I wasn’t blaming anyone; I ____________ said errors like this could be avoided.

A. merely           B. mostly       C. rarely          D. nearly

—We will take the conditions into careful consideration _______ you have attached to this contract.

—Thanks. Hope for further cooperation.

A. as                                 B. which                           C. where                          D. what

—Dad! I hate studying, and I want to drop out of school.

—Quit halfway? ________. Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude.

   A. Think twice                                                     B. Go to hell         

C. Really?                                                             D. Don’t talk that tone with me.

------Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

------_____.

A. You’d better not, actually.            B. Of course not, but it’s not allowed here.

C. Great! I love pets.                  D. No, you can’t.

------I have just had my watch repaired.

------How much did they ____ for that?

A. cost             B. charge             C. spend           D. pay

--- Excuse me, would you mind answering a few questions?

   --- Well, I don’t know. I’m in rather a hurry_____.

A．seriously  B．actually   C．immediately     D．anxiously

—Wow, what a large crowd!

—Yes, And they______ in the cold wind for hours. You know, Premiere Wen Jiabao is coming here.

A. will be waiting   B. have waited 

C. are waiting    D. have been waiting

第二部分：阅读理解（共20 小题。第一节共15 小题，每题2分；第二节共5 题，每题2分； 共40 分）

       阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项  A．B．C．D中选出最佳选项。

A

       Unnoticed and unappreciated for five decades，a large female turtle （龟）with a stained（彩色的），leathery（粗而硬的） shell is now a precious commodity（物品）in Changsha’s old zoo．She is fed on a special diet of raw meat．Her small pool has been covered with glass which can defend it from bullets．A special camera monitors her movements．A guard is posted at night．

       The purpose is simple：the turtle must not die．

       Earlier this year，scientists concluded that she was the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft shell turtle．She is about 80 years old and weighs almost 90 pounds．

       As it happens，the planet also has only one known male．He lives at a zoo the city of Suzhou．He is 100 years old and weighs about 200 pounds．They are the last hope of saving a species believed to be the largest freshwater turtles in the world．

       “It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Peter Pritchard, a famous turtle expert in the United States，who has helped try to save the species．、

       For many Chinese people，the turtle is the symbol of health and long life，but the last two Yangtze giant soft-shell creatures show the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity（生物多样性）in China．Pollution, hunting and over development are destroying natural habitats，and also endangering the plant and the animal population．

       China contains some of the world’s richest treasures of biodiversity, yet the latest major survey of plants and animals shows a discouraging picture．Nearly 40 percent of all mammal species in China are now endangered, Scientists say．For plants，the situation is worse；70 percent of all nonflowering plant species and 86 percent of flowering species are considered threatened．

46．Why is the turtle in Changsha specially cared?

       A．She has been unnoticed and unappreiated five decades．

       B．She can be sold at a high price．

       C．She is the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle．

       D．She is old and heavy．

47．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

       A．The turtle in Changsha is precious because it is the symbol of health and long life．

       B．Peter Pritchard believes the female turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world．

       C．The female turtle is in a dangerous situation where she may be killed．

       D．The female turtle in Changsha and the male turtle in Suzhou are the last hope of saving the largest freshwater turtle species in the world．

48．According to the text ________in China．

       A．there are the richest species of living things

       B．wild plants and animals are becoming fewer

       C．turtles are specially protected

       D．the situation of plants is better than that of mammal species

49．The last paragraph proves the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity in China by__________ ．

       A．facts and numbers                B．Peter Pritchard’S words

       C．teaching theory                  D．telling a story

回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

58. What is the main reason for one is poor memory? (回答词数不超过8个)

59. What will happen if you do not use your arms or legs for some time? (回答词数不超过5个)

60. What is the best title for this passage? (回答词数不超过6个)

D

Dear Economist,

My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love．There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage．I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart．My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs．

　　I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy．My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business．

　　Who is right? Will our marriage survive?

                                   Brian Gee

Dear Brian,

I have to agree with you about Walmart．Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story．The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year．

　　Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages．Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed．Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees．And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers．

　　Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence．You are sure to win the conversation．The divorce is likely to be more argued．

Economist

68．What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?

       A．His wife refuses to shop at Walmart．

       B．They are faced with a divorce．

       C．They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart．

       D．They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart．

69．Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________．

       A．it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages

       B．consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart

       C．Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy

       D．Walmart’s business increases global trade

70．What can be inferred from the reply letter?

       A．Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job．

       B．Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees．

       C．Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers．

       D．Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart．