One of Lewis Gordon Pugh’s first big attempts to put his cold-water skills to the test nearly ended in disaster. On a one-mile swim in Antarctica in December 2005, just yards from the finish, his body began to give in. The temperature inside his thigh muscle dropped to 87.8 degrees, the lowest ever measured in him. He was completely at the limits of his ability.
Despite what he called the “grueling (折磨人的)” Antarctic swim, Pugh scheduled an even more fearsome test for himself at the North Pole. Stepping off the way of the Russian icebreaker that had crunched(咯吱作响的穿过) through floating sea ice for five days to take him to the North Pole, Pugh walked across the ice to a pool of open water over one mile long and two and a half miles deep. The sea temperature was 29 degrees, only a little above the freezing point of salt water.
Pugh quickly took off his padded clothes. In only his bathing suit and cap, his skin already pink, he walked to the water’s edge. “The only place I’m getting out is at the end,” he told himself. Then he removed his earphones and dived in.
The pain was immediate. His entire body felt on fire. The doctor kept pace with him in a boat. Through iced-up goggles(护目镜), Pugh could see the armed guards keeping watch for bears.
His friend Becker had broken down the huge task into manageable parts, each one marked by a flag planted in the ice that represented a friend, family member, or teammate. Fog started to roll in as Pugh headed for the final marker, the flag of Great Britain. He imagined his late father standing beside it--- the man who had done so much to give him an interest in adventure. Then Pugh drove himself to the finish. After 18 minutes 50 seconds in the water, his body was not even hypothermic(体温过低的).
【小题1】.
Why did Lewis Gordon Pugh swim in Antarctica in December 2005?

A．To train his determination.

B．To end a disaster.

C．To test his cold-water skills.

D．To check the temperature in Antarctica.

【小题2】.
. It can be inferred that in the pool at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh __________.

A．had to suffer from the cold water with his goal to achieve

B．dived to the depth of two and a half miles

C．broke the records that the Russian kept

D．spent nearly 19 minutes walking over one mile

【小题3】.
. To make sure of the successful test in the pool at the North Pole, __________.

A．Lewis Gordon Pugh had to carry flags

B．Lewis Gordon Pugh was accompanied by his father

C．Pugh took measures to keep his body temperature

D．Pugh’s task was separated into several parts

根据汉语意思填入短语（每空1分，共13分）

1)   中央电视台与中国第二大移动运营商中国联通合作，将开发一个搜索引擎。

CCTV has ______________________ China Unicom, the country's second-largest mobile   

operator, to develop a search engine.

2)   我突然想到我们可以用淡颜色来刷墙，这样可使房间看上去大些。

_________________that we could paint the walls a lighter colour to make the room look bigger.

3)   我们想向这个俱乐部申请会员资格。

We want to __________________________ membership.

4)   这部电影唤起了我童年的回忆。

The movie __________________ memories of my childhood.

5)   这座城市的历史可追溯到260年前。

The history of the city _____________________ 260 years ago.

6)   大多数上网的人都受够了广告。

Most Internet users ________________ advertisements.

7)   他不顾家人的反对，辞掉了工作。

_________________ the objection from his family, he quitted his job.

8)   西班牙被认为是最需要改革劳动力市场的国家。

Spain is often considered as the country most __________________ labour-market reform.

9)   在德克萨斯州和东南部，夏天和秋天时常会有暴风雨。

In Texas and the southeast, there are storms ____________________ in summer and fall.

10)  遇到困难时，不要犹豫，找我帮忙。

    When you meet with difficulties, __________________________ turn to me for help.

11)  通过微博，你可以让你的想法被更多的人知道。

You can make your ideas known to more people ________________ micro blog.

12)  我昨天给你打了几次电话，但都没打通。

I called you several times yesterday, but I couldn't _____________.

13)  除非供应显著增加，否则价格一定会响应上涨。

Unless there is a significant increase in supply, prices _________________ rise accordingly.

