一、单项选择（10分）



1._______his thoughts, the scientist didn’t notice what had happened before him.

A. Absorbed in B. Caught
in C. Used to D. Interested in

2. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is ____another to play it well yourself.

A. quite B. very C. rather D. much

3. She has already tried her best. Please don’t be too ____about her job.

A. special B. responsible C. unusual D. particular

4. As you know, the group of Eight is an organization _____the richest countries in the world.

A. is consisted of B. consisting of C. consists of D. consisted of

5. The message you intend to convey through words may be the exact opposite of ______others actually understand.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. why B. that C. which D. what

6. Learning to care for a pet helps a child grow into an adult who feels responsible for ____dependent on him.

A. who B. those C. ones D. whoever

7. He was driving home on the highway last night when he was stopped by a policeman, _____.

A. who was charged by speeding B. who accused him of speeding

C. which was warned of speeding D. whom reminded him to speed

8. Not only I am Ma
ry but also Jane ______having one exam after another.

A. is tired of B. are tired of C. is tired with D. are tired with

9. Little_____ about A-H1N1 so far, so there is no doubt that many people are afraid when talking about the disease.

A. did scientist know B. scientists have known

C. have scientists known D. had scientists known

10. Now a lot of new technology can _____ problems in industry.

A. be applied to solve B. be applied to solving C. apple to solve D. apply to solving

二、完形填空（30分）



A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He _11_____played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always___12____ his head without a word.

One _13__ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the _14_ to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite_15__.” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would_16____soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he neve
r __17_____ it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was __18_ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. _19___ the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his __20___ , bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tre
e he planted, he would become an outstanding_21____ when he grew up.

Since then, the little boy slowly became___22_____.
One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the __23____. To his surprise, his __24____ was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. __25____, he understood---his father had been_26___ fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!

He returned to his room, __27___ running down. _28___ pas
sed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the__29___nourishment(营养)of life_30_ it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).

11．A.bravely B.seldom C.freely D.always

12．A.raised B.nodded C.lowered D.knocked

13．A.spring B.moment C.winter D.week

14．A.neighbors B.friend
s C.children D.boys

15．A.sapling B.tree C.gift D.toy

16．A.die B.grow C.break D.survive

17．A.led to B.attended t C.belonged to D.objected to

18．A.pleased B.upset C.worried D.surprised

19．A.Compared withB.Similar to C.Connected to D.Popular with

20．A.request B.schedule C.promise D.secret

21．A.president B.botanist C.artist D.researcher

22．A.smart B.desperate C.optimistic D.practical

23．A.field B.courtyard C.park D.farm

24．A.brother B.sister C.father D.neighbor

25．A.All of a sudden B.For a moment C.In time D.From then on

26．A.busily B.quietly C.cautiously D.secretly

27．A.water B.tears C.sweat D. rain

28．A.Hours B.Months C.Decades D.Centuries

29．A.last B.only C.least D.best

30．A.Even if B.Now that C.If only D.What if

三、阅读理解（20分）



( A )

Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.

Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conduct
or that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”

Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.

He had nothing but contempt（藐视）for the things most people set their hearts on—for fame and riches（财富）and luxury（奢华）.

He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.

31. The conductor thought Einstein .

A. wasn’t good at maths B. had good memory

C. was either mad or strange D. liked to make trouble

32. Einstein meant that many people .

A. knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it

B. had written to have grasped his theory correctly

C. pretended to have grasped his abstract theory

D. admired him very much

33. The underlined part “set…hearts on” means .

A. believe B. have C. love D. hate

( B )

Deborah Cohen is a senior natural scientist at the Rand Corp and the author of the book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic and How We Can End It. According to the book, there are lots of misunderstandings of obesity.

1. If you’re obese, blame your genes.

Obesity rates have increased. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible.

At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently ha
ve higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2. If you’re obese, you lack self-control.

Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor dietary choices. Our world has become so rich in temptation that we can be led to consume too
much in ways we can’t understand. Even the most vigilant(警觉的) people may not be up to the task of controlling themselves.

3. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is responsible for obesity.

Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the “food deserts”, about 65 percent of the nation’s population is overweight or obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don’t exercise.

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. But there was no significant decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may account for up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased. The problem is that we eat too much.

34．The author mentioned Deborah Cohen’s book in Paragraph 1 to _______.

A. introduce the topic

B. draw readers’ attention

C. introduce the author of the book

D. advertise the book

35．What is the relationship between obesity and the place where you eat?

A. The less you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have.

B. The less you eat at home, the lower rates of obesity you have.

C. The more you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have.

D. The more you eat at home, the higher rates of obesity you have.

36．What’s the best title of
this passage?

A. Four misunderstandings of obesity.

B. Four rules to help you avoid obesity.

C. Obesity leads to a big fat crisis.

D. Lacking self-control leads to obesity.

( C )

At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders（性别）．

David Chadwell, South Carolina’s expert of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings
differently．We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know．”

Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains．The organization of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction．“Boys understand the world as objects moving through space,” he says．

The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black．It’s no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class．

The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange．To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn’t need to move as much as in boy’s class．Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention．

Boys and girls also hear differently．“When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls understand it as yelling,” Chadwell says．“They think you’re mad and can shut down．” Girls are more sensitive