9、China's population is expected to increase to about 1.5 billion in 2040, ________it will start to decline slowly.

A. where            B. after which         C. on which            D. which

8、About one third of the population in Beijing and Shanghai_________ netizens, but in poorer areas, only three or four percent _________online.

A. is; is             B. are; are            C. are; is              D. is; are

7、Come to me early tomorrow morning. If I _________, wake me up.

A. sleep    B. will be sleeping    C. was still sleeping   D. am still sleeping

6、_________tired from her typing, Julia decided to take a walk outside.

A. To get           B. To have got       C. Getting             D. Got

5、It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen   1   in almost a month. Every day, my husband would    2    the process of trying to get water to the fields.    3  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

      On this day I learned the true lesson of   4  and witnessed the only   5  I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,    6    toward the woods.  He was walking with effort, trying to be as 7   as possible. Minutes after he   8   into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches,    9  that whatever he had been doing was completed.  Moments later,     10    , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.    11   I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing   12   

      Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost    13     for him to get away. A huge deer was   14   close.    15   the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   16    , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands. When the water was   17     , Billy ran back to get more. It then became   18   to me.

      I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the    19   boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was   20  with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1. A. water                  B. rain              C. deer                     D. storm

2. A. take over               B. try on                 C. go about          D. seek out

3. A. Before                 B. If                 C. Until                D. Unless

4. A. helping                B. sharing             C. donating          D. offering

5. A. miracle                B. lesson            C. wildlife           D. virtue

6. A. running                B. marching           C. walking            D. riding

7. A. still                   B. silent                C. secret                    D. sacred

8. A. skipped                B. slipped             C. wandered         D. disappeared

9. A. thinking                B. wondering          C. worrying                 D. calculating

10. A. though                       B. besides               C. however           D. therefore

11. A. Actually               B. Finally              C. Quietly                D. Surprisingly

12. A. sign                B. scenery           C. sight             D. scene

13. A. screamed            B. rushed              C. made              D. burst

14. A. mildly               B. powerfully           C. dangerously            D. aggressively

15. A. And                 B. Otherwise         C. Thus             D. But

16. A. thirst                B. illness              C. heat               D. pain

17. A. lost                 B. missing           C. gone             D. served

18. A. annoying               B. clear               C. acceptable                D. puzzling

19. A. kind                B. clever              C. naughty                  D. honest

20. A. raining               B. appearing           C. chanting          D. weeping

4、If you are like many people, you enjoy sports in your leisure time. Many of us watch sports on TV, go to games and meets, and play tennis or golf in the time left after school or work. We may even chat about sports on the Internet. Many observers note that sports reinforce(加强;增强)norms and values important to society, like competition and teamwork. Sports metaphors, such as "There is no I in TEAM," teach us that success is achieved by putting the group above individual glory. Slogans like "Winners never quit and quitters never win" reinforce values of competition and working hard to get ahead.

     Nevertheless, organized sports have been criticized for several things. One is that they encourage potentially harmful male aggression.  Another is that they direct minority students, particularly African American males, toward athletics--instead of academics--as a road to success.  However, only a very small minority of high school athletes are able to support themselves through athletics. In fact, according to one estimate, only one of 12,000

high school athletes will earn money as a professional athlete; among those who make it, the average professional career lasts only three years. Nevertheless, the importance of sports in teaching and reinforcing norms and values, along with the role of sports in symbolizing and integrating communities, are important reasons why nearly every nation has encouraged athletics.

1. What's the primary purpose of the writer's writing the passage?

     A. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of promoting athletics.

     B. To argue against supporting athletic teams in high schools.

     C. To entertain the reader with anecdotes about sports figures.

D. To persuade that sports programs in schools need more money.

2. What does the underlined word "norms" probably mean?

     A. Types of sports.

B. Unusual or rare events.

C. Errors to be avoided.

D. Expected standards of behavior.

3. What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

     A. Athletics are supported by many countries.

     B. Emphasis on athletics may have some negative effects.

     C. Athletics prepare young people for success in life.

     D. African Americans often make excellent athletes.

4. The author of this passage probably feels that

A.      teamwork is not important to success in athletics

B.      playing sports makes young males much more manly

     C. athletes should be encouraged to build academic skills

     D. sports should be discouraged in most American schools

5. The author suggests that

     A. interest in sports is declining around the world

     B. most Americans have only a minor interest in sports

C. training youth in sports does little to prepare them for successful lives

D. many Americans play sports and/or watch sports events on television

3、According to decades-long research, women who took low to moderate(节制) daily doses of aspirin had a reduced death rate, especially from heart disease.

The research, based on data from a major trial that has tracked almost 80,000 women since 1976, found that women who reported using aspirin on a regular basis had a 25 percent lower risk of death from any cause than women who didn't take the drug.

      The risk of death from cardiovascular(心血管的) disease was 38 percent lower for aspirin users, and there was also a 12 percent reduction in cancer deaths that took effect after a decade of aspirin use, the researchers found in their report based on the Nurses' Health Study.

However, an accompanying editorial in the journal cautioned that the results were open to debate and far from definitive.     

The dissenting (持异议的) editorial was based on results of an earlier trial by the Women's Health Study, which followed almost 40,000 women for 11 years and found no reduction in overall deaths. Therefore, the new findings "cannot overcome the accumulated evidence that aspirin is not particularly effective for the primary prevention of death from cardiovascular disease in women."

      "This is a complicated issue," said Dr. Andrew T. Chan, leading author of the new report. "We understand that aspirin has potential health benefits, but who would aspirin therapy(疗法) be appropriate for?" There are "areas of disagreement that need further study" before that question can be answered, Chan said. But there is information from the two large studies and other trials that can help guide women and their physicians, he said. And anyone who is thinking about daily aspirin "should really talk with doctors about the benefits and risks."

1. The new report clearly benefits the women suffering

     A. heart disease           B. cancer        

C. lose of memory         D. aspirin side effects

2. Which of the following questions hasn't been solved according to Dr. Chan?

A. Whether aspirin is beneficial for health?       

B. Which of the two researches is really reliable?

C. Who will do the further study in this area?   

D. Who are proper for this treatment?

3. Which research does the author seem to support?

     A. The new one.           B. The earlier one. 

C. Neither.          D. Both.

4. We know from the last paragraph that women who trust the treatment should

     A. be very careful about it                           

B. start immediately with the help of their physicians

     C. concentrate on the benefits instead of the risks   

D. turn to their physicians for only the benefit it has

5. What is the main purpose of the passage?

     A. To promote the new aspirin therapy to women.

B. To introduce two controversial researches.

C. To draw a final conclusion on the debate.    

D. To help women live longer and healthier.