The Canadian dollar has fallen about 20 percent in value, making that dream ski vacation in Whistler Mountains __________than ever.

   A. seems more within reach            B. seem more within reach 

   C. seems within more reach            D. seem within more reach 

Not until I went through his paper _________ what rapid progress he had made in writing.

  A. I did find  B. did I find        C. I had found     D. was I found

—Sir， can I pass the examinations this time？

—That depends on　____ you work hard enough or not.

A. what  B. that  C. whether  D. how

He felt _________ when he found a stranger _________ about at the gate of the police station.

 A. puzzling; hung    B. puzzled; hung    C. puzzling; hanging     D. puzzled; hanging

-----Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?

-----No. You _______ because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context.

A. can’t              B. mustn’t             C. don’t have to   D. shouldn’t

-How many chapters does the book have? -It ____ three chapters.

　　A. consists with　　　　  B. consists of

　　C. including　　　　　　 D. is contained

--Did Tom win the 200-meter race at our sports meet?

   ---Of course not. I’m a poor runner and he did _______ than I.

   A. as well as      B. no better       C. no worse        D. not better

---Stay a bit longer, please. It’s been such _______ fun having you here.

   ---Thank you, but I’ve got _______ early start tomorrow morning.

   A. /; the          B. a; an           C. /; an             D. the; an

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.

Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades.

"We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean."

Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.

"As carbon dioxide dissolves（溶解） in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains. "And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the pH down, and makes it more acidic."

The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts.

The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.

"It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."

1．What can be the best title of the passage?

         A．Sea Life Facing Danger                                  B．Climate Change Affecting Seawater

       C．Oceans Becoming More Acidic                     D．Scientist Researching Seawater

2．Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?

       a．Sea life is endangered．

       b．CO2 goes into the surface water．

       c．The ocean chemistry is affected．

       d．CO2decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic．

     e．CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up．

A.    a    →  b   →  c  →  d   →  e 

B.    e   →  b   --→ c  →  d   →  a 

C.    a    →  e   -→  b  →  c   →  d 

D.    e    →  d   -→  c  →  b   →  a 

3．Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on        .

    A．his research and analysis

    B．a major cause of climate change

    C．some former theory

    D．the expectation of other scientists

4．What does the passage want to tell us most?

    A．It takes time to make a scientific study．

    B．Atmospheric CO2 is doing harm to sea life．

    C．Robert Dore is a committed and serious scientist．

    D．Measures should be taken to prevent the potential catastrophe．

第二节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断∶

如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);

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∶ 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意∶ 原行没有错的不要改。

 My wife and I go to the theatre whenever we       

have time. But before we buy ticket, we would               76． ___________        

like to know whether the play is good and bad.           77．___________          

When a new play open, we usually read the              78．___________         

reviews on our local newspapers to get information        79．___________          

about it. Last week a new comedy opened at the          80．___________          

theatre. The newspaper story said it was very amused,      81．___________          

so we decided to go on the Saturday night. It took         82．___________          

my wife a long time to make her mind what to wear       83．___________          

and we left a little later, By the time we got there,         84．___________          

the first act already begun. We were sorry we had missed          85．___________          

part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny.