阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Most American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs. However, with the increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town. “I wish the prices would         .The expense of driving to places is affecting our daily life.”said Alicia, still a senior at Enochs High School in Modesto, California.

     Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad’s house, said that there would be no point in getting a job. “The drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit because all my money would be going toward gas,”she said.

     Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around the town without purpose.“Instead of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning the way in advance so I don’t waste necessary gas,” said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto.

     What kinds of things are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas? Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she doesn’t have to go home and leave again.

“I try to do it all in one trip so I don’t have to always be running around and wasting gas,”she said.“I know that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save gas.” “But it’s hard, considering I drive a big truck. I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going to places that I am going to.”said Stephen. Some try not to accelerate too much. Teenagers will have to continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases. However, that might not be a bad thing.

1.What is the best title of this passage? ( Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                    

2.Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( Please answer within 7 words.)

                                                                  

3.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

                                                                  

4. Find a sentence in the passage to replace the following one.

There is such a long distance between my home and the workplace that I would make little money if I drive to work since the gas will cost all the money I earn.

                                                                  

5.List one example of what some teenagers do to save gas.

                                                                   

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her   36  bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She   37  to make ends meet but puts on a smile   38  her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she   39  her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in   40  with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.

This morning I   41  her that I wanted to help. And I   42  her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most   43  letters I have ever received,   44  me how thankful she was. She   45  and said that I would never know how   46  it meant to her that a stranger would be so   47  . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I   48  to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help   49  people such as her.

I am very glad to have been able to help   50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt   51  were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big   52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to   53  solutions to some problems that now   54 . Opening my heart and   55   for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!

1.	A．food B．school C．phone D．family

 

2.	A．means B．struggles C．likes D．fails

 

3.	A．but B．though C．however D．so

 

4.	A．changes B．loses C．destroys D．sells

 

5.	A．touch B．sight C．notice D．trouble

 

6.	A．contacted B．realized C．asked D．invited

 

7.	A．bought B．found C．asked D．paid

 

8.	A．interesting B．important C．sincere D．fascinating

 

9.	A．respecting B．telling C．praising D．encouraging

 

10.	A．cried B．laughed C．discussed D．shamed

 

11.	A．rich B．excellent C．much D．strange

 

12.	A．moved B．amazing C．delighted D．kind

 

13.	A．explained B．proved C．promised D．argued

 

14.	A．humorous B．wonderful C．beautiful D．brave

 

15.	A．in B．through C．out D．besides

 

16.	A．congratulation B．conclusion C．hope D．appreciation

 

17.	A．difference B．progress C．information D．behaviour

 

18.	A．replace B．create C．compare D．work

 

19.	A．disappear B．find C．exist D．settle

 

20.	A．letter B．mouth C．door D．wallet

 

第六部分、单词拼写（10个，每个0.5分，共5分）

要求：给出汉语与词性，要求写出英语单词

91. 观察v _________________           92. 距离n __________________

93. 临时地adv _____________           94.. 感觉；感官；意义n; 感觉到vt. __________

95. 避开v _________________           96.日常的，每天的adj _______________

97. 自信的adj _____________            98. 忽视v  ___________

99.贡献vi. & vt ____________            100. 志愿者n ______________

  

Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you __16__ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __17__ for many people to shop without __18__ having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient.

Some shoppers are __19__ of department stores and supermarkets— __20__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __21__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and __22__ a friendly announcer describe a product __23__ a model shows it. And they can __24__ around the clock, buying something __25__ by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are __26__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy __27__ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. __28__ can ask questions about products and place __29__, all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television __30__ take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that. Just only some industry managers think so. __31__ many people find shopping at a __32__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __33__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s __34__ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __35__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. Let’s wait and see it.

1.	A. must	B. should	C. shall	D. can
2.	A. program	B. way	C. reason	D. purpose
3.	A. ever	B. never	C. still	D. once
4.	A. proud	B. fond	C. tired	D. careful
5.	A.fighting	B. striking	C. treating	D. stopping
6.	A. sense	B. doubt	C. hope	D. feeling
7.	A. see	B. watch	C. let	D. notice
8.	A. until	B. since	C. if	D. while
9.	A. shop	B. wait	C. turn	D. deliver
10.	A. suitably	B. cheaply	C. simply	D. hardly
11.	A. nervous	B. lucky	C. equal	D. eager
12.	A. putting up	B. making up	C. setting up	D. looking up
13.	A. Guests	B. Assistants	C. Managers	D. Customers
14.	A. orders	B. goods	C. books	D. answers
15.	A. lastly	B. finally	C. especially	D. fortunately
16.	A. Then	B. Yet	C. However	D. Therefore
17.	A. general	B. popular	C. real	D. true
18.	A. design	B. make	C. wear	D. touch
19.	A. how	B. why	C. what	D. when
20.	A. exist	B. practice	C. follow	D. appear

 

 

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

1.Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

A. He teaches chemistry at MU.

B. He developed a chemical battery.

C. He is working on a nuclear energy source.

D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

2. Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.

A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied.

B. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.

C. to describe a nuclear-powered system.

D. to introduce various energy sources.

3.Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.

A. get rid of the radioactive waste

B. test the power of nuclear batteries.

C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries

D. reduce the damage to lattice structure.

4. According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.

A. uses a solid semiconductor

B. will soon replace the present ones.

C. could be extremely thin

D. has passed the final test.

5.The text is most probably a ________.

A. science news report  B. book review

C. newspaper ad    D. science fiction story

PART FOUR   WRITING (45%)