He traveled from place to place ,        social problems of all kinds .

       A．making out     B．seeing to C．going over      D．looking into

第三节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意和所缺单词的首字母或汉语释义，写出单词的正确形式（每空限写一词）。

51.We weren’t s_____ with our treatment at the hotel,so we complained to the manager.

52.Tom a_____ to Lucy and Lucy finally forgave him.

53.Peru has a_____ plants from desert grasses to vast areas of jungle.

54.He used to work on a farm.C_____ he earns a living as a fisherman.

55.Only a minority of people o_____,while the majority were in favor of banning smoking.

56.The Prime Minister has formed a new _____(政府).

57.I kept my reference books near my desk for _____(方便).

58.The plane crashed, killing all 200 people _____(在飞机上).

59._____ (判断)from his facial expression, he seems to have been told the truth.

60.The _____(媒体) plays an important part in influencing public opinion.

D

In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest lake in Britain. It is over thirty kilometres long and in places nearly 300 meters deep. It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made around the lake. Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the stories began.

Someone said that he had seen a monster in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long neck and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen it. Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a photo. It looked like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not dear. The newspapers printed the picture and called it the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie".

Then the argument began. Some people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was nothing there.

In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real effort to see and photograph the monster if there was one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was still no real proof.

Later underwater television cameras were used, but no one found any real proof. However, they did find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be home of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.

In 1975, however, some American scientists formed a search group. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature. Its body was about four meters long and had a very ugly head on the end of a four meter neck. Many people then began to believe in the monster. But even today we can not be certain.

63. Before 1930, ____.

A. few people went to Loch Ness Lake

B. many people had been there

C. nobody went to the lake

D. nobody knew about the lake

64. What did the monster look like?

A. It looked like a horse.

B. It was a creature with a long neck and a small head.

C. It looked beautiful.

D. It was tiny and pretty.

65. Who first took a photo of the monster?

A. An American

B. A television camera

C. A holiday-maker

D. A doctor from London

66. A search group formed by some American scientists.

A. found the monster itself

B. found a huge cave under water

C. believed that there wasn't any monster at all

D. took some pictures which seemed to show a monster

第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night? The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea .

Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea．

He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches — but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table: Gone to Michael’s Back tonight . Tim .

The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.

The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.

The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea . The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world．

Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.

He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way …

41．What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

       A．He left the house quietly.      B．He had breakfast at home.

       C．He left a note on the freezer.   D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

42．“He settled for some biscuits ” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim           .

       A．had to leave the biscuits on the table .

       B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches

       C．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches

       D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

43．What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

       A．The height of the first rocks.

       B．The ups and downs of the waves.

       C．The change in the position of the sun.

       D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.

44．Whish of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

       A．The sea looked like a piece of gold．

       B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived．

       C．Tim was the only person on the beach.

       D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

45．In the story , Tim’s mood changed from        .

       A．loneliness to craziness          B．anxiousness to excitement     

       C．helplessness to happiness        D．eagerness to nervousness

London is the city ____ has got the chance to host the 2012 Olympic Games .

   A. which       B. what         C. it             D. where

_____more countries can use natural energy in the future remains to be seen.

   A. Whether   B. This   C. who   D. If

— I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.

— Is that _________ you had a few days off？

A. why B. when C. that D. where

 _____ the 2000 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing is not known yet.  

A. Whenever            B. If         C. Whether          D. That

－Would you be here to attend the English party this evening?

  －Yes, we ______ .

  A. shall                     B. would                      C. will                         D. must

I’m surprised that he ______ in the match.

  A. should fail                                               B. should have failed    

C. would have failed                                         D. may have failed