— We had ______ really damp October this year.

— I can’t remember ______ autumn when it rained so much.

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

受某英文报纸的委托，最近你对肥胖型高中学生作了一次调查，了解他们对造成自身肥胖原因的认识。请根据以下提示的信息，为该报写一篇100词左右的短文。 首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。

调查内容：高中学生对自身肥胖原因的认识

调查范围：河北省的10所高中

调查对象：高中学生

调查人数：1，000人

调查方式：问卷

调查结果：（见下图）

参考词汇：肥胖 obesity n. 调查问卷 questionnaire 家族基因 family genes

Recently a survey has been done to find out the causes of obesity among high school students___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A. offers      B. influences      C. uncovered       D. exactly       E. big

F. found      G. campaigns      H. involved        J. properly       I. notion

What’s in a name? Letters offer clues to one’s future decisions, apparently. Previous studies have suggested that maybe a person’s monogram __1__ his life choices — where he works, whom he marries or where he lives — because of “implied self-esteem (自负),” or the temptation of positive self-associations. For instance, a person named Fred might be attracted to the __2__ of living in Fresno, working for Forever 21 or driving a Ford F-150.

Now a new study by professor Uri takes another look at the so-called name-letter effect and __3__ other explanations for the phenomenon. He analyzed records of political donations in the U.S. during the 2004 campaign — which included donors’ names and employers — and found that the name of a person’s workplace more closely related to the first three letters of a person’s name than with just the first letter. But he suggests that the reason for the association isn’t implied self-esteem, but perhaps something __4__ the opposite.

Duyck, one of the researchers whose previous work __5__ the name-letter effect, isn’t so quick to abandon the implied self-esteem theory. He pointed out that the sample group Uri studied may have biased the results: Uri analyzed the name-letter effect in a sample of people who donated money to political __6__. Still, Duyck notes that Uri’s theories are credible, and that even while some people may __7__ the same name of companies, employees may be tending to those companies because they start with the same letter as their names. In the end, whatever the explanation for the name-letter effect, no one really disputes that self-esteem is __8__ on some level. But the true importance of the effect is up for debate. “I can’t imagine people don’t like their own letter more than other letters,” says Uri, “but the differences it makes in really __9__ decisions are probably slim.”

Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．

       Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．

       Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．

       Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"

48．In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．

       A．introduction             B．comment          

       C．explanation       D．background

49．What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?

       A．The effect that popular accent reduction classes have．

       B．The fact that accent reduction classes become popular．

       C．The steps how accent reduction classes become popular．

       D．The reasons why accent reduction classes become popular．

50．If someone speaks with certain Asian accents, people may think _____．

       A．they are romantic                B．they are hospitality workers

       C．they are computer scientists        D．they love adventure and fun

51．What is Jennie Lo's attitude towards her taking accent reduction classes?

       A．Confident．          B．Helpless．         

       C．Proud．                 D．Anxious．

The researchers, led by Hwang Woo-suk, insist they cloned an Afghan hound, only to help investigate (研究) human disease, including the possibility of cloning stem cells (干细胞) for treatment purposes.

But others immediately renewed calls for a global ban on human reproductive cloning before the technology moves any farther.

“Successful cloning of an increasing number of species confirms the general impression that it would be possible to clone any species of mammals, including humans,” said Ian Wilmut, a reproductive biologist at the University of Edinburgh who produced the first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, from an adult cell nearly a decade ago.

Researchers have since cloned cats, goats, cows, mice, pigs, rabbits, horses, deer, mules and gaur, a large wild ox of Southeast Asia. So far, efforts to clone a monkey or another primate with the same techniques have failed.

Uncertainties about the health and life span (寿命) of cloned animals continue to exsist; Dolly died at a young age in 2003 after developing cancer and arthritis.

Wilmut and others complimented Hwang’s achievement, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. But they said politicians and scientists must face the larger issue — how to go on with the research without crossing the moral boundary of copying human life in the lab.

“The ability to use the technology is hopeful,” said Robert Schenken, president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. “However, the paper also points out that in dogs as in most species, cloning for reproductive purposes is unsafe.”

The cloned puppy was the lone success from more than 100 dogs implanted (嵌入)with more than 1,000 cloned embryos.

In a news conference in Seoul, the cloning team also condemned the reproductive cloning of humans as “unsafe and inefficient.” Human reproductive cloning already is banned in South Korea. Other nations, including the United States, are divided on whether to ban just human cloning or cloning of all kinds, including the production of stem cells.

43． An Afghan hound is a kind of ______.

　 A. cat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dog　　　　　　　　　 C. cow　　　　　　　　 D. goat

44． A ______ is a large wild ox of Southeast Asia.

　 A. horse　 　　　　　 B. deer　　　 　 C. mules　　　 D. gaur

45．Accrding to the passage, scientists haven’t been able to clone a ______ so far.

　 A. deer　　　　　 B. mule　　　　 C. monkey　 　　 D. mouse

46．The underlined word complimented is probably similar in meaning to ______.

　 A. praised　　 　　 B. doubted　　 C. refused　 　　 D. gave up

47．The cloning of human beings is banned in ______.

　 A. South Korea　　　　　 　　　　　　　　

B. the United States

C. both South Korea and the United States　

D. neither South Korea nor the United States

British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights （强调) the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many goods.

In a study of ten of the largest European countries, Britain, which was considered a popular country to live in, now comes last followed by Ireland, with France and Spain topping the table.

