---"Would you mind if I open the window?"        ---“__________”

A．I don't like it．                             B．Yes, please．

C．No, please．                                D．No, I'm sorry．

Kate       on her new novel，which is supposed to come out next month．

A．has been working                               B．had worked

C．will be working                                 D．was working

Some students want to challenge themselves by helping those victims in Zhouqu____ the mud slides took place．

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

       As a saying goes, every bean has its black．It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life．My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no    1 ．Several decades ago, he made a mistake — a（n）    2   mistake, though．

       On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   3   was sending to an orphanage （孤儿院） in Congo．On his way home, he   4   into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone．So he drove back to the church．His search proved   5  ．When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen 6  one of the cases．His brand new glasses, having    7    him ＄20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home    8  ．

       Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,    9   Grandpa and his family also attended．

       “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the   10   you sent last year．You see, the bandits（土匪） had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses．I was desperate．”

       “  11   I had the money, there was simply no way of    12   those glasses． 13  not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day．Then your cases arrived．When my staff    14   the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top．”

       Then, still gripped （吸引注意） with the 15   , he continued: “Folks, when I tried  16    the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

       The people listened,    17    for the miraculous glasses．But the director surely must have   18   their church with another, they thought．There were no glasses on their   19   of items to be sent overseas．But an ordinary carpenter was sitting   20   in the back, with tears streaming down his face．

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．luck                    D．exception

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．into                      B．onto                    C．in                       D．out

7．A．charged                B．spent                   C．paid                    D．cost

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．As well as            B．As long as           C．As if                   D．Even though

12．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

13．A．Except that          B．Along with           C．Rather than          D．As for

14．A．turned                 B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

15．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction         D．wonder

16．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

17．A．pity                     B．happy                  C．curious               D．eager

18．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

19．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．orphanage

20．A．happily            B．quietly           C．carefully       D．excitedly

       As China’s women’s gymnastics team enjoyed the glory of winning the country’s first team Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，the young gymnasts took the opportunity to remind the world that they are old enough to compete．

       Weeks before the Beijing Games, some international media raised questions about the ages of some of the members of China’s gymnastics team, particularly He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan．They said the girls might be younger than 16, the minimum age for the Olympics．But the Chinese Gymnastics Association quickly provided copies of the gymnasts’ ID cards and passports, proving they are indeed old enough to compete．

       In the final, He Kexin gave a clean performance on her favorite uneven bars（高低杠）, earning the second highest score after falling from the bars during qualification．“Although I fell down in the qualification, I became more confident today to make up for my mistake and I finally made it,” she said．It was a great moment for head coach Lu Shanzhen．“Our team made history today and proved to the world that we are the best．” the coach said, “The gold medal is not only for the gymnastics team，but also for the whole Chinese delegation at the Beijing Games．”

       The coach owed the team’s success to a series of reforms．The Chinese team used to train a 1ot, but competed less, which led to poor results in international competitions．To improve their ability to compete and to strengthen their psychological power, the Chinese team sent more team members to compete abroad, so they could bring a competitive spirit back to the team．All six gymnasts in the Olympic team final were selected from fierce competition, and they proved themselves today．

1．Before the Beijing Games started，some international media doubted whether ____．

       A．Chinese women gymnasts could win the team gold medal

       B．He Kexin would fall from the bars during qualification

       C．Chinese women gymnasts could make history at the Beijing Games

       D．some Chinese women gymnasts were old enough for the Games

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．The international media’s doubts proved to be true．

       B．He Kexin’s fall in the qualification had no bad effect on her performance in the final competition．

       C．Chinese women gymnasts’ success at the Beijing Games proved that the reforms did work．

       D．Each team is made up of 6 members to compete for the team gold medal in women gymnastics．

3．In the opinion of Lu Shanzhen, the key to achieving success for athletes is to______．

       A．practice harder than ever

       B．experience more competitions abroad

       C．have strong psychological power

       D．have a competitive spirit

4．The main purpose of the text is to________．

       A．tell a story                                           B．provide evidence

       C．give a report                                       D．compare opinions

       Companies can increase the money with which they run their business in a number of ways．One way is borrowing money, and another way is buying things with the agreement that payment would be made later．There are also other processes for providing money for use by a company．Two of these processes are described here．

