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The Italian island of Sardinia recently lost its oldest citizen.Family members say Antonoo Todde died in his sleep early this month.Mr Todde was 112 years old.He was less than three weeks away from his 113^th birthday.Record –keeping experts say he was the world’s oldest man.

His long life and that of other very old Sardinians are the subjects of a scientific project called Akea.Luca Deiana of Sassari University is directing the study.He says the name Akea comes from a traditional greeting on Sardinia.It means “health and life for 100 years.”Professor Deiana and his team started to collect information for the study in 1997.They identified( 确定 )more than 220 Sardinians who were centenarians------100 years old or older.His team required three documents to confirm a person’s age.They were a government birth record,a church record and a statement by a close family member.

The Akea study has produced two major findings.The first is Sardinia’s extremely high numner of centenarians.The island has about 135 centenarians for every one million people.In other Western countries,the average is about seventy-five centenarians for every one million people.The second major finding was an unusual rate of female to male centenarians.Sardia has two women centanrians for every male centenarian.In central Sardinia there are equal numbers of female and male centenarians.

Studies in other parts of the world have shown a much higher percentage of female centenarians.The Akea study collected information about the health and diet of about 140 of the centenarians About ninety percent of those in the study also agreed to provide blood for scientific testing.The study team hopes to identify genetic material in the blood that can be linked to successful aging.Study learders say there is no single reason why people on Sardinia live so long .They believe the answer is a combination of genetic and environmental conditions.

tenarians are people who are ________years old.

A.200　 　　　　B.100　　 　　C.300　 　　　D.400

57.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A.Why people on Sardinia live so long.

B.The world’s oldest woman.　　

C.The world’s oldest man .

D.A scientific study on centenarians.

58.What is the general idea of the third paragraph?

A.Sardinia has a large number of centenarians.

B.An unusual rate of female to make centenarians.

C.Two major findings of the Akea study.

D.Sardinia has equal numbers of female and male centenarians.

59.Why do Sardinians live so long according to the study?

A.Because the environment on Sardinia is very good.

B.Because they have special genetic material in their blood.

C.Because they have a glass of wine every day.

D.Because they enjoy special genetic and environmental conditions.

60.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Other parts of the world have a higher rate of female centenarians than Sardinia.

B.There are equal numbers of female and male centenarians on Sardinia.

C.Sardinia has an unusual rate of male to female centenarians.

D.There are about seventy-five centenarians for every one million people on Sardinia.

第二节　 完型填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

I used to be ashamed of my grandma.I know that’s a _36____thing to say,but it was true until today,so I have to _37_____it.

The __38____started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I __39____took notice of them.But Katy shouted,laughing and _40___to talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and _41____her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t __42____and get hurt.

After that happened,I__43___there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人尴尬的).

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.__44___ordering our hamburgers well-

done,she told the person behind the counter, “ They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸)well-

to-do.”Jill burst out laughing, but I almost__45___.

After a while,I started wishing I could _46___ Grandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said that I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel __47_in my home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that__48__everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and _49___them about their_50___,for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

“Volunteer your grandmother,” she whispered. “she’s__51___and rich in experience.”

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on __52___today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly( 集合 ).All my friends and teachers were listening to her_53___she was a great heroine.I was _54____of my grandma and hoped she would_55___know that I had been ashamed of her.

36.A.funny　　　　on　　 C.terrible　　　 　D.clear

37.A.admit　　　　 B.receive　　　 C.refuse　　　　 D.show

38.A.quarrel　　　 B.accident　　 C.trouble　　　 D.adventure

39.A.already　　　 B.always　　　 C.simply　　　 D.hardly

40.A.enjoying　　　 B.pretending　 C.imagining　　tinuing

41.A.warn　　　　 B.demand　　 C.advise　　　　 D.beg

42.A.mind　　　　 B.hear　　　　 C.see　　　　　 D.fall

43.A.expected　　　 B.declared　　 C.reaslized　　　 D.doubted

44.A.Because of　　 B.Except for　 C.Such as　　　 D.Instead of

45.A.died　　　　 　B.cheered　　 C.disppeared　　 D.suffered

46.A.meet　　　　 B.avoid　　　 C.arrange　　　 D.hide

47.A.independent　 B.inconvenient　 C.unwelcome　 D.unfamiliar

ged　　　 B.finished　　　 C.stopped　　　 D.prepared

49.A.interview　　 B.report　　　　 C.tell　　　　　 D.write

50.A.news　　　　 　B.lives　　　　 C.advantages　　 D.achievements

51.A.free　　　　 　B.popular　　　 C.interesting　　 D.embarrassing

52.A.show　　　　 　B.stage　　　　 C.duty　　　　　 D.time

53.A.and then　　　 B.even if　　　 C.so that　　　　 D.as if　　　　　 54.A.sure　　　　 B.proud　　　 C.ashamed　　　 D.afraid

55.A.never　　　　 B.even　　　　 C.still　　　　　 D.once

35.-----Hi,Amy.Why are you so upset?

　 ------Er,I found the washing machine I had had _____broke down again.

　　 A.it repairing　 B.repaired　　 C.it repaired　　 D.to be repaired

34.-----Do you know London at all?

　 ------No,this is the first time that I______here.

　 A.was　　　 B.came　　　　 C.have been　 D.had been

33._____in a white uniform,he looks more like a cook than a doctor.

　 A.Dressed　　 　　B.To dress　　　

C.Dressing 　　　D.Having dressed

32.Peter’s forecast _____to be quite wrong.The price of the computer is much lower than he predicted.

　 A.broke out　 B.called out　 C.turned out　　 D.went out

31.Rather than_____everything to the last minute,Lily always prefers to start early.

　 A.leave　　　 B.leaving　　 C.to leave　　 D.having left

30._______the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.

　 A.Although　 　　　　B.Despite　　　　　

C.Because of 　　　　D.According to

29.Since I won the big prize,my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing.People_____to ask how I am going to spend the money.

　 A.phone　　 B.will phone　 C.were phoning　　 D.are phoning