 

2010年，第十六届亚运会将在广州举行。假如你是亚运会的志愿者，请你用英语介绍主办城市—广州市。

【写作内容】

 

概况	中国第三大城市；别称：五羊城、花城等；广东省省会；全市面积7,434平方公里； 人口1,000多万。
历史	2,200多年历史的文化名城，历史上丝绸之路（海路）的始发港。
地理	珠江从市中心穿过，温暖湿润。
旅游	风光旖旎，旅游资源丰富。

【写作要求】

1.只能用5个句子表达全部内容；2.开头和结尾已经给出（不计入句数）

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Flight Distance
Any observant people have noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it escapes. “Flight distance” is the terms used for this interspecies spacing. As a general rule, there is a positive relationship between the size of an animal and its flight distance --- the larger the animal, the greater the distance it must keep between itself and the enemy. An antelope will escape when the enemy is as much as five hundred yards away. The wall lizard’s flight distance, on the other hand, is about six feet. Flight is the basic means of survival for mobile creatures.
Critical Distance
Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. “Critical distance” includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates（穿过，透过）the lion’s critical distance, at which point the cornered lion turns back and begins slowly stalk（逼近）the man.
Social Distance
Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the group can be fatal （致命的）for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group --- that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group --- it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when it goes beyond its limits. We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group.
Social distance varies from species to species. It is quite short --- apparently only a few yards --- among some animals, and quite long among others.
Social distance is not always rigidly（刻板的）fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother’s voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. This is readily observed among baboons（狒狒）in a zoo. When the baby approaches a certain point, the mother reaches out to seize the end of its tail and pull it back to her. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shortens. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
【小题1】Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to “Flight distance”?

A．Distance between animals of the same species before escaping.

B．Distance between large and small animals before escaping.

C．Distance between an animal and its enemy before escaping

D．Distance between certain animal species before escaping.

【小题2】If a lion’s critical distance is penetrated, it will ________

A．begin to attack

B．try to hide

C．begin to jump

D．run away

【小题3】The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph shows that ________.

A．social distance is not always needed

B．there is no social distance among children

C．humans are different from animals in social distance

D．social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors

【小题4】Which of the following one can be the best title of the passage?

A．Critical Distance	B．Spacing in Animals
C．Relationship Between Animals	D．Psychological Distance

One of Lewis Gordon Pugh’s first big attempts to put his cold-water skills to the test nearly ended in disaster. On a one-mile swim in Antarctica in December 2005, just yards from the finish, his body began to give in. The temperature inside his thigh muscle dropped to 87.8 degrees, the lowest ever measured in him. He was completely at the limits of his ability.

   Despite what he called the “grueling (折磨人的)” Antarctic swim, Pugh scheduled an even more fearsome test for himself at the North Pole. Stepping off the way of the Russian icebreaker that had crunched(咯吱作响的穿过) through floating sea ice for five days to take him to the North Pole, Pugh walked across the ice to a pool of open water over one mile long and two and a half miles deep. The sea temperature was 29 degrees, only a little above the freezing point of salt water.

   Pugh quickly took off his padded clothes. In only his bathing suit and cap, his skin already pink, he walked to the water’s edge. “The only place I’m getting out is at the end,” he told himself. Then he removed his earphones and dived in.

   The pain was immediate. His entire body felt on fire. The doctor kept pace with him in a boat. Through iced-up goggles(护目镜), Pugh could see the armed guards keeping watch for bears.

   His friend Becker had broken down the huge task into manageable parts, each one marked by a flag planted in the ice that represented a friend, family member, or teammate. Fog started to roll in as Pugh headed for the final marker, the flag of Great Britain. He imagined his late father standing beside it--- the man who had done so much to give him an interest in adventure. Then Pugh drove himself to the finish. After 18 minutes 50 seconds in the water, his body was not even hypothermic(体温过低的).

1..

Why did Lewis Gordon Pugh swim in Antarctica in December 2005?

   A. To train his determination.

   B. To end a disaster.

   C. To test his cold-water skills.

   D. To check the temperature in Antarctica.

2..

. It can be inferred that in the pool at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh __________.

   A. had to suffer from the cold water with his goal to achieve

   B. dived to the depth of two and a half miles

   C. broke the records that the Russian kept

   D. spent nearly 19 minutes walking over one mile

3..

. To make sure of the successful test in the pool at the North Pole, __________.

   A. Lewis Gordon Pugh had to carry flags

   B. Lewis Gordon Pugh was accompanied by his father

   C. Pugh took measures to keep his body temperature

   D. Pugh’s task was separated into several parts