The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ____ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

 A. since              B. when      C. as                   D. while

Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum (论坛) asking what "PK" meant. "My family has been watching the 'Super Girl' singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea," explained the puzzled father.

    To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, "PK" is short for "Player Kill", in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.

    In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.

    Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons (行话) which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.

    "My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. He always took me to the 'KPM'," went one composition.

    "GG" means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). "PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). "KPM" is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.

    Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language. If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!

40. By writing the article, the writer tries to ________.

A. expose some Internet language     B. suggest common Internet language

C. laugh at the Beijing father           D. draw our attention to Internet language

41. What does the writer think about the term "PK"?

 A. Fathers can't possibly know it.       B. The daughter should understand it.

 C. Online game players may know it.    D. "Super Girl" shouldn't have used it.

42. The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show

that Internet jargons ________.

A. are used not only online                 B. can be understood very well

C. are welcomed by all the people        D. cause trouble to our mother tongue

43. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A puzzled father                      B. Do you speak Internet-ish?

C. Keep away from Internet-ish       D. Kong Long or Qing Wa?

American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the body’s defense system against infection（感染）．Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston，Massachusetts，did the study．The team studied a chemical found in black，green，oolong and pekoe tea This chemical is an amino acid（氨基酸）called L-theanine．The scientists say it may increase the strength of Gamma delta T cells，which are part of the body’s defenses．

First，the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens（抗原）found in the amino acid Antigens help the body react to infection．Then the scientists added some bacteria（细菌）．

Within twenty-four hours，the cells produced a lot of interferon，a substance that fights infection Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon．

In the second part of the study，eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day．Ten other people drank the same amount of instant coffee．That is dried coffee mixed with hot water．

Two weeks later，and again two weeks after that，the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people．They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells．They found that the tea drinkers produced five times more interferon after they started drinking tea The coffee drinkers did not produce interferon．

Doctor Jack Bukowski led the study He says the antigens added to the Gamma delta T cells were responsible for the increased reaction to the bacteria．He says the study also showed that the cells were able to remember the bacteria and fight them again the next time．

Earlier research already has found that tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer Doctor Bukowski says the new study must be repeated with more people．If the findings prove to be true，he says，then tea drinking might also help protect against bacterial infections．He says the amino acid L-theanine could be removed from tea and used as a drug to strengthen the body’s defenses．

73．We may know from the text that     can be found in different kinds of tea．

A．Gamma delta T cells                                B．L-theanine

C．interferon                                        D．bacteria

74．Tea may help strengthen the body’s defense system because it helps     ．

A．the body to produce more interferon

B．the body to produce more Gamma delta T cells

C．to add some bacteria to the blood cells

D．to mix antigens with some of the cells in the body

75．According to Dr Bukowski，     ．

A．the findings of the study have already proved to be true

B．he bas taken some amino acid L-theanine from tea and made a drug with it

C．further study is needed to prove the findings true

D．he is not sure whether tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer

—I had a really good weekend at my uncle's．

       —_________. 

       A．Oh, that's very nice of you        B．Congratulations

       C．It's a pleasure               D．Oh, I'm glad to hear that

He want s to changes in the company and I am sure he will___________

A. on time     B. at a time       C. at one time       D. in time

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共两节, 满分30分）

第一节: 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。

    In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.

People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织） cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.

In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.

61. The passage is mainly about ______ .       

  A. air pollution  B. water pollution    C. noise pollution   D. world pollution      

62. According to the passage, a continuous noise of _______decibels can make people deaf.

  A. less than 85   B. less than 65       C. about 65              D. more than 85   

63. 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _______ .

  A. they are working in noisy places   B. they often listen to pop music

  C. they live near airports           D. they are too busy to listen to others’ talk      

The students in our school lack quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.

A. access               B. passage                    C. way                         D. approach

 I was about to leave the office ______ an unexpected visitor came.

A. while             B. as              C when            D. before

Tony, mind your manners. Don’t _______ while others are talking.

       A. cut in                B. cut off                            C. cut down                  D. cut up

第II卷  （共45分）

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词；在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Ms. Clark is an engineer. Her job is design new           76. ______________

computers. She’s interested in the work and work very           77. ______________

hard. Before work she usually hurries home to cook supper.       78. ______________

She’s busy but has a few hobbies. She real enjoys               79. ______________

sports. She plays the tennis twice a week. On Sundays     80. ______________

she usually had a short walk by herself after supper         81. ______________

nearly the park which is not far from her home. She has         82. ______________

not time to do so on weekdays. She usually takes a             83. ______________

bus to work. The boss, in his company she works, says           84. ______________

that she is one of the best worker in his company.               85. ______________