“There is very little in my life that is more personal and more important to me than comets!” the amateur David H. Levy told Terence Dickinson in an interview. “Not just discovering them but watching them, learning about them, writing about them, understanding what they do. It makes observing the sky intensely personal. I feel when I find a new comet a door has been opened and I have seen a slightly new aspect of nature. There is this object in the solar system that ― for a few minutes or a few hours ― only I know about. It is like trying to pry（打探）a secret out of nature. It is a very special feeling.” Ever since he was a child, David H. Levy has been fascinated by the night sky and the wonders it reveals to devoted watchmen. He developed a special feeling for comets before he reached his teens, though it was not until 1984 ― after nineteen years and more than nine hundred hours of combing the sky in search of them ― that he discovered his first one, from a small observatory that he had built in his backyard.

Since then, he has discovered or co-discovered twenty more, making him one of the world's most important comet hunters. His most celebrated find is periodic comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which he made with the husband-and-wife comet-and-asteroid-hunting team Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker. The comet's dramatic collision with Jupiter in July 1994, which constituted（组成）“the greatest planetary show in recorded history,” to quote Malcolm W. Browne of the New York Times, captivated（迷住） not only professional astronomers, but many amateurs. Although he is only an amateur astronomer ― he earns his living by lecturing and writing books and by working with project artists. They’re projects devoted to introducing astronomy to elementary school children ― he has won tremendous respect from his professional colleagues for his success in tracking down comets. “David H. Levy is one of those rare individuals blessed with the gift of discovery,” David Hartsel, who serves on the board of directors of the Richland Astronomical Society, in Ohio, has said. “Even rarer is his ability to let others share in the excitement and wonder of those discoveries through his writing and lectures.”

46. The primary purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. praise Levy for his contribution to the observation of comets.

B. show that an amateur can do things as well as a professional.

C. introduce to the readers David Levy as a professional astronomer.

D. demonstrate that strong interest is very important in helping one succeed in his life.

47. All the following are suggested in this passage as reasons that contribute to Levy's success as a respectable astronomer EXCEPT that ________.

A. he had his books published on astronomy

B. he worked on a project that is intended to introduce astronomy

C. he was born with the gift of the discovery of comets

D. he was highly praised by his colleagues for his unselfishness

48. According to David Hartsel, he most appreciates Levy’s ________.

A. gifted ability of comet hunting             C. curiosity to the sky and comets

B. ability of communicating his ideas          D. spirit of devotion to astronomy

49. Levy says that watching the sky is quite personal to him because________.

A. he has developed a very special affection for the sky

B. he can discover a secret out of nature

C. he has established a close relationship with the sky

D. he may have a personal talk with nature

50. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

A. Levy's parents are astronomers                      B. Levy was born in the 1970s

C. Levy achieved his fame in the 1980s

D. Levy himself has discovered 21 comets altogether

This chart shows the top 10 songs from TOP HITS HOT 100 of the week ending July 8,2003.

63．The song that has risen most in the chart over the three weeks is          .

       A．Mouth             B．Cotton Eye Joe

       C．Strong Enough        D．Everybody on the Floor

64．Which song has been in the chart for the longest period?

       A．Back for the Good   B．Cotton Eye Joe

       C．SUKIYAKJ             D．Strong Enough

65．The performer who had the song with best rank two weeks ago is           .

       A．Merril Bainbridge           B．H Nakamura

       C．The Real McCoy             D．Tokyo Ghetto Pussy

66．The chart shows that Mouth is          .

      A．becoming less popular each week   B．becoming more popular each week

       C．the most popular song on the chart D．as popular as when it entered the chart

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.What great fun it is to meet their f_________ classmates and teachers on the 100^th anniversary celebration of XiaoShi!

2.The number of cars must be l_________ to ease the city’s heavy traffic jams.

3.There have been a lot of a_________ about who should be responsible for the accident.

4.You shall get some e_________ money if you work over the holiday.

5. It’s an old saying that a d_________ relative is not as good as a near neighbor.

6.You were s_______ to take your shoes off when you entered the school lab, but you didn’t.

7.I’m sure David has told you his business troubles. A_________, it’s no secret that he has borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

8.Unless these people get food in the next two weeks, they will s _______ to death.

9.Under the g_________ of his coach, Sun Yang won two gold medals at the London Olympic Games.

10.Most customers were satisfied with the way their complaints were h_______.

对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

第II卷 （非选择题，共35分）

第一节: 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

D—David,   T---Tony

D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?

T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David,      76_______

it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly

(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much.                     77_______

D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing       78_______

a pair of glasses now.

T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?

D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.

Do you wan to join us?

T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to      79______

do recently.

D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget          80______

that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try

to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first,       81_______

after all.

T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to

go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun.                82______

D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents

(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe             83_____

he doesn’t want to go with us.

T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears.                       84_____

D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.

T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down.          85_____

D: Yes.