Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some　 36　 are very useful to man, for example, bees,　 37　 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which　 38　 us with silk. Other varieties,　 39　 , are extremely harmful, and do a great　 40　 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts （蝗虫） are perhaps the most dangerous of all,　 41　 they will eat almost any green　 42　 , and when millions of them　 43　 on cultivated land（耕地）they soon leave it　 44　 . In some countries they are the farmer’s　 45　 enemy. Another nuisance is the common　 46　 , not only because it　 47　 us indoors and out - of- doors, but because it spreads diseases.

　　Scientists have given much time and　 48　 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and　 49　 observation. Thanks　 50　 their discoveries we now know almost all　 51　 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in　 52　 better planned in some ways than our　　53　 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give　 54　 to men, animals and crops from the　 55　 which insects cause.

　　36．A. members  B. forms  C. qualities  D. varieties

　　37．A. by which  B. from which  C. of which  D. in which

　　38．A. give  B. produce  C. offer  D. supply

　　39．A. however  B. meanwhile C. therefore  D. what's more

　　40．A. majority  B. number  C. amount  D. quantity

　　41．A. and  B. for  C. if  D. when

　　42．A. grass  B. field  C. fruit  D. plant

　　43．A. settle  B. attack  C. pass  D. cross

　　44．A. bare  B. nothing  C. empty  D. untouched

　　45．A. hardest  B. greatest  C. serious  D. wildest

　　46．A. insect  B. creature  C. fly  D. enemy

　　47．A. dislikes  B. bites  C. worries  D. hates

　　48．A. understanding  B. ideas  C. comprehension  D. thought

　　49．A. serious  B. patient  C. curious  D. long

　　50．A. for  B. of  C. to  D. with

　　51．A. that  B. which  C. there  D. what

　　52．A. societies  B. crowds C. teams  D. organizations

　　53．A. world  B. nation  C. selves  D. own

　　54．A. help  B. protection  C. living  D. defense

　　55．A. injury  B. wound  C. sickness  D. ruin

Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some 1 are very useful to man, for example, bees, 2 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which 3 us with silk. Other varieties, 4 , are extremely harmful, and do a great 5 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts are perhaps the most dangerous of all, 6 they will eat almost any green 7 , and when millions of them 8 on cultivated land they soon leave it 9 . In some countries they are the farmers’ 10 enemy. Another nuisance is the common 11 , not only because it 12 us indoors and out-of-doors, but because it spreads diseases.

　　Scientists have given much time and 13 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 14 observation. Thanks 15 their discoveries we now know almost all 16 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 17 better planned in some ways than our 18 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 19 to men, animals and crops from the 20 which insects cause.

1．A．members             B．forms         C．qualities            D．varieties

2．A．by which             B．from which     C．of which            D．in which

3．A．give                 B．produce         C．offer               D．supply

4．A．however              B．meanwhile      C．offer              D．supply

5．A．majority              B．number         C．amount            D．what’s more

6．A．and                  B．for             C．if                 D．when

7．A．grass                B．field           C．fruit               D．plant

8．A．settle                B．attack          C．pass               D．cross

9．A．bare                B．nothing         C．empty              D．untouched

10．A．hardest             B．greatest         C．serious             D．wildest

11．A．insect               B．creature        C．fly                D．enemy

12．A．dislikes             B．bites           C．worries            D．hates

13．A．understanding        B．ideas            C．comprehension       D．thought

14．A．serious             B．patient         C．curious            D．long

15．A．for                 B．of             C．to                 D．with

16．A．that                B．which         C．there              D．what

17．A．societies             B．crowds         C．teams              D．organizations

18．A．world               B．nation       C．selves              D．own

19．A．help               B．protection    C．living              D．defense

20．A．injury               B．wound        C．sickness             D．ruin

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。
　　Many people will remember the flight of the space shuttle（航天飞机）challenger，in June，1983. The achievement of Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut to fly into space，made this flight especially memorable. Students from two Camden, New Jersey, high schools, however, are probably to remember Norma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight.
　　Norma didn’t travel alone. She brought about 100 companions along with her. Norma was an ant，a queen ant who，with her subject，made up the first ant colony（群体）to travel into space. The ants were part of a science experiment designed by students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects.
　　The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip. The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened. The problem didn’t occur in space，but on the ground after challenger had landed. The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was moved. The hot，dry desert air dried out the colony’s container and the ants died from lack of moisture（水分）.
　　The project was termed success because it did provide useful information. Students will continue their efforts to pinpoint（精确找到）what went wrong. They will try to prevent the same difficulties from reoccurring on future missions. They don’t want to be discouraged either by the demise of the ants or by the $ 10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space.
51．What does the passage mainly tell us？
A．Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut.
B．How to keep ants alive in space.
C．How to make equipment for insects in space.
D．An experiment with ants in space.
52．According to the passage, we know that the underlined word“demise”is another word for“_____”.
A．death 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．colony
C．insect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．moisture
53．We don’t think the project was a failure. This is because_____.
A．everything went as smoothly as expected
B．the students had pinpointed exactly the reason
C．something important had been learned
D．the students had succeeded in the experiment
54．We can conclude that ants _____ on the next space trip.
A．will have to be kept alive in a container full of water
B．will have to be sent into space with the first woman astronaut
C．should be put into a container where there is enough food
D．should be put into a container which is not too dry

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。

　　Many people will remember the flight of the space shuttle（航天飞机）challenger，in June，1983. The achievement of Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut to fly into space，made this flight especially memorable. Students from two Camden, New Jersey, high schools, however, are probably to remember Norma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight.

　　Norma didn’t travel alone. She brought about 100 companions along with her. Norma was an ant，a queen ant who，with her subject，made up the first ant colony（群体）to travel into space. The ants were part of a science experiment designed by students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects.

　　The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip. The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened. The problem didn’t occur in space，but on the ground after challenger had landed. The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was moved. The hot，dry desert air dried out the colony’s container and the ants died from lack of moisture（水分）.

　　The project was termed success because it did provide useful information. Students will continue their efforts to pinpoint（精确找到）what went wrong. They will try to prevent the same difficulties from reoccurring on future missions. They don’t want to be discouraged either by the demise of the ants or by the $ 10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space.

51．What does the passage mainly tell us？

A．Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut.

B．How to keep ants alive in space.

C．How to make equipment for insects in space.

D．An experiment with ants in space.

52．According to the passage, we know that the underlined word“demise”is another word for“_____”.

A．death 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．colony

C．insect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．moisture

53．We don’t think the project was a failure. This is because_____.

A．everything went as smoothly as expected

B．the students had pinpointed exactly the reason

C．something important had been learned

D．the students had succeeded in the experiment

54．We can conclude that ants _____ on the next space trip.

A．will have to be kept alive in a container full of water

B．will have to be sent into space with the first woman astronaut

C．should be put into a container where there is enough food

D．should be put into a container which is not too dry

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 37 flock （群集） to Beijing after 38 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 39 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book，which is based 40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 41 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 by Sept．1.

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says 43 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 　44　 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are 45　 known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large 46 of college graduates 47 ．Most of these graduates work for 48 or medium-sized businesses， 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 50: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing，a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 52 villagers，but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 55 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

36．A．film 　　　　　　　　　 B．story 　　　　　　　　　 C．book　 　　　　　　　　 D．magazine

37．A．who 　　　　　　　　　 B．what 　　　　　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　　 D．whose

38．A．leaving　 　　　　　　 B．entering 　　　　　　　 C．visiting 　　　　　　　　 D．enjoying

39．A．necessary 　　　　　 B．meaningless 　　　　 C．important 　　　　　 D．strong

40．A．in 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．at　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

41．A．came up 　　　　　　　 B．came on 　　　　　　　 C．came along 　　　　　 D．came out

42．A．fired　 　　　　　　　　 B．interviewed 　　　　 C．employed 　　　　　　 D．trained

43．A．much 　　　　　　　　 B．little　 　　　　　　　　　 C．some 　　　　　　　　　 D．more

44．A．wondering　 　　　　　　 B．researching 　　　　 C．studying 　　　　　　 D．telling

45．A．seldom　 　　　　　　 B．well　　 　　　　　　　 C．always 　　　　　　　　 D．often

46．A．deal　 　　　　　　　　 B．plenty　 　　　　　　　 C．amount 　　　　　　　　 D．number

47．A．work　 　　　　　　　　 B．go　 　　　　　　　　　 C．relax 　　　　　　　　　 D．live

48．A．small　 　　　　　　　　 B．big　 　　　　　　　　 C．famous 　　　　　　　 D．unknown

49．A．earning　 　　　　　　 B．thinking 　　　 C．shopping 　　　　　　　 D．paying

50．A．expensive 　　　　　　 B．comfortable 　　　　　 C．cheap 　　　　　　　　 D．convenient

51．A．city　　 　　　　　　　 B．town　　 　　　　　　 C．community 　　　　　 D．village

52．A．original 　　　　　　　 B．young　 　　　　　　 C．rich 　　　　　　　　　　 D．poor

53．A．school 　　　　　　　　 B．hotel　　 　　　　　 C．home　 　　　　　　　 D．company

54．A．come　 　　　　　　　 B．differ　 　　　　　　　　 C．graduate 　　　　　　 D．suffer

55．A．lives　 　　　　　　　　 B．dormitories 　　　　 C．buildings 　　　　　　　 D．restaurants