She devoted herself ___ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A.strongly                                  B.extremely

C.entirely                                      D.freely

 People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars,and this ___ creates further problems.

A.in short                                  B.in case

C.in doubt                                  D.in turn

 If we can ___ our present difficulties,then everything should be all right.

A.come across                                   B.get over

C.come over                                 D.get off

 He began to take political science ___ only when he left school.

A.strictly                                      B.truly

C.carefully                                 D.seriously

 Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from;what ___ is what they do with it.

A.counts                                        B.applies

C.stresses                                      D.functions

 Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature,thus creating a ___ environment.

A.peaceful                                  B.sensitive

C.common                                    D.stable

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。

1.They sat together around the table,with _______(门关着).(shut)

2.I haven’t the slightest idea ____ (他正在说什么).(talk)

3.The fact ____ (他失败了数次) makes him very upset.(he,fail)

4.Last night,John was answering the letters that ____ (寄给他的) during the past two weeks.(arrive)

5.He believes that children ____ (应允许……学习) at their own pace.(allow)

6.She has an excellent ____ (对名字的记忆力),which helps her quite a lot in her work.(memory)

7.____ (他是否出过国) doesn’t make much difference.(he,abroad)

8.The factory’s output of cars this year is ____ (大约是去年的三倍).(as,great)

9.Not only ____ (要帮助) the disabled to find jobs,but also medical treatment will be provided for those who need it.(give)

10.It is possible that the King of Stonehenge was linked to the stones;he ____ (可能参与) in planning the monument,or in helping transport and pull up the stones.(hand)

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。

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    1on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      2to toe,explained that he had      3out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children    4at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had    5a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    6,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    7me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    8in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    9.While the little ones played and ran    10,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    11.

It was about 5 a.m. before they   12.The young fellow asked me how much he    13

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    14$15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    15from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    16to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    17out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    18person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    19me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    20,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

1.A.kick            B.hit                   C.beat              D.knock

2.A.finger          B.shoulder          C.head              D.hand

3.A.driven          B.used              C.come              D.run

4.A.away            B.behind                C.over              D.out

5.A.supplied            B.poured                C.equipped          D.filled

6.A.sleeping            B.crying                C.quarrelling           D.fighting

7.A.allow           B.ring              C.lead              D.follow

8.A.on              B.off               C.in                    D.over

9.A.neat                B.hot               C.warm              D.attractive

10.A.around         B.inside                C.nearby                D.along

11.A.drivers            B.guests                C.customers         D.adults

12.A.left               B.arrived               C.ate               D.disappeared

13.A.gave           B.paid              C.owed              D.offered

14.A.appeared           B.exhibited         C.calculated            D.shown

15.A.call               B.letter                C.check             D.notice

16.A.get                B.force             C.require               D.hope

17.A.pointed            B.turned                C.worked                D.found

18.A.generous           B.successful            C.serious               D.powerful

19.A.praised            B.persuaded         C.informed          D.convinced

20.A.lesson         B.business          C.aspect                D.case

Karen,grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States,maintained high moral(道德的) standards throughout her youth.In 1984,at the age of 23,she married Bill.They were blessed with two children,a boy and a girl.

By 1991 their love had deepened,and they were happy.Later that year,Bill developed a white spot on his tongue.He visited a doctor.

One day shortly after that,Bill called Karen to sit beside him.He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her.The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV,the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested,Bill and Karen’s results were positive.Bill had become infected before he met Karen;then he passed the virus on to Karen.The children’s results were negative.Within three years,Bill was dead.“I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly.I cried many nights.He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,”says Karen.Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death,she is still alive.The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is but one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS,a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia,Ireland and Paraguay.According to one UN report,Africa has 21 million of these victims.By the turn of the century that number could reach   40   million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history.Of the world’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49,1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV.Of these,only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected.In some parts of Africa,25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981,about 11.7 million people have died of it.It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone,about 2.3 million people died of it.Nevertheless,there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS.During the past few years,there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations.In addition,promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

1.By telling the story of Karen,the author intends to ______.

A.warn people against high risk behaviors

B.stress the importance of medical tests

C.express sympathy for AIDS victims

D.show the consequences of AIDS

2.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_______”.

A.were lucky in having

B.were asked to adopt

C.regretted having

D.gave birth to

3.Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after ______.

A.he got married to Karen

B.the family members were tested

C.Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D.he found something wrong with his tongue

4.It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A.promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B.the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C.it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D.the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment?

In the southwest African country of Namibia,and the Sahara lands of Mall further north,the desert elephant does just that.

Although not regarded as a separate species from the African elephant,the desert cousin differs in many ways.Their bodies are smaller,to absorb less heat,and their feet are larger for easier walking across sandy surfaces.They are taller,to reach higher branches.They have shorter tusks(象牙),and most importantly,longer trunks to dig for water in riverbeds.

Desert elephants can travel over 70 kilometers in search for feeding grounds and water-holes,and have a larger group of families.They drink only every 3-4 days,and can store water in a “bag” at the back of their throat,which is only used when badly needed.Desert elephants are careful feeders—they seldom root up trees and break fewer branches,and thus maintain what little food sources are available.Young elephants may even eat the dung(粪便) of the female leader of a group when facing food shortage.

During drought they are unlikely to give birth to their young but with good rains the birthrate will increase greatly.Desert elephants have sand baths,sometimes adding their own urine(尿液) to make them muddy!

As we continue to overheat our weak planet,it can only be hoped that other animal species will adapt as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant.

1.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means “_______”.

A.remains in the African countries

B.drinks 120 liters of water a day

C.manages to live in desert areas

D.eats 150 kilograms of food daily

2.Desert elephants are called careful feeders because they ______.

A.rarely ruin trees

B.drink only every 3-4 days

C.search for food in large groups

D.protect food sources for their young

3.The author answers the question raised in the first paragraph with ______.

A.stories and explanation

B.facts and descriptions

C.examples and conclusion

D.evidence and argument

4.What can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?

A.Overheating the earth can be stopped.

B.Not all animal species are so adaptable.

C.The planet will become hotter and hotter.

D.Not all animals are as smart as desert elephants.