--- She looks very thrilled. She        have passed the exam.

    --- I guess so. It is a very important exam after all.

       A．should      B．could C．must  D．might

Only when class began _______that he had left his book at home.

A. will he realize 　 B. he did realize　 C. did he realize 　 D. should he realize

Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

       Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty．I have been taking   36   of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a   37   bag．He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   38   the unused tins around．

       Once I saw him by his   39   , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum（鋁） tins．He threw them into the back of his car and then   40   the car．Being very curious, I got into my car to   41   him．He drove   42   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more．

       Today, I was   43   one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag．As usual, he   44   the tins around the place．My   45   , who was worried about how the   46   caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me．

       When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would   47    the tin that he had collected．I had    48   even though about asking this kind of question,  49  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   50   to the recycling place

        51  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  52   has epilepsy（癲癇�。� and is unable to work．” I was   53   to hear this, and I asked him, “You   54   you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

       “I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “   55   I try my best to help him．” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble（卑鄙的）．

36．A．hold  B．care   C．charge      D．notice

37．A．plastic      B．rubbish     C．paper       D．metal

38．A．collect      B．find C．hide D．spread

39．A．house       B．store        C．machine   D．car

40．A．got out of       B．broke up C．jumped into     D．settled down

41．A．follow      B．block       C．inspect      D．catch

42．A．since       B．until        C．when       D．a(chǎn)fter

43．A．decorating       B．performing      C．repairing            D．selecting

44．A．turned up  B．put up      C．set up      D．picked up

45．A．manager   B．workmate C．neighbor       D．friend

46．A．power      B．delay C．signal       D．harm

47．A．do with    B．deal with C．go with     D．put up with

48．A．seldom     B．a(chǎn)lways    C．nearly     D．never

49．A．unless       B．because     C．though      D．if

50．A．machine   B．cars C．tins   D．bags

51．A．Certainly  B．Briefly     C．Surprisingly         D．Fortunately

52．A．who  B．whom       C．which       D．that

53．A．shocked    B．interested        C．satisfied             D．concerned

54．A．a(chǎn)nnounce  B．mean C．say                 D．declare

55．A．instead     B．however   C．but    D．a(chǎn)nd

B

                       Your Genes, Your Future

How would you feel if someone gave you an envelope with a description of every one of your genes? Supposing this information could tell you what illnesses you were likely to get, or even what illness you might die of, would you open the envelope?

It's a difficult question to answer. But the fact is that scientists have already begun to discover how certain genes influence us. And in the next decade, they will learn a lot more.

We have known for a long time that many of our physical characteristics are inherited（繼承）. For example, our eye colour and certain diseases are decided by our genes. As long as you have a good diet, scientists can predict your height by looking at your parents' heights. And we now know that the need to wear glasses has a genetic cause. Our eating habits also appear to be decided by our genes!

With other characteristics, things are not so clear. Certainly, scientists have now shown that some traits（特性，特質(zhì)） are strongly influenced by our genes. Do you prefer getting up early or late? To a great extent, it's your genes that decide. Do you enjoy dangerous sports such as car racing? There is a gene that influences how much excitement we need.

But with most psychological characteristics, scientists are learning that both our genes and our environment affect us. This is true of things such as how violent we are, and how well we get on with other people. So, even though scientists may soon be able to describe our genes in detail, it does not mean they will be able to predict our future with any real success.

Nevertheless, the fact is that scientists will be able to "read" our genes in the near future. This will create new problems. To give a few examples, insurance companies may not want to insure people whose genes predict certain illnesses. Employers may not want to employ people who have a gene for violence. One thing is already clear -- with these new developments, life is going to become even more complicated!

60. Which characteristics is mostly likely to be inherited?

A. Eye color.      B. Interest.       C. Future.     D. Ability.

61. What kind of problem will these new developments create?

A. You may die of a certain illness described in the envelope.

B. There will be an increased number of violent people.

C. People may take part in dangerous sports such as car racing.

D. Insurance companies may refuse to insure people with a gene for certain disease.

62. Why won’t scientists be able to tell us a lot about our future?

A. Because we’re affected not only by our genes but also by our environment.

B. Because scientists will not be able to read our genes in the near future.

C. Because life in the future will be more complicated.

D. Because scientists can’t describe our genes in detail.

E

    Twenty years ago, most experts believed that differences in how boys and girls behaved were mainly due to differences in how they were treated by their parents, teachers, and friends. It’s hard to cling to that belief today. Recent research has shown that there are biological differences between boys and girls. Understanding these differences is important in raising and educating children.

    For example, girls are born with more sensitive hearing than boys, and the difference increases as kids grow up. So when a grown man speaks to a girl in what he thinks is a normal voice, she may hear it as yelling. Conversely (反過(guò)來(lái)), boys who appear to be inattentive in class may just be sitting too far away too hear the teacher.

