―Why haven't you asked Lily to come here ?

―She was doing a project when I found her and she _____________it.

     A. hasn't finished        B. didn't finish           C. wouldn't finish     D. hadn't finished

Try recording your voice in English--this may help you to see_____________ you could improve.

     A. that              B. when               C. how                 D. where

I _____________ have written to him because he would come back as he informed us.

     A. couldn't          B. ought to            C. must                D. needn't

By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have____________ opportunity to change his mind.

     A. accurate          B. urgent              C. adequate            D. special

       请参考下面一段材料，写一篇130~150词的短文，并陈述自己的观点。

       据最新统计表明，越来越多的农民去城市打工，到2006的上半年在中国农村远离父母的“留守儿童”已达2500万。缺少父母关爱对留守儿童的成长极为不利，导致他们情感孤寂、与人交流出现困难、学习成绩不理想、很多儿童得同龄儿童应该得到的技能以及缺少人身安全保障等问题。

       A study has warned that seafood supplies from the world’s oceans could be almost gone by the middle of the century .

       Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia , Canada , led the international team that did the study . Professor Worm says species have recently been disappearing from oceans at increasing speed . At this rate , he says , all seafood species could collapse could collapse by 2048 .

       Other studies have also warned about the dangers of overfishing and the effects on ocean environments . But not everyone thinks the oceans are likely to be empty in fifty tears . Some scientists said parts of the world do have problems , but others are doing a good job of protecting fish populations . Government officals in several countries with large fishing industries also questioned the research .

       The study appeared earlier this month in Science magazine .

       The researchers say damage to oceans affects not only fish populations but also the productivity of ecosystems . These complex systems help control water quality . The scientists say the loss of different kinds of sea life appeared to increase the f fish kills and beach closures from harmful algae growth .

       The scientist examined the results of thirty-two experiments and observed forty-eight protected areas . They also looked at records of catches worldwide . They studied records from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization from nineteen fifty to two thousand three . And they examined archeological information and other historical records for twelve coastal areas . That research back over a thousand years .

       Boris Worm says the findings were , in his words , “ beyond anything we suspected . ” But he also said the situation is not too late to correct . He said that with good fisheries management , some species could completely recover in three to ten years .

72．Which of the  following isn’t the damage to the oceans ?

       A．The species of fish in the oceans is reducing .

B．Sea water is polluted

C．Sea Water quality is improved

D．Less productivity of ecosystems

73．The conclusion of the research led by Boris Worm is _______ .

       A．unbearable              B．unbelievable             C．doubtful           D．convincing

74．Which statement of the following is NOT TRUE about the research led by Boris Worm ?

       A．It was conducted by scientists from different countries

B．It referred to information of many countries

C．It lasted from 1950 to  2003

D．It referred to records dating back to over 1000 years ago

75．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ?

       A．It’s too late to take action to improve the situation

B．Some species will recover without efforts

C．Boris Worm hopes that people take their warning seriously

D．Boris Worm shoes great concern about ecosystem

       Most people know that the United States is made up of fifty states . However , few people know a lot about all fifty of them , Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician . He wants to change this situation

       Sufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states . During college he played in several musical groups and recorded an album of his own music . However , he wanted to be a writer , not a musician . So after college he moved to New York City to study writing.

       In New York , Stevens had trouble writing stories , He discovered that he missed music , He also discovered that most of the stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan . So , Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan

       “ Greetings from Michigan : The Great Lakes State ” was released three years ago . Here is the song “ Say Yes to Michigan ”

       ( music )

       The album was a big success . Many young people and music critics liked it . Before long , Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state . He called it his “ fifty states project ”

       Stevens chose Illinois as his next state . He read many books about Illinois . He studied police documents and old newspapers . He talked to people who lived in the state . The CD “ Illinois ” was released last year . Critics loved the album , It won many awards awards . “ Illinois ” became popular at colleges throughout the United States . People said the CD sounded different form anything else they had ever heard . Here is a song called “ Chicago ” .

       (music)

       sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters . People have said that he is writing about Oregon , Rhode Island , or Minnesota . However , no one but Stevens knows for sure . We leave you with the song “ Decatur ” or “ Round of Applause For Your Stepmother ,” from the CD “ Illinois ”

       (music)

68．Sufjan Stevens composes songs about states to ______ .

       A．make his own hometown , state of Michigan famous

B．make everyone know Michigan

C．let people know more about the US

D．let people learn to sing

69．We can infer that to make an album of sons about a state ______ .

       A．is an easy job                                             B．takes too much time

C．needs lots of knowledge                              D．is a pleasure of critics

70．Which of the following statements about Sufjan Stevens is NOT true?

