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 I wonder how he could __________ not handing in his maths exercises yesterday, for his maths teacher is always strict with his students.

   A. get along with  B. get down to    C. get away with   D. get around

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah，he happened to live near a copper smelter（炼铜厂），and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to he a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on，something happened inside him.

　　Years later Paul was back in the area，and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was“No”.

Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately，his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that，he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected，he wouldn’t get his idea accepted．

　　Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote，“It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.”Under the cover of darkness，he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.

　　And every week，he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later，as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment，the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.

　　Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes，and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white，but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.

51．When Paul was a boy，______________.

       A．he had decided never to leave his hometown

       B．the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter

       C．no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution

       D．he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area

52．Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?

       A．He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.

       B．He was interested in planting trees since he was young.

       C．He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.

       D．He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.

53．The underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probable means that     .

       A．It was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland

       B．His normal work and life would be greatly affected

       C．No once would like to join him in the efforts

       D．He had to keep everything he did decret

54．The message of the passage is that _____________.

       A．action speaks louder than words

       B．perseverance will work wonders

       C．God helps those who help themselves

       D．many hands make light work

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air for their children, but experts now have identified a related threat to children's health that isn't as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke。

　　That's the term being 21    to describe the invisible yet poisonous mixture of gases and particles(颗粒) clinging （依附）to smokers' hair and 22    , not to mention cushions and carpeting, that stays long after second-hand smoke has cleared from a room. The remaining  23   heavy metals, carcinogens(致癌物) and even radioactive materials that young children can get on their hands and take  in, 24  if they're crawling or playing on the floor。

　　Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston coined the term "third-hand smoke" to 25 these chemicals in a new study that 26    on the risks they pose to infants and children. The study was published in the  27    issue of the journal Pediatrics。

　　"Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is bad, 28   they don't know about this," said Dr. Jonathan P. Winickoff, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School。

　　"When their kids are 29  the house, they might smoke. Or they smoke in the car. Or they strap(用带子捆扎) the kid in the car seat in the back and crack the window and 30   , and they think it's okay because the second-hand smoke isn't getting to their 31   . We needed a term to describe these tobacco toxins that aren't 32   ."

　　The study reported on 33   toward smoking in 1,500 households across the United States. It found that the vast majority of both smokers and nonsmokers were 34   that second-hand smoke is harmful to children. Some 95 percent of nonsmokers and 84 percent of smokers 35  with the statement that "inhaling smoke from a parent's cigarette can 36    the health of infants and children"。

　　But 37   fewer of those surveyed were aware of the  38   of third-hand smoke. Since the term is so new, the researchers asked people if they agreed with the statement that "breathing air in a room 39  where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children"。

　　Only 65 percent of nonsmokers and 43 percent of smokers agreed with that 40   , which researchers interpreted as acknowledgement of the risks of third-hand smoke.

21.A  told      B discussed     C  used       D  mentioned

22. A shoes      B clothing     C  body        D  mouth

23. A includes    B covers      C finds          D  improves

24. A especially   B specially    C immediately  D  regularly

25. A name       B call        C explain        D  describe

26. A focused     B  tended    C tried           D  worked

27. A later       B latest        C best           D  previous

28. A but        B and         C however        D   or 

29. A alongside   B out of       C in              D  beside

30. A cough     B  talk        C observe         D smoke 

31. A cars       B seats         C kids           D  windows

32. A visible    B  invisible     C poisonous       D concrete

33. A  policies  B  attitudes      C bans            D habits

34. A  told     B content       C  confident       D  aware

35. A opposed   B agreed        C fought          D  connected

36. A harm      B destroy       C improve         D confuse

37. A quite      B very         C far              D  too

38. A chances   B risks          C abilities          D conditions

39. A tomorrow   B today        C yesterday         D  weekend

40. A statement   B mark         C discussion        D prejudice

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——Chatting online has become_________popular means of communication.

——That’s true.It is especially popular with__________young.

A 不填； the  B a ; the   C不填；不填  D  a ；不填

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—I thought Stephanie and Lee were getting married in June.

—No, that’s ________ her cousin’s wedding is.

A. where B. when  C. why    D. how

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 Sarah hopes to become a friend of ______ shares her interests. 

A. anyone              B. whomever         C. whoever            D. no matter who

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 Hardly_______when the fans began to scream with excitement.

A. the star showed up                              B. did the star show up

C. had the star showed up                           D. the star had showed up

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Though an active politician, she succeeded in balancing the _______ she played both at home and in society.

     A. characters   B. parts    C. performances   D. activities

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．When I came into the classroom , I found him _______ with his study.

A .occupied   B. occupying   C. to be occupied  D. was occupied

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第二节 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he’d be flying to France to   36   a different life. I wanted to     37   him some words. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the    38   time I had had such moments.

         When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked    39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. Ten years later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to give him   41   and confidence as he started his new life. Again, words   42    me.

         Now before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   , only not to tell him what he has    45     to me. Or what he might    46   to face in the years ahead.

         What does it matter if a father never tells his son what he really thinks of him?    47    I knew it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always    48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so    50  to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, but finally I said, “Daniel, if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but I couldn't hear, for tears misted my eyes. All I was      52      of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was short and    54  . It was nothing to others. However, it was    55   to me.

36. A. experience          B. spend                C. enjoy                D. shape

37. A. show          B. give          C. leave          D. instruct

38. A. last                    B. first          C. very                  D. next 

39. A. upward               B. into                  C. down                D. up

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

41. A. interest              B. instruction         C. courage             D. direction

42. A. failed          B. discouraged    C. struck           D. troubled

43. A. future          B. embarrassing    C. obvious       D. lost

44. A. last            B. pass          C. fly                    D. remain

45. A. counted                     B. mean                C. valued               D. earned

46. A. think                  B. want                 C. expect               D. wish

47. A. But                    B. And                  C. Instead        D. So

48. A. wondered            B. regretted           C. minded       D. tried

49. A. views                 B. actions                     C. feelings             D. attitudes

50. A. important            B. strange        C. hard          D. great

51. A. disappeared     B. changed       C. progressed         D. advanced

52. A. afraid            B. proud               C. aware            D. tired

53. A. by                 B. against          C. on                 D. with

54. A. simple         B. gentle          C. meaningful       D. moving

55. A. none          B. all            C. anything        D. everything