It ______ long befor the Chinese Space Center ______ Shenzhou VII Spacecraft,becoming the third country to send an astronaut to "walk" in space after the United States and the former Soviet Union (now Russia).

　　　A.will not be,launches B.was not,launched C.will be,launches D.was not,had launched

Those who are ______ the proposal are expected to discuss it in detail after the meeting.

　　　A.in favour of B.in memory of C.in honour of D.in search of

She didn't do well in the interview,so she failed to go to the university she______.

　　　A.applied to B.was applying to C.had applied to D.would apply to

---Couldn't you leave a message for him?

---Yes,but I need something ______I can write a note.

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

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

A

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said . “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my inquiry, he answered, “Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave.”

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague’s words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn’t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades. I found a note a student ahd slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for beign her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication and a deeper sense of satisfaction – I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.

56. How did the author feel when he heard his colleague’s description of graduation for the first time?

A. He quite agreed with his colleague.        B. He was very puzzled.

C. He thought it very funny.                D. He was very sad.

57. The computer science student called up the author because he ___________.

A. wanted to inform the author of his present job

B. thought the author wasn’t fit to be a teacher

C. wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction

D. tried to persuade the author to work with him

58. What does the underlined part “blue hats and gowns” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. University colleagues                B. Life memories.

C. Graduates’ clothes.                  D. Decorations in the hall.

59. The author wrote the passage to _________.

A. express his devotion to being a teacher    B. compare two different graduation ceremonies

C. talk about the meaning of graduation      D. give-advice on how to be a good teacher

E

Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe.

   Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor eyesight disqualified him. So, as he sat there in his lawn chair, he dreamed about the magic of flying.

   Then one day, Larry Walters got an idea. He went to the local Army-Navy store and bought a tank of helium (氦) and forty-five weather balloons. Back in his yard, Larry used straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair, the kind you might have in your own back yard.

   He fixed the chair to the ground and filled the balloons with helium. Then he packed some sandwiches and drinks and loaded a BB gun, figuring he could pop (打爆) a few of those balloons when it was time to return to earth.

   Being ready, Larry sat in his chair and cut the fixing rope. His plan was to lazily float upwards and then lazily back down to land. But, things didn’t quite work out that way.

   Instead, he shot up as if fired from a cannon! He climbed until he finally reached eleven THOUSAND feet! At that height, he could hardly risk shooting at any of the balloons, for fear of losing the balance! So, he stayed up there, sailing around for fourteen hours, totally at a loss as to how to get down. Eventually, an airliner pilot radioed the airport about passing a guy in a lawn chair at eleven thousand feet ... with a gun in his lap (腿面).

   At nightfall, the winds on the coast made Larry drift out to sea. At that point, the Navy sent a helicopter to rescue him. Eventually they were able to fly over him and drop a rescue line with which they gradually get him back to earth.

   On hitting the ground, he was arrested. When led away in handcuffs, a television reporter called out to ask, “Mr. Walters, why did you do it?” Larry stopped, eyed the man for a moment and replied, “A man can’t just sit around. What happens tomorrow depends on what you do today.”

Are you doing something to improve your life ... or just sitting around?

57. It is the fact that Larry _______.

A. was a qualified pilot                      B. was an amazing bus driver          

C. failed to become a pilot                   D. popped a few balloons

58. While pulled by the helium balloon, Larry took off to fly by _______.

A. shooting at the balloons to get the up-pushing power

B. using straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair

C. fixing the chair to the balloons filled with helium

D. cutting the rope fixing his chair to the ground

59. Larry’s being arrested suggests that _______.

A. he is a wanted criminal by the police         B. it is against law to fly without a license 

C. an air liner pilot found a gun in his lap      D. he intended to steal military information

60. What might the writer think of Larry?

A. He is stupid enough to get arrested.            B. He is wise enough to be a success.

C. He is brave enough to reach his goal.    D. He is violent enough to go against law.

Their talks failed to reach any agreement and ______ now seems little hope of a settlement.

A. it                          B. that                C. there                D. what

How many more decades will have to pass ____ scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer?

       A．when              B．since               C．before                  D．until

What a wonder! They’ve finished _________half of the project  in such a short time．

       A．no more than         B．no less than   C．not more than    D．much less than  

—You didn’t invite Mary to the ball?

—____ her, too?

       A．Must I invite          B．Should I have invited

       C．Must I have invited        D．Should I invite