Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble. His arrest has thrown up as many questions as it has answers. Top of the list is what should happen to Saddam now, closely followed by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction(大规模杀伤性武器). He is currently being held by American troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in power. This is likely to take place at a court set up two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council(伊拉克临管会). The council's president Abdul Azizal-Hakim has warned Saddam could be executed(处死) if found guilty by the court. And the US supports this.“I think he ought to receive the worst punishment for what he has done to his people,”said US President George W. Bush, without directly stating that Saddam should be put to death. However, many nations, including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court. Even Britain, America's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution. The UN Security Council(联合国安理会) has yet to make its position clear. But UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan did say that“the UN does not support a death penalty.”Besides waiting for a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see if the US and Britain can find the banned weapons they gave as the reason for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture could lead to a breakthrough in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said,“there's obvious possibility there. But I think we should carry on what we're doing in Iraq”.

50.After the arrest(逮捕) of Saddam, people are most concerned with the question that _____.

　A.whether there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq  B.where he is held now

　C.how he will be punished   D.none of the above

51.Which of the following is not true?

　A.Saddam will be punished for his cruel actions. B.An international court will be set up.

　　C.UN does not support a death penalty.

　　D.Many nations think it is not fair to have the trial in the court set up by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.

52.Tony Blair's words implies that _____.

　A.he is not sure whether they can find the weapons  B.Britain will not take part in trial

　C. Both A and B      D. Neither A nor B

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

仔细观察下图，给某英文报纸写一篇120—150字的短文。短文应主要包括以下内容：

1、简要描述图中的内容；    2、图片中所反映的现象：    3、你对此现象的看法和建议。

 Peter has to spend ________ two hours every day on the demanding math assignment.

A. at least               B. at most              C. at latest           D. at last

-- Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?

-- ________, I do. I think it's a great idea.

A. Really                      B. Obviously             C. Actually            D. Generally

Zhang Yin preferred _______rather than ______ his friends.

  A. to punish, go against          B. to be punished, turn against

  C. being punished, going against   D. to have punished, turning against

 He got _____ by the police driving at 60 through Cambridge.

  A. caught     B. to catch      C. catching      D. to be catching

Don't just wait       ．You should try to seek for information you need.

A. to inform     B. to be informed    C. for informing    D. for being informed

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。

Without plants, people couldn’t live. We eat plants. _____61____. And we need plants for another reason: We need them because they are beautiful.

_____62_____.Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.

_____63_____.That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.

Do you talk to your plants?  _____64____Perter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. _____65____Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves.

A. Plants get energy from the sun.

B. Do you give them love and take good care of them? 

C. After six months, the deserted plant faded away.

D. After six months, the beloved plant was bigger.

E. We take in oxygen that plants make.

F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.

G. Imagine a world with no plants.

第二节 读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

One dark evening, Oliver was going home, when suddenly Toby and Sikes stopped him. They came to a nice and great house surrounded by a wall. Toby climbed very quickly to the top of the house. Before Oliver had time to look round, Sikes had caught him under the arms; and in no time Oliver and Toby were lying on the grass on the other side. Sikes followed them directly. And they stole cautiously towards the house.

　　When Oliver realized that the other two boys wanted to rob the house, he was full of fear. Cold sweat came upon his face, and he sank upon his knees. On seeing this Sikes drew his pistol(手枪) from his pocket and said angrily, "Get up, or I'll shoot you."

　　"Oh! For god's sake, let me go!" cried Oliver, "Do not make me steal." Toby placed his hand upon Oliver's mouth, and dragged him to the house.

“Take this lantern,” said Sikes, looking into the house. “You see the stairs before you?” Oliver, more dead than alive, answered, "Yes." Sikes briefly warned him to take notice that he was within shot all the way. If he hesitated, he would fall dead at once. "It's done in a minute," whispered Sikes, "Do your work and I’ll let you go."

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括发生在Oliver身上的事和他的心理感受。

2. 以约120个词续写故事，并包括以下要点：

(1) Oliver在被逼的情况下作出了什么决定？

(2) Oliver和其他二人的结果如何？

[写作要求]

不得直接引用原文中的句子。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages _______.

 A．turning      B．turned        C．being turned        D．having turned