In fact, the house as well as his two cars ______ him all the money he earned during the 20 years．

       A．has been cost        B．have cost       C．has cost        D．have been cost

第三部分  閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C．和D)中，選出最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Amelia Earhart's (1897-1937) childhood was not the typical girl's. She liked nothing better than to explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步槍). She also built her own roller coaster(過山車 ).

The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is due to come out on October 23.

After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and career.

As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do."

Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly. She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the lessons and to buy a second-hand plane on her 24th birthday.

In 1932, Earhart flew solo (單獨的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done —— occasionally what men have not done ——thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action, she said.

When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge—to be the first woman to fly around the world. However, in mid-flight, she and her navigator (導(dǎo)航員) disappeared in bad weather.

Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and for women.

56. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. A movie about Earhart’s exciting life has come out.

B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.

C. Earhart’s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.

D. In Earhart's opinion, women should think and act more independently.

57. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means ____.

A. presented       B. adopted         C. published         D. created

58. From the passage we can know that ____.

A. Earhart showed most interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her childhood

B. Earhart s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic

C. Earhart challenged herself constantly

D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes

59. You can probably find this article in ____.

A. a booklet      B. a newspaper      C. a guide book      D. an advertisement

We all have ideas about what kinds of foods are good to eat. We also have ideas about what kinds of foods are bad to eat. As a result, people from one culture often think the foods that people from another culture eat are nauseating(令人作嘔的). When the famous boxer Muhammad Ali visited Africa, for example, one member of his group became quite sick when he saw someone pick up a butterfly and eat it. Many people would find it disgusting to eat rats, but there are forty-two different cultures whose people regard rats as appropriate food.

 Food likes and dislikes do not always seem related to nutrition. For example, broccoli is first on a list of the most nutritious common vegetables, but it is twenty-first on a list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. Tomatoes are sixteenth on the list of most nutritious vegetables, but they are first on the list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat.

 But dislike is not the only reason why some cultures will not eat a certain food. In some cultures, certain foods are taboo. Some foods are taboo in certain religions, but there are also other food taboos that are not connected to a religion. We do not usually think about why certain things are taboo in our culture. We may not even know why they are taboo. Anthropologists(人類學(xué)家) try to discover the hidden reasons for taboos.

Anthropologists believe that most food likes and dislikes are a result of the ways of life of different people. Some people live in areas where there are both large animals and many insects. It is difficult for these people to kill large animals, and it requires a lot of energy. It is easier for them to use insects for food because it is not difficult to catch insects and it does not require a lot of energy. Nomadic(游牧的) people who move around will not want to keep pigs for food. People will not eat pets such as dogs. Americans eat a lot of beef because there is plenty of land for raising cattle and the meat can be shipped cheaply for long distances by railroads.

     What’s the main topic of this passage?

       A. Food and religion.           B. Food and culture.

   C. Nutrition of different foods.       D. Different ways of life.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about food likes and dislikes?

A. They are seldom related to nutrition.

B. They are mostly associated with people’s taste.

C. They are mostly connected with people’s life styles.

D. They are usually related to cultures or religions.

The underlined word “taboo” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to _____.

       A. something undiscovered    B. certain religions

       C. something forbidden  D. certain foods

What can we infer from the passage?

A. It is believed that brcoccoli is more nutritious than tomatoes.

B. Americans prefer tomatoes to beef.

C. People in Inner Mongolia would probably like to keep pigs for food.

D. The famous boxer Muhamm Ali would like to eat rat rather than butterfly.

Why do Americans prefer to eat beef?

A. Because beef provides a lot of energy people require.

B. Because beef is on the list of the most nutritious foods.

C. Because they have the ideal condition to keep and ship cattle.

D. Because cattle are large animals.

第三部分  閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

Parsley（歐芹）is an ancient green and a respected addition to many foods. But other times, its job is just to make a mealtime plate look pretty. Poor parsley, valued for its looks, then is thrown away. Yet parsley is a good source of vitamins and other nutrients. The taste is a little strong for some people, but others chew on parsley to freshen their breath.

Curly parsley is the king that often ends up being used just for appearance. Flat-leaf parsley is easier to work with for cooking. This kind is often called Italian or French parsley. Do you know about a third kind of parsley? Hamburg parsley has flat leaves that can be used for the same purposes as other parsley. But Hamburg parsley has a large root which is used as a vegetable to add flavor to soups.

Parsley is used in foods such as tabouli, a traditional Lebanese salad, and is often served with lamb, fish and beef dishes. Parsley is a herb if you use just the greens. if the root is used, then parsley is considered a vegetable.

Some gardeners suggest that to get the best-tasting parsley, you should plant new seeds every year. You can get parsley to grow faster by pouring warm water over the seeds. Leave the seeds in the water overnight. Then you can grow them in containers indoors or plant them outside. Parsley grows best when temperatures are below twenty-one degrees Celsius. It likes to grow in sunny places. Tile seeds need rich soil. Plant the seeds about fifteen to twenty-five centimeters apart. Water them regularly during tile first month. After that, parsley does not need very much water. You can harvest parsley by cutting most of the plant or leave more of the plant in the ground for a second crop.

51．From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．people don’t like parsley’s strong taste at all

B．people don’t attach great importance to parsley’s value

C．parsley has been widely planted in the world

D．only ancient people used parsley as an addition

52．Which of the following cab be the best title for the passage?

A．The Planting of Parsley       B．To Parsley’s Regret

C．Parsley           D．The Use of Parsley

53．It seems _________ to the writer that parsley is valued for its looks.

A．regretful       B．unbelievable  C．confusing        D．doubtful

54．The last paragraph mainly deals with __________.

A．how to use parsley       B．whether people like parsley

C．how to plant parsley       D．how the author feels about parsley

The clerks were at work so ______ that nobody realized it was already lunch time．

       A．a(chǎn)ccurately B．a(chǎn)bsently    C．a(chǎn)ggressively    D．a(chǎn)ttentively

We hurried there     a note pinned on the door,      us the postponement of the meeting．

       A．to find; to inform   B．finding; informed

       C．only to find; informing   D．found; inform

The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is a kind of plague (疫病). The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.?

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(戰(zhàn)壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奧斯維辛集中營), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.?

If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains—taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.?

No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(癥狀).

64．The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.?

       A．4      B．5       C．6      D．3

65．Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage??

       A．The Eskimos do not easily suffer from colds in cold weather.?

       B．Colds are not caused by cold.?

       C．People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.?

       D．A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.

66．Arctic explorers may catch colds when ________.

       A．they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

       B．they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

       C．they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

       D．they are coming into touch again with the outside world

67．The passage mainly discusses ________.

       A．the experiments on the common cold  

       B．the false belief about the common cold

       C．the reason and the way people catch colds

       D．the continued spread of common colds

Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture．Almost sixty percent of the world’s fresh water taken from rivers, lakes and other water resources go toward watering fields．

Thomas Carter is a plant scientist and he leads a group of researchers．They have been using traditional methods to develop and test soybeans（大豆）that can grow well under dry conditions．Thomas started working on soybeans in 1981．His research has taken him to as far as China, where soybeans have been grown for thousands of years．Farmers in the United States, however, have grown soybeans for only about a century．Thomas says the soybeans they grow are genetically（基因方面）similar．More differences could protect crops against climate changes that can reduce production．Those changes include water shortages which could increase because of global warming．

Thomas and his members are working on a soybean seed collection, a collection of genetic material passed from one generation to the next．They studied more than two thousand five hundred examples from the collection which are from the home of soybeans, Asia．They searched for good seeds that could survive during hot and dry summers in the United States．Unfortunately, they found only five after a few days’ hard work．But what pleases them much is that these seeds produce four to eight ones more than normal soybeans under dry conditions．The yield（產(chǎn)量）depends on location and the environment．Scientists will also work on other crops that either use less water or use it better．

68．Thomas Carter and his research group do research on soybeans to      ．

       A．have them survive a sharp climate change 

      B．make them grow well under dry conditions

       C．plant them all around the world    

       D．increase crop production and quality

69．According to the passage, climate changes can      ．

       A．reduce crop yield             B．protect crops

       C．destroy seeds                 D．change the genes of crops

70．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

       A．Thomas and his group have made some achievements．

       B．People know a little about the relationship between water and crops．

       C．Seed collections depend on climate and the environment．

       D．Some crops can grow well during cold and dry winters．

71．The passage is probably taken from      ．

       A．a(chǎn) report on how to save water           B．a(chǎn) book on the environment

       C．a(chǎn) science magazine                    D．a(chǎn)n ad for agricultural products

第二節(jié)   書面表達（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

假設(shè)你是李華，曾在美國學(xué)校，現(xiàn)現(xiàn)已回國。你想聯(lián)系你的美國老師Mr.Smith.但沒有其聯(lián)系方式，請根據(jù)以下幾點給你的美國同學(xué)Tom寫一封信：

感謝Tom對你英語學(xué)習(xí)的幫助；

詢問Mr. Smith的近況并索要其聯(lián)系方式；

邀請Tom在春節(jié)期間來中國感受中國文化。

注意：1.詞數(shù)120-150；

2．可適當增加細節(jié)。

Hi! Tom ,

   How is everything going on with you?                                            

                                                                               [來源:學(xué),科,網(wǎng)Z,X,X,K]

  Hope to hear from you pretty soon .

                                                                    Yours,

                                                         Li Hua

—What do you think we can do for our aged parents？

—You　　　　do anything except that you visit them as often as possible.

A. don’t have to   B. oughtn’t to         C. mustn’t            D. shouldn’t