The Ocean Institute welcomes people to the City of Dana Point’s Festival of Whales celebration on both weekends．The event celebrates the migration(迁徙)of the whales off our coast．Respected ocean scientists of the ocean Institute introduce visitors to the world of whales．The speakers are arranged as the following．   

Saturday，March 5，12：30 pm

  Dr Gwen Goodmanlowe from Califomia State University is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Biology，and advises students working on degrees in marine(海洋的) biology．She received her doctorate in zoology from the University of Hawaii-Honolulu．   

Sunday，March 6，12：30 pm

    Matt Leslie，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，has studied whales off the coast of Australia．Some of his current research projects include population structure analysis of whales using performance testing．He will lecture on guides for treatment of marine animals.

Saturday，March 12，12：30 pm

  Dr Merkens，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，will present her latest research on how sound or music can be used as a means to identify characteristics of whales and to find out how whales communicate with one another in the environment．

Sunday，March 13, 2 pm

  Robert L. Pitman is a marine ecologist working for the National Marine Fishing Service．He began his career 35 years ago，studying seabirds and whales，and spends much of his time at sea on vessels at locations all over the world．His main interest is the ecology of the Antarctic killer whale．

  The Festival will allow visitors to know about new discoveries in marine animal research and to explore a variety of information on whales．Visitors will have the opportunity to listen to underwater whale sounds，and enjoy hands-on activities．Guests will tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

  Cost：$6.50 adults，$4.50 children(ages 4-12)．For more information, please visit www.ocean-institute.org or call(949) 496-2274．

1.What do we know from the passage?

    A．A large number of scientists will attend the Festival of Whales celebration．

    B．The Festival of Whales celebration will be held from March 5 to March 13．

    C．The Ocean Institute will hold the City of Dana Point’s Festival of Whales．

    D．Four ocean scientists will tell visitors some information about whales．

2.What time should you attend the festival if you want to leam how to treat marine animals?

    A．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 5．

    B．At 12：30 pm on Sunday, March 6．

    C．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 12．   

    D．At 2 pm on Sunday, March 13．

3.If you only have time after l pm on weekends，you can listen to a lecture delivered by_________ ．

    A．Gwen Goodmanlowe    B．Mart Leslie    C．Merkens    D．Robert L.Pitman   

4.Which of the following things can NOT visitors do according to the passage?

    A．Have close contact with underwater whales．

    B．Leam about new discoveries in marine animal research．

    C．Explore some information on whales．

    D．Tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

5.If a couple and their 13-year-old child attend the event，they would need to pay_________．

A．13 dollars    B．17.50 dollars    C．19.50 dollars    D．11 dollars

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列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。

Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was   31  to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always   32  －it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to  33  the sender’s identity and just  34  in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical，perfect white flower lying in  35  pink paper．

    But I never stopped  36  who the giver might be．My mother  37  to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special  38  who might be showing appreciation．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had  39  me even though I didn’t know him．

    One month  40  my high-school graduation．my father died．My feelings  41  from sorrow to fear and  42  ：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely  43  in my coming graduation，the senior-class play and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my  44  any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress，but it was the  45  size．When my father died，I forgot about the dress．

    The day before my ball，I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa．It was  46  to me so lovingly．I didn’t  47  if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel  48  ，filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of  49  ．In truth，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely，strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery．

    My mother died ten days after l was married．The following year the gardenia stopped  50  ．

A．delivered       B．taken        C．brought D．given

A．helpful     B．useless      C．hopeful      D．useful

A．realize     B．check    C．discover D．recognize  

A．pleasant        B．pleasing         C．satisfied    D．delighted

A．tough   B．soft     C．light    D．hard  

A．remembering     B．imagining    C．recalling    D．considering

A．asked       B．preferred        C．contributed      D．refer

A．job     B．thing   C．happiness    D．kindness

A．watched         B．noticed      C．hated    D．observed

A．before B．later    C．ago      D．after  

A．differed        B．suffered C．judged  D．ranged 

A．happiness  B．depressing       C．anger    D．shock 

A．interested      B．unhappy  C．disappointing    D．uninterested   

A．disappearing   B．losing       C．lost D．lacking

A．false       B．proper       C．right    D．wrong

A．presented  B．introduced      C．awarded  D．provided 

A．wonder      B．desire       C．care     D．doubt   

A．loved       B．respected    C．honored D． loving  

A．difficulty  B．hardship     C．sorrow   D．sorry   

A．appearing       B．following        C．presenting   D． coming

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列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。

Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was   31  to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always   32  －it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to  33  the sender’s identity and just  34  in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical，perfect white flower lying in  35  pink paper．

    But I never stopped  36  who the giver might be．My mother  37  to these imaginations．She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special  38  who might be showing appreciation．I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had  39  me even though I didn’t know him．

    One month  40  my high-school graduation．my father died．My feelings  41  from sorrow to fear and  42  ：my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely  43  in my coming graduation，the senior-class play and the ball．But my mother would not hear of my  44  any of those things．Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress，but it was the  45  size．When my father died，I forgot about the dress．

    The day before my ball，I found that dress——in the right size——over the living room sofa．It was  46  to me so lovingly．I didn’t  47  if I had a new dress or not．But my mother did．She wanted her children to feel  48  ，filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of  49  ．In truth，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia——lovely，strong and perfect——with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery．

