第一部分：语法及词汇知识(每小题1分，满分24分)

1. Paper money was in _____ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in _____ thirteenth century.

A. the, / B. the, the C. /, the D. /, /

2. You have to move out of the way the truck cannot get past you.

A. so B. or C. and D. but

3. —?Could?you?help?me?carry?the?heavy?box?,?young?man??????—?_______?.

A.?My?favorite? B.?With?pleasure? C.?Your?are?right?? D.?Don’t?worry

4. Film has a much shorter history, especially when_ such art forms as music and painting.

A. having compared to B. comparing to C. compare to D. compared to

5. We ______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face C. could have faced D. must have faced

6. He _____ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

A. made out B. picked up C. gave up D. took in

7. Grace doesn’t want to move to New York because she thinks if she there, she wouldn’t be able to see her parents very often.

A. lives B. would live C. has lived D. were to live

10. More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a
great ____ of goods.

A. variety B. mixture C. extension D. combination

11. I wrote him a letter to show my _____ of his thoughtfulness.

A. achievement B. agreement C. attention D. appreciation

12. Interest is as to learning as the ability to understand, even more so.

A. vital B. available C. specific D. similar

13. Why do we have to _____ Sue’s selfish behavior? We have to teach her to care for others.

A. get over with B. keep up with C. make up with D. put up with

14. —What courses are you going to do next term?

—I don't know, but it's high time ________ on something.

A．I decided B．I'd decide C．I decide D. I'm deciding

15. It wasn’t until nearly a month later__________ I received the manager’s reply .

　　A．since 　　B．when 　　C．as 　　D．that

16. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected ____ to be much better.

A. that B. this C. one D. it

17. If only he ____ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie

18. Although our views were on this issue, we managed to reach an agreement in the end.

A. opposed B. positive C. clear D. strong

19. It was desired that the project ________ before the end of this month.

A．would be finished B．was to be finished

C．be finished D．was going to be finished

20. I'm afraid that your mother won't ________ of your going to see the movie with us, since you haven't finished your homework.

A．approve B．acquire C．arrange D. inform

21. —I will explain the answer to you，________.

—Thank you, but I'd like to work it out by myself.

A．if necessary B．i
f not C．if any D．if so

22. ______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A. so curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple

C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious

23. ―Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

―_____.

A. I’d rather you didn’t, actually B. Of course not, it’s not allowed here

C. Great! I love pets D. No, you can[来源:学。科。网]

24. Allow childr
en the space to voice their opinions, ____they are different from your own. A. until　　 B. even if　　 C. unless　　 D. as though

第二部
分：阅读理解(共两节；满分51分)

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was a family adventure trip. My wife, Judith, our two-year-old dau
ghter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper(野营车) and were __25__ through Baja California. The day before our return to San Diego, we__26__ the camper near a beach for one last night in nature.

In the middle of the __27__I was awa
kened by Judith__28__ me with her finger and yelling at me to__29__ . My first impressions were of__30__ and banging. Fairly confused, I jumped down out of our little loft-bed, and standing without clothes on，__31__ the wind screen.

What I saw __32__ me quickly out of my half-dazed state. The camper was__33__ by masked men hitting the _34__.

I dove for the driver's seat and tried to start the ___35__. The camper had started
perfectly at least 50 times that __36 _. Now it tried to turn over，sputtered(发出噼啪声) a few times, and died. There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand ___37__ in through the driver's side window. I hit the hand with a lot of force.

My hand was bleeding __38__ the broken glass. I __39__ I had one more chance to start the car. Having played hero __40__ a thousand times in fantasy, I never __41__ I would do it. I turned the key. The engine sputtered to life... and died. Then someone jammed a gun into my throat.

One of the men, who spoke a little English, was __42__，“Money! Money！”The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver's seat and__43__one of them my___44__ through the broken window. I was hoping this was the end of it...

25. A. crossing　　 B．travelling C．conveying D．entering

26. A. threw B. deleted C. parked D. moved

27. A. camper B. beach C. nature D. night

28. A. pushing B. beating C. controlling D. holding

29. A. jump up B. set up C. light up D. get up

30. A. noise B. sound C. voice D. fantasy

31. A. grasped B. crashed C. faced D. glanced

32. A. confused B. woke C. feared D．barked

33. A. surrounded B. robbed C. examined D. hunted

34. A．doors B. windows C．walls D.tyres

35. A．machine B．engine C．journey D．camp

36. A．moment B．day C．time D．trip

37. A．came B．reached C．trembled D．peered

38. A．by B．at C．from D．in

39. A．suggested B．figured C．indicated D．observed

40. A．energetically B．enthusiastically C．successfully D．naturally

41. A．doubted B．thought C．imagined D．required

42. A．begging B．translating C．yelling D．reminding

43. A．handed B．offered C．provided D．protected

44. A．trousers B．license C．shoes D．wallet

第二节：阅读理解(共计31分其中45-57每小题2分，共13小题，满分26分，58-62每小题1分，共5小题，满分5分。)

A

The oldest and most common source (来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass(生物质) is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere—from trees and grasses to agricultural and city-life wastes—biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world.

According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has be
en one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nation's total electricity supply. In 2008—although the numbers aren't all in yet—wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.

Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners' money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.

45．Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”？

A．It burns merely plant matter.[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

B．It keeps producing electricity.

C．It stores the energy from the sun.

D．It produces zero carbon dioxide.

46．We learn from the text that in 2008 ________.

A．wind power would be the leader of renewable energy

B．there was a rapid growth of electricity production

C．biomass might become the main energy source

47．Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?

A．To prevent the waste of energy.

B．To increase production safety.

C．To reduce pollution.

D．To save money.

48．Where does the text probably come from?

A．A research plan. B．A science magazine.

C．A book review. D．A business report.

B

Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word, mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would, is it the best solution?

Despite what it promises, GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. In fact studies show that the most crown GM corn, GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report that analyzed nearly two decades of research on major GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.

Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are expensive, GM companies tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But nether is true.” said Bill Christison, President of the US National Farm Coalition.

At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distributio
n and politics. These indee