．He is always ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him．

       A．if never    B．if ever      C．if any       D．if not

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，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Far out in the sea lived three Sirens，the three sisters of magic song．Half human and half bird，the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers， 36  in voices that excited the hearts of men．The attractive songs were so  37  that ships were attracted to the  38  and struck to pieces on the rocks．No sailor nor ship had ever been known to  39  the island of the Sirens without being attracted to  40 .

Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful  41  against the Sirens．Before their ships came to where they could  42  the song, Odysseus had himself  43  the mast (桅杆), stuffed (堵住) the  44  of his men with wax (蜡) and ordered them to  45  his orders and gestures when they were passing the  46  island.

Soon they came in sight of the 47 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of 48. It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to  49  himself and shouted for his men to 50 the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters. But  51  paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were  52  out of hearing.  53  his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears. For  54  the Sirens had sung with no　55 . The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.

36. A. talking          B. calling               C. yelling               D. singing

37. A. strange         B. sweet          C. terrible           D. loud

38. A. flowers         B. sea              C. island          D. rocks

39. A. visit             B. approach      C. pass             D. leave

40. A. disaster         B. success           C. peace          D. loss

41. A. communication  B. preparation     C. action               D. attention

42. A. sing                  B. accept           C. hear                 D. enjoy

43. A. tied to          B. standing along  C. facing to        D. seated on

44. A. eyes             B. mouth         C. nose            D. ears

45. A. miss            B. ignore        C. carry                 D. take

46. A. friendly               B. 1ovely               C. deadly         D. lonely

47. A. rocky           B. sunny          C. windy         D. sandy

48. A. Partherope       B. Sirens         C. Circe         D. Odysseus

49. A. beat              B. free            C. relief          D. order

50. A. go around        B. keep off       C. turn towards      D. run away from

51. A. no one          B. anyone           C. everyone        D. someone

52. A. completely       B. luckily               C. quickly          D. naturally

53. A. Still             B. Then           C. But             D. Again

54. A. the moment      B. long            C. ever            D. once

55. A. meanings         B. points         C. effects         D. efforts

       Most of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years, the planet was much colder than it is now .During that time the temperature also changed a lot,  with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.

       A new study from Switzerland throws light on where ice sheets（冰川）inched during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.

       This surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed（假设）that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere（半球）during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land .If surrendered by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.

       The researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact（影响）on ocean currents （洋流）and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.

       It is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.

57.The North Pole is surrounded by land ,while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. So scientists thought that_________.

       A．most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere

       B．most of the ice melted in the Southern hemisphere

       C．The North Pole is colder than South Pole

       D．The South Pole is colder than North Pole

58.We can learn from the passage_________.

       A．the ice can easily just slip into the ocean

       B．volcanoes caused the ice to melt

       C．melting just in the Northern hemisphere would have been impossible

       D．researchers often use the computer models to help their research work

59.The scientists are not sure_________.

       A．how long the ice age lasted    

       B．where ice sheets melted during the ice age .

       C．what caused the temperature changes    

       D．what the earth is made up of

60.Which of the following is NOT right ?

       A．The researchers want to know how the melting of ice might affect sea levels by the

        computer model.

       B．Studies show ice melted equally in the North and the South during the ice age.

       C．Most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere（半球）during the 30,000-year long

       Ice age.

       D．The temperature changes caused the ice to melt.

The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to _______.

A. make it out     B. make it off      C. make it up               D. make it over

The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference failed to reach any agreement and______________now seems little hope of a settlement.

A. it B. that     C. there   D. what

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs.Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs.Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs.Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students,Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)

Teddy said,“Mrs.Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.”After the children left , she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs.Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive.The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade,Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard,M.D.(医学博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr.Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson’s ear,“Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me.You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back,“Teddy, you have it all wrong.You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

44.What did Mrs.Thompson do on the first day of school?

A.She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B.She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C.She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D.She told the class something untrue about herself.

45.What did Mrs.Thompson find out about Teddy?

A.He often told lies.

B.He was good at math.

C.He needed care from mother or someone like that.

D.He enjoyed playing with others.

46.In what way did Mrs.Thompson change after she received the gifts?

A.She taught fewer school subjects.

B.She became stricter with her students.

C.She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

D.She cared more about educating students.

47.Why did Teddy thank Mrs.Thompson at his wedding?

A.She had kept in touch with him.

B.She had given him encouragement.

C.She had sent him Christmas presents.

D.She had taught him how to judge people.

II. 短文改错（共15分）

如无错误, 在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√); 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.该行错一个词: 在错的词下面划一横线, 在该行右边横线上写出改正的词.

During the summer holiday, I think I should do something              76.__________

meaningful instead touring. So I got a job at a fast food                 77.__________

restaurant and worked there as cleaner. I worked 7 hours a day         78.__________

for three weeks. The job was hard and bored and seemed endless ，   79.__________

that made me so tired that I nearly stopped it halfway.               80.__________

After all, I stuck to(坚持) it with determination. Every day I started     81.__________  

off for work early in the morning and went to home late in the         82.__________

evening. Finally, I finished the job after the new school term            83.__________

began. Now, I understand that labor means. I think it is really          84.__________

a successfully experience, which is worth remembering for ever.       85.__________

We hadn’t seen each other for years and he had changed a great deal, so I didn’t _______ him at first.

A. realize                       B. repeat                    C. know                  D. recognize

_____ crying sadly, he raised his head and let tears stream down his face on purpose.

A. To be seen                B. Seeing                            C. To see               D. Having seen

This is the man ____ gave me a book.    （

A. which 　　B. what　　 C. this 　　D. who