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第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

Albert Einstein always liked to ask questions when he was a boy. When his teacher  36

him a question, he would think  37   another question to ask her. And often she would get red in the face and be angry  38    him  39   asking questions she couldn’t answer. The more Albert learned, the  40  he found to think about. The more he thought about, the more questions he wanted  41  .

   He knew  42    the earth, the moon, the other stars, and the sun are just part of  43   we

call the universe. He also knew that the universe is made  44  all the stars we can see  45  our eyes, and the ones that are too far to be _ 46 . And he discovered that all these stars, our own bodies and  47  else are made up of atoms(原子).

   He thought there  48  be some rules to explain why everything in the universe, big and small, acts  49  it does. Why don’t the stars  50  around in the sky bump (撞击)into each other? 51   makes atoms stick （粘住）together to  52    different things?

   Albert Einstein always thought hard  53   he believed he had some answers to his questions. People often asked him questions because he  54  answer many of them. In fact, he   solved（解决） quite a few problems that scientists had been trying to  55  for many, many years.

36. A. asked    B. answered    C. introduced  D. rose

37. A. of B. about  C. over    D. with

38. A. at  B. to       C. with    D. about

39. A. as  B. for      C. with    D. of

40. A. many    B. less     C. much  D. more

41. A. ask       B. to ask  C. asking D. to be asked

42. A. what     B. when  C. whether      D. that

43. A. which   B. how    C. what   D. that

44. A. with     B. of       C. from   D. in

45. A. from    B. in       C. with    D. off

46. A. see       B. seeing C. saw     D. seen

47. A. something    B. everything  C. anything     D. nothing

48. A. can       B. may    C. must   D. need

49. A. about    B. for      C. what   D. as

50. A. moved  B. moving      C. move  D. to be moving

51. A. Who     B. What  C. Which D. Whose

52. A. be B. have   C. form   D. do

53. A. when    B. until   C. after   D. as

54. A. could    B. can     C. must   D. may

55. A. work for      B. work   C. work with  D. work out

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His first fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa．Then, as the first black president he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.

On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.

Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918．He was adopted by the chief of his tribe (部族) and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life. But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination (种族歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa．Before 1990, under the country's Racial Segregation Law , coloured and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.

For his opposition (反对) to the system Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first elections were held in which everyone could vote.

Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer (拳击手) and fought in the ring when he was young.

"Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat (撤退)," he wrote in his autobiography.

As a skilful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.

57．Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following EXCEPT _____.

       A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa

       B．uniting South Africa

       C．organizing a government in South Africa

       D．controlling the spread of AIDS

58．If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he _____.

       A．could easily have been the president of South Africa

       B．could still have lived a happy life

       C．could have been in a difficult situation

       D．would have been an excellent boxer

59．It can be inferred that Nelson Mandela _____.

       A．continues to help the black people with the political struggle

       B．is taking a position in a music group

       C．is taking on the world’s greatest fight against AIDS

       D．is preparing for the next election of president

60．Which statement can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?

       A．Struggle is his life.        B．Sports make his fame.

       C．Fight for equal rights.     D．Great fighter against government.

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—She must have gone back to the valley. 

 —No, she_________. The entrance to it was nowhere to be found.

  A. mustn’t  B. needn’t   C. couldn’t  D. may not

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Only in this way ______ our goals.

  A. we can reach    B. can we arrive   C. we can arrive    D. can we reach

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 It was the training________he had at school________made him good jumper.

A. what; what              B. what; that            C. that; that                  D. that; which

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）

Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive （积极的） way.

56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Sweetest Day is a day to make others happy.

B. Sweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.

C. Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.

D. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.

57. Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?

A. Visiting sick people of the hospital.

B. Visiting children who have lost their parents.

C. Giving friends small gifts.

D. Giving flowers to sweethearts.

58. What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage?

A. They give money.                          B. They give gifts.

C. They send regards.                         D. They offer help.

59. The underlined word “neglected” in the second paragraph means “______”.

A. remembered                            B. hated

C. paid little or no attention to       D. disappointed          

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　　A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression.

　　The researchers used a national long-term survey of teenagers’ health to investigate the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand teenagers who were not depressed when the survey began in nineteen ninety-five.

　　As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio.

　　Media use totaled an average of five and one-half hours a day. More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.

　　Seven years later, in two thousand two, more than seven percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one.

　　Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an eight percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression.

　　The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio. But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression.

　　The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry this Monday. In December, the magazine Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. They found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active.

72. How many years has the mentioned survey lasted till 2009?

　 A. 7       B. 21         C. 14           D. 19

73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. Young women were less likely than young men to develop depression.

　 B. Happy people spend more time in watching TV.

　 C. Playing computers has nothing to do with the depression.

　 D. Teenagers spend about five and a half hours a day on media use.

74. The topic the author wanted to express through the passage is____.

　 A. Teens, television and depression    B. Teens, media and depression

　 C. adults, television and happiness     D. women , media and happiness  

75. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

　 A. teenagers should be prevented from using media

　 B. depression is increasing at a speed of 8% a year

　 C. watching TV is part of teenagers’daily life

　 D. TV has ill effect on social life

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The warmth of ______ sweater will of course be determined by the sort of ______wool used．

A. the; the         B. the；／　        C.／；the　         D. ／；／　.  

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Marco found the walls of the Summer Palace were covered______gold and silver and the Hall was so large it could easily______6,000 people for dinner.

A.with,seated    B.in,seated    C.in,seat     D.with,be seated

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______the zoologists tried to prove was that the photo of the South China Tiger had been staged or technologically dealt with.

       A．That       B．Why                C．Whether           D．What