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.

(A)

Margie Bland remembers the phone call from Iraq sometime before Christmas. Her son, Army specialist Joseph Darby , a military police officer in the reserves(not full – time soldiers), was on the phone and she could tell something was wrong.

Darby , 24 , would later come out as the soldier who first alerted the world to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US guards at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad on January 13. “I could tell in his voice he was not sleeping.” Blank , 45, recalls. “He said ‘I don’t fell good.’” Darby was feeling bad about something he thought was very wrong. “It was really hard on him”, his mother said. “He didn’t want to go against his troops, but he said he could not stand the cruelty he had discovered . He said he kept thinking , ‘What if that was my mum, my brother or my brother or my wife?’” Darby slipped an anonymous note under a military investigator’s door in January, about the mistreatment of prisoners. He later turned in a CD-ROM with 1,000 photos documenting the cruelty, according to a recently disclosed internal Army report. “I told him, ‘Your picture is in the paper, ’” Blank said. “I said, ‘Honey , you did a good thing and good always triumphs over evil ’ And he said, ‘You’re right, mum.’”

Darby grew up in western Pennsylvania, US To help his family, he worked at a fast food restaurant as a teenager and as a mechanic after graduating from high school. He thought the Army might lead to a better life—even a college education. So, like many others, he ended up in Iraq.

65．How did Darby feel when he found the abuse of Iraqi prisoners?

A．Excited                  B．Terrible                  C．Pleased            D．Angry

66．Darby joined the army to________

A．travel around the world for free     B．support his family

C．improve his life                      D．occupy Iraq

67．The purpose of writing the passage is to_______.

A．criticize the US troops for their wrong doings in Iraq

B．discuss whether Darby should disclose the abuse of Iraqi prisoners

C．tell the life about Iraqi prisoners

D．show how Darby behaved in face of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners

One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation（毁林） is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"

The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.

Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.

Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.

Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.

Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.

1.The underlined word "synthetics" probably means_________.

 A. natural rubber                   B. tropical materials

 C. man-made material               D. commercial rubber

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

 A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.

 B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.

 C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.

 D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.

3.The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is _________ .

 A. puzzling        B. cold          C. supporting        D. opposed

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

 A. Tropical Forests                 B. The Value of Tropical Forests

 C. Tropical Forests and Our Life     D. The Greenhouse Effects

根据句子及所给单词的首字母，按题号写出各单词的正确形式。（每空限写一词）

1.He stated his view that developing car industry in such a rapid speed is not b___________ in the long run.

2.I’m longing for being a____________ to the Miro Exhibition, as I don’t know the way well.

3.It is said that Mozart possessed a remarkable t___________ for music.

4.Small as the hotel is, it provides an a____________ supply of hot water 24 hours a day to meet your need.

5.Defeated, they still feel c_______ with the result of the competition, for they have spared no effort to make preparations.

6.As winter is a________, the weather is getting colder.

7.Wang Pengwei felt frustrated that a lot of r________ customers went to a newly-opened small restaurant.

8.In order to satisfy my daughter’s c________, I have to refer to the Encyclopedia(百科全书).

9.The homeless child w______ on the street is in the hope of finding something to eat.

10.We need to take m_____ at once to prevent the growth of the population in China.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1.of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me 2.out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the 3. tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 4.. I tried to mind my manners and 5.listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6., her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 7. I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8. the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 9. as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was 10. My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 11.that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 12. is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 13.that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14.her job. She had a whole world of 15.and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as 16.as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie17. she was a bus driver. I had 18. her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in 19. else’s world, and may not even be 20. . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

21.A. front                       B. end                        C. side                         D. middle

22.A. find                        B. take                       C. think                        D. stand

23. A. doctor                    B. driver                     C. teacher                     D. assistant

24. A. fire                        B. topic                      C. conversation             D. discussion

25.A. politely                   B. slightly                   C. carelessly                 D. partly

26.A. however                  B. therefore                C. instead                     D. otherwise

27.A. surprise                   B. particular                C. silence                     D. purpose

28.A. fighting                  B. turning                   C. clearing                    D. protecting

29.A. opened                    B. shone                     C. closed                      D. lowered

30. A. recognized  B. worried                            C. shocked                    D. excited

31. A. victory                   B. pain                       C. respect                     D. disappointment

32.A. away                      B. seldom                   C. still                          D. never

33.A. pick up                   B. work out                C. go though                 D. get down

34.A. almost                    B. nearly                    C. ever                         D. just

35.A. family                    B. factory                   C. school                      D. friend

36.A far                           B. long                       C. much                       D. well

37.A. while                      B. because                  C. though                     D. until

38.A. criticized                 B. received                 C. considered                D. judged

39. A. everyone                B. anyone                   C. someone                   D. nobody

40.A. happy                     B. wise                       C. useful                      D. important

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have a love-hate relationship with 8 o’clock classes. I like to get   21   that early; most students don’t . They drag in late and look sleepy and  22     at that early hour.
One day I got really angry with it. I was  23   about the topic (history of Indians),but no one else seemed to be. I moved  24     the classroom. I told stories and tries   25   . I got theatrical(表演似的). It was useless. Students’blank looks didn’t seem to  26    . I was about to start a major topic when I   27  down at my watch. It was already past the scheduled end of class. So I just ended   28    .
Watching the students running out of the door, I  29    my books, notes and papers and stepped out into the hall. I was tired and a bit  30     . I had put everything I knew into that classroom   31    but it had seemed good for nothing. Then  32    I started across the hall, a student coming out of the back door of the classroom  33    me . It was Randy. I thought he wanted to ask  34   I didn’t have those test papers   35    or maybe he wanted   36   to hand in a late paper or …However , It was   37  of that. With his eyes sparking(闪亮). Randy said “This is the first time I’ve not    38  a college class to end. ”
The tiredness lifted. I had done  39    than I thought. I don't know if Randy will ever40    how much he did for me that day.
21. A. changed         B. started    C. caught       D. asked
22. A. dull   B. lazy  C. dirty        D. strange
23. A. sure   B. curious    C. excited    D. worried
24. A. into   B. from       C. forward   D. about
25. A. luck         B. humor    C. experiment     D. success
26. A. change      B. loose       C. appear     D. think
27. A. broke       B. put   C. took        D. glanced
28. A. carelessly         B. hurriedly        C. suddenly        D. naturally
29. A. got through      B. took away       C. picked up       D. went over
30. A. anxious    B. delight     C. sick  D. discouraged
31. A. lesson       B. discussion      C. performance   D. content
32. A. as        B. because    C. if    D. till
33. A. ran after    B. shouted at      C. got along with        D.caught up with
34. A. when        B. why        C. whether   D. who
35. A. taken        B. passed     C. graded     D. checked
36. A. excuse       B. information     C. promise   D. permission
37. A. none  B. nothing   C. all   D. anything
38. A. attended   B. asked      C. wanted    D. chosen
39. A. better        B. worse      C. more       D. less
40. A. care         B. understand      C. think       D. forget