— Did you get _____ part in the play that you tried out for?

— No, but I got _____ better part.　　　　　　　　　

A. the; the 　　　B. the; a　　　 C. ＼; a 　　　 D. a; a　　　　　 　　　　　

96. 刘老师坐在桌旁，他的学生围着他站着。 (with + 宾语 + 分词)

97. 我3年前去过的古寺给我留下了很深刻的印象。（a……impression on + 定语从句）

98. 远处看起来有一团雾。（in the distance, a patch of）

99. 我宁愿你今天晚上呆在家里看电视。（would rather）

100. 他将为他自己所做的一切付出代价。 （pay for）

101. 我认为对人们来说低碳生活是十分有必要的。 （consider; low-carbon life）

102. 虽然我学习英语已经有几年了，但我在和英语是母语的人交流时依然有困难。（have problems doing; English native speaker）

103. 王老师不仅仅是一位教师，他总是照顾好自己的学生。 （more than + 定语从句）

104. 他的篮球事业是在多年的奋斗之后才成功的。 （career; take off）

105. 那些沉溺于电脑游戏的人不会取得成功的。（abandon oneself to + 定语从句）

I am an active boy and I talk much than listen. When I               86.__________

talk with my friends, I’m always ready to express me.               87.__________

I’m not afraid to tell others how I think. I am usually the            88.__________

focus of attention because of I often have lots of ideas                89.__________

that interests everyone. In my opinion, people should share        90.__________

and exchange each other’s ideas. And when I am with the          91.__________

quiet people, I felt as if the air were frozen. I’m always              92.__________

trying to find a topic and start a conversation. By this way,        93.__________ 

people will like me and feel happy. In word, I’m friendly and    94.___________

active and I can make everybody as happy as me.                       95.__________

search                   search for                       an assortment of            terrify         

watch out for        make progress               be short of                      be close to     

 hope                    for the first time             the first  time                 avoid

76. Step backwards and _________ the speeding taxis. 

77. To ____________ making fewer mistakes, he has to be much more careful while doing homework.

78. ____________ she met us, she left a good first impression on every one of us.

79. The main reason why some of them__________ in this test is that they are not a bit hardworking.

80. The spy stayed in the building for a long time___________ a top secret document.

81. In the household products section of Sainsbury’s, you can find _________ bowls and plates.

82. Some scientists believe that human beings will __________ energy in the near future, as a result of waste.

83. __________, with the help of the local guide, they managed to find the missing tourist who was  lost in the foggy forest.

84. The girl felt quite excited _________ her favorite singer, but the other fans were not that lucky to get so near to him.

85. Judging from his ____________ look, it was obvious that he presumably had had a terrible ride in the tram.

66. After the terrible earthquake, everything in the village was damaged. This small village was no longer i__________, and in fact, it was like a ghost town.

67. Despite the fact that this is a used car which is nearly 10 years old, it is still in excellent c_________.

68. If you smoke quite often, you will become a cigarette a_________.

69. The wooden house was so shabby that it c_________ to the ground in the earthquake.

70. It seems i_________ that the boy who is spoiled a lot can live in such a remote area for a year.

71. Don’t live in a world of f_______. Just do something practical and useful.

72. Mum, would you please stop n________? I know what I should do. I’m already 16 years old.

73. Most of the passengers were t________ on the No.9 bus and got killed by the fire. That was really a sad day for all the people who live in Chengdu.

74. The d_________ news that Yao Ming retired from NBA made all Chinese people feel frustrated.

75. Her voice was so s___________ that all the audiences were greatly attracted by it.

There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination(种族歧视). It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter, a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest (抗议) against this kind of thing, and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store, I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard (怪声怪气的) language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served. The manager became angry and said, “Even if you stand there till Christmas, I will never serve you.” I went to the District Commissioner’s office. Fortunately, he was out, for he was one of the old school; however, I saw a young District officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he wou1d buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did, and I will remember him saying to the manager，“Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant.” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said, “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was, then, of course I should have given him proper service.” I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store … any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend? I want to prove that any man of any color, whatever his position, should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted, After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.

62. The writer was, at the time of the story, _________.

A. a European officer           B. an African servant

C. a drugstore assistant        D. a black school teacher

63. The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because _____________.　　　　　.

A. he could not speak English in a polite way

B. he thought the writer wouldn’t understand English

C. that was the language he used when speaking to Africans

D. that was the only language he could speak when he was angry

64. In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means _____________.　　　.

A. he stuck to those old racial ideas

B. he graduated from an old white school

C. he was in charge of an old black school

D. he was an old official in the government

65. Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?

A. He believed his white friends would help him out.

B. He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people.

C. He thought he was educated and should he treated differently.

D. He thought, being an important person, he should not be kept waiting.

The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space showed it as a solid ball covered by brown land masses and blue-green oceans. We had never seen the Earth from that distance before. To us, it appeared as though the Earth had always looked that way and always would. Scientists now know, however, that the surface of the Earth is not as permanent as we had thought.

