He was 11 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.

When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”

Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.

And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

1.Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.

A. admiring                             B. nervous

C. worried                              D. shocked

2. On seeing that the big fish was a bass, __________.

A. they discussed how to deal with the fish

B. the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly

C. the father made a decision that the fish must be set free

D. they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done

3.From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A. the father was an architect

B. the son never forgets the lesson

C. the father used to catch a big bass

D. the father made his son feel regretful all his life

4. The passage mainly wants to tell us that __________.

A. an ethical decision is not difficult to make

B. it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

C. fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions

D. it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the    36   and have made up their minds to ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议）against heavy trucks(卡车) which run    37   through the narrow High Street.
“They not only make it    38   to sleep at night, but they are    39   damage to our houses and shops of historical interest,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“    40   we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student，“why don’t they build a new road that goes    41   the town？Burlington isn’t much more than a    42   village．Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic．”
Harry Fields also studying    43   said they wanted to make as much    44   as possible to force the    45   to realise what everybody was having to    46  ．“Most of them don’t    47   here anyway，” he said，“they come in for meetings and that，and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音），    48   they Probably don’t    49   the noise all that much．It’s high time they realised the    50  ．”
The fourth student，Liza Vernum，said she thought the public were mostly on their side，and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
   51   asked if they were afraid that the police might come to    52   them．
“Not really，” she said，“actually we are    53   bell-ringers．I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church．There is no    54   against practising．”
I    55   the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

Since its invention 100 years ago, plastic , the superstar of the technological age, has become ugly and ungreen . But that’s about to change. An exhibition at London’s Science Museum this week could put it back on the cutting edge of science.

Have you ever hesitated in donating blood? The invention of “plastic blood” might make you feel better.

British scientists are working on the artificial blood as a replacement for real blood in emergency situations. It is made of plastic molecules(分子 ) and can join oxygen and transport it around the body. As a red, honey-like glue , plastic blood can be carried around conveniently . You just add water to make as much blood as you need.

The cells  of our body are strict about what molecules the let in and out . For example , if we inject protein or DNA  directly into the body, our immune ( 免疫 ) SYSTEM WILL DESTROY IT BEFORE IT REACHES THE CELLS.

To get around this , a British scientist has created drug-carrying plastic balls that fool the body into thinking they are natural. Once inside the cell, their contents are spread out through a small controlled explosion.

Skin transplants  are widely done these days. But removing a piece of skin from, say , the bottom to plant it on the face  can hurt and be troublesome.

The British company, Celltran, is working on plastic skin. Using plastic, they plan to take a small piece of the patient’s skin and grow it into an extra lay of skin on top of the plastic. a

The plastic  feels similar to skin, so skin cells like to grow on it. The plastic then gradually disappears, without any reaction or infection .

1. What would be the best title for the text?

A. The superstar of technological age

B. An exhibition at London’s Science Museum

C. No more “white pollution”

D. Plastic takes on a new life

2. Which of the following will be on display at the exhibition at London’s Science Museum?

A. Plastic cells               B. Plastic skin

C. Plastic molecules           D. Plastic transplants

3. The phrase “get around “ in Paragraph 5 means closest to ______.

A. overcome  B. end    C. ensure     D. pass

4.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Plastic blood will be injected into the body in drug-carrying plastic balls

B.The plastic skin will remain a part of the new skin

C. Plastic blood will take the place of real blood

D. Plastic blood contains a lot of water

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to 37 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 38 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 39 to sleep at night, but they are 40 damage to our houses and shops of historical 41 . ”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 42 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 43 village. Its streets were never 44 for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying 45 said they wanted to make as much 46 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 47 . “Most of them don’t 48 here anyway, ”he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 49 . It’s high time they realized the problem. ”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 50 on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

I asked if they wer 51 that the police might come to 52 them.

“Not really, ”she said, “actually we are 53 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 54 against practising. ”

I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

36. A. college　　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　 D. church

37. A. change　　　　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　　 C. ring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shake

38. A. now and then　　 B. day and night　 C. up and down　　　　　D. over and over

39. A. terrible　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　C. uncomfortable　　　　D. unpleasant

40. A. doing　　　　　　　　 B. raising　　　　　　　 C. putting　　　　　　　　　　 D. producing

41. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. period　　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　　　D. sense

42. A. If　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

43. A. pretty　　　　　　　 B. quite　　　　　　　　　C. large　　　　　　　　　　　 D. modern

44. A. tested　　　　　　　　B. meant　　　　　　　C. kept　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. used

45. A. well　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　 C. biology　　　　　　　　　　 D. education

46. A. effort　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 D. noise

47. A. stand　　　　　　　　 B. accept　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　 D. share

48. A. shop　　　　　　　　　 B. live　　　　　　 C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. study

49. A. notice　　　　　　　　 B. mention　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. control

50. A. hardly　　　　　　　 B. unwillingly　　　C. mostly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usually

51. A. surprised　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D. determined

52. A. seize　　　　　　　　　B. fight　　　　　　 C. search　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop

53. A. proper　　　　　　　 B. experienced　 C. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 D. serious

54. A. point　　　　　　　　　B. cause　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. law

55. A. left　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

He was 11 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.

A．they discussed how to deal with the fish

B．the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly

C．the father made a decision that the fish must be set free

D．they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done