第二部分  阅读理解 （共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

         阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Passage A

   Visitors from space may have landed on our planet dozens, even hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the distant future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundred years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and local records, one can find many reports of strange incidents that could be interpreted(解释) as visits from outer space. A winter, Charles Fort, had made a collection of UFO sightings in his book. One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one can’t take them too seriously, for before scientific education was widespread, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) gave rise to the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

1. According to the passage visitors from space may have landed on the earth _____.

A. long before man had dreamed of it  

B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years       

D. after the space age began

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

  A. All observations of UFO’s are believable

  B. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFO’s himself

  C. Older civilization (文明) may exist on other planets

  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere

3. If visitors from other planets have actually landed on the earth, one can suppose that they came to __________________.   

A. make war      B. communicate       C. settle down     D. explore

4 The passage implies that the space age has __________________.

A. made the reported sightings unbelievable   

B. increased the number of UFO sightings

C. allowed more scientific study of UFO’s    

D. given clearer pictures of UFO’s

5. According to the passage, __________________.

A. UFO’s are only recent observations         B. UFO sightings are not new

C. UFO’s are just meteors and comets          D. UFO’s are invented by people 

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第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

观察下列图表，请以“Changes in the Ownership of House”为题，为校报写一篇短文。

    注意：短文应包括以下内容：

    1、根据图示描述该市住房产权的变化

    2、分析产生这些变化的原因

3、说明这些变化对个人和社会产生的影响

首句已经为你写好。

词数100左右。

As can be seen from the chart, ownership of houses in a big city in China changed in the past ten years.

The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I         before.

       A．was having      B．have        C．have ever had D．had ever had

 “Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree

with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. 

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false

48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？          

A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes

B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth

C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous。

D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds

49. The author develops the third paragraph mainly                            

A. by cause and effects              B. by order in space

C. by order in time                 D. by examples

50 .The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“   ”

A. to be believable  B. to be valuable  C. to be admirable  D. to be stable

51 What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

A. Subjective    B. Objective      C. Dissatisfied     D. Curious

 I’d like to arrive 20 minutes earlier ________ I can have time for a cup of tea.

A. in order to    B. even if       C. as if            D. so that

In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ____ for everyone to stand up.

  A. sign              B. chance             C. mark              D. signal

第二节  完型填空  （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。

Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they knew it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys went 37 with their tent and food.

  Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish.

  “Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They sat in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues the way that trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves.”

  Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.

36. A. surprising      B. exciting      C. annoying        D. frightening

37. A. round         B. back         C. away           D. through

38. A. load           B. tent         C. food           D. storage

39. A. grassland       B. destination   C. field           D. river

40. A. live           B. lie          C. wait            D. stay

41. A. but            B. and         C. or             D. so

42. A. Unconsciously  B. Unfortunately  C. Unwillingly    D. Uninterestingly

43. A. woods         B. farm         C. setting         D. camps

44. A. put off        B. put on        C. put down       D. put up

45. A. forward       B. near          C. back           D. further

46. A. place         B. mark          C. way           D. time

47. A. alone         B. about         C. in              D. on

48. A. After all       B. At last        C. Above all        D. At first

49. A. discovered     B. encouraged    C. persuaded        D. supposed

50. A. afraid         B. sure          C. informed         D. reminded

51. A. enjoyment     B. satisfaction     C. disappointment   D. imagination

52. A. appear        B. do            C. work            D. behave

53. A. behind       B. out            C. aside            D. amount

54. A. fetched       B. watched       C. followed         D. collected

55. A. for          B. to             C. at              D. in

Prison Break（《越狱》） is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show．

Having committed a crime to get into prison and broke out his innocent elder brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on television today. But what about the man behind the character?

Miller, 35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way．

Miller didn't take a direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre or film, but in English．He didn't even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university's singing group. Yet, at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood．

Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures．“My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle．I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place，”Miller says．

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he first got to Hollywood．Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant, not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end．

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia．He starred as a thoughtful and shy man．Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination(提名) and another season of Prison Break on his resume(履历), Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood．                                               

1. What do you think the text is mainly about?

A. What kind of person Michael Scofield is．

B. Miller's unusual path to fame and fortune．

C. Why Prison Break became a huge hit．

D. How special Miller is in the entertainment field．

2. The author thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because           ．

A. it’s difficult to tell him from others

B. he is a shy man and hard to work with

C. he always has ideas hard for people to understand

D. his family background and life experience are very special

3. Which of the following can best explain “pay off” in the underlined sentence?

       A. to be successful and bring good results

B. to give someone all the money you owe them

C. to pay someone their wages and tell them to leave their job

D. to pay someone to keep quiet about something illegal or dishonest

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A. Miller succeeded in the field that he had never majored in．

    B. Miller had lots of movie performance experiences when he was in college．

    C. Miller's only performance experience in university made him move to Hollywood．

D. Miller was chosen to play a role in Prison Break because he is a thoughtful and shy guy.

5. It is very likely that Miller will ____________.

A. pay off all his debts in the end

B. not star in another season of Prison Break

C. make greater achievements in his career

D. move to Hollywood and settle down there

Mr. Wang gave the whole class a vivid _________ of his trip to Shanghai Expo Park.

    A. account          B. explanation    C. adventure     D. memory

Was it not until you began to work ___ how much time you had wasted?

A. did you realize           B. that you realized         C. did you not realize    D. that you didn’t realize