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While all my classmates seen to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars(火星), I’d rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won’t have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won’t be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return?

Steve Minear, UK

Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory…For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements.

Donal Trollop, Canada

There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that sometime before the end of the century, there will be a human colony(殖民地)on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that tow-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space Flight is in the launches(发射) and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement on another world.

Enough supplies can be sent on ahead. And every two years more supplies and more people will needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space.

Paul Davies. USA

The main purpose of Steve Minear’s writing is .

A. to report his classmates’ discussion B. to invite an answer to his question

C. to explain the natural state of Mars D. to show his agreement on going to Mars

Which of the following best states Donal Trollop’s idea?

A. There is a plan to send humans to Mars.

B. There are many reasons for going to Mars.

C. Scientists become famous by doing research on Mars.

D. It is possible to build an Earth-like environment on Mars.

Paul Davies points out that .

A. humans need only a one-way ticket to Mars.

B. two-way trips to Mars will be made safe soon

C. it is easy to reduce the danger and cost of flights to Mars

D. it is cheap to build an everlasting human settlement on Mars

What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars?

A. Humans will have to bring all they need from the Earth.

B. Humans will find Mars totally unsuitable for living.

C. Humans can produce everything they need.

D. Humans can live longer in the colony on Mars

第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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

I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I31asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth32. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I33seemed to be so cheerful.

His question34me of something I’d read somewhere before:“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to35life that day,” I said.“I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you a(n)36,” I continued,37all sixty students in the class.“In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I38the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car39. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t40. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and41down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there I called AAA(汽车协会) and42for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened.‘This is my43day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“‘But your car breaks down.’ She was puzzled.‘What do you mean?’”

“‘I live 17 miles from here.’ I replied.‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t.44, it broke down in the45place:off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was46to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I47the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.48, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.49, it had all started with a student’s50that I was cheerful.

31.A.seriously B.cheerfully C.curiously D.coldly

32.A.cut B.broken C.lost D.removed

33.A.never B.seldom C.always D.sometimes

34.A.reminded B.asked C.informed D.mentioned

35.A.approach B.love C.give D.enjoy

36.A.lesson B.idea C.story D.example

37.A.addressing B.facing C.attracting D.lecturing

38.A.entered B.followed C.exited D.took

39.A.died B.destroyed C.settled D.parked

40.A.turn round B.turn over C.turn back D.turn away

41.A.moved B.marched C.struggled D.turned

42.A.required B.applied C.demanded D.arranged

43.A.good B.bad C.lucky D.hard

44.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides

45.A.perfect B.empty C.terrible D.free

46.A.wished B.asked C.supposed D.meant

47.A.examined B.scanned C.studied D.analyzed

48.A.Somehow B.Anyhow C.Thus D.Therefore

49.A.In addition B.In all C.In fact D.In general

50.A.observation B.recognition C.judgment D.puzzle

They leap from helicopters or speeding boats, bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy’s popular beaches.

For these dog lifeguards, the doggie paddle （狗刨式游法）does just fine.

These “lifedogs” tow a buoy(救生衣) that victims can grab, or a raft they can sit on to be towed back to shore, and unlike their human counterparts(与对方地位相当的人), they can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to reach swimmers in trouble.

With millions flocking(人群) to Italy’s crowded beaches each summer, the Italian Coast Guard says it rescues about 3,000 people every year — and their dog helpers are credited with saving several lives.

It takes three years for the canines to reach expert rescue status, and currently 300 dogs are fully trained for duty, said Roberto Gasbarri, who co-ordinates the Italian School of Canine Lifeguards program at a centre outside of Rome in the seaside town of Civitavecchia.

“Dogs are useful in containing the physical fatigue（疲劳） of the lifeguard, to increase the speed at which casualties（遇难者） are retrieved（找到并衔回）, to increase the security of both the casualty and of the lifeguard,” Gasbarri said.

The Civitavecchia centre is one of a dozen around the country for the school founded more than 20 years ago in the northern province of Bergamo by Ferruccio Pilenga, whose first trainee was his own Newfoundland.

