Water, which seems so simple and common, is _____ makes life possible.

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

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.   40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t   41   in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you   42   reasons. First I was a   43   when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   45  .

    “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47   that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good   49   . In the meantime, it also   50   a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s   51   astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

36. A. loving        B. watering       C. tending      D. planting

37. A. stop     　　 B. stay           C. live         D. run

38. A. kept          B. dropped        C. fallen           D. lost

39. A. realized       B. noticed         C. felt            D. thought

40. A. Excited       B. Frightened       C. Shocked       D. Satisfied

41. A. feel           B. see              C.hear            D.eat

42. A. one          B. two            C. three          D. four

43. A. gardener      B. teacher         C. farmer        D. painter

 44. A. taste          B. plant           C. touch         D. appreciate

 45. A. it            B. me             C. them          D. you

 46. A. with pleasure   B. in surprise       C. with hope     D. in anger

 47. A. true           B. possible        C. a pity         D. a shame

 48. A. put            B. turn           C. get           D. knock

 49. A. mind          B. life            C. future         D. mood

 50. A. introduces      B. offers          C. stands        D. leaves

 51. A. words         B. behavior        C. story         D. attitudes

 52. A. treats          B. acts           C. works         D. serves

 53. A. anybody       B. somebody       C. everybody     D. nobody

 54. A. ears           B. soul            C. eyes         D. heart

 55. A. refusing       B. trying          C. pretending     D. failing

Everyone’s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction（网上拍卖）.

Buying for Beginners

Sign up on www. eBay. co. uk. Most items (e.g. tables, computers and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now ” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.

If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish, you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.

How to Pay

Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.

Selling Made Simple

If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.

The big Things in Life

It’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collectively sent by deliverymen. Check the ways of delivery before you bid.

64. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to make payment online.                       B. Ways of making delivery online.

C. How to use an online-auction system.             D. Advantages of an online auction system.

65. After bidding for an item, a buyer ________.

A. has chances to make higher bids                    B. will get what he wants in ten days

C. should make payment immediately          D. may check its picture and description

66. The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is ________.

A. through a local banking system                      B. by sending the money to the seller

C. through an online payment system                 D. by paying the deliveryman directly

第II卷（共两部分 满分35分）

第一部分：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Do you like friends who can teach you a lot every day? Books are

 s     friends because they bring knowledge to us and keep us company 1.         

through our life. They are so valuable that        (图书馆) are built    2.         

to        (存放) them. Almost all great men are lovers of books.       3.          

Franklin said that it was books that l       him to success and         4.          

that he could have achieved nothing w    books. Books are            5________

the holders of mankind’s ______(经验) and imagination. They enable     6.        _

us to see through the past and predict the        . So when you open    7.         

a book, you would get into a world ______ you have never been         8.         

before. A good book is a good teacher that h       you to get over      9.         

Difficulties. No matter what you are, _______or old, poor or rich,        10.         

books are your devoted friends. Love books and love life.

Last week, only two people came to look at the house,________ wanted to buy it.

A. none of them    B. both of them   C. none of whom   D. neither of whom

 (Xinhua)

Chinese and Russian armed forces on Wednesday began a five-day joint military drill aimed at boosting their troops’ capability（提高部队能力）in fighting against terrorist. They will conduct a joint antiterror military exercise beginning July 22.

The exercise, named “Peace Mission-2009”, will be carried out in Russia’s Far East area and the Shenyang Military Area Command in northeast China, according to the two countries’ defense authorities. It will last five days.

About 1,300 people from the army and air force of each side will participate in the exercise. The Russian forces would also send an airborne assault unit(空降突击连) to participate in the exercise, according to the Defense Ministry.

The more than 2,600 soldiers have conducted joint exercise before. From July 23 to 26, the troops will conduct the exercise at a training base in the Shenyang Military Area Command where theater-level command headquarters(司令部) of both sides will be established.

The deputy chief of general staff of Chinese armed forces Ma Xiaotian told reporters this morning that the Chinese military is well prepared for Sunday’s joint anti-terror drill with Russia in a training base in Baicheng, Jilin Province.

The other four member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Takistan, Uzbekistan and the SCO’s secretariat will send military observers.

China, Russia and other member states of the SCO held two similar anti-terrorism exercises under the name of “Peace Mission” in 2005 and 2007 respectively.

The exercise was not targeted at any particular third party, but would show the abilities and resolution of both sides to jointly deal with various kinds of security threats and crack down on terrorist, separatist and extremist forces, the spokesman said.

72.In which day will the military exercise end?

A．On July 22.    B．On July 23.   C．On July 25.   D．On July 26.

73.How many soldiers in all between China and Russian will conduct joint exercise?

A．More than 1,300.      B．Exactly 2,600.

C．More than 2,600.      D．Less than 2,600.

74. The passage tells us that     .

A．the five-day joint military drill is held in Russia’s Far East area.

B．China, Russia and other member states of the SCO, held three similar anti-terrorism exercises before this

C．not only the other four member states of the SCO, but also the members from America and France will send military observers

D．the target for the exercise is to show two nations strong determination to beat the terrorists severely and at the same time to show their military abilities to jointly deal with various kinds of security threats internationally.

75. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Peace Mission-2009.     

B．A Five-day Joint Military Drill.

C．Mission for Peace Tarets Terrorists. 

D．Chinese Forces Ready for Sunday’s Joint Drill.

 –Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.

—Yes, that might      why he didn’t do well in the test.

A．sum up    B．add up to   C．account for   D．make sense of

—Mary works hard at English.

—_______ and_______.

A. So does she; so you do                       B. So does she; so do you   

C. So you do; so does she                D. So she does; so do you

It has been said that one can experience four seasons in the course of a single day in no  country        Britain．

      A．other than    B．more than    C．better than       D．rather than

 Is this science lab ___ some foreign experts visited last Friday?              

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