The 149th anniversary of Washington University’s founding will be celebrated with a presentation of Distinguished Alumni(校友) Awards for six famous teachers and alumni for their outstanding professional achievements, public service, extraordinary service to Washington University, or all three. Among the sixd awards winners for this year is Chen Zhangliang.
Chen Zhangliang is one of China’s most famous scientists, who was born into a poor fisherman’s family in Fuqing City, Fujian Province in 1961. after graduating from a university at home, Chen went to the US for further study. Since coming to Washington University as a doctoral student in 1983 to study transgenic(转基因的) plant engineering, Chen’s academic career has focused on gene cloning and the development of disease-and-pest-resistant plants. He completed his doctoral degree in biology at Washington University in 1987 and returned to Beijing to establish the National Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering at Peking University.
A productive scholar, Chen has published many books and more than one hundred research papers. He holds over ten patents with an equal number pending(等待决定的). Currently he is president of China Agricultural University and vice president of Peking University.
In addition to his academic career, Chen is also founder and president of the Weiming Biotechnology Company, which produces many DNA recombinant drugs and vaccines. He’s also a representative of China’s National People’s Congress and vice chairman of China Biotechnology Association. In addition, he serves as vice chairman for the China’s National Youth Federation.
Among his many honors are the UNESCO Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists and TIME’s Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium, as well as the Science and Technology prizes from the Ministry of Education in China.
41. Chen Zhangliang takes part in the following activities EXCEPT __________.
A. the Chinese government’s work
B. the university’s management
C. the management of agriculture
D. the production of biochemistry medicines
42. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Chen Zhangliang gained a doctor’s degree at the age of 26.
B. It’s possible for Chen Zhangliang to obtain about 20 patents.
C. Chen Zhangliang established the genetic engineering laboratory in Beijing.
D. Distinguished Alumni Awards are mainly given to the students of the university.
43. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. An introdction to Washington University’s anniversary activities.
B. A brief introduction to a world-famous university.
C. The scientific achievements and honors of Chen Zhangliang.
D. The career development of Chen Zhangliang
44. This passage gives us the inspiration that ___________.
A. knowledge can change one’s destiny
B. wehre there’s a will, there’s a way
C. a good scholar can become an official
D. a good beginning is half done

The 149th anniversary of Washington University’s founding will be celebrated with a presentation of Distinguished Alumni(校友) Awards for six famous teachers and alumni for their outstanding professional achievements, public service, extraordinary service to Washington University, or all three. Among the sixd awards winners for this year is Chen Zhangliang.

Chen Zhangliang is one of China’s most famous scientists, who was born into a poor fisherman’s family in Fuqing City, Fujian Province in 1961. after graduating from a university at home, Chen went to the US for further study. Since coming to Washington University as a doctoral student in 1983 to study transgenic(转基因的) plant engineering, Chen’s academic career has focused on gene cloning and the development of disease-and-pest-resistant plants. He completed his doctoral degree in biology at Washington University in 1987 and returned to Beijing to establish the National Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering at Peking University.

A productive scholar, Chen has published many books and more than one hundred research papers. He holds over ten patents with an equal number pending(等待决定的). Currently he is president of China Agricultural University and vice president of Peking University.

In addition to his academic career, Chen is also founder and president of the Weiming Biotechnology Company, which produces many DNA recombinant drugs and vaccines. He’s also a representative of China’s National People’s Congress and vice chairman of China Biotechnology Association. In addition, he serves as vice chairman for the China’s National Youth Federation.

Among his many honors are the UNESCO Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists and TIME’s Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium, as well as the Science and Technology prizes from the Ministry of Education in China.

41. Chen Zhangliang takes part in the following activities EXCEPT __________.

A. the Chinese government’s work

B. the university’s management

C. the management of agriculture

D. the production of biochemistry medicines

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

A. Chen Zhangliang gained a doctor’s degree at the age of 26.

B. It’s possible for Chen Zhangliang to obtain about 20 patents.

C. Chen Zhangliang established the genetic engineering laboratory in Beijing.

D. Distinguished Alumni Awards are mainly given to the students of the university.

43. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. An introdction to Washington University’s anniversary activities.

B. A brief introduction to a world-famous university.

C. The scientific achievements and honors of Chen Zhangliang.

D. The career development of Chen Zhangliang

44. This passage gives us the inspiration that ___________.

A. knowledge can change one’s destiny

B. wehre there’s a will, there’s a way

C. a good scholar can become an official

D. a good beginning is half done

Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   16   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   17   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   18   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   19   the old gardener was blind.   20   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  21  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 22   reasons. First I was a   23  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   24  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   25  .

    “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   26   .

