55. Which of the following is true?

　 A. Mr Parker found nothing in the military camp.

　 B. The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant.

　 C. The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers.

　 D. The general no longer believed the soldiers.

B

Li Shizhen was born in Hubei Province. His father was a doctor. He learned a lot about medical herbs(草药) from his father and read many medical books. At the age of 23 he became a doctor. He often treated(治疗) poor people’s illness, so many peasants and fishermen made friends with him.

The year he was 35 Li Shizhen began to write the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA. He walked all over famous mountains which grew medical plants to learn their shapes(形状), the conditions in which they grew and collected all sorts of specimens(标本). He spent 27 years in writing the book.

THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA with over 1,000,000 words, describes(描述) 1,800 kinds of medical plants. When the work had just been ready for printing and publishing(出版), Li Shizhen passed away.

The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA introduces not only medical herbs growing China but also many foreign medicines. After its publication the books reached foreign countries. It was translated into English, French, and Russian and became an important piece of literature in international medical research.

56Why did many peasants and fishermen make friends with Li Shizhen? Because he 　　.

　 A. was a famous doctor　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had a sweet manner

　 C. was much concerned(关心) for the poor　　 D. read many medical books

57His Compendium of Materia Medica describes 　　.

　 A. over 1,000,000 words　　　　　　 B. 1,800 kinds of medical stories

　 C. a lot of medical work　　　　　 D. many foreign medical stories

58Before his book could be 　　　　he had died.

　 A. printed and published　　　　　　　　 B. introduced abroad

　 C. translated into foreign languages　　 D. completed finally

59The word “literature” in the article means 　　.

　 A. work of different science　　　　 B. letters from foreign countries

　 C. hope for the better future　　　 D. books on a special subject

60What’s the Chinese name of the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA?

　 A. 天工开物　　 B. 四库全书　　　 C. 本草钢目　　　 D. 齐民要术

四单词

30.This is the modern hotel____the guests can enjoy the most comfortable things.]

　 A. where　　　　　　 B.which　　　　 C.that　　　　　　 D.in that

二完型填空

With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor. He made his　 31appearance in a film in 1990. Though he　 32in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him. In his next　 33Pitt played the role of a fisherman. To make the film　 34 he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman. 　Pitt, caring　 35about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles. After　 36the screenplay of Legends of the Fall, he was attracted by the　 37character. He asked for a lower　 38from the shooting team and was　 39to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. “The film　　 40the chance to know life. I shall　41remember the time when we were　 42the film, ” Pitt said after completing it fully. 　Pitt started his　 43of art when he was in university. 　 44born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his　 45in film at an early age. After leaving high school, he went to university to　 46law. Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he　 47out for a life of his own. With only 325 dollars in　 48, he was sometimes as a porter　 49 waiter. Thanks to his hard work, he　 50opened up a new field of his own.

31A. last　　B. first　　C. second　　D. other

32A. was　　B. worked　　C. stayed　　D. appeared

　33A. part　　B. cinema　　C. film　　D. appearance

　34A. earlier　　B. later　　C. better　　D. good 　35A. more　　B. less　　C. nothing　　D. much

36A. seeing　　B. writing　　C. reading　　D. hearing 　37A. leading　　B. active　　C. brave　　D. shy 　38A. price　　B. pay　　C. money　　D. degree 　39A. sad　　B. worried　　C. anxious　　D. willing 　40A. finds　　B. leaves　　C. gives　　D. misses

41A. always　　B. never　　C. ever　　D. hardly 　42A. playing　　B. making　　C. seeing　　D. directing 　43. work　　B. job　　C. dream　　D. show 　44Because　　B. When　　C. Since　　D. Though 　45A. hope　　B. interest　　C. success　　D. interests

29.It is the third time____late this month.

　 A.that you arrived　　　　　　 B.when you arrived　　　　　　　

C.that you’ve arrived　 D.when you’ve arrived

28.It was in 1969____the American astronaut succeeded in landing on the moon.

　 A. that　　　　 B.which　　　　 C.in which　　　　　　 D.when

27. Since Baker broke his promise for times, he was now____to take the job himself.

　　 A. put in a position　　　　　 B.put for a position

　　 C.put in a position　　　　　　 D.put to a position

26.Apple and Microsoft____each other for the world market to sell more PC with their own free software.

　 A. compete with 　　　　　　pete for C.fight with　　　　　 D.fight for

25.All of the gang of criminals were____, and two of them were sentenced to____.

　 A. put in the prison; death　　　　 B. put in prison; die

　 C.put in prison; death　　　　　　　 D. received; accept

24.As he is ____than his mates, he has more advantages to get the job.

　 A.more education　　　　　　 B. better educated　

C.higher educated　　　 D.further education

23.It was because of bad weather____the football match had to put off.

　 A. which　　　　　　 B.that　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.where