       One process the company may use is to issue（发行） bonds（债券）．Bonds are a special kind of promissory note．They are issued in different values, in the forms of money used in different countries, such as the pound in England or the euro in Europe．These bonds can easily be sold again to other people or to other companies．The company that issues the bonds promises to pay a particular amount of money as interest regularly for a certain period of time．This continues until when the company has to pay back the principal（本金） of the bond．Payments of principal and interest must be made on time whether the company has been earning money or not．If these payments are not made on time, it means that the company has not done what it agreed to do and can be accused．

       Another process companies may use is to issue other forms of promissory notes called stocks（股票）．Bonds and stocks are opposite methods of providing money for a company．The people who buy stocks provide money that is earned and take part in deciding how the company will conduct its business．They must also take part in the losses．The people who own stocks receive dividends（红利）only after the company has paid all of its debts to the people who own bonds．On the other hand, the persons who own bonds have no right, according to the law, to help decide how the company will handle its business, unless it is bankrupt（破产）or in danger of becoming so．

1．Which of the following statement is NOT the way for companies to increase their capital?

       A．Borrowing money．                           B．Buying materials without paying．

       C．Issuing（发行） bonds                  D．Issuing stocks

2．As to bonds, we know from the passage that ________．

       A．they are cheques like bank notes

       B．the company only pays back the principal

       C．they are issued in the forms of money

       D．if a company is bankrupt, it needn’t pay back the interest

3．According to this passage, who have the legal control over the decisions of the business?

       A．Stockholders                                       B．Bondholders

       C．The government                                 D．The workers in the company

4．It can be inferred from this passage that ________．

       A．to issue bonds is a better way than to issue stocks

       B．stockholders can accuse the company when it is bankrupt

       C．bondholders have the same rights as stockholders

       D．investing in stocks has more risks than in bonds

CONGRATULATIONS

       We’ve organized the following information to help you prepare for your arrival at Boston College．Please feel free to contact our Admissions Office at any time over the coming months with any questions．

       Your First Steps

       Please return the Acknowledgment Form sent with your acceptance letter to Dean Robert Howe, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, McGuinn Hall 221,140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467．

       ■For Ph．D．Acceptances and Master’s Acceptances with funding, we ask you to reply by April 25, 2008．

       ■For Master’s Acceptances without funding and Non-degree Acceptances, we ask you to reply by May 31, 2008．

       ■You should also contact your department to receive any department information．

       Over the Coming Months

       Get informed about services around campus．We have provided links for you to the following offices．

       ■Student Services

       After you return your Acknowledgment Form, you should receive a letter containing your BC Username and Eagle ID number．With this information you can reach email and Agora．In Agora, BC’s online community, you can update your student information, check your student account, and register for classes．

       The Office of Student Services issues （发行） your BC Eagle One Card．This ID card acts as your campus library card and meal card．

       Student Services’ website offers a complete listing of courses for the school year, as well as student forms and other important student information．The Office of Student Services also handles billing．

       ■Housing

       CLICK HERE for more information．

       If we can be of any more help to you, just contact us．Congratulations again! We look forward to your joining our University!

1．The above page can most probably be read ________．

       A．on the Boston College website               B．in the Boston College newspaper

       C．on BC Eagle One Card                          D．at Student Services

2．The information above is particularly useful for those ________．

       A．who want to apply for Boston College

       B．who want to know about Boston College

       C．who’ve been admitted to Boston College

       D．who’ve decided to pay a visit to Boston College

3．If you want to study for your master’s degree with funding, you will have to ___．

       A．return your Acknowledgment Form by May 31, 2008

       B．send back your Acknowledgment Form by April 25, 2008

       C．email your Acknowledgment Form to Admissions Office by May 31, 2008

       D．return your Acknowledgment Form to Student Services by April 25, 2008

4．If you want to decide what courses for the school year you’d better ________．

       A．call up the Office of Student Services

       B．get in touch with the Admissions Office

       C．read your acceptance letter

       D．visit Student Services’ website

       As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them．As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans（贷款）．But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

       Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet．

       I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury（奢华）, not a fertility requirement．

       A 26-year-old in the story despairs（绝望） that he can’t afford to get a Ph．D．in literature．Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years．

       Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost．But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality．Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding．Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments．“So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner．

       This recession（衰退） will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group．In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life．

1．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

       A．They expect everything to be easy for them．

       B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans．

       C．They are not willing to face all of the challenges．

       D．They are burdened by student loans．

2．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．

       A．baby production                                  B．pleasant

       C．baby comfort                                      D．essential（必需的）

3．What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?

       A．Intolerant（不能容忍的）                   B．Negative．

       C．Unbelieving．                                     D．Understanding．

4．What is the best title for this passage?

       A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study

       B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House

       C．Why Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair

       D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are

       Many people think the search for cleaner energy leads only to renewable resources like sun, wind and water．But it also leads to a fossil（化石） fuel．Natural gas is considered the cleanest of the fossil fuels, the fuel created by plant and animal remains over millions of years．Burning it releases fewer pollutants than oil or coal．The gas is mainly methane （甲烷）．It produces half the carbon dioxide of other fossil fuels．So it may help cut the production of carbon gases linked to climate change．

       Russia is first in what are called "proved reserves" of natural gas．The United States is sixth．Over the years, big oil and gas companies recovered much of the easily reached supplies of gas in America．They drilled straight down into formations where gas collects．As these supplies were used up, big drillers looked for similar formations in other countries．

       But now the industry is taking on a new look．Companies are developing gas supplies trapped in shale （页岩） rock two to three thousand meters underground．They drill down to the shale, then go sideways and inject high-pressure water, sand or other material into the rock．This causes the rock to fracture, releasing the gas．Huge fields of gas shale are believed to lie under the Appalachian Mountains, Michigan and the south-central states．Gas shale exploration is being done mainly by small to medium sized companies．Eric Potter, a program director, says more than half the gas in the United States is now coming from these new reserves．

       But hydraulic （液压的） fracturing can also produce debate and anger over the risk of groundwater pollution．This method of drilling is not federally supervised（监督） under the Safe Drinking Water Act．Some in Congress want to end that exemption （豁免） from the law．

       Natural gas provides Americans with about one fourth of their energy．And, unlike oil, most of it is produced in America．Gas producers invested heavily in reaching new supplies when prices were high．But prices are down sharply now because the depression cut demand for energy．So energy expert Eric Potter says it is too early to know how the changing market prices will affect the market for gas shale exploration．

1．We can learn from the first paragraph that ________．

       A．natural gas releases methane and carbon dioxide

       B．natural gas is considered as the cleanest energy

       C．natural gas is more environmentally friendly than other fossil fuels

       D．natural gas is a renewable source of energy

2．The word “fracture” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．

       A．create                 B．break                  C．change              D．decrease

3．Gas shale exploration may cause disagreement because ________．

       A．it may cause water pollution               B．it brings too high profits

       C．it breaks the law                                 D．it is out of states’ control

4．According to Eric Potter, the new gas shale exploration ________．

       A．will provide America with about one fourth of their energy

       B．will increase demand for energy

       C．will make gas producers invest a big sum of money

       D．may be influenced by the changing market prices

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

       Enough sleep is important to health．The amount of sleep

needed d__1__ on the age of the person and the condition in               1．__________

which sleep takes place．The __2__ may need more sleep                 2．__________

than the old, but usually eight hours are e__3__ for the health            3．__________

of grown-ups．Some can do with __4__ than this amount, but           4．__________

o_5__ may need more．Sleep should be enough to make one            5．__________

bring back his _ 6___（体力） and get ready for a day’s work．      6．__________

Fresh air is __7__（必需的） to sleep．A bath at bedtime,             7．__________

___8__ too hot nor too cool but of body temperature,                    8．__________

may be __9___（有帮助的） to sleep．Sleep producing drugs      9．__________

should never be taken except when s___10__by a doctor．              10．_________