   “Yeah, it’s   27  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   28   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good   29   . In the meantime, it also   30  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s  31  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  32  them as a link of minds so as to make   33   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   34 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   35  to see the beauty of blossoming（开花）, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. loving        B. watering        C. tending      D. planting

2.A. stop     　　 B. stay            C. live         D. run

3.. A. kept          B. dropped        C. fallen        D. lost

4. A. realized       B. noticed         C. felt          D. thought

5. A. Excited       B. Frightened      C. Shocked      D. Satisfied

6.A. feel          B. see            C. hear          D. eat

7.A. one          B. two            C. three         D. four

8.A. gardener      B. teacher         C. farmer        D. painter

9.A. taste          B. plant          C. touch        D. appreciate

10.A. it            B. me            C. them          D. you

11.A. with pleasure   B. in surprise      C. with hope     D. in anger

12.A. true           B. possible       C. a pity         D. a shame

13. A. put            B. turn          C. get           D. knock

14.. A. mind          B. life           C. future         D. mood

15. A. introduces      B. offers         C. stands        D. leaves

16. A. words         B. behavior       C. story        D. attitudes

17. A. treats          B. acts          C. works         D. serves

18. A. anybody       B. somebody      C. everybody    D. nobody

19. A. ears           B. soul          C. eyes          D. heart

20.A. refusing       B. trying         C. pretending     D. failing

An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed in front of the window. The father___21___ son, "What is that?" The son replied, "It is a crow." ___22___ few minutes, the father asked his son a second time, "What is that?" The son said "I just ___23___ you that it’s a crow." After a little __24____ , the father again asked his son, "What is that?" That time a(n) __25____ tone could be heard in the son’s __26____ . "It’s a crow, a crow!"

A little later, the father went to his room and __27____ with an old diary which he had __28____ for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to ___29___  it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes." Today my __30____ was sitting with me on the sofa.When a crow was__31____ by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I __32____ to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him __33____each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel__34____ answering the same question."

If your __35____ become old, don’t treat them or look __36____ them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and__37____ to them. From today on say this to yourself, "I want to ___38___  my parents happy forever, for they have __39____ for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their ___40___love to me."

1.                A．demanded      B．asked          C．commanded   D．tested

2.                A．Before         B．During          C．After D．Within

3.                A．told           B．reminded       C．called    D．consulted

4.                A．sigh           B．doubt          C．breath   D．while

5.                A．sad            B．angry          C．pitiful    D．gentle

6.                A．face           B．mind           C．voice D．pace

7.                A．came up        B．came out        C．came back D．came on

8.                A．kept           B．gathered        C．collected D．searched

9.                A．tear           B．read           C．write D．recite

10.               A．son            B．daughter       C．brother   D．father

11.               A．lying           B．wiping         C．sitting D．spying

12.               A．required       B．repeated       C．recalled   D．replied

13.               A．lovingly        B．carefully        C．deeply    D．lightly

14.               A．puzzled        B．worried        C．Amazed   D．annoyed

15.               A．parents        B．relatives        C．families   D．teachers

16.               A．up            B．upon          C．down D．into

17.               A．wise           B．kind           C．strict D．generous

18.               A．send           B．pray           C．own  D．see

19.               A．frightened      B．hunted         C．cared D．waited

20.               A．pleasant        B．limited         C．useful D．selfless

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第二部分       阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)  

第一节    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。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

The 149th anniversary of Washington University’s founding will be celebrated with a presentation of Distinguished Alumni(校友) Awards for six famous teachers and alumni for their outstanding professional achievements, public service, extraordinary service to Washington University, or all three. Among the sixd awards winners for this year is Chen Zhangliang.

Chen Zhangliang is one of China’s most famous scientists, who was born into a poor fisherman’s family in Fuqing City, Fujian Province in 1961. after graduating from a university at home, Chen went to the US for further study. Since coming to Washington University as a doctoral student in 1983 to study transgenic(转基因的) plant engineering, Chen’s academic career has focused on gene cloning and the development of disease-and-pest-resistant plants. He completed his doctoral degree in biology at Washington University in 1987 and returned to Beijing to establish the National Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering at Peking University.

A productive scholar, Chen has published many books and more than one hundred research papers. He holds over ten patents with an equal number pending(等待决定的). Currently he is president of China Agricultural University and vice president of Peking University.

In addition to his academic career, Chen is also founder and president of the Weiming Biotechnology Company, which produces many DNA recombinant drugs and vaccines. He’s also a representative of China’s National People’s Congress and vice chairman of China Biotechnology Association. In addition, he serves as vice chairman for the China’s National Youth Federation.

Among his many honors are the UNESCO Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists and TIME’s Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium, as well as the Science and Technology prizes from the Ministry of Education in China.

41. Chen Zhangliang takes part in the following activities EXCEPT __________.

  A. the Chinese government’s work

  B. the university’s management

  C. the management of agriculture

  D. the production of biochemistry medicines

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

  A. Chen Zhangliang gained a doctor’s degree at the age of 26.

  B. It’s possible for Chen Zhangliang to obtain about 20 patents.

  C. Chen Zhangliang established the genetic engineering laboratory in Beijing.

  D. Distinguished Alumni Awards are mainly given to the students of the university.

43. What’s the passage mainly about?

  A. An introdction to Washington University’s anniversary activities.

  B. A brief introduction to a world-famous university.

  C. The scientific achievements and honors of Chen Zhangliang.

  D. The career development of Chen Zhangliang

44. This passage gives us the inspiration that ___________.

  A. knowledge can change one’s destiny

  B. wehre there’s a will, there’s a way

  C. a good scholar can become an official

  D. a good beginning is half done