by the rising price of gas, many car owners use their cars less frequently.

A. Driven                                                 B. Being driven             

C. To drive                                              D. Having driven

When running around the corner, Mike was in          with another boy.

A. contact        B. connection        C. collision              D. conflict

I really don’t know               I had my money stolen.

A. it was where that                                  B. when was it that

C. where it was that                                  D. that it was when

Excuse me, six, Mr. white has arrived.         he wait outside or just come in ?

A. Shall                 B. May           C. Could         D. Must

We were all shocked at the              news that he was in               prison.

A. the; the              B. the; a         C. /; /                    D. the; /

The Australian continent is a land like no other. Its animals, plants and landscapes have evolved (演化) over one thousand years, and there are about a million different natural species （物種）in Australia. More than 80 per cent of the country’s plants and animals are unique to Australia, along with most of the fish and almost half the birds.

Australia has more than 140 species of marsupials (有袋動物)，including koalas, wombats and the Tasmanian devil, now found only in the Australian wilderness. More than 750 species of birds have been recorded in Australia, 350 of which are found nowhere else in the world. Among them are the kookaburra, the rainbow lorikeet and fairy penguins. There are also 55 differernt species of macropods―the kangaroo family―native to Australia. They vary greatly in size and weight, ranging from half a kilogram to 90 kilograms.

The country has been making every effort to protect its natural heritage. Despite the large size of the continent, the majority of Australians live on the coast and in major cities―around 75 per cent of Australia’s population lives in city areas.

Australia is the driest continent on earth. Its center has one of the lowest rainfalls in the world and about three-quarters of the land is dry. These dry areas extend from the large central deserts to the western coast. Soils in these areas are very poor compared to other deserts. This has given Australians a great challenge.They have to make the best use of the variety of regions to meet the competing demands of agriculture, economy and conservation.

60．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

       A. Australia is a very large country.

B. Australia has a very long history.

C. Australia has its unique natural species.

D. Australia has the largest number of plants and animals in the world.

61．Wombats and the Tasmanian devil are the names of        .

       A. plants               B. animals              C. places                D. people

62．About        kinds of birds can only be found in Australia.

       A. 140                   B. 350                   C. 400                   D. 750

63．Most of Australians live        .

       A. in the middle of the country             B. in the countryside

C. in the west of the country               D. in the coastal cities

Middle school teachers in the United States are noticing a new generation of errors coming into their pupils’ essays, Associated  Press has reported.

An increasing number of students hand in classwork containing words that may confuse adults. For example, they wrote “I WUNT TUBAROXTR” for “I want to be a rock star” and “DLERES PCNU” for “delicious pumpkin”. Middle school teachers say they most frequently encounter “b/c” for “because”, “w/o” for “without” and “4-ever” for “forever”.

Those simple abbreviations (縮略詞) and phonetic spellings are known as “instant messaging-speak” (即時消息式語言) or “IM-speak”. Today these words have become so common in children’s social lives that they are finding their way into essays and other writing assignments.

However, the rise of informal communication through e-mail, Internet blogs and cell phone text messaging has not stopped school teachers from telling students the importance of spelling.

“We’ve got a strict policy so they can be penalized for that―we don’t allow it. We talk about the four levels of the language: slang (俚語), colloquial (口語), informal and formal, which apply to both spoken and written language,” said Beverly Arnold, chairwoman of the English and language arts department at Owasso High School, Oklahoma.

“I think it’s critically important―for both formal and informal communication. We teach kids that they need to learn to exist in a world outside their social networks, and that requires them to use proper grammar and spelling when they speak and write,” said Marsha Edmonds, director of curriculum in the Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Teachers use different strategies to teach spelling than they did 20 years ago, Edmonds explained. Instead of giving students random (隨意的) lists of words to master, teachers now draw on vocabulary from the literature their classes are studying or subject matter being covered in science and social studies.

But some educators, like David Warlick, 54, of Raleigh, North Carolina, see the growing young band of instant messengers as a phenomenon that should be celebrated. Teachers should credit their students with inventing a new language ideal for communicating in a high-tech world, said Warlick, who has written three books on technology in the classroom.

