levels of fear that they themselves were the targets of other people’s laughter. The researchers measured and compared all these reactions.

Fear of being laughed at, being made fun of, is a common emotion. But the researchers learned that these feelings differed from nation to nation.

For example, the study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia are likely to hide insecure (不安) feelings when they are around others’ laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan who feel they have been victims before may avoid such situations.

People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Only eight and a half percent of Finns said they would – compared to eighty percent of those questioned in Thailand.

64. The passage is mainly about______________.

A.    a common emotion                             B. laughter

C.    shyness                                              D. gelotophobia

65. In which country are people most likely to avoid social situations where they have been laughed at before?

A.    Turkmenistan               B. Iraq                 C. Finland            D. Thailand

66. According to the text the following is true EXCEPT that ________.

A. people suffer from gelotophobia because they are shy

B.    not all the people questioned hid their feelings in social situations

C.    perhaps Humor is a magazine

D.    people in Finland are the least likely to suffer from gelotophobia

67. A person who suffers from gelotophobia will probably ______.

A.    be active in social activities                     B. be easily laughed at

C.    like to laugh at others                                D. like to stay alone

第II卷

第三部分 写作:（共二节，满分40分）

Ⅳ. 第一节 短文改错：（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

      增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

      删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。     

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

On Monday morning, I was on my way to school when suddenly as I saw a boy knocked down by the car. In a hurry, I ran over and found the boy was serious hurt with much blood on his face. Immediately, I call an ambulance and the boy was taken to the nearest hospital. For my relief, the boy was fine and would recover in a few day. I went away without giving his name. I was late for class, and I felt happy for what I had done. As a proverb says, “ Help others is the source of happiness.” I feel our duty to make the world a better place to live in.