C. any independent paper D. a popular
newspaper
42. The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for ▲ years.
A. 19 B. 85 C. 219 D.
229
43. The Times is an independent paper because ▲ .
A. it supports no political parties B.
it is not controlled by the British Government
C. it gives special support to all the political parties.
D. the editor’s opinions are not
examined by the owners of the paper
44. The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “ ▲ ”.
A. improve B. compete
with each other C. are
different D.
keep in touch with each other
45. The writer tells us ▲ in this passage.
A. all kinds of newspapers in Britain
B. all kinds of news in English papers
C. how Times is liked by people
D. why Times is well-known
B
Now
satellites are helping to forecast(预报)the
weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The
satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because
this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather
stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see
the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can
often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five
hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellites pictures. When
they receive new pictures, the weather meteorologists compare them with earlier
ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few
hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In
their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. The weather
satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were
invented, the scientists could forecast for three or five days. Soon, perhaps,
they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.
46. Satellites travel ▲ .
A. above space B. above the ground C.
in the space D. in
space
47. Satellites are now used in ▲ .
A. the study of the space B.
receiving pictures
C. comparing pictures
D. weather forecasting
48. Weather satellites take pictures
of the atmosphere because ▲ .
A. clouds form there
B. the weather disappear
there
C. comparing pictures
D. these pictures can help forecast the weather
49. Meteorologists forecast the weather ▲ .
A. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
B. after they have taken pictures of
clouds
C. before they have received pictures
D. when they have received satellite pictures
50. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Now satellites can forecast the weather for a longer time.
B. Scientists can make good forecast
with the help of satellites.
C. Satellites can take pictures and
send them to the weather stations.
D. The weather forms in the atmosphere
around the earth.
V. Proof-reading (1 X 10=10分)
By midday the sun was very strong, Jim was so
tired 51.
to walk. There was not any trees near the
road, so he rested 52.
under a big rock. After drinking some water,
he took his 53.
shirt, lying down on the ground and fell
asleep at once. 54.
He was very tired that he didn’t wake up
until the evening. 55.
He was just about to jump when it felt
something moving 56.
near his feet. He looked down but saw a long
black snake. 57.
Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to
move. The 58.
snake began to crawl across his legs. It
crawled on and 59.
on until it was disappeared under the rocks,
Jim jumped 60.
to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down
the road.
书面表达(共1题,满分25分)
假如你是驻浙江的China
Daily的一名记者,你向报社发布以下新闻。
八月十二日晚,台风(typhoon )“云娜”( Rananim)在浙江省台州市登陆。温家宝和回良玉就做重要指示。“云娜”在浙江造成164人死亡,另有24人失踪。





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