1. The committee c_ __________ of ten members.

55. The word “enormous” means 　　　.

A. 剩余的　　　 B. 恰当的　　 C. 少许的　　　　 D. 巨大的

第三部分: 写作(共三节，满分35分)

第一节： 单词拼写。根据下列句子及所缺单词的汉语意思，写出单词的正确形式。(每小题1分，满分10分)

54. In 1938, an Australian working in London named Howard Florey read Dr Fleming’s report and 　　　.

A. left England for America, making the drug

B. went to America to save the lives of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen

C. found penicillin effective in treating blood poisoning in human beings

D. went to America to make this drug for mice

53. The reason why the twenty-five mice died was that 　　　.

A. they had been given deadly germs and had been injected with penicillin

B. they were almost dead ahead of the experiment

C. they were easy to die in the experiment

D. they had been given deadly germs and had not been injected with penicillin

52. Some of the germs on the plate 　　　.

A. had been killed by a mould floating in through the window

B. had been killing one another, which was a surprise to Fleming

C. had been killed by a mould that had been grown by Dr Alexander Fleming

D. had been killed by a mould found by another doctor

51. Dr Alexander Fleming 　　　.

A. had been studying a mould which was very dangerous and could kill people

B. had been studying some of the germs on a plate which could cure illnesses

C. had been making experiments on some germs that he was growing on a plate

D. had been making experiments on different germs that could help sick people to get better

50. The reason why a great barrier has been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_________.

A. London is very slowly sinking into its foundations

B. the level of the river Thames is slowly rising

C. extra-high tides could flood a large part of London

D. all of the above.

C

“That’s funny! These fellows in the middle of the plate have died.” Dr Alexander Fleming was talking to another doctor in a laboratory in London. He had been studying some germs(细菌)that he was growing on a plate. They were very dangerous germs because they caused different kinds of illnesses that could kill people. Dr Fleming found that a mould(霉菌)had floated in through the window landing on the plate. It had killed some of the germs it had touched.

“This certainly looks promising.” Fleming said. “We must grow some of this mould to see if it will kill other germs.”

He named the strange mould “penicillin”. It proved to be a killer of many germs. Fifty mice were given deadly germs and then half of them were injected(注射)with penicillin. The twenty-five untreated mice died, but twenty-four of those lived that had been treated with penicillin. Dr Fleming wrote a report about what he had found out. Hardly anybody took any notice of it.

In 1938 Dr Howard Florey, an Australian working in London, read Dr Fleming’s report and was very interested. He found that penicillin was effective in treating blood poisoning in human beings.

When World War II broke out, it was not possible to make enough penicillin in England. Dr Florey went to America where he helped to have enormous amounts of this wonderful drug made. It saved the lives of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen who would have died from their wounds if the hospitals had not had penicillin.

49. According to the passage, from 1600 to now, ________ great disasters have happened in London.

A. one　　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　 C. three　　 　　　　　D. four

48. London is the capital of _________, which began as a __________ settlement.

A. England; Roman　　 B. UK; Frenchman　　 C. Scotland; English　　 D. UK; Roman

47. In the United Kingdom, about __________people live in big cities.

A. 58 million　　　　 B. 48.8 million　　　　　　　 C. 38.8 million　　　　 D. half

B

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London.

People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called Londinium. The plague(瘟疫)came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II.

London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of London. To prevent this happening, a great barrier(屏障)has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe.