It’s difficult to ______ what the long-term effects of the accident will be.

A. calculate            B. forecast             C. guess                D. form

—Where have you been?

—I got caught in the traffic jam; ______ I’m here just on time.

　 A. however　　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. anyhow

There is a(n) _______ bus service into the center of town, which makes it much easier for farmers to go to sell their vegetables there.

A. frequent            B. gradual              C. official              D. fluent

 Could I have a(n) ______ word with you, Mr. Thomas? It won’t take up too much of your time.

   A. honest                B. straight              C. simple               D. brief

Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.

   A. relief                   B. safety                C. worth               D. shelter

 It is a great ________ for a person to be able to drive when he is looking for a job.

A. benefit                     B. chance                     C. advantage          D. fortune

短文写作

Creating a Green Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:

　　1. 建设绿色校园很重要；

　　2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境，还包括校园师生保护环境的文化素养……；

3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该……

完成句子

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. Don’t be too rude to your father. Never in his life _______________ in that way up to now. （speak）

   不要对你的父亲那么粗鲁，到目前为止还没有人像那样对他说话。

72. When his mother came home from work, he was lying on the sofa, ____________. (absorb)

母亲下班回家的时候，他正躺在沙发上专心致志地看书。

73.________________ different languages and cultures does a lot of good to children. (expose)

接触不同的语言和文化对孩子们大有裨益

74.I think that it is I rather than my sister _______________ for what happened. (blame)

我认为出了事不能怪姐姐而应该怪我。

75. Although house construction _________________, you can find many diverse styles in each country. (vary)

   每个国家的建筑结构都不尽相同,然而在每个国家你能发现各式各样的风格。

76. With ____________, the problem that they had worked on for a long time was eventually worked out. (adopt)

 　由于采取了新方法，他们钻研了很长时间的问题终于解决了。

77. If he hadn’t hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, he ______ a goal. (score)

　 要是他在射门前不迟疑，他就进了一球。

78. Have you ever had a case____________ getting the wrong end of the stick? (accuse)

   你们有没有这样的情况：别人控告他们说他们的报道完全失真？

79. __________________ is that while I am concentrating on my study, my classmates make so much noise. (put)

　 我不能忍受的是在我全神贯注地学习时，我的同学那么吵闹。

80. _____________to you whether I like it or not, because you never listen to me. (difference)

   我喜不喜欢对你来说没什么差别，因为你从来就不听我的。

What Is a Boy?

Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night.

Boys are found everywhere –on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocalate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.

When you are busy, a boy is a trouble maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.

A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化力) of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs (拇指) on each hand.

He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.

Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.

A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”

67. The whole passage is in a tone(调子) of　_________.　　

　 　 A. humor and love　　　　　　　　　 　 B. respect and harmony

　 　 C. ambition and expectation　　　　　　　 D. confidence and imagination

68.The underlined sentence “he has five thumbs on each hand” probably means______.

　 A. he has altogether five fingers　　　 　　 B. he is slow, foolish and clumsy

　 　 C. he becomes clever and smart　　　 　　 D. he cuts his hand with a knife

69. According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except　 ________.

A. ice cream　　 B. comic books C. Saturday mornings　　 D. Sunday schools

70. What does the writer feel about boys?

　 　 A. He feels curious about their noise.　　 B. He is fed up with these creatures.

　 　 C. He is amazed by their naughtiness.　 　 D. He feels unsafe staying with them.

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.

On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背)in the distance.

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it—there aren’t any whale along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

The little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡)and waves. “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

63.The author says “I’m so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because_______.

A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing 

B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C. he experienced the rescue of the whales  

D. he spent the weekend with his family

64.The harbour survived the storm owing to ______.

A. the shape of the harbor                   B. the arms of one bay

C. the still water in the channel            D. the long coast line

65.The mother whale failed to help her baby because _______.

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C. she had no other whales around to turn for help

D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

66. What is the theme of the story?

A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

B. Fishing provides excitement for children.

C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

D. It’s vital to protect the environment.