The concert__ to _ some money for those suffering from the earthquake, which __ 2,000 lives.

A. intending ; raise; killed                                 B. was intended; collect; claimed

C. to intend; raise; claimed                                D. intended; raise; killed

 Dr. Frank failed many times but he finally _____ to find a successful way to solve the problem.

A. broke off                 B. broke up                  C. broke down                     D. broke through

. He _____ his potential had it not been for his desire to meet new challenges.

A. would never have realized                                B. would never realize  

C. never realized                                                   D. had never realized

Shopping online can save much time as you _______ go to a shop or walk around crowded

shopping centers.

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

—We all had a lot of fun at the barbecue yesterday. Pity you weren’t there.

 —I really should have gone with you but I _____ on some remaining problems.

A. worked         B. was working       C. would work       D. would have worked

三． 閱讀 (共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié) 閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并填寫在答題卡上。

When people are asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves，many put friends ahead of homes，jobs，clothes and cars．

A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected．It is a treasure we should protect．Unfortunately，the better friends you are，the more probably you’ll have disagreements．And the result can be what you don’t want-an end to the relationship．

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．First don’t let your pride get in your way．Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open.

Second, apologize when you’re wrong-even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best person makes mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person  takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally , accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion; Consider friendship an honor and a gift , and worth the efforts to treasure and nurture (培養(yǎng)).

46．According to the text friendship can last long only if           .

       A．we have much in common             B．we know our friends’ mistakes

       C．we treat our disagreements wisely   D．we have known one another for long

47．The underlined words “wronged person ” in the last paragraph refers to a person       .

       A．who has been mistaken for another        B．who has been mistaken unfairly

       C．who has treated friends badly                D．who has admitted his mistakes

48．What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?

       A．Stick to our own points of view            B．Avoid making mistakes

       C．Make an apology first                          D．Change our lifestyles.

49．The writer believes       .

       A．there are surely disagreements between friends

       B．there are no mistakes made by true friends

       C．once your friend mistakes you, your friendship will certainly come to an end

       D．only by making mistakes , can your friendship become stronger

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

       A．Easy Ways to Make Friends

       B．Ups and Downs in Friendship

       C．How to Mend a Troubled Friendship

       D．How to Take the Lead in Making Friends

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文、掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項、并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The poachers—illegal hunters—had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods. A meeting was    36    , and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and unzipped it. Inside was a    37    one-year-old baby gorilla. The poachers had likely killed the little female’s parents and    38    her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa. Then they took her across the border into Rwanda,    39    to sell her as a pet.

But the buyer didn’t bring    40    ; he brought the police. The Rwandan authorities    41    the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. The vets（獸醫(yī)）there realized that she had not been given    42    food or water, but they were much more worried about something else.

“Baby gorillas simply don’t    43    without their mother’s constant body contact,” says vet Chris Whittier. If they didn’t quickly establish a    44    relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she    45    not survive.

Dunia needed contact, but she resisted    46    at first, shying away from people who reached for her. Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking    47    holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept.    48    she became stronger, a month after she was rescued her    49    revealed the psychological stress she carried inside—much of her hair fell out. That was a delayed    50    to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept—with a poor diet—by the poachers.

      After six months of loving care that included around-the-clock attention, a good diet, and a    51    home at the project’s headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a    52    , happy young gorilla should. “Dunia is sort of a shy show-off,” says Whittier. “Her    53    is growing and she’s becoming more independent, but when she is    54    , the first thing she does is run back to her    55    , just like she would to her mother.”

