D

       Far from the land of Antarctica(南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.

       For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.

       Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.

       The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.

       The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein(蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.

       Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules(分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP.

68. What is the text mainly about?

   A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.

   B. A special fish living in freezing waters.

   C. The ice shelf around Antarctica.

   D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.

69. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?

   A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃.

   B. It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.

   C. A special protein keeps it from freezing.

   D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃.

70. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

   A. A type of ice-salt mixture.         B. A newly found protein.

   C. Fish blood.                               D. Sugar molecule.

71. What does “glycol-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?

   A. sugar                  B. ice                    C. blood                D. Molecule

第二节：书面表达(共一题，满分25分)　　

    在紧张的高三备考阶段，英语老师为了提高复习效率，广泛征求学生意见。假如你叫张华，请根据以下提示，给英语老师写封信，表达你们的需求和建议。

    a)适当放慢进度，留出思考时间

    b)反复训练重要、易错知识点

    c)指导方法

    d)减少作业量以保证质量　 　　　

    e)给予更多鼓励

    注意：

    1．根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

    2．要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；

    3．词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

    Dear Mr．Wang，

We're so pleased that you are willing to share our views．

23．What the boss really doubts is__________his employees will go on working in the company．

A．that    B．weather    C．when  D．whether　 　　

39. ______ choice you make matters little to the final result of the discussion.

A. No matter what               B. Whichever         C. Whatever                D. No matter which

19. Which do you enjoy ______ you weekend, doing sports or watching TV?

A. to spend                 B. spending         C. spend               D. Spent

第二节  请选择方框中正确短语的适当形式完成下列句子 （每空1分，共5分）

stare at, on the contrary, take a chance, in rags, as for，account for, do with

1. They lived a hard life, and they were usually ____________.

2. They serve well in this restaurant. ___________ dishes, they taste terrible.

3. He is not a beggar. ____________, he is a millionaire. 

4. The little girl _____________ the little cats playing with each other in their basket.

5. The rope might break, but we have to _____________.

22. Let’s ______my scientific knowledge and your business skills and start a company.

A. connect      B. relate       C. combine       D. Put

31．Either you or on of your students________to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.

       A．are                         B．is             C．have                       D．Be

17. The new outline will throw light _______ students’ understanding of history.

     A. upon                  B. at                   C. of                   D. Over

III. 阅读（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel.

Handel’s father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. Even though Handel was very interested in music, his father didn’t think that was a good way to earn a living, so he wanted his son to be a lawyer. The story goes that Handel smuggled a quiet piano into the house so that he could practise in secret.

One day, Handel went along when his father went to shave a duke. While his father was working, Handel sat down and played the duke’s organ. The duke was so impressed that he convinced Handel’s father to let his son study music, and Handel finally got to learn how to compose.

Handel soon discovered that what he liked most was opera. In fact, he was so passionate about opera that he even fought a duel (决斗) over it with one of his friends. Since Italy was the place to learn about opera composing, Handel went off to Italy to study. When he got home, he got a job as court composer for a German prince.

Having landed such a wonderful job, Handel immediately asked his boss for time off. He wanted to go to England, where he’d heard that there weren’t nearly enough composers to satisfy the British taste for Italian opera.

After great success writing opera in London, Handel came back to Germany. Then fate played a funny trick on Handel and his boss. The Queen of England died, and it just so happened that the prince Handel worked for was next in line to the British throne. When he arrived in London as King George, followed Handel, his court composer in Germany.

In addition to serving the King, Handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. And he also produced them and traveled all over Europe to hire the best singers. There are stories of battles with rival opera producers and of fights between rival singers. Handel apparently had quite a temper.

If you ever go to London, look for Handel’s grave in Westminster Abbey, where there’s a wonderful monument to him.

56.How did Handel begin to learn to compose?

A.His father was sure of his future success.

B.His performance impressed a duke.

C.He begged his father to send him to Italy.

D.He practised hard and taught himself music.

57. What does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage?

      A. bought secretly     B. took secretly   C. carried in advance    D. possessed personally

58.Why did Handel later settle down in Britain instead of Germany?

A. Because he could find better jobs in London.

B. Because he enjoyed greater fame in London.

C. Because his boss became King of Britain and brought him along.

D. Because London was a wonderful place to learn about opera.

59.Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Handel, as shown in the passage?

A. bad-tempered    B. talented     C. enthusiastic    D. optimistic

60. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Handel was born in the same year with Bach.

B. Many people worked both as a barber and surgeon.

C. Handel quit his job to learn about opera in Italy.

Handel was buried in London and was built a monument.