37. All animals, ______ their size, breathe once for every four heartbeats.

A. however                                                                    B. whatever                               

C. no matter                                                                  D. in spite of

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38   ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42  ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44  ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45  ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my   50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No   52  or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54   and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring          B．studying        C．living         D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of      B．As of           C．In terms of    D．Let alone

38．A．game             B．competition     C．match          D．mile

39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats

40．A．fear              B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment

41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed

42．A．trip              B．school         C．ground         D．track

43．A．quit              B．gone           C．insisted       D．left

44．A．annoyed           B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise         B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides

46．A．ran               B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed       B．proud          C．amused         D．excited

48．A．sent me up        B．picked me up    C．took me up     D．set me up

49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead

50．A．opinion           B．goal           C．belief         D．thought

51．A．can              B．may            C．should         D．must

52．A．hesitation         B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter

53．A．Other than         B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than

54．A．lifted             B．broke          C．sank           D．beat

55．A．before            B．when           C．that           D．Since

C

You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you’ll see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet guidebook.

   Lonely Planet is one of the world’s largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages. The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts(播客)all devoted to travel.

   Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They also save time and make sure you don’t miss the best things.

   They also provide the reviews of hostels(旅店), hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

   This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before. If you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language, sometimes there’s nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook. You simply point to a map that directs the taxi driver to a hostel that’s cheap and clean, with friendly staff and cold beer.

   But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them. They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity(自发性)out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen. They also regret that if you follow a guidebook, you’ll end up doing the same thing and having the same experience as everyone else. You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same route.

   Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities. For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists. They pretend to live a traditional lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses in order to attract the tourist dollar.

64. The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that __________.

A. you can speak a foreign language when opening a guidebook

B. you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city

C. it provides lots of useful information about your destination

D. it can help you save time and money when traveling

65. People criticize the guidebook because __________.

   A. it is not as useful as most travelers expect

B. tourist destinations will be crowded if everyone follows the same route

C. travelers may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures

D. local people keep modern lifestyles under its influence

66. What do we know about the Lonely Planet guidebook from the text?

   A. It’s a world-famous brand only producing guidebooks for travelers.

B. It’s very useful to a person who’s nervous about touring an unfamiliar place.

C. It’s very useful to a tourist who likes to repeat others’ experiences.

D. It is loved by all travelers because of the convenience it brings to travelers.

67. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? (①—⑦ stand for Paragraph 1

—Paragraph 7 )

A. ①　　　         　B.  ①                C. ①                D. ①

②                 ②③  ④                ②                ②   ③

③④   ⑤⑥⑦         ⑤        ⑥⑦        ③④⑤  ⑥⑦       ④⑤      ⑥⑦

       五、对话填空

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

      J = John       R = Robert

J:  I hear that an important meeting is to be ( 76 ) h        in our    76.           

    city. What’s it about?

R:  It’s said that its (77) g        is to make clean drinking         77.        

    water available to all.

J:   Who do you know will (78) t         part in the meeting?      78.        

R:   Representatives from more than 80 countries, as is

(79) r        on TV.                                     79.      

J:   Could you tell me (80) m        ?                         80.       

R:   Sure! Three things will be (81) d         at the meeting       81.       

     —ways of making good use of water, (82) r        water      82.        

     pollution and saving water.

J:   That’s good news for people in this area. As you may know,

there are too (83) m        factories around here, which let     83.       

out plenty of poisonous gas and polluted water. So we eagerly

 hope that strong (84) m         will be taken to stop the       84.       

 water pollution.

R:   I quite agree with you. Let’s hope for the day to come as

     soon as (85) p         .                                 85.        

22. ---Chatting online has become_________popular means of communication..

   ---That’s true. It is especially popular with         young.

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

______ the poor living conditions, they continue to gather in the suburban villages because of low rents and easy transport.

A. Except                             B. Instead of                       C. Despite                           D. In case of

—Why don’t you buy it after so long a time of bargains?

    —I can’t accept his _______price.

A．unreasonable         B．unable   C．unique   D．unsensible

短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

特别注意：下面的题为选A卷的考生必做。

One day a doctor was starting his morning works. Suddenly                         81. _______

a man ran his room. His face was red and he could                               82. _______

only say"Quick! Quick!"The doctor thought he can be                              83. _______

very ill. His assistant helped to get the poor man sit in                            84. _______

a chair. The doctor gave the man some medicine to make                          85. _______

him to sleep. Then he looked into the man's mouth and                            86. _______

pulled out all the bad tooths. As soon as the man woke                            87. _______

up, he said"Quick, doctor, Quick,"with a low voice.                                88. _______

"It's all over now,"the doctor told him."You don't understand,"                    89. _______

said the man."I came to tell you your house is on the fire."                         90. _______

Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______ you want to use it for.

   A．what         B．why         C．how           D．whether

As five children under 10 got drowned in a southern province, it is not socially _____ for

parents to leave children unattended at that age.

   A. acceptable                  B. affordable             C. sustainable           D. believable