36. A. attended                     B. held                      C. arranged                D. delayed

37. A. energetic           B. terrified                  C. dangerous              D. fierce

38. A. freed                    B. followed           C. tricked              D. caught

39. A. intending               B. pretending              C. remembering         D. wondering

40. A. luck                    B. benefit              C. profit                       D. money

41. A. introduced                    B. persuaded            C. presented               D. rushed

42. A. local                     B. delicious                C. enough               D. fresh

43. A. complain               B. develop               C. survive               D. grow

44. A. social                           B. physical                     C. mental               D. special

45. A. would                    B. should               C. might               D. must

46. A. eating                      B. attention           C. rescue             D. love

47. A. turns                       B. efforts               C. time                  D. advice

48. A. If                         B. As                  C. Although                    D. Because

49. A. health                      B. mind                 C. behavior               D. appearance

50. A. reaction                      B. action                 C. expression                   D. description

51. A. comfortable              B. natural                C. private                      D. ordinary

52. A. shy                         B. healthy              C. strange             D. typical

53. A. satisfaction              B. confidence           C. interest               D. patience

54. A. touched                   B. left                   C. warned           D. scared

55. A. home                     B. forest               C. caretakers         D. corner

       ①It’s “l(fā)aughably absurd” on one blog and a “magical revolution” on another．Bloggers are talking about the same device—the Apple iPad, which hit store shelves last week．

       ②Tech-heads hate the iPad because it has many functions—you can e-mail, browse the Web, read books—but it has no specialty．There are other devices on the market that do all its functions faster, cheaper and more efficiently．Get a Blackberry to scan e-mails or any old laptop to access the Internet．

       ③This first version of the iPad lacks many basic features．Tech-heads dislike the device not because of what it offers, but because of what it doesn’t offer．It doesn’t have Flash, and it doesn’t have a camera．It can’t access many of the world’s mobile applications, and it has a very restricted apple store．Based on purely technological grounds, the iPad is said to lack more than it gives．

       ④But if you are not a crazy tech-head, and you love the iPod and iPhone, “this device is for you,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO．The iPad will take online activities truly mobile．It will allow you to read the news in bed, check a recipe in a busy kitchen or view a large-scale Google map．

       ⑤Perhaps most important to the masses, it is a traditional computer without trouble．There are wireless, but it’s totally mobile．You press a button and it comes on in seconds．To add a program, you just download it from the Internet．Since almost everyone uses a computer in the office or at school, the need for the traditional desktop model at home is disappearing．Slate Magazine’s Farhad Manjoo calls the iPad the perfect alternative to the home computer system．

       ⑥But no matter how you feel about the iPad, as a tech-head or an everyman, there’s no arguing with its appeal．Love it or hate it, the iPad sold over 600,000 units on its opening weekend, surpassing the iPhone’s record sales in 2007．

61．What can be the best title for the text?

       A．Loving and hating the iPad      B．An exciting invention

       C．A home computer substitute        D．The iPad—a wise choice

62．According to the text, which of the following is Not true of the iPad?

       A．It can access the Internet．          B．It is wireless but portable．

       C．It can play any online video．       D．It can help you scan e-mail．

63．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

64．Farhad Manjoo’s attitude towards the iPad might be that of ______．

       A．doubt      B．unconcern       C．sympathy      D．support

65．Tech-heads dislike the iPad because of ______．

       A．its after-sale services               B．its high price

       C．its function shortages           D．its slow speed

第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下列癬用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卷上作答

以下是一些新聞報道的信息。

A. Science magazine published the study. The Scientist collected evidence from years of observations in six areas on Borneo and Sumatra.

The Scientists found that the animals demonstrated a total of twenty-four signs of cultural activity. Several actions were demonstrated in some orangutan groups, but not others.

B. The Environmental Investigation Agency and Telapak released the report. Telapak is an environmental group based in Indonesia. The Environmental Investigation Agency Operates in several countries. The two groups say Indonesia controls ten percent of the world's tropical rainforests

C. Richard Sander is the chairman of the C-C-X. He praised the companies forming the group for demonstrating leadership. He said they believe that an active way to deal with global warming helps everyone. The group said its members want to reduce costs they may face from future rules on greenhouse gas emissions. Trading credits may help businesses find the most effective methods to reduce Pollution. Members also hope to improve their public image on environmental issues.

D. Their most detailed effort involved ninety kinds of birds, insects and plants in North America and Europe. They found that the territory where these plants and animals live has moved north by an average of six kilometers every ten years. In Europe, some butterflies now live as much as one hundred kilometers to the north because of changes linked to higher temperatures.

