An Event of Imagination
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 pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a massive explosion.
About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperature around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The
dinosaurs (恐龙) 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 piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?
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Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a　36　person in your school who hasn't　37　heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at　38　.The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers　39　together so that information can be?　40　?or sent from one computer to　41　.The Internet is a vast　42　for all types of information.?You may enjoy using it to do 　43　for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or　44　 with friends and family.Information can be found　45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put 　46　on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best　47　and a little common sense.?

Just　48　 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about,　49　 if you're doing research!But what if you're just e?mailing people?You still have to be very 　50　 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something　51　!You should never give out any　52　 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't　53　the information on every website out there.You can't　54　 on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could　55　things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!?

36. A. stupid   B. single  C. common     D. clever?

37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first?

38. A. school  B. Home C. work   D. hospital?

39. A. met      B. Communicated   C. joined D. connected?

40. A. shared  B. found  C. made  D. chosen?

41. A. other    B. the other    C. another      D. others?

42. A. material       B. resource     C. source D. matter?

43. A. homework   B. housework  C. research     D. experiments?

44. A. playing B. talking       C. meeting      D. communicating?

45. A. through       B. across C. by      D. on?

46. A. something    B. anything     C. everything  D. nothing?

47. A. wisdom       B. judgmentC. Courage  D. confidence?

48. A. because       B. when  C. where D. what?

49. A. specially      B. especially   C. naturally    D. strangely

50. A. careful B. wise    C. suspicious   D. confident?

51. A. exciting       B. interesting  C. suspicious   D. confident?

52. A. social   B. personal     C. general       D. special?

53. A. respect B. consult       C. send    D. believe?

54. A. rely      B. believe       C. trust    D. base?

55. A. make of       B. make from C. make out    D. make up??

?阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。?

Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a　36　person in your school who hasn't　37　heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at　38　.The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers　39　together so that information can be?　40　?or sent from one computer to　41　.The Internet is a vast　42　for all types of information.?You may enjoy using it to do 　43　for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or　44　 with friends and family.Information can be found　45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put 　46　on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best　47　and a little common sense.?

Just　48　 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about,　49　 if you're doing research!But what if you're just e?mailing people?You still have to be very 　50　 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something　51　!You should never give out any　52　 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't　53　the information on every website out there.You can't　54　 on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could　55　things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!?

36. A. stupid   B. single  C. common     D. clever?

37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first?

38. A. school  B. Home C. work   D. hospital?

39. A. met      B. Communicated   C. joined D. connected?

40. A. shared  B. found  C. made  D. chosen?

41. A. other    B. the other    C. another      D. others?

42. A. material       B. resource     C. source D. matter?

43. A. homework   B. housework  C. research     D. experiments?

44. A. playing B. talking       C. meeting      D. communicating?

45. A. through       B. across C. by      D. on?

46. A. something    B. anything     C. everything  D. nothing?

47. A. wisdom       B. judgmentC. Courage  D. confidence?

48. A. because       B. when  C. where D. what?

49. A. specially      B. especially   C. naturally    D. strangely

50. A. careful B. wise    C. suspicious   D. confident?

51. A. exciting       B. interesting  C. suspicious   D. confident?

52. A. social   B. personal     C. general       D. special?

53. A. respect B. consult       C. send    D. believe?

54. A. rely      B. believe       C. trust    D. base?

55. A. make of       B. make from C. make out    D. make up??

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

The spaceship was docking（太空对接），and Angela was excited. Some students from Earth were arriving to study the colony（聚居地）.Angela and her friend, Jason, were going to take the students through Spatial（太空的）City.

　　Then she realized that Jason was _36_ and waving. She hurried to _37_ the visitors, but when she _38_ the group, she couldn’t believe what she saw. These weren’t Earth people! They were very _39_ . Angela could almost see through them!

　　Angela was frightened. Who were these visitors？ What had happened to the students from Earth？

　　“You were _40_ who we are.” The tallest visitor said. “I am Obediah.”

　　“Did you _41_ my mind？”Angela asked.

　　“Of course. We all have that _42_ .” Obediah said. Then he pointed at Jason. “You don’t believe we came from Earth，do you？”

　　“No, I don’t. Where are you from？”Jason asked.

　　“We lived on Earth many centuries ago,” Obediah said. “We’ve been _43_ to visit you.”

　　“Why？ Who do you want to see？”Angela asked，moving away.

　　Obediah did not answer. He quickly _44_ his arms，and they became wings. Others in his group did the same，and _45_ Angela and Jason were _46_ away from the dock（对接平台）to a lift.

　　“Take us to the living and farming areas.” Obediah said.

　　Angela and Jason were pulled　47_ the lift. It went from the inner hub of the Colony to an outer rim where there were homes and _48_ . Now Angela was really frightened，and she _49_ that Jason was frightened，too.

　　When they left the _50_ , Obediah and his group began to fly over the homes and apartment buildings. Angela and Jason could only _51_ . There was man-made gravity in the colony, so they could not even _52_ in the air.

　　“I’ll run to get help.” Jason whispered. “I’m pretty worried. Look at them! They’re all over the colony!”

　　Angela _53_ her head and looked at Jason.“ _54_ will believe this story when we tell it.” she said.

　　“I 　55_ don’t believe it.” Jason said. “But I saw it!”

36．A．smiling 　　　　   B．singing 　　　　   C．speaking 　　　　 D．whispering

37．A．see 　　　　　　  B．find 　　　　　    C．meet 　　　　　   D．hide

38．A．joined 　　　　     B．visited　　　　　   C．questioned　　　    D．reached

39．A．tiny　　　　　　   B．thin 　　　　　     C．clean 　　　　　   D．thick

40．A．asking 　　　　    B．knowing 　　　     C．reading 　　　　   D．wondering

41．A．feel 　　　　　     B．read 　　　　　    C．catch 　　　　　   D．understand

42．A．talent　　　　　    B．skill 　　　　　    C．power 　　　　     D．right

43．A．waiting　　　　     B．looking 　　　　   C．meaning 　　　　  D．hoping

44．A．pointed 　　　　   B．bent 　　　　　    C．dropped 　　　　  D．raised

45．A．suddenly 　　　    B．slowly　　　　　   C．finally　　　　　   D．usually

46．A．kept 　　　　　    B．pushed 　　　　    C．taken 　　　　      D．led

47．A．into 　　　　　    B．onto 　　　　　    C．from 　　　　       D．over

48．A．houses 　　　　    B．apartments 　　     C．gardens　　　　     D．buildings

49．A．suspected 　　　    B．understood 　        C．agreed 　　　　　 D．knew

50．A．home 　　　　　  B．lift 　　　　　      C．room 　　　　      D．spaceship

51．A．stay 　　　　　    B．run 　　　　　     C．fly 　　　　　      D．watch

52．A．stand 　　　　　   B．float 　　　　 　  C．talk 　　　　　　 D．pull

53．A．shook 　　　　    B．raised 　　　　　  C．nodded 　　　　   D．moved

54．A．Someone 　　　   B．Anyone 　　　　   C．No one 　　　　   D．Everyone

55．A．actually 　　　　  B．really 　　　　　  C．surely 　　　　    D．clearly