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Section B
Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．

I used to think ants knew what they were doing．The ones marching across my kitchen counter looked so confident； I just figured they had a plan，knew where they were going and what needed to be done．How else could ants organize highways，build elaborate nests，launch impressive attacks，and do all the other things ants do？
Turns out I was wrong．Ants aren't clever little engineers，architects，or soldiers after all---at least not as individuals．When it comes to deciding what to do next，most ants don't have a clue．"If you watch an ant try to accomplish something，you'll be impressed by how awkward it is，"says Deborah M．Gordon，a biologist at Stanford University．
"Ants aren't smart，"Gordon says．"Ant colonies are．"A colony can solve problems unthinkable for individual ants，such as finding the shortest path to the best food source，assigning workers to different tasks，or defending a territory from neighbors．As individuals，ants might be tiny dummies，but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment．They do it with something called collective intelligence．
Where this intelligence comes from raises an essential question in nature：How do the simple actions of individual ants add up to the complex behavior of a group？How do hundreds of honey-bees make a critical decision about their hive （蜂巢）if many of them disagree？The collective abilities of such animals---one of which grasps the big picture，but each of which contributes to the group's success---seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best．Yet during the past few decades，researchers have come up with fascinating insights．

56．The author's former false impression about ants is that he thought them to beA．
A．smartB．awkward C．elaborate D．creative
57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Ants will function as a single body once a decision is made by the commander．
B．Ants are the only species which developed collective intelligence．
C．The ant queen plays a role in managing ant workers besides laying eggs．
D．An individual ant can't comprehend the whole process of a big movement．
58．The paragraph following the passage will most probably deal withC．
A．where we can observe such fantastic behavior of ants
B．which is the leading ant in charge of the action
C．how the collective intelligence works
D．what inspiration can be drawn from the collective abilities．

3．-I'm sorry to keep you waiting．I'll make short work of this．
--________，I'm not in a hurry．（　　）

2．短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：（1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
（2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Mr．Hans，
I have learned that you would hold a discussion this Saturday afternoon．I am writing this letter express my deepest regret．
The reason for my absence is because I have to meet some foreign friend from Australia this Saturday afternoon．Their plane is due to arriving then and it is impossible to rearrange my time．It is really a pity that I will miss so a valuable opportunity to share his thoughts with you about Frog by Mo Yan．In addition，I wonder that if you could send me a summary of the discussion next Monday and I promise to return them as soon as possible．
I'm true sorry for my absence and hope that you will receive my apology．
Yours，
Li Hua．

1．To win the respect of all his students，he tried hard to improve his teaching methods．
He tried hard to improve his teaching methodsso that he could win the respect of all his students．

20．You know that the rich often ______ the poor．（　　）

19．At first，___ English language stayed ______ the language _____ in Britain．（　　）

	A．	the，same like，used		B．	/，the same like，being used
	C．	the，the same as，used		D．	/，the same as，using

18．-What terrible weather!I simply can't get the lorry _____．
-Why not try _____ the engine with hot water？（　　）

	A．	started； to fill		B．	starting； to fill
	C．	start； filling		D．	to start； filling

17．某学校附近拟兴建一座化工厂．请你以该校学生的名义，根据下表内容写一篇短文，陈述反对兴建此化工厂的理由．字数100左右．

建厂结果	反对理由
为本市赚不少钱	危害大于好处
排放大量污水	严重污染饮用水
排放有毒气体	造成空气污染
占用大片土地	侵占学生们游戏、玩耍的场所

16．She had to _____ the plan in the end．（　　）

15．Tom has made____________ in his studies _________ her hard work．（　　）

	A．	great progresses； because		B．	a great progress； because
	C．	great progresses； because		D．	great progress； due to

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