A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.

The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.

He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.

The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.

“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.

Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.

“We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.

Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.

Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的）state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.

“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”

“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.

45．“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.” implies that

　　　 A．police didn’t think it true　　　

　　 　B．police were sure of the fact

　　　 C．police had some doubt on the fact

　　　 D．police had reasons to doubt the fact

46．The reason why the man could survive was most probably that 　　　　.

　　　 A．he was only forty-five year old　 B．he did not use any energy

　　　 C．he slept in the sleeping bag　　　 D．he was in a dormant-like state

47．Which is the correct order of the following events?

　　　 a．The Swedish man was stuck in the snow.

　　　 b．He was sent to Umea University Hospital.

　　　 c．He was found by snowmobilers.

　　　 d．He was recovering after treatment.

　　　 e．He stayed in his car for nearly two months.

　　　 f．He was dug out by people.

　　　 A．e, a, c, d, f, b B．a, e, c, f, b, d C．a, f, c, e, b, d D．e, c, f, a, d, b

48．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

　　　 A．A Traffic Accident　　　　　　 B．A Long Sleep in Winter

　　　 C．An Incredible Survival　　　　　 D．A Successful Rescue

FOR many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong. "I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel . It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

41. Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A. her father was badly injured in a car accident

B. her mother passed away when she was 3

C. her grandma died when she was 12

D. misfortune in her life forced her to do so

42. From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B. many young students hate going to school with their parents  

C. Li Qinmei has made great progress in her study

D. Li Qinmei has lost three relatives and has to take care of her father

43. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?

A. playing outside  B. working hard  C. exchanging ideas  D. talking happily

44. What’s the best title of the story?

A. Difficulties make strong             B. A touching story

C. A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei       D. Li Qinmei’s successful study life

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l—40的相应位置上。

During an 1899 F4 tornado (龙卷风) in Missouri, three people, Miss Moorehouse,  Mrs. Webster, and her son were caught up in the storm. They 31__ (carry) nearly one mile, but were let down so gently 32 __none of the three was seriously injured. Here is Moorehouse’s 33__ (describe) of her unbelievable flight.  

    ‘‘I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air, and 34__ seemed a long time. I seemed to be lifted up, 35__ (go) up to a great height. At one time I was far above the church towers, and seemed to be carried to a 36__ (distance) place. As I was going through the air, I saw a horse,37__ was a white one and had a harness (马具) on, floating about with me. By the way 38__ horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about, I knew it was alive. I was afraid that it would knock into me, 39 _ it did not. Finally, I was mercifully landed _40_ the ground unharmed, saved by luck.”

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 16__Most people in Britain live in houses 17   flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can  18  them and change them in any way they 19__In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is  20     for himself or herself and for invited friends.
  People usually like to 21     their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 22__ around you; on the train you may have  23  your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
    Once I was traveling on a 24__ to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 25  on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 26 _I thought he thought that he owned the 27   table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on _28 __When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 29 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He  30   moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me ! )
16 A. helpful                 B. personal               C. necessary                  D. useful

17. A. rather than        B. as well as       C. as a result of          D. or rather
18. A. buy                B. leave             C. paint                        D. offer
19. A. make              B. clear           C. like                    D. prepare
20. A. only                B. already         C. ever                   D. even
21. A. marked        B. decide        C. choose                  D. keep
22. A. towels       B. sands               C. papers            D. flags
23. A. found            B. given                C. put                        D. stored
24. A. plane              B. train               C. way                       D. street
25. A. matter             B. weight        C. light                       D. space
26. A. angry               B. hurt               C. fearful               D. busy
27. A. right               B. only               C. small              D. whole
28. A. the table            B. his case              C. the seat                   D. his side
29. A. invaded        B. shut                      C. separated                D. shared
30. A. hesitatingly  B. immediately       C. slowly                     D. calmly

假定你设计出了一款新型机器人­――家用机器人。请你介绍一下其主要功能，可参考一下内容：

可以在固定的时间做饭，做饭时间可以根据个人需要进行调整；

可以陪老人聊天、下棋、做运动等；

可以及时处理突发事件，例如在老人突然病倒时及时拨打求救电话等。

注意：1. 词数：120左右

      2. 内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。

短文改错

Making ropes are one of the oldest trades in the world.                           66________

