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Every possible means , but none prove successful.

A．has tried B．has been tried C．is being tried D．tried

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五：短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分:满分10分〉

I went to see film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me anything about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for I not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English. If I hadn’t worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her.

Some fish form huge schools. Could fish set up schools and teach their children how to survive in the ocean? You may ask. No. Here the “schools” are not the places where you study. They are fish shoals (鱼群) that cover tens of kilometers. What causes hundreds of millions of fish to gather and move together is one of biology’s mysteries.

Darkness appears to be the first step to the creation of shoals, according to a study published in the March 27 journal Science. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and five other institutions studied Atlantic herring (鲱鱼), which forms shoals on a fishing ground off Massachusetts. They used an underwater imaging technology and fish-finding sonar (声纳) to observe the herring over several days in autumn when they spawn (产卵).

They found that, as the sun set, fish in scattered (分散的) groups began swimming much closer to one another than they normally do. When the number of fish reached a certain point in an area, this set off a chain reaction of similar behavior that spread like a sound wave through the water.

The herring’s movement seemed to be started by sunset. The team didn’t record the breakup of these shoals, but a previous study suggested that as the sun rose, the shoals fell apart.

“When the light fades (逐渐消失), it’s safer for the fish to move away from the seabed,” says Nicholas Makris, a professor at MIT who led the research. “Once they have a certain number of other fish, they suddenly come together - forming a shoal covering tens of kilometers within tens of minutes.”

Herring form shoals to migrate during the autumn spawning season. Some shoals were 40 km across and 30 m from top to bottom. They formed in deep water and moved into more shallow waters to spawn.

Forming shoals helps protect them from predators (掠食者) by giving them simple strength in numbers. The ordered movement of the shoal means the fish can reach their spawning ground more quickly and more safely.

Scientists have never before gathered information on so many animals acting together. Understanding these herring shoals could lead to more ideas about what causes animals to move in schools, says Iain Couzin, a biologist at Princeton University, US.

1. Which school in the following expressions is used the same way as the underlined one in the first paragraph?

A. schools of thoughts B. school a horse C. a school of whales D. a medical school

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. There are more large shoals of herring at night than in the daytime.

B. The research on Atlantic herring was conducted independently by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

C. The larger the shoal of herring is, the more slowly it moves.

D. Scientists have found out the reason why fish gather and move together in huge shoals.

3. According to the research, herring tend to get together except ______.

A.when there are predators around B. when they spawn C. when the sun sets D. when the sun rises

4. What seems to be the main reason for herring to gather and move together?

A. To avoid the darkness.

B. To keep other kinds of fish out of their spawning ground.

C. To spawn in the shallow waters.

D. To make themselves feel safe.

第三部分：阅读理解：（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

On a visit to my home state, I had a chance to drive through Cazenovia, a village on the shores of Lake Cazenovia. It seemed to me as if in a dream. I saw again the lakeshore meadow(草地)that has always remained an unforgettable part of my childhood memory. It was the place of family picnics（野炊）.

It was Grandma who had made it a rule to have the annual（每年的) outing. She had made known her wish that the family should meet each summer when travel was easier and eat together in the open air. It was her pleasure to have all her children, and their children, gather in the meadow, and spend the day eating, singing, playing, chatting, making jokes.

After so many years, I can still see her in my mind, a large figure, dressed in black although it was summer, seated under the shade of a large tree. The others spread around her, sitting on blankets on the grass. Despite(尽管) the joy, the family picnic was also a time of puzzlement(迷惑) for me. Who was this stranger in black with whom I could not speak?

What I knew of my grandmother, I heard from my mother: she believed in good food on the table. She knew you are what you eat and she loved America for all kinds of foods it provided to people like her, who, back in her home country, had been used to a simple life, with so little food.

We were about fifty kin (家族成员)gathered in that meadow, living proof of the family progress. Grandma’s sons and daughters all offered her services, goods and children. And yet, despite the good times and good food and the happy chatting people, I still felt a sense of strangeness. When I asked my mother why Grandma looked so strange and never spoke to us, I was told that Grandma’s home country was in Europe and she didn’t speak our language. In my eyes, she might as well have been from Mars(火星). I never remember hearing our own mother speak to her mother, although she must have. I only remember my shock at mother’s sadness when Grandma died. Was she crying for the silence that had existed like a wall between them?......

36. Whom does the underlined words “their children” refer to?

A. The writer’s children B. Grandma’s children

C. Grandma’s grandchildren D. All the children in the family

37. Which of the following was a cause that made Grandma a “stranger” to the writer?

A. Grandma loved all kinds of good foods in America.

B. Grandma started the tradition of the annual gathering.

　 C. Grandma spoke a language different from the writer’s.

D. Grandma enjoyed the family gathering every summer.

38. What does the writer mean by “living proof of the family progress?

A. The writer’s family were having a good time.

B. The writer’s family were having a modern life.

C. Life had improved a lot for the writer’s family.

D. The size of the writer’s family had grown greatly.

39.Why might Grandma have been from mars in the writer’s eyes?

A. Because Grandma acted very strangely.

B. Because the writer never heard Grandma speak to Mother.

C. Because Grandma was deaf.

D. Because Grandma liked to keep silent.

40. What would be the best title for the text?

A. My Memories of Grandma. B. The life of a Strange Woman.

C. A Visit to My Native Village. D. An Unforgettable Family Picnic.

The enemies tried to ____ the city, but they failed in the end.

A. make possession of B. take possession of

C. be covered with D. make up of

---Where did you find your deskmate Tom?

--- It is in the library _______ he studied.

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

—He didn’t devote his time to his study，did he?

--_______．As a result，he failed all the final exams．

A．Yes，he did B．No，he didn’t C．Yes，he didn’t D．No，he did

……

Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward _____ the outdoor concert by the pop singer.

A. to canceling B. not to canceling C. not to cancel D. to not canceling

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