NASA is moving ahead with plans to put a long-armed Lander on Mars’ icy North Pole to search for clues for water and possible signs of life.

The $386 million Phoenix Mars is planned to touch down in the Martian arctic in 2008. The stationary probe will use its robotic arm to dig into the icy land and pick up soil samples to analyze. In 2002, the Mars Odyssey orbiter spotted evidence of ice-rich soil near the arctic surface.

Scientists hope the Phoenix mission will find clues to the geologic history of water on the Red Planet and determine whether microbes existed in the ice.

Phoenix will be the first mission of the Mars Scout program, a renewed, low-cost effort to study the Red Planet. “The Phoenix mission explores new territory in the northern plains of Mars analogous to the permafrost regions on Earth,” Peter Smith said.

True to its name, Phoenix rose from the ashes of previous missions. The lander for Phoenix was built to fly as part of the 2001 Mars Surveyor program. But the program broke down after the well-known disappearance of the Mars Polar Lander in 1999. The Polar Lander lost contact during a landing attempt near the planet’s south pole after its rocket engine shut off prematurely, causing the spacecraft to fall about 130 feet to almost certain destruction.

The Phoenix probe had been in storage at a Lockheed Martin clean room in Denver before it was reused for its present mission. It will carry science instruments that were designed for the Mars Surveyor program including an improved panoramic camera and a trench-digging robotic arm. Phoenix will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 and land on the planet nine months later.

46. The passage mainly tells readers that _________.

   A. clues of water will be found in Phoenix

   B. Phoenix will be sent to find clues of water on Mars

   C. August 2007 will see Phoenix lift off

   D. the Mars Scout program will be carried out

47. The underlined word “prematurely” (paragraph 5) means _________.

   A. on time        B. behind the time  C. out of work              D. ahead of time

48. According to the passage, we know Phoenix will land on Mars _________.

A. in May 2008                                   B. in August 2007   

C. in August 2008                                   D. in September 2008

49. According to the passage, the name “Phoenix” is after the meaning of _________.

   A. rebirth               B. death                C. energy                     D. hope

50. After Phoenix lands on Mars, we can infer it will firstly _________.

   A. find soil samples and send them to the earth

   B. look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples

   C. take photos and send them to the earth

   D. find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）     阅读下面的短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。

A clear, accurate summary only gives the vital information from a text. Any extra, irrelevant details are left out.  31      (summarize) will seriously improve your quick reading skills — so learn how to do it. You can’t summarize if you haven’t read    32      text carefully. Start by scanning the text, then reading it closely.      33    you understand the whole text, go through it again slowly, working out    34     is relevant, and which details can be left out. Write only the number of words you   35    (tell) — no more. See what the title is, and look for any extra information on the paper   36        could be relevant,   37       the author’s name. Decide what the main theme of the text is.

If the question says how many words long the summary must be, you must never write more _38  __    that limit. You will  39      (definite) lose marks      40        you don’t follow the guidelines. Make sure that all the basic information is there —– don’t include detail when there isn’t room.

--- Where did he leave his car key?

    --- It was in the lab        he made the experiment.

       A．where      B．that   C．what  D．there

完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）   

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

Nearly twenty years has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. And almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.

When James was a teenager, his father   36   him to a fur (毛皮)factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression(大萧条). The   37   was to get James a job.

He entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the walls had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the   38   were packed tightly together, running like trains. The fur hairs were flying,   39   the air thicker, and the workers, sewing the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles   40   the boss marched up and down the rows, shouting and forcing them to go faster. James could hardly   41   . He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t   42   at him, either.

During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him,   43 if there was any work for his son. But unfortunately, the answer was “no”, because at that time no one would__44___ it up once he takes a job.

However, for James, it was a blessing(福气) . He hated the place. He made a(an)   45   that  he would never do any work that brought   46   to someone else, and that he would never allow himself to  47   money from others who would lose their jobs for him.

“What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.

“I don’t know,” he would say. He ruled out（排除）law, because he didn’t like  48   , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the    49  of blood.

　　50__, my best professor became a teacher, he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.

36．A．sent          B．took            C．carried         D．admitted

37．A．situation     B．condition       C．  aim           D．way

38．A．goods         B．workers         C．machines        D．vehicles

39．A．making        B．sending         C．taking          D．breaking

40．A．as            B．after           C．if              D．though

41．A．breathe       B．see             C．walk            D．hear

42．A．attack        B．laugh           C．rush            D．shout

43．A．doubting      B．questioning     C．asking          D．begging

44．A．pick          B． give           C． come           D． turn

45．A．request       B．promise         C．plan            D．arrangement

46．A．harm          B．injury          C．damage          D．convenience

47．A．pay           B．save            C．earn            D．let

48．A．police        B．lawyers         C．doctors         D．government

49．A．sight         B．feel            C．sense           D．scenery

50．A．Generally     B．Possibly        C．Eventually      D．Basically

C

       Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress（紧张） helps to bring it on．It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them．

       Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure（闲暇） in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?