    My mother died ten days after l was married．The following year the gardenia stopped  50  ．

1.A．delivered        B．taken          C．brought        D．given

2.A．helpful          B．useless        C．hopeful        D．useful

3.A．realize          B．check          C．discover       D．recognize  

4.A．pleasant         B．pleasing       C．satisfied      D．delighted

5.A．tough            B．soft           C．light          D．hard  

6.A．remembering      B．imagining      C．recalling      D．considering

7.A．asked            B．preferred     C．contributed    D．refer

8.A．job              B．thing          C．happiness      D．kindness

9.A．watched          B．noticed        C．hated          D．observed

10.A．before          B．later          C．ago            D．after  

11.A．differed        B．suffered       C．judged         D．ranged 

12.A．happiness       B．depressing     C．anger          D．shock 

13.A．interested      B．unhappy        C．disappointing D．uninterested   

14.A．disappearing   B．losing         C．lost           D．lacking

15.A．false           B．proper         C．right          D．wrong

16.A．presented       B．introduced                       C．awarded    D．provided 

17.A．wonder          B．desire         C．care           D．doubt   

18.A．loved           B．respected      C．honored        D． loving  

19.A．difficulty      B．hardship       C．sorrow         D．sorry   

20.A．appearing     B．following        C．presenting   D． coming

The Ocean Institute welcomes people to the City of Dana Point’s Festival of Whales celebration on both weekends．The event celebrates the migration(迁徙)of the whales off our coast．Respected ocean scientists of the ocean Institute introduce visitors to the world of whales．The speakers are arranged as the following．   
Saturday，March 5，12：30 pm
Dr Gwen Goodmanlowe from Califomia State University is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Biology，and advises students working on degrees in marine(海洋的) biology．She received her doctorate in zoology from the University of Hawaii-Honolulu．   
Sunday，March 6，12：30 pm
Matt Leslie，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，has studied whales off the coast of Australia．Some of his current research projects include population structure analysis of whales using performance testing．He will lecture on guides for treatment of marine animals.
Saturday，March 12，12：30 pm
Dr Merkens，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，will present her latest research on how sound or music can be used as a means to identify characteristics of whales and to find out how whales communicate with one another in the environment．
Sunday，March 13, 2 pm
Robert L. Pitman is a marine ecologist working for the National Marine Fishing Service．He began his career 35 years ago，studying seabirds and whales，and spends much of his time at sea on vessels at locations all over the world．His main interest is the ecology of the Antarctic killer whale．
The Festival will allow visitors to know about new discoveries in marine animal research and to explore a variety of information on whales．Visitors will have the opportunity to listen to underwater whale sounds，and enjoy hands-on activities．Guests will tour the tall ship Pilgrim．
Cost：$6.50 adults，$4.50 children(ages 4-12)．For more information, please visit www.ocean-institute.org or call(949) 496-2274．
【小题1】What do we know from the passage?

A．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 5．

B．At 12：30 pm on Sunday, March 6．

C．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 12．

D．At 2 pm on Sunday, March 13．

Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience．

Our friendship 36 many years ago．We met while 37 different high schools．As years passed，we became good friends．Curt was the best man（伴郎）in my wedding，and l was 38 a few years later when he  married my sister’s roommate．And yet the event that most showed our partnership and 39 our friendship happened over 25 years ago，when we were in our 20s．

Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club．We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt 1 me and said，“Steve，you’ve had too much 41 Maybe I should drive．”At first I thought he was 2 ．but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us，I 3 his judgment．

  “Good idea，” I said，and handed him the   4  ．

After l was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel，he said，“I’m going to need your   5   because I’m not sure how to get to your house from here．”

“No problem，”I   6  ．

Curt started the car and we were   7  ．The next 10 miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted（提示）Curt with． 8   —left now, right soon，slow down，speed up and so on．The important thing was that we got home   9   that night．

 Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought 10 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and 11 we drove home together that night．Why it was such a（n）12 story? We would all, I hope,offer our keys 13 . We knew we shouldn’t drive．But you see，my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from 14 and never sat behind the wheel of a car 15 that night．

1.       A．continued        B．began            C．encouraged       D．interrupted

2.       A．attending        B．taking           C．1eaving          D．finishing

3.       A．alone            B．theirs           C．there            D．his

4.       A．formed           B．began            C．deepened         D．valued

5.       A．pointed to       B．turned to        C．went to          D．looked up

6.       A．water            B．medicine        C．smoke            D．wine

7.       A．lying            B．insisting        C．joking           D．deciding

8.       A．respected        B．doubted          C．understood       D．used

9.       A．wheels           B．keys             C．seat             D．car

10.    A．advice           B．reason           C．help             D．statement

11.    A．agreed           B．responded        C．promised         D．decided

12.    A．off              B．over             C．out              D．down

13.    A．safety           B．speed            C．qualities        D．directions

14.    A．late             B．safe             C．early            D．drunken

15.    A．attention        B．excitement       C．tears            D．surprise

16.    A．how              B．why              C．when             D．whom

17.    A．interesting      B．surprising       C．touching         D．amazing

18.    A．when             B．until            C．because          D．since

19.     A．now              B．nature           C．end              D．birth

20.     A．during           B．over             C．after            D．before