Scientists explain that the surface of our planet is always moving. Continents move about the Earth like huge ships at sea. They float on pieces of the Earth’s outer skin. New outer skin is created as melted rock pushed up from below the ocean floor. Old outer skin is destroyed as it rolls down into the hot area and melts again.

Only since the 1960s have scientists really begun to understand that the planet Earth is a great living machine. Some experts have said this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought. The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents—a science called plate tectonics.

The modern story of plate tectonics begins with the German scientist Alfred Wegener. Before World War One, Wegener argued that the continents had moved and were still moving. He said the idea first occurred to him when he observed that the coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. He proposed that the two continents might have been one and then split apart.

Wegener was not the first person to wonder about the shape of the continents. About 500 years ago, explorers thought about it when they made the first maps of Americas. The explorers noted the east coast of North America and South America would fit almost exactly into the west coast of Europe and South Africa. What the explorers did not do, but Wegener did, was to investigate the idea that the continents move.

58. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

A. The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space.

B. Human’s recognition of the earth’s surface.

C. The German scientist Alfred Wegener.

D. The early explorers’ discovery.

59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. We didn’t see the Earth from far away until we saw the picture taken in the space.

B. Our ancient thought that the surface of the earth is still.

C. Alfred Wegener was not the first person to investigate the idea that the continents move.

D. The coastline of India and Africa fit together.

60. The last word of the third paragraph “tectonics” mean “________”.

A. study of construction          B. study of architecture

C. earth surface                       D. structural geology

61. What did the explorers find?

A. The coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together.

B. The coastlines of North America and Africa could fit together.

C. The east coastlines of North America and the west coast of Europe could fit together.

D. The coastlines of North America and India could fit together.

To Chinese immigrants（移民）, in the mid-1800s, California was “The Land of the Golden Mountain.” In their homeland they had heard the words， “There’s gold in California.” They sailed 7000 miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich. Between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 Chinese came to California. Most were men. They had been farmers in China. They came here to be miners and laborers. They ended up doing many other jobs, too. Like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in America. They came because of their ties to their homeland and their families. They planned to return to China with their fortunes and help their families. Only a few Chinese gold miners struck it rich. Most picked over the areas that had been mined already. But still, white miners resented the Chinese. Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps. By the end of the 1850s， many Chinese returned home. Those who stayed found other jobs. Few women had come west in the gold rush. The Chinese saw a good business opportunity. They began doing the jobs women would have done. Many became house servants. Many more opened laundries. The Chinese opened restaurants. Chop suey and chow mein are popular Chinese-American dishes. The Chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners. Other Chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers.

54. Why did Chinese go to America in the mid-1800s?

A. Because they could find good jobs there.   

B. Because they had found gold there.

C. Because they could open laundries and restaurants there.

D. Because they heard there was gold there.

55. The underlined word “resented” mean “________”.

A. liked      B. helped       C. hated      D. served

56. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Some Chinese became drivers.   

B. Many Chinese opened shops to help wash clothes.

C. Many Chinese picked gold around the old mines. 

D. Many Chinese returned to China by the end of the 1850s.

57. Which should be the title of the passage?

A. Early Chinese immigrants in America      B. Dream to strike it rich  

C. The difference between men and women    D. Gold miners in America

Winners Club

You choose to be a winner!

The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 – that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:

No account keeping fees!

You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!

Excellent interest rates!

You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄）without taking them out in a month.

Convenient

Teenagers are busy – we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all.  With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet··· You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

Mega magazine included

Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!

50. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?

A. Special gifts are ready for parents.

B. The bank opens only on work days.

C. Services are convenient for its members.

D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.

51. The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.

A. encourage spending                  B. are free to all teenagers

C. are full of adventure stories      D. help to make more of your money

52. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.

A. be an Internet user                             B. be permitted by your parent

C. have a big sum of money             D. be in your twenties

53. What is the purpose of this text?

A. To set up a club.                                  B. To provide part-time jobs.

C. To organize key-cards.               D. To introduce a new banking service.

Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers．Brain-computer interface（BCI） technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines．

Recently, two researchers, Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts．

In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band．He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts．“our brain has billions of nerve ceils．These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move．But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says．“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices．”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user．This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp（头皮） and sends them to a computer．The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair．The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path．They help the computer react to commands from the brain．

Prof．Milan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands．“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices．One example is this wheelchair．”

He says his team has set two goals．One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from．And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time．

46. BCI is a technology that can ______________.

A．help to update computer systems       B．link the human brain with computers

C．help the disabled to recover               D．control a person's thoughts

47．Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

48．The team will test with real patients to ______________.

A．make profits from them         B．prove the technology useful to them

C．make them live longer            D．learn about their physical condition

49．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B．New Findings About How the Human Brain Works

C．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

D．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries