People think that ______ opening ceremony of the 29^th Olympic Games is _____ great success.

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

---John was late for Mary’s English class this morning.

---_______? As far as I know, he never came late to class.

A. So what  B. Why not  C What for  D. How come

最近全省各级各类学校在汶川地震一周年之际纷纷举行了以“”为主题，广泛开展以“五防”即“防溺水、防火、防震、防交通事故、防中毒”和“两练”即“应急疏散演练”、“自救、互救演练”为主要内容的教育活动。你的美国网友Tony对此很感兴趣，现在你给Tony回一封信，介绍这次活动的相关情况。回信包括以下内容：

1.         感谢关注

2.         介绍活动的相关情况(目的和内容)

3.         你的观点  

注意：1．词数120左右。

2．开头已给出，不计入总词数．

3．适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：emergency evacuation drill 应急疏散演练；help oneself or rescue mutually自救互救；protect oneself against/ prevent预防；Life is above everything, and safety is second to none生命可贵、安全第一

Dear Tony,

____________________________________________________________

                                                                         Yours

                                                                         Li Hua

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。

    In Britain all children have to go to school between the ages of 5 and 16. In the US children must attend school from the age of 6 to between the ages of 14 and 16, depending on the state they live in.

     In England and Wales, the subjects that children should study and the levels of achievement they should reach are required by the National Curriculum (课程). But it does not apply in Scotland, where each school decides what subjects it will teach.

In the US the subjects taught are decided by national and local governments. British schools usually have prayers and religious instruction, but American schools are not allowed to include prayers or to teach particular religious beliefs.

     At 16 students in England and Wales take GCSE examinations. These examinations are taken by students of all levels of ability in all subjects and may involve a final examination, an assessment, or both of these things. At 18 some students take A-level examinations, usually in not more than 3 subjects. It is necessary to have A-levels in order to go to a university.

In Scotland, however, students take different exams-----the SCE examinations. A year later, they can take examinations called HIGHS, and then they can either go straight to a university or spend another year at school and take the Certificate (证书) of Sixth Year Studies. In Scotland the university system is different from that in England and Wales. Courses usually last four years rather than three and students study a larger number of subjects as part of their degree.

In the US school examinations are not as important as they are in Britain. Students in High Schools do have exams at the end of their last two yearn, but these final exams are considered along with the work that the students have done during the school years.

Title:   76   in Britain and US

Doreen Sykora is now a junior at McGill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could just blank out because of nervousness and fear.” Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.

These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.

Now there are special university courses to help students. In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is high, the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods. “Mostly, what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I breathe easily and let all the tension out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I’m really doing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”

For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.

73. What is the similarity between Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto?

A. They are students from the same university.

B. They failed in all the examinations.

C. They both had experiences of test anxiety.

D. They both had the same poor studying habits.

74. The underlined phrase “blank out” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_______.”

A. lose interest in the exam                               B. refuse to take the exam

C. get an extra paper                               D. be unable to think clearly

75. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

A. To help students to reduce test anxiety.   

B. To show a stress level experienced by students.

C. To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

D. To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

70. If you don’t know how to use a computer, you had better ask for the position of _______.

A. a secretary in NESTLE                               B. a production worker in NESTLE

C. a senior engineer in THYSSEN                     D. a cost accountant in THYSSEN

71. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. THYSSEN is a successful company with many branches

B. NESTLE is a company only producing chemical products

C. NESTLE asks for good command of English in every Position

D. THYSSEN needs a senior sales manager to sell its products in Asia

72. As a graduate from university this year, you can probably get a job as _______.

A. a cost accountant in THYSSEN                    B. a purchaser in THYSSEN

C. a secretary in NESTLE                                      D. an accountant in NESTLE

The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

“That’s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.

“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

66. The best title for the article is _______.

A. When the Computer Is Down                       B. The Most Frightening Words

C. The Computer of the Airport                         D. Asking the Computer

67. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.                                  B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers’ questions. D. She could do nothing.

68. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

A. Because it was easy down              

B. Because it was very expensive.

C. Because it was not advanced enough.

D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.

69. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

A. a modern computer won’t be down.

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D. there will be great changes in computers

June 26, 2000 ― the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. But those communities and policymakers also are careful about the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of life.

For the last few years, the genetic advances in the developing field of biotechnology have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code have opened a world of possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination.

While European and Japanese researchers are making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research is in the United States, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised for finding the genes connected with terrible diseases as yet, and making progress toward separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.

Once these genes are found and studied, researchers can develop new ways to attack infections, and genetic diseases. Medical companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.

61. Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the human genome?

A. Because the human genome can destroy many illnesses.

B. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases.

C. Because they wanted to be better known than others.

D. Because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.

62. Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world?

A. Japan.                    B. Germany.                C. The United States.    D. China.

63. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.

B. The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.

C. Many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map.

D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.

64. The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause _______.

A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful 

B. the scientists to work harder

C. many people to find work easily      

D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs

65. The main idea of this article is about _______.

A. unlocking genetic code                                 B. the genes' discovery

C. the great human genome                              D. the genes and the scientists

Life has changed in Mexico City. Streets normally filled with people are empty. One of the most popular professional soccer teams recently played a game in an empty stadium that can seat more than 100,000 people. It's swine (猪) flu that has made life in Mexico City grind to a halt (慢慢停了下来)

Seemingly out of nowhere, swine flu has caused confirmed deaths in 12 countries as of April 30. It has sent a wave of alarm around the world. Governments are trying to find ways to prevent further outbreaks. The World Health Organization has raised its swine flu global threat level to five out of six.

People may be familiar with bird flu. but they know little about swine flu.O Swine flu is a contagious (传染性的) respiratory (呼吸的) disease in pigs. It is caused by a type-A influenza virus.

Humans can also catch swine flu. The virus causes regular outbreaks in pigs, but people usually do not catch it. However, there have been cases of the virus spreading to people, and then from one person to another.

The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the common flu. They include fever, lethargy (无精打采的), lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea (恶心), and vomiting (呕吐). The high proportion of young adults among the deaths is one of several mysteries about this virus. Most of the dead had lung damage. What caused it is not yet known.

The virus spreads the same way the common flu does. When an infected person coughs or sneezes around another person, the latter is put at risk. People can get the disease by touching something with the flu virus on it and then "touching their mouth, nose or eyes.

There are medicines to treat swine flu. Doctors suggest using anti-viral drugs. They keep the virus from reproducing inside the body.

Although there are no vaccines (疫苗)for it now, several everyday steps can help prevent the spread of the virus: washing hands frequently; avoiding close contact with people who are sick; and avoiding touching surfaces that might have the virus on it.

People may worry that they will get swine flu from eating or preparing pork. In fact, you cannot catch the virus from pork products if they have been properly prepared and cooked. Cooking food at temperatures of 71^oC kills the virus.                 

56. The main idea of the passage is __________________.
A. how swine flu broke out in Mexico City.      B. some information concerning swine flu.
C. the differences between swine flu and bird flu. D. the dangers caused by swine flu.
57. The following tips can protect us from swine flu EXCEPT ________.
A. keeping us away from other people
B. washing hands frequently
C. avoiding close contact with sick people
D. avoiding touching surfaces that might have the virus on them
58. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Mexico City is really a place of horror now.
B. People in Mexico City like staying at home.
C. People in Mexico City don’t like soccer.
D. Swine flu has seriously affected people’s life in Mexico City.
59. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. The swine flu virus causes regular outbreaks among people.
B. People usually get infected with swine flu directly from pigs.
C. All animals including pigs can easily be infected with swine flu.
D. People usually do not catch swine flu though it is a danger to people.
60. What can we infer from the passage?
A. At present there still aren’t effective vaccines for swine flu.
B. Swine flu virus cannot spread in the air.
C. From now on, people can’t eat pork if they want to be safe.
D. All of the dead killed by swine flu had lung damage.

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always  36  you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only  37  friends leave footprints.

I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the  38  . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves  39  on the cool  40  . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,   41  to the sound of them.

Autumn is a  42  season but life is uninteresting to me. The free days always get me  43  . But one day, the sound of a violin  44  into my ears like a stream  flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 45  in playing her violin.

I had  46  seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been  47  there for so long but my existence  did not seem to disturb her.

Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building  48  I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became  49 .  50  we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly       51  . To my astonishment, the girl came over to me.

“You must like violin.” she said.

“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a  52  expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that  53  me.” she said.

“In fact, it was your playing  54  gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a  55  ― so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.