It is said that a new shopping street ______ here next year.

 A. will build   B. will be built    C. would build   D. would be built

C

    Can you imagine a catfish bigger than a boy? There are more than 1，000 kinds of catfish；28 species are found in the United States' lakes and rivers． This huge family has some mighty strange members. Let's meet a few.

    Walking catfish．Nature's feisty little catfish，found in southern Florida，has an extra lung for breathing on dry land. When its swimming hole dries up，the walking catfish waddles on stiff forward fins in search of another lake or stream．If an enemy attacks，the fish flares（展开）its top and front fins and leaps at the attacker to scare it off．

    Armored catfish．This catfish has heavy，bony plates protecting its body. The shell makes the fish difficult to bone. To cook it，throw the fish whole into a fire. When it is done，break it open for eating．Some armored catfish are found in Florida，but the 100-pounders live in South America．

    Rounding out the family of strange catfish are talking catfish，which make growing sound when you pull them from the water；climbing catfish，which move quickly up shore brush in search of food；electric catfish，which can deliver a mild shock；and blind catfish，which settle in the inky blackness of underwater caves．Blind catfish find food through taste buds in their eight whiskers（须）．

    Most catfish have four whiskers on the upper jaw and four on the lower jaw. Sensory holes on these whiskers help the fish smell and taste food even in the muddiest of water．The United States does not have catfish anywhere near the size of those in South America．But in some large U.S，rivers，blue and flathead catties do top 100 pounds．

    Most of the catfish you are likely to catch will be much smaller，about frying pan size．When you catch one，remember that the top fins and the forward fins have poison glands（腺）at their bases. They can give you painful wounds （…）

63．The purpose of the passage is to___________．

      A．encourage readers to go fishing for catfish

      B．inform readers of the world's largest catfish

      C．describe the unusual characteristics of catfish

      D．explain different ways to catch a variety of catfish

64．The author talks about the way of cooking an armored catfish to show that

      A．it has heavy and bony plates         B．it's hard to cook and eat

      C．it has too many bones        D．it's poisonous inside

65．Which is NOT mentioned about catfish in the passage?

      A．Its eating habits．                                     B．Its living conditions． 

    C．Its whiskers．                                  D．Its size

66．What may be continued in the last paragraph?

    A．The author's love for catfish．      B．Where else to catch a catfish．

    C．The origin of the name “catfish”    D．The safest way to handle catfish

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。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

Dear Editor,

I’m a middle school student naming Lily. I’m writing to tell you something I don’t think it good. Recently I’ve noticed many of my classmates often went to the Internet bar near our school. The other day I went there, too. I was very surprising to see many students playing games, seeing films and chatting. Some were even talking about love affairs on-line. In my opinion, an Internet bar should be a place which we can find much useful information. As is known to all that the Internet is a window to an outside world rather than a place for games. The Internet is good if we make good use it. Otherwise, it will do us great harm. So the local government should take measure to make sure that the students use Internet bars positively.

She missed the plane, _____ driving very fast to the airport.

   A. unless      B. despite     C. though      D. without

26．Though ____ to go to bed many times, the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the cartoons．

       A．urging    B．being urged    C．urged              D．having urged

--- Well, Linda, I’m sorry but I have to leave.

--- _______. I hope to hear from you soon.

A. So am I               B. Enjoy yourself      C. Don’t be so sad       D. Keep in touch

35．With exports _______ an important role in its economic growth now, this province has been affected by the global economic downturn．

       A．played      B．to play     C．playing    D．Play

Without enough evidence, the jury couldn’t find him      of the crime, so he was set free.  

A. skeptical          B. ashamed               C. innocent                         D. guilty

Only when he failed ______ the stress he was under.

A. he realized  B. did he realize       C. realized he  D. he did realize

—            made Daisy wild with joy？

    —Her success in the A-level exam this year.

    A．How was it that                                                        B．When was it that

    C．Why was it that                                                        D．What was it that