Though British families enjoy the highest income in Europe, they still have to fight with a high cost of living, with fuel, food and alcohol all costing more than the European average.

With the high price of petrol, the UK is the second most expensive country in Europe. However, diesel (柴油) is more expensive in the UK than anywhere else in Europe.

The report by the website uSwitch analyses 10 European countries against 17 different benchmarks(基准点), from the price of gas, electricity, fuel, food and drink to the money each country spends on education, health to working conditions and the weather.

The top three countries are France, Spain and Denmark, with Sweden, Ireland and Britain coming eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.

The study comes less than a week after the United Nations moved Britain out of the top 20 list of most desirable countries to live in for the first time.

Although France and Germany were at the beginning hit hard by the global financial crisis, both have officially got out of the trouble, while Britain has yet to prove this has happened. Later this week, despite (尽管) signs of recovery in the housing market and rising sales, unemployment is still expected to have climbed to above 2.5 million for the first time since 1994.

39．Which country has the best quality of life in Europe according to the report?

 A. Ireland.        B. France.         C. Sweden.         D. Denmark

40．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. British families are suffering from the high cost of living.  

B. The report comes after the website uSwitch analysed 10 Asian countries.

C. The price of petrol is higher in Britain than anywhere else in Europe.

D. The quality of British life is reported to be terrible because of the bad working conditions.

41．The underlined word “desirable” probably means           .

A. terrible      B. attractive         C. expensive       D. different

42．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Britain is still struggling to get out of the global financial crisis.

B. Unemployment in Britain is expected to go down soon.

C. Recovery in the housing market leads to unemployment in Britain.

D. Britain has recovered from the crisis together with France and Germany.

How often do you use your car? Can you use your car less often? Do you know the following facts in the UK?

• About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.

• Over 80% people go to work by car.

• 25% car journeys are under two miles.

• 70% car journeys are under five miles.

WALKING & CYCLING

Instead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle? Walking is a most popular form of exercise—it’s healthy and it can save you money. If you work nearby, try walking or cycling instead of driving. Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.

BUSES

Bus companies are using new buses: some run on new fuels which produce less pollution; some have easier access for disabled and old people. There are special traffic lanes (行车道) to make bus journeys easier and more reliable. So do something to help solve the pollution problem—let the bus take you to work and your children to school.

TRAINS

All car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. For some trips it is wiser to take the train. Leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from the station. Train travel is fast, safe and comfortable. Train tickets are not always expensive; some are quite cheap at discount.

36．The writer believes that ________ can give children valuable road experience.

A. walking to school                             B. travelling by train

C. taking new fuel buses                      D. having car journeys for fun     

37．What does the writer think of travelling by train?

A. Tiring.                                           B. Comfortable.

C. Exciting.                                         D. Awful.

38． What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To advise people to use cars less often.

B. To encourage people to travel by train.

C. To teach people how to use the buses.

D. To tell people to obey traffic rules.

　 Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was 16 by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires 17 all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．

　 My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter 18 from September to May and cold wind is 19 ．”When Canadians have 30 below,they 20 it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”

　 So to marry this man I had to learn to 21 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me 22 jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a 23 we were getting serious．

　 That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d 24 My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could 25 tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional 26 to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 27 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 28 ．

　 29 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 30　 ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who 31 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am 32，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．

　 The word comfortable did not 33 refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us

34 ．we 35 not be warm but we are indeed comforted．

16．A．set down　　　　 B．set about　　　　 C．set up　　　　 D．set out

17．A．lighting　　　　　 B．burning　　　　　 C．going 　　　　　D．flashing

18．A．appears　　　　　 B．starts　　　　　　 C．keeps　　　　　 D．runs

19．A．something　　　　 B．everything　　　　 C．nothing　　　　 D．none

20．A．suggest　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　 C．overlook　　　 D．enjoy

21．A．wear　　　　　　 B．stand　　　　　　 C．dress　　　　 D．ride

22．A under　　　　　 B．over　　　　　　　 C．inside　　　　 D．with

23．A．remark　　　　　 B．sign　　　　　　　 C．warning　　　 D．show

24．A．sleep　　　　　　 B．forget　　　　　　 C．die　　　　　 D．continue

25．A．hardly　　　　　 B．easily　　　　　　 C．tightly　　　　 D．loosely

26．A．health　　　　　 B．reaction　　　　　 C．feelings　　　　 D．adaptation

27．A．rainy　　　　　　 B．freezing　　　　　 C．sunny　　　　 D．happy

28．A．character　　　　 B．love　　　　　　 C．hope　　　　　 D．hardship

29．A．Meanwhile　　　 B．However　　　　 C．Therefore　　　 D．Besides

30．A．merely　　　　　 B．ever　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　 D．just

31．A．wonders　　　　 B．knows　　　　　 C．states　　　　　 D decides

32．A．unable　　　　　 B．accustomed　　　 C．interested　　　 D．willing

33．A．originally　　　　 B．exactly　　　　　 C．actually　　　　 D．namely

34．A．wild　　　　 　　 B．cold　　　　　　 C．strong　　　　 D．warm

35．A．will　　　　　　 B．must　　　　　　 C．can　　　　　 D．may

—Cheap food means that everyone can afford to eat well．

—___．But what about the long-term effect on the environment?

　　　 A．I see your point　　 　　　　　 B．Not really　　　　 　　　

　　　 C．That' s all right　　　　 　　 D．I hope not

He studied hard and ____ pass the examination .

A . could able to B . could C . was able to D . ought