My grandfather is as ___________as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A. enthusiastic             B. energetic        C. talkative         D. sensitive     

IV. 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。

After working a whole day, when Lois, a nurse for thirty years, left the hospital, she was asked to take part in a rescue of a car accident.

   They soon arrived at the accident site. While doctors attended to an injured man in one car, Lois checked a woman sitting in the other vehicle. There was no blood or visible sighs lf injury and the woman said nothing, but stared at Lois with vacant eyes.

   On the way to the hospital, Lois held the patient’s hands and comforted her by telling her that everything was going to be fine.

   The following morning Lois entered the room and introduced herself. “I’m Lois, your nurse. How are you feeling?”

   The patient blinked her eyes and her face turned white. “Are you real or am I hallucinating?”

   “Oh, I’m real, I assure you.” Lois gently held the woman’s hand and checked her pulse.

   “A…are you sure you are not a …an angle?”

   Lois smiled, “Nurses are often referred to as angels of mercy.”

   Her patient continued to stare at Lois and whispered, “I mean a real angel.”

   Lois raised her eyebrows. “A pair of wings would be handy, but, believe me, I’m just as human as you are,”

   The woman shook her head. “Last night I was in an auto accident and thought I might die. Suddenly an angel appeared. When she touched me, I knew God sent her to

reassure me that I’d live.” She held Lois’ hands tightly. “You look and sound exactly like her except that you don’t have wings!”

56.According to the passage, what was Lois?

A. An angel sent to the human world by the God.

B. The woman’s daughter.

C. A passerby on the road.

D. A nurse who has worked for many years.

57．We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. the doctor were treating an injured man

B. the woman got badly hurt.

C. the car accident happened two years ago

D. Lois treated the woman kindly and carefully

58．The underlined phrase “ referred to” has the same meaning as ______.

A. thought of    B. talked about   C. looked up   D. said

59．What’s the main idea of the passage________.

A. One should do good deeds and helped others like angels.

B. One should become an angel with two wings.

C. After work one should arrived at the accident site.

D. One should be a nurse to help others

There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people’s health.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

66．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Laughter is good for health

B．Laughter can make you become old quickly

C．Laughter helps to reduce pain.

D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.

67．The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “________”.

A．delays        B．prevents        C．increases     D．reduces

68．Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?

A．Because they want to earn more money.

B．Because they think they will heilp the patients recover from illnesses.

C．Because they want to improve their patients’ condition.

D．Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh

69．According to the author, we should ________.

A．laugh as much as possible

B．watch more funny films

C．smile all the time

D．spend more time in laughter clinics

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

A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health

B．Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition

C．Laughter can reduce the effects of pain

D．Laughter is the best medicine.’

第二節(jié)  書面表達（滿分25分）

為了創(chuàng)造學校的英語學習氛圍，激發(fā)同學們學習英語的興趣，我校將舉行英語演講比賽。請你根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容以學生會名義向全校學生做口頭通知，介紹相關(guān)情況。

活動：英語演講比賽

比賽時間：5月22日下午；地點：報告廳

比賽要求：

       （1）話題從備選的8個話題中自選

       （2）選手每人先進行一段20秒以內(nèi)的自我介紹，演講時間不超過3分鐘

獎勵辦法：各年級設(shè)一、二、三等獎

報名時間：5月15日前

報名地點：學生會辦公室

注意：    1.詞數(shù)不少于60.

             2.通知的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。

3.選手：contestant

Boys and girls, I have an announcement to make.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thank you.

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would miss her ______ to Scotland.

       A. ticket                B. place                C. seat                          D. connection

26．— What’s up. Lucy?

　  — ________.

　　A. I’m terribly sorry.     B. I’ve met an old friend of mine.

　　C. It’s over there.        D. It’s very nice of you

You are doing a good job. So good work ______ good pay.

 A. deserves      B. requests       C. deserts         D. awards

 It was reported _____ a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China’s Qinghai Province early on Wednesday.

A. that                         B. what                        C. which                      D. when

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30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。

The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of   36  . For example, in nine years(1953-1962) China   37  life expectancy   38   13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved   39   poverty.   40  , the challenges are sill great.

Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these   41  in South Asia or Africa. More than one billion people in developing countries don’t drink safe water. However, in other regions of the world, water is now   42   safe to drink.

The report shows we are making   43  but   44   we need to make great efforts. Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give   45  .

36. A. successful developments                          B. successful development    

C. a successful development                              D. a success development

37. A. increased            B. has increased            C. increases                  D. had increased

38. A. to                       B. by                           C. in to                        D. up to

39. A. into                  B. to                            C. out of                      D. out away

40. A. However             B. But                          C. yet                           D. though

41. A. is                       B. are                           C. were                        D. was

42. A. most                   B. almost                      C. mostly                     D. nearly

43. A. some progresses   B. any progresses      C. any progress             D. some progress

44. A. which                 B. /                              C. what                        D. that

45. A. much more         B. many more               C. some much more       D. any more

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chemical has caused a global food safety scare. In the U.S., White Rabbit candies from China were recalled(召回) after melamine(三聚氰胺) was found in California and Connecticut. Melamine levels in imported Chinese candies recalled in California were as high as 520 parts per million, about 200 times greater than the level set on Friday by the FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) for "acceptable" risk.

And Friday, a New Jersey company announced it was recalling a yogurt-type drink from China, Blue Cat Flavor Drink, after FDA testing found melamine.

No illnesses have been reported in the U.S., but experts are checking for any increase in reports of heath problems.

The FDA says baby formula(配方) sold here is safe, because producers do not use any materials from China. But officials expect more melamine recalls as they continue to test products in ethnic(少數(shù)民族) markets.

“However, tiny amounts of melamine, are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula,” said U.S. government experts Friday.

The FDA said Friday its safety experts had concluded that eating a minuscule amount of melamine — 2.5 parts per million — would not raise health problems, even if a person ate food every day that was infected with the chemical.

“It would be like if you had a million grains of sand and they were all white, and you had two or three that were black, that's kind of the level,” said Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s food safety program.

The FDA guideline is meant to help federal and state investigators(調(diào)查員) check for infected foods from China at ports(港口) of entry and in Asian community shops around the country. “We are trying to recognize products that have levels we are really concerned(worried) about, rather than trying to find the last molecule,” said Sundlof.

67. The underlined word “minuscule” in Paragraph 6 means __________.

   A. very small      B. acceptable      C. worried      D. large

68. According to FDA, people in America needn’t be worried if _________.

A. food is infected with melamine below a level of 2.5 parts per million

B. baby formula contains no melamine

C. they buy candies for babies produced locally

D. foods imported from China are recalled

69. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

   A. America won’t import foods from China any more

   B. America is still importing foods from China

   C. manufactures do not use any ingredients from China for baby formula

   D. all foods imported from China contain melamine

70. The passage is probably found in _________ section on the Internet.

   A. News Reports            B. International Trade

   C. Science and Life          D. Food and Health