The fearless pirates kept _______ on the waters off the coat of Somalia, from the Gulf of Aden to the Kenya border along the Indian Ocean. 

A. knocking on                                     B. knocking down

C. knocking about                               D. knocking at

Mr Li has some trouble sleeping, so dinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night is his common         ．

         A．practice     B．knowledge          C．experience         D．duty

Great honors will be given to ______ have successfully rescued the victims of the earthquake.

  A. those who            B. whoever           C. who           D. whom

We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.

       A．on the whole    B．in general        C．in conclusion    D．in other words

D

  We all accept that sports should stress skill over luck，and fairness over privilege(特权)．

They should be accessible to many and fun to watch．In the end，a sport,s champion should re-

present shared values and served as a role model．

  But with today,s advances in technology，the power of sports equipment makers offers great

opportunity for the athletes who have access to the latest technology.

    In 2008,108 world records were broken in the sport of swimming．The average number of

 world records set in swimming in all past Olympic years is about 22．The average number of

 world records set in a non-Olympic year is about 5．Now there are no“old”world records．

    Suit technology has been the most widely recognized difference．The sharkskin suit and the

“paper”suits were all made public by suit manufactures before the Olympic．

    As records continue to be broken，the Internet message boards for the swimming community

 have taken a darker view of suit technology．“Time is meaningless”is one quote．I tend to agree．Some of the times I see being posted today are simply legends(传奇)．

    Am I against suit technology?Not really．But 2008 marked an unbelievable change in the

 sport of swimming．People are saying，“Bigger，faster，stronger at any cost!”，wanting no limits on technology，either suits or drugs．I am not one of those people．

    I am a guy that recognized the sport of swimming being as simple as man vs．water．It used

to be the swimmer in the suit，not the suit on the swimmer．How times have changed．

53．According to the first paragraph，it is a common belief that________.

  A．only a few people have chances to take part in sports

  B．the latest suit technology should not be used in sports

  C．sports should be interesting for people to watch

  D．luck plays an important role in Olympic Games

 54．It can be learned from the passage that_______.

  A．the author is against the latest technology in sports

  B．the athletes have become more skilled than before

  C．some records are hard to break without technology

  D．advanced suits and drugs can be used in Olympics

55．What does“Time is meaningless”mean in the swimming community?

  A．Breaking records in swimming is too easy for most athelets．

  B．It,s technology rather than skill that counts in some records．

  C．Many athletes break records by luck and taking drugs．

  D．Some rules aren,t obeyed when Olympic records are broken．

56．What,s the author,s opinion of the present sports?

  A．Latest technology should be encouraged in compitition among athelets．

  B．Time should be measured in a different way in modern Olympic Games．

  C．All of the athletes should wear the same suits to ensure fairness．

  D. Competition in skill should come first instead of that in equipment。

第二节语法和词汇知识(共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We_____last night，but we went to the concert instead．

    A．must have studied     B．might study

    C．should have studied   D．would study

 —Doesn’t this bus go to the Children’s Palace, sir?

 —_________

 She can't tell the _______ difference between the twin brothers.　

A. slight　　     B. simple　　 C. slender　　     D. single

C

When the first European arrived in the land now called Canada, around 400 years ago, there were about 350,000 native people living there. Most of these people were later forced to live in separate places, called reserves, away from the cities where the Europeans settled.

The French and the British both settled in Canada and fought for the control of it. Finally in 1763 Britain defeated France and Canada became a British colony. Today both English and French are the official languages of Canada. Most French-speakers live in Quebec Province.

Canada became a separate country from Britain in 1867. At that time it had a population of 3.4 million. Today Canada’s population is 30 million as a result of immigration（移民）.

The first Chinese immigrated to Canada in the late 1800s. More have recently arrived and like to live in either Toronto, Canada’s largest city, or in Vancouver on the Pacific coast.

Canada is a cold, northern country with long winters, so winter sports are popular. Ice hockey is known as Canada’s national sport. However, Canadians also like to make the most of the short summer and enjoy picnics by the lakes or hiking in the mountains.

Canadians love to travel across their huge country and usually do so by car. But to get to some places you need to take a ferry. Really long journeys from the east to the west coast are taken by train or by plane.

Canadians celebrate many different holidays. One of the most important is Canada Day on July 1st which recalls when Canada became united. Another important day honors Britain’s Queen Victoria. It is called Victoria Day and is held on the last Monday in May. Like the USA, Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving.

59. We can infer from the first paragraph that _________________.

  A. Canada has a history of about 400 years long

B. Europeans are the first people to arrive in Canada

C. Native Americans were not treated equally in Canada

  D. Europeans and Native Americans always lived peacefully together

60. The first Chinese immigrants to Canada _______________.

  A. came in 1867                                           B. lived in Toronto and Vancouver

  C. added up to 30 million                              D. arrived in the late nineteenth century

61. The underlined part in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________________.

  A. to make full use of                                          B. to offer the best of

  C. to give up the biggest joy of                      D. to work through most of

62. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. the history of Canada                                  B. transport in Canada

  C. basic knowledge about Canada                   D. the geography of Canada

 My hometown has grown so fast that it’s ________ what it used to be.

  A. twice the size of  B. the size as large as    C. twice larger         D. twice of the size