任务型阅读 根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
Many people think a telephone is a necessity. But I think it is a pest (有害的事物) and a time waste. Very often you find it impossible to escape from it. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation or when you are just going out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it? You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you ever rushed crippling from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?
But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn’t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency—illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity.
I think perhaps I had better try to justify (证明是有理的) myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances—if I were a wealthy and powerful businessperson, for instance, or badly ill and had to lie in bed, I might find a telephone a necessity. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car as necessity. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent: one is mechanical invention, the other literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them, for I have had just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

任务型阅读  根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。

Many people think a telephone is a necessity. But I think it is a pest (有害的事物) and a time waste. Very often you find it impossible to escape from it. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation or when you are just going out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it? You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you ever rushed crippling from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?

But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn’t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency—illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity.

I think perhaps I had better try to justify (证明是有理的) myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances—if I were a wealthy and powerful businessperson, for instance, or badly ill and had to lie in bed, I might find a telephone a necessity. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car as necessity. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent: one is mechanical invention, the other literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them, for I have had just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。(注意：选择答案E时，请在答题卡上同时涂A和B选项；选择答案F时，请在答题卡上同时涂C和D选项。)
Featured phonesA. Nokia-6010Price: ＄24.99        Color display: Yes         Wireless Internet ready: Yes     
Digital camera: No  2-way text messaging: Yes     Talk time: Up to 330 minutes
Standby time: Up to 240 hours       Weight: 5.08 ounces        
Dimensions: 4.68”×1.97”×0.90”
Games: Backgammon, Bowling, Air glide, and Sky diver plus downloadable Java games
B. Motorola-C650 (Camera phone)
Price: ＄99.99     Color display: Yes          Wireless Internet ready: Yes
Digital camera: Yes  2-way text messaging: Yes  Talk time: Up to 210 minutes
Standby time: Up to 215 hours   Weight: 3.10 ounces
Games:Downloadable games
C. Samsung-V1660 on Sprint PCSPrice: Free         Color display: Yes          Wireless Internet ready: Yes
2-way text messaging: Yes   Talk time: Up to 204 minutes   
Standby time: Up to 168 hours
Weight: 3.54 ounces             Memory locations: 200 entry phonebook
D. Motorola-SLVR-L7Price: ＄206.4      Color display: Yes          Wireless Internet ready: Yes
Digital camera: Yes 2-way text messaging: Yes   Talk time: Up to 450 minutes
Standby time: Up to 345 hours       Weight: 3.39 ounces        
Dimensions: 4.45”×1.93”×0.45”
Games: Enjoy pre-loaded J2ME games or downloadable games
E. Nokia-8010Price: ＄124.99     Color display: Yes          Wireless Internet ready: Yes
Digital camera: No  2-way text messaging: Yes   Talk time: Up to 330 minutes
Standby time: Up to 240 hours       Weight: 4.08 ounces        
Dimensions: 3.68”×1.27”×0.70”              Games: Downloadable games
F. Kyocera-SE47 slider滑块 on venison wirelessPrice: ＄149.99     Color display: Yes      Wireless Internet ready: Yes
Digital camera: No  2-way text messaging: Yes  Talk time: Up to 210 minutes
Standby time: Up to 100 hours       Weight: 3.39 ounces           
Memory locations: 200 entry phonebook
阅读下面信息介绍，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列信息：
【小题1】Susan is at a middle school. Her parents want to buy her a cheaper cellphone without games installed.
【小题2】Mike intends to buy a phone with longer talk time and standby time and it must not be expensive.
【小题3】Jane is at college. She would like to buy a phone which can slide(滑开) the face up to make a call, and slide it down when you’re done and it has to be light.
【小题4】George would like to have a cheaper phone with digital camera.
【小题5】Tom only buys Nokia. He lost one and he wants to buy another which is smaller.

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of the‘‘sixth sense"of direction．By trying out ideas and solving problems one by one，they are now getting closer to one answer．

One funny idea is that animals might have a built-in compass(指南针)．

Our earth itself is a big magnet(磁体)．So a little magnetic needle that swings freely lines

itself with the big earth magnet to point north and south．When people discovered that idea about athousand years ago and invented the compass，it allowed sailors to navigate (航海)on oceanvoyages, even under

cloudy skies.

 Actuallly the idea of the living compass came just from observing animals in nature．

 Many birds migrate twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes．Some of them fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night．Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns．But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies．How can they do that?

A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the homing pigeon．Not all pigeons can find their way home．Those that can are very good at it，and they have been widely studied．

One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets to the birds’ heads to block their

magnetic sense—just as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner．On sunny days, that did not fool the pigeons．Evidently they can use the sun to tell which way they are going．But on cloudy days，the pigeons with magnets could not find their way．It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense．

Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees．These insects also seem to have a special sense ot direction．

In spite of the experiments，the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary．How

would an animal get the magnetic stuff for a compass.

An answer came from an unexpected source．A scientist was studying bacteria that live in the

mud of ponds and marshes．He found accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in

one direction—north．

Further study showed that each little bacterium had a chain of dense particles inside，which

proved magnetic．The bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the

earth’s magnet．

The big news was that a living thing，even a simple bacterium，can make magnetite．That led

to a search to see whether animals might have it.. By using a special instrument called magnetometer，scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds，and even in fish．In each

animal，except for the bee．the magnetic stuff was always in or closer to the brain．

Thus．the idea of a built—in animal compass began to seem reasonable．

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。

She ____________ ( 经历 ) a lot of sufferings during the Second World War. (go)

It was the first time in a year and a half that I_____________(看见夜晚) face to face. (see )

Ann lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. __________ (她的家人也是这样 ). (So)

This is the film _______________  (  基于)a true story. (base)

His childhood experiences  _________________ ( 起重要作用) in shaping his character.  (play)

Ever since middle school, Xiao Dan _____________ ( 梦想成为 ) a famous film star just like Gongli. (dream )

It was in the U.S.A ________________ (  他们首次见面) and fell in love with each other.  (meet)

My cousin is now in Iraq and has not given us a call till now. We _____________ (担心). (concern) his safety.

As a middle school student in a key school, you should know _________ (如何利用 )your spare time.(make )

During the terrible earthquake in Tangshan, the number of people _____________( 伤亡 ) reached more than 400,000. (who)