In 1780 James Watt produced art efficient steam engine which powered 40 machines in a Glasgow factory． That date is normally taken as the beginning of the Industrial Age． Since then, industrial development has changed our way of life more and more． The revolution in communications, for example, has made the world seem much smaller． The invention of the telephones in 1876 by another Scotsman, Bell, and Marconi's first radio broadcast 19 years later were both important developments． But the Italian inventor’s early radios seem very primitive compared with modern portable radios． These were made possible by the invention of the transistor by W． B． Shockley in the USA in 1948． This device replaced the valve in radios．

　　There have been many changes in transport, too, since the development of the wheel, 6, 000 years ago． Daimler and Benz, both Germans, built one of the first practical petrol-driven motor cars in 1885． Only 18 years later, the Wright brothers, from America, flew their first plane．

　　Now, we have jets and, since the work of Christopher Cockerell in Britain in the 1950's, the hovercraft．

　　In medicine, the most significant advance came in 1928, when Sir Alexander Fleming, also an Englishman, discovered penicillin, which has saved countless lives since．

1．Which of these was invented or discovered first? Put them in order．

A．the telephone B． penicillin　　 C． the transistor D． the steam engine

E． radio　　　　F． the plane　　 G． the motor car H． the wheel

1_____ 2 ______ 3 ______ 4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ 7 _______ 8 _______

2．James Watt was _______

A．a Scottish engineer．　　 B． an English engineers

C．an Italian engineer．　　 D． a German engineer．

3．Our way of life has changed greatly ever since　　

A．James Watt produced an efficient steam engine．

B．the revolution in communications．

C．the discovery of penicillin．

D．we have jets．

4．Choose the right words to complete the sentences．

A．Bell 　　 the telephone in 1876．

B．Penicillin _____ _____ by Fleming in 1928．

C．Valves in radios have now been _____ by transistors．

D．One of the first practical petrol-driven motor cars _____ ______ by two German engineers．

William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry. 
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. 
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. 
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: 
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
        William Yeats is laid to rest. 
        Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
        Emptied of its poetry.
【小题1】Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?

【小题1】Days and nights z___________ by and everything changed before my eyes.
【小题2】 After a hard day of work, the man arrived home and his face looked tired and w________. 
【小题3】 Firefighters could use RealCine to train safely, without the risk of getting i_________.
【小题4】In defeat, the Kangaroos found something more ____________（珍贵的）than victory.
【小题5】It was said that he had been __________（允许）into Nanjing University.
【小题6】Single women were allowed to take part in their own c___________ at a separate festival.
【小题7】I have been invited to your school to talk to you about the s____________ of the Olympic games.
【小题8】 When the woman could not completed her long distance phone call, she called one of the _____________（操作人员）for help.
【小题9】 The woman ___________（起诉）of stealing in a grocery proved innocent at last. 
【小题10】 He became captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the w_________ goal.

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：（1）汉语提示；（2）首字母提示；（3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

The college entrance exam is on the way and all the teachers     

work very hard, encouraging us to build      our confidence              76．          

and inspiring us to i           our studies. Whenever we meet                 77．          

with difficulties, they are r      to come to our help. Meanwhile,          78．          

our school also    （提供）great help for us students, for example,            79．          

the library stays       in the evenings and even on the weekends.           80．          

At home, our parents take good care of        so that we can always             81．          

be full of energy. I’m very grateful for the       （努力）of our parents     82．          

And teachers. I’m       （决心）to try my best to prepare for the exam.     83．          

I am sure that w       their timely help I’ll be able to achieve my goal        84．          

and be a useful person of our society in the near f     .                    85．          

单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式(每空限写一词)。

66.People with a poor memory often f       things.

67.Spring is a s        when trees turn green and flowers open.

68.Don’t always d         on others.You should learn to rely on yourself.

69.George was born on June 1,so Children’s Day is also his b       .

70.With no adults around,it’s d       for children to swim in the river.

71.He caught a high f       .His body temperature was as high as 40℃.

72.There are only five minutes left.We’ll have to walk q        to get there on time.

73.He is always happy and never w       about anything.

74.They offered me a ticket for the concert,and I a        it with delight.

75.The photos will r        me of the days when we were together.