Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings .We were looking for items to __  21   for free at a local park. Not just any items but things people really   22  . Our aim was not to find things we no longer   23   but things we use every day that would be   24   to others.

We packed these things   25   boxes and added some small toys. We added a list of local addresses and phone numbers of local   26   agencies. Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed. It   27  : “Please take these items and know that your life is important.  28   are difficult but these days will pass. We share what we have believing that it will matter. Use the food to nurture your     29  ; use the blankets to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human   30   can overcome anything. Do not hold your head   31   for having a need to stay warm. Someday please do the same when you can.”

This kind   32   was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was   33   because it was the right to do. We have often seen   34   people at the park where we left the belongings. I   35   that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was   36   about it and she just replied that it had a hood (兜帽) . Her answer told me why it is I who love her. She liked the coat but knew the hood could   37   someone from the rain.

Who knows where these gifts of sympathy will   38  ? How many uses can a blanket serve   39   what it was designed to do? We never go back and see what happens. It is unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that   40  .

21. A. put off                                             B. put up                     C. give away D. give up

22. A. needed                                           B. collected                 C. produced  D. searched

23. A. accepted                                           B. wanted                    C. carried      D. bought

24. A. wonderful             B. beautiful                 C. hopeful                   D. useful

25. A. around                 B. upon                       C. into                         D. above

26. A working                 B. parking               C. delivering               D. helping

27. A. spoke                   B. read                 C. marked                   D. indicated

28. A. Ways                    B. Problems              C. Times                     D. Situations

29. A. body                     B. mind                       C. brain                       D. figure

30. A. imagination          B. spirit                       C. health                     D. wisdom

31. A. forward                 B. aside                      C. around                   D. down

32. A. attempt                 B. manner                  C. act                          D. habit

33. A. suddenly              B. simply                    C. strangely                D. usually

34. A. aimless                 B. homeless               C. childless                 D. friendless

35. A. believed               B. dreamed                C. approved                D. noticed

36. A. sure                     B. sad                         C. worried                   D. anxious

37. A. separate              B. prevent                  C. shelter                    D. hold

38. A. affect                    B. go                           C. use                         D. help

39. A. other than            B. rather than             C. more than               D. better than

40. A. attains                  B. counts                    C. moves                    D. contains

Researchers in over 80 nations are taking part in a project to conduct a decade-long census(统计) of sea life. Scientists presented some of their findings at a recent conference as the project neared its completion.
In deep icy waters under Antarctica, scientists found bulbous tunicates, an underground animal, and many newly-discovered creatures believed to be related to starfish (海星) and other marine(海洋的）creatures.
Elsewhere in the world’s oceans, they have recently discovered many kinds of underwater life forms new to science. It is all part of a research effort called the Census of Marine Life.
“There are about 2,000 scientists worldwide involved,” said Bob Gagosian, President, CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Gagosian helps manage the project. “Everywhere they’ve gone they’ve found new things,” he says. “The ocean basically is unexplored from the point of view of marine living things.”
Researchers have placed small markers on hundreds of fish and marine animals to track by satellite their migration(迁移）routes and to discover places where sea life gathers.
According to Ron O’Dor, a senior scientist with the Census of Marine Life, knowledge of life on the ocean floor is especially limited. “90% of all the information we have is from the top hundred meters of the ocean,” O’Dor states.
And he says the sea floor is, on average, at a depth of 4, 000 meters. And so, as some machines dive far below what people have previously seen, scientists are discovering new species of plants, animals and living things.
Since the census project began, more than 5,300 new marine animals have been found. Ocean researchers say they hope to catalogue 230,000 species during the census —which some say is only a small part of all the creatures living in the sea.
【小题1】Why do the researchers place small markers on many marine creatures?

Researchers in over 80 nations are taking part in a project to conduct a decade-long census(统计) of sea life. Scientists presented some of their findings at a recent conference as the project neared its completion.

In deep icy waters under Antarctica, scientists found bulbous tunicates, an underground animal, and many newly-discovered creatures believed to be related to starfish (海星) and other marine(海洋的）creatures.

Elsewhere in the world’s oceans, they have recently discovered many kinds of underwater life forms new to science. It is all part of a research effort called the Census of Marine Life.

“There are about 2,000 scientists worldwide involved,” said Bob Gagosian, President, CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Gagosian helps manage the project. “Everywhere they’ve gone they’ve found new things,” he says. “The ocean basically is unexplored from the point of view of marine living things.”

Researchers have placed small markers on hundreds of fish and marine animals to track by satellite their migration(迁移）routes and to discover places where sea life gathers.

According to Ron O’Dor, a senior scientist with the Census of Marine Life, knowledge of life on the ocean floor is especially limited. “90% of all the information we have is from the top hundred meters of the ocean,” O’Dor states.

And he says the sea floor is, on average, at a depth of 4, 000 meters. And so, as some machines dive far below what people have previously seen, scientists are discovering new species of plants, animals and living things.

Since the census project began, more than 5,300 new marine animals have been found. Ocean researchers say they hope to catalogue 230,000 species during the census —which some say is only a small part of all the creatures living in the sea.

1.Why do the researchers place small markers on many marine creatures?

2.From what Ron O’Dor says, we can conclude that        .

3.What can we learn from the passage?

4.Why does the author write the passage?

Researchers in over 80 nations are taking part in a project to conduct a decade-long census(统计) of sea life. Scientists presented some of their findings at a recent conference as the project neared its completion.
In deep icy waters under Antarctica, scientists found bulbous tunicates, an underground animal, and many newly-discovered creatures believed to be related to starfish (海星) and other marine(海洋的）creatures.
Elsewhere in the world’s oceans, they have recently discovered many kinds of underwater life forms new to science. It is all part of a research effort called the Census of Marine Life.
“There are about 2,000 scientists worldwide involved,” said Bob Gagosian, President, CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Gagosian helps manage the project. “Everywhere they’ve gone they’ve found new things,” he says. “The ocean basically is unexplored from the point of view of marine living things.”
Researchers have placed small markers on hundreds of fish and marine animals to track by satellite their migration(迁移）routes and to discover places where sea life gathers.
According to Ron O’Dor, a senior scientist with the Census of Marine Life, knowledge of life on the ocean floor is especially limited. “90% of all the information we have is from the top hundred meters of the ocean,” O’Dor states.
And he says the sea floor is, on average, at a depth of 4, 000 meters. And so, as some machines dive far below what people have previously seen, scientists are discovering new species of plants, animals and living things.
Since the census project began, more than 5,300 new marine animals have been found. Ocean researchers say they hope to catalogue 230,000 species during the census —which some say is only a small part of all the creatures living in the sea.

1. 1.

   Why do the researchers place small markers on many marine creatures?

   1. A.
      To catch them.
   2. B.
      To research them.
   3. C.
      To kill them.
   4. D.
      To protect them.
2. 2.

   From what Ron O’Dor says, we can conclude that        .

   1. A.
      human beings only know a little about marine life
   2. B.
      the oceans don’t need to be further explored
   3. C.
      he considers exploring the ocean a dangerous thing
   4. D.
      the marine creatures mainly live on the top of the ocean
3. 3.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      About 2,000 scientists from America are involved in the project.
   2. B.
      The census of sea life will last for ten years.
   3. C.
      230,000 new marine animals have been found.
   4. D.
      The sea floor is at a depth of 400 meters.
4. 4.

   Why does the author write the passage?

   1. A.
      To tell the news that new marine creatures are being discovered
   2. B.
      To encourage people to find new marine creatures
   3. C.
      To prove the importance of marine creatures
   4. D.
      To introduce the newly-discovered creatures.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

Albert Einstein always liked to ask questions when he was a boy. When his teacher  36

him a question, he would think  37   another question to ask her. And often she would get red in the face and be angry  38    him  39   asking questions she couldn’t answer. The more Albert learned, the  40  he found to think about. The more he thought about, the more questions he wanted  41  .

   He knew  42    the earth, the moon, the other stars, and the sun are just part of  43   we

call the universe. He also knew that the universe is made  44  all the stars we can see  45  our eyes, and the ones that are too far to be _ 46 . And he discovered that all these stars, our own bodies and  47  else are made up of atoms(原子).

   He thought there  48  be some rules to explain why everything in the universe, big and small, acts  49  it does. Why don’t the stars  50  around in the sky bump (撞击)into each other? 51   makes atoms stick （粘住）together to  52    different things?

   Albert Einstein always thought hard  53   he believed he had some answers to his questions. People often asked him questions because he  54  answer many of them. In fact, he   solved（解决） quite a few problems that scientists had been trying to  55  for many, many years.