After finishing middle school, my sister did nothing ____ at home.

A. but read      B. but to read    C. besides reading      D. except to read

 If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.

A. the happiest time        B. a much happier time

C. much happiest time      D. a more happier time

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

One autumn morning 6 years ago, Johnson Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked   36   were taking their health   37   granted, just as he  38  himself. Now,   39__, he felt helpless—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

         Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel trick on him. It was at this time   42   he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Johnson. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

         According to Johnson, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Johnson realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

         This idea can be   48  in Johnson’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Johnson’s drawings, however, is 50 .Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Johnson’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

         In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Johnson prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Johnson, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．on       B．past   C．up       D．away

37．A．up       B．as       C．with   D．for

38．A．ought to     B．had to         C．needed to  D．used to

39．A．however    B．therefore      C．so     D．but

40．A．crying         B．painting   C. imagination D．consideration

41．A．home B．condition   C．situation    D．work

42．A．where         B．which          C．that   D．when

43．A．unable        B．impossible C．unfit   D．difficult

44．A．understand     B．face         C．refuse         D．recognize

45．A．failures       B．efforts        C．choices       D．interests

46．A．that   B．what  C．which          D．whoever

47．A．always        B．seldom       C．sometimes         D．usually

48．A．found B．drawn         C．written       D．accepted

49．A．after  B．about          C．with   D．before

50．A．powerful    B．hopeful       C．useful         D．successful

51．A．great B．strong        C．brave D．equal

52．A．scientific    B．basic  C．right  D．simple

53．A．product      B．fame  C．name D．job

54．A．rapidly        B．separately C．slowly         D．quietly

55．A．offer  B．gain   C．gather        D．earn

第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Nowadays, we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization, accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined（破坏）, and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globalization is bringing. Read on and you are sure to feel comforted, ready to face the global future

    Consider the Internet, that good example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the worries about political extremism, even the most narrow-minded must admit that the net offers a lot of benefits, not just in terms of education, the sector（部分）for which it was originally designed, but more importantly on a global level, the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to misinform the public, as the oppressed（被压迫的）will not only find support and comfort, but also be able to organize themselves more effectively.

     MTV is another global provider that is often criticized for imposing（强加）popular culture on the unsuspecting millions around the world. Yet the viewers’ judgment on MTV is undoubtedly positive; it is regarded as necessary by most of the global teenage generation who watch it, a vital part of growing up. And in the final analysis, what harm can a few songs and videos cause?

 Is the world dominance（绝对优势）of brands like Nike and Coca-Cola so bad for us, when all is said and done? Sportswear and soft drinks are harmless products when compared to the many other things that have been globally available for a longer period of time----heroin and cocaine, for example. In any case, just because Nike shoes and Coke cans are for sale, it doesn’t mean you have to buy them----even globalization cannot take away people’s free will.

    Critics of globalization can stop presenting their doom and gloom statements. Life goes on, and has more to offer for many citizens of the world than it did for their parents’ generation.

56．Some people feel sad about globalization because they believe it will ____________.

A．affect the rich local life

B．bring threat to the world peace 

C．change their present easy lifestyle 

D．increase the size of people speaking dialects

57．Internet was originally designed ______________. 

A．to spread news and comment

B．to get support and comfort 

C．to organize the oppressed more effectively

D．to promote education

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

A. The Internet makes people worried about political extremism.

B. Nike and Coca-cola shouldn’t have caused so much worry.

C. All of the global teenage generation think that MTV is a necessary and important part for their growing up.

D. Sportswear and soft drinks cannot be compared with drug.

59．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A．Globalization is Standardization（标准化）

B．Globalization: Don’t Worry, Be Happy

C．Globalization: Like it or change it

D．Globalization Brings Equality

Because plants cannot move or talk, it is believed that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.

People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them － perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot － then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.

60. Why was Backster surprised at the results of his studies?

A. Because he found someone had just cut down a tree.

B. Because he destroyed a plant by pulling it out of its pot.

C. Because he found that plants could move and speak after all.

D. Because he found that plants could express feelings of shock.

61. The plants sent out signals _____.

A. only when Backster Started to destroy plants

B. when Backster destroyed plants or other living things

C. only when he destroyed things such as insects

D. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants

62. The scientist called Sauvin _____.

A. did not agree with Backster’s ideas

B. did not get the same sort of results as Backster did

C. found out some of the same things that Backster did

D. got different results from Backster’s

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

A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.