E. The new report says many areas experienced unusual weather in two thousand and two. Most of Asia, for example, was warmer than usual. India had unusually high temperatures in April and May. The extremely hot weather caused hundreds of deaths. There also were extremely dry conditions across India. Parts of Africa experienced unusual heavy rains. Yet other areas in Africa had unusual dry weather.

F. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Hydrogen is a colorless gas. On Earth, it is present in large amounts in natural gas, coal, plants and water. By weight, hydrogen produces the highest energy levels of any known fuel. When burned in an engine, hydrogen releases no harmful pollution into the environment. When powering a fuel cell, the only waste is water. However, hydrogen is difficult to store. It also burns easily.

請閱讀以下新聞信息，然后匹配與上面新聞相關(guān)的報道內(nèi)容

56. A severe ocean storm hit South Korea in August. It set a new national record for rainfall. In central Europe, more than one hundred people died in flooding caused by heavy rainfall in September. The flooding also resulted in thousands of millions of dollars in property damage. Yet large parts of North and South America had extremely dry weather.

57. One member of the Chicago Climate Exchange is American Electric Power. It's the biggest owner of electric power producers in the United States. Company officials say they hope their company's membership will demonstrate the ability of the C-C-X to grow.

58. For example, members of some groups make a kissing noise by tightening their mouths and sucking in air. Some groups use leaves to clean themselves or protect their hands from sharp objects. The scientists found that some of the animals use sticks as tools to remove insects from holes in trees. Other orangutans use leaves to crush insects or gather water.

59. Professors Parmesan and Yoke used similar methods to examine one hundred and seventy-two kinds of wildlife. They examined the timing of events in the spring, such as the appearance of flowers and the reproduction of animals. They found that these events happened on average of two days earlier than normal every ten years.

60. They say illegal operations to remove trees are causing large areas of forest to disappear. Environmental Investigation Agency director Dave Curry says the illegal operations are completely out of control.

The winter holidays are a special time at the White House. Each year, about 44,000 people come to see the holiday decorations or to attend holiday parties at the President’s home in Washington, D.C.

I was able to attend a press preview of the holiday decorations recently, which was hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. This year’s theme for the decorations is “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” The decorations are all made of fresh flowers, garlands(花環(huán)), and fruits. The flowers will have to be changed every few days to keep the look fresh.

The main Christmas tree is in the Blue Room. It’s an 18-foot fir tree—tall enough that the chan-delier(吊燈) had to be removed to make room for it. Fresh white lilies(百合), crystal garlands, and white lights decorate the White House Christmas tree. The room smells of pine and lilies.

Mrs. Bush was asked whether she called the tree a holiday tree or a Christmas tree. “We know that Americans celebrate the season in a lot of different ways,” she said. “We’ll have a party and a reception here at the White House later during the month. But I think we’ve always called this the White House Christmas tree.”

Another centerpiece of the decorations each year is the gingerbread house(姜餅屋), made by chief Thaddeus Dubois.“This is his second gingerbread house,” Mrs. Bush said. “And this year Dubois painstakingly(辛苦地，辛勤地) made it special.” The gingerbread house was made with 100 pounds of gingerbread, 150 pounds of white and dark chocolate, and clear, poured sugar windows. A strand of white lights inside the Gingerbread White House made it glow.

40. Mrs. Bush chose “All Things Bright and Beautiful”as the theme for the decorations to ______.              .

A. highlight nature’s beauty           B. show the great wealth of the family

C. express her love of the country     D. differ from other people’s ideas

41. Which of the following can probably be used to describe the White House after the decorations?

 A. New and clean.                B. Elegant(高貴的) and beautiful.

C. Smelly and shaky.               D. Luxurious(豪華的) and serious.

42. The passage is mainly about ______.             .

 A. how Americans observe Christmas       

B. decorating the White House for holidays

C. the differences between a holiday tree and a Christmas tree

D. how to select a present for the White House