This species has nearly _________because its habitat is being destroyed.

  A. died down           B. died out         C. turned down     D. turned up

I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，______she’s a better cook     than me．

A．unless           B．as     C．even though     D．in case

David got a higher grade in the final exam, for, you see, he made______mistakes.

       A．few   B．fewer       C．little  D．less

Head coach Li Yan bursts into tears of joy when she sees Zhou Yang first _____ the finish line at the women's 1500m short track speed skating final．

       A．to cross    B．having crossed       C．cross      D．crossed

When the environmentally friendly cars came onto the market, many people were eager to buy them ________ the price.

   A. wherever            B. however                  C. whichever           D. whatever

My little brother is looking forward _______ to see the 2012 Olympic Games in London .

A. to taking      B. to be taken      C. being taken      D. to being taken

C

“The pen is more powerful than the sword.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world，and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861，in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

This book that shook the world was called "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Begun as a serial for the Washington anti-slavery weekly, the National Era, it focused public interest on the problem of slavery, and was deeply controversial(争议的). In writing the book, Stowe drew on her personal experience: she was familiar with slavery, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad, because Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, where Stowe had lived, was a slave state.

There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse（唤起）people's sympathies（同情）. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent（描述）true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

Following publication of the book, she became well- known, speaking against slavery both in America and Europe.

In 1862, when she visited President Lincoln, it was said that he greeted her as “the little lady who made this big war”: the war between the states.

49. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was________when her world famous book was published.

A. about sixty years old                                 B. around fifty years old

C. in her forties                                                D. around twenty years old

50. What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the text?

A. she had been living in a state where slaves were kept.

B. she herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

C. she was better at writing than at swinging a sword.

D. she had once been a slave.

51. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book caused the civil war because________.

A. she wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

B. she disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

C. the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it.

D. the book had been read by many Americans.

52. What can we learn from the text?

A. it isn’t necessary to use weapons to fight things that were wrong.

B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin

He has always dreamed of getting________money and does not work hard at all.

A. unforgettable     B. uncomfortable          C. unsuccessful             D. unexpected   

How the big forest fire has ________ remains to be a mystery.

A. broken up   B. broken out      C. cut down    D. turned up

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to    36    in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the    37    waya that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is    38    luxurious (奢侈) for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the     39    .

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there    40    between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She    41    her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was    42    and I didn’t know what I should do. But at 1ast I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said    43    , “Look at this thread. Sometimes it is    44    , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt    45    . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen    46    , but it’s really there. Love is    47    .”

I listened carefully but I    48    her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly    49    seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked    50    . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother supported my father    51    on the country road.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t    52    me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”    53    his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and    54    . But from this experience, I undentand that love is just    55    in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36. A. keep fit               B. rise early           C. earn money                     D. collect money

37.A. magic                  B. romantic           C. fantastic                   D. attractive