       A．People are eager to know which state Sufjan Stevens will write about next

B．Sufjan Stevens went to New York for the purpose of becoming a writer .

C．Sufjan Stevens must have composed about four states of America

D．The music of Sufjan Stevens was a hit in America .

71．Which is the best title of the passage?

       A．The Fifty States of America                         B．Fifty States Projects

       Second Life is a three-dimensional , online world in which computer users can crate a new self and live a different life . Second Life is one of the most popular new online games called “ massively multiplayer online role playing games .” These games are also called MMOs , for short .

       But unlike the other MMOs, Second Life is not about winning or losing . Second Life technically a computer game . But people involved in it do not consider it a game because the players create everything . Second Life is more for socializing and creating communities .

       Users of Second Life are called residents . To take part , they must create an avatar or an electronic image of themselves . Second Life world , residents live different versions of themselves . They build homes , run businesses , buy and sell things , work , play , and attend school . They even have relationships and get married .

       Second Life was created in two thousand three by Linden Lab in San in San Francisco , California . Linden Lab   controls the Web site where the ever0vhanging world is being created . There are now about one million people around the  world who are active in Second Life . The number has grown quickly since the beginning of the year when there were about one hundred thousand users .

       The average age of people involved with Second Life is about thirty . However ,. Linden Lab recently created Teen Second Life for younger users . Second Life has its own economy and its own money , called Linden dollars .

       Millions of dollars are made and spent each month in Second Life Users can enter Second Life free . But they must pay for a membership if they want to own land or buy and sell goods and services .

       Recently , several major companies have become involved with Second Life . They wanted to be part of the growing business world that exists within the made-up reality . The car maker Toyota , music producer Sony BNG , and even Reuters news agency are among businesses now existing within Second Life .

64．What’s special about the game “ Second Life ”?

       A．It’s a game about losing and winning

B．It creates everything of life

C．It benefits ability of socialization and creativity

D．It is simply a popular game to kill time

65．Which is NOT true about the Game “ Second Life ”?

       A．A resident in Second Life lives a life somewhat like that of real life

B．The number of users of Second Life is ten times as large as that of  2003

C．You can’t enter Second Life until you pay for the entrance fee .

D．To own possessions , a resident has to pay to be a member of the Second Life

66．What does the underlined word “ avatar ” mean ?

       A．An instrument someone used                       B．A picture someone takes

C．An imagined identity of someone                  D．A weapon to use in Second Life

67．Which of the following statements is WRONG about Linden lab ?

       A．Linden Lab creates Second Life for both adults and the youngsters .

B．Linden Lab brings in a large sum of money from Second Life

C．Linden Lab first created Second Life for the people who are thirty years old

D．Linden Lab created Second Life specially for teenagers later .

       The use of mobile phones over a long period of time can raise the risk for brain tumors , a new Swedish study said on Friday , contradicting (同……矛盾) the conclusions of other researchers .

       The Dutch Health Council , in an overview of research from around the world , last year found no evidence radiation (辐射) from mobile phones and TV towers was harmful . A four-year British survey released in January showed no link between regular . long-term use of cell phones and the most common type of tumor .

       However , researchers at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life said they looked at the mobile phone use of 905 people between the age of 20 and 80 who had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor (恶性脑瘤) and found a link

       “ A total 80 of these 905 cases were so-called high users of mobile phones , that is they began early to use mobile and or wireless telephones and used them a lot , ” the study said .

       “ The study also shows that the rise in risk is noticeable for tumors on the sided of the head where the phone was said to be used , ” it added .

       Kjell Mild , who led the study , said the figures meant that heavy users of mobile phones , for instance of who make mobile phone calls for 2 , 000 hours or more in their life , had a 240 percent increased risk for a malignant tumor on the side of the head the phone is used .

       “ The way to the risk down is to use handsfree , ” he told Reuters .

       He said his study was the  biggest yet to look at long-term users of the wireless phone has been around in Sweden in a portable form since 1984 , longer than in many other countries .

60．How many of 905 people surveyed suffer tumor ?

       A．20                   B．80                   C．85                   D．905

61．If a person always makes calls on his left ear , where might a tumor is produced according to the Swedish survey ?

       A．on the left side of the head             B．on the right side of the head

C．on both sides of the head               D．on the top of the head

62．Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

       A．Sweden is the earliest country to use mobile phones

B．The mobile phone has been popular since early 1980s in Sweden

C．There is less risk to have tumor by using handsfree .

D．It might be safer by reducing the time of using a mobile phone

63．Which is the best title of the passage?

       A．The Trouble of Using Mobile Phones

B．The Swedish Researchers

C．Long-term Mobile Phones Use Raises Brain Tumor Risk

D．Heavier Users of Mobile Phones