Tom is keen _____ surfing the Internet in his spare time.

  A. at         B. on         C. to         D. in

28．China won Olympic gold in the women's short track 3,000 metres relay on Wednesday, with Canada ____ the silver．

       A．picking up      B．taking up        C．looking up          D．bringing up

I used to be a very delighted girl. I guess no human being could have passed _______ childhood.

     A. a happy                    B. a happier                 C. the happier             D. the happiest

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

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       In the early morning of September 7, 2006, Akif woke suddenly．"Where am I?" she thought, confused, only to realize she'd fallen asleep in the children's bedroom in their east-end Montreal apartment．There was a sharp and acrid （刺鼻的） smell in the room．Could that be smoke? She leaped up, opened the door and began to cough．She ignored the flames that lit up the apartment as she raced across the small hall to her own bedroom, where a window was already open, "Help!" she cried into the dark．But it was 3:30 in the morning and nobody was around to hear．She was on her own．

       Later, she'd say she thought of nothing at all．It was female's instinct （本能）that helped her uncover a supermum strength she never knew she had．She had no choice; her children would surely have died had they waited in their own bedroom for rescue．She ran back through the flames for her children, first lifting Sami, still half asleep, into her arms and carrying him to the open window in her room and dropping him to the ground from the second floor．Then, she turned back for Majda．

       By then, a neighbour had called 9-1-1．Looking out of the window, Akif knew that jumping would be her only chance of survival．She also knew if she didn't, the very reason her family had moved out from Morocco five years earlier—— to make a better life and give the children opportunities they wouldn't have had back home ——would be for nothing．But why couldn't she move her left leg? She didn't know that her polyester pants had caught fire and melted into her body．All she knew was that she had to get out of the apartment．

56．After finding her house was on fire, Akifwent to her own room to _______.

       A．save her children        B．wake up her husband

       C．ask for help              D．escape from the fire

57．We can infer from the passage thatAkif__________．

       A．was bom a brave lady             B．was brave as a mother

       C．liked to be independent   D．was careless about her children

58．Why did Akifs family move to the country where they live?

       A．Because they longed for a better life and more opportunities．

       B．Because they had to continue their study abroad．

       C．Because they were forced to leave their motherland．

       D．Because they were fond of moving to new places．

59．What follows the last passage is probably about __________．

       A．why Akif was praised              B．what made Akif so brave

       C．how the fire was put out            D．how Akif was saved

—Mama, why can’t I work the math problem out?

—Oh, let me see. Well, you      a figure here. Got it?  

A. squeezed out   B. picked out        C. left out                 D. wore out

The space is left to let the rail expand when it gets hot, ______?

A. isn’t it  B. is it       C. doesn’t it     D. does it

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoys it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.

Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground  and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s  Adventures in Wonderland . The book was an immediate success.

even mentioned in the popular l999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.

56．The passage is mainly about             .

A. Charles’ family life

B. a girl’s adventurous experiences

C. a magical world called Wonderland

D. the birth of a book and its lasting influences .

57. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

    A. The writer published his works under his real name.

    B. The character Alice originated from George’s child.

C. John contributed partly to the popularity of the book.

D. Charles offered a copy to George for advice.

58. We can learn from the passage that          .

    A. Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings

   B. Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing

    C. Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages

    D. The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

59. Which of the following is the right order of the passage？

    a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.

    b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.

    c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.

    d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.

    e. The book won a large number of fans.

    A. c-b-a-d-e       B. c-a-b-e-d        C. b-a-d-c-e        D. b-a-c-e-d

It happened one morning 20 years ago. A British scientist Alec Jeffrey came across DNA fingerprinting: He identified the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. His discovery changed everything from the way we do criminal investigations to the way we decide family law. But the professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, UK, is still surprised, and a bit worried, by the power of the technology he released upon the world.

The patterns within DNA are unique to each individual, except identical twins, who share the same pattern. The ability to identify these patterns has been used to convict(证明…有罪) murderers and to clear people who are wrongly accused. It is also used to identify the victims of war and settle disputes over who is the father of a child.

Jeffrey said he and his colleagues made the discovery by accident while tracking genetic

variations(变异). But, within six months of the discovery, genetic fingerprinting had been used in an immigration case, to prove that an African boy really was his parents’ son.·In 1986, it was used for the first time in a British criminal case: It cleared one suspect after being accused of two murders and helped convict another man.

DNA testing is now very common. In Britain, a national criminal database established in 1995 now contains 2.5 million DNA samples. The U.S. and Canada are developing similar systems. But there are fears about the stored DNA samples and how they could be used to harm a person’s privacy. That includes a person’s medical history, racial origin or psychological profile. “There is the long-term risk that people can get into these samples and start getting additional information about a person’s paternity(父子关系) or risk of disease,” Jeffrey said.

DNA testing is not an unfailing proof of identity. Still, it is considered a reasonably reliable system for determining the things it is used for. Jeffrey estimates the probability of two individuals’ DNA profiles matching in the most commonly used tests at one in a billion.

62. According to the text, DNA testing can NOT be used in _______ .

A. doing criminal investigations        B. deciding faraily law

C. clearmg wrongly accused people     D. telling twins apart

63. DNA samples are not popular with all the people because _______ .

A. the government in Britain establishes a criminal database

B. the US and Canada develop similar systems

C. DNA samples can be used to harm a person’s privacy

D. DNA testing is too expensive and dangerous now

64. Where will you most probably find this article?

A. In a guidebook.                   B. In a storybook.

C. In a science fiction.                D. In a scientific magazine.

65. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Discovery of DNA testing by Jeffery  B. Practice of DNA testing in court

C. DNA testing in the present situation   D.Benefits and side effects of DNA testing

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。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：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。

该行缺一个词：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。

该行错一个词：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。

My father and I am taking a camping trip in July                                     76.

and August. We will travel for about two months but                                      77.

will tour the United States and parts of the Canada. We                                     78.

have decided to camp because it does not spend as much                             79.

as vacationing in hotels, but we had to plan carefully. I                              80.

think the car what we are going to drive is very small, so                               81.

we decide to take only one small suitcase for both of them                           82.

and as few camping things as possibly. We will take some                             83.

medicine with us prevent insects from hurting us, and also                           84.

some food for picnics. I'm sure that we will have fun.                                      85.

— Is there anything special in today’s newspaper?

— Yes, the report says that ______ car went out ______ of control on a highway north of the city.

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