35. --Did you see who the driver was?

    --No, so quickly ________ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face.

    A. does the oar speed by                B. did the car speed by

C. tbe car sped by                     D. the car speeds by

C

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture（濕氣） from food helps to store it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to sun and wind.

    All foods including water — cabbage and other leaf vegetables contains as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean (瘦的) meat 75% and fish, anything from 80% to 60%, depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is controlled.

    Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically. The conventional method of such dehydration (脫水) is to put food in chambers (室) through which hot air is blown at temperature of about ll0'C at entry to about 43'C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.

    Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated steel cylinder (圓筒), then put them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first process, the dried material comes off the roller (滾筒) as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively flakes (薄片). In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as small powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients (成分) are dried separately and then mixed.

    Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans orfrozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons theyare invaluable to the climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storagespace. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them.

54．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

     A．the fattier fish contain as much water as the lean one

     B．the fattier the fish is, the more water it may contain

     C．a(chǎn) fatty fish holds less water than a lean one

       D．the water content of fish has nothing to do with the content of their fat

55．The underlined word "conventional" in Paragraph 3 can most probably be replaced by ______.

      A．traditional       B．scientific       C.particular         D.special

56．Which of the following statements is NOT true about drying food?     

       A．The removal of water in food helps prevent it from going rotten.

      B．The open-air method of drying food has been known for hundreds of years.

      C．In the course of dehydration, the temperature of hot current coming from entry to exit is

        gradually going up.

       D．The process of drying liquids is much more complex than that of drying solid food.

57．The last paragraph mainly talks about __________.

       A．the reason why housewives like dried food

       B．the general convenience of dried food

       C．the methods of storing food

       D．the advantages of dried, canned and frozen food

第一部分  英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共四節(jié)，55分）

第一節(jié) 語(yǔ)音知識(shí)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

從每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出所給單詞的正確讀音，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

1．debate

       A．educator         B．electric        C．engine        D．editor

2．a(chǎn)nalysis

       A．atmosphere        B．agriculture      C．attention       D．absence

3．experiment

       A．expect            B．exactly       C．exhibition     D．exam

4．tiny

       A．idiom             B．a(chǎn)side           C．intention      D．district

5．crow

       A．borrow           B．flower         C．cow           D. power

Welcome to the World Expo, which will take place in Shanghai        May 1       

October 31.

       A．during; on       B．from; to    C．between; of      D．on; till

27.  --- Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

    --- Under no circumstances_______the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

       A．a(chǎn)nyone is allowed to use  B．a(chǎn)nyone is allowed using

       C．is anyone allowed to use  D．is no one allowed using

30. They are shocked to find that in this town the traffic rules are not strictly ________.

       A. noticed             B. recommended    C. observed         D.concerned

Yi Jianlian, a promising new star, said goodbye to CBA for NBA and is ready to __ in a new world of basketball.

A. get off　　　　　　 B. turn off　     C. take off　 　D. come off

三、完形填空：（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when ___21___ a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid ___22___ a big tree and then ___23___ forward through tall grass ___24___ it could almost hear them talk. ___25___ the mother rat and her babies knew ___26___ had happened, the cat ___27___ from its hiding-place and started to run ___28___ them.

The mother rat and her babies all ___29___ at once. They hurried towards ___30___ home, which was under a pile of large stones. ___31___ the baby rats were ___32___ scared that they could not run very ___33___. Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch ___34___. What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running, ___35___ round and faced the cat, ___36___, “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like ___37___ angry dog. The cat was so surprised and ___38___ that it ran away.

The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see ___39___ important it is to learn ___40___ second language!”

21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly

22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind

23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed

24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while

25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise

26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when

27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared

28. A. over               B. through            C. after              D. against

29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried

30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their

31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although

32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very

33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly

34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them

35. A. turned             B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran

36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling

37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that

38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried

39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how

40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An

B

The teaching of physics in schools is in danger of dying out unless urgent action is taken to deal with a serious lack of teachers, the government is warned today.

The number of students taking physics at A-level has fallen 38% since 1990, according to a research. At the same time the number of new physics teachers has dropped sharply while the shortage is likely to worsen as older teachers retire.

   Britain’s leading scientists and engineers expressed alarm over the findings, which they say are part of the problems in science education generally. Lord May of Oxford, president of the Royal Society, the UK’s National Academy of Science, said, “The problems facing science at A-level are well beyond physics. We have over and over again noted the general downward trend of students studying the sciences besides biology and math at A-level. If we fail to deal with this then we may lose the ability to train the next generation of scientists, technologists and engineers.”

  Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson, who did the research in 432 schools and colleges in England and Wales, said that since 1990, the number of physics students had fallen by 38%, from 45,334 to 28,119. Nearly 10% of state schools now do not offer A-level physics, and of those that do 39.5% had five students or fewer taking it this year.

  Over the same period, the research discovered,  the number of people who are allowed to become physics teachers dropped from about a third of the science total to 12.8%. The supply of physics teachers is not renewing itself, with nearly twice as many aged over 50 as 30 or younger. Another danger is the redefinition of science subjects to “general science”.

  Professor Smithers and Dr Robinson warn that the subject is in danger of dying out in schools.” Physics in schools and colleges is at risk through redefinition and lack of teachers with expertise in the subject,” they said. “If physics is to survive in schools, both as basic education and as a platform for higher level study and research, there is a need for immediate action.”

60. From what Lord May of Oxford said, we can learn that____________.

   A. he worries about the future of science education.     

   B. the top scientists have not noticed the problem until recently.    

   C. the UK has lost the ability to train scientists and engineers

   D. biology and math do not face the same problems as physics.

61. The underlined word “renewing” is closest to _______in meaning.     

   A. continuing     B. offering   C. saving        D. replacing

62. What is the best title for the passage? 

   A. Lack of Physics Teachers Causes Trouble. B. How Important the Physics Is!   

   C. Physics Is Dying Out in Schools.        D. Why Do We Study Physics? 

第二節(jié)：信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

  Susan, Mike, Jane, George和Tom正計(jì)劃參加一個(gè)夏令營(yíng)。閱讀下面六個(gè)夏令營(yíng)的介紹（選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D、E和F），選出符合各人需求的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

56. Susan, a biology student, has a particular interest in wildlife. She is curious about how people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully in an area. She would like to study the environment and wild animals. With information she gathers in the camp she hopes to complete her project on wildlife.

57. Mike is eager to stay away from the busy city life for a while. He and his classmates have decided to join a summer camp where they can learn outdoor skills and learn to solve problems all by themselves.

58. Jane is longing for a break from school life. She wants to try something different and exciting. She is especially interested in mountain biking and water sports.

59. George is a born leader and is popular among his classmates. As a chairman of the Student Club, he often organizes activities and games. He’d like to attend wilderness courses which offer youth a chance to lead, lead and succeed.

60. Tom is a sports fan and a lover of the outdoors. Besides water sports, he enjoys horse-racing and hiking. He would like to go to a camp which offers a great variety of sports.

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