We know what people made ropes more than 5000 years                      67________

ago, because we had found pieces of rope in very old                           68________

Egyptian tombs. They made some of this from the hair                               69____ ___

of camels. They made another from twisted grass. People                    70_____  _

used them for tying animal, for getting water from deep                          71_________

wells and for pulling large stones which they used them in                       72_________ 

building. In the very old days, people made ropes by the hand,                 73_________ 

but today, machines make them. In very poor countries today,                 74_________

people still make ropes their ancestors did in the very old days.                75_________ 

These changes only became possible as my____56_____ improved. First it was __57___in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I ___58____changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! And my memory became so large that even I couldn't believe it! But I was always so lonely ____59_____there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. I was able to share my ___60___with others through the World Wide Web.

The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant. "Have you come to take my photo?" it asked. In ____61____Daisy burst into laughter. "Don't laugh, "said the elephant, "We used to be an __62___species. Farmers hunted us without___63____. They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies. So the____64____ decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers. Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are____65___. So good things are being done here to save local wildlife."

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只填一词）

51. Are you _________(熟悉) with the song he is singing?

52. Try to ________(简化) your idea and tell me.    

53. The_________ (接线员) has got me through to Beijing　　

54. Each of us has a ______________(计算) machine             

55. My teeth are very____________(敏感的) to cold food.   

       Psychologists in Britain have said that the last full week of January is the most depressing time of the year, and have labeled the Monday of that week “Blue Monday”, the most depressing day of the year. Mondays are generally seen as the worst day of the week because people feel grumpy and tired at having to go back to work after a weekend with a different sleep pattern.

       There are various reasons why more people feel depressed at this time of year. Many people have unpaid credit card bills for the Christmas presents they bought. As the party season is over, people feel stressed because they have to go back to real life—work and commuting; they may be unhappy with their body image after eating too many cakes chocolates and other food at Christmas-time. People may have already failed in their New Year’s plans, such as giving up smoking. The bad weather in January can also contribute to people feeling fed up.

       Some companies are taking this quite seriously and offering suggestions for all the staff who are feeling depressed. They hope that helping people as soon as there are signs of depression will keep people from taking time off. Evidence shows that unreasonable managers who contribute to their staff feeling fed up at this time can expect an uncooperative (不合作的) workforce.

       However, it’s not all bad! Many people feel optimistic at this time—that things can only get better. Psychologists offer suggestions of how to fight against feeling blue. These include spending 15 minutes doing a “gratitude exercise”, thinking about and writing down what you are grateful for, such as health, family, friends and so on. Taking up a new hobby, doing some exercise, going to bed earlier, eating a healthy breakfast, and listening to some cheerful music are all recommended (推荐) as ways to feel more cheerful.

46. Since 7th January is the first Monday of January, the underlined term “Blue Monday” would be _______.

       A. 14th January                                         B. 4th February

       C. 28th January                                         D. 21st January

47. How many reasons are mentioned in this passage for feeling depressed in January?

       A. 2                      B. 3                      C. 4                      D. 5

48. We can learn from the passage that if we say someone is blue, we mean he is _______.

       A. wearing blue clothes                              B. very scared

       C. feeling down                                         D. very worried

49. What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Some people are not sad in January as they know that all the following months will be

 better.

       B. Many workers leave their jobs during the most depressing time of the year.

       C. Everyone feels depressed during the last full week of January.

       D. Psychologists are working hard on how to solve the “Blue Monday” problem.

50. What is the best title of the passage?

      A. Gratitude Exercise                  B. Depressed People

    C. Blue Time                           D. Signs of Depression

Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark’s agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.

So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methods — such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant（有抵抗力的） varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate (补偿) for the shortage of man-made chemicals.

Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized （公布，公开） that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims （宣称） made for organic farming is always true”.

However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.

41. The first paragraph mainly tells us _____.

　 A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years

　 B. governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming

　 C. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world

　 D. organic farming is far from being as popular as expected

42. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.

　 A. pay for　　　　 B. care for　　　　　 C. struggle for　　　　 D. argue for

43. What can we know about organic farming?

A. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.

B. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.

C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.

D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.

44. According to the third paragraph, _____.

A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment

B. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming

C. organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee

D. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science

45. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.

B. Organic farming is popular with young people.

C. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products.

D. Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.