What lessons China can draw from ___  global financial crisis has become ____ hot topic among us students.

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

Finnish President said Finland-China relations had progressed_______ with fruitful co-operation in new and high-tech fields.

A. peacefully                B. highly                      C. quietly                            D. smoothly

—Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?

—________. You know, I don’t want to get rich by taking risks.

A. All is well that ends well                               B. One man’s meat is another’s poison

C. Better safe than sorry                                 D. No sweet without sweat

III．阅读理解 （满分50分）

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.

    This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over the next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.

    This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.

    Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧） levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.

    “We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in the amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.

41. According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may __________.

A. result in a warming climate          

B. cause the forest fires to occur more frequently

C. lead to a longer fire season            

D. protect the forests and the environment there

42. The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT __________.

A. large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere

B. the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase

C. snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into space

D. ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun

43. Earlier studies about northern forest fires __________.

A. analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate

B. indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere

C. suggest that people should take measures to protect environment

D. suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming

44.The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.

A. released         B. absorbed       C. created      D. distributed

45. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may __________.

A. warm the climate as the supposition goes

B. allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate

C. destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice

D. help to gain more energy rather than release more energy

It largely          the efforts of the government and those companies whether the housing prices can be brought down to a more reasonable level.

A. leads to         B. depends on        C. results in       D. carries out

I was ______ 5 yuan for parking my car for 2 hours.

   A. asked        B .charged       C. offered         D.paid

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答案。选项中有两个为多余选项

Millions of people all over the world use the word OK. In fact, some people say the world. OK means all right or acceptable it expresses agreement or approval.

______ .Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word “oken” means the same as the American word “okay”. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the 19^th century.

But many people doubt this. Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word OK in reports published in the 1960s. He said the word began being used in the 1830s. _____.Some foreign –born people wrote “all correct” as “o-l-l k-o-r-r-e-c-t”, and used the letters O.K. Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago. They said he put the first letters of his names--- O and K --- on each object people gave him to send on the train.

___ The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840. They called their group the OK Club. The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was born--- Old Kinderhook, New York.

Then there is the expression A-OK. It is a space-age expression. It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Shepard. He was the first American to be launched into space. His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned. Shepard reported, “Everything is A-OK.”____ One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received.

There are also funny ways to say okay. ____ .These expressions were first used in the 1930s. Today, a character on the American television series, “The Simpsons”, says it another way. He says okely-dokely.

Some people say okey-dokey or okey-doke.

Still others say a political organization invented the word.

Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on.

But many experts don’t agree on what the expression means.

Language experts do not agree about where the word came from.

It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the words “all correct”.

However, some exerts say the expression did not begin with the space age.

According to recent reports, one of the rare animals,_____ giant panda, is in_____ danger of dying out.

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

--Who's the man shaking hands with our headmaster?

--A scientist ____________ to give us a talk on the history of the Party.

A. is invited      B. invited        C. inviting        D. which is invited

The professor stood before his class of 30 senior biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been honored to be your instructor this term, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test. I also know most of you are off to medical school or graduate school next fall,” he said to them.

“I can well understand how much pressure you are under to keep your grades up, and because I know you are able to understand this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic(自动的) “B” to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”

In relief a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and left the class. The professor looked at the students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last chance.” One more student decided to go.

There were seven students left. The professor closed the door. Then he handed out the final exam. There were only two sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations, you have just received an “A” in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”

I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It may seem like the easy way out of grading (评分) a lot of exams, but it’s a test that any teacher in any subject could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are “B” students at best.

The same is true for students of real life. The “A” students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.

Take your cue(榜样) from Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma: “It’s not the mountain we conquer (征服), but ourselves.” Don’t let the biggest limit be yourself.

The professor offered an automatic “B” to those who would prefer not to take the final exam because _________.

A. he liked the students who wanted to get a “B”

B. he believed they were able to pass the exam

C. he thought any teacher should give them a “B”

D. he thought it was the easy way of grading exams

According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. 22 students got a “B” in the final test without doing the paper.

B. Most of the students would go to medical school shortly after the exam.

C. There were actually no problems on the test papers for the students to work out.

D. The way the professor tested his students would not be suitable for other subjects.

According to the writer, the test given by the professor was ________.

The point of the story is to advise readers _________.

A. to pay attention to what they can do

B. not to miss any final exam at school

C. not to let themselves limit their growth

D. to surround themselves with confident people