24. It’s a mistake to think of Chongqing only ______ its tourist attractions.

　 A. in addition to 　　　　　　 B. by way of 　　　　 C. in terms of 　　　　　　　　　　 D. by means of

23. All passengers ______, please fasten your seat belts and remain seated ______ the plane is landing.

　 A. on board; before 　　　　　　　 B. abroad; since 　　 C. on the board; after 　 D. aboard; when

22. Unfortunately, it was in Yushu County, ______ a 7.1-magnitude earthquake happened on April 14, 2010, ______ a large number of students were buried inside damaged schools.

　 A. which; when 　　　　　　 B. that; that 　　　　　 C. where; that 　　　　　　 D. where; which

第一节 单项选择(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. ______ World Exposition in 2010 is the first registered World Exposition in ______ developing country.

　 A. /; a　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The; a 　　　　　　 C. The; / 　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; the

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E

　　　　　　 　 71　 　You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however.

Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how:

　　 Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. 　72　 　A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.

　　 Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

　　 Make good use of your time in class. 　73　 　Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

　　 Study regularly.　 When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material　 　74　 　If you do these things regularly,　 the material will become more meaningful, and you'll remember it longer.

　　 Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.　 They help you remember your new knowledge.　 The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be over worried.

　 75　 　You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to what the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. Maybe you are an average student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

D

Second Life is a 3D, online world in which computer users can create a new self and live a different life. Second Life is one of the most popular new online games.　

But unlike other games, Second Life is not about winning or losing. Second Life is technically a computer game. But people involved in it do not consider it a game because the players create everything. Second Life is more for socializing and creating communities.

Users of Second Life are called residents. To take part, they must create an avatar, or an electronic image of themselves. Some avatars look like humans, while others look like animals or imaginary creatures.　

Inside the Second Life world, residents live in different versions of themselves. They build homes, run businesses, buy and sell things, work, play, and attend school. They even have relationships and get married.

Second Life was created in 2003 by Linden Lab in San Francisco, California.　 Linden Lab controls the Website where the ever-changing world is being created. There are now about one million people around the world who are active in Second Life. The number has grown quickly since the beginning of the year when there were about one hundred thousand users.

The average age of people involved with Second Life is about thirty. However, Linden Lab recently created Teen Second Life for younger users. Second Life has its own economy and its own money, called Linden dollars.

Millions of dollars are made and spent each month in Second Life. Users can enter Second Life for free. But they must pay for a membership if they want to own land or buy and sell goods and services.　

Recently, several major companies have become involved with Second Life. They wanted to be part of the growing business world that exists within the made-up reality.

67. What’s special about the game “Second Life”?

A. It’s a game about losing and winning.

B. It creates everything in life.　　　

C. It benefits one’s abilities to socialize and create.

D. It is simply a popular game to kill time.

68. What does the underlined word “avatar” mean?

A. An instrument someone uses.　　　　　 B. A picture someone takes.

C. An imaginary identity of someone. 　 D. A weapon used in Second Life.

69. Which is NOT true about the game “Second Life”?

A. A resident in Second Life lives a life somewhat like that of real life.

B. The number of users of Second Life is about ten times as large as that of 2003.

C. You can’t enter Second Life until you pay for the entrance fee.

D. To own possessions, a resident has to pay to be a member of Second Life.

70. Why do some big companies want to join in Second Life?

A. They want to experience life in the made-up reality.

B. They want to promote their products more widely.

C. The want to be a member of Second Life.

D. They want to build agencies in Second Life.

C

　 A pair of twin-brother ligers, a rare lion-tiger hybrid(杂种), have become superstars in China's southernmost island province of Hainan after becoming the first ligers in the country to reach their first birthday.

　　 Tens of thousands of tourists visited the liger brothers at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park during the week-long May Day holiday that ended on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare animals. At least 10,000 people signed a red banner when the park celebrated the liger's birthday on May 2. People expressed the hope that the twins would be strong and healthy, the Hainan Daily reports. Zookeepers even made the twins a special birthday cake out of beef and eggs.

　　 The ligers, born on May 2, 2005 , are named 'Ping Ping' and 'An An', which together translate as 'safe and sound'. Their mother Huan Huan is a six-year-old tigress and their father is a four-year – old lion named Xiao Erhei.　 The couple first gave birth to a liger in June 2004 but the cub (幼兽)　 died of respiratory(呼吸的)failure 72 hours later.

　　 The pregnancy (怀孕) rate for lion-tiger couples is only between one and two percent and the cubs normally have a short life expectancy due to the differences in their chromosomes(染色体). Zoologists say only six to eight ligers are living in the world. China's first tiger-lion hybrid cub was born at Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, in 2002. But it died a week later.

　　 Ping Ping and An An have broken the survival record set by a liger who lived for 113 days at Hongshan Zoo.

63. Why can Ping Ping and An An become superstars?

　 　　 A. Because they are the most beautiful ligers.

　　 B. Because they are the cleverest ligers.

　　 C. Because they are the most attractive ligers.

　　 D. Because they are the first ligers to live for a year.

64. Why can't ligers live long ?

　　 A. Because their chromosomes are different.

　　 B. Because they are too small when they are born.

　　 C. Because their parents don't live long.

　　 D. Because they are short of food.

65. How many ligers did the passage mention?

　　 A. Three.　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　 C. Five.　　 D. Six.

66. What is the best title of this passage?

　　 A. China's longest living twin ligers celebrate their lst birthday

　　 B. Why can't ligers in the world live long

　　 C. How to raise ligers safely

　　 D. The story behind the ligers