The school will train any breed（品种）, as long as they weigh at least 30 kilograms, but Labradors, Newfoundlands and golden retrievers are most commonly used because of their natural instinct for swimming. Each dog works in tandem with（同 ……合作） a human lifeguard, who also acts as the animal’s trainer.

1.Which of the following can act as the best title fo the passage?

A. Dogs to the Rescue B. Dogs Are Good at Doggie Paddle

C. The Wonderful Performance of Dogs D. Dogs: Our Loyal Friends

2.What advantage do these life-dogs have over human lifeguards in a rescue?

A. Dog can swim very fast B. Dogs can finish rescue work with ease.

C. Dogs can finish the great work free of charge. D. Dogs can easily be trained

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the Civitavecchia center according to the text?

A. Any breed can be trained there.

B. The ones who have the gift for swimming are welcomed.

C. After a better training, the dogs can work alone.

D. It is the only place for training dog lifeguards in the school.

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the 4^th paragraph?

A. Without the dog lifeguards, 3,000 people would lose their lives every year.

B. The buautiful beaches attract millions of people every year.

C. Dog lifeguards play an important part in a rescue.

D. Italy is a famous place of interest.

Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 32 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I 33 seemed to be so cheerful.

His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about 34 you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example. 35 teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 36 the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine 37 turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”

“ 38 getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was 39 . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car 40 have broken down 41 along the freeway. It didn’t. 42 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, 43 walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she 44 . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 45 . Somehow, my story had touched them.

1.

A．calmly

B．seriously

C．cheerfully

D．curiously

2.

A．bad

B．good

C．exciting

D．scary

3.

A．often

B．always

C．usually

D．seldom

4.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．that

5.

A．As well as

B．As to

C．In exchange for

D．In addition to

6.

A．entered

B．left

C．found

D．hit

7.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．won’t

8.

A．While

B．In

C．Before

D．After

9.

A．surprising

B．astonishing

C．puzzled

D．shaken

10.

A．could

B．can

C．would

D．must

11.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．wherever

12.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Though

D．So

13.

A．between

B．in

C．within

D．beyond

14.

A．left

B．understood

C．paused

D．smiled

15.

A．clear

B．asleep

C．tired

D．interested

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。

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes 36 the skies like beautiful birds dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them under 37 .

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great 38 . They __39 and pulled, but the restraining string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow (拖着), facing upward and against the 40 . As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be 41 !” They flew beautifully even 42 they fought the restraint of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in getting 43 . “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly 44 the wind.”

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the 45 of an unsympathetic wind. It flew up and down to the ground and 46 in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown 47 along the ground.

How much like 48 we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and restrictions, 49 to follow from which we can grow and 50 strength. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have 51 . We keep part of the rules and never 52 high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights, 53 that some of the restraints that we may be annoyed at are 54 the powerful force that helps us climb and 55 our goal.

36. A. surrounded B. covered C. emptied D. filled

37. A. construction B. discussion C. control D. pressure

38. A. heights B. lengths C. widths D. weights

39. A. crashed B. shook C. floated D. landed

40. A. rain B. sun C. wind D. storm

41. A. energetic B. lonely C. safe D. free

42. A. before B. as C. since D. after

43. A. crazy B. upset C. loose D. happy

44. A. with B. against C. beneath D. over

45. A. edge B. expense C. mercy D. bottom

46. A. fled B. hid C. existed D. landed

47. A. deliberately B. helplessly C. actively D. hopefully

48. A. strings B. kites C. bushes D. weeds

49.A. rules B. customs C. wishes D. instructions

50. A. convey B. consume C. lose D. gain

51. A. contained B. lowered C. indicated D. obtained

52. A. rise B. rank C. kick D. jump

53. A. hoping B. supposing C. recognizing D. dreaming

54. A. strictly B. actually C. hardly D. consequently

55. A. achieve B. score C. miss D. set

________ to the tower building, from where you can see the whole town.

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