72．Many adults feel        when seeing the “IM-speak” like “b/c”, “w/o” and “4-ever”.

       A、interested         B、puzzled            C、worried           D、disappointed

73．According to Marsha Edmonds,       .

       A、spelling is only important for formal communication

B、students need to learn to live in their social networks

C、we have four levels of the language: slang, colloquial, informal and formal

D、students should use proper grammar and spelling when they speak and write

74．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A、“IM-speak” is becoming increasingly popular in teenagers’ lives.

B、Students in the past spent less time in memorizing the new words.

C、Beverly Arnold is very strict with her students.

D、Teachers used to give students random lists of words to remember.

75．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

       A、all the teachers say “NO” to “IM-speak”

B、school teachers don’t do enough to stop students from using “IM-speak”

C、teachers still use old-fashioned methods to teach spelling nowadays

D、David Warlick is a man who enjoys trying new things

假設(shè)你叫鄭益，上周星期天你與母親上街購物，看見幾個男孩在街道邊嘲笑和捉弄一個沿街乞討的殘疾孩子，你上去制止了他們，并給了那個殘疾孩子伍元錢。請用英語給報社編輯寫一封信，并就此發(fā)表自己的看法。詞數(shù)100左右。

參考詞匯：自尊心self-esteem;譴責(zé)condemn

M=Mike

J=Jenny

M：Hi, do you have a bed (76) a        for tonight?   

J：Let me (77) c       . Which room would you (78) p       ? A single room or a double one?     

M：I want a single room. What’s the (79) p       ?       

J：Do you have a membership?

M：No, I don’t.

J：Then it’s 25 dollars. You can save 3 dollars if you have a membership.

M：How can I get a membership?

J：You can (80) a       for it. The application (81) f       is 32 dollars. Or if you stay in an International hotel for six nights, you’ll automatically get a membership card.

M：I see. Thanks.

J：Here’s your (82) k        and your sheets.               

M：Oh yes, is there a kitchen here?

J：Sure there is, it’s on the first floor. Don’t (83) h        to ask me if you have other questions.

M：I (84) d        noise. Is my room near the street?   

J：No, it is (85) p        quiet.                     

Women with an hourglass figure have brains to go with their curves (曲線), scientists claim. Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too. Women such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between their waist and hip measurements scored singificantly better in tests than those with thinner, straighter frames. Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny―what mattered is that her waist should be smaller than her hips. A ratio of 3:5 was found to be ideal.

The study, by the Universities of Pittsburgh and Califrnia, involved 16,000 women and girls.

According to the scientists, the results are no mere quirk of nature. They claim that the fat around curvy hips and thighs (大腿) holds higher levels of -3 fatty acids which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy(懷孕). The fat which collects around the waist, however, is more likely to contain -6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth.

Reporting in the journal Evolution an Human Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others. They claim that this could help explain why the children of teenage mothers―who might not yet be physically mature enough to have developed real curves―tend to do less well in school.

As well as boosting (提升) brainpower, －3 fatty acids found in oily fish are considered to be of huge health benefit.

Althoug the study analysed women’s bodies only, －3 fatty acids are also stored in men’s hips. However, it is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brainpower boost.

72．Which shows the possible shape of an hourglass?

                A.                        B.                     C.                           D.

73．Suppose the following measurements are taken from four women. Which of them is more likely to have bright children?

A. Waist：60cm；Hip：100cm           B. Waist：60cm；Hip：80cm

C. Waist：55cm；Hip：60cm            D. Waist：120cm；Hip：110cm

74．The underlined sentence“the results are no mere quirk of nature”possibly

 tells us the results      .

A. can be explained scientifically          B. are strange and hard to explain

C. have just come about by chance      D. are very interesting

75．According to the researchers, teenage mothers tend to have less bright children because      .

A. they aren’t so good at childcare      

B. they usually have less fat than mature women

C. they aren’t physically strong enough      

D. their waist and hip measurements differ less