Tom has a (n)       for language，while his sister is a born pianist

      A．gift                     B．present                C．ability                    D．intelligence

After he was knocked down by a bike, he was badly hurt and had to ______ to his feet.

 A. stand           B. struggle             C. run           D. sit

The workers agreed to ________ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

       A. call for                    B. call in                      C. call off                     D. call up

 J. K Rowling’s career really ________ when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June 1997 and achieved instant success.

A. showed off      B. took off         C. paid off             D. put off

第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分,满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C、D） 中，选出最佳选项。

A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!". To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhbhh! ! !

Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?”. And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!". The voice answers: "I admire you!".

   Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward (one without courage)!”. He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?”. The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."

   Again the father screams at the top of his voice: “You are a champion!".The voice answers: "You are a champion!"

   The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life; Life will give you back everything you have given to it."

41. The boy is surprised because ________.

A. he falls over his own feet      

B. his father can yell as loud as he does

C. he hears his screams repeated       

D. someone calls him a coward

42. The father screams in order to ________.

A. beat his son in the contest         

B. lay the basis for his teachings

C. show his son his superior skill       

D. apply his theory to practice

43. What’s the father’s attitude towards life?

A. positive     B. negative     C. depressed      D. hopeless

44. Which of the following proverbs is in keeping with the father's teachings?

A. Faith will move mountains.       B. A great talker is a great liar.

C. Love me, love my dog.          D. Do well and have well.

         you’ve tried it on, you can’t imagine how pleasant the new style dress is.

       A．Unless      B．Because    C．Although  D．When

 ---Is this car _________ you bought the other day?

   ---Yes, I like it very much.

 A. which                    B. the one              C. whose            D. where

I shall never forget the day         Shen Zhou VI was launched ,       has a great effect

on my life .

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

Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21．Hundreds more are missing or feared dead．

The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country．The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy season. One of the ferries，MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said．The second ferry carried about 100 passengers．

“The number of deaths is certain to rise．”said an official in charge of the rescue work．“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived.” Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board． Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes，falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats． Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh，as are boating accidents．Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people． Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions．Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20,000 ferries use the nation’s Waterways every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded．Since 1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．

63．________ passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?

A.500   B.100   C.400   D.300

64．Officials blame boating accident on ________

A. strong winds．             B. bad weather conditions．

C. the blockages of waterways． D. the lack of safety measures．

65．Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?

A. They were overcrowded． B. They sank on April 21．

C. The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．

D. They sank somewhere near Dhaka．

 Two American couples each __   a Chinese girl and they happen to be twin sisters.

A. have adapted    B. has brought up   C. has received   D. have adopted