B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.

C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.

D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.

A new study suggests that the round-the-clock(24小时不断的)availability that cell phone have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life．The study，which followed more than 1，300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover’’ between work and home life—and，in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.

     Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear．Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job—related calIs at home，for instance--or family issues may start to take up work time．For example，a child may call mom at work，telling her "microwave exploded” explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for ever more spillover between work and home．   

     This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time．But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life． 

     Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family member．But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley．Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said. 

64．What does the underlined phrase “taking a toll on’’ probably mean in Paragraph 1?

    A. Explaining.   B. Influencing.    C. Damaging.   D. Extending      

65．According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell

  phones?

    A. Refuse to use cell phones．

    B. Separate work hours from family time．

    C. Ignore coming calls during family time．

    D. Encourage women to stay at home．

66．We can learn from the passage that ___________________.

    A．spillover makes the line between work and home unclear

    B．cell phones seem to be convenient to families

    C．cell phones affect men as much as women

    D．we can do nothing to solve the problem

67. What is the main idea of the passage?

A .How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.

B. Cell phones cause negative “spillover’’ between work and home life.

C. Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.

D.How work life invades home life.

On February seventeenth, the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company of Chino, California, recalled almost sixty-five kilograms of beef. The government declared the products unfit for human food, Officials at the Department of Agriculture said the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection.

The beef recall was the largest in American history. But the government rated the health risk as low. No cases of sickness have been reported.

The beef was produced over the last two years. Almost all of it went to federal programs to provide lunches for schoolchildren. Some also went to federal programs for Indian reservations and emergency food aid.

About half of the beef had already been used when the recall took place. The recall followed the public release of video secretly recorded by the Humane Society of the United States. The video showed workers at the Chino slaughterhouse (屠宰场) mistreating “downers”---- the name for sick or injured cows unable to stand.

     The workers kicked them and shot water at their faces. They also used electric shocks and forklift trucks to force the animals to their feet. The Agricultural Department bans downer cattle from entering the food supply. The ban is part of measures to protect against the human version of mad cow disease.

Westland/ Hallmark is closed until investigations are completed, and its deals to supply federal programs are suspended. Local officials have brought animal cruelty charges against two employees. And lawmakers in Congress have ordered the head of the company to appear at a hearing this week, saying he refused an earlier invitation.

At the end of February, the Humane Society brought a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department over a change in its inspection rules. The group says the change made last year could make it easier for sick and injured cows to enter the food supply.

Officials defend the inspection process, but have also announced new measures, including inspections outside approved hours of operation.

When food recalls are announced, they often include the names of some of the stores that were supplied with the products. But under a new state law, California has published an online list of names, addresses and phone numbers of thousands of places affected by the beef recall. These include markets, restaurants, hotels and school systems.

68．What caused the recall of the beef?

A．The release of the video recorded secretly

B．The poor inspection to the beef industry

C．The illness caused by the beef.

D．The investigation of the Agriculture Department

69．Why did the Humane Department Society bring a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department?

A．The Agriculture Department failed to inspect the beef.

 B．The Agriculture Department changed its inspection rules.

 C．The changed inspection rules are not suitable for the beef industry.

 D．The sick and injured cows are easy to enter the food supply.

70．Which of the following statements is true?

 A．Half of the beef from the company proves to be poisonous.

B．The beef has made lots of people sick.

C．The employer of the company was accused of what his workers did to the cattle.

D．Almost all of the beef went to the lunches for school children.

71．What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspended” in Para 6?