    Likewise, girls are better in their expression of feelings. Studies reveal that negative emotions are seated in an area of the brain called the amygdala. Girls develop all early connection between this area and the cerebral cortex (大腦皮層), enabling them to talk about their feelings. In boys these links develop later. So if you ask a troubled adolescent boy to tell you what his feelings are, he often cannot say much.

    Dr. Sax, an advocate of single-sex education, points out that keeping boys and girls separate in the classroom has yielded striking educational, social, and interpersonal benefits. Therefore, parents and teachers should try to recognize, understand, and make use of the biological differences that make a girl a girl, and a boy a boy.

67．What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. Boys tend to pay less attention in class than girls.

    B. Girls are better than boys in their ability to detect sounds.

    C. Boys and girls behave differently because of biological differences.

    D. Single-sex schools are not good because they keep boys and girls separate.

68．Why do girls express negative feelings better than boys?

    A. Girls are more emotional than boys.

    B. Girls have more brain cells than boys.

    C. The amygdala is located in different areas of the brain for boys and girls.

    D. The links between certain parts of the brain develop earlier in girls than in boys.

69．Which of the following does the author believe?

    A. Girls need more training in communication.

    B. Boys and girls should be educated in different ways.

    C. Parents should pay more attention to boys.

    D. Sex differences should be ignored in education。

70．What does the phase “cling to” in the first paragraph mean?

    A. maintain                B. abandon                         C. evaluate          D. challenge

B

Football, to me, is more than just a game. I have probably learned more than valuable lessons from it than from school.

When I joined the team freshman year, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season.

See, football is more of a mental sport than anything else, so running on the track wasn’t only about getting in shape . We would push our minds by running as hard as we could even if we felt like we were going to pass out. At the beginning, I was immature (幼稚的) and only thought of myself, sometimes even giving up when I was tired or hurting. Then after the third game I had a season-ending injury. Imagine working all summer and then only being able to play three games! I needed surgery on my arm and at least five months to recover.

After freshman year I decided that I would always give my best effort. Playing varsity (大學(xué)代表隊(duì)) football has taught me so much more than just what my tasks are on a particular play or how to block. I have learned to think about others first, and realized how important working hard is. Being with all my friends, even sweating and bleeding with them, really made us unite as a group of hard-working young men, who will succeed in life.

65. What is the text mainly about?

   A. How the author dislikes the game of football.

   B. When the author began to play football.

   C. How the author has changed his attitude to football.

   D. What sport the author likes best.

66. The author thinks football is ________.

   A. just a game    B. of a mental sport    C. hard to pass out  D. not worth his effort

67. From the text we can infer ________.

   A. the author joined the football team with a clear aim.

   B. football only brought the author certain tasks

   C. the author worked all summer to get ready for the season.

   D. the author never lost heart when he met with difficulties.

68. In the third paragraph, the phrase “getting in shape” probably means ________.

   A. becoming physically fit             B. designing the playground

   C. losing weight                     D. measuring the track

第三部分： 閱讀理解 （共20小題； 每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family.

Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can't peel（削皮）potatoes. I have only one hand.” Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me, “And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again !”

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race  across the monkey bars（攀登架）, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we'll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung（橫檔） I reached.

I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs. I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “None of the boys would dance with me.”

For a long time, I didn't hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat. " Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered from my disability. She had never let me see her tears.

56. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?

A. Cruel.            B. Rude.         C. Strict.           D. Cold.

57. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train____________.

A. the skill to throw and catch things

B. the speed of one's hand movement

C. the strength and skill to hang and sway

D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar.

58. What does the underlined sentence “I saw her 'we'll see about that’ look.” imply?

A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

59. When the author looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because __________.

A. they felt sorry for what they had done before

B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt

C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars

D. they were astonished to find the author's progress

第二節(jié) 根據(jù)對(duì)話(huà)內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話(huà)后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

????——Tom,could you do something for me,please?

——Certainly!   61    

——Well,do you know I’m going to England next week for a holiday?

——Yes.

——Well, Jim,   62    Could you look after her for me while we’re away?

——With pleasure.

——   63       

——Yes,of course.I’m sure.I would love to look after her.Glad to help!   64    

——I’ve written it all down on this list.

——Good,Don’t worry.    65    

——I’m sure you will.

A.Are you sure you don’t mind?

B.Why were you shouting?

C.What so I have to do?

D.What would you like me to do?

E.It was luchy.

F.We can’t take Polly with us.

G.I’ll take good care of it.

Hawking is _________success, _________disabled man though he is.

      A．a(chǎn)；/           B．/；a         C．the；a         D．a(chǎn)；the

Many students signed up for the _______ race in the sports meeting.

A．400-meter-long      B．400-meters-long     C．400 meter long      D．400 meters long