       All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and bring our frustrations（沮丧，挫败） into the open．People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than shoes who bottle up their feelings．[

       If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them．It is possible to change jobs．We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard．We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude．It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy．Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger．The teaching in the Bible “Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions（宗教，信仰）．

65．Which of the following statement is TRUE?

     A．Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve（减轻）stress．

     B．Stress is the direct cause of cancer．

     C．The cause of stress are worthy of serious study．

     D．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today．

66．According to the text, which of the following people is more likely to suffer from stress?

     A．People who have cancer．      

     B．People who like to quarrel with others．

     C．People whose living standard is low．

     D．People who have more responsibilities than they can handle．

67．The word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means          ．

     A．a noisy quarrel       

       B．a very loud noise

     C．a neat line of things side by side    

       D．a journey in a boat

68．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

     A．Changing our jobs．

     B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy．

     C．Speaking out about our frustrations．

     D．Reading the Bible．

第Ⅱ卷 （两部分，共35分）

第一部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空限填1个单词。

Don’t complain in the NBA

The NBA has a new rule this season. It’s called “zero tolerance”. NBA referees are not letting players complain too long or too loudly about a referee’s call. A player who does can be given a technical foul (犯规). Two technical fouls, and the player is out of the game.

The players don’t like the new rule and want the NBA to change it. They think it’s only natural to get angry during a close, hard-fought game if a call goes against you.

But I like the “zero tolerance” rule and wish other sports would follow the NBA’s example. Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable if football, soccer and tennis players stopped arguing the calls and just played the game?

The biggest reason I like the new rule is that it sets a good example to younger players. When kids see stars such as Rasheed Wallace of the Detroit Pistons shouting at the referees and arguing every call, they think it’s part of the game. But shouting at referees and arguing calls should never be part of any kid’s games. Kids should be taught to forget about the referees’ calls and pay attention to improving their skills and play their best.

All players need to learn that you control only one thing in a game, and that’s your own performance. You can’t control what the other players or trainers do. And you certainly can’t control the calls the referees make.

Finally, everyone from NBA all-stars to 8-year-olds should remember that being a basketball referee is a hard job. The referee has to make dozens of sudden calls. No hesitation. No second chances. Not even the best referee gets every call right.

Maybe if the players, trainers and fans who shout at the referees had to wear a whistle and call a few games, there wouldn’t be as many complaints about the “zero tolerance” rule.

第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Hunger is _____ number one global health risk, so the WFP has organized a lot of programmes, which targets people most at ________risk.

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

E

Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch(门廊) will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You’ll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will read stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You’ll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.

  Most of the technology is possible now, but making more people believe that they don’t need to read a newspaper is the next step. But refusing computers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.

  Despite technological advances, it could take tens of years to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.

77. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers?

   A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.   

B. They are more convenient to read.

   C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.

   D. You can easily save information for future use.

78. Which of the following is a reason why it will take a long time to complete the changeover?

   A. The technology is impossible now.

   B. Computer newspapers are too expensive.

   C. The popularization of computers needs a long time.

   D. Traditional newspapers are easier to read.

79. It can be inferred that journalists are against computer newspapers because _________.

   A. they don’t know how to use computer

   B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read

   C. they think the new technology is bad

   D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers

80. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. Newspapers are out of fashion.

B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.

   C. New communications technology.

   D. Computer newspapers are well liked 

                                  D

A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross

-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail in one continuous

walk. 

  Marcia and Ken powers, of Pleasanton, started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb. 27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes, a day ahead of time. 

“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over. It was a fantastic adventure. And now we go home and just do housework. It's really sad.” Marcia, who said she's in her 50s, and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacifics alone with arms around each other' s backpacks.

They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off. But they enjoyed the French history of St. Louis' the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way. They particularly remember two brothers ---- a

doctor and dentist-------who put them up in their homes, after terrible days, and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.

  “Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.” Marcia Powers said. “We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife. It' s an amazing country,” she added.

68. Which of the following about couple's walk is TRUE?

 A. The walk covered more than 13 states.

 B. The walk lasted about half a year.

 C. The walk didn't meet any desert.

 D. The walk might end before October 27.

69. The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means “____________.”

 A. enjoy                       B. move across, through or over

 C. overcome                    D. look at

70. According to the text, we can infer that during the walk the couple __________.

 A. were treated warm-heartedly by the local people

 B. never stopped to have a rest

 C. were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill

 D. felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting

71. The couple went through many places except ____________.

 A. big rivers       B. desert      C. hills       D. fields

第三节 书面表达（满分30分）

   人们完成工作的方式通常有两种：独立完成和合作完成。两种方式各有特点。请你以“Working Individually or Working in a Team”为题,按照以下要点写一篇英语短文:

1. 独立完成:自行安排,独立思考，自己解决问题。

2. 合作完成:一起讨论,相互学习，取长补短。

3. 我喜欢的方式和理由。

注意：词数100左右，文章的题目和开头已经给出（不计入总词数）

Working Individually or Working in a Team

 There are basically two ways to get work done.________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________