A．held back       B．called off         C．put off                  D．slow down

Four people in England back in 1953, stared at Photo 51. It wasn’t much—a picture showing a black X. But three of these people won the Nobel Prize for figuring out what the photo really showed –the shape of DNA. The discovery brought fame and fortune to scientists James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins. The fourth, the one who actually made the picture, was left out

   Her name was Rosalind Franklin. “She should have been up there,” says historian Mary Bowden. “If her photos hadn’t been there, the others couldn’t have come up with the structure.” One reason Franklin was missing was that she had died of cancer four years before the Nobel decision. But now scholars doubt that Franklin was not only robbed of her life by disease but robbed of credit by her competitors

   At Cambridge University in the 1950s, Watson and Click tried to make models by cutting up shapes of DNA’s parts and then putting them together. In the meantime, at King’s College in London, Franklin and Wilkins shone X-rays at the molecule(分子). The rays produced patterns reflection the shape.

   But Wilkins and Franklin’s relationship was a lot rockier than the celebrated teamwork of Watson and Crick. Wilkins thought Franklin was hired to be his assistant .But the college actually employed her to take over the DNA project.

What she did was produce X-ray pictures that told Watson and Crick that one of their early models was inside out. And she was not shy about saying so. That angered Watson, who attacked her in return, “Mere inspection suggested that she would not easily bend. Clearly she had to to go or be put in her place.”

As Franklin’s competitors, Wilkins, Watson  and Crick had much to gain by cutting her out of the little group of researchers, says historian Pnina Abir-Am. In 1962 at the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony, Wilkins thanked 13 colleagues by name before he mentioned Franklin, Watson wrote his book laughing at her. Crick wrote in 1974 that  “Franklin was only two steps away  from the solution.”

 No, Franklin was the solution. “She contributed more than any other player to solving the structure of  DNA . She must be considered a co-discoverer,” Abir-Am says. This was backed up by Aaron Klug, who worked with Franklin and later won a Nobel Prize himself. Once described as the  “Dark Lady of DNA”, Franklin is finally coming into the light.

72. What is the text mainly about?

A. The disagreements among DNA researchers.

B. The process of discovering DNA.

C. The race between two teams of scientists.

D. The unfair treatment of Franklin.

73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Franklin didn’t feel shy about pointing out the mistake of Watson and Crick.

B. Wilkins and Franklin didn’t get along very well.

C. Franklin didn’t win the Nobel Prize because she was two steps away from the solution.

D. Without Franklin’s X-ray pictures, the other competitors couldn’t have won the Nobel Prize.

74. Why is Franklin described as  “Dark Lady of DNA”?

A. She developed pictures in dark labs.

B. She discovered the black X-the shape of DNA.

C. Her name was forgotten after her death.

D. Her contribution was unknown to the public.

75. What is the writer’s attitude toward Wilkins, Watson and Crick?

A. Respectful.     B. Disapproving.         C.  Admiring.     D. Doubtful.

第Ⅱ卷

第一节  短文填空（共10分）

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is

the most ____________(有影响的) book in my life.                      1. ___________

It is filled _________ courage, struggle and faith throughout.               2. ___________

Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood, but finally she decided

to o________ her physical disabilities and live happily.                    3. ___________

Furthermore, she showed great patience  ______  her long and            4. ___________

hard learning period. I have learned, above all, two lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to s________  is to                                 5. ____________     

 face hardships ______(勇敢地). Maybe you are born under an ill           6.____________

star yet you can stand a better chance ________ others.                    7.____________            

It is therefore important that you screw up your courage when courage is needed.

Second, the damaged part of her senses did not p______ her learning.         8.____________

On the ___________, she had made                                    9. ___________

continual ________(努力) to go deeper into the field of knowledge.          10. ___________

第二节  书面表达（共25分）

目前甲流感正在全世界流行，很多人都可能感染。请你根据下列提示，并结合你校的预防经验，以“如何预防它”为题，写一篇120词左右的英语短文。

1. 养成良好的卫生习惯，如餐前洗手，不随地吐痰，咳嗽流涕时掩口鼻，出入公共场合戴口罩等。

2. 锻炼身体，同时保证充足的睡眠，增强体质。

3. 若有流感症状，应立即就医。待身体痊愈后，方可返校。

要求：语句连贯，逻辑合理，可适当增加细节。

短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：甲流感H1N1 flu；感染者: infectors; 口罩：mouth-cover; 流鼻涕：sneeze

How to prevent the H1N1 Flu?

As is well known, the H1N1 flu is spreading through the world._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________