23．　　　 the fact that there was thick fog, he drove his car out.

　　　 A．Despite　　　　　　　 B．In spite　　　　　　　　 C．Although　　　　　　 D．However

22．New technology is being applied 　　　　　almost every industrial process.

　　　 A．for　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to

第一节：单项选择(满分15分)

21．She is 　　　　newcomer to 　　　　chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.

　　　 A．the, the　　　　　　　 B．the, a　　　　　　　　　 C．a, /　　　　　　　　　　 D．a, the

第二节 (共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What is the relationship between the speakers?

　　　 A．Teacher and student.　　　 B．Boss and secretary.　　　　 C．Doctor and patient.

7．What is the main reason for the man’s troubles?

　　　 A．He isn’t interested in his work.

　　　 B．He doesn’t have a healthy lifestyle.

　　　 C．He doesn’t see a doctor frequently enough.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

　　　 A．Life.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Love.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Friendship.

9．What does the woman think that falling out of love can cause?

　　　 A．Hurt feelings.　　　　　　　　 B．Bitter quarrels.　　　　　　　　 C．Living problems.

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10．What does the woman regard a good friend as?

　　　 A．A friend for life.　　　　　　　 B．A friend to all.　　　　　　　　 C．A friend in need.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Where are the two speakers now?

　　　 A．On the 4 th floor.　　　　　　 B．On the 5 th floor.　　　　　　 C．On the 7 th floor.

12．Which floor are the speakers going to?

　　　 A．The ground floor.　　　　　 B．The second floor.　　　　　　 C．The third floor.

13．What will the speakers most probably do?

　　　 A．Go upstairs.　　　　　　　　　 B．Walk downstairs.　　　　　　 C．Wait where they are.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．Why is the man talking to the woman?

　　　 A．To tell her something important.

　　　 B．To comfort her for some loss.

　　　 C．To take her out on a date.

15．What does the man like best?

　　　 A．Classics.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Comedies.　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Pop music.

16．Where do the two speakers decide to go in the end?

　　　 A．To a jazz club.　　　　　　　　 B．To a rock concert.　　　　　 C．To a movie theatre.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Who is the speaker talking to?

　　　 A．Tourists.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Nursing staff.　　　　　　　　 C．Animal keepers.

18．Where probably are the speaker and the listeners now?

　　　 A．In a danger area.　　　　　　 B．At a nature reserve.　　　　 C．On a sightseeing bus.

19．How many rules has the man mentioned?

　　　 A．3.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．4.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．5.

20．What should the listeners do according to the last rule?

　　　 A．Stay close to the man.

　　　 B．Walk as quietly as possible.

　　　 C．Sign in the insurance declaration.

第一节：根据所给的中文提示完成句子:(共9小题；满分10分)

1．__________ ___________ that this flower was a new species which I had been growing throughout the summer. (碰巧)

2．sing his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests________ ________ _________ as before. (增收两倍)

3．_____ __________ (不想一路乘飞机) take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to take the train from west to east across Canada in September.

4．他可不能让咏慧哄骗人们后跑掉！

He couldn’t ________Yonghui _______ _______ with telling people lies!

5．_________ __________ Zhou Yang forget his assignment at the office of China Daily.(永远也不会忘记)

6．the person _________ __________ agrees, we sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all the facts straight. (如果被采访的人同意)

7．____________ the examination coming near, all the students are busying preparing for it.(随着考试的临近)

8．This year she graduated form Beijing University, ___________ _________ (之后) she went abroad for further study.

9．在杭州有一栋房子，在上海还有一套公寓。

Lisa owns a house in Hangzhou _________ _______ _______ a flat in Shanghai.

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Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars. They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with another group of pioneers. Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth.

We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects：general size, presence of water, length of day, range of temperatures. These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries-long project：to terraform Mars. Terraforming means altering a planet’s surface so that Earth’s life forms can survive there. This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists.

Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple：add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earth’s plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth. But it will take at least 300 years.

Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake, but there are very good reasons to make the attempt. The earth now contains some 6 billion people, and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species. We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet：altering the landscape, the atmosphere and the climate. Currently terraforming earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and preserve some natural living places.

While the possibility of such a project is small, it is not impossible. Even if earth-bound societies come and go in the next 300 years, the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth.

The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars.

82．What would be the best title for this passage?

