Everyone makes mistakes in life, but for whales and dolphins, the “mistake” of landing on the shore costs the highest price---their lives.

People living along the coast of Australia and New Zealand have been shocked and saddened by the number of whales and dolphins that they have found on their beaches recently. Since November 28^th, 96 whales and dolphins have died in Australia and 53 whales died in New Zealand. Although 20 whales were saved, some of these were not expected to live, as they were too weak to swim with the others back to sea.

Bob Brown, leader of Australia’s Green party, said the mass beaching was caused by the recent “sound bombing” of the ocean floor between the two countries. This is a method of testing for oil and gas reserves (储藏量).

But mass beaching of whales has long puzzled scientists. Typically most members of the stranded (搁浅) group will appear to be perfectly healthy. “Some researchers believe that close relationship within the group causes the problem, if one gets into trouble, the others will not leave” said Shery Gibney, a leading biologist in New Zealand. “Some will come in and try and assist it; if they get trapped on the beach, then more will come.”

Another common theory is that the whales’ navigation (导航) system are thought to break down in some way. It has been said that whales follow electromagnetic (电磁的) patterns in the sea-bed. The whales can get confused because these patterns sometimes change. That would be a bit like a new roundabout (环状交叉路) being built on a road you were used to driving on. You might be confused for a minute when you come to it for the first time, and you might even take a wrong turning before getting back on your route.

A different idea is that when whales chase fish for food they end up in shallow waters because they are not paying attention to where they are going.

And yet, from time to time a group will swim on purpose into shallow waters and end up on the beach, where they die. If returned to the sea, some whales often show great determination in restraining themselves.

________ whales and dolphins would probably die in this mass beaching along the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

A. Less than 100      B. Less than 150     C. More than 150      D. 149

Which of the following can be used to explain the term “sound bombing”?

A. The terrible sound that is caused in the war between two countries.

B. Human activities that aim to explore the ocean floor.

C. The loud sound that whales and dolphins make.

D. The earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor.

Which of the following couldn’t probably lead to the mass beaching of whales?

A. A change in the electromagnetic patterns that whales follow.

B. New roundabout being built on a road.

C. Their full attention to the search for food.

D. Exploiting natural resources in oceans.

The passage is mainly about _______.

A. that whales and dolphins may make mistakes as well as human beings

B. how scientists have found the reasons for the mass beaching of whales

C. how human beings make use of the ocean resources

D. why the mass beaching of whales happens

第二节 写作(满分25分)

目前全国大力推行素质教育，对中小学双休日进行了严格的控制，不允许学校统一组织学生上课、上自习和考试，应开展丰富有益的课外活动。请根据你校的实际情况，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈同学们是如何度过双休日的以及你的感受，可适当发挥。

注意：词数100—120。    词汇提示：素质教育quality-oriented education

 According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _________ a woman.

A. than        B. such       C. so         D. as

 He said it was this classroom _______ he found his lost watch and _____ he would take good care of it from then on.

A. where; /                 高*考*资*源*网  B. when; what         C. that; what         D. where; that

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________ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.

A. It                   B. This.           C. What             D. As

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---- Ricky, why hasn’t Billy been with us these days?

---- Oh, he is _________for next month’s 400m race.

A. standing out   B. taking up                C. backing out                 D. working out

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Would you like to ______ us? We are going to _____ the school’s 20th anniversary celebration.

       A. join in; take part in                          B. join in; join

       C. take part in; join                             D. join; take part in

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 He wanted to know what I thought, _____ confused me because I thought the author knew

    more than I did.

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

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64. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Pimsleur courses are not used very widely.

B. Pimsleur courses came into being in 1960s.

C. Pimsleur courses have been used in the FBI for 40 years.

D. You can take Pimsleur courses to learn your native language.

65. According to Pimsleur courses, to improve oral ability, learners should _________.

A. gain fluency training       

B. pay special attention to pronunciation

C. repeat again and again      

D. recite different rules

66. Which of the following is Not the reason you choose Pimsleur Approach?

A. Covering your accent.          

B. Building your confidence.

C. Learning a language easily       

D. Getting your money back if failing.

67. Which of the following is TRUE of Pimsleur courses?

A. The first students graduated in 1980.       

B. Lessons needn’t be learned in order.

C. Each audio CD has one fluency-oriented lesson.

D. Learners have to learn the course at the fixed time.

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二、句型翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.他每晚花半小时沿河边慢跑。

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2.他认为是13这个数字给他带来了厄运，这太可笑了。

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3.这是他第二次被抓到在厕所吸烟。

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4.那棵树看起来要倒似的。

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5.是不是残疾使他们做事情很困难？

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