五、单词首字母填空（10小题，计10分）
60. If winter is a________, will spring be far away?
61. In g________, men are stronger than women.
62. Jane spent years o________ and recording chimp behavior, so she understood it very well.
63. Dr. Yuan thinks it little to spend money on himself. He gives millions of yuan to e_________ others for their research in agriculture.
64. He hoped to catch the last train. U____ he missed it because he was caught in a traffic jam.
65. If you don’t understand a word, you can r________ to a dictionary.
66. To make his film successful, he asked Zhang Yimou to d________ it.
67. Theme parks are places for people to a____ themselves and they always have a certain idea.
68. Children are playing games while a________ are talking happily.
69. When I was at college, I m________ in English. So I teach English now.

In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet (彗星). When the fragments (碎片) landed in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions(爆炸) were watched by scientists here on the earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?

　The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.

　On 17 July, a fragment, four kilometers wide, enters the Earth's atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous(巨大的) wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.

　Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won't escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed(崩溃). No more than 10 million people have survived.

　Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn't survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?

1.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author's description of the disaster in 2094?

A. The whole world becomes extremely cold

B. All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed

C. The visit of the comet results in wars

D. The whole mankind becomes extinct

2.Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?

A. Because they could only live in the warm climate

B. Because their extinction indicates future disasters

C. Because they once dominated(控制) the earth

D. Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age

3. In writing the passage, the author intends to ______.

A. give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future

B. prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed

C. warn of a possible disaster in the future

D. tell the historical development of the Earth

4.It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n) ______.

A. article of popular science      B. news report

C. research paper                      D. horror story

Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead．The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker（媒人）．
Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other．Using dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient．Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else．Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in．In the real world, however, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult．
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems．People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online description．Safety is another concern．You are just likely to find a criminal online as you are Mr．Or Miss Right．
Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips:
Guard your personal information．Never give out your personal information online．This includes your last name, phone number, home address and place of work．
Watch for red flags．Do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? Do they try to control you? Do they give false information about themselves? If so, forget them!
Meet in a safe place．When meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around．
Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams．
【小题1】The underlined words in the second paragraph “a significant other” mean “________”．

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals, and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
回答下面问题，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息。
【小题1】When was the Internet set up?（不多于3个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________
【小题2】Why did a new network system have to be set up?（不多于6个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________
【小题3】What is the writer’s purpose of this passage?（不多于11个单词）
___________________________________________________________________________

根据汉语提示，用单词的适当形式填空（共10题，每小题1分，共10分） 

1.The quality of someone's voice and their choice of words make a person ___（立刻）recognizable, even though you can't see him or her.

2.Experts are ____ (确信的) that this will happen in the future as more and more people learn English and call it their own.

3.But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned in to ____(亲眼看到) the take-off on TV.

4.It is a dramatic story about an ___ (入侵) of the earth by aliens from Mars, a subject that has fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since.

5.Trade with foreign countries created a _____ (宽容的) and cosmopolitan culture.

6.These include the sufferings of the poor, and the _____ (腐败) of the rich.

7. It is said that he drowned when he fell into the river while trying to take hold of the  ____(倒影) of the Moon.

8.London Underground ______(赞成) of the idea and once sponsors had been found to pay the expenses for half the spaces, they agreed to pay for the other half.

9.We recognize Higgins as a certain type of person who we all know. the ___ (不顾他人) 感觉的) but brilliant professor who is interested in  ideas rather than people.

10.Her pretty_____(面容) and sophisticated clothes make her appearance so beautiful that when she enters a room, everyone stands up!