从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. ------ Do you know _________ boy standing under the flag?

------ He is an exchange student from _______ European country.

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

2. The flame for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a ________ of peace, justice, brightness, unity, and friendship was lit successfully in ancient Olympia, Greece on March 24, 2008.

A. sign B. symbol C. mark D. signal

3. Many world leaders ____ to reduce poverty and help the poor live better at the conference of the United Nations.

A. agreed B. accepted C. permitted D. allowed

4. In America, many people waste a lot of food _____ in Africa, people haven’t enough to eat.

A. however B. although C. as D. while

5. As it is getting close to May Day, the ____ in the street becomes more and more delightful.

A. air B. atmosphere C. environment D. surrounding

6.You should make sure ____ all the lights are turned off before you leave.

A. that B if C. whether D. how

7. — Look, what happened to the people on the freeway?

— They ____ snow and ice storms in parts of central and south China and didn’t go home.

A. were caught on B. were caught in C. caught in D. caught on

8. We all accept that he is an able man, but ______, he demands too much of others.

A. in other words B. that’s to say C. on the other hand D. in a different way

9. Our school, which has 1,500 students, __________ at the foot of BaiYu Mountain.

A. is situated B. situate C. situating D. situation

10. The electrical workers went all out to repair the telephone lines to buildings ________ during the riots in Lhasa.

A. damaged B. ruined C. destroyed D. injured

11. Just as I was leaving the classroom, it ________ to me that I forgot to turn the lights off.

A. happened B. occurred C. hit D. struck

12. Six Ukrainian sailors were reported to ___________ in the ship collision taking place in Hong Kong.

A. save B. be saved C. have been saved D. have saved

13. Walk close ____ it and try to see if it is connected _____ our network.

A. with; to B. to; about C. to; with D. with; about

14. The workers do nothing but ___ tea and talk to each other.

A. drink B. to drink C. drinking D. are drinking

15. — How do you find this film, John?

________________.

A. I find it at the cinema B. By chance

C. Oh, very interesting D. I looked for a long time

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___16__, the other man, since his illness was more ___17__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could ___18__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___19__ the window. He said the window ___20___ a park with a lovely ___21__. Ducks played on the __22___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___23__! The man in the other bed would be ___24__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___25__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___26__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be ___27__ next to the window. The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___28__.

Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his 29___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___30__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___31__. The man asked the nurse ____32 his roommate ___33__ to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___34__ the wall.

24. A. impressed B. moved C. reminded D. disappointed

25. A. missed B. died C. come D. passed

26. A. up B. away C. off D. on

27. A. moved B. forced C. brought D. lifted

28. A. alike B. alone C. aloud D. alive

29. A. single B. last C. first D. only

30. A. pleased B. excited C. crazy D. sad

31. A. wall B. picture C. river D. window

32. A. when B. why C. how D. where

33. A. led B. got C. lied D. left

34. A. hear B. touch C. see D. describe

35. A. please B. encourage C. control D. advice

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Do you want to live never to die? Some experts say, it will be not a dream one day. Modern technology will make it come true. Man will live more years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life.

“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality, said Michael, a professor and author of two books on human life expectancy. “I think by 2075 we will see it and it’s no longer a dream. Human’s life expectancy may have not limit.”

At the meeting in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School said advances in using genes as well as other technology make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 300 or 500 years.”

However, many scientists are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last more than about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and other parts of the body will finally lead all humans to death.

Scientists also hold different opinions on what kind of life man might live. “If you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life? It’s a big question.” said Leonard Poon, director of the university center. “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

36. The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A. dying slowly B. living longer C. living forever D. dying quickly

37. Donald’s attitude is that______.

A. human beings may never die in the future

B. it is possible for man to live longer in the future

C. the human body can last about 120 years

D. it is not certain how long humans can live

38. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Living longer or not B. Science and long living

C. No limit for human life D. Healthy lifestyle and living

39. In the last sentence “get to that point” means ____.

A. get that idea B. get to 120 years old

C. know how to live forever D. have good quality of life

B

Many countries honor workers and the labor movement on May Day. May Day is one of the oldest holidays around the world. Experts say many ancient peoples chose May1 to celebrate the rebirth of nature in springtime. The Romans held a festival of flowers on the first day of May. Their celebrations became a tradition in Britain, Ireland and Scotland. May Day celebrated the beauty of spring after a long, cold winter.

Nowadays, in Ireland and Scotland, May Day is one of the most important holidays of the year. Especially in the countryside, on May 1, people gather flowers before sunrise. They sing and dance as they return home. Then they decorate their houses with these beautiful flowers.

In England, villagers pick flowers and then gather in the center of town. They choose a young woman as May Queen. She will sit in a special area surrounded by flowers. The people perform for her. They sing, dance and hold competitions, sports events and parades(游行). They place flowers on a tall piece of wood called a Maypole. They then place the pole in the ground and dance around it. In some parts of the country, children still dance around a Maypole. They collect flowers and give them to friends and family members.

In early America, settlers from England did not approve of such activities. So they did not celebrate May Day. But settlers from other countries in Europe brought May Day traditions to America. May Day events in America soon became a celebration of nature. But they don’t honor workers and the labor movement on May Day. People of the United States celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September.

40. The tradition of celebrating the first day of May in Britain came from ____.

A. Rome B. America C. Ireland D. France

41. On May Day in England, villagers often ____.

A. gather flowers before the sun comes out B. choose a young woman as May Queen

C. hold sports events around Maypole D. sing and dance around the flowers

42. It seems that May Day was brought to early America by ____.

A. the Romans B. the Englishmen C. the Americans D. other Europeans

43. In America, May Day is ____.

A. to honor workers B. a holiday for singing

C. a celebration of nature D. celebrated with flowers

C

Does eating a good breakfast improve school study? A study of more than 1,000 pupils in the city of Lawrence suggests it does.

Youngsters who took part in the breakfast program improved their scores in the tests much more than those who didn’t. Among those who attended the program, fewer were found late for school than those who didn’t. And much fewer were found absent from their classes.

“Starting the day with a meal appears to be quite helpful,” says Amy Sampson, a research professor, who carried out t