　　　 A．Terraforming Mars.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Saving the Earth.

　　　 C．Travelling to Mars.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．A Newly-found Place.

83．What does the underlined word “altering” mean in the second paragraph?

　　　 A．Warming.　　　　　　 B．Changing.　　　　　　 C．Planting.　　　　　　　 D．Building.

84．According to the passage the main purpose of terraforming Mars is to　　　　　 .

　　　 A．do some scientific research work 　　　　

　　　 B．find out its similarity to earth

　　　 C．avoid the dying away of many other species

　　　 D．find on Mars living place for the increasing human beings

85．What’s the author’s attitude towards the project?

　　　 A．Optimistic．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Negative.　　　　　　

C．Sceptical.(持怀疑态度)　　　 　　　　 D．Objective.

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D

2.4.6

Villagers in Koh Samui yesterday criticized state authorities for their failure to stop illegal deforestation on the resort island . The villagers in Bor Phut said they had seen a group of men take chainsaws to a forest on Khao Duang Nok mountain near Samui airport .They believe the men are falling trees to clear the land for a construction project .

“We’ve heard the sound of saws working,” said a villager . The mountain’s steep slope made it difficult for the villagers to get into the forest to see the men at work . However , they said traces (痕迹) of deforestation were apparent . One villager said he reported the matter to state authorities , asking them to take legal action , but to no avail .

Khao Duang Nok has been under the spotlight after the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry investigated the matter .

A businessman was charged with having occupied 49 acres of land with false land documents and many land officials were arranged to leave the area during the investigation in connection with land scandals (丑闻) in a project known as “The Peak”.

Koh Samui district chief Decha Kangsanant has ordered a stop to any development activities on Khao Duang Nok until the investigation results are released . However , the villagers said nothing has been done to stop deforestation . Sunthorn Watcharakuldirok ,director of the Forestry Department , said the group of men entered the forest two weeks ago after forestry officials returned from their inspection .

The fact that the men remained fearless showed that it was the work of influential people who were challenging state power , he said . His department is planning to arrest all the men .

78．The underlined phrase “to no avail” in the 2nd paragraph means 　　　　　.

　　　 A．useless　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in astonishment 　

　　　 C．without permission 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．without delay

79．Villagers failed to see the men cutting down the trees in a forest because 　　　　　.

　　　 A．the traces of deforestation were apparent 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the authorities forbade them to go there

　　　 C．the mountain blocked their views 　　　　 D．the road to the forest is not easy to take

80．　　　　 　is a person not a place .

　　　 A．Koh Samui　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Bor Phut 　　　　　　

　　　 C．Khao Duang Nok　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Decha Kangsanant

81．It is obvious that 　　　　　.

　　　 A．the activity of falling trees is going on

　　　 B．the authorities have arrested some criminals

　　　 C．the group observes the order of the authorities

　　　 D．the activities on Khao Duang Nok have stopped

C

2.4.6

Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid ? Back then , racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours , you weren’t thinking fitness , you were thinking entertainment . But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships , the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten . Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find .

Although considered an excellent form of exercise , jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons . First ,most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise , but they also believe that it is simply too difficult . In other words , they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome . Second , many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive --not as something fun or enjoyable .

As a matter of fact , jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practise it .Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again , people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps . A single bounce , a double –bounce , a skip , a knee-up , side swings , as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping .

Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres(半球) to perform in parallel to each other . In short , jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment , time and space , yet leading to a much healthier life .

74．The first paragraph mainly tells us that 　　　　　.

　　　 A．jumping rope has faded from people’s memories

　　　 B．people now have more advanced equipment

　　　 C．racing around the playground was preferred

　　　 D．people now like to have exercise in a gym

75．Rope jumping has not spread widely because 　　　　　.

　　　 A．it benefits the cardiovascular system　 　 B．it is too hard for people to jump

　　　 C．it is considered boring and repetitive　 D．it requires little equipment , time and space

76．According to the researchers , jumping rope 　　　　　.

　　　 A．only prepares the brain for learning 　　　

　　　 B．is suitable for students only

　　　 C．helps both brain hemispheres work together 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D．can be dangerous for old people

77．What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?

　　　 A．He is arguing against it.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．He is in favour of it .

　　　 C．He is sitting on the fence of it .　　　　